Blizzard has lost almost 29% of its overall active playerbase in three years

Re:Blizzard has lost almost 29% of its overall active player... by taurath on Thursday May 06, 2021 @07:36AM (#27061723)

Very similar thing plays out in MOBAs. CC is always powerful because it removes agency. Getting killed with no counter isn’t fun. Playing against a ton of healers isn’t fun. Yet for all those things in combination it’s a lot better than a counterstrike-like experience of whoever sees the pixel first wins.

Having a mechanic that forces fights during inopportune times helps, that’s why I tend to like Mobas with creeps and side objectives. That’s something that OW could add that might force a less “everyone push down mid” mentality.

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Re:Blizzard has lost almost 29% of its overall active player... by me_me_me on Thursday May 06, 2021 @08:38AM (#27062293)

CS as a pixel hunter is very shallow view of the game, its like saying that Starcraft is just click per minute competition or football just kicking a ball.

CS is about reading opponent, creating opportunities and reacting to what is happening.

Pixel hunting is very last step.

That said, DotA is by far the best esport to watch if and only if you played it before and can follow what's happening.

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Re:Blizzard has lost almost 29% of its overall active player... by taurath on Thursday May 06, 2021 @10:57AM (#27064187)

It’s an absolutely gross oversimplification of course, and my intention wasn’t to disparage it. Your description could of course be applied to any pvp game :p

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