Riot’s eSports head Dustin Beck gives and extensive interview, talking about Riots benefits of LCS, the development of League of Legends as e-sport through the past year and much more.
In the interview, Dustin Becks explains that hosting weekly LCS does not bring profit to Riot but it accomplishes other goals of the company. Most importantly the current model of LCS is structured alike traditional sport tournaments like FIFA, which brings the opportunity for the fans to follow the teams more closely and associate with them. In addition that format gives possibility for story lines and rivalries between the teams.
Another point that he addresses is the development of League of Legends. He puts special attention on the growth of League of Legends community and popularity as e-sport as well as the acceptance of League of Legends as official sport in the United States. In addition Dustin Becks talks about the progress of the Turkish, Russian and Brazilian scene, which are starting to build up the infrastructure required for developing e-sports and emergence of professional teams in those regions.
Special part of the interview is dedicated to the season 3 world finals and the spectacular preparations and plans that Riot have for the event that is going to be held in Staples Center (one of the world's best sport facilities).
The interview concludes with presentation of the current lack of plans for Riot broadcast events on traditional TV, since the targeted audience consists mainly internet users and prefer streams as viewing method.
Source - PC Games N
