Pro Gaming leagues have always put thier focus on the player. Using a business model totally aimed a indiviuals in tournament play. This leaves out the biggest draw of hardcore PC gaming. The hardware should be just as much put into the spotlight as the player. Look at who sponsors gamers the most. The hardware vendors would love to see pro gaming take center stage as much as gamers.One the main reasons LANs exsists is to allow gamers to put the rigs to the test as well as themselves. The joining of man and machine tuned to perfection in a quest to rise above all others is what LAN gaming is all about.

Another pro sport in which this occurs is NASCAR. Whether or not your a NASCAR fan, you can't help but see the similarities already. Imagine tourments with members of the nVIDIA team and Intel team as picked favorites in CTF division. Imagine the stylish and powerful gaming rigs we would have only been able to dream. As the top skilled players handle them with grace and ease in some the most fierce gaming goodness ever witnessed.