Shredda, I thought I would respond a little to some of your thoughts, concerns and so on in an effort to help you understand a little better why XG is the way it is.
In the beginning there was a PRO team which went to events and the Council helped cover expenses but as with all things it went wrong as those gamers got big heads and eventually dump the community for some other venture.
After that, many versions of Elites have spawned over time and then of course ClanCompete came around and well, 9 years later from it's creation people are still saying the exact same things ever few months. Your posts could be almost identical words hundreds or more other people over time that have been part of the community. I am not saying that's bad nor saying your posts were bad.
I too have asked the same questions several times myself.
I have also been one to answer those questions from others so I have a lot of experience on this topic.
So, why doesn't XG have a competitive team?
That really isn't the right question as I can tell you for sure, there are PRO caliber players in this community already. Some play together and others play with teams outside the community.
As Smoke said, he has Youtube, Twitch and so on. He also said he plays or would play on multiple competitive sites.
This brings me to one very important point, those that are serious about being competitive already do it and do not need XG to create anything for them.
That further brings me to the most important aspect of what XG is.
It is a Gaming Community in which you create your own experience.
The Council members that started this community did so as a basis for all type of gamers but they did so with a focus on the core foundation of COMMUNITY as a whole not just a specific style of gamer.
Yes, they don't have things like some of these other smaller communities with their sponsors and fancy websites and so on but that doesn't mean they don't fully care about competitive gamers. It isn't at the top of their priority list for the community and of course, they are causal gamers themselves. Some are very good gamers and if they didn't have real jobs and life to deal with, they could probably be PRO gamers but that's not why they created this community.
You are correct in some of the things you mentioned about the Council but I would caution you a little in beating them up for not seeking sponsors or building you are competitive site to compete on or helping you create a youtube channel and so on.
That's up to you to create.
And it's up to you to form your team and show that you are serious about being competitive as well as actually perform in matches.
There is no one telling you that you can not represent your clan when it comes to the competitive arena.
There is a fine line though as to using the XG name and representing yourself as say some type of professional person in the legal entity that Xiled Gaming Company is so yes if you would want to do some specific things you would have to get the approval of the Council. They can either support you or tell you no. If competitive gaming was your passion and they said no to using their name as part of your team then you have a decision to make.
Those that know me know I spent many months trying very hard to get the Council to upgrade the website, push merchandise, build teams on the competitive platforms and lots more. Some of the things were allowed and others were put on hold for later discussions. Again, it's about priorities and what the core community is about versus what a few individual want or feel is best for the community as a whole.
I can also tell you that most of the time those pushing for stuff like this were usually just blowing smoke. (sorry smoke. nothing negative towards you).
They either just were not half as good as they thought they were or just to lazy to put in the work to make something of it.
XG surely wouldn't want their name on such failed ventures as like I said, that's already been done several times.
What is needed to make this or anything successful for this community is dedicated people that are willing to commit to helping others by setting the example.
Sounds like to me, Smoke would be a good start for discussion a plan of attack for organizing the more competitive gamers in the community. Whether that is governed by the leaders of the XG Elites or simply building groups where competitive gamers network with each other, it's really up to you and anyone else that wishes to participate in such a thing.
By the way, just because you don't hear about XG going to tournaments doesn't mean they don't do it. There were many XG members who went to MLG events all the time and probably still are.
If you are wanting it to be another OPTIC, that may never ever happen. I say may as it isn't impossible to have something similar within this community but it would not ever replace what is already here.
I hope that makes sense.
Feel free to hit me up via private chat or even on the box if you want to discuss further.
In the beginning there was a PRO team which went to events and the Council helped cover expenses but as with all things it went wrong as those gamers got big heads and eventually dump the community for some other venture.
After that, many versions of Elites have spawned over time and then of course ClanCompete came around and well, 9 years later from it's creation people are still saying the exact same things ever few months. Your posts could be almost identical words hundreds or more other people over time that have been part of the community. I am not saying that's bad nor saying your posts were bad.
I too have asked the same questions several times myself.
I have also been one to answer those questions from others so I have a lot of experience on this topic.
So, why doesn't XG have a competitive team?
That really isn't the right question as I can tell you for sure, there are PRO caliber players in this community already. Some play together and others play with teams outside the community.
As Smoke said, he has Youtube, Twitch and so on. He also said he plays or would play on multiple competitive sites.
This brings me to one very important point, those that are serious about being competitive already do it and do not need XG to create anything for them.
That further brings me to the most important aspect of what XG is.
It is a Gaming Community in which you create your own experience.
The Council members that started this community did so as a basis for all type of gamers but they did so with a focus on the core foundation of COMMUNITY as a whole not just a specific style of gamer.
Yes, they don't have things like some of these other smaller communities with their sponsors and fancy websites and so on but that doesn't mean they don't fully care about competitive gamers. It isn't at the top of their priority list for the community and of course, they are causal gamers themselves. Some are very good gamers and if they didn't have real jobs and life to deal with, they could probably be PRO gamers but that's not why they created this community.
You are correct in some of the things you mentioned about the Council but I would caution you a little in beating them up for not seeking sponsors or building you are competitive site to compete on or helping you create a youtube channel and so on.
That's up to you to create.
And it's up to you to form your team and show that you are serious about being competitive as well as actually perform in matches.
There is no one telling you that you can not represent your clan when it comes to the competitive arena.
There is a fine line though as to using the XG name and representing yourself as say some type of professional person in the legal entity that Xiled Gaming Company is so yes if you would want to do some specific things you would have to get the approval of the Council. They can either support you or tell you no. If competitive gaming was your passion and they said no to using their name as part of your team then you have a decision to make.
Those that know me know I spent many months trying very hard to get the Council to upgrade the website, push merchandise, build teams on the competitive platforms and lots more. Some of the things were allowed and others were put on hold for later discussions. Again, it's about priorities and what the core community is about versus what a few individual want or feel is best for the community as a whole.
I can also tell you that most of the time those pushing for stuff like this were usually just blowing smoke. (sorry smoke. nothing negative towards you).
They either just were not half as good as they thought they were or just to lazy to put in the work to make something of it.
XG surely wouldn't want their name on such failed ventures as like I said, that's already been done several times.
What is needed to make this or anything successful for this community is dedicated people that are willing to commit to helping others by setting the example.
Sounds like to me, Smoke would be a good start for discussion a plan of attack for organizing the more competitive gamers in the community. Whether that is governed by the leaders of the XG Elites or simply building groups where competitive gamers network with each other, it's really up to you and anyone else that wishes to participate in such a thing.
By the way, just because you don't hear about XG going to tournaments doesn't mean they don't do it. There were many XG members who went to MLG events all the time and probably still are.
If you are wanting it to be another OPTIC, that may never ever happen. I say may as it isn't impossible to have something similar within this community but it would not ever replace what is already here.
I hope that makes sense.
Feel free to hit me up via private chat or even on the box if you want to discuss further.