Almighty Game Designer Chapter 383: The mass basis of the competition

It is not only Xu Xiaojun and Yao Bo who are in charge of game platforms who are wondering. Many game designers are also wondering why before "League of Legends", no e-sports game could reach the current scale. ?

There has never been such a large-scale e-sports event before, so many people in the industry believe that it is impossible for e-sports to achieve the scale of traditional sports.

The most fundamental reason is the audience. The reason why traditional sports is so popular is that there are so many spectators. Just like football, there are so many football fans all over the world. Even if they don't play football, many people love to watch football games.

It is precisely because of such a broad mass base that football matches can become more and more popular. Whether it is the World Cup, the European Cup or the Olympics, even the football league of a certain country or region, a large number of fans can see it with passion .

However, e-sports is different. The biggest problem that e-sports cannot be popularized is that it does not have a sufficient audience base.

Although the situation of the parallel world is different from that of Chen Mo's previous life, there is one point that is similar. Before the appearance of "League of Legends", no game could reach the popularity of "League of Legends".

Most games have a life span of 1 to 2 years, but what about the history of football? At least for hundreds of years.

The special nature of the game industry determines that most games will soon be replaced by new game projects. There will be a game that can be hot for hundreds of years like football? It is tantamount to idiotic dreams.

In a parallel world, mobile phones, PCs, and VR platforms have all developed, but these three platforms also have their own shortcomings. Although mobile games are played by a large number of people, they are not competitive and cannot guarantee the viewing of the event; although there are some FPS games in VR games that can guarantee the competitive, but the number of players is small, and the viewing is not very good, so they cannot reach dominance. status.

For e-sports competitions, although the higher the competition, the higher the viewing ability, but the premise of all this must be established on the basis of players having played this game.

If the players have never played, then they don't even understand what is happening in the game, so how can they watch it with relish?

So, "League of Legends" is a game born for competitions, and its features are very much in line with the needs of e-sports competitions.

The audience base is large. The game "League of Legends" itself has a large group of players, and every player is a potential audience of the game.

God’s perspective is very suitable for watching battles. Most players can understand what is happening in the battlefield and are also suitable for explanation.

Have a high level of competition and appreciation. Although "League of Legends" is a relatively simple MOBA game, there are still many more advanced routines and eye-catching operations in the professional game, which are enough to distinguish the level of different teams.

The data obtained in the "League of Legends" S1 World Finals makes all channel vendors and designers feel greedy, because behind this enthusiasm is a very broad prospect.

But they can't help it. Even if they want to put other games in the skin of e-sports, it will be difficult for them to reach the popularity of League of Legends.

Because from the current point of view, none of the domestic and foreign games can achieve the characteristics of "League of Legends".

Finally, Xu Xiaojun and Yao Bo gave an analysis report, analyzing the reasons for the soaring popularity of the "League of Legends" Finals, but how to deal with it? Helpless.

Because "League of Legends" can create this kind of e-sports atmosphere completely depends on the game itself, and with the dominance of "League of Legends" on the PC side, no PC game can match it.

What makes Dichao Mutual Entertainment and Divine Fantasy Game Platform have to admit is that this is an unsolvable dead end, and the World Finals of "League of Legends" is just a backhand for this game.

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After the first round of the group stage, the teams ushered in a three-day rest period.

During this time, all teams can move freely. Some foreign teams choose to play in the magic city to experience the local customs, while some teams still seize the time to practice hard to prepare for the second round of group matches.

Things like "grinding the gun before the battle" can be said to be crucial in e-sports competitions.

Because no one can say which tactics are the strongest before the major divisions compete, especially the level and style differences between the divisions. For example, Europe and the United States like early team battles such as stable development in the early stage. This style of play is no problem in the European and American divisions. However, when playing against teams from China and South Korea, the other party will not give you time to develop safely. Up.

So, after the first round of the group stage, many winning streak teams were overtaken due to slackness, or some losing streak teams came up with new routines after increasing the amount of training to achieve a Jedi counterattack. Very common thing.

In the hotel, apart from the training rooms prepared for the various war teams, Chen Mo also arranged a separate lounge for his own use.

Su Jinyu and his group have all gone out to play. After all, they have always worked in the Imperial Capital. After a while, they had to show some famous scenic spots, such as the Oriental Pearl Tower and the Bund.

After all, they are not like these teams, they don't have training missions, they are purely to play.

Chen Mo and Li Jingsi have been playing games in the lounge all this time.

Chen Mo hasn't played "League of Legends" for a while. Although the divisions are lost, the hidden points are still there. So he and Li Jingsi are in a row with Li Jingsi, once again raging in the national service.

It is basically impossible to maintain a complete victory now, because "League of Legends" is originally a five-player game, and Chen Mo cannot guarantee that his teammates will always perform at a normal level because of mentality or luck problems. It's normal.

However, Chen Mo and Li Jingsi still maintained a high winning percentage.

After finishing the 8-0-3 bright moon, Chen Mo received a call ~IndoMTL.com~from Sun Xiao.

Chen Mo answered the phone: "Hello, what's the matter?"

Sun Xiao: "Mr. Chen, that's the case. Several club managers in the magic have come to me and want to ask me for your contact information. They should be looking for a place in the "League of Legends" professional league next year."

"Tell them that the places are no longer there, but the places in the First Division are still there. Submit relevant qualification certificates, and they will be arranged to play in the First Division." Chen Mo said.

Sun Xiao hesitated: "Uh, but Mr. Chen, there are several clubs in the magic city, and the bosses have already found them in person. How about you meet and tell them in person?"

Chen Mo thought for a while: "Also."

Sun Xiao: "Then, I will arrange the dinner?"

"No, there is no need for the dinner." Chen Mo said, "You can let them come directly, I am in the lounge now. There are several couches here, and the space should be enough."

"Yes." Sun Xiao said, "Then I will let them go directly."