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Why don't we love esport orgs?

I am a huge football fan (that's soccer football, not any other kind of football) and just recently I saw my childhood team, LiverpoolFC, win the Premier league title, our first division title in 30 years and first since the Premier leagues inception.

Like all the other fans, I felt the same mixture of emotions: relief, tears of joy, uncontained excitement, and great love and admiration for the players, the manager, and the club.

Thinking on it since, I've began to wonder why I don't feel that same love for esports organisations. I in no way feel the same kind of romanticism surrounding them. Why is that?

Players being bigger then the Team

While there are definitively Star players, important players that are match winners that have lead to Liverpool's success this season, no player no matter how good they are are bigger then the club. Stars will walk in and out of your doors and you will love them while they are here, and either you will cuss them when they jump ship or clap them off when they retire.

For another example think about when Lebron James made the move to Miami Heat. For Cleveland fans they were absolutely distraught at the time. But that doesn't mean you stop supporting your team. It just means you hold bitterness and resentment to the people that leave. The team always comes first.

In contrast to esports though, people tend to jump around teams on a constant basis, there isn't really the same semblance of loyalty, and it doesn't really seem fans care all too much either. As a fan of fighting games and Starcraft, both 1v1 competitive games, its almost expected that your hero is the player that plays your character/race and you are going to follow them regardless of where they go.

But even in team esports, it still hasn't held up. As an Australian watching the core line up of AZR, jks, jkaem, Gratisfaction and Liazz move from Renegades to 100 Thieves, I didn't really give a second thought about ignoring RNG and being a 100T fan. I just wanted to watch my team, and my team was the roster it wasn't the organisation.

So is that the key? Do teams need to form a bond by representing a region and that's how they can keep fans.

International fans and Club Identity

If you look at the past ventures in esports when we began doing long seasonal competitions from the ground up, Not only did they choose to go the franchise model, they also tried to tie it back to a City. The Championship Gaming Series in 06-08 took this approach as well as the Australian Gfinity (both now defunct I might add).

For a  recent example take Blizzards attempt at forming a privatised league with the OWL with again having teams be City based: Seoul Dynasty, London Spitfire, Houston Outlaws.

Now this is actually a proven model for success if you look all over in real sports from Major League Soccer and A-League for soccer, Indian Premier League and Big Bash League for cricket etc. So it makes a lot of sense to try and copy.

One benefit is if you have less interest or investment,as a first time viewer when you tune in you automatically have a team you can identify with and to cheer for purely because you live in that part of the country.

The problem is esports is quite an international reach, A city itself, isn't really enough to sustain a team, it has to be representative something larger. Its probably why what more often happens is we are attracted to a philosophy and a style, and that's what makes us fall in love. Because of a particular way this team plays and more importantly what it represents to us.

I am obviously on the other side of the world to Liverpool, and if I think about my relationship with Liverpool. I haven't yet visited the city or to Anfield (Its on my bucket list to watch a game from the Kop end) but I identify with that club more then any other because of what they represent to me. Liverpool was a working class region of England during the industrial boom and its reflected in scousers as people.

I was growing up in the early 2000s among Man Utd fans and being ridiculed and jealous of how easy success seem to come to them, and how hard we had to work. But with that also came the beautiful moments of triumph, like Istanbul. There are picture perfect moments that represent what it is to be a fan of that club, there are Players that embody everything about what that badge on the front represents.

I think esports can deliver that feeling but I think there is a big reason why they are currently failing at it.

Neglecting history

Even though I didnt grow up in the years when Liverpool were dominant and successful, the club does its part to make sure for any new fans, you will learn and be proud of that history.

Club Icons like Ian Rush, Kenny Dalglish and Steven Gerrard are still attached to the club often in ambassadorial roles. Having the past generation let you know what the values of the club are, what's expected of you and reminding the current players exactly what being a part of the club represents.

But we don't do that in esports.

This is actually something Duncan “Thorin” Shields has talked about in a video before and I'll echo some of the same sentiments here. But esport teams, even the longest running and financially successful ones seem to never acknowledge the past very often.

A League of Legends example I think about is Hai Du Lam. I don't follow Lol very closely but I know Hai and I know Cloud9. Hai is what would be considered a Cloud9 Legend but because of the nature of it, Cloud9 seem disinterested in doing anything to celebrate something like that and especially with Hai forming his own team it doesn't feel like that relationship would be allowed to happen.

Keeping on Cloud9 for another moment because their CSGO team seem to illustrate this lack of understanding. The Cloud9 I remember, the one I feared was the NA Galáctico squads.

A team of absolute star players, a team that would constantly bash heads with Team Liquid and would stand head and shoulders above the rest of the continent.

This is the only North American team that has won a CSGO major. That team of Skadoodle, Stewie2k, autimatic, RUSH and tarik. Cloud9 have set a precedent with everything we have been talking about.

As of the writing of this blog, Cloud9s current squad (JT, motm, oSee, floppy and Sonic) is a poor reflection of that history. This is nothing against these players they are all capable players but if this team was named anything else, they would not even be giveing a second look at them. Would those fans who bought jerseys two years ago be proud to stand behind that team? No not a chance.

When you play for Cloud9 the expectation is be “Best in America” and at the moment they are 3-4 placings at best, behind where they should be.

Is it even a problem?

For a lot of people that are into esports there is always a temptation to compare ourselves to the established mainstream sports that exists.

Sometimes we have waved that flag in their face to go “pfft, who cares what you think, we do it better then you” while at the same time behind close doors try to emulate them more and more.

