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Of all the issues Valve constantly receives complaints about with Dota 2, the MOBA's matchmaking system is a perennial source of angst among the game's diehard fanbase. While Dota remains incredibly popular and the current MMR system, as we know it, has...

Valve waited just long enough after Reborn to give us another buggy Dota release. It was a choice between the better of two evils for Valve: release Monkey King and 7.00 on time, as promised, and end up with tons of...

Multiplayer games are designed to keep us coming back each day for more. While some players might value the artistic design of a MOBA's heroes, others might be more drawn to the actual gameplay. One of the most important factors in...

My name is Joseph Schmidt, I'm a League of Legends enthusiast, and I'm excited to be joining the Esports Edition team! I got my very own Super Nintendo Entertainment System when I turned six, and I've been playing games ever...

It's been a confusing mess of games for my group of friends and I since the release of 7.00. So many aspects of the game have changed that it is difficult to get a handle on Dota 3, Dota 2....

Last week I wrote an article on China's new laws about regulating randomized chests. Since then I've been looking into various MOBAs and their buying and trading systems. One game that stood out to me was Heroes of the Storm...

With 2016 coming to a close, I can't help but look back at the past year of esports, particularly while I was at the Boston Major this past weekend. We've had a lot of growth and we've come a long way....

The Chinese Ministry of Culture recently posted a notice informing the gaming community that they are enforcing regulations on online gaming corporations. The document focuses on the healthy development of online gaming businesses and seeks to hold corporations responsible for user...

In yesterday's article, I talked about how Reinhardt's shield controls the pace of combat, and identified the two major issues that his dominance in the meta has posed for the entertainment value of Overwatch as a spectator esport. I'd recommend reading...

I’ll be the first to admit I whine about my MMR sometimes. I lose my cool when I’m grinding and a ranked game doesn’t go my way. I moan that it’s not my fault that I didn’t know that...

Everyone has biases - probably the most prominent emergence of this was in Montecristo's Worlds adventures where he fervently supported the 'Korean Hype Train', and yet, I didn't really take too much issue with his actual casting, despite the...

A recurring source of frustration for fans of professional Overwatch is the game's seemingly inescapably trend towards a stale meta. Jung touched on this issue in his article about the divide between the game's casual and competitive scenes. It's a bit...