I appreciate that ESL tv has given me the opportunity to see madix's nose piercing and all, but personally I'd rather see the player's actually playing.

I had the privilege of sitting behind many great players as they won major events and it can be very entertaining to watch them play. I can't be the only one, because the video on quakeunity with the most views is the one of 'fatal1ty playing quake4'.

I understand that game tournaments are usually dark, and that any kind of lights or flash photography should be strictly prohibited. At the same time though, can't they shift their focus towards these things and not the faces?

Personally if I was playing in an event I'd feel much more comfortable with someone filming me play from behind my chair than in front where every blemish I might have is going straight into the gaming noosphere.