Game categories calibrated for eSports
Entertainment programmes have been very successful in recent years, particularly with the organisation of e-sports competitions. Still called Esport, this type of tournament is basically about specific categories of games. Among others, there are fighting games, MOBA-type games, strategy games...
No. 1: Online battle arena games
This category is known to the general public by the diminutive "MOBA" for Multiplayer Online Battle Arena. As each game is played between multiple gamers, it is a type of game that involves team strategy by controlling a character. In other words, participants must each lead a character to help destroy the enemy base, which is usually on the opposite corner of the battlefield. The gamer-guided characters each have personal abilities that improve as the game progresses. Players are divided into teams and the different formations must compete in real time online.
Apart from the characters that have to be guided by the players, there are some units generated by the MOBA game algorithm. Their mission is to help the main characters along the way to the opponent's base. Three qualities are required to win the online multiplayer battle arena confrontations. You need speed, strategy and teamwork.
It was from the year 2010 onwards that online battle arena type games entered the eSports universe. The list of these programs mainly includes Defense of the Ancient 2, Smite, Heroes of the Storm and the leader League of Legends. The latter, incidentally, has the highest viewership. According to statistics, prize pools for this category of games reached the limit of USD 60 million in 2018 in esport tournaments. E-sports matches involving these games are played in venues that can accommodate several thousand spectators; online streaming is also available.
First-person shooter (FPS) games
This category is very popular with regard to competitive esport games. First-person shooter games can be run on consoles or PC. They owe their popularity to their violent nature, ease of play, and then easy understanding of mission instructions. Still called FPS (First Person Shooter), first person shooters are played by several players who must participate in a shootout on a map. Missions can change from game to game. In some cases, for example, the winner is the one who achieves the maximum number of "kills". Also, you may be called upon to defuse a bomb or blow one up.
Players of FPS games are in subjective view during each game. Otherwise, you see the game through the eyes of your avatar. This provides a totally immersive feeling with a gaming experience that is close to reality. Furthermore, to carry out your missions, an arsenal of weapons is available to you. Simply neutralise your opponents, whether they are guided by the game's artificial intelligence or by challengers, to win the match. Esport first-person shooter programs include Counter-Strike: global Offensive, Overwatch and the Call of Duty series.
Real-time strategy games
Mainly played on computers, strategy games form a large majority of e-sports entertainment programmes. Still referred to as RTS (Real Time Strategy) games, they pit several players against each other who must build an army with the aim of taking over an area. To this end, each participant must construct buildings and develop units that must fight the opposing troops. In order to carry out these different tasks, gamers have limited resources that are located on the map.
The particularity of real-time RTS games is that they are different from turn-based strategy games. Indeed, each player is called upon to perform his actions at the same time. It is not a matter of waiting for the other player to take action first. As far as Esport tournaments are concerned, it should be noted that RTS games have contributed enormously to the popularity of e-sports, even if they have lost some notoriety on the web. Among the leading games in this category are Starcraft and Warcraft. Apart from these two, you can also participate in Stronghold Warlords Esport tournaments. The goal is simply to recruit, level up, and then command troops whose mission is to take over a 3rd century BC Chinese empire.
Esport fighting games
The reason fighting games top the list is because tournaments already existed on arcade machines, long before the arrival of e-sports. In particular, two participants have to compete against each other; the winner is the player who manages to completely reduce the health level of his opponent. Among the entertainment programmes known to the general public in Esport challenges are Street Fighter, Smash Brother, Mortal Kombat and King of Fighters.
Arcade fighting games receive a special welcome in the Esport world. Indeed, followers of these entertainment programmes prefer to use the term "competitive gaming" instead of "e-sport". Players find fighting games different in that they are much more performed on consoles than on a PC. They are therefore different from FPS, RTS, and MOBA games. The other peculiarity of this type of game is that it does not register a large number of bets in the regional and international tournaments.
Les simulations de sports
Sports activities are the order of the day in the games played during the e-sports programmes! There are football, basketball and racing clashes. At the top of the list is FIFA which is a football video game that enjoys a great deal of fame among gamers and are very popular when it comes to betting. Like the vast majority of sports games, FIFA runs exclusively on consoles and each player is free to choose the difficulty level. E-sports competitions also involve games such as NBA 2K, Rocket League. In general, the winner is the gamer who manages to score the most goals in the opposing camp.
Esport card games
The card collectors can also participate in e-sports tournaments. Here, strategy is required, as it is important to increase your decks. In a card game, two challengers have to compete with decks that represent packs to be used as weapons. Each gamer is free to choose the composition of his decks; in this respect, the number to be considered may vary from one game to another. However, it should be noted that not all cards are equal; some are much more valuable while others are rare. Among the popular card games in the Esports community are Legends of Runeterra and Hearthstone.
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