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Breakfast Topic: Do you follow competitive WoW?
Just because World of Warcraft doesn't have its own tab on Major League Gaming (MLG) doesn't mean there's no such thing as competitive WoW. While relatively few WoW players crack into competitive arena PvP and the game's not currently part of the e-sports circuit, WoW Insider's interview with Venruki, a member of last year's Battle.net World Championship champion 3v3 team, reveals a world of devoted players with intense focus. But do other players care? A post about competitive gaming on Blizzard's official forums reveals that plenty of them do. The thread has become a highly rated post with enthusiastic player feedback. Whether or not the game will receive tweaks to help it become a compelling e-sport that attracts viewers, however, remains to be seen. Do you follow competitive WoW? Do you read with curiosity when you spot something about WoW as an e-sport, or does the topic leave you cold?
WoW Arena matches at Electronic Sports World Cup
So the Electronic Sports World Cup is running in France from Thursday to Sunday, and while WoW wasn't one of the featured games, they did have exhibition matches between one of the top European PVP teams, Millenium, and the top PVE team, Nihilum. The teams played 5v5 matches with premade, pre-geared characters. For those of you into the 5v5 thing, Millenium sported a priest, shaman, warrior, paladin, and mage, while Nihilum used ... mostly the same lineup, except with a druid instead of a priest. Unsurprisingly, Millenium creamed Nihilum 5-0: PVP players tend to beat PVE players at PVP, as it should be. But another interesting result of the match was the ton of pictures taken of the teams. I'm shocked that super-hardcore WoW players can look so ... normal. And blond. Awake kind of looks like that guy who played Doogie Howser, and Kungen is like seven feet tall. Also, the fanboys attempting to look cool made me laugh a little. What do you guys think about WoW as a competitive gaming sport? How about the team makeup -- does it say something about what classes are underpowered in arena settings? Edited that add that the "ton of pictures" thread contains two of the funniest statements ever on the WoW forums: "English people call it soccer, americans call it football" and "they all buy massive amounts of cash for real money."
