by Nicholas Armstrong | Jul 10, 2018 | Esports, Esports section
Rift Rivals showcased in abundant detail the huge weaknesses with the NA LCS. Just from looking at the three weeks of competitive play, it is obvious that the new meta has not gone over well for North American teams.Cloud9 has struggled hugely to find anything that...
by Jonathan de Roulet | Jul 9, 2018 | Esports section, News Section, Videogames
Overwatch has a stun problem. While silence, disruption and stun mechanics have been a staple in team esports games, Overwatch has seen a surprising uptick in its stun-lock meta. In Season 10, the meta was plagued by the likes of Zarya/Reinhardt combos, on top of...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Jul 9, 2018 | Esports section, Videogames
Fans could hardly have asked for more from Rift Rivals this year. Although it would have been nice to see NA come out on top, EU earned a well-deserved victory. They constantly forced NA to play against champions and strategies they were ill-equipped to handle, and it...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Jul 7, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
Little surprise to anyone, but EU has won the Rift Rivals Group Stage. There wasn’t much hope that NA could win any of theirs matches against the 6-0 G2, but it was equally unlikely that NA would have a chance against Fnatic. The major EU strategies are still somewhat...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Jul 6, 2018 | Esports, Esports section
Rift Rivals isn’t a super serious competition, but it is a chance to see new strategies, learn new techniques, and improve. It’s also a chance to do a little bit of bragging. Unfortunately, North America isn’t going to be doing much bragging after day 1. The NA teams...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Jul 6, 2018 | Esports, Esports section
The Meteos saga seems like it is coming to an end. Fans have gone from supporting Meteos, to supporting 100 Thieves, to not knowing what to believe. In a video late Tuesday, Meteos finally spoke after his first tweet about the incident. In the video, he seems much...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Jul 4, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
Rift Rivals is just days away, and unlike last year, the NA LCS isn’t looking so hot. Historically, the rivalry hasn’t been so much a back and forth as it has been a straight stomp. This was especially true of last year when Phoenix1, who were performing terribly in...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Jul 4, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
One of the things not discussed with funnel strategies is the pressure it puts on players in new roles. Take Cody Sun with smite against Clutch Gaming. The funnel strategy worked, and 100 Thieves were up 3K gold, but when it came time to fight Baron, it was Cody Sun...
by Jordan Love | Jul 3, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
League of Legends is a game, the LCS is a business. That’s what everyone should takeaway from the Meteos saga (along with what’s been happening with C9). From the heads at Riot to the social media managers for the individual teams, everything about the LCS is a...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Jul 3, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
It seems safe to say that the Cloud9 experiment has failed. At the beginning of the Summer Split, Cloud9’s head coach Reapered and owner Jack Etienne said that the team needed a change in order to win games and make Worlds. After six games, Cloud9 has won just a...
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