Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games cover image

27: Teamfight Tactics with Greg Borenstein

Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games

00:00

The Rise of Randomness and Multiplayer in Video Games

I wonder if the rise of randomness and multiplayer is coming from spectatorship. League of Legends which is a fairly successful spectator video game is like all about a huge amount about it or it is seeing this individual skill expression, high level of play. I would much rather watch Chaco Taco on PUBG than watch ninja play Fortnite because Ninja almost never loses but watching Chaco Taco play it's like there's this drama where I'm like oh is he gonna win? It feels more like when I'm watching poker and it's like you root for someone and sometimes they do win Okay so I'm gonna pull out a little bit I'm curious because we've talked we brought up

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app