- Occitanie ESports brings together thousands of fans and players from around the world every year has been postponed to 26 and 27 September.
- Désiré Koussawo, organizer of Occitanie ESports, offers some tips for getting started in e-sport: how to choose your game, progress, get noticed…
Due to the Covid-19, the 2020 edition of the popular Occitanie ESports could not be held, as expected, at the end of May, and was postponed to September 26 and 27 (hopefully! ). There are still a few months for novices to get up to date, before going to rub shoulders with cracks from around the world, at the start of the school year, at the South of France Arena, in Montpellier (Hérault). Désiré Koussawo, co-organizer of the event with the Occitanie region and managing director of ESL Gaming France, delivers 20 minutes of precious advice to those who are itching for the controller.
Choose your game (s)
This is the first question a player should ask himself when seriously considering taking up the strip in e-sport: to which game (s) devote all his efforts? “The choice of game is based on your own taste, because there are several types of games, says Désiré Koussawo. The games that are most played in this type of competition are League of Legends , which is essential, Fortnite , which is the most played game in the world, Counter Strike , a shooter, Overwatch , which is however a bit in loss of speed compared to its beginnings. And there are games that may seem less prestigious and that attract less competitors, such as Fifa , or Street Fighter . Everyone must find the one that suits them best in terms of personal ability. "
But to be good at a game, you must first… love it! "If you only like Street Fighter , but you are bad at this game, there is absolutely no point in getting into competitions," smiled the director of ESL Gaming France.
Progress
As in a traditional sport, to progress, you have to practice. Again and again. "You have to play online, on platforms like ours, ESL Play," says Désiré Koussawo. It allows you to gauge your level, to progress, to join communities to fill up on advice… ”The other key is to watch others play, on Twitch, for example. "A player who goes to Twitch is a bit of a young football fan who watches the Champions League, it's a way of being inspired by the best, their techniques," explains the professional.
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Finally, it is the right time to take your PC under your arm to participate in the four corners of France in LAN Parties, which bring together players who compete on a local network, rather than on the Internet. As in Occitanie Esports.
Play sparingly
Progress, yes, but with measure. You have to know how to disconnect, sometimes. And impose a certain lifestyle. Or impose it on the youngest. "The prevention message, I prefer to send it to parents, rather than to adolescents aged 12 or 13," notes Désiré Koussawo. I am the father of three children, I don't let them spend 15 hours a day in front of the television, and he doesn't have a PC in his room. I set rules. "
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Being spotted
It sometimes happens that future Zidane e-sports are spotted on online tournaments, or in LAN Parties. But we can also force fate. "We can very well be a little hairy," says Désiré Koussawo, and go knock on the door of some great teams, presenting them with a level and results, and apply. The players can then multiply the competitions, regional, national ... and international.
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There, however, this remains reserved for an elite. Those who live from e-sport, and fall for sponsors, are few. "It's like traditional sport, everyone plays football, but not everyone lives in it," notes the boss of ESL Gaming France.
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