Coming off of the discussion about Power Creep in Hearthstone, here’s another designer issue which can cause issues when developing cards. Limited design space is when a card that creates an unbalance effect when used with other cards is...

How do I raise my MMR? It's the classic question that everyone asks after a losing streak and clearly for most players there's no quick way to take your play to the next level. You'll hear players tell you...

The first step to mastering any competitive game is to minimize your unforced errors. The concept of forced and unforced errors comes from tennis. An unforced error is defined as an error which cannot be attributed to any...

When a professional League of Legends team has extremely skilled players in each of the carry roles - mid, top, and marksman - expectations are high, and rightfully so. I'm sure I wasn't standing alone at the start of...

What is Power Creep? Power Creep is something that you’d have likely heard before if you play card games. While it is not a concept strictly confined to card games, that is where you will see the most obvious examples....

In this five-part series, we’ll go back to five of the oldest games that birthed esports, play them, and examine their relevance in esports today. The Warcraft Saga In 1994, inspired by Dune II, Blizzard Entertainment released a new fantasy Real Time Strategy...

Bad situations happen. You’re playing a game of Heroes, your team is down three levels, and you’re stuck just playing the mini-game of clearing minion waves. It’s really easy lose your mental fortitude, to finally give up and take...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQzB0HDstLY TheOddOne answers the question "should ADCs focus tanks?" once and for all. It can be difficult to know who to trust as a beginner playing League of Legends. You will undoubtedly receive unsolicited advice from teammates, enemies, and MobaFire users...

Dota is a complex game that is continually rebalanced. Recently, it seems like every time there is a major update there are also a ton of new bugs introduced to the game. Valve is one of the biggest PC...

Overwatches's latest short animation gives fans an insight into the mysterious origins of everyone's favorite female assassin: Widowmaker. Set on the murky map of London's Kings Row, watch the femme fatale work her way over the rooftops to try and...

An Esports Hall of Fame Esports has been swiftly growing ever since the MOBA League of Legends became a smash hit and brought the possibilities of competitive gaming to a new level internationally. As the rapidly expanding industry evolves, ESL is...

  Sometimes you go too HAM. When riding the incredible high following an in-game outplay you often put yourself in a vulnerable position. Maybe it's a level 1 fight where you force your opponent's flash. He decides to stick around with...