An opinion piece via EGMR in which the author discusses the recently released documentary Free to Play.
Quote: "I’ve never had to make a choice between having a conventional career and an unconventional career and we all romanticise about being a career gamer without actually knowing what that means. And what it means, and I think you learn this the most when you watch HyHy (Benedict Lim from Singapore) and his interactions with his family is the absolute disconnect between what they understand him to be doing (essentially wasting his time on something which has zero value and impact) and what he actually does (train like a psychopath and go on with his team to place third in the tournament). But the the movie in no way glamourises taking the road less travelled, it’s difficult and there are lots a sacrifices the players have to make. As Fear’s (Clinton Loomis) mother (who is largely supportive of her son’s involvement) remarks, she has never known people to make careers from gaming or to earn money by gaming. There are legitimate fears and concerns on both sides."
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Valve has spoken out forcefully against smurfing in Dota 2 after banning more than 90,000 accounts - and targeting their owners.
Pardon my ignorance for never having played this, but why even have the ability to create multiple guest accounts? It seems if there is only one account per player then it would eliminate this smurfing issue.
Probably to get new players hooked on the addictive gameplay loop, more people playing = statistically more people buying battle passes.
Why would seasoned players want to play with lower skill players anyway? Just to owned them? They’re n00bs, what’s the fun in that?
It’s like on COD where they do bad on purpose for a few rounds, to then be place with with bad players to then dominate.
This is human nature. I know people who do this in Dota2, CoD and other multiplayer games. They enjoy the dopamine rush that winning generates.
Following the Dota 2 update that increased the size of the map by 40%, I asked League of Legends EP Jeremy Lee if we can expect similar things for LoL.
