Last weekend, the Luzhniki sports complex hosted the first offline final of an eSports tournament in the history of World of Tanks, where you could cheer on your favorite team live.
ENEMY, JUMBO TEAM, BEYOND and AMG competed for a prize pool of over 18 million rubles. But only one team was destined to triumphantly lift the cup in front of cheering fans. BEYOND with a score of 7:4 left AMG no chance by winning the “Legendary Seven”.
Cyber target
During the breaks between the decisive matches that determined the strongest of the strongest, you could get the autograph of your favorite e-sports player, take part in a draw for valuable prizes, test your accuracy in tanks or play in teams on the ice rink. .. Or play virtual football: classic and cyberpunk.
Yes, yes, at the joint stand of the video game Superball and Spartak you could play this game and receive nice bonuses in the form of promotional codes and merchandise from football clubs.
I report that a number of matches have been played and prizes have been collected. The first impression is that the entry threshold is clearly higher than, for example, in Rocket League. After basic training, you will want to read the descriptions of the skills of all the heroes carefully and squint, while listening to the guide at the same time. Otherwise, it will all come down to chaotic jumps and short-range runs, resulting in goals ending up in your own goal.
In Superball, teams fight in a 3 x 3 format with a clear division of roles: goalkeeper, attacker, midfielder. Visually, all characters are pleasant and do not evoke negative emotions. The matches are not long, the field is small, comparable to a cage in street football. Whether Superball can generate enough interesting situations to hold attention, we will see at the release.
Working in eSports
In addition to entertainment, the event also provided an opportunity to immerse yourself in the gaming industry and e-sports at the Synergy Institute booth, conveniently located near the distribution of invigorating energy drinks from Tornado Energy.
If in the gaming industry you immediately introduce yourself as nothing less than John Romero and Hideo Kojima after your studies, what about esports? What happens, do I have to take an economics exam in Dota 2 and geography of CS maps?
Not at all. To create a final product, namely an eSports tournament, you need completely non-virtual skills and knowledge of a project manager.
You need to plan the budget for the event correctly, find suitable artists, venue and sponsors. Not only to work out a program so that fans can attend the event, but also to build an uninterrupted broadcast for the online audience: sound, light, transitions, presenters. All this must be planned down to the smallest detail and together give a great result. This is fidgetal, a combination of digital and physical. Responsibility and demands on the organizers for all their high salaries.
Moreover, this is just one of the options for a future career in eSports.
What do you think about these kind of tournaments with accompanying entertainment? Write your opinion in the comments.
Source: VG Times
Christina Moncayo is a contributing writer for “Social Bites”. Her focus is on the gaming industry and she provides in-depth coverage of the latest news and trends in the world of gaming.