Bethesda Interviews the First Ever Elder Scrolls: Legends Masters Series Champion
Bethesda recently held the first Elder Scrolls: Legends Masters Series; the biggest esports tournament ever held in the game. Held at QuakeCon 2018, the tournament featured 16 of the world’s best players, and a prize pool of $50,000. After a series of elimination matches, the tournament was won by a Canadian player of Team Rankstar who goes by “plzdonhakme,” who was subsequently interviewed by Bethesda after the event.
The First Ever Elder Scrolls: Legends Masters Series Champion
Bethesda held a total of four online qualifiers to whittle down the many hopefuls to just sixteen competitors. After that, the Masters Series took place over two days, with matches live-streamed during QuakeCon. Plzdonhakme won the tournament after a double-elimination round and a single-elimination bracket between the final 8 players. For his victory, he won $20,000 and the first ever Elder Scrolls: Legends Masters Series trophy.
Speaking to Bethesda after the event, plzdonhakme was very positive about the Elder Scrolls: Legends community. Asked what his favorite part of the tournament was, he responded; “I think my favorite part had to be the people. It was amazing spending my time with and talking to everyone in person; all these people that make The Elder Scrolls: Legends community what it is, as well as hearing their thoughts on the game… To me, getting together all these people with shared interests and cool personalities is what really made the experience great.”
He ended the interview optimistic about remaining a competitive Elder Scrolls: Legends player, despite his academic commitments; “I’m definitely looking to keep participating in tournaments,” he states; “and being a competitive player if I can. I do want to continue streaming though, and with school starting soon, I’m worried about how much time left I’ll have for Legends. I’m not yet sure how I would have to divide that time between competitive play and streaming, since streaming does take attention away from the gameplay itself, meaning the two don’t overlap too well. Still, given that I’m sure plenty of other people will be at least as busy, and I won’t really have any real life activities except school, I think I’ll still have a reasonable chance in competitions, and will continue to do my best.”