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Blizzard has announced that the regional World of Warcraft 3v3 Arena and Warcraft III finals will be held in Cologne, Germany between 26th and 28th June.

The top teams from both Europe and North America will compete for a place at the global finals, which take place at BlizzCon 2009 in Anaheim, California on 21st and 22nd August. Korean and Taiwanese teams will meet them there.

Two WOW teams will emerge victorious from the regional finals, earning USD 15,000 and USD 6000 in the process. We're not sure how much the Warcraft III teams get. Last year's photo shows USD 10,000 as the top prize.

The overall global winner will receive USD 25,000. Gosh.

Spectators, friends, family or even fans are welcome to attend for free. World of Warcraft expansion Wrath of the Lich King and beta versions of StarCraft II will be open for all to play.

Head over to the official site for videos of last year's regional final. Those players are bloody good.

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rodpad #1 3 years ago

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^
Jealous much?
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ratmaggot #2 3 years ago

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Quite amusing to see a commentor on a games website, speaking down about... gamers...
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Waffleaber #3 3 years ago

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Watched the video. Lots of standing behind a big door. Llots of people hiding behind pillars. Big rush. Big guy kept hitting a smaller guy who was jumping round till he died. The end.

Made it quite hard to see the skill.
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VicViper #4 3 years ago

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Its in the waffleaber, somewhere, not a PVP fan myself so I don't really get what thier doing but the is some skill in there.

I would imagine I would have the same trouble watching a starcraft match or counter strike round.
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bionutz #5 3 years ago

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Head over to the official site for videos of last year's regional final. Those players are bloody good..
So good that I almost fell asleep.
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Gnort #6 3 years ago

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@Waffleaber

I don't think MMOs are a great spectator sport.
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Benno #7 3 years ago

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People who dont PvP aren't going to notice the skill are they? Its like someone who has never played Chess expecting to see what makes a world class player great.

and croftolol
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Benno #8 3 years ago

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I always thought this was pretty impressive, even more so when you watch the video someone made which explained all the little things he did to get the kill.

http://www .youtube.com/watch?v=NwrNorOf1bs
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Benno #9 3 years ago

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here is the explanation, if you dont judge that as skill, then I would love to see you do better

http://ww w.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy8UZR72o...
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Burton2000 #10 3 years ago

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Still not as a good as the Guild Wars championships.
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stevetuck #11 3 years ago

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Shopto.net has the wrong image... silly billys
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EmiliasHorse #12 3 years ago

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If that is the case Crofto why didn't you enter and win big money? Seems with no skill required we would all have no doubt won.
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Benno #13 3 years ago

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So what arena rating did you get Crofto? Did you even play arena?
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Orange #14 3 years ago

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There is certainly a good amount of skill at that absolute highest level, but WoW Arena is nowhere near as skill demanding as a lot of other pvp games I've played, there simply isn't enough variety in viable builds or abilities for diverse tactics. A lot of it just comes down to practise rather than actual talent as well as hard work.

I remember playing Season 3 arena on Cyclone EU BG, which was then the strongest in Europe and arguably the world. Got to 1900 rating despite being in mostly blue gear as a shaman and in a team that was just randomly put together. It ain't hard to do well if you put some time in to get the gear and pick a meta build. Especially not compared to Guild Wars GVG which even as another fantasy game was just on another level in terms of demands for teamwork, tactics as well as individual fast reactions and decision making.
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butler` #15 3 years ago

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i'm the last person to support wow as an esport but.... ninja gaiden II?

lols
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butler` #16 3 years ago

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If you watch Olympic runners you can see skill.

That's hardly the epitome of skill either to be honest.
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butler` #17 3 years ago

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A lot of it just comes down to practise rather than actual talent as well as hard work.

You can literally say that about any game -- esport or otherwise. From StarCraft to CSS.
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Orange #18 3 years ago

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No that's just the mimimum, you need a lot more in terms of awareness, thinking and reactions, as well as teamplay, than you need in WoW arena.

Edited by 1 at 11/06/09 @ 22:17
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