Dhanish Semar
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Dhanish Semar | |
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| Nationality | India |
| Occupation | Part-time professional writer and founder/CEO of Cloth5.com |
| Known for | eSports writer, analyst |
Dhanish Semar, more commonly known by his online alias DiffTheEnder, is a co-founder of and is credited with having a fanbase of over 100,000 League of Legends players for his multiple analyses of various aspects of the game. His articles are estimated to have garnered several million views.[1]
Background[]
Semar's career in eSports started with a blog on Reign of Gaming hosted on the CLGaming.net website, where he launched his section, "A DIFFerent View".[2] "A DIFFerent View" grew into a blog with several writers.[3]
In his interview, Semar said that the origin of the name "A DIFFerent View" is a play on words; utilising his screen name DiffTheEnder to highlight that his works are both unique in content and style and his own.[citation needed]
Semar is studying software engineering and has expressed interest in working with Riot Games in his future.
Notable works[]
Fly-By Smite Steals[]
Semar is a host on a YouTube channel with several videos detailing mathematical analyses he has worked on. His most notable video is credited for pioneering a gameplay element in League of Legends called Fly-By Smiting.[4]
ReignOfGaming.net[]
"Reign of Gaming" is a community website for League of Legends that is run under the direction of Semar. From his appointment as manager, the website has grown 200% and maintains a good standing in the League of Legends community as one of the leading news and content providers.[5]
C5 Network and Cloth5.com[]
One of Semar's largest projects is a website for League of Legends, , that was launched in July 2013[6] to produce and share League of Legends news, blogs and eSport coverage.[7]
Sponsorship[]
For a period of a few months, Semar and "A DIFFerent View" were sponsored by SteelSeries to be an evangelist for their products.[8]
References[]
- ^ Gaudiosi, John. "Forbes.com - Curse League of Legends Blogger Dhanish Semar Outlines New Business Opportunities in ESports". Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ^ "MCXL interviews DiffTheEnder". Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
- ^ "Reign of Gaming - Blogs - A DIFFerent View". Archived from the original on 2013-05-03. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
- ^ "Fly-By Smite Steals with Zac". Retrieved 2013-05-11.
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- "ReignOfGaming.net Traffic and Demographic Statistics by QuantCast". Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- Gaudiosi, John. "Forbes.com - Curse Editor Explains Why League Of Legends Is Bigger Than Instagram (Q&A)". Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ^ "Introducing Cloth5.com - your new home for quality LoL blogs and news!". Retrieved 2013-07-02.
- ^ "Cloth5 - League of Legends Blogs, News and eSports coverage". Retrieved 2013-07-12.
- ^ "A DIFFerent View is now partnered with SteelSeries". Archived from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
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- Living people
- Video game critics
- New Zealand writers