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I suspect it's the opposite. The current trend was to play another game (Hearthstone in particular) and in some cases the streamer would actually keep playing H

by byerley 13y ago

I suspect it's the opposite. The current trend was to play another game (Hearthstone in particular) and in some cases the streamer would actually keep playing Hearthstone during champ select/the beginning of the game - a really bad message to be sending your customers (especially with free-to-play games where someone spending money with a competitor means disposable income they can't spend on you). People who read the news stories might think it sounds controlling (but the number of people who read the story and get notably upset is very small compared to the people watching these streams). Seems like a calculated and rational choice by Riot.

resu_nimda 13y ago
but the number of people who read the story and get notably upset is very small compared to the people watching these streams I don't know about that...the player communities of "MOBA" games tend to be pretty stubborn, indignant, unruly, etc. It's definitely a weird little world of abrasive man-children (I've put many hours into DotA and HoN). I see this as exactly the kind of "oppression" that the pros (and thus their followers) would complain about and subvert until it gets reversed. From the reddit thread: QTpie on riot contract: "Riot can suck my dick" - QTPie stream 2013, while playing FF X Diamondprox after reading this: Good. Time to break some rules. opens Hearthstone