![]() So our players are some of the most passionate, excited, loud players out there. Gunson: In terms of the way that the game runs itself, obviously we have a unique game and we have a really fun game to watch in terms of the storytelling and as you watch matches play themselves out like that in itself is very exciting, but also just the Gears Esports scene. Rose is amazing with what she's able to do with content because she reaches beyond just what is the game.Īside from how Gears of Wars' mechanics differ from other shooters, how is Gears’ esports scene unique? I'm really excited about what the future is. We're going to have these great events and it's continuing to grow. But at the same time, we're on Eleague and we're going to be on national television. I'm not expecting to fill a hockey arena and take over a city. And the fact that two and a half years later, we just did our Season 2 finale and it had the highest viewership we've had since the beginning. The fact that there are people who are invested in it and the content. And our viewership is going up with every event we're doing." And then come along Gears 5, now we get into, "Okay, I think we're walking now and we have big teams and we're having amazing content and we're having fantastic events. With Ultimate Edition we started our esports program. So where we are today with Gears Esports I would say we've come a long way from those grassroots community days, but at the same time we've kept the energy, the passion and just the enthusiasm that our fans had when they were running their own tournaments today in what we're doing now with our Pro Circuit.įergusson: As we go through this process we're going to try to crawl, walk, run through esports and get to a place that we're happy with. So we've run events all around the world, primarily in Mexico and in the U.S., and we've had a lot of huge upsets in tournaments and we have a lot of team drama and rivalries. ![]() We ran our first season starting with the launch of Gears 4 for about a year and then we ran season two of the Gears Pro Circuit which just wrapped up in April. Throughout Gears 4, we've run two seasons of the Gears Pro Circuit. we've kept the energy, the passion and just the enthusiasm that our fans had when they were running their own tournaments today. It was really exciting for our community. So with the launch of Gears 4, we announced a million dollar Pro Circuit through Major League Gaming, so for the first time ever we were giving that community the chance to have a huge high-level esport. They were running community programs, they were running events in hotels, they were really pushing everything forward because they cared a lot about making sure that we had Gears esports. So our players and our fans that we have today are the ones who were driving the esport forward. Gunson: When Gears was under Epic, the Esports was really being run by the community itself. Easy done.How has Gears of War’s esports scene evolved over the years? Have you encountered unacceptable trash talk on Xbox Live? Our advice: mute, report and block. On one hand, it’s kind of sad that Microsoft needs to detail common sense, but more worrisome that people don’t understand this at present. Get out of my country-maybe they’ll let you back in when your k/d’s over 1. Only reason you went positive was you spent all game camping.Hey, that was some serious potato aim.Can’t believe you thought you were on my level. These are in contrast to unacceptable examples, below: Get good and then come back when your k/d’s over 1. Come at me when you can actually drive without running cars off the road. ![]() Moreover, the post lists acceptable trash talking examples, as follows: ![]() Know when to draw the line, when to back off. Even a single abusive message could harm someone’s experience. ![]() To qualify as harassment, the behavior doesn’t have to be drawn-out or persistent. “Trash talk includes any lighthearted banter or bragging that focuses on the game at hand and encourages healthy competition. Harassment includes any negative behavior that’s personalized, disruptive, or likely to make someone feel unwelcome or unsafe. But hate has no place here, and what’s not okay is when that trash talk turns into harassment,” Microsoft wrote. A little trash talk is an expected part of competitive multiplayer action, and that’s not a bad thing. “We get it-gaming can be competitive and interactions with other players can get heated. Microsoft has updated its Community Standards to include examples of acceptable trash talk over Xbox Live. ![]()
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