How pro gaming will change WoW, according to 1UP

Taking a cue from NCSoft‘s PvP-centric MMORPG Guild Wars, Blizzard‘s World of Warcraft has finally entered the world of professional gaming. Arena teams have also started getting sponsorships. The first were Power Trip and ZERG IT UP, who are being sponsored by Team Pandemic and CheckSix, respectively. Just recently, we posted about The Fighting Mongooses signing on with Enervate Gaming.

With these new developments, one is left wondering how the whole pro gaming atmosphere will change Azeroth as we know it. In a recent feature, 1UP took a long, hard look at what could be lying in store for World of Warcraft in the pro gaming industry.

“At the moment there are still balance issues that need to be worked out both in-game and in the arena ranking system itself. These issues will continue to become less and less of a problem as Blizzard is surely working hard to alleviate any and all problems standing in the way of its massive freight train of a game,” said Stephen Schoder of CheckSix. “In the future you will soon find that Blizzard has tweaked the game to near perfection in preparation for mainstream eSports competition.”

“This is only the beginning of what’s to come in my eyes – things are only going to get more popular and more companies and teams are going to start to see the potential competitive WoW has,” said Power Trip’s Joseph Romano. “As far as people going for the ‘slice of the Sandpear pie,’ yes, I think a lot of people are going to start playing WoW more competitively, especially if gear is on equal terms with longstanding teams.”

For the full article, click on the “read” link below.

Taking a cue from NCSoft‘s PvP-centric MMORPG Guild Wars, Blizzard‘s World of Warcraft has finally entered the world of professional gaming. Arena teams have also started getting sponsorships. The first were Power Trip and ZERG IT UP, who are being sponsored by Team Pandemic and CheckSix, respectively. Just recently, we posted about The Fighting Mongooses signing on with Enervate Gaming.

With these new developments, one is left wondering how the whole pro gaming atmosphere will change Azeroth as we know it. In a recent feature, 1UP took a long, hard look at what could be lying in store for World of Warcraft in the pro gaming industry.

“At the moment there are still balance issues that need to be worked out both in-game and in the arena ranking system itself. These issues will continue to become less and less of a problem as Blizzard is surely working hard to alleviate any and all problems standing in the way of its massive freight train of a game,” said Stephen Schoder of CheckSix. “In the future you will soon find that Blizzard has tweaked the game to near perfection in preparation for mainstream eSports competition.”

“This is only the beginning of what’s to come in my eyes – things are only going to get more popular and more companies and teams are going to start to see the potential competitive WoW has,” said Power Trip’s Joseph Romano. “As far as people going for the ‘slice of the Sandpear pie,’ yes, I think a lot of people are going to start playing WoW more competitively, especially if gear is on equal terms with longstanding teams.”

For the full article, click on the “read” link below.