It would also help if the winners weren’t getting rewarded with barely the equivalent of living wage. And that’s only the winners who put insane amounts of time into practicing. The rest don’t get that. What motivation do people have to participate when the time spent isn’t even worth it for the winners, and when only those who already make living of the game, or those who can play all day every day without worry, can afford to win? Just that I need to use the phrase “afford to win” speaks for itself.
Lightee, who plays in Limit and used to compete in the MDI, quit the competition because he can make more money in less time from winning competitions in PoE, a free to play game, than a competition hosted by a multi-billion dollar company in a pay to play game.