Maybe the real motivation behind this whole post was just an excuse to talk about how much I love Liverpool and how much I want to rub it in every Mancs face (especially you Tyson!) but I do wonder at the day where I would feel the same amount of emotion I did last Thursday when I woke up and actually cried because something amazing had happen. Will I ever be that invested about an esports team? I'm not sure yet.

- Krisna “kastle09″ Siv

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The remaining of Group C will probably be decided later today

Often the winner of Group Chemical at the ELEAGUE CSGO Top was convincingly decided yesterday, after a strong showing coming from North American favorite, Cloud9.

Cloud9 topped Group C levels of competition with two best-of-one advantages over Ninjas in Pyjamas and Team EnVyUs. The actual Tarik Celik-led squad overcome NiP on Mirage 16-6 in the team's initial fit. They later thrashed EnVyUs 16-2 on CSGO Skins  Train to be able to earn their spot inside the playoffs of the premier, which usually start on Oct. 10.

The particular North American powerhouse joins any lineup of teams with already taken their locations in the playoffs-including FaZe Tribe, G2 Esports, North, along with Fnatic. FaZe and G2 took the first two destinations by winning Group Any, while North and Fnatic won the latter a couple of slots last weekend inside Group B competition.

The remaining of Group C will probably be decided later today, while Virtus Pro, NiP, in addition to EnVyUs will fight for the particular runner-up position to impact in their ticket to the playoffs. VP and NiP are usually playing at 2pm AINSI QUE, and Team EnVyUs may compete against the winner of the game at 4: 30pm ET in the group decider match.

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With Zino “Hiko” Martin on the lineup and NAF as the IGL

At the same time, OpTic Gaming’s roster had finally dropped into place. The actual team wasn’t dealing with the same issues as the rest of the CS: GO community, and OpTic Gaming took advantage of a unique moment in Counter-Strike history. The actual departure of stanislaw has most likely solidified the end of this selection, but they were starting to fail before this individual ever left the team. With Zino “Hiko” Martin on the lineup and NAF as the IGL, the team looks extremely diminished. Unless some thing drastic happens, this really is looking like the end of the road for this iteration of OpTic Gaming. In January of 2016, Cloud9 introduced Jake “Stewie2k” Yip as the fifth member of their new roster. Fans were fast with with their reaction, repercussion, and many thought the acquisition was extremely underwhelming. It’s clear to see why Cloud9 had been criticized for picking up Stewie2k-he was a relative unknown with almost no experience on the professional circuit. The roster change was governed by even more scrutiny because rumors about Christopher “GeT_RiGhT” Alesund as well as Tarik “tarik” Celik potentially joining C9 were circulating.

Who in their right mind would pass up these established stars to take a gamble on an unproven player such as Stewie2k? Despite the skepticism surrounding his debut, Stewie2k has since silenced many of their detractors and progressed into a remarkable talent. “Youthful Stewart 2000, ” as some fans have dubbed him, adapted unbelievably quick, quickly becoming of the greatest players in NA and serving because in-game leader for Cloud9. His biggest accomplishment was top Cloud9 to victory at ESL Professional League Season four, the biggest tournament victory in the history of NA CS: GO. Since EPL S4, however , Buy All CSGO Skins Stewie2k’s meteoric rise to stardom has slowed down dramatically. Cloud9 have declined since their historical win, and no lengthier seem to pose the threat on an worldwide level. Stewie2k is still one of NA’s greatest, but he has lots of room to grow. In 2016, Stewie2k took over as main shot caller as well as in-game leader for Cloud9, a new as well as unfamiliar role for your young player. To the surprise of many, the role change worked well spectacularly for Cloud9, and Stewie2k’s phoning played a main part in their EPL S4 win.

Like a caller, Stewie2k bases Cloud9’s tactics as well as strategy around his own individual ability, sketching on his own playmaking ability to open up the game for his teammates. This kind of calling seemed to release Timothy “autimatic” Ta who had a rest out MVP performance during C9’s run at EPL S4. While this style of phoning worked for C9 for a time in 2016, it has since become ineffective. To be blunt, C9 simply do not have the individual ability or talent to continue to play such a loose style. Their EPL S4 victory arrived part due to overperformance from the team’s part players, and Cloud9 have not come close to replicating that performance ever since. Stewie2k must grow as an in-game leader to become a much better player. He still has a very naïve mentality when it comes to becoming the shot unknown caller for the team. In 2016, he mentioned in interviews that C9 was powerful on six from seven maps, and this was the reason that Cloud9 perma-banned nuke. He also mentioned that he didn’t believe C9 needed the coach, as the players were able to give feedback to one another. These comments are representative of Stewie2k’s inexperience, and in order for Cloud9 to find success down the line, the young captain will need to focus on building the strategic and tactical core of the team. Stewie2k is obviously the best player on C9 at this point, as well as works well with autimatic, however as their best player and shot unknown caller,

it’s important he develops his command role and takes responsibility for the direction of the team. Throughout 2016 and 2017, Mike “shroud” Grzesiek, Tyler“Skadoodle” Latham, as well as Jordan “n0thing” Gilbert have all taken their own turn at underperforming. Skadoodle and enfold were essentially nonexistent for 2016, Buy the Cheapest CSGO Skins in spite of being the celebrity players for the team in 2015. Experts and analytsts were calling for the associated with both or possibly players in 2016. Over the past couple of events, Skadoodle has enhanced his form with the AWP and has led, but shroud as well as n0thing still look like dead weight. Stewie2k is praised through many for their hard work and commitment to winning. He clearly wants to succeed, but in order to do so it will take more than just his own skill. He must have players around him who can support him and contribute to victory. With Cloud9’s present roster, they are not relevant contenders. Without having improved play through his teammates, it is crucial that Stewie2k holds them responsible and be willing to need players who are capable of performing up to the degree he expects.