We made several fixes, updates and added new features in the month of December. These are the full Repeat patch notes for these changes.
Repeat.gg made several exciting changes during the month of December and we’re equally as excited to share these updates with you. Below you’ll find a list of everything that went live as fixes or improvements to our platform.
We’re always working to make things better for you to improve the overall experience and that will always be our mindset. We appreciate your patience as we work through issues and hope you can enjoy the fantastic updates made already and those that are coming in the future.
Patch Notes for December
Upgrades
Rebranded from XY Gaming to Repeat.gg
We were previously known as XY Gaming and re-branded to Repeat.gg as of November 2019. The core function of the product is the same, we’re just making everything bigger, better, and faster!
Daily Live Support
We have added 24/7 daily live support and are planning to add more to the team here to make sure users always have an outlet to reach out if they need it.
Site Translation – multiple languages Russian, Spanish, Portuguese and ______??
We added translations for some of our bigger user bases and are planning to add more in the future.
Bug Fixes
Optimized daily rewards
Fixed issues some users were having adding their Game ID
Fixed referral links forwarding to the home page
Removed the annoying popup for user rewards (revamp coming soon)
Fix email process fails – fixed a bug where users were not able to update their email addresses on the site.
Lowered the scoring for healing in League of Legends scoring due to Vladamir over scoring bug.
Changed the scoring so users could not take advantage of the Vladamir champion. We are working on a more permanent solution for this.
Repeat.gg is an online video game tournament platform where users can earn cash or coin by competing in their favorite video games. Dota 2 and League of Legends are currently live, with Fortnite and others to come this year. Sign up now to begin competing!
We love the holiday season! Welcome back to the 7 Days of Christmas Giveaways presented by Repeat.gg.
Welcome to the Repeat.gg 7 Days Of Christmas Giveaway Page, For seven days leading up to Christmas, we gave away free gifts from some of your favourite brands. A mega giveaway was also announced on December 24 containing every prize from the 7 brands, In future, we will be running this type of giveaway every Christmas period bigger and better than before.
16 lucky winners are receiving a $30 Netflix gift card!
How To Verify You’reThe Winner? – Please supply the email you used to signup to the giveaway above – Your Email or the email you supply MUST match the one used to enter Gleam. Read below winner list on how to claim
Winners List – Click Link To See Names and Match Your Avatar – View Winner List Here
How To Claim – To receive your prize please email [email protected] with the title – “Christmas Giveaway Winner” and include the prize that you won – Prizes will be released on the 17th of January via Email
Winners – 1. Ghram M – $30 Netflix Giftcard 2. Jax B – $30 Netflix Giftcard 3. Jennifer C – $30 Netflix Giftcard 4. Stewart M – $30 Netflix Giftcard 5. Christopher C – $30 Netflix Giftcard 6. Charles G – $30 Netflix Giftcard 7. Will C – $30 Netflix Giftcard 8. Courtney P – $30 Netflix Giftcard 9. Justin S – $30 Netflix Giftcard 10. Alex H – $30 Netflix Giftcard 11. Johnny M – $30 Netflix Giftcard 12. Teresa M – $30 Netflix Giftcard 13. Wendy B – $30 Netflix Giftcard 14. Margaret S – $30 Netflix Giftcard 15. Amber R – $30 Netflix Giftcard 16. Leah S – $30 Netflix Giftcard
WINNERS MUST CLAIM BEFORE JANUARY 17th or prizes will be redrawn
Giveaway #2 – MyGiftCardSupply
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The second giveaway was brought to you by MyGiftCardSupply, who graciously gave away eight credits for $50 each on their website! They have gift cards from popular companies such as, Amazon, Playstation, Xbox, Blizzard, and Google Play. All gift cards are delivered electronically via email delivery.
How To Verify You’re The Winner? – Please supply the email you used to signup to the giveaway above – Your Email or the email you supply MUST match the one used to enter Gleam. Read below winner list on how to claim
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How To Claim – To receive your prize please email [email protected] with the title – “Christmas Giveaway Winner” and include the prize that you won – Prizes will be released on the 17th of January via Email.
Winners – 1. Daniel P – $50 MyGiftCardSupply Credit 2. Donald J – $50 MyGiftCardSupply Credit 3. Aleander P – $50 MyGiftCardSupply Credit 4. Terence L – $50 MyGiftCardSupply Credit 5. Lynn T – $50 MyGiftCardSupply Credit 6. Nancy F – $50 MyGiftCardSupply Credit 7. Zhuoyin Y – $50 MyGiftCardSupply Credit 8. Mike S – $50 MyGiftCardSupply Credit
WINNERS MUST CLAIM BEFORE JANUARY 17th or prizes will be redrawn
Giveaway #3 – Uber Eats
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Winners Received a $25 Uber Eats Giftcard
How To Verify You’re The Winner? – Please supply the email you used to signup to the giveaway above – Your Email or the email you supply MUST match the one used to enter Gleam. Read below winner list on how to claim
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How To Claim – To receive your prize please email [email protected] with the title – “Christmas Giveaway Winner” and include the prize that you won – Prizes will be released on the 17th of January via Email
Winners – 1. AL C – $25 Uber Eats Giftcard 2. Jeremy K – $25 Uber Eats Giftcard 3. Cristian S – $25 Uber Eats Giftcard 4. Ruben M – $25 Uber Eats Giftcard 5. Tonia H – $25 Uber Eats Giftcard 6. Milton Z – $25 Uber Eats Giftcard 7. Heather K – $25 Uber Eats Giftcard 8. Michael Y – $25 Uber Eats Giftcard 9. Timothy B – $25 Uber Eats Giftcard 10. James Z – $25 Uber Eats Giftcard 11. Matthew Y – $25 Uber Eats Giftcard 12. Christian C – $25 Uber Eats Giftcard 13. Alex N – $25 Uber Eats Giftcard 14. Susan C – $25 Uber Eats Giftcard 15. Judith W – $25 Uber Eats Giftcard 16. Julie B – $25 Uber Eats Giftcard 17. Cheryl T – $25 Uber Eats Giftcard 18. Corey O – $25 Uber Eats Giftcard 19. Regina D – $25 Uber Eats Giftcard 20. Elizabeth C – $25 Uber Eats Giftcard
WINNERS MUST CLAIM BEFORE JANUARY 17th or prizes will be redrawn
Giveaway #4 – Sennheiser
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This giveaway is for true gamers. Sennheiser graciously provided two of their GSP 300 headsets for two lucky winners.
