The phrase "serious business" is often used to poke fun at gamers who take their MMORPGs, well... too seriously. World of Tanks players are having the last laugh, though, as their game is now officially an e-sport with the potential to repay their time investment with a bit of real-world cash.
Wargaming.net's latest press release has the details, which include the fact that WoT is now a part of the Electronic Sports League Major Series -- also known as the largest gaming league in Europe. ESL boasts over 3 million registered members and upwards of 740,000 registered teams, making it a good fit for the hardcore World of Tanks community which holds the single-server player concurrency world record.
Head on over to the ESL World of Tanks portal to sign up for the first official event.
Reader Comments (12)
Posted: Aug 2nd 2011 11:16AM ApathyCurve said
"Battles are 7 vs 7
Maps: Cliff, Mines, Prokhorovka, Lakeville
Timelimit: 10 minutes"
Only one of those maps is arty friendly. Likely scenario: the winning team will be one of hundreds of teams of 7x IS-7s that will enter. *yawn*
Maps: Cliff, Mines, Prokhorovka, Lakeville
Timelimit: 10 minutes"
Only one of those maps is arty friendly. Likely scenario: the winning team will be one of hundreds of teams of 7x IS-7s that will enter. *yawn*
Posted: Aug 2nd 2011 11:23AM Grumms said
no.
Posted: Aug 2nd 2011 11:51AM (Unverified) said
I guess this is cool. I don't care about e-sports (always thought it was pretty silly), but for those who do I'm happy for them. BTW, the new German E tanks are awesome and will be a welcomed addition to the game.
Posted: Aug 2nd 2011 12:24PM Saker said
I so very much wish someone else would make a tank combat game. A real MMO that is not a pay-to-win game.
Posted: Aug 2nd 2011 12:24PM (Unverified) said
Not really a MMO, there is no world...
Posted: Aug 3rd 2011 1:40AM RedWolf said
@(Unverified)
There is a world, called Ultimate Conquest, check out the North American version here:
http://uc.worldoftanks.com/uc/clanwars/maps/earth/reg_02/
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There is a world, called Ultimate Conquest, check out the North American version here:
http://uc.worldoftanks.com/uc/clanwars/maps/earth/reg_02/
Posted: Aug 2nd 2011 3:06PM Arsinek said
This game is not an MMO. Its no different from Call of Duty's mulitplayer, except youre a tank instead of a person.
Posted: Aug 2nd 2011 4:59PM Palebane said
Is it really any wonder that so few people take E-sports very seriously? Would you watch a World of Tanks match on TV? It would be worse than watching golf.
Posted: Aug 3rd 2011 4:26AM eLdritchZ said
well... since "high level" WoT is all about who has the most IS-7 and Maus tanks I have to say I'd rather watch grass grow... Shooter E-Sports are just not doing it for me anymore since Quake is pretty much out of the picture... good thing SC2 and LoL are still interesting to watch ;)
Posted: Aug 3rd 2011 6:11AM theinternetman said
Making a game heavily reliant on a cash shop for statistical advantages into an e-sport? Thou dost surely jest.







