Grounded in the game. A conversation with Duncan "Thorin" Shields
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We welcome Duncan "Thorin" Shields, the Esports Historian, to The No-Frauds Club! Join us for a discussion of competitive metagames within esports, the role of developers, and the integrity of popular titles.
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Timestamps:
0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:12 Thorin's favorite seasons in League of Legends...
0:07:30 ...and favorite eras of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
0:11:05 Is the AWP nerf an example of developers nerfing the pro scene?
0:15:36 The (false?) dichotomy of balancing for pro play vs casual play
0:24:35 Teams and players who were heavily-impacted by meta shifts
0:35:43 The timing of patches and meta shifts
0:41:12 VALORANT, Overwatch, and developers "forcing" esports into existence
0:49:17 Why is League of Legends so popular?
0:54:21 DotA 2, and developers being "grounded" in their game
0:58:26 Leaving room between patches for organic evolution
1:02:44 Interfacing with competitive games
1:11:42 A more complete statement on a developer's involvement in esports
1:17:27 Would Thorin ever consider consultation work to help developers?
1:19:57 Outro
Thumbnail art components courtesy of:
- Jassy2012 (trees)
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (background art)
- League of Legends (background art)
Font used is a Autobus Omnibus
#Podcast #Thorin #Esports #LoLEsports #CSGO
Пікірлер: 19
Always love to hear someone picking Thorin's brain, always very informative and entertaining!
I've found the discussion exceedingly enjoyable and the questions compelling. I just wish we could have devs join these kind of conversations and see them put effort in creating the best esport's environment for players, fans and themselves.
Wow, Idk how I got here but I really enjoyed listening to this Convo. Thorin being interviewed was a nice experience
This is an incredible conversation -- thanks so much for this!
great convo, discussions about devs are always interesting
I wanted to comment on your previous videos that your interview style reminds me of Thorin's interviews! Really weird to watch a channel that connects my interests together so well. I have been following Casey Muratori and Jonathan Blow for the past 2 years while also following Thorin from season 3 of LoL. Also N was the first game I played a lot on a computer! I love your channel!
@TheNoFraudsClub
2 жыл бұрын
We're glad we aren't the only ones with that overlap! Cheers.
@tyrese5711
2 жыл бұрын
I feel the same way, I binged watched the jblow and casey podcast and I was surprised when I saw this arrive. Awesome channel
This was a good interview. I liked some of the questions.
The point about LPL winning worlds through always having the one team that fits the current meta is absolutely spot on. At least this is where I arrived when thinking about where the big team dynasties went. It feels like every year there is a new LPL team that gets their spotlight in the international stage. If I had to guess it's because of the massive playerbase and more teams give opportunities for unique play styles to emerge
I found all of these topics rly interesting and entertaining. Very nice Podcast
thanks great discussion
Great stuff!
Bro...why is this podcast so hidden?
Valve were told by a few teams that the awp should be nerfed, I think it was even guardian/navi that had a meeting with valve about it at the major. Pretty sure it was in an interview or article that i heard about that
@TheNoFraudsClub
2 жыл бұрын
If you can find a link, that would be very interesting!
What a banger, currently listening on Spotify
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I was excited to find your channel through the review with Ross but oh boy any channel that gives Thorin the time of day really ain't it✌️