Guild Wars 2

Dragonax.6487:

For straight 1v1 or small group fights, it may attract some people. But it will never be big shows like Lol or DOTA, simply because the game wasn’t designed to be watched that way. There are only 8 classes, and each has few viable builds, compared to hundreds champions with thousands different abilities and playing styles for LOL and DOTA, it’s impossible for GW2 to compete in that market.

GW2 is designed to be in the direction of games like WoW not Lol or DOTA.

Yes but WoW has events for their PvP, big events/tournaments.

Requiem.8769:

chemiclord.3978:

Well, the problem is that MMOs really aren’t traditionally that frantic, high paced, high energy sort of game that draws interest.

GW2 is more “action” that most of its genre, but it still plays pretty slow and sluggish compared to the likes of League of Legends or Starcraft.

Interesting. I would actually argue the opposite. In LoL& Starcraft, you slowly build up advantages through various strategies. To be sure, there are quick mechanics in the fights themselves- yet the fights themselves typically take up ~10% of actual gameplay, if that. The strength of LoL is the combination of these two. In GW2, we only have (or 90% have) the mechanics, where numerous decisions are being made by 10 players, making it impossible to follow every single one. In LoL, on the other hand, you typically can follow every relevant action.

I agree, these other high-end strategy/moba games, usually the fights are 10% of the game. Most of the game is about building up so you can win those few fights. In GW2 most of it is fights and placement.

chemiclord.3978:

I get that eSports are the next big thing… but I really think Arena.net’s attempts to morph an MMO into one is barking up the wrong tree.

If it were done, it would attract a lot more attention to the game.

Will it ever be an eSport like WoW/SC2/League of Legends/Dota 2
Will it?
Why?
Why not?
Sorry but I really like this game, and if it can be an esport with tournaments for me to watch and choose my favorite team then I’d enjoy the game that much more.

Anyone in Ferguson’s Crossing? I’m playing as a Norn Engineer, if you wanna play with me just add me.