This weekend I attended my first-ever esports event. It was not your average League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) game or Starcraft 2 show match. Instead, this was an 8-team tournament in which each team had a full roster of 5 people, and the prize pool was $7,000.
This is not as small as it sounds, as Dota 2 Tournament is one of the more complex games you can find for esports. Other than Starcraft, which relies heavily on speed and memory, there are anywhere between 100 to 300 active spells that each player needs to remember. Not to mention massive amounts of strategy, which plays a significant role in the game.
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Talking about the difference between audience and players of Dota 2 Tournament
It is also different because there are no physical barriers between the audience and the players. Even it means that if something goes wrong, you can talk to them! It was just amazing to see everything that was happening in real-time. I could even hear their communication!
The tournament itself was very well organized. They had people doing the commentary, and they had a sound guy who made sure everything was okay in terms of audio. But most importantly, there were referees for each game, making sure that nobody cheated. Also, this was the first time I got to see 2v2 teams, which are becoming more popular nowadays.
The casters were also good. I think there were 2 of them, and they really knew what they were doing. They explained everything that was going on and gave their opinion, which is always lovely to hear. However, they got a bit repetitive towards the end of most games simply because, as with most esports events, games can take a long time to finish.
I noticed that there was no live broadcasting of the matches on twitch or any other platform. The experience was only available if you attended it in person or watched an off-screen recording which is not ideal for future tournaments.
What’s the good, bad and worst part of Dota 2 Tournament?
The Good part of Dota 2 Tournament
The people running the event were very professional, and everything had a place. The casters explained what was happening and why it was important for the team. It was also lovely to hear their opinion on each game which is always helpful in understanding new strategies or mistakes that were made. 2v2 teams are becoming more popular nowadays, so I think this will be interesting to watch in the future.
The Bad part of Dota 2 Tournament
There was no live stream on twitch which meant that additional content had to be recorded and put online afterward. The only single way to watch the event in real-time was by attending it in person or watching an off-screen recording from someone who attended.
The Worst part of Dota 2 Tournament
I don’t think there is anything particularly bad or ugly about this event. For a first esports tournament, it was well organized and everything had a place. The casters were excellent at explaining everything and why it was important for the teams or individual players. 2v2 teams are becoming more popular now so I think this will be interesting to watch in the future as well.
Other few facts related to Dota 2 Tournamnet
-The only thing was the lack of a live stream on twitch.com so it had to be recorded and put online afterwards which is not ideal for future events. However, the only way of watching the event in real time was by attending it in person or watching an off-screen recording from someone who attended the event.
Dota 2 tournament is one of the more complex games for esports. Other than Starcraft, which relies heavily on speed and memory, there are anywhere between 100 to 300 active spells that each player needs to remember. Not to mention massive amounts of strategy which plays a significant role in the game.
It is also different because there are no physical barriers between the audience and the players. It absolutely means that if something goes wrong, you can actually talk to them! It was just amazing to see everything that was happening in real time. I could even hear their communication!
Talking about the organising of Dota 2 tournament
The Dota 2 tournament itself was very well organised. They had people doing the commentary, they had a sound guy who made sure everything was okay in terms of audio. But most importantly there were referees for each game making sure that nobody cheated. Also this was the first time I got to see 2v2 teams, which are becoming more popular nowadays.
The casters were also good. I think there were 2 of them and they knew what they were doing. They explained everything that was going on and gave their opinion, which is always lovely to hear. Although they got a bit repetitive towards the end of most games simply because, as with most esports events, games can take a long time to finish.
