Analysis

For 3 consecutive years now, the Korean regional finals have been more competitive than the World Championship finals themselves; many (and not wrongly so) believe Korea to have consistently elevated their game well above other regions. Aside from a...

I recently had a conversation with one of our other writers about the "reload" mechanic that is apparently becoming more popular in the ARTS MOBA genre. A few League heroes have it, and it's part of the kit for...

The new patch is here and with it a whole bunch of new items, hero tweaks, reworks to pub and competitive drafting, map changes, neutral creep adjustments, and plenty more. It’s going to take a while for all the changes...

It's time for some prime off-season material! Now that the 2016 Spring Split has been concluded for a short while now, we can take a look back and gaze upon all the highs and lows, but most importantly,...

Valve's obligatory post-Major update has finally shipped, and it's a big one--Nuke is being added to the Active Duty map pool while Inferno is unceremoniously moved to the Reserves pool while it receives an aesthetic overhaul. Valve have also launched a...

Troll your opponents with a team of gorillas or lure them into deadly death traps: with the open beta kicking off in the first week of May, it's time to take a look at the most entertaining strategies in Overwatch...

Patch 6.9 will bring with it a massive mid-season re-work to some of the outdated mages. While a few of them are receiving some minor tweaks to their skills, 6 of these champions have gone through complete overhauls: Brand,...

Mana management is one of the primary skills in ARTS MOBAs, yet even the pros occasionally screw it up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn7nlA347fM Ahh, reminds me of the Clown9 days of EE The lack of heroes without mana in Dota is one thing that sets...

"Mid pls" – it's the first thing you'll see written in the team chat of most games of Dota you play. There's a certain glamour attached to the mid role that makes it stand out from the rest and it's understandable...

Have you looked at the queue times for the Operation Wildfire maps recently? It's a sad sight--unless there's a Blitz mission going on, expect to wait anywhere between 10 to 15 minutes for a game on Cruise, Coast, or...

We see it happen all the time - one side winning all the lanes, pushing down the outer towers, taking Roshan, and then snowballing their way to a fast victory before the other team can react. It looks so easy when...

Stop trying to burn down Baron. Trying to secure Baron is a high-risk play that even professional teams struggle to pull off in games that aren't a complete blowout. If you think you and your rag-tag group of 5...