I was watching a stream of Blizzard's Pax East Panel for the new Hearthstone Adventure (Blackrock Mountain hype!) and along the way they also had announcements for Overwatch, Heroes of the Storm, etc. One of their announcements regarding HotS and eSports was an event they are launching called Heroes of the Dorm: a HotS eSports competition pitting teams against each other for the opportunity to win... free tuition to a college of their choosing!
My reaction to this was lukewarm at best. It's a seemingly high production event intended to better introduce Heroes to a competitive MOBA environment already approaching saturation if not supersaturation and the ultimate prize is going to college? Not a giant prize pool? So these competitors can go and "get a real job" or some shit? It strikes me as a self-defeating proposition.
I would like your thoughts on this matter my fellow Escapists. I am curious to hear from anyone who is more familiar with eSports than I am.
My reaction to this was lukewarm at best. It's a seemingly high production event intended to better introduce Heroes to a competitive MOBA environment already approaching saturation if not supersaturation and the ultimate prize is going to college? Not a giant prize pool? So these competitors can go and "get a real job" or some shit? It strikes me as a self-defeating proposition.
I would like your thoughts on this matter my fellow Escapists. I am curious to hear from anyone who is more familiar with eSports than I am.