To the pleasure of many and the dismay of some, including me, Dota 2 is not played in the current season of ECAC esports. I have played far too many hours of Dota, and the idea of its main competitor League of Legends, leading the Moba industry, just doesn’t sit right. Esports is an ever-growing market, and adding a college division should open the floodgates for new games to be learned and played. I contacted the ECAC and some of the local Esports communities to figure out why Dota is excluded and, if possible, what needs to be done to see competitive Dota at the collegiate level. A problem usually spelled out in every argument between Dota and League is the hardcore nature of Dota and the more casual aspects of League of Legends. The detailed reasons League would get the nod for competitive gaming over Dota stem from that idea. “The learning curve is a difference. You could teach someone the essence of League in a few days, maybe a week. Do...
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Esports Event this Friday Buffalo State Esports is hosting its next event this Friday, April 21, from 7-9:45 p.m. at the assembly hall in the Campbell Student Union. The event is the third tournament this year hosted by the Esports Club and a return to the selected title of Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Any Buffalo State Student is welcome to attend. It is advised to RSVP in the Buff State Esports discord via the Google forms link provided here https://forms.gle/vKVa64i1RNd9Bjvs7 or message league administrators in the discord with any questions related to attendance. Buffalo State Esports had just started hosting in-person events in Spring of 2022. Club Administrator KJ Zielezinski said when we had talked before the St. Patricks Day event. “Due to covid, all of our in-house, Buff State-only tournaments were held online, traditionally (...), to get local tournaments going and expand to titles like Madden and Mario Kart.” When choosing a title, KJ mentions that S...
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A tale as old as time. Two long standing rivals dominating a subset of an industry. The only other real competition being each other. Dota 2 vs League of Legends. The grandfather of a genre, facing off against the most recognizable MOBA of all time. The games have been compared in every way since they had both been released. Original Dota being a mod created for Blizzard’s World of Warcraft created in 2003. It laid the foundation for the MOBA genre that we know today. The launch from developer Valve in 2013, Dota 2 has consistently placed in the top five of all Steam platform games per Steamcharts.com. On the other hand, developer Riot Games launched their flagship title in 2009. From Twinfinte.net, League of Legends ranked fifth in player base among all games in 2022. Steadily increasing in monthly average players in these first 2023 months, League dominates the Moba community. Trends from esports.net show both games on diverging paths. Early 20...
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Rising Esports at the College Level Esports were introduced into schools in 2009, clubs and small tournaments for local players only. As far as 2016 only seven educational institutions had registered varsity esports teams. Now as the scene grows more and more the industry continues to become fruitful. With scholarships available and a chance for exposure to some bigger professional organizations. College athletics have started taking esports more seriously. Creation of conferences and close workings with developers to organize tournaments and events. These components can be an explanation for the bump in viewership numbers. Locally, Buffalo Universities have taken stride with esports steadily increasing in community participation. Expanding clubs can be a difficult challenge, this year Buffalo State registered for the ECAC esports conference. Speaking with one Buffalo State esports league administrator named KJ Zielezinski...
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Michael Mueller 2/21/23 Blog introduction Dota 2 is a game played by millions around the world every single day. With the rise of collegiate Esports with leagues including the Suny Esports league or the ECAC playing a variety of games including Overwatch, Valorant, Rocket League, and Dota’s biggest competitor and fellow MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) League of Legends. Esports have been played competitively for many years but just now have been recently introduced into the collegiate level. In this blog, take a look at one of the most popular Esports of all time and the question is why is and would Dota 2 be excluded from these leagues? Of the top ten Esport prize pools of all time, eight are Dota 2’s International or TI for short. Big numbers every year on every metric whether it be prize pool, attendance, viewership or revenue Dota finds itself near the top of the list almost entirely because of The International. This reason alone should be enough to th...