How To Verify You’re The Winner? – Please supply the email you used to signup to the giveaway above – Your Email or the email you supply MUST match the one used to enter Gleam. Read below winner list on how to claim
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How To Claim – To receive your prize please email [email protected] with the title – “Christmas Giveaway Winner” and include the prize that you won – Prizes may take up to 3 working business days to receive
Winners – 1. Dave D – GSP 300 Sennheiser Gaming Headset 2. Tracey T – GSP 300 Sennheiser Gaming Headset
WINNERS MUST CLAIM BEFORE JANUARY 17th or prizes will be redrawn
Giveaway #5 – Gillette
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For the guy who needs to upgrade his shaving game: We gave away four lucky winners the Gillette Fusion ProShied Bundle.
How To Verify You’re The Winner? – Please supply the email you used to signup to the giveaway above – Your Email or the email you supply MUST match the one used to enter Gleam. Read below winner list on how to claim
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How To Claim – To receive your prize please email [email protected] with the title – “Christmas Giveaway Winner” and include the prize that you won – Prizes will be released on the 17th of January via Email
Winners – 1. Janice S – Gillette Fusion ProShield Bundle 2. Misty P – Gillette Fusion ProShield Bundle 3. Nicholas A – Gillette Fusion ProShield Bundle 4. Marsheila K – Gillette Fusion ProShield Bundle
WINNERS MUST CLAIM BEFORE JANUARY 17th or prizes will be redrawn
Giveaway #6 – KFC
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Winners received some finger-licking $25 KFC Giftcards
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How To Claim – To receive your prize please email [email protected] with the title – “Christmas Giveaway Winner” and include the prize that you won – Prizes will be released on the 17th of January via Email
Winners – 1. Leah D – $25 KFC Giftcard 2. Edmann B – $25 KFC Giftcard 3. Joyce P – $25 KFC Giftcard 4. Justin R – $25 KFC Giftcard 5. Richard B – $25 KFC Giftcard 6. Justin C – $25 KFC Giftcard 7. John H – $25 KFC Giftcard 8. Steven W – $25 KFC Giftcard 9. Shawn A – $25 KFC Giftcard 10. Tom W – $25 KFC Giftcard 11. Justin S – $25 KFC Giftcard 12. Samantha J – $25 KFC Giftcard 13. Kayla R – $25 KFC Giftcard 14. Andy A – $25 KFC Giftcard 15. John H – $25 KFC Giftcard 16. Christina H – $25 KFC Giftcard 17. Corbin W – $25 KFC Giftcard 18. Kirsten K – $25 KFC Giftcard 19. Charles M – $25 KFC Giftcard 20. Andrew P – – $25 KFC Giftcard
WINNERS MUST CLAIM BEFORE JANUARY 17th or prizes will be redrawn
Giveaway #7 – Kinguin
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The final giveaway of the Christmas week was for every type of gamer! Kinguin giving away 4 x €30, 8 x €20 and 8 x €10 gift cards to Kinguin.
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Winners –
1. Dani K – €30 Kinguin Giftcard 2. Amar P – €30 Kinguin Giftcard 3. Alaris – €30 Kinguin Giftcard 4. David R – €30 Kinguin Giftcard 5. Edward T – €20 Kinguin Giftcard 6. Karl-Hendrik V – €20 Kinguin Giftcard 7. Chris H – €20 Kinguin Giftcard 8. Sara S – €20 Kinguin Giftcard 9. William D – €20 Kinguin Giftcard 10. Pedro B – €20 Kinguin Giftcard 11. Lucas D – €20 Kinguin Giftcard 12. Murine P – €20 Kinguin Giftcard 13. Lucinda K – €10 Kinguin Giftcard 14. Gina J – €10 Kinguin Giftcard 15. Dale M – €10 Kinguin Giftcard 16. Tera M – €10 Kinguin Giftcard 17. Blessed B – €10 Kinguin Giftcard 18. Patrik P – €10 Kinguin Giftcard 19. Thanos P – €10 Kinguin Giftcard 20. Angelica S – €10 Kinguin Giftcard
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Bonus Round – Vast.gg Mega Christmas Giveaway!
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An incredible, huge giveaway finished off the week from Vast.gg! Repeat.gg and Vast.gg wanted to get fully into the Christmas spirit, so gave one lucky winner a massive prize package including a NetFlix $30 gift card, a MyGiftCardSupply $100 gift card, a Uber Eats $50 gift card, a Sennheiser Game On Headset, a Gillette Fusion ProShield Bundle, a KFC $50 gift card, and a Kinguin $100 gift card!
Winner – 1. Angelle B – Mega Prize Bundle
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The esports prize pools awarded in 2019 reflect a booming industry with no signs of slowing down.
Esports are taking over, and anyone who does not see that would be fooling themselves. As of 2015, the Dota 2 championship prize money dwarfed that of the Super Bowl, arguably the biggest game in traditional sports, and definitely the biggest in America.
Since that time, the numbers are getting even more astronomical, and more and more people are making a living as experts at the most popular games in the world. This article will have a look at the biggest games in esports and their prize pools from 2019.
If you are only here to steal our awesome infographic, feel free to skip to it by clicking here. Data taken as of Dec 10, 2019.
According to Esports Earnings, the total money awarded in 2019 alone so far is $209,398,385.66.
Let’s compare that to the winnings given out in the past three years and their biggest games.
2018 – $162,731,609.34 (Dota 2,Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Fortnite, League Of Legends, PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS)
2017 –$116,376,377.83 (Dota 2, League Of Legends, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Heroes Of The Storm, Call Of Duty)
2016 – $98,101,776.55(Dota 2, League Of Legends, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Halo 5, Call Of Duty)
The usual suspects still comprise this list that have been the largest games for years now, but don’t sleep on the Battle Royale game mode. Fortnite and PubG are the only games to make a significant enough impact and find themselves on the list (scroll to see their places among the Top 10), but more could be coming in the very near future.
Fun Fact: Starcraft II is the fifth largest game in terms of prize pool money handed out all time, but fell off this list this year.
*All figures are in USD
10. Rainbow Six Siege
Largest Prize Pool – $2,000,000 Prize Total – $3,965,737.03 Tournaments – 60
The next installment of Tom Clancy games by Ubisoft is an operator based first person shooter that allows players to use the map to their advantage, which is unlike most FPSs.
