As esports grows as an industry, so too do opportunities for avid gamers who want to turn their passion into a career. An increase in the viability of professional gaming raises the bar for the skill level expected from players across virtually all major competitive games.
This in turn means a growth in infrastructure for training prospective pros. Among such services is GamerzClass, an online service for those who wish to improve their skills at some of the leading competitive games, whether that comes from a desire to go pro or simply improve in their ladder matches. The newest addition to GamerzClass is a subscription service that offers participants the chance to join live coaching events and receive personalized feedback from experts.
In the past, GamerzClass was limited to in-depth courses comprised of video episodes recorded by esports players and workbooks with action items for students. These were a one-time purchase, similar to the MasterClass series of online courses from well-known artists and entertainment industry professionals.
Prior to the quarantine orders issued across the globe, GamerzClass had planned on offering a course from Fnatic’s Dota 2 offlaner iceiceice. However, the cancellation of the Los Angeles-based Major tournament during which the course was intended to be recorded meant that the class itself had to be postponed (as have all other planned upcoming lessons).
Now, as an alternative, GamerzClass is working with its existing cadre of Dota 2 pros to provide monthly educational content to paid subscribers. This includes live sessions for groups of students, access to the company’s existing archive of videos, new videos made for subscribers, replay analyses, and giveaways. Featured Dota 2 talent includes N0tail, Topson, Cr1t-, and iceiceice. GamerzClass coaches and other participants in pro Dota 2 will be featured in subscriber events as well.
GamerzClass’ archive of content includes courses for Fifa, CS:GO and League of Legends in addition to Dota 2. Currently, a subscription-based plan will only be offered for Dota 2 players, but if the model is successful enough, the company plans on creating a similar model for content oriented toward players of its other featured games. Subscriptions for the Dota 2 service currently cost $5 a month.
Source: GamerzClass
