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Flavor of the Month: Tank Ekko Is Tearing up the Top Lane
The pool of viable champions for top laners now includes a highly mobile bruiser in Ekko. Things have changed since the Mundo/Shyvanna meta of a few seasons ago. The most recent champion introduced into top lane as a top...
Dota 2: Advanced Tips to Learn from the Pros
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...
Stuck in Mediocrity: NRG’s Inhibition of Talent
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...
The Problem of Power Creep in Hearthstone
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....
Should You Really Be Attacking Tanks as an ADC?
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...
Spring Cleaning – Are Numerous Bugs Becoming Routine?
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...
An Open Letter to Dota2 Casters
Ask ten different Dota fans who is their favorite caster, and you're likely to get answers naming one of two or three unique casters. Ask ten different Dota fans which caster they absolutely cannot stand, and you're likely to...
Strife: The Game That Could Have Been
Strife is the greatest MOBA you’ve never heard of. It threw out all the rules of traditional MOBAs and created something entirely new and exciting. It single-handedly solved the myriad of problems plaguing team games while still maintaining a...
Matchmaking: How to Choose the Right Champion as a Beginner
At the time of this article being written, League of Legends features 129 playable champions, plus one more (Aurelian Sol) expected to be released any time now. All of these options make for an overwhelming decision when players new to...
Don’t Call It an Upset: Domestic Matchups and NA CS:GO
This past weekend, ten teams from the North American region took part in the iBuyPower Spring 2016 Invitational, an online tournament that offered up $16,000 in total prize money, including a $10,000 check for the team that took first-place....
The Critochet: Sivir Becomes Ultimate Team Fighting ADC after Buffs
There can be many variables that goes into your decision when choosing an AD carry champion in champ select. If you are forced to choose your ADC on first rotation that decision becomes even harder. The general consensus...
The Maps of Overwatch Part 3: Control
Overwatch's final and newest game mode, Control, features a King-of-the-Hill style battle to capture key objectives in a best-of-three format. Both teams must attack a single point at a time, so each map has three distinct locations to fight over and all of them will require...