The previous five seasons of the Rainbow Six Pro League featured a prize pool of $283,000, but thanks to the explosion of esports has ballooned to $628,000 this year. The Six Invitational went from $500,000 in prizes to $2 million in 2019.
Fun Fact: Rainbow Six has generated more than $1 billion in revenue as of 2019.
9. Hearthstone
Largest Prize Pool – $1,000,000 Prize Total – $4,067,263.29 Tournaments – 36
Hearthstone is both an online digital collectible card game and one of two games developed by Blizzard on this list. The fast-paced gameplay lends itself to tournament style competition and Hearthstone has been on the esports circuit for years. Its place on the list is impressive given it only hosted 35 official tournaments as of this writing.
The Hearthstone World Championship, which began in 2014, featured a $1 million prize pool in three of the past four years. Popular player Wei Lin Chen has earned excess of $426,000 in tournaments this year.
Fun Fact: VKLiooon became the first ever Global Champion from China in Hearthstone, also making history as the first woman to take home a trophy at BlizzCon in 2019.
8. Arena of Valor
Largest Prize Pool – $2,166,994.19 Prize Total – $5,801,003.19 Tournaments – 16
If there is anything that has exploded as much if not more than the general esports industry, it is mobile gaming within that industry. As the little squares in our pocket become more and more powerful, so do the capabilities of the games we can install on them.
Arena of Valor is the first of a few Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) games on this list, and may be responsible for League of Leagues developer Riot Games deciding to take their game mobile. It’s pretty incredible it made the list with only 15 tournaments and the fact that its only available on iOS, Android and Nintendo Switch outside of China. It had two tournaments with more than $1 million prize pools.
Fun Fact: Tencent built an internal team to change some parts of Arena of Valor for new markets around the world, according to The Verge, such as introducing Western fantasy heroes and even some DC Comics heroes like Batman and Wonder Woman for the North American audience.
7. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Largest Prize Pool – $2,000,000 Prize Total – $6,517,557.00 Tournaments – 38
You knew it was coming, and here it is. Call of Duty’s most recent installment has been making the Top 10 basically every year the game has existed. The last time a Call of Duty game was not among the Top 10 in prize pools was 2010. It was a major bounce back year for the franchise, which had a down year by its standards with the lackluster Call of Duty: World War II.
The interesting move Treyarch made with Black Ops 4 was deciding against a single player campaign mode, which is still the first and only Call of Duty to do so. Instead, users had the ability to launch into Blackout, their response to the Fortnite and PubG popularity. They obviously decided this was the wrong move as the single player mode is back in the latest Modern Warfare release and the Battle Royale mode isn’t expected until January.
Black Ops 4 introduced specialist abilities that were unique to each character. Giving the game this (arguably inspired by Overwatch) wrinkle made it one of the more fun multiplayer experiences in the franchise’s history.
Fun Fact: Over 100 million people have played at least one of the Call of Duty games.
6. League of Legends
Largest Prize Pool – $2,225,000.00 Prize Total – $9,023,245.80 Tournaments – 160
If you thought League of Legends (or its main competitor) were going to fall off from the boom of Battle Royale games, think again. League is still as strong as ever in the esports tournament circuit and even broke a record set by the mighty Fortnite this year. The #Worlds2019 semi-final match between SK Telecom and G2 Esports set the record for concurrent viewers at almost 4 million, shattering Fortnite World Cup’s record, which stood at 2.3 million.
The MOBA game type is ridiculously fun to play and obviously just as fun to watch on the competitive scene.
Fun Fact: 2019 featured only the fourth-highest tournament prize pool for the World Championship. The 2016-2018 prize pools were all higher.
5. Overwatch
Largest Prize Pool – $3,500,000.00 Prize Total – $9,117,036.77 Tournaments – 54
Overwatch is Blizzard’s second appearance on this list. The hero-based FPS adds much more strategy than your typical shooters would. Not only are players allowed to select a hero from a pool of over 30, each with their own abilities, but the objective gameplay itself is fairly unique among shooters. Teamwork may be more important in Overwatch than any game on the list.
Players can compete in Overwatch esports in a variety of ways, from the Overwatch League, Overwatch Contenders, Overwatch World Cup and the Open Division tournaments.
Fun Fact – The University of California: Irvine campus picked Overwatch as its second game to have an official team and offer scholarships for after League of Legends.
4. PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS
Largest Prize Pool – $5,999,999.99 Prize Total – $12,483,482.94 Tournaments – 66
PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS was the first Battle Royale game mode to really take off in the esports scene and is a direct competitor to the No. 1 game on this list. The game was an instant hit, and in September of 2017 it set a record by having 1.3 million concurrent players.
PubG is still massively played, streamed, and watched by many all over the world, but especially in South Korea where the game was developed by Bluehole and where it initially rose to fame. However, it has been losing ground in 2019. As of stats taken for the month of December 2019, PubG is just the No. 13 most popular game on Twitch.
That didn’t stop it from bringing in a massive prize pool for the PubG Global Championship, which was six times higher than any previous prize pool for PubG.
Fun Fact: The previous high prize pool tournament for PubG in 2019 was only $500,000.
3. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Largest Prize Pool – $1,000,000 Prize Total – $19,265,460.72 Tournaments – 612
By far the oldest FPS on the list, the fourth game in the Counter-Strike series by Valve isn’t going to see its run among the top earners in esports end any time soon. They dwarf the rest of the games on this list in terms of tournaments run, and the switch to free-to-play last December was an excellently-planned move to keep up with its competitors.
Although CS:GO has one of the lower prize pools of the top esports titles, they do however have one of the most viewed and active pro tournament circuit in esports.
After previously capping tournament prize pools at $250,000 in the past, which was surprising given Valve also developed Dota 2 which has seen massive prize pools for tournaments thanks to crowd funding, CS:GO tournaments have been surpassing $1 million in recent years. 2019’s StarLadder Berlin Major, IEM XIII – Katowice and Intel Gram Season 2 each had $1 million prize pools.
Fun Fact – CS:GO was initially panned by critics and gamers, but Valve turned things around with several updates and brought most Counter-Strike players to the fourth installment.
