If Riot still isn't worried, they better begin to worry-

Fraggleroc··2 votes·395 views

PUBG has dethroned Dota 2 based on highest concurrent user count on Steam.

Any moba games that loses popularity will have an effect on LoL - as the popularity of the genre as a whole is affected.

If Riot does not make drastic improvements soon, it will see a drastic decline.

The modern game is influenced by a handful of people (streamers) via word of mouth. Just as Riot had profit off the same word-of-mouth mechanics in its beginning days.

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KVbqbFsC8e2 votes

Yeah, we heard the same thing non-stop about Overwatch. Remember?

Fraggleroc1 votes

[{quoted}](name=The Big Piece,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=medpA6RQ,comment-id=0003,timestamp=2017-09-19T10:28:34.707+0000)

Yeah, we heard the same thing non-stop about Overwatch. Remember?

u have no idea how big this PUBG hype train is.

177k PUBG viewers vs LoL's 124k viewers... as I check Twitch now.

Leaf on Bush1 votes

Hint: You can play multiple games.

Another Hint: Dota2 losing players is firstly and mainly a problem of.... Dota2.

Fraggleroc1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Kill Denied,realm=EUW,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=medpA6RQ,comment-id=0000,timestamp=2017-09-19T09:51:20.425+0000)

Hint: You can play multiple games.

Another Hint: Dota2 losing players is firstly and mainly a problem of.... Dota2.

Problem is: It does not profit game companies for you to play multiple games.

2nd Problem: A player lost from Dota2 generally means a player lost from the moba genre to the shooter survival genre.

Meriipu1 votes

maybe that just means only pubs played dota

Paroe1 votes

PUBG is a rehashed idea that isnt unique in any way; its also boring asf to watch unless the person playing it is entertaining in their own right.

But the games in pubG are short enough that you never get burned out and its a "one death and youre out" kind of game so the actual gamespeed is pretty high.

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