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Showing posts with label MOBA. Show all posts
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
LoL's 5M vs. Dota2's 1.7M
In response to the 1st Dota 2 Championship prize pool of almost 2 Million US dollars, Riot gives Valve a playful slap in the face by announcing that League of Legends second season championships will have a 5 Million dollar prize pool. And I though the Dominion announcement was enough to keep them living on, this move just set themselves a permanent fixture of e-sports, rivaling even Starcraft 2. While the lack of observer and replay features still makes me believe SC2 is the superior e-sports, once they implement these features, they might become the premier scene.
This doesn't take anything away from Valve, though. The 1.7M USD prize pool is not to be scoffed at—and this happens on their first tourney. Riot's announcement might make their next ones even bigger.
Related to this, some Dota 2 screenshots were released. While the graphics of the game itself look very polished, I cannot say the same for the user interface. Hopefully this will change or at least be moddable. We will actually get to see it in a couple of days time.
Trailing further behind is S2 Games. While there's a new hero for Heroes of Newearth, I don't think simply adding more of them will help if they want to become actual contenders of the competitive gaming scene. And I believe they must do something even more drastic than free-to-play to actually compete against Riot and Valve. Again, what's your move?
This doesn't take anything away from Valve, though. The 1.7M USD prize pool is not to be scoffed at—and this happens on their first tourney. Riot's announcement might make their next ones even bigger.
Related to this, some Dota 2 screenshots were released. While the graphics of the game itself look very polished, I cannot say the same for the user interface. Hopefully this will change or at least be moddable. We will actually get to see it in a couple of days time.
Trailing further behind is S2 Games. While there's a new hero for Heroes of Newearth, I don't think simply adding more of them will help if they want to become actual contenders of the competitive gaming scene. And I believe they must do something even more drastic than free-to-play to actually compete against Riot and Valve. Again, what's your move?
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
League of Legends: Dominion
As if to assure that I shouldn't fear the death of League of Legends with the release of DotA 2, Riot releases a first-look video for Dominion.
I'm stoked. S2 Games, what's your move?
I'm stoked. S2 Games, what's your move?
Sunday, August 7, 2011
1st Dota 2 Championships
News have been circulating for a while regarding Dota 2's recently announced championship tournament. I believe there's no Dota fan that isn't excited of such news. The buzz is bigger due to a couple of reasons. First, it's the first time Dota 2 will be seen in public. Second, the date draws nearer as the tournament itself will be held on August 17. Finally, the winning team gets $1M USD. Counting the consolation prizes, the almost $2M USD prize pool is the biggest e-sports have ever seen. As an addendum, Philippines is represented in the event.
My initial reaction to the event is torn, however.
The e-sports fan inside of me is pretty excited of the news. For sure, I'm going to watch the tournament even though I admittedly am no longer a die-hard Dota player.
The Starcraft player in me is jealous because our country will probably have more chance being represented in Dota 2 events even though the Starcraft 2 scene has a bigger showing internationally. Yes, this particular tourney is the biggest ever money-wise, but I'm pretty certain this is just a publicity stunt and future tournaments won't be as big. Maybe.
The League of Legends patron in me is worried that Dota 2 might kill LoL. True, there are very huge differences between the two MOBA games, and the recent Dominion announcement makes LoL a unique game on its own. Heroes of Newearth players should probably be more worried given the similarities of the two games.
Finally, the gamer in me still has a lot of questions to be answered. Will Dota 2 be F2P? If so, how will the microtransactions work out? Will it have hats and crate keys? Will it have a global or local servers? Or maybe it will be on LAN? How will this affect e-sports as a whole and how will it affect e-sports of the Philippines?
Hopefully, there will be answers come during the tournament.
My initial reaction to the event is torn, however.
The e-sports fan inside of me is pretty excited of the news. For sure, I'm going to watch the tournament even though I admittedly am no longer a die-hard Dota player.
The Starcraft player in me is jealous because our country will probably have more chance being represented in Dota 2 events even though the Starcraft 2 scene has a bigger showing internationally. Yes, this particular tourney is the biggest ever money-wise, but I'm pretty certain this is just a publicity stunt and future tournaments won't be as big. Maybe.
The League of Legends patron in me is worried that Dota 2 might kill LoL. True, there are very huge differences between the two MOBA games, and the recent Dominion announcement makes LoL a unique game on its own. Heroes of Newearth players should probably be more worried given the similarities of the two games.
