It all began when I was at a very young age when I started to develop a passion for games. Since I was a little boy I wanted to improve games I used to play, either by adding or taking something out, or by changing the story a little bit.
The game you are going to read about is one that managed to become the number 1 online game in only 3 years since its appearing. It is world wide known game and it has one of the biggest competitions in the world. That game would be League of Legends, which is a multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games in 2009. It is a very interactive game in which you have to be focused, fast and unpredictable in order to win your matches.
Firstly, this game has received a lot of attention because of its complex and entertaining gameplay. League of Legends is a 3D, third-person multiplayer online
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Thanks to their dedication and attention, its developers soon managed to form the world’s largest online gaming community. League of legends is now one of the largest eSports, with various tournaments taking place all over the world. “In terms of eSports professional gaming as of June 2016 2016, League of Legends has had $29,203,916 USD in prize money, 4,083 Players, and 1,718 tournaments.” The first professional tournament took place in Sweden, at DreamHack, in 2011, and had $100,000 USD in prizes. Because Riot has had problems with internet connection during its Season 2 World Playoffs, they developed a “LAN-based client designed for use in tournament environments where the effects of lag and other network issues can be detrimental to the proper organization of an event”. In few years this game became the one who gave out one of the biggest prizes in eSports history. The 2016 World Championship's total prize pool was over $5