{"id":62328,"date":"2018-03-01T12:22:53","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T17:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leonin.ca\/2018\/03\/01\/dreamhack-montreal-2018-au-stade-olympique\/"},"modified":"2025-03-15T20:21:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T00:21:28","slug":"dreamhack-montreal-2018-at-the-olympic-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leonin.ca\/en\/2018\/03\/01\/dreamhack-montreal-2018-at-the-olympic-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"DreamHack Montreal 2018 at the Olympic Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Big news this morning: DreamHack Montreal 2018 will be held at the Olympic Stadium! Almost instantly, my Messenger exploded with people asking me what I thought. Which is great because it means the word is getting out.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Note: This article is an automated translation. For the original article, click on Fran\u00e7ais in the menu.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At first glance, this is excellent news because of the message it sends to the rest of the population: &#8220;You still don&#8217;t believe that esports should be taken seriously? There&#8217;s an event at the Stadium.&#8221; The symbolism is powerful.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jDLwFQsbuIY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Then, having visited the Olympic Stadium and assessed its capacity to host an esports event, I must say that the potential is enormous. The challenge will be to fill the space so that it doesn&#8217;t feel empty, especially in relation to the stands. In an environment that&#8217;s too large, the atmosphere quickly disappears, leaving a feeling of emptiness. The last event at the Bell Centre is a good example of this. Conversely, like the Six Invitational at TOHU, when the room is exactly the right size, the atmosphere is just crazy.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/B4nZ6E92YCM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One of my fears, however, is that the marketing will be the same as in previous years and that it will be far from sufficient. It&#8217;s great to push boundaries and always reach higher, but a failure at an event of this magnitude would have immense repercussions on the Canadian scene. It needs to be full, and I need to see or hear DreamHack ads when I walk around Montreal. It&#8217;s not for nothing that all the already well-established shows continue to invest astronomical sums in their marketing budgets; the name alone isn&#8217;t enough.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding tournaments, I hope there will be a Rainbow Six one! If there is, you might see me participating in DreamHack as a player for a change.<\/p>\n<p>All in all, I see the initiative as very positive. I&#8217;m really looking forward to seeing the upcoming announcements and attending the event, whether as a player, visitor, or otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>To read the press release:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dreamhack.com\/news\/dreamhack-montreal-2018-le-stade-olympique-accueillera-le-plus-grand-rassemblement-de-sports-electroniques-au-canada-du-7-au-9-septembre-2018&lt;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/dreamhack.com\/news\/dreamhack-montreal-2018-le-stade-olympique-accueillera-le-plus-grand-rassemblement-de-sports-electroniques-au-canada-du-7-au-9-septembre-2018<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Big news this morning: DreamHack Montreal 2018 will be held at the Olympic Stadium! Almost instantly, my Messenger exploded with people asking me what I thought. 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