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Casually Explained: Esports

Predictions from this Video

Total: 16
Correct: 0
Incorrect: 0
Pending: 16
Unrated: 0
Prediction
Topic
Status
The top 100 Dota 2 players have earned over $1 million in prize money.
"the top 100 DOTA players have each made over a million dollar in prize winnings"
Esports Prize Pools
Pending
Most companies will support esports tournaments as long as it benefits shareholders, but will withdraw support when it no longer does.
"pretty much every other company thinks awesome we'll help fund some tournaments to grow the scene until it's no longer in shareholder interest and then immediately drop support"
Esports Industry Growth
Pending
Nintendo has a dismissive attitude towards supporting the esports scene.
"and Nintendo says go [ __ ] yourself"
Nintendo and Esports
Pending
Websites share user information with data brokers who then sell it to third parties.
"those websites will often share that info with data brokers who then turn around and sell your private information to other buyers"
Data Broker Practices
Pending
Incogni has saved the speaker 45 hours of work over 10 months, with 60 data removal requests completed and 12 in progress.
"after having incog for about 10 months it saved me about 45 hours of work with 60 completed requests and 12 currently in progress"
Incogni Service Effectiveness
Pending
Top 100 Dota players have earned over $1 million in prize money.
"the top 100 DOTA players have each made over a million dollar in prize winnings"
Esports Prize Pools
Pending
Valve actively supports esports tournaments, while most other companies will support them only as long as it benefits shareholders, and then will withdraw support.
"a company like valve thinks awesome we'll help fund some tournaments to grow the scene pretty much every other company thinks awesome we'll help fund some tournaments to grow the scene until it's no longer in shareholder interest and then immediately drop support"
Esports Game Development
Pending
Nintendo has a dismissive attitude towards supporting esports.
"and Nintendo says go [__] yourself"
Esports Game Development
Pending
A player's poor performance in Counter-Strike or Valorant might be due to using inadequate equipment.
"if it's Counter- Striker valerant it's because of work he's forced to use a trash setup that's ruining his gameplay"
Competitive Gaming
Pending
Playing as Terran in Starcraft 1 is a disadvantage.
"if it's Starcraft 1 it's because he plays Teran"
Competitive Gaming
Pending
To succeed in Starcraft 2, understanding the Zerg faction is crucial.
"if it's Starcraft 2 you need to educate yourself on the Zerg cabal"
Competitive Gaming
Pending
Players in League of Legends or Dota might experience social anxiety, particularly if they don't communicate in Russian or Portuguese at high decibel levels.
"if it's League or DOTA he probably has social anxiety when not speaking in Russian Portuguese or above 110 DB"
Competitive Gaming
Pending
Cammy and Chun-Li are considered low-tier characters in Street Fighter.
"if it's Street Fighter you need to know that Cammy and Chun Li are actually very low tier characters"
Competitive Gaming
Pending
The prevalence of fiber internet in India might contribute to the competitive landscape of Bullet Chess.
"if it's bullet chest it's because fiber internet is actually very common place in India"
Competitive Gaming
Pending
Jerome Powell's interest rate policy is seen as a factor influencing Hearthstone gameplay.
"if it's Hearthstone it's because Jerome Powell won't lower interest rates"
Competitive Gaming
Pending
Rocket League might be more manageable if played with actual cars.
"if it's rocket League not even joking this game might actually be easier with real cars"
Competitive Gaming
Pending