No temple map makes me rage

#1 - July 26, 2013, 12:42 p.m.
Blizzard Post

This is a minor issue which epitomises what is wrong with things:

1, Stop trying to push this esports BS down our throats. The kittening shoutcaster programs that nobody even watches, the custom arenas nobody cares about, the spectator mode you dont even let us use outside of hotjoin.

2, Same old kitten – in entertainment I find the same old kitten to be dull, boring and lame. The same map 4 days in a row. Boring. Same game mode. Boring. Same ai dominated builds time after time. Boring. Same tiny asura models you cant see anything of. Boring. And now you are skipping a map we havent seen for ages for another 4 days of one we just had last week. Its crazy

3, And all this bs is for an esports scene which doesnt exist. How many regular teams are there? Like 4 in eu and na? There are only that many people who take this game seriously enough that it is everything to them to the point where they schedule around it as a group. So maybe 40 people and you pander to these people with the BS features and ideas they have but you forget about the other 3.9 million people who bought your game WHO JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN.

Stop trying to run before you can walk. Give us fun and variety. And stop working on kitten like custom arenas, spec mode and tournaments when the scene doesnt exist and nobody watches that bs.

Seriously. It is getting too much. Great game. Wrong priorities

#6 - July 26, 2013, 2:15 p.m.
Blizzard Post

1. Part of growing a playerbase involves showcasing the game.
2. Showcasing the game through a tournament is a great way to introduce new players to exciting “end-game” for PvP. (NO, this is not ALL end-game, just part of it)
3. While the developers are hard at work building systems for the game, the community team strives to do our part in helping bring in players. This is currently being done by hosting a tournament where players can win several thousand dollars. Yes, real money. Gasp!

That said, please think of the tournament as a separate, but equally helpful, entity of PvP growth. The tournament and shoutcasters need our support to help this game grow, while the dev team focuses on helping the game grow through implementation.

Thanks for understanding!

This is not a push for e-sports. While you are entitled to our opinion, the tournament is a perk for players who care enough to try. We are not pulling off resources for development to run this tournament. We are still working on important features of the game.

Tournaments and community growth go hand-in-hand with development.