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Becoming an E-Sport
Shinkurex:
--- Quote from: Captain Davy Jones on May 13, 2013, 05:40:40 pm ---Thats cool, well than i'll just say that I want to stress the importance of the spectator system, maybe it is already good enough Idk. But I just wanted to put it out their that a good system pays off. I only want this game to succeed : )
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*Insert helpful qwerty plug*
If you would like to give some feedback, we do have an official Streamer/commentator for our Cogs matches. I suggest watching some of his work, and see if this gives you the E-sport vibe :) (just watch out for the paddling matches, those can get a bit long (but do have some exciting bits)) That can be found here:
http://www.twitch.tv/qwerty2jam
Also the Occasionally Effective forums are here:
http://occasionallyeffective.guildlaunch.com/
Not used enough to provide feedback to qwerty imho.... everyone should head over there, and let him know that even though he was out for a bit, he's still doing a great job :P
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GrimWinter:
For the stage that this game is in I think the spectator system is pretty good. It can always use some improvement but it definitely has the necessities down. One thing I did notice when watching the last Cogs though was that commentators didn't go in for the closer view on ships as much as they could though. People (primarily those that aren't as into GoI) don't find much interest just watching the ships blasting at each other from a long distance, it is more exciting going in and seeing the players (most notably engineers) running around and working together. Find a good mix of the two types of views and you're golden.
Maybe I'll take a look at more of Qwerty's stuff to see if I can give more feedback. He has been doing a good job so far and I do thing e-sports in any competitive type game can be very beneficial to the community, the game, etc.
Captain Davy Jones:
--- Quote from: Shinkurex on May 13, 2013, 05:53:32 pm ---
--- Quote from: Captain Davy Jones on May 13, 2013, 05:40:40 pm ---Thats cool, well than i'll just say that I want to stress the importance of the spectator system, maybe it is already good enough Idk. But I just wanted to put it out their that a good system pays off. I only want this game to succeed : )
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*Insert helpful qwerty plug*
If you would like to give some feedback, we do have an official Streamer/commentator for our Cogs matches. I suggest watching some of his work, and see if this gives you the E-sport vibe :) (just watch out for the paddling matches, those can get a bit long (but do have some exciting bits)) That can be found here:
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Thanks!
Captain Davy Jones:
There's also the route dota 2 took to become a popular e-sport (other than good spectator mode) which was a relatively large tournament with a large prize pool. When competitive gamers saw how much they could make playing dota they flocked to it. Now, I realize that this was only possible because Dota 2 was developed by Valve who have a huge amount of revenue at their disposal, but money can be replaced with other rewards (maybe in game items that only tournament winners receive...or anything!). Maybe an in game tournament that happens every couple weeks with varying rewards would draw more players as well! Whatever you guys decide to do, I think the cog system is an awesome step in the right direction and I can't wait to see how this game develops.
GrimWinter:
--- Quote from: Captain Davy Jones on May 13, 2013, 07:58:39 pm ---There's also the route dota 2 took to become a popular e-sport (other than good spectator mode) which was a relatively large tournament with a large prize pool. When competitive gamers saw how much they could make playing dota they flocked to it. Now, I realize that this was only possible because Dota 2 was developed by Valve who have a huge amount of revenue at their disposal, but money can be replaced with other rewards (maybe in game items that only tournament winners receive...or anything!). Maybe an in game tournament that happens every couple weeks with varying rewards would draw more players as well! Whatever you guys decide to do, I think the cog system is an awesome step in the right direction and I can't wait to see how this game develops.
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An example of the in-game rewards you mention: Pretty much all smaller League of Legends tournaments that are aknowledged by Riot Games provide champion skin bundles, Riot Points, and a tournament exclusive Triumphant Ryze skin. With the way this game is built a very similar thing could be done.
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