2. Defense of the Ancients (Dota 2)
Largest Prize Pool – $34,330,069.00 Prize Total – $46,246,949.14 Tournaments – 196
Surprised? So was I when I saw Dota 2 was no longer the top game in prize pools given out, mostly because it still has the largest prize pool tournament by a pretty substantial margin. The International remains not only the most lucrative esports tournament, but it’s also among the highest prize pool for championships in sports in general.
Valve has two of the top three games on this list, and even though Dota 2 was knocked off the No. 1 spot for the first time since 2013, it remains at the top historically. Dota 2 tournaments have paid out a whopping $219,095,635. Counter-Strike is No. 2 and still $131,976,182 behind Dota.
This is all good news for Valve. The money for The International is raised by the community that plays Dota 2 via purchasing of Battle Passes. 25% of the proceeds from all Battle Pass sales go directly to funding The International Prize Pool, with rest going to Valve.
Concurrent viewers of the final match between OG and Liquid reached just under 2 million and the tournament reached a total of 88 million views.
Fun Fact – The International tournament was only less than a million than the other nine largest prize pools on this list combined.
1. Fortnite
Largest Prize Pool – $15,287,500.00 Prize Total – $64,367,332.11 Tournaments – 349
If there was one game that would take down Dota 2, your first guess most likely would have been Fortnite. The rise in popularity for Epic Games’ Battle Royale shooter was meteoric. After then little-known streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins posted a video playing with Drake and other celebrities, the rest was history.
Ninja and others have completely blown up since, but what truly put Fortnite on the esports map was their World Cup in 2019. Officially, the solo and duos tournaments were separate prize pools, but each featured more than $15 million in prizes. The Fortnite World Cup was the first tournament to come even close to rivaling Dota 2’s The International. Despite being one of the younger games on this list, Fortnite is already No. 3 in total prize money awarded historically.
Fortnite has become THE game for many to stream on Twitch. It’s one of their most viewed games each month on the platform with the most amount of streamers. It has spawned some competitors, although they weren’t the first Battle Royale game mode, its popularity definitely inspired responses from Activision, which came out with “Blackout” in 2018, and from EA, which launched Apex Legends with Respawn Entertainment.
Fun Fact – Epic Games’ black hole event to end Season 10 had millions and millions of people watching literally nothing on Twitch and Twitter.
Infographic presented by Repeat.gg
There has never been a better time to be a gamer and make money from playing your favorite video games. The best part is the industry is still booming and expected to continue rising in the next several years. Expect these numbers to increase as more companies realize how viable the gaming industry is for their brand.
Repeat.gg has several free-to-enter tournaments currently live! Sign up now and compete in League of Legends or Dota 2 tournaments. Be sure to check back in 2020 when we’re expected to launch Fortnite as well as other games coming soon.
XY Gaming has rebranded to Repeat, and with that will come new games like Fortnite and more, plus a new look to the website.
Welcome to the newly branded repeat.gg! As you may have heard, we recently secured an investment. With that, we are thrilled to announce many changes coming your way in the next few months to a year. Starting with a fresh new look, our new logo, as seen above, and a complete redesign of the website over the next six months. We have also doubled our team size and are expecting to double again in the next three months.
Why the name Repeat?
We wanted Uber, but that is apparently taken and I hear they are doing well so we might not be able to get that for a while. In short, we wanted a company name that was simple to remember, say, spell and allow for future expansion (Repeat Eats! coming 2021*).
Here are just some of the changes you can expect from us starting now
New games – Fortnite by January and more every quarter
New tournament modes
Specialized tournaments for community, influencers, regions, ranks and specific roles to certain characters or playstyles
Faster EVERYTHING, from the functionality of the website to how quickly we respond to your support inquiries.
Results tracking improved
New website design
An expanded support team and 24/7 support within six months
Now, you may be wondering what this means for you if you’re currently signed up to compete in tournaments. The short answer is, not much! Your coins all transfer and your account with us will still be linked to your League of Legends and Dota 2 accounts. Everything will run smoother for you.
We have heard from gamers and want you to know we are planning to onboard more popular titles along with the first inclusion of Fortnite this year.
The core concept is not changing in any way. We will still host asynchronous tournaments using our proprietary technology and they will be just as easy to enter for any new games we onboard.
We know you may still have questions. Please visit our FAQs page for more information and answers to those questions.
I cannot stress how vital Dota 2 farming heroes are for gold. It is the in-game currency. No matter how high you hero abilities are, you will be useless without getting your necessary items. Some heroes have the ability to gain more gold than others. Most of these heroes are Carries since they have the most significant potential in the game.
The heroes mention are fantastic suggestions in helping you earn some extra points in Repeat.gg’s specialized tournaments where scoring formats are based on your individual ranked matchmaking games to win cash and prizes.
Based on statistics from Dotabuff, here are the top 10 best farming heroes: written by Patsiyoah
Anti-Mage
One of the most popular Carry heroes is Anti-Mage. A decent laning stage with babysitting support will enable you to farm an early Battle Fury. With proper timing, you can efficiently clear neutral camps. His high mobility and attack animation will give you a flash farming ability.
Earn more gold by:
· Gank high-mana enemies – e.g., enemy supports trying to ward
· Split push your lanes
· Maximize the use of your Blink
Medusa
Medusa relies heavily on her farming abilities. She can be the tankiest carry in the game with her Mana Shield, but early phase is not your friend. If you can stretch the game longer, it will be harder for enemies to kill you.
Earn more gold by:
· Use split shot during mid game (you don’t want to mess up lane equilibrium in the early game)
· Choose your team fights (stone gaze can turn around tables)
Luna
One of the fastest pushers is Luna. Don’t you hate it when you lose team fights on your base and Luna’s Moon Glaives easily destroys your buildings in seconds? Moon Glaives also helps you clear creep stacks quickly.
Earn more gold by:
· Take objectives early game
· Win team fights before enemy cores get their BKB
Juggernaut
Juggernaut can deal a high amount of physical and magical damage. An early Battle Fury is also a staple, especially in pub games. You can play aggressively in lane allowing you to secure your farm.
Earn more gold by:
· Pick off lone enemies with Omnislash
Alchemist
The hero is the equivalent of gold. Greevil’s Greed can amass a massive amount of gold on a single creep killed. Although he’s reliant to his ultimate to do well in team fights, he has pretty good comeback potential.
