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• Cover
• Introduction
• About This Book
• Foolish Assumptions
• Icons Used in This Book
• Beyond the Book
• Where to Go from Here
• Part 1: Getting Started with Esports
• Chapter 1: What Are Esports?
• Defining Esports
• Being a Gamer versus an Esport Player
• Chapter 2: Gearing Up to Play
• Discovering PC Must-Haves for Esports
• Deciding Whether to Build or to Buy
• Considering Three Levels of PC Power and Expense
• Setting Up for Today’s Console Gaming
• Playing Big: Nothing Says Esports Like a Large TV
• Picking Your Peripherals
• Part 2: The Games You’ll Play
• Chapter 3: Playing RTS Games and MOBAs
• Grasping the RTS Genre
• Understanding the Basics of a MOBA
• Getting in the League (of Legends)
• Counting on Dota 2
• Earning Valor in the Arena (AoV )
• Smiting Your Enemies with SMITE
• The Future of the MOBA
• Chapter 4: Taking Aim at First-Person Shooters
• Understanding the First-Person Shooter (FPS)
• Navigating FPS Esports Titles
• Chapter 5: Finish Him! Playing Fighting Games
• Fighting One on One: The Basics of the Fighting-Game Genre
• Grappling with the Major Fighting Games
• Accessing the Fighting-Game World
• Going Out to Pick a Competitive Fight
• Chapter 6: It’s Madden Season! Playing Sports Simulations
• Simulating Sports: Making Physical Games into Video Games
• Differentiating Esports Gamers and Sports Gamers
• Madden Football: Tackling a Gaming Juggernaut
• Hooping It Up in NBA 2K: Starting Your Career as a Baller
• Checking In with Other Sports Sims
• Playing Esports with Cars: Racing Games and Rocket League
• Chapter 7: Playing Battle Royale Games
• Watching Fans Make Esports History: Minecraft Hunger Games
• Going 1 versus 99 with PUBG
• Spending a Couple of Weeks with Fortnite
• Climbing to the Top of Apex Legends
• Running into issues in the 1-versus-99 Format
• Chapter 8: Playing Hearthstone and Other Digital Card Games
• Collecting to Win with CCGs
• Gathering around the Hearth(Stone): The Standard for Esports CCGs
• Playing on Your Phone
• Part 3: Community and College Gaming
• Chapter 9: Finding Online and Local Places to Play
• Starting the Process: What You Need
• Setting Up Your Accounts
• Finding Local Competition
• Chapter 10: Getting Your Name in the Game
• Choosing a Gamer Tag That Lets You Be You
• Twitter: Making Friends in 280 Characters
• Diving into Instagram: A Picture Says 2,200 Characters
• Using Group Discussions: You Haven’t Reddit All Yet
• Joining the Horde on Discord
• Streaming Games on Twitch (the New TV)
• Streaming Games on YouTube
• Chapter 11: Exploring Collegiate Esports
• Taking Stock of Your Options for College Esports
• Knowing the Competitive Opportunities in the Collegiate Realm
• Scouting a Potential College for Esports
• Deciding Where to Go: Scholarships and Other Considerations
• Part 4: Making a Life and a Living in Esports
• Chapter 12: The Path to Pro in Esports
• Calculating the Odds of a Professional Career in Esports
• Having What It Takes to Be a Professional
• Playing Solo Games versus Team Games
• Joining an Esports Team or Organization
• Being Seen at the Biggest Esports Events
• Charting the Path to Pro in Your Game of Choice
• Contending with Other Day-to-Day Realities as an Esports Professional
• Living Your Life after Professional Esports
• Chapter 13: Getting Involved (or Finding a Career) in Esports
• Getting Involved as a Volunteer
• Paying the Bills: Jobs in Esports
• Plotting the Path to an Esports Job
• Chapter 14: Creating a Brand for Streaming
• Understanding Your Equipment Needs
• Setting Up to Stream
• Establishing a Theme for Your Stream
• Part 5: The Part of Tens
• Chapter 15: The Ten Games Every Esports Player Should Know
• Counter Strike: Global Offensive
• Dota 2
• Fortnite
• Hearthstone
• League of Legends
• Overwatch
• Rocket League
• StarCraft II
• Street Fighter V
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
• Chapter 16: Ten Esports Games You Might Have Missed
• Apex Legends
• Arena of Valor
• BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
• Clash Royale
• Gears 5
• Killer Instinct
• Teamfight Tactics
• Magic: The Gathering Arena
• Mortal Kombat 11
• Rainbow Six Siege
• Chapter 17: Ten Esports Influencers to Follow
• Chopping It Up with Ninja
• Guarding Lanes with Arteezy
• Faking the Funk with Faker
• Knocking ’em Down with FalleN
• Dealing a Hand with Firebat
• Fighting Like a Girl with Mystik
• Hiding in the Shadows with Shroud
• Zerging with Scarlett
• Stringing Together Combos with SonicFox
• Smashing Goals with SquishyMuffinz
• Index
• About the Author
• Advertisement Page
• Connect with Dummies
• End User License Agreement