Vikkstar is Making Esports Easier to Follow

The Vikkstar Warzone Showdown is a great entry point for FPS fans keen to dive into the world of esports

Phillip Caron
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4 min readOct 19, 2020

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I have a lot of trouble with my eyes. They twitch back-and-forth, causing great fatigue after a long day. The longer my eyes strain, the more tired they become. This makes life difficult as a gamer, too. In particular, having sore and tired eyes makes watching esports a drag; especially since I’ve enjoyed every style of competition I could get my hands on: League of Legends, Dota, StarCraft 2, CS:GO, and Call of Duty League have all taken my fancy at some point.

Although I have my favorites, it’s the FPS genre that’s by far the most difficult to watch and undersatnd. My eyes get so tired that I can hardly focus. It’s challenging to follow the action as it unfolds. Overwatch, Counter-Strike, and Call of Duty League have dominated the charts when it comes to esports shooters. And yet, they’re insanely tough for me to watch. I simply can’t navigate the action in Overwatch and Call of Duty League; there’s too much information to process. In my mind, CS:GO suffers the opposite problem — it’s too repetitive.

Despite these obstacles, I’ve always really wanted to support the esports scene. As an avid gamer since my youth, I felt an obligation to support…

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Phillip Caron
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Short stories are to explore my demons. Reflections are to explore my feelings, and philosophies are for my son just in case. langleytrinity@hotmail.com