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09-16-2016, 07:21 PM
'Destiny' isn't quite ready for esports, and it may never be
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I love Destiny a whole lot, but I don't think it's a good fit for professional gaming.
The dawn of private matches in Destiny has led a lot of the game's fans to speculate — "assume" may be a better word for it — that esports are next. Bungie even has guidelines in place — the Destiny Competition License (https://www.bungie.net/en/Help/Article/45080) — for those wishing to host their own tournaments.*
The problem is the game itself. That's **t to say Destiny is bad; it's just **t built for professional play.
Think about the most popular esports, like League of Legends, StarCraft 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. They all share one common feature: an even playing field. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/16/destiny-rise-of-iron-esports-opinion/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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I love Destiny a whole lot, but I don't think it's a good fit for professional gaming.
The dawn of private matches in Destiny has led a lot of the game's fans to speculate — "assume" may be a better word for it — that esports are next. Bungie even has guidelines in place — the Destiny Competition License (https://www.bungie.net/en/Help/Article/45080) — for those wishing to host their own tournaments.*
The problem is the game itself. That's **t to say Destiny is bad; it's just **t built for professional play.
Think about the most popular esports, like League of Legends, StarCraft 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. They all share one common feature: an even playing field. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/16/destiny-rise-of-iron-esports-opinion/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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