Earn more gold by:
· Never let enemy cores outfarm you
· Radiance complements Greevil’s Greed well
So much items, only so many creeps to farm
Terrorblade
Terrorblade’s Metamorphosis deals high damage during the early game. With Manta Style, you excel in split pushing and taking objectives faster. His high base armour makes you survive in the lane longer.
Earn more gold by:
· Farm different camps at once with long-lasting illusions
Shadow Fiend
Being an excellent last hitter is essential to play Shadow Fiend well. You can easily deny creeps from a one-on-one matchup in the mid lane. Avoid dying to retain your damage advantage.
Earn more gold by:
· A Shadow Blade-Euls-Requiem combo can kill most heroes easily
Meepo
Meepo is one of the hardest carries in the game. You should practice your micro-management skills if you want to play this hero. Divided We Stand lets you summon another Meepo that will give you the gold and level advantage if used efficiently. That’s where your intensive micro skills should kick in.
Earn more gold by:
· Manage clones around the map looking for lone enemies, farming neutrals or joining possible team fights
Nature’s Prophet
Teleportation gives you a global presence. You can use it to push lanes, assists in a clash, or even kill dying enemy heroes that are trying to run away. Nature’s Call treants deal decent damage and can be used to block enemies or provide vision.
Earn more gold by:
· Micro manage your treants to exploit opportunities to kill enemies or push
Templar Assassin
Templar Assassin’s abilities make her a highly elusive hero. She can defend herself from massive damage with Refraction, reduce armour with Meld, and cripple enemies with Psionic Traps. With Psi Blades, you can clear creep waves and neutral camps quickly. Combining her dangerous threat to the enemy and ability to flash farm, you’ll surely give a hard time to your enemy.
Earn more gold by:
· Get an early Blink Dagger for mobility
· Learn proper positioning to maximise Psi Blades
Summary
If you enjoy farming in Dota 2 make sure to check out Repeat.gg’s Dota 2 Tournaments where results from your ranked matchmaking are based on your gold earnt. All these heroes above are ideal in increasing your chances of winning cash and prizes in our Dota 2 Tournaments.
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I’m going to go against the tide here and recommend that new players play carries or cores and lane with experienced support. Whenever I am introducing friends to Dota 2, I always recommend that they pick a carry and come safe lane with me. It is much easier to focus on killing heroes than it is to learn the complexities of setting up fights, ensuring enough vision and detection that the team can make confident decisions on whether or not to engage. Pulling and stacking creeps is harder than it sounds, and requires strict timing and clock management. So here is a curated list of heroes I would suggest to anyone who wants to begin playing Dota.
Phantom Assassin
PA has always been a great hero to stomp pubs. With some new buffs in the latest patch, Phantom Assassin is one of the best heroes for new players to start carrying with.
Why Phantom Assassin is a good hero for beginners:
Simple but versatile itemisation.
Why Phantom Assassin is a good hero for beginners:
Very easy to execute (it’s a two button hero after all)
Good counter pick against popular, squishy carries like Sniper, Drow Ranger and Anti Mage.
Wraith King
The king of wraiths or previously known as Skeleton King has always been a staple beginner carry. Often memed for being a one button hero, it’s still powerful and has a fantastic mechanic that stifles rampant feeding: reincarnation. Why Wraith King is a good hero for beginners:
Different ways to build this carry due to versatile itemisation choices.
Roshan’s new Refresher Orb after 7.07 patch allows for fantastic triple or even quadruple reincarnation plays. The right balance of tankiness and damage dealing.
Sniper
Sniper is one of the most famous heroes with Dota newcomers, and with good reason. He might be a bit too squishy to stand toe-to-toe with other heroes, but that’s not how he’s supposed to be played. Usually a Carry hero (the role designated for dishing out massive damage later in the game), the Sniper is most effective when he’s at a distance from his target.
Why Sniper is a good hero for beginners:
His Take Aim ability lets him strike at enemy heroes and towers from far out of harm’s way.
While his Ultimate, Assassinate, deals extraordinary damage with a mini-stun as a bonus.
Just be sure to avoid close range combat. Sniper’s low health makes him an easy target for opponents who can close the gap.
Bristleback
Not only is he tough to kill, but he can dish out a lot of damage. The more quills he shoots, the stronger he gets, making it a simple process to rack up some serious killing power. If that wasn’t enough, he also moves faster as well! He indeed is a great character to start with, because he’s just so hard to kill even a novice will find it hard to get into a situation they can’t get out of.
Why BristleBack is a good hero for beginners:
His entire gimmick is that he takes considerably less damage from attacks that hit his side or back. He also will automatically unleash quills that damage those hitting him.
Also adding to his ease of use is the fact he only has 2 active abilities, while the other two are passive.
The article was written and supplied By Chandan ’Fusion’ Padhi -Social Media / Instagram @padhichandan / Quora
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Earning a diploma for your passion is not that easy, especially if you are an eSports enthusiast. Esports industry is rapidly growing, and institutions are starting to take notice. The strong academic background of the industry is an edge for gamers and enthusiasts. Universities are now offering eSports courses that will guide you into making it in the professional scene.
Repeat.gg brings you some of the universities that offer an eSports degree.
University of California-Irvine
UCI was the first public university to create an official esports program and is regarded as one of the best in the world. They began offering scholarships to League of Legends teams back in 2016 and have moved on to also offer scholarships for Overwatch. The UCI Esports Arena opened around the same time and supports all gaming clubs on campus. They also offer some of the most comprehensive research programs and continue to innovate in the world of eSports.
Staffordshire University
Staffordshire University offers BA (Hons) Esports. It is a three-year course that focuses on the business and culture of eSports. Students will learn how to develop teams, create a fan base, organise an event, promote a large-scale event, and market these events digitally. The university also offers scholarships to top players to pursue their competitive gaming career.
“Over 73 percent of those employed within eSports are under the age of 35, and their skills are in demand. Companies are looking for people who are entrepreneurial and, and the industry is driving the creation of new jobs,” Rachel Gowers, Academic Dean for Recruitment, explained.
There are over 50 Universities offering esports courses, so it was hard to narrow down which one should be mentioned. We went for the university that started it all for the united states back in 2014 with Robert Morris University in Illinois which announced a scholarship-sponsored League of Legends team. Since then, the scene has ballooned to include around 50 different educational esport programs, with a national governing body known as the National Association of Collegiate Esports as the main home for most of those organizations.
