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10-19-2009, 01:45 PM
Maelk: "eSport needs UEFA" (http://www.fragster.de/artikel/8905/dota-interview-with-mymmaelk-maelk-esport-needs-uefa_dota/comments/#comments)
Jacob 'Maelk' Toft-Andersen is one of the best known old faces in DotA worldwide. In a detailled interview with fragster he announces his possible upcoming retirement and talks about his team MeetYourMakers. Maelk also talks about eSport in general, criticises and gives improvement suggestions which should be interesting for all eSport players.
You said you wish "a generally more professional scene surround the game". What wasn't or isn't professional all the time in detail?
Maelk: Everything from the players' way of behaving both concerning games, comments and getting matches played to organisations screwing over their teams to tournamentholders not paying out prizes. Everyone are to blame and I doubt it'll ever change cause E-Sports is played by, followed by and most importantly ran by anonymous teenagers.
Which game will have the most success in your opinion? LoL, HoN or the DotA stand-alone of IceFrog/Valve?
Maelk: It's hard to say what the stand-alone will look like, but I have complete confidence in Icefrog and his ability to create a wonderful game, so it'd have to be the latter. The stand alone game.
Read the full interview: http://www.fragster.de/artikel/8905/dota-interview-with-mymmaelk-maelk-esport-needs-uefa_dota/
Jacob 'Maelk' Toft-Andersen is one of the best known old faces in DotA worldwide. In a detailled interview with fragster he announces his possible upcoming retirement and talks about his team MeetYourMakers. Maelk also talks about eSport in general, criticises and gives improvement suggestions which should be interesting for all eSport players.
You said you wish "a generally more professional scene surround the game". What wasn't or isn't professional all the time in detail?
Maelk: Everything from the players' way of behaving both concerning games, comments and getting matches played to organisations screwing over their teams to tournamentholders not paying out prizes. Everyone are to blame and I doubt it'll ever change cause E-Sports is played by, followed by and most importantly ran by anonymous teenagers.
Which game will have the most success in your opinion? LoL, HoN or the DotA stand-alone of IceFrog/Valve?
Maelk: It's hard to say what the stand-alone will look like, but I have complete confidence in Icefrog and his ability to create a wonderful game, so it'd have to be the latter. The stand alone game.
Read the full interview: http://www.fragster.de/artikel/8905/dota-interview-with-mymmaelk-maelk-esport-needs-uefa_dota/