Another Sure Sign of the Apocalypse

[Perknose]

You . . . may . . . have noticed that OT is now OT Discussion Club. We on the mod staff had no real hand in this brilliant and decisive move, but what of that? I, for one, accept our new(er) Corporate Overlords.

Anyway, given the new found and newly imposed gravitas of OT Discussion Club, which reminds me of nothing more than lipstick applied to a pig, I present to you, my fellow Tea Time Discussion Club members, the following news, considered far too deep and consequential for that slime pit of rude behavior, P&N . . . parents shelling out cold hard cash (thanks President Trump, for your tax cut that went disproportionately to the 1%) for professional coaches for their idiot and entitled spawn who play Fortnite.

If there was ever a sign of the coming Apocalypse, this is it. To paraphrase Pogo paraphrasing Wellington at Waterloo, "We have met the zombies of the Apocalypse, and they are us!"

The latest trend is parents hiring professional coaches for their kids to help them win at the 100-player free-for-all video game Fortnite. Contracting sites like Sensei and Bidvine — the latter of which said it hired out over 1,400 Fornite coaches — will outfit kids with professional tips to anywhere from $20 per hour to $50 and higher. It’s really encouraging to know that the young gamers are getting professional coaching, as a guy who’s played some Fortnite and was terrible at it, I wondered how those teens were hurling vicious and especially wounding slurs at such a professional level.

 

[IronWing]

I just want to be my personal best.

 

[sdifox]

there should be an asterisk next to their name

 

[highland145]

Omnipotentency is, apparently, overrated.

 

[zinfamous]

Omnipotentency is, apparently, overrated.

surely he meant omnimpotent?

 

[highland145]

surely he meant omnimpotent?

Shut your dirty mouth.

Calling me Shirley......

 

[sdifox]

Shut your dirty mouth.

Calling me Shirley......

so, your name is April?

 

[highland145]

so, your name is April?

Sunshine works.

 

[Lanyap]

Another example of parents catering to their kids to the kids detriment. I hope the parents are prepared to take care of their kids for the next thirty years and letting them live in their basement. When the parents get old and expect their kids to take care of them the adult kids will be too busy playing fortnite 2040.

 

[frozentundra123456]

IDK, is it any worse than hiring a private coach for tennis. golf, dance, hockey, etc? (the list could go on and on)

 

[WelshBloke]

IDK, is it any worse than hiring a private coach for tennis. golf, dance, hockey, etc? (the list could go on and on)

Well at least all those don't involve the kid sitting on their fat arse the whole time so I'm going with yes.

 

[highland145]

IDK, is it any worse than hiring a private coach for tennis. golf, dance, hockey, etc? (the list could go on and on)

Guilty. When the kid picked up a new sport, we'd be all in. Him, meh, just another sport. I spent $15K on the new drive, mainly so he's have a decent basketball court....then he stopped playing BB. :rolleyes;

 

[IronWing]

Guilty. When the kid picked up a new sport, we'd be all in. Him, meh, just another sport. I spent $15K on the new drive, mainly so he's have a decent basketball court....then he stopped playing BB. :rolleyes;

With the new driveway, he discovered that the uneven surface wasn't to blame, it was all him. Way to destroy your son's dreams.

 

[highland145]

With the new driveway, he discovered that the uneven surface wasn't to blame, it was all him. Way to destroy your son's dreams.

Good. Crush every ounce of joy, hope and future dreams out of him.

 

[BarkingGhostar]

I don't wanna be in a club!

 

[sandorski]

Off Topic Discussion: I think the name change is rather stupid, but I'll get over it. It will always be ATOT TO ME.

 

[RPD]

How the hell did Trump find a way into a thread of this subject?

 

[highland145]

How the hell did Trump find a way into a thread of this subject?

Hope and change?

 

[Darwin333]

BOOOO the new corporate overlords!

 

[Perknose]

Good. Crush every ounce of joy, hope and future dreams out of him.

That's your job, Dad!

 

[ImpulsE69]

At first I was like..that's stupid, but I suppose it's no different than tutors for anything else. Better than them cheating?

The second thing that sparks is that wow things have completely changed since I was a kid and parents just said "they'll rot your brain".

 

[VirtualLarry]

Perfect!!!

I have a friend that is a heavy-duty gamer, knows or knew how to farm all the best MMO items, etc, and that plays a lot of Fortnight. I'm sure that he could coach some semi-n00bs.

Step 3? Profit!!!

 

[Lanyap]

NM

 

[bigboxes]

Looks just like busy work. Some things just don't need changing.

 

[13Gigatons]

Good. Crush every ounce of joy, hope and future dreams out of him.

Totally worth 15k then.