The first big Korean tournament is finally over. It had pitted 4 top tier Western teams and 12 of Korea’s best against each other . After two months of games, the “American” team EnVyUS emerged as the winner. The squad walked away ? 100,000,000 (~$85,000) richer, while the rest of the competitors split the same amount …
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The week of the 28th of November through the 5th of December could be the most earth shattering week in the history of esports. The disorienting flash of roster swaps and upsets, esports entered a bizarro-world this past week. Let us take a walk through the lethargic past few days, starting with Eleague Season 2 …
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Falco is going through a rough patch. Despite Falco’s high placement in the tier list, his tournament performance has weakened these past two years. In the absence of Kevin “PPMD” Nanney and his preference for Marth lately, there are only two players carrying the burden of the bird: Joseph “Mang0” Marquez and Weston “Westballz” Dennis. …
Cheese is Gouda After reading an article on an unconventional way to tackle the beast that is League of Legends, I wanted to discuss a very controversial topic: “cheesing”. When you hear the term “cheese” tossed around in a general discussion of esports, it is met with pursed lips and a sour taste creeping …
Perhaps the most important change ever to be made to competitive League of Legends, the ten ban system has had plenty of reactions from the community. Be it by a twitter tide of opinions, or by reading one of the articles already written on the topic, you most likely are already familiar with this very …
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Perhaps the most important change ever to be made to competitive League of Legends, the ten ban system has had plenty of reactions from the community. Be it by a twitter tide of opinions, or by reading one of the articles already written on the topic, you most likely are already familiar with this very …
Continue reading “How ten bans will shape competitive League of Legends”
Perhaps the most important change ever to be made to competitive League of Legends, the ten ban system has had plenty of reactions from the community. Be it by a twitter tide of opinions, or by reading one of the articles already written on the topic, you most likely are already familiar with this very …
Continue reading “How ten bans will shape competitive League of Legends”
Perhaps the most important change ever to be made to competitive League of Legends, the ten ban system has had plenty of reactions from the community. Be it by a Twitter tide of opinions, or by reading one of the articles already written on the topic, you most likely are already familiar with this very …
Continue reading “How ten bans will influence coaching in League of Legends”
After a month-long tease campaign, Mean Streets of Gadgetzan has been released to the Hearthstone world. The 132 new cards couldn’t have come sooner, with ladder and tournament metagame suffering from ostensible staleness up to the point where two of the classes in Paladin and Priest are not even considered viable, two more in Hunter …
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Entry Fragger, Pointman, Front-Line, Shot Caller. The titles of some of the most overlooked role players in competitive gaming. Boiled down, all of the players that fall under these titles are leaders. Pulling the trigger, they are the start of any play. Engaging in Overwatch is the biggest proponent of a world class team. …