In Singapore, Informatics launched the first Diploma in eSports and Game Design. The course will last for eight months for full-timers and twelve months for part-timers. The course will equip the students with knowledge on the fundamentals of game development, game programming, live streaming trends, and aspects of the eSports ecosystem.
Informatics Academy will focus on practice-based learning to reach the full potential of the students. The course will be offered every January, May, and September of the year. Applications for September 2018 is already open
The Lanxiang Technical School
A technical school in Jinan, China offers an eSports and Management course that costs £1,470 per year. This is a three-year course that hones the gaming skills of the students.
During the first year, their classes compose of 50% gaming and 50% of game theory.
The students will be divided after their first year. The best gamers will focus on becoming professional players while the others will learn accompanying skills including event organisation, promotion, or coaching.
The University of Chichester also offers BA (Hons) Esports. This is a three-year program that examines eSports from several perspectives. Students who are aiming to be professional gamers will take continuous skills development sessions and study the strategic and tactical thinking to enhance their gameplay success.
After this course, you can forge a career in professional gaming, marketing, sports science, games design, journalism, and events management. Some notable subjects included in the module are Immersive Gameplay, Skills & Strategy Development, Live Event Production, Player Management, and Coaching Teams.
If your country doesn’t have a university that offers an eSports program, Udemy is the perfect fit for you.
Udemy provides an eSports program designed for aspiring professional gamers.The students will learn to strategise their gaming career goals and develop a success mindset.
The curriculum includes topics such as Common Mistakes Young Aspiring Pro Gamers Make, Engineer Your Environment to Boost Your Gaming Skills & eSports Business Ops, and Tools for Solving Problems in eSports Team Dynamics. Udemy also offers a discounted price for this online course.
A degree in eSports can be a huge factor in the individual’s success in the eSports industry. Statistics show that the eSports market is growing and will continue to do so. This booming industry will also continue to open enormous opportunities for talents and experts. In the eSports industry today, the experts are those gamers who were already there when gaming is just gaming. Do you think having an eSports degree will hone the new generation of enthusiasts better? Is it worth taking? Share your thoughts.
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Dota 2 Support Heroes are the backbone of any team, be it a high-level pub match or professional match. They babysit their carries, create space for their mids, sacrifice their farms as well as their own lives for the greater good, and are generally pretty exhausting to play, both physically and mentally. That is the main reason that it is often under and even over appreciated at times: it’s hard to quantify a supports impact, and quite frequently players don’t realize that how much their support has done for the team. However, almost as frequently support players think too highly of their contributions.
This post will be dedicated to a brief analysis of top-tier supports in pub and pro plays in an attempt to highlight the highest impact supports. Picking a consistently strong support hero will unlikely win all of your games, but it can be a good starting point to understand the role better and improving at it. Stats are shown by impact compared to win rate percentages below
PROFESSIONAL SCENE
Rubick: LAN Games – 43.2% win rate
Despite possessing attributes typical of the archetypal support caster, the possession of Spell Steal allows Rubick to be built differently. While he only has one innate disable, he should generally be produced with mobility and casting in mind, with items that help with initiation taking priority due to the utility that Spell Steal provides. Rubick is a flexible spellcaster, best known for his ability to copy enemies last used spells to use against them. He is commonly picked as a counter pick to big team fight spells like Tidehunter’s Ravage, Enigma’s Blackhole and so on.
Witch Doctor: LAN Games – 50% win rate
Witch Doctor is a strong support that scales well throughout the game. If well positioned can change the flow of battle with his ultimate. The Witch Doctor’s early game damage and utility from Paralyzing Cask and Maledict are extreme in the laning phase. Consider skipping points in Voodoo Restoration until you reach level 10 to maximise lane pressure and damage output. Having Maledict at maximum level as soon as possible allows you to pull off shorter duration Death Wards to secure big kills.
Tusk: LAN Games – 52.2% win rate
Tusk is a very strong initiator who can set up fights on his team’s terms. His arsenal of crowd control spells can significantly inhibit enemies during fights and ganks, giving allies a commanding edge. Tusk is a ganking specialist as he can hunt fragile heroes throughout the game. However, his skill and aggressive play style can be a double edge against him when it comes to initiating & chasing fleeing enemies as his ice shard can block his teammates from proceeding with the chase, and he can roll himself into a counter-ganking trap set up by his opponent. Thus, although his skill set is rather straightforward, a player should exercise good judgement before considering initiation.
PUB SCENE
Shadow Shaman – 52% win rate
Shadow Shaman is a powerful ganker, and pusher, who possesses strong disables and nukes. His spells allow him to disable lone enemies for extended periods of time, making them easy prey for his teammates, or to make short work of creep waves and towers. Because of his strong disables and powerful nukes, Shadow Shaman benefits significantly from building intelligence items that extend the size of his mana pool and provide mana regeneration, as well as mobility items to allow him to get close enough to use his disables and nukes on enemies. The additional mobility also aids in survivability by allowing him to position himself to escape enemy attempts to kill him.
Crystal Maiden – 54% win rate
Crystal Maiden is an efficient support who specialises in slowing enemies. Her highly valued Arcane aura increases mana regeneration for all her teammates, while she remains useful throughout the game with minimal items. In massive fights, she can channel a freezing field to obliterate enemies over a wide area, along with using frostbite to target individuals. However, Crystal Maiden is quite fragile even compared to other supports and is one of the slowest heroes in the game.
Omniknight – 57% win rate
An argument can be made on Omniknight role in PUB play, some users have started to use Omniknight as an offlane aggressor. Although built to be a strong healing support, players have converted to an aggressive core that can be a menace in lanes to deal with due to his slow attack combined with his strength/healing advantage. This is a combo that is unseen in most supports mentioned above
What is your take on the way Omniknight should be played?
Pubs are a little different from the professional scene – teams aren’t as coordinated, pick progressions are very different, and games generally take longer, so greedier supports can feel better. A witch doctor is a top tier support coming in at third position with a win rate of 51%.
Closing Thoughts
Learning from high-level pubs and the professional scene is the best way to learn dota. Although blindly copying their picks, however, can be a dangerous path, since there are so many nuisances in the game. If you are serious indeed about improving, do yourself a favour and watch replays of hero you are interested in – it is unlikely all of the things will be comprehended fully, but some of the more basic concepts can be understood, applied, and built upon in the future. A great place to start for looking up statistics and what is currently in meta would be looking at sites like Dotabuff.com which is always a great place to begin looking into your own performances.
