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[VinFTW]

Wow.

 

[Arby 'n' the Chief]

my god

 

[ultimota]

i can't believe this tourney right now

 

[Ghazi]

CLG plz don't fuck up

 

[jem0208]

Can we get a third tie?





Well shit.





What was that about Halo being a bad spectator sport? This is insane.

 

[Booshka]

THIS IS THE CRAZIEST

 

[Ghazi]

WOW.

 

[Mix]

OH MY GOD WHAT IS THIS

 

[Tawpgun]

Crowd is blowing up

 

[Zeouterlimits]

They might need to look at the tiebreaker match settings

 

[Haruko]

I HAVE TO PEE SO BAD

Spoiler

and we still have Grand Finals, ffff

 

[VinFTW]

my god...

 

[StriKeVillain]

Oh, this is where HCS talk is going down.

Amazing matches right here.

 

[The Henery]

WOW

 

[Arby 'n' the Chief]

They're too even

1v1 to settle it Kappa

 

[Booshka]

I HAVE TO PEE SO BAD

Spoiler

and we still have Grand Finals, ffff

 

[Mix]

broke 20k, almost 21

 

[Tawpgun]

I HAVE TO PEE SO BAD

Spoiler

and we still have Grand Finals, ffff

Same tho. I've been waiting for this series to end

 

[jem0208]

broke 20k, almost 21

It did break 21k for a bit.


Edit: 21.5K right now.



Edit2: 22K



Edit3: Jesus Christ.

 

[singhr1]

Stealthy Heinz

 

[Booshka]

OT4

 

[Tawpgun]

Jesus pls

 

[Haruko]

Same tho. I've been waiting for this series to end

Mr. Bones says The Series Never Ends

 

[Deception]

Holy fucking shit!

 

[Mix]

they are too well matched lol this is awesome

they're at about 22.5k

TASHI where you at?

 

[RoyalLaFlame]

Wtf? This is intense.


22k, wow.

 

[TheXbox]

5 min games are terrible. Just forces a gridlock

 

[TheOhrenberger.]

I'm standing in the back of the crowd. My feet hurt and I am hungry. But I can't leave. This is too much.

 

[Booshka]

5 min games are terrible. Just forces a gridlock

In hindsight they should have run another full game. But, thems the rules. Still super hype.

 

[Arby 'n' the Chief]

that snipe kill was like watching a movie LOL

 

[tootsi666]

Really? 2008 2009 MLG begs to differ.

It's easy to know what's happening in CS or LoL/Dota even if you're a casual fan. Halo is faster paced and there is no spectator mode.

 

[Computer]

Need to play 1 life no re spawn.

 

[jem0208]

Need to play 1 life no re spawn.

Breakout trial.

 

[TheXbox]

It's easy to know what's happening in CS or LoL/Dota even if you're a casual fan. Halo is faster paced and there is no spectator mode.

Really? Halo is just an FPS. Even starts, small maps, simple objectives. LOL and Dota have dozens of characters, a billion abilities, a billion different builds. I never have any idea what's going on when I watch it.

 

[Akai__]

This reminds me of MLG Halo 3 on The Pit. 49-49 tie and nobody wants to move.

 

[Booshka]

CLG WIN

 

[Ghazi]

YAY!

 

[Deception]

What a fuckin series!

 

[Mix]

CLG BABYYYYYYYYYYY

23.5k

 

[RoyalLaFlame]

Amazing. That Misha Mansoor tune in the background... so good.

 

[StriKeVillain]

Nice. CLG earned that.

 

[Overdoziz]

Dunno, this series has been a lot more exciting than any Dota I've ever watched.

MOBAs by their very nature are more pleasant for spectators to watch. Halo is pretty bad in that regard. From a spectator point of view it's chaotic, fast and hard to follow. You can make it a bit easier to follow by adding visual aids like a minimap and player outlines, but even then I don't think the way Halo plays really lends itself well to being watched.

 

[-Ryn]

#weback

 

[Ghazi]

MOBAs by their very nature are more pleasant for spectators to watch. Halo is pretty bad in that regard. From a spectator point of view it's chaotic, fast and hard to follow. You can make it a bit easier to follow by adding visual aids like a minimap and player outlines, but even then I don't think the way Halo plays really lends itself well to being watched.

The spectator mode CoD created is a good example of how to make it more accessible for viewers. CS: GO does it better, though, I wouldn't be against a full copy paste of that system.


Also, damn, back at 18k viewers so quickly.

 

[biosnake20]

Are we getting season 2 info now?

 

[KidA Seven]

 

[Mix]

goldenboy is back

 

[Haruko]

Are we getting season 2 info now?

Yep

 

[RSB]

Really? Halo is just an FPS. Even starts, small maps, simple objectives. LOL and Dota have dozens of characters, a billion abilities, a billion different builds. I never have any idea what's going on when I watch it.

Agreed.

That match was crazy BTW. I was like "we are here forever" LOL. Anyway, it's good to see Ogre 2 (the GOAT) in the Championship match.

 

[Fuchsdh]

Really? Halo is just an FPS. Even starts, small maps, simple objectives. LOL and Dota have dozens of characters, a billion abilities, a billion different builds. I never have any idea what's going on when I watch it.

Speaking from my POV, Dota 2 and RTS like StarCraft are far easier to follow because you have a top-down view, and can see multiple actors on screen at once. Also since they are much more about pushing across maps and territory, it's easier to view the status of a match at a moment's glance (whereas the best thing you have in Halo is score.)

A spectator mode with additional details would help, but for me the FPS is always going to be worse for eSports. It's like trying to follow a game of football from a series of headcams on players.