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

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Jassy2012 (trees)
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (background art)
League of Legends (background art)

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