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TanGeng
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Sanya12364 Posts
August 10 2013 19:46 GMT
#1
Waking up after yet another 1:00 AM finish at the Benayora Hall that followed a 1:30 AM the day before, I am still dead tired and woke up about 2 hours later than usual. The night before a mere 300 people watched the first games of two best-of-3 matches. Meanwhile, every single staff member looks exhausted just in time what is potentially the longest day of the tournament, as the first Free to Play showing schedule for the day.

In essence, it looks like Valve managed to add two days to the International 2013 compared to last year, but somehow still managed to recreate the games at late hours in front of a skeleton crowd. It is showing exactly how Valve time works. Because with schedules here, there is always "plenty of time" before everyone is once again staring at a clock strike midnight at Benaroya Hall.

While the days are no longer 18 hour marathons from 9 AM to 3 AM, Valve has only effectively cut the day to 14 hours, from 11 AM through 1 AM. An upper limit of 10 games per day has been very effective in reducing the length of the day. However, with the later opening of the gate at 11 AM instead of 9 AM and a more involved introduction, means that games start at about 12:30 PM.

At the same time, Valve has transformed the analyst desk into a solid production project. Valve has Kaci walking around Benaroya Hall for fan interviews, and before the start of each series, there are a nice player and team introduction series. What was originally nice content to fill up the space between games and cover the time of equipment changeovers, the new production is lengthening the inter-game breaks and using more that the absolute necessity for equipment changeovers.

So there you have it Valve time at Benaroya Hall is in full effect. So if you see pictures of some TL staff snoozing it up in the balconies during a game. Don't be surprised.


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AnythingThenDelete
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
381 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-08-10 21:44:44
August 10 2013 21:29 GMT
#2
Really hard to watch in europe too start a 9pm30 for the first match.

Doesn't seems to be quiet the subject sorry ~~
Lachrymose
Profile Joined February 2008
Australia1928 Posts
August 11 2013 02:30 GMT
#3
On August 11 2013 06:29 Gurderoy wrote:
Really hard to watch in europe too start a 9pm30 for the first match.

Doesn't seems to be quiet the subject sorry ~~


First match is 5:30 AM in Australia. I haven't slept in two days.
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Kuroeeah
Profile Blog Joined February 2013
11696 Posts
August 11 2013 05:20 GMT
#4
I hope the people are still having fun at the event, I really really do appreciate everything Valve has done on their half to make this year's international better.

HeeroFX
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States2704 Posts
August 11 2013 05:30 GMT
#5
I've slept well haha
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