League of Legends’ Clash tournaments are everything I’d like Dota’s Battle Cups to be
Competitive games like League of Legends, Dota 2 and Overwatch are at their best when you play them… competitively. Don’t get me wrong, there’s plenty of fun to be had tooling around in casual play — relaxed environments are great for hanging out with friends, or just being silly. It’s how I spend 95% of my time playing those sort of games. That other 5% of the time though? Those comparatively brief periods where I’ve been playing with a full team of people who I know, all on voice coms, all trying their hardest to secure a win? Those are the times when those sort of games have truly shone as games. Note that you can take part in a 4 team bracket on any day, but you’ll only have a shot at that full 16 team bracket if your team starts competing on day 1. Got all that? Great. Now for why I reckon it’s an improvement on Dota’s Battle Cups, and why I’m hoping Valve might emulate Riot’s more involved tournament structure later down the line. Here’s the first big problem with Va...
