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What is Balance? How Communities are Shaping Esports' Biggest Games

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Balance, at its heart, is a question of fairness. Are the paths to victory and defeat the same for each player? Or are there shortcuts that provide unforeseen advantages to tip the scale in one direction?

And from the the earliest days of video games to today, these questions have formed a treacherous tightrope that developers have attempted to walk.

Written by: Daniel Rosen (@Daniel_Rosen)
Edited by: Christian Pearson (@Chr_Pearson)
Produced & Hosted by: Miles Hackett (@miles_hackett)
Shot by: Matt Massey
Script edited by: Sean Wetselaar (@SeanWetselaar)
Production assistance by: Sebastien Martin-Schultz (@wusomusic)

Interviews with Leroy Athanassoff, KiXSTAr and z1ronic conducted by Daniel Rosen and shot by Miles Hackett.

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Music used under license from Associated Production Music LLC (”APM”).

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20 comments

Powder April 29, 2019 - 8:19 am

pls make his voice more clear your other videos without this person are way better. sound is garbage

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rashad bassam April 29, 2019 - 8:19 am

I really like how well the ubisoft Montreal developer explained himself. I hope more people like you continue to work in this industry.

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Hi, i play teemo for a living April 29, 2019 - 8:19 am

hey league gamers remember when zoe was the only loli no one would love? she could shoot bubble that goes through walls, hit you and make you sleep after about a sec and then be hit by an ability that out scales most ultimate abilities in the game which ended with you being one shot. Im not even talking about the fact that she can steal summoner spells or that she has an inbuilt lich bane as her passive.

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starkiller187 April 29, 2019 - 8:19 am

? The ? only ? perfectly ? balanced ? Esport ? is ? Brood ? War ?

No patches in 10 years and it's doing fine

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shellshocked 69 April 29, 2019 - 8:19 am

4:35 was that the NERF GLAZ video from papi ANTHONYPIT1

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Diceboxx April 29, 2019 - 8:19 am

Balance

Dota Player : Huh…. thats Cute…..

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Jonathan Walker April 29, 2019 - 8:19 am

Chess isn't even perfectly balanced ?

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jb0ne Shackleford April 29, 2019 - 8:19 am

i watched your eyebrows move at least 6 miles

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Lakirizki Game April 29, 2019 - 8:19 am

There is no such thing a balance. It's Noobs playing stupid being Owned. Pfft

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RayzeCruxis April 29, 2019 - 8:19 am

The most balanced game at this moment is definitely Tekken 7. No game has gotten that close to balance than that game.

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15435144515 4151515 April 29, 2019 - 8:19 am

Don’t forget, the five seven has better armour penetration than the m4a4

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f1r3 hunt3rz April 29, 2019 - 8:19 am

Balance is something LoL never had.

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Drty _ALGreen April 29, 2019 - 8:19 am

Seige is the best game and community out there bro

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Anastasis kolezas April 29, 2019 - 8:19 am

lyndon is so bad jesus

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General Draco April 29, 2019 - 8:19 am

heres a tip for fighing glaz: dont rush him, defend

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fine93 April 29, 2019 - 8:19 am

something non existent in current dota

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Spring Trap April 29, 2019 - 8:19 am

Icefrog: Balance in all things

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ThatLastWaffle Gaming And More April 29, 2019 - 8:19 am

I mean… just saying Minecraft is increasibly balanced

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Eric April 29, 2019 - 8:19 am

Dude that french accent omg lol

It's like so stereotypical that's awesome omg lol

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Santana Callero April 29, 2019 - 8:19 am

How much does ubi pay for so much r6 talk in all your recent videos

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