What is the Farming Simulator League? \u20ac250,000 tournament explained The world of competitive Farming Simulator is taking a big step up \u2013 as an official league, boasting a \u20ac250,000 prize pool, has been unveiled by developer GIANTS Software. Professional leagues have become the closest thing to a standardized system across esports titles, with CS:GO, League of Legends, Call of Duty, PUBG and more all having a \u2018Pro League\u2019 of some capacity. We can finally add Farming Simulator to that list, as GIANTS Software have announced the inaugural league beginning in 2019, following a \u2018testing of the waters\u2019 in 2017 and 2018. The \u2018Farming Simulator Championship\u2019 is becoming the \u2018Farming Simulator League\u2019, \u201ca full-fledged esports league with 10 tournaments across Europe.\u201d The season will culminate with one team crowned the Farming Simulator Champion and \u20ac100,000 in prizing, which will take place at FarmCon 2020. The total prize pool across the 10 events amounts to \u20ac250,000. The league has also secured some big name sponsors, including Intel, Logitech and noblechairs, Christian Ammann, CEO of GIANTS Software and manager of the esports division, explained that they want to show that farming can be both fun and competitive. \u201cCompetitive farming is something people enjoy for years now, but it hasn\u2019t been done in eSports so far. We have lots of eSports enthusiasts in our company who can\u2019t wait to show the world that farming can indeed be fun and competitive at the same time.\u201d What is \u201ccompetitive farming\u201d? Played on Farming Simulator 19, the competitive matches will take the shape of a 3v3 mode. Although the exact details of the game mode itself have not been fully unveiled, GIANTS explain that \u201cteams challenge each other to determine who is the best on the field.\u201d \u201cThe game will, of course, stand true to its roots in farming and combine real field work like harvesting with fun and challenging game elements.\u201d The league will no longer use the hay bale stacking mode which was used for previous competitive events. These events pulled in significant spectating numbers, as shown in the image below from an event in 2018. The Farming Simulator series remains incredibly popular with its casual player base, with the latest release, Farming Simulator 2019 reportedly selling 1 million copies in its first 10 days. If it can continue to grow its burgeoning esports scene alongside maintaining its casual fans, who knows, maybe competitive farming will be the next big thing in esports?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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