Mobile Gamers Bomb Dignitas for “Mobile Gaming Is Not Gaming” Comment

Published 07/03/2022, 7:50 AM EDT

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Mobile gaming has boomed over the last few years. The mobile game community keeps increasing. Even developers are developing more video games for mobile. However, some opposing voices, including the esports team Dignitas, don’t see mobile gaming seriously.

Dignitas is an esports team founded by Michael “ODEE” Odell in 2003. They have seen a lot of success, winning 18 esports World Championships. Moreover, most Dignitas squads are for games like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, and Rocket League.

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Recently, the New Jersey-based esports team shared their opinion on mobile gaming. Dignitas shared a tweet, “agreeing mobile gaming is not gaming.” They believe that playing video games on PC and console is actual gaming.

Mobile gamers roast Dignitas

Dignitas’ questionable tweet about mobile gaming spread on the internet like a raging forest fire. Instead of appreciation, it received a lot of heat from many gaming community members, especially mobile gamers. It didn’t take much time to get the attention of some big names in the mobile gaming scene.

Sonho is a mobile gamer whose specialty is Apex Legends Mobile. In May 2022, he joined the mobile gaming division American esports team, Team SoloMid (TSM). Sonho didn’t like Dignitas’s tweet about mobile gaming. So, he tweeted, “I don’t remember asking + mobile gamers are real gamers + easiest ratio of my life that I will remember for decades.”

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Further, the famous mobile gaming exports team, Tribe Esports, joined the heated battle against Dignitas. Tribe Esports co-founder Ferg tweeted, “I won more tournaments in the last 5 years than your entire organization combined.” He continued, “The most relevant thing that has happened to you this decade has been this ratio.”

What was the New Jersey-based team do after getting ratioed?

Dignitas’s tweet had unbelievable ratios, meaning more replies than retweets or likes. Eventually, the New Jersey-based reports team had to delete their questionable tweet. Further, they also shared a meme about becoming a clown for that tweet.

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Later, Sonho and Ferg trolled Dignitas for deleting the tweet after facing the immense outrage of the mobile gamers. Further, it’s time for everyone to acknowledge mobile gaming seriously.

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Undoubtedly, Dignitas wouldn’t forget getting ratioed so severely. They will probably be careful about tweeting anything related to mobile gaming in the near future. Do you play mobile video games? What are your favorite mobile games?

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Ripan Majumdar

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Ripan Majumdar is an F1 writer at Essentially Sports. He is currently pursuing his Bachelor's in Science from West Bengal State University, Kolkata. Ripan is a massive Red Bull Racing and Sergio Perez fan, and has been following the sport for over the past few years.
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Veer Badani