In recent years, mobile gaming has garnered some criticism within the gaming community. Some believe that it isn’t “real” gaming, and doesn’t have the same experience as PC or console gaming. While they may be right about the difference in hardware, the recent realme Mobile Legends cup showed that mobile gaming is more alive than ever. RMC is in its 8th season of creating accessible avenues for amateur teams to showcase their skills and eventually make it to the big leagues. Mobile gaming certainly stepped up its game at this event with high-quality production value, all-star show matches, and a competitive prize pool for the players.
In line with the accessibility theme, the RMC season 8 finals were held at the Glorietta 4 Activity Center, right in the heart of the mall. With both teams equipped with the realme GT 6, they set off to battle! Team Gamerpact beat Team Minerva 3-1, with the series followed by thrilling play-by-play commentary and analysis that boomed through the center. It was an adrenaline-pumping experience for the audience and the players, as the production kept the crowd engaged with the action-packed games. It was great to see so many people coming to enjoy Mobile Legends, even those who had no plans of watching but happened to pass by would stop and take a look for a while.
Having a show match as big as this demonstrates the growth of the mobile gaming scene over the years. The teams also made use of the realme GT 6 like the finals, to ensure everyone was on the latest mobile gaming hardware. Team Falcons AP Bren has not only taken to the global stage but grabbed the 2nd place trophy as well! They’ve shown their capabilities on an international level, which made their face-off against Team All-Stars much more exciting. The match was entertaining not just for the star-studded teams participating, but for the multiple whacky modifiers that the organizers placed. Some were negligible like having free drinks for your team on the stage, while others were utterly backbreaking like having a one-minute headstart over the opposing team. The players also had to trade one team member each, and AP Bren was not allowed to communicate during the match. Any of these would have disrupted a real tournament but proved fun for the audience and players.
We love to see people coming together to share in the beauty of games and are grateful for events that advocate inclusivity. If you’re interested in joining these kinds of events make sure to follow us on facebook here as well as realme for more news on the next season of RMC.
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