Some of it is investment. Asia invests heavily in pro teams (at least for league) and they have a more serious structure regarding teams, coaching, etc. NA just doesn’t have that level of push going for it, at least in league. DOTA/HOTS do seem to have a bit more though. It may just come down to the fact that LoL is…

So far my impressions from watching beta videos are not terribly good. The gameplay looks kind of.. stilted? And a bit stiff. I’m not really sure what I expected, but it doesn’t look like anything really has much of a punch or impact outside of blowing up someone on a jetpack.

I feel like more and more, Valve are just trying to maximize their profit:effort ratio. They put in the minimum they can, and do their best to monetize it. Inecsusibly long customer service waits being part of this. Mostly though, I feel like they get someone else to do the work for them, give them a small cut, and…

There are also Holocrons in both the clone wars series and Rebels, so Holocrons have been canon since the start.

POWER OVERWHELMING.

I would heartily advise anyone to watch the anime, especially if you are interested in time travel stories but don’t want to do the visual novel.