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Originally Posted by ReverendMaynard

Buying $3000 in hardware to sacrifice for some boints (which are worthless imo) takes huge balls. I've done it, splave has done it...most of us have. As a majority, and I mean this with no disrespect, we the ones that pay for EVERYTHING have a right to complain about unfair advantages. ES, crappy or not do not FULLY represent the final product therefore they shouldn't be classed on the bot as the same.

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Originally Posted by RomDominance

My 2cents....
I commend Supes for having an entirely unique and refreshing perspective to making a name in the oc world.

3oh6, each of us have a different level of interest and viewpoints about this subject for sure. If you do something because it sustains you, its a job. If you do something because you love it, its a hobby or passion. If what you do provides both, your a lucky man. If that something is oc'n, then your a pro....and obviously operate within an environment that has way more advantages to aquiring boints than the rest of us.....not the most level playing field if you ask me, but se la vi.

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There are many perspectives on ES, some include bot comparisons, leagues, level playin fields, sanctioned contests, hobby benching, revenue generating reviews, etc.

Its easy to cross over between the different subject matters and perspectives. Everyone's goals are different and the venue's different. The bot has its work cut out to address all these concerns from a bot-whore perspective.
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Something that I mentioned to a few people is.........
Why in the world doesnt North America have its own version of an "Hwbot" type
database? We have some of the best coders on teh planet. How hard would it be
to garner the support of Microsoft, Intel, AMD, Nvidia, etc to band together in a
co-op to provide an un-biased code developement to facilitate a database of this
magnatude and support it? The benefits to all these companies in the way of research
and developement, the double edged sword of product performance publicity, and the
generation of new interest and buying power of new enthusiasts are astounding.

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