Some professional streamers from Fortnite have now criticized Epic. During the current tournament “Winter Battle Royale,” Ninja and other stars were too much in the focus of the official stream. This disrupted the broadcast of the tournament .
Which tournament is it about? It is about the first round of the semifinals of the “Winter Battle Royale,” a tournament with a million dollar prize pool, in which anyone could qualify.
Both Twitch star Ninja and TSM_Myth have been eliminated from the tournament and could not qualify for the finals.
The atmosphere is quite tense anyway, as Epic significantly changed the rules of Fortnite just before the start of the semifinals by introducing the overpowered sword “Infinity Blade” . This has caused a lot of criticism.
But some streamers are also bothered by the camera work.
Too fast cuts when a pro is in action
This annoys the pros: The streamer Myth criticizes Epic for the presentation of the tournament: “Why the hell do they highlight it every time Ninja dies. It is really being measured with a double standard when the team decides what to show. I would rather watch switching streamers than someone being shown just because they are famous.”
The professional player Vivid says something very similar: “Even the casters noticed this when they said, the production team is not giving themselves a break.” Vivid believes that the commentators were referring to the rapid cuts if something happens to a star.
Professional Wish from Counter Logic Gaming says this is not a problem specific to Ninja, but to the production as a whole: “There is a trend to take the camera away from the actual fights just to show how someone with a big name dies. This kills the flow of the transmission. If there is action somewhere, then stay focused on it. And show the rest later as a summary.”
Myth also added later that it is not specifically about Ninja, but about everyone with a “big name.”
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This is what others say: On Twitter, many non-professionals also express their opinions. One says, “They show LeBron James even when he is sitting on the bench picking his nose instead of showing his teammates.” That’s just what people want to see.
Others add that Ninja is favored anyway. After all, he is featured in one of the most important commercials for Fortnite and the Samsung Galaxy Note 9.
This is what it’s all about: It is indeed a problem that Epic is struggling with. A Battle Royale tournament with 100 players has various spots at any time that one could jump to. Which one does one choose?
- Do you want to treat everyone equally and really try to objectively show the most exciting things happening in the tournament?
- Or do you go for the big names and show the players you know most viewers will recognize.
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