So I've been wandering around the forum lately and I've noticed a bit of chat about the lack of a pro scene for Sins. People are somewhat divided on the issue, but the idea that Sins cannot have a pro scene due to multiplayer game length and unbalanced maps seems to be gaining a certain amount of traction. I just thought that I'd take a look at the possibility of creating a Sins pro scene, how such a thing might be possible, and any ideas people may have for creating such a scene. Also, I shall take a look at the arguments that say that this would be impossible.

So. I have heard some people say that it doesn't matter how skilled you are, if you end up with the short end of the stick on an unbalanced map, then you're screwed.  A real pro would be able to adapt to the situation. He/she would be able to expand to a certain degree and could be able to make up for a bad start with planning. If you don't like your starting region, go colonize some other planets and make another capital.

I have also heard that a Sins game simply lasts too long to be of any interest for someone to watch. First off, I'd like to note that an average chess tournament match can last two and a half hours. And if you're playing in something more advanced than a middle school or elementary school tournament, you probably have some skill and could be considered something of a pro. Second, professional sports or games are not always designed to be conducive to the viewer. I am a soccer fan myself, but I am sympathetic to the claims of my friends that a soccer match isn't always fun to watch, since having two goals in an hour and a half can be underwhelming. But the players in those matches are still pros with a large amount of skill, regardless of how much people like to watch them.

So. Sins itself is already something of an unusual game. And maybe an unusual game deserves some sort of unusual (by the standards of a professional SC2 clickfest match) pro scene. We as a community have a large number of skilled players out there. We just need to talk to each other and get the ball rolling on creating some sort of professional thing for the truly professional members amongst us. If an entertaining youtube video fought between RagingAmish and some other pro is your goal, than simply break the video up into chunks based upon developments in the game to reduce video length. If we want some sort of professional league, than maybe we could talk to Ironclad or Stardock about setting up something along those lines. I'm tired of hearing people whine about how we can't have a pro scene. What I would like to see is people taking the energy they put into whining about the lack of a pro scene and putting it into reasoned suggestions on how to create a pro scene. So. Make suggestions. That's what this post is for.

Thanks for all of you who actually will bother to make suggestions on this thread instead of telling me that I am ignorant, uniformed, or simply naive.