The Coronavirus pandemic has no doubt forced many into creative ways to live out their hobbies which usually require large gatherings of people. One such creative solution is Fox Sports 1’sanswer to the Coronavirus, in which it is having professionalNASCARracers take part in aniRacingeSports tournament.
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Although some are criticizing Blu-Emu for reacting so harshly, what many don’t understand is that actual money is still on the line for many here. Most of theviewers for this tournament are NASCAR fansrather than traditional eSports fans, and many don’t value eSports in the same way. That said, Blu-Emu likely paid a lot of money to Wallace to promote their company, so his sudden quitting is probably a blatant breach of contract. Wallace even goes on to state after dropping out of the race that he doesn’t take the race seriously.
Wallace’s live streamed rage quitis rather funny though, especially when considering just how light of a tap he seemed to receive from the other player. Furthermore, each driver is allowed two resets of their car if they sustain too much damage to drive, and Wallace hadn’t used his up yet. This means he could easily have simply reset his vehicle and gotten right back into the race with just as good a chance of winning, but he let his emotions get the better of him instead.
Most gamers would be lying if they said they’ve never rage quit a game, but to do so onlive stream for an eSports eventinvolving several professional NASCAR drivers is on another level. Maybe if the other racers and viewers take this more seriously, the public opinion of eSports could be changed.
iRacingis available now exclusively for PC.
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