Finally, the gamer in me still has a lot of questions to be answered. Will Dota 2 be F2P? If so, how will the microtransactions work out? Will it have hats and crate keys? Will it have a global or local servers? Or maybe it will be on LAN? How will this affect e-sports as a whole and how will it affect e-sports of the Philippines?
Hopefully, there will be answers come during the tournament.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
LoL Themed Games for Lulz
A few nights ago, before today's patch, we decided to play a couple of "themed games" on League of Legends, where we decide upon an item or whatnot that everyone buys first. Results usually turn out hilarious.
Game one: everyone buys the most expensive item in the game—Trinity Force.
Results:
Our burst damage was insane. You can expect anyone wielding a Triforce to do so, but it's also lulzy to see someone like Rammus carry one and actually dish out at least 5 bars of damage per punch.
I didn't bother blurring out our opponents because I'm providing the replay (sorry, opponents) which you can download here: http://www.mediafire.com/?q22vcbosnzv3cob
Game two: everyone buys the two most cost-efficient attack speed items—Malady and Wit's End.
Results:
This time, our team's damage per second was insurmountable. We did have some trouble with LeBlanc, but once everyone had their Maladies and Wit's Ends and started moving as a team, we were an almost unstoppable pushing force. Even with just three left on our team, we were able to take down Baron. And, yes, that is an attack speed built Veigar. Honestly, Veigar might be the most valuable asset in this team, providing a long enough stun for our insane DPS to kick in. The one thing I didn't like with our endgame was we didn't manage to line up our Maladies and Wit's Ends on slots 1 and 2 like we did with our Triforces.
Replay here: http://www.mediafire.com/?u7f3li4pj0zbgd2
Of course, we would've lost instantly in both games if our opponents decided to buy Thornmail. Luckily, they didn't. Noting that, luck is a very important factor in these games. We ran out on our third theme game while attempting a fast push with all heroes having smite and rally. After that failure, we called it a night.
We might post videos instead of just replays and results when (if?) an official replay system is implemented.
Game one: everyone buys the most expensive item in the game—Trinity Force.
Results:
Our burst damage was insane. You can expect anyone wielding a Triforce to do so, but it's also lulzy to see someone like Rammus carry one and actually dish out at least 5 bars of damage per punch.
I didn't bother blurring out our opponents because I'm providing the replay (sorry, opponents) which you can download here: http://www.mediafire.com/?q22vcbosnzv3cob
Game two: everyone buys the two most cost-efficient attack speed items—Malady and Wit's End.
Results:
This time, our team's damage per second was insurmountable. We did have some trouble with LeBlanc, but once everyone had their Maladies and Wit's Ends and started moving as a team, we were an almost unstoppable pushing force. Even with just three left on our team, we were able to take down Baron. And, yes, that is an attack speed built Veigar. Honestly, Veigar might be the most valuable asset in this team, providing a long enough stun for our insane DPS to kick in. The one thing I didn't like with our endgame was we didn't manage to line up our Maladies and Wit's Ends on slots 1 and 2 like we did with our Triforces.
Replay here: http://www.mediafire.com/?u7f3li4pj0zbgd2
Of course, we would've lost instantly in both games if our opponents decided to buy Thornmail. Luckily, they didn't. Noting that, luck is a very important factor in these games. We ran out on our third theme game while attempting a fast push with all heroes having smite and rally. After that failure, we called it a night.
We might post videos instead of just replays and results when (if?) an official replay system is implemented.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Carrying as Sona
I'm playing League of Legends since its incarnation in the Philippines, maining Sona. She's supposedly a support champion, as emphasized by her huge... harp, providing buffs for her teammates and supporting the team in battle. Recently, for fun, I've been playing her more as a carry if I notice I'm playing against not-so-good opponents with surprisingly good results.
If you manage to get a kill streak on Sona, your opponents are probably bad. If you manage to get three snowball items on Sona and actually get stacks on them, probability becomes fact.
Too bad I didn't have LOL Recorder on this game, but I was practically owning everyone with Sheen + Power Chord. Also note how identical my score is with Renekton. Sadly, I didn't get to try it out much, as we won the game shortly after completing the holy trinity.
If you manage to get a kill streak on Sona, your opponents are probably bad. If you manage to get three snowball items on Sona and actually get stacks on them, probability becomes fact.
Too bad I didn't have LOL Recorder on this game, but I was practically owning everyone with Sheen + Power Chord. Also note how identical my score is with Renekton. Sadly, I didn't get to try it out much, as we won the game shortly after completing the holy trinity.
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