Article was written and supplied By Chandan ’Fusion’ Padhi. Gmail / Instagram / Quora
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There are many forms of careers and incomes from Gaming or eSports. Most people think that the only way of making it is with the conventional prospects of becoming a professional gaming celebrity or a video game creator. In this series, I will list some career paths that can take a slice out of that delicious $101.62bn video game industry pie, suitable for gamers ranging from casual to professional, such as esports and skin betting.
We will detail what each method is, how much one can make and how to get started.
What is Esports and Skin Betting
Skin Betting
This may get a bit complex but bear with me.
Skins are completely cosmetic and have no impact on the game itself.
Skins or items are purely cosmetic, holding no gameplay function or utility, they are digital in-game drops that are random at times for a user, with platforms allowing users to trade with each other. Skins are an overlay that will appear on a user’s screen or a weapon or the character’s appearance and can also be seen by fellow peers inside the game. These can be in-game Weapons, Skins, Badges, Knives and more.
Even though there is Selling/Trading and Buying of skins in multiple titles, we will be using Counter-Strike Global Offensive as the example. This is due to the popularity of the skins as well as it being the highest market in the world for computer game items, which can amount values of thousands of dollars for a single item.
During the Skins betting peak period, it wasn’t abnormal to see some skins go for hundreds if not thousands of dollars for rare CS: GO Skins
How to receive in-game skins
⦁ Earn it through random drops by playing in the online community and on official servers
Crates and Skins are like rewards for public users that play the game online
⦁ From crates that are also given randomly for playing – A user can “uncrate” them by purchasing keys, and these crates are usually from promotions and contain a lucky dip
CS:GO Crate Keys are unique and match each crate
⦁ From trading with other players with the Trade function on Steam –
The trading portal acts as a barter marketing platform to trade in-game items in Counter-Strike: GO
4. Buy Skins from a trading website
* Opskins.com is one of the most popular skin selling/purchasing site
Opskins is one of the well known of the hundred sites you can find dealing with skins
How to make money from Esports Gambling / Skins?
esportsand skin Gambling is a recent feature that gamers can participate in, in fact, it’s something the general public can now take part in. This is widely due to the majority of the traditional sporting gambling websites having an esports feature, allowing people to bet on esports and gaming event outcomes.
There are two forms of Gambling that can be done in esports/Gaming:
Real Cash Betting
Nearly all the major sports betting websites now have an esports Feature to bet on the outcome of a gaming match
Websites: Pinnacle, Bet 365, William Hill and Betway are some of the sites with this option.
Nearly every major Sports betting platform now caters to esports fans
Skins/Items Betting
Users can deposit their Skins or Items into a website that will generate a dollar amount; Users can then place skins with individual value into a bulk bet to produce an overall figure to bet with on a match. The odds for a team to win are just generated by the ratio of bets on them versus bets against them. In return, winners receive their original skin/item bet as well as a win percentage amount in skins/items of random value. Websites: CSGO Lounge, 8Esports, and CSGOloot
You can learn how to use such websites like CSGO Lounge via many YouTube videos
You can place your skins on the line to win skins valued at the same price when you win.
Skins/Items Lottery
Just like betting, every item and skin have a dollar value. Users can deposit these skins and items onto a CS: andwGO Lottery website and place bets in a large pool. The more items or, the higher dollar value placed into the pool gives the user better odds on winning. Winners are drawn at random with more draws going to the most amount of entries via dollar amount,and the winner takes all.
The best example to explain CS:GO lottery sites is Roulette. These pools can run every 30 seconds to a minute, depending on the dollar amounts being placed live. Players can win or lose hundreds of dollars in items within seconds. A Lottery pool can be anything from $200 to $10,000 – There are numerous videos of gamers placing $10k bets to only see them lose it all within a minute.
Websites: Skin Arena, CSGOFast, SkinJoker – More can be found http://betcsgo.org/
There are 100’s of videos on youtube that you can search of these losses. Here is an example of how easy it is to lose $6k in 1 minute – (Warning! Curse Language as Expected )
Public outcry saw hundreds of these sites be shut down due to stricter relegations on skin lottery sites by the game developer of Counter-Strike: GO – Some rogue sites are still operating today despite the call to cease.
How to Sell Skins and Gamble Successfully?
Skins Selling
Always shop for the best price and you won’t find it hard to locate sites that deal with selling items to give you the best price. Personally, I consider the best value for money is to advertise your items and sell privately, but be careful, scammers have swarmed the market and are all too common.
You are dealing with your money, and you have to be smart. Make sure to study all your bets by researching and don’t forget that odds are fairly low regardless, due to it being a new feature, so multing ( requiring two bets to win a bet placement)matches may be best or using skins to bet with for better value.
Regardless of tips, you can never predict the outcome 100% so always make sure to study everything, from how far a team has travelled and what is their best map, to the event being online or offline.
Tips:
⦁ Check head to head History ⦁ Check if team’s rosters are similar ⦁ Check Format – Some teams may be better at best of 3 or on Single Maps ⦁ bet on single maps for team’s best maps rather than the overall series win ⦁ Tie up multi bets – Odds on esports is low and you get better value linking up bets ⦁ Follow a team, learn their strengths and weakness to know how to bet for or against them ⦁ Check websites for past results (hltv.org allows you to see head to head and past results) Summary
HLTV.org shows previous team matches and all match statistics including head to head matches against their upcoming opponents.
If you don’t have a big bankroll the best thing to do is buy a small number of keys at once (discount bulk key purchases) and each week try your luck with opening crates and hope to be lucky enough to receive something to play with.
There is also a site out there you can bid on Skins to receive a massive discount –https://skinsanity.gg/ and if lucky you can pick up big ticketed items for less than 75% off
At the end of the day, this is gambling and you should always bet within your limits and stop when you have gone over it. Choosing a website can be intimidating so it’s always best to shop around.
This article was written by Repeat.gg‘s Community Manager Scott “Boomser” Bednarski a former professional gamer that traveled the world making a living in video games on major FPS titles.
An Esports commentator gives a running commentary or insight into a competitive esports game or tournament either in real-time or post-match.
