AndrewGroen

Oh! And we're doing some amount of Q&A at some point (we'll be experimenting with how that fits into our format in future shows.) So if you have any questions about Esports or the show send us your questions at [email protected].

Hey folks, thanks for all the feedback. I think the fragmentation of the Dota scene is going to start getting better this year. Valve introduced the Dota Majors system. So most of the other tournaments will fall away over time, and we can just focus on the four obvious big ones. Which I think will give Dota a good frequency that's similar to StarCraft's WCS or GSL systems that run about quarterly or thrice per year. Oh, and we're aiming for about 30-40 minutes with the show. We want something that can cover a good amount of ground without asking people to give us their entire afternoon just to listen. Any questions just let me know! Andrew

Thanks, Badfinger! And it's great to meet you as well (I'm Andrew Groen.) I'm so glad you enjoyed the first episode. We had a really great time putting this together, and we're impatiently counting the days until we get to record another episode. Re your feedback: I'll try to be a bit more specific in the future. We do several hours of pre-show prep, but sometimes even that isn't enough to gather all of the details we'd like to inform people of. Sometimes we get rolling in a good conversation and it takes us places we weren't expecting. As for the focus of the show, some of that is still being defined. We definitely would have covered EVO if we had launched a few weeks earlier. Definitely. EVO is a boatload of fun. We like to cover anything that falls under the purview of spectator-friendly competitive gaming. However, we are a little constrained by our personal knowledge of certain scenes. So Hearthstone and Smite, for example, will be difficult at first since we don't currently know those scenes very well. With that said, I'd be surprised if we never covered those games. We just may have to bring in a guest expert, or approach the subject from our own limited-knowledge vantage point. The bulk of the show will focus on that SC/DOTA/LoL/CS:GO sweet spot you mentioned. But there will be frequent moments when we step out to explore Halo, Call of Duty, Fighting Games, up-and-coming titles etc. We're excited for you to hear more! Andrew