Haha, no. Any 'game' that picks up a tract of popularity dies down eventually, and League of Legends will be no different. World of Warcraft used to be a 'lifestyle product' for many people and still is to this day, but they have nowhere near the number of players they used to have years ago.
[QUOTE=DJswitch;51128869]Haha, no. Any 'game' that picks up a tract of popularity dies down eventually, and League of Legends will be no different. World of Warcraft used to be a 'lifestyle product' for many people and still is to this day, but they have nowhere near the number of players they used to have years ago.[/QUOTE]
esports like LoL make bettet spectator sports than WoW
[QUOTE=Ninja Gnome;51128891]esports like LoL make bettet spectator sports than WoW[/QUOTE]
Do you know why there's a split between people who like to watch football, and people who don't? It's because those people would rather play the game themselves instead of sit around watching people do it for them. Note that you can still watch these people and learn from them/do whatever it is you do because you're interested in watching them.
CS:GO, if I recall correctly, is a suitable enough example for you, if an MMO isn't: The game was experiencing significant drops in player levels and interest, and this has continued well on into its Esports era.
league counts are also dropping, mainly because of awful riot management of the game and esports in general.
I don't think any game owned by a company will reach that point, at least not any time soon.
[sp]i guess in a sense sports and stuff are owned by one company but you don't have to purchase a copy of football's rules to play it[/sp]
I've still never understood what's so exciting about watching these games. Bowling is more intense than mobas.
I'd understand these huge crowds for shooters but mobas are slow and drastically boring imo.
[QUOTE=redBadger;51129067]I've still never understood what's so exciting about watching these games. Bowling is more intense than mobas.
I'd understand these huge crowds for shooters but mobas are slow and drastically boring imo.[/QUOTE]
People enjoy watching other people play what they like to play, but better. It also can help you improve yourself by trying to analyse why that player did what he did in that specific scenario.
[quote="PCGamer"]It is the year 2025. You wake up and blearily check your notifications: a text from a friend, an email, and a reminder that there are some League games coming up this weekend. Cool, you’re looking forward to seeing Dignitas go up against TSM. You get out of bed and grab a bowl of cereal, going online to see what’s up. Hey, there’s a new season of Guardians of the First Star next month on Netflix. Your daughter loves that show. You make a note that you should watch it with her when it comes out. You’ll just have to make time; you need to pick your other kid up from school and he stays late for his collegiate League program.[/quote]
Jesus christ, cringiest article in a while.
[QUOTE=ejonkou;51130732]Jesus christ, cringiest article in a while.[/QUOTE]
I hope it will never be a thing in my lifetime. Videogame is a hobby before all, a passion and a job after, not a lifestyle.
[QUOTE=redBadger;51129067]I've still never understood what's so exciting about watching these games. Bowling is more intense than mobas.
I'd understand these huge crowds for shooters but mobas are slow and drastically boring imo.[/QUOTE]
In DoTA 2 it's often because the -usually- innovative ways the competitors take advantage of existing mechanics generally changes the way the game is played for other people. I.e. Dendi's fountain hook, and so on.
[QUOTE=DJswitch;51128869]Haha, no. Any 'game' that picks up a tract of popularity dies down eventually, and League of Legends will be no different. World of Warcraft used to be a 'lifestyle product' for many people and still is to this day, but they have nowhere near the number of players they used to have years ago.[/QUOTE]
True
I thought League would of been dead by now but it has been 7 years and still popular lol.
The only reason why I'd watch people play is if I'm watching a pro player and I want tips on how to play, like what someone does in the first 2 minutes of a StarCraft II game or something.
[QUOTE=DJswitch;51128925]Do you know why there's a split between people who like to watch football, and people who don't? It's because those people would rather play the game themselves instead of sit around watching people do it for them. Note that you can still watch these people and learn from them/do whatever it is you do because you're interested in watching them.
CS:GO, if I recall correctly, is a suitable enough example for you, if an MMO isn't: The game was experiencing significant drops in player levels and interest, and this has continued well on into its Esports era.[/QUOTE]
what about me? i like to play sports more than watch, but i have no problem watching a game, whether live or on tv.
[QUOTE=Ninja Gnome;51128891]esports like LoL make bettet spectator sports than WoW[/QUOTE]
So does CSGO and the fanbase for that isn't exactly as strong as it was a year or two ago.
[QUOTE=gk99;51143480]So does CSGO and the fanbase for that isn't exactly as strong as it was a year or two ago.[/QUOTE]
that's because csgo turned into the skins and gambling game rather than the shooty shooty pew pew game
fortunately this won't happen really with dota because they accidentally fucked up the dota economy so badly
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