There are many forms of careers and incomes in Gaming or Esports. Most people think that the only way of making it is with the current prospects of becoming a professional gaming celebrity or a video game creator. In this series, I will list some career paths that can take a slice out of that delicious $101.62bn video game industry pie, suitable for gamers ranging from casual to professional.
We will detail what each method is, how much one can make, and how to get started.
What is an Esports Broadcaster / Commentator?
An esports commentator gives a running commentary or insight into a game or event in real time, usually during a live broadcast which is traditionally delivered through several outlets, such as Twitch, Streaming, television, and in-game broadcasting components. So really, an esports Commentator and an everyday sports commentator don’t differ much. Esports commentators come in all forms, from past players themselves, gaming personalities, or just game enthusiasts.
Esports have three main areas of commentating:
⦁ Game Panel Analyst
Analysts give insight into teams’ and players’ history while showing data and statistics collected over time, and also sharing opinions and predictions of their own to create interest. The Game Panel will appear before and after each game or level is played, to give a much deeper look into the tactics and outcome of the match.
The Game Analyst team for Dota2 during The International
⦁ Play by Play Announcer
These announcers call the action during the live gameplay. While also creating hype, they serve to educate the live audience about the game or competition structure, to make it easier to follow. Announcers in the main esports tournaments usually come in pairs, with one being predominately the main caster and the other being the support caster. One will call the action while the other will give more in-depth to what just occurred on screen.
Play By Play casters are usually commentate in a pair – One calls the play by play while the other analyst the gameplay on screen.
⦁ Host / Interviewer
A host will engage the live audience from the main stage and report back to the Game Panel before and after each match or level is completed. They also serve as the interviewer for the teams before play, or even winners and losers to hopefully grab raw emotions from the gamers.
A host will do pre-interviews or post interviews of the matches ahead
How do they make their money and how much?
A Casters’ paycheck is nothing to sneeze at in comparison to that of a professional gamer, but what is damaging to a casters’ wallet is the lack of continuous work for casters. The majority of top casters are either part of full-time contracts with a production streaming network (Turtle Entertainment) or a game producer (Blizzard) or a gaming event staff (ESL Network) for their income, while many other casters will receive one-off paychecks or contracts for an event.
Many Casters who do not have a full-time tour gig with a production company would usually have to look for individual avenues to have a steady cash flow, which mostly comes from the form of video content, like YouTube, podcast, and streaming, which is outlined in the previous article (here).
An estimate for casters is around $700-$1000 USD a day at a major event in Counter-Strike:Global Offensive, well-known casters can find themselves easily over $1,300 a day at an event.
Where do I start in becoming a caster?
Before you even think about casting, the number one thing you must do is equip yourself with the essential tool for becoming a caster…KNOWLEDGE. Commentating is an art, and it isn’t always based around having the gift of “the voice”, even though, don’t get me wrong, that does help, but knowledge is key.
Knowing the games mechanics, gameplay, history, and its community is what draws users to want to listen to your insight. Also, having the gift of the gab is important, as nobody likes to listen to silence on a broadcast.
To start off, you need to pick how you’re going to cast. Will you be streaming live on Twitch? What games will you cast? Whose game will you cast? Will you do after-the-fact commentaries on YouTube? All these need to be considered to start off.
Becoming a Caster for a major gaming event will certainly not happen overnight, so you must start small, and the best place you can start is right in your bedroom. Casting other peoples’ live matches or post-match should be your starting point. Once you have collected a small following, you may be able to contact gaming tournaments to help increase your audience, or some production studios to give you a chance.
Dedicated Streaming Studios are all around the world for esports
Software –
Select a streaming software – I recommend using OBSProject
A guide to help you get started can be found here
Hardware –
I recommend you make the right choice and acquire an excellent microphone, as this will be your money maker, of course. A good CPU and GPU Strength is a must, and you can use Open Broadcaster Estimator ( https://obsproject.com/estimator ) to check if it’s good enough.
Dual monitors – This will help you while streaming and video editing, reading chat and interacting with your stream chat online, which will only help you build your audience.
What makes a Good Caster?
As stated before, Knowledge is the biggest factor, and this falls under the category of extensively knowing your teams, players, levels, and your game’s history. This will help you to be able to retrieve information during the cast and make for compelling content.
Being unique helps, as a shortage of casters is not a reality in the esports world and finding what separates you from the others can only help. Some casters are known for their hype or their in-depth analysis of the game meta they are casting
Example Video
An example of caster creating hype around a video-game match.
Example Video
This is an example of a caster being famous for his over the top announcements of “Black Hole” in dota 2.
Tips
⦁ Master the game
This point has already been explained, but it is still critical. Learning the game’s history creates fuel for discussion during your cast and the more you know, the easier it would be to dish out your predictions for richer content in the game.
⦁ Confidence and eagerness to learn
Once you have mastered the art of casting, try shifting your new skills into other games or platforms to better your chances of being picked up. A good way of increasing your chances is to learn a newly released game that may have an esports or competition future so that when it comes to gaming commentary, you will be one of the better candidates.
Talking in front of an audience is never easy, even if you only do it from the comfort of your home. Make sure to get out of your comfort zone and embrace whatever fear you may have and use it to better your skills in casting.
⦁ Be Content and Social Media Driven
Social Media nowadays is a power tool for boosting your audience and keeping your current fans interested. Use these platforms to alert your fans of production schedules and to ask them for feedback, or tell you which they matches wish to see covered by you.
⦁ Be a Tradesman with tools and software
Whether its casting or video production for Twitch, YouTube or even social media, it’s best to learn how to do everything yourself. Casting can sometimes be a solo career move and being competent in the likes of social media, graphic and design programs, will allow you to be more creative in your profession.
Learning the capabilities of YouTube and Twitch will open up another avenue in revenue, where you can source donations, advertisements, sponsorships and giveaways to up your production and audience grab.
Casting is not for everybody and you probably already have a rough idea whether or not it’s something you are capable of pursuing. Try contacting smaller production casters about maybe having a chance of doing a guest cast for one of their broadcasts and afterwards you shall have a pretty good understanding if it’s for you.
Thank you for reading and make sure you check out our Twitch Channel. We will be casting matches played on Repeat.gg.
This article was written by Repeat.gg’s Community Manager Scott “Boomser” Bednarski a former professional gamer that traveled the world making a living in video games on major FPS titles.
University of California-Irvine
Staffordshire University 
