Funtime said:
Booyah said:
Funtime said:
Booyah said:
Funtime said:
I'm actually a little surprised by this. LoL still seems far more popular on streaming sites like twitch.tv. Typically LoL doubles Dota 2 viewership on a regular basis. |
While I Don't agree that DOTA 2 is larger than LoL seeing as how it is tecnically stil lin beta phase, the streaming will always be misleading because DOTA 2 has a much more refined spectator mode with all the features of watching a stream but doing it all in game.
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What features does DOTA 2's spectator mode offer that LoL's doesn't? I'm curious as I haven't played DOTA 2 yet. I can't imagine it allows the players to interact with the viewers in any way, though, which is what draws a lot of people to streaming as opposed to spectating. Can you hear what the players on saying on their mics or anything like that in DOTA 2 spectator mode?
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You can watch the game from any players perspective or free watch, you can see the player chat but not hear them talk, but each game can have in game broadcasters that all spectators can hear.
Most of the big tournaments cost a small fee to watch in the game, but the big one called the International was free to watch and was cool cause you could change to your own perspective, or broadcaster's/players perpective, and broadcaters can write on the map for the spectators to see. It really is quite a marvel to watch and I hope more competitive games use this model in the future.
PS. You can also buy support banners for your favorite team and if you watch the team win, you can win items.
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That sounds pretty cool, especially for tournaments, but I think for everyday gaming streaming will continue to be a more popular choice for a lot of people just because of the interaction it allows with their favourite players.
I definitely want to experience that DOTA 2 tournament spectator mode, as being able to choose who you are focused on is a great feature. I hate watching a tourny on stream and having a couple of tards operating the spectator mode and missing important plays, or focusing the camera on boring champions that I don't care to watch.
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For individuals who want to stream its fine. I was just addressing the issue about more people streaming on LoL instead of DOTA 2, cause I use the spectator mode for all but the tournaments now, cause I don't want to pay to watch a tournament, but the tournaments are all streamed on joindota.com anyways.
To be fair I watch games more as a training tool and less as following certain players I like.
