Dhanish Semar

Dhanish Semar, more commonly known by his online alias DiffTheEnder, is a co-founder of Cloth5.com 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]

Dhanish Semar
NationalityIndia
OccupationPart-time professional writer and founder/CEO of Cloth5.com
Known foreSports writer, analyst

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.

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, Cloth5.com, 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
  1. Gaudiosi, John. "Forbes.com - Curse League of Legends Blogger Dhanish Semar Outlines New Business Opportunities in ESports". Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  2. "MCXL interviews DiffTheEnder". Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
  3. "Reign of Gaming - Blogs - A DIFFerent View". Archived from the original on 2013-05-03. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
  4. "Fly-By Smite Steals with Zac". Retrieved 2013-05-11.
  6. "Introducing Cloth5.com - your new home for quality LoL blogs and news!". Retrieved 2013-07-02.
  7. "Cloth5 - League of Legends Blogs, News and eSports coverage". Retrieved 2013-07-12.
  8. "A DIFFerent View is now partnered with SteelSeries". Archived from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
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