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While e'''Electronic Sports''' or '''E-sports and pro-gaming have grown quite popular in some parts of the world, the developers of Diablo III are not focusing on that aspect of gaming. [[Jay Wilson]] explained [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/blizzcon-press-conference-with-jay-wilson/] that spending time and effort on the e-sports aspect would take away from the work they could do on other features they feel are more important sport''' refers to the quality and success of Diablo III. There will be support for competitive play and [[PvP]] dueling in D3, but it won't be a major part of the gamesport played by professional gamers, as it is in RTS their tournaments and FPS gamesleagues.
==EWhile '''e-Sports Worldwide==sports''' and '''pro-gaming''' have grown quite popular in some parts of the world, the developers of Diablo III are not focusing on that aspect of gaming. [[Jay Wilson]] explained [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/blizzcon-press-conference-with-jay-wilson/] that spending time and effort on the e-sports aspect would take away from the work they could do on other features they feel are more important to the quality and success of Diablo III. There will be support for competitive play and [[PvP]] duelling in D3, but it won't be a major part of the game, as it is in [[RTS]] and [[FPS]] games.
'''Electronic Sports''' or '''E-sport''' refers to the sport played by professional gamers, their tournaments and leagues.
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==E-Sports Worldwide==
Pro-gaming is most common in Korea, where [[StarCraft]] became a popular pastime about the same time as they had economical problems, and the IT sector was growing. Hundreds of thousands of Koreans played (and play) StarCraft and other games in [[PC baang]]s (gaming cafes). Even though most gamers have a computer at home, many prefer to play in baangs with a public social atmosphere.
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