Cloud9 has been one of the most prestigious organizations in the history of the LCS. Although they hadn’t been consistently number one for the past few years, they always manage to contend for the title and outperform the rest of the North American teams when Worlds comes around. Despite the strength their brand brings …
The first leg of the 2021/22 DPC Regional Finals has concluded with Gaimin Gladiators, Boom Esports and Beastcoast being crowned winners in their respective regions. The second leg of the 2021/22 DPC Regional Finals will be held between February 18th to 20th between China, Eastern Europe and North America. There are few heroes catching …
For those that are looking to scratch that MMO itch while their preferred fantasy home is cutting through a downswing or if you are just attempting to broaden your horizons, Lost Ark is the newest fish on the filet board. This series looks at Lost Ark through the lens of a former or current World …
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Early access is almost here. The endgame MMO content shortage is eradicated at long last with 2022 bringing new tiers to what I like to call the modern raiding trifecta in World of Warcraft, FFXIV, and now Lost Ark. Lost Ark has a lot of subsystems that contribute to character power (or more importantly, …
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I was a teenager in High School watching my character apply a poison to her two daggers from my dad’s high back computer chair. At least, I think it had ahigh back, but maybe I was just not very large at the time. My partner was a man in his twenties who had a steady …
Five men take the center stage. They raise their hands to wave at the crowd. No doubt, they have been told to make what they are doing look jovial. They look at each other and laugh; none of them are taking it too seriously. The camera pans around them to reveal an entire wall’s …
“None of us would choose to be Sisyphus; yet in a sense, we all are.” ~ Joko Beck We saw a lot at VCT Masters Reykjavik. Suspenseful games, crazy viewing numbers, and cathartic North American victory. It was all exciting. Something else happened—a less discussed but nonetheless monumental change in esports. It was the …
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Coaching is likely the least understood role across the wider esports world and the role only becomes greyer during the chaos of the offseason. And when it comes to the Overwatch League, that couldn’t be more true. How difficult is it to find a home as a western coach? What does life look like …
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Written by Clef Able – Cactuar If your static is having trouble making a decision about tank comps to run in savage, this is going to be a Pros/Cons evaluation of each tank. We’ll mostly be talking about the utility brought by each tank as well as other factors in progression such as enjoyability and …
With Savage less than a week away and this being the first foray into difficult raid content for World of WarCraft refugees, I’ve compiled some key changes in the roles between games. For the sake of brevity, I attempted to not dive too deep into individual abilities and healer kits and focused more on …
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