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NeMeSiS3 Canada2972 Posts August 28 2012 18:05 GMT #1 Hello, I am a writer for IGN Pro League and we've been expanding our borders to cover other events etc. note this article done on MLG (not by me specifically)+ Show Spoiler + http://www.ign.com/ipl/all/news/mlg-ruling-on-collusion-dignitas-and-curse-sent-home-empty-handed/ So to get down to it, I have been given room to move around and I thought what better way to find out the stories the community are most interested in than to ask them myself and find out. Things I've been thinking over: Stress of the industry I would take into account the casters/players being constantly under the scrutiny of the community and the stress of the growing competition Struggles of Gaming this is where I will go into the stress professional players go through when playing at high levels for relatively small prize pools with comparison to the player pool The difference between addiction and competition In hopes of deflating the growing tension between gamers and society I would take a deeper into why the line should not be drawn between maple story and competitive gaming. Anyway those are just a few, I have some more but I was curious about what YOU want to see ^^ get back to me.

Cycle United States300 Posts August 28 2012 23:09 GMT #2 This is gonna be vague, but I think it's important that what you write about puts eSports in good light, and outlines the positive aspects of the industry. The 3 ideas you've listed. though they're great, can have some negative connotations, especially if they're barely skimmed over by someone (since you're a writer you probably knows that better than anyone ) But then again I guess it depends on who your audience is. I just read back over your post and you said that you're looking for stories the community is interested in, rather than some outsider. OH I dunno how hard this would be to write about, but how about something like an inspirational story that outlines how someone got inspired to work/compete in eSports, follows their path so far, and closes with how now they're the ones inspiring others? Maybe there was an MKP article like that recently, but that's something I always love reading about.

Mattson Canada188 Posts August 29 2012 00:28 GMT #3 write about the negative light that has been cast on programming by the initial reports from the mainstream media.

d3_crescentia United States4053 Posts August 29 2012 00:57 GMT #4 esports groupies drug abuse in competitions

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