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[Official] OpTic Gaming Aquires Dardoch
Former Echo Fox's jungler, Joshua "Dardoch" Hartnett will play for OpTic Gaming. On the 5th of November (KST), OpTic Gaming announced the signing of jungler, Dardoch through their Twitter account. Optic Gaming posted a tweet saying "The jungle is a dangerous place, even more so now that the former Rookie of the Split and 2nd NA LCS All-Pro Team Joshua “Dardoch” Hartnett has joined our roster." In December 2014, Dardoch joined affNity as a top laner but later switched to jungle and played in the 2015 NA Challenger Series Spring. He switched back to top when he later moved to Escalate Legion Gaming and Storm; he switched back to playing jungle in NACS 2015 Summer Qualifier and has been playing jungle ever since then.
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Lothar: "I wouldn't be surprised if players will be competing [in both Hearthstone and Artifact]"
As esports matures and brands establish, certain names become tied to the brands they've dedicated their lives to. One such example is Jakub "Lothar" Szygulski. From streamer to manager and brand amba
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[Cartoon] Expectations for the Upcoming 2018 All-Star: Is it About Having Fun, or is it About Fierce Competition?
Today's editorial cartoon is about the 2018 LoL All-Star event just around the corner.The last international LoL event for this year, the 2018 All-Star, will start in just 3 days. The All-Stars, which
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Interview
[Interview] Deft and Kingzone DragonX: A New Beginning
For professional players, the fate of their careers is decided when November rolls around. The possibility of retirement, transferring, and contract renewals permeate the air. Alongside this, there are also others things to consider. The most uncertain age for a professional gamer is their mid-20s. Although it is a period past most players' prime, it is also when they display the greatest degree of experience and wisdom in their plays. Because of all this, Deft is in peril. When he announced his return to Korea in 2016, Deft had clarified that he was on borrowed time. Within his 2 years in KT, he was able to win the LCK. The thought of leaving Korea was daunting and unfortunate. Hence why Deft became more careful. If he were to leave Korea now, he may not be granted another chance to play in the LCK. As a result, the only choice Deft had was to continue his career on the domestic stage. Even with the offer of a million US dollars, Deft did not leave.
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Stitches full reworked talents and abilities
The abomination hero, Stitches, has been a frontline pest since the earlier Heroes of the Storm days back in 2014. Hooking opponents, spreading putrid bile and consuming opponents has been his signature tricks and when the development team felt his kit needed to be reworked, they opted not to remove what made him...him. When the dust settled after being tweaked, the new Stitches will be more than a "hook bot" who, in-between his Hook's cooldown, will have more to do on the battlefield.