Can “Epemova” be “e-sports” as long as the service continues?
Sporting competitions must, of course, ensure strict fairness. The same goes for anti-cheetah measures, but we must not allow the game to be broken because of problems on the control side in the middle of the game. It can’t be helped that a night game in a non-dome stadium is canceled due to rain, but if the lights in the stadium go down and the diamond goes black and the game is cancelled, then it’s the management’s fault. .
The reason why I’m starting with this story is because the original “Apex Legends” had a lot of troubles like “the lights in the stadium broke down”.
“Epemova” is an “esports evangelist”
Game*Spark has already reported the server crash issue in the ALGS of the original Apex. Regarding this, voices from professionals said that “Apex Legends” is far from e-sports.
The phrase “not as good as e-sports” sounds like thunder to me, who lives in Shizuoka City, which is neither the Tokyo metropolitan area nor the Chukyo area.
The reason is that “IT literacy Shizuoka City”, whose citizens are aging rapidly, is still treated as e-sports like Pluto, which is the center of the extraterrestrial family or solar system. Shizuoka City is at the stage where all the seats for the “Lectures on how to use LINE” held by all telecom companies are filled, and e-sports are considered “young people at the top of their lives play games for a long time. !” (This is my impression).
In such regions, it is necessary to carefully explain “What is e-sports?”
If the new mayor of Shizuoka (the current mayor will not run for the next election) is seriously thinking about “eliminating the information gap between citizens”, he must understand the “advanced IT situation” The process of his spend and have citizens understand that it is essential.
I think the specific approach is to “populate non-serious casual titles”. Even if a professional e-sports player says, “This is far from e-sports,” if the volume and quality are enough to satisfy non-serious people, they can convey “What is e- sport?” We can.
In that sense, “Epemova” can be said to be a pretty good evangelist, and even if it doesn’t meet the standards for esports, it proudly plays the role of “gateway to esports”… I interpreting
That’s why it’s very sad that “Epemova” is coming to an end! Let’s put my feelings aside for now.
“The End of the Jackpot”
“Epemova” was originally a title intended to make it easy to play “Apex Legends” on a smartphone.
So, in terms of “casual”, which is also an expression of e-sports professionals, it is perfect. Being TPP (Third Person Perspective) which allows you to have a wider field of view than FPP (First Person Perspective) is also a welcome factor for those facing “the first online shooter game”.
“Epemova” is certainly well done in achieving the ideal image that EA wanted to “encounter Apex on the mobile version and build a career as a player on the PC / CS version”. In any sport, if the amateurs are not fulfilled, the benefits cannot grow.
However, the end of “Epemova”, “an amateur organization that delivers”, may be the “end of the jackpot” for games and e-sports, which had grown in market size due to the pandemic.
During the bubble economy, the Seibu Lions professional baseball team was at its peak.
Backed by the abundant financial strength of Kokudo, the real estate company of the Seibu Railway Group, we have succeeded in building a strong player base for pitchers and pitchers. In addition, the rookies and second team players were treated well in terms of living, and the Pacific League, which had been in the shadows without even being televised, began to attract a lot of attention. However, the strict relaxation of discipline for young players has been criticized by baseball coaches who emphasize discipline (manager Katsuya Nomura is a typical example).
Things like this tend to happen in sports when the economy is good. And on the flip side, when the economy declines, a wave of downsizing will come to different places.
A period where high amateurs always abstain
Even today, “Epemova” is crowded with many players.
Once upon a time, there was a scene like this. When two of the companions (including the author) fall and turn into flags, the latter picks them up and revives them. The game is already in its final stages. However, shortly after his resurrection, his companion fell down again.
However, our team will never be discouraged by such things. I rescued my incapacitated friends and made them able to participate in the battle again. It’s a dramatic development that clings to a stickiness like that and he finally became a champion.
There is a word “high amateur” in photography, and it is safe to say that “Epemova” is an environment where high amateurs are always on guard. The end of such a title may signal the end of a booming field, or the onset of “industry reorganization”.
