[publicola1990]

I really do wish that eSports broadcasting of CS would improve. Instead of focussing on the first person view, if it primarily showcased an overhead view clearly indicating positioning and movement it would be more engaging for viewers.

[sylas1]

but the difference would be that you can't see insane PoV's mid-round, which for me, takes away from the beauty of the game

[publicola1990]

eSports I feel needs to grow into a more spectator friendly approach. Real life soccer matches are not broadcast from a players perspective, for example. Similarly if CS GO matches are broadcast from a overhead view that covers a broad swath of the map, it could provide a more engaging view to the spectators.

It externalises the action, and makes the match into a "show" to watch, which I would say would be naturally more appealing to viewers.

Another interesting option would be to give spectators a free camera to view, I don't think that anything technical difficulty ia there in most game engines from providing a free, unrestricted camera to spectators.

[prox]

You’re not bound by physical parameters... why not both?