Player gets banned for using an aimbot during a tournament. ‘Tis the season? Read more below.
The Overwatch “Path to Pro” series is a gateway for aspiring Overwatch League players to compete and possibly catch the eye of pro teams looking to hire. Unfortunately for DPS player WoW, scrutiny came in the form of Blizzard tournament admins who banned his squad, “Team Minions on the Flank,” from the Breakable Barriers event held December 14-15th.
WoW’s team did exceptionally well throughout the tournament, but an opponent, ValentineOW of team Retired Washing Machine, noticed that this success was likely aided by WoW’s use of an aimbot. As third-party cheats are a no-no in any esports tournament, the only thing Blizzard could do was issue the ban after a manual investigation. As it stands, WoW is completely removed from leaderboards, a confirmation of said ban.
Popular League of Legends player Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng recently made a controversial comment concerning rival MOBA title Dota 2. The popular Team Liquid AD carry stated on a recent stream that he believes “there’s a zero percent chance Dota has more mechanical skill ceiling than League.” Dota 2 is frequently touted by fans as the more “mechanically challenging” game, so this brought up a lot of commentary on social media after the fact. Doublelift cited major game changes over the years that have pushed League towards skillshots, complex new character kits, and expanded map options.
Professional Dota 2 player, OG N0tail, responded in kind stating that Doublelift’s interpretation is questionable; reasons being that a long early lane phase makes League of Legends less intense and often leads to a fairly predictable late game. However, N0tail said that he’d like to explore these assumptions with well-known League players further.
Do we have any takers for the first ever League of Legends-Dota 2 ecumenical summit?
G2 Esports announced a lineup shakeup right before the holidays to keep things interesting, because why not! The move involves shifting back Luka “Perkz” Perković to mid-lane and introducing Rasmus “Caps” Winther to the AD carry position alongside support Mihael “Mikyx” Mehle.
Rather than a sign of instability or weakness, G2’s flexibility is more of a show of strength. Caps himself reportedly requested the change, and the team was willing to accomodate it, given their own multifaceted skill sets. With the LEC starting up again in late January, it is important that G2 test out this new combo before they settle into the season.
We just had our latest MAINGEAR gaming backpack giveaway drawing! The lucky winner is Courtney from Chicago. Congrats for winning and we’re grateful for everyone’s support!
Sad you missed out? Don’t worry. We’re doing more drawings every Tuesday! So if you aren’t a previous winner,you’ve already been thrown back into the drawing for our next backpack giveaway! Stay strong, your time will come!
After years of issues, the German Federal Government has finally given the green light on an esports visa. Beginning in March 2020, players can apply for an esports visa in German, provided they meet the requirements.
Requirements: The requirements listed for obtaining an esports visa include the following terms:
The NERDs at Roundhill would like to take a moment to say thank you to everyone reading this! 2019 was an exciting year for us, and we’re pumped about what 2020 has in store.
However you celebrate, we hope you enjoy the final few days of 2019, maybe even find some time to play games with loved ones, and are ready to hit the ground running in 2020 (I know we are).
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This last year has been a good one for Arslan Ash. At only 24 years old, he became the first-ever unified EVO champion, this following his victory at the biggest esports tournament for Tekken. Now Arslan Ash has been named ESPN’s Esports Player of the Year for 2019, clinching the award for both the fan’s poll and ESPN choice.
Reasons for winning: Why did he deserve it? Well, he faced visa issues that threatened his participation, then came down as sick during the international tournament. But he beat the odds and brought Pakistan to the map of esports.
Congrats again to Courtney from Chicago. Congrats for winning and we’re grateful for everyone’s support!
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