Other games' communities have gone gentler into that good night where the Esports World Cup is concerned, but Emilyapocalypse views this as an instance where, again, those players don't necessarily have the power to slam the emergency brake.

    "It's clear that there are many people involved in other esports who are also not happy with the EWC," she said. "For instance, even though I'm only a very casual Valorant viewer, I've still seen casters like Sideshow openly speaking up against the event, and ex-pros like Tarik and Tenz both openly stating that they rejected large sums of money to be involved in the EWC. That said, the GeoGuessr community's response still absolutely exceeded my expectations, and I am extremely thankful for this. I do, however, also understand that we are in a unique spot."

And on the polar opposite you have Riot Games itself grovelling to cozy up and curry favour with the Saudi investors.[0]

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpiDabzQo9k&list=PLzBq1zjrpq...