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Sunday! Yes it is that time of the week again. Time to sit back and realize that most of your week is now over and your weekend is coming to an end. Before you get all sad and disappointed let me get to my question choices for the week.

Do you feel like Heroes will ever compete with LoL?

In my mind once Heroes has more heroes and more established as well as some successful eSports events I think it will be up there with LoL in terms of viewership just because it really is a more exciting game to watch. That being said ever passing LoL is a stretch even if the game as a whole is better simple because it really is the established brand.

Do you think Legacy of the Void will save the RTS genre?

I think RTS are just not as popular because the average to below average players have migrated to the MOBA genre. It is simpler and has a much easier learning curve to be competitive and successful and nowadays that seems to be what is important to todays gamers.

Now I do think it will keep the RTS genre alive I just don't see the RTS genre ever being as big as it once was. It will though still be the most exciting eSport to watch so I hope sponsors and such will keep at it so we still have these large tournaments.

Halo 5 no split screen. Thoughts?

It is Halo who really cares?

There you have it questions for the week all answered. Hope you got something out of it and maybe even learned something.

Enjoy what is left of your weekend!

Ask Gauss

Sunday! Yes it is here once again for all of us to realize we wasted our weekend doing such and such. It is also the time to go through a bunch of emails and find some questions worth answering for you all on here. So why don't I get right to that.

The Monk(Heroes of the Storm). Like him or not?

I think a Diablo support has been needed for quite some time, but I think you were referring  more to his abilities which I think bolster team fights quite well. I haven't had the chance to play him directly as I have been quite busy with other things lately but I believe his kit is best suited for a 2 support combo with Tassadar being the prime choice as the alternate. Now as most of you know I love the Monk style of play as I am an avid Monk Diablo player so I will try to not let that cloud my judgement.

Legion Lore you think this is a smart play?

Well I like the class halls idea, but I am not sure about making iconic characters in the universe dead or not particularly useful, but as always will have to see how it plays out. Also I have always enjoyed Illidan's story as it is one of the most deep and well rounded stories in the universe. So having him back is always a treat for me and I look forward to it.

Why was Halo not part of your vehicle list?

Because it comes from Halo.

There you have it this week's questions all answered. To everyone who submitted a question if I got it or not recognize this could not be possible without them so keep sending them in. Also if I didn't answer it on here as always I will get to it eventually so just be slightly more patient then I am.

Have You Seen My Bear Tibbers?

Wednesday yes it really is the middle of the week already. You really do have to catch up on all that work you have been ignoring so far. Before you do though you really should check out this week's list. I know that was a pretty horrible lead in, but I am slightly tired. This week I thought about games that are not bad but are overrated. Now let's get this straight just because a game is overrated doesn't mean I think it is bad, it actually just means it is overrated. So here are my top 5 overrated games.

5. League of Legends

Now I don't by any means think this is a bad game. I think this really is a well balanced and put together MOBA. That being said I feel because this game is free to play and sprung its popularity to extremely high levels. So many play it so many talk about it and it just goes on and on. That along with the fact that the skil lcap for it isn't nearly as high as many who play think it is leads me to this conclusion

4. Grand Theft Auto V

Is this game a good game? Yes. But is the story dull and boring and the games popularity is only because basically you can get away with anything in multiplayer? Yes. Let's face it people think this game is awesome because of the random shit they are doing to others. That doesn't make it ever game of the year material and really just makes it get only very quickly to people who enjoy well put together games.

3. Halo(All of them)

Like most XBOX only games they are hyped and hyped to no end, because something is thrown at you over and over again doesn't mean it is a good thing. Especially when changes between games are minimal and the story takes the obvious and makes it seem impossible.

2. Angry Birds

This games just bothers me. It is a copy of so many other games before it, and really because of its takeoff on mobile it seems to have this following of mass crazy people who make Harry Potter fans look like normal. 

1. Call of Duty(All of them)

Same thing over and overt again with minor changes marketing to children who should even be allowed to play the game because of the rating in the first place. Just seeing these games on the shelf angers me.

There you have it. Agree or Disagree you know where to do it.

Ask Gauss

Sunday! End of the Thanksgiving weekend to all of you weird people with your yearly Thursday holiday. Still don't understand that, but I guess I never will. Actually been a bit of an interesting week for me not only with real life stuff but with the fact Safiree and I might be adding some new things we do. Not 100% sure yet but when I am we will both let you know. It is Sunday which does mean time for some questions so how about we get to them.

Is SC2 done as an ESport?

I really don't know how anyone can say that. With the popularity of the Global finals and more recently the Redbull battlegrounds it really doesn't make sense.  Sure it wasn't at the last MLG but that was because Redbull had the rights. If you are Blizzard would you rather have an event where there are many games or would you rather just be "the game". To me it makes more sense for a viewing point to just be one game. Sure you can get more higher numbers with more games but not everyone is watching everything.

Also I know this wasn't part of the question but still. SC2 isn't LoL and LoL isn't SC2. They are completely different games and you can't compare them. Personally I find LoL more boring to watch than a game of soccer just because of the fact the game is so slow paced for so long it just cannot grab my interest. Throw in the fact that every game is basically the same and it doesn't get any better. I think this is part of the more recent problem with SC2 is there is less build variation because things have become so optimized, which to me is why I was shocked when there was no Legacy of the Void reveal at Blizzcon.

How are you liking the Reaper of Souls content so far?

Now I have watched a few streams and I like it. I like the way it is working and I think it looks very engaging. Makes you want to progress through each section. I think D3 had some spots where you just wanted to get through to get to the next part and you weren't particularly interested in specifics. I think they have done a better part at making each area interesting, which should make some of the people who "hated" the game and played for 1000 hours happy.

Do you hate anything more than XBOX?

Sure there is Halo but then XBOX gave us Halo so I am at a loss.

There you have it this week's questions answered. Hope you got something out of it. Enjoy the restof your weekend!