Alistair Winter, on 12 December 2015 - 07:03 AM, said:
Well... there's a lot to be said about this. I think the most interesting question is whether or not they'll handle the championship professionally, with good presentation of matches, good commentators, well handled spectator videos, good enough publicity on the website and social media, etc. Will the matches be available on YouTube for everyone to stay tuned, or will it just be a bunch of Twich streams with a few dozen people watching? Will this feel like a proper esports event, or will it be similar to earlier events, which were all a bit... amateur hour.
I was thinking on this last night. There is potential for a new and popular series. If it is done correctly. Commentary should not be a problem, Duncan Fisher would be the best choice.
The real challenge is filming. I was considering a motor race, and how many cameras there are, the fact that they all feed to a point, and then someone is directing what is shown and when. If that level of competence could be implemented, then we may potentially have a very popular series. May take someone like Richard Branson to invest in though, as it would be risky and I would think quite costly.
Alistair Winter, on 12 December 2015 - 07:03 AM, said:
Another question is whether the huge cash prize will result in more innovative ways of cheating in the preliminary rounds.
Indeed, money brings the cheaters. Should not be too difficult. Maybe real-time monitoring ?
Alistair Winter, on 12 December 2015 - 07:03 AM, said:
It's certainly a brave gamble. I don't know how I feel about $100,000 being squandered on this attempt to make MWO an esport and to gain some attention in the worldwide gaming community. For all the people arguing that we need to keep buying mech packs to keep the game alive, it may feel a bit pointless if this huge gamble doesn't pay in the end.
Indeed, but there will be sponsors......
Alistair Winter, on 12 December 2015 - 07:03 AM, said:
It's also happening very soon, which I feel is kind of a mistake, because it gives experienced players less time to form new teams, and new players less time to get into the game.
Had to happen some time, I'm sure there will already be a dozen teams excitedly planning right now. New players will always be slow out of the gate, it is the nature of being new. Ultimately does not matter when, when considering this.
Alistair Winter, on 12 December 2015 - 07:03 AM, said:
But now I guess we're going to get the answer to whether or not the über-1337 Steam player master race could destroy any MWO comp team, if they just had a few days of practice. That's pretty much been a myth on the forums for a while, so... we'll see if the big bad wolf finally arrives to steal our lunch money.
I have been surprised in the last couple of days. I have seen some very good tactical positioning I have not seen before in this game. It is very good to see.
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