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Blizzard's Investment in Heroes esports is an investment in the games future
Blizzard is pumping in resources to providing high-level content such as the HGC Minute, educational videos with pro players and casters, and even put in an esports tab within the game itself. They know a healthy competitive scene is going to be a huge positive long-term.
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With banned words, jerseys, Blizzard creates mountains out of molehills
Conversations between viewers become less and less about gameplay and more about the gaming company’s latest shenanigans and missteps; streamers begin answering more questions about Blizzard-generated drama than they do competition; and, little by little, Overwatch begins to pale in comparison to esports that are deftly navigating the line between gamer culture and mainstream audiences.
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4 traits enduring esports all have in common.
Sure, developers can throw millions of dollars at a game and players will flock to its competition for a chance at winning it, but consistent viewership and die-hard fans aren't so easily bought. Instead, the esports that manage to stay relevant way past their release date have these four things in common.
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Warcraft 3 marches on with its slow but steady resurgence.
As a result, Warcraft 3 streams featuring ex-pros and current competitors are more popular than ever. With a resilient competitive scene (Back2Warcraft streamed fully casted matches of professional Warcraft 3 six days in a row this week) the 15-year-old RTS is attracting a considerable number of spectators and returning players every day.
