With professional gaming and eSports on the rise, there has been a huge surge in the gaming culture particularly in this area where the competitive nature of games have been on the forefront and fans have been clamoring to show their love of their respective games. That said, not many know what eSports is all about or why ESPN even took notice of something its mainstream staff have bashed in the past but the fact is that the surge is there. And the culture has grown to include merchandise for fans including apparel, gaming peripherals but not just that, as we’ve mentioned in other articles there has been a growing betting culture for games like DOTA2 or CS:GO, just like its physical counterpart. You even get bonus codes like the one here. And so many other things.
So if you want to be part of the eSports culture, here are 5 quick tips that will quickly get you up to speed and live the game
5. Attend Live Events
The best place to really get in touch with the community and culture is to meet people in person with no shade of online anonymity veiling each other. Through this, one can experience sharing info and enthusing about their preferred game without getting into a rage-infused shouting match… that could still happen but I’m guessing you’re not 12 anymore.
4. Watch Streams and Videos
Twitch has definitely taken the world by storm and with games making up a bulk what people watch in the net these days, its no surprise that a lot of content are about eSports whether it be actual matches, post-game analysis or tutorials. These can be extremely helpful for those who need a visual guide into getting a deeper understanding of the game. This coupled with the potential of watching professional gamers share their content also adds to the myriads of learning.
3. Discuss
Reddit, Team Liquid Forums, and the entire Internet itself provides a large knowledgebase and people sharing with each other is the best form of learning especially when its addressed to you. Forums have grown with many dedicated for particular games or topics and as with most forums, these are intended to be friendly for beginners as long as your read-up and get a feel of the culture and not be an asshole and start spamming the place with a post for every thought that comes to mind… although that can be good as long as you got a good topic going on.
2. Play With Friends
There’s nothing more motivating than enjoying playing games with friends and growing together. For old time friends, it might be a new experience to try so its nice to get into a hobby at the same time. For those who met online in-game or those who have been introduced to the game by a friend, you’ll have have some sort of mentor or rival in that person who may or may not teach you the game but the best thing about it is that you’ll have someone to turn to when you need a party-mate or you just need to know something and hope that they do.
1. Have Fun
Its funny how plenty of eSports teams profile photo always picture their players with an intense look in their face but ultimately, its still a game and is meant to be enjoyed. Despite the competitive nature, all the drama and all the intensity trash-talking in games the point of which is to enjoy the game. Being good is just another way of enjoying the game but even if you’re a player or a spectator, you have to keep in mind that there’s more to reason to enjoy games than blasting out in a violent fit via type-written insults.