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Hot_Bid
Profile Blog Joined October 2003
Braavos36375 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-10-28 19:52:22
October 28 2014 19:50 GMT
#1
Hello everyone at Liquid Dota. Last week, I wrote that I was leaving TL. I'll still be around Liquid Dota of course, because I think the community and activity here is great -- I just won't be staff.

Esports Express will be separating from TL as well, and I'll be working on it full time. The first thing we're doing is some crowdfunding for our Dota 2 section.

Kickstarter page:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hotbid/esports-express-dota-2

Reddit thread:
http://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/2klc3g/esports_express_dota_2_kickstarter/

If you want to help that's great, if not don't worry about it, I hope you'll be able to read and enjoy the articles we write if it gets funded.

If you have feedback or questions on anything please post in this blog. If you wanna help or contribute in other ways use the contact form on the ESEX main site.
@Hot_Bid on Twitter - ESPORTS life since 2010 - http://i.imgur.com/U2psw.png
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-10-28 20:30:19
October 28 2014 20:29 GMT
#2
How did you get Keira Knightley to narrate?
https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
TheEmulator
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
28090 Posts
October 28 2014 20:36 GMT
#3
I'm not sure how Kickstarter works. If it hits 10k are we not able to fund more? Because it's already half way there already
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synapse
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
China13814 Posts
October 28 2014 20:52 GMT
#4
On October 29 2014 05:36 TheEmulator wrote:
I'm not sure how Kickstarter works. If it hits 10k are we not able to fund more? Because it's already half way there already

if it doesnt hit 10k then the money gets returned i think. past 10k you can still fund it, the stretch goals are there to encourage funding past the "goal"
:)
TheEmulator
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
28090 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-10-28 20:55:13
October 28 2014 20:54 GMT
#5
Oh I see. Thank you.

I actually read the stretch goals part and somehow forgot about them, lol

So bad.
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giftdgecko
Profile Joined February 2011
United States2126 Posts
October 28 2014 22:29 GMT
#6
pretty tit rewards imo. gl raising the money but I don't think you'll need it!
TheEmulator
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
28090 Posts
October 29 2014 00:20 GMT
#7
Almost 9K already. Well done!
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Vaelone
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Finland4400 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-10-29 00:25:34
October 29 2014 00:24 GMT
#8
Someone is bound to pledge 50$ and proceed to throw every game.

And you're going to have to play a lot of DotA 2 if that keeps gaining backers.
TheEmulator
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
28090 Posts
October 29 2014 00:37 GMT
#9
On October 29 2014 09:24 Vaelone wrote:
Someone is bound to pledge 50$ and proceed to throw every game.

And you're going to have to play a lot of DotA 2 if that keeps gaining backers.

Hotbid mentioned on reddit that there will be a rule where they will just stop playing if you are clearly trolling after a few losses.
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RxMidnight
Profile Joined July 2014
United States251 Posts
October 29 2014 03:24 GMT
#10
Looks like it's already been funded, and in less than a day too. Congrats Hot Bid.
Spicy_Curry
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States10573 Posts
October 29 2014 03:52 GMT
#11
Love your work Ken, are the interviews going to be on esex now too?
High Risk Low Reward
Chimpalimp
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1135 Posts
October 29 2014 05:39 GMT
#12
Cool project Hot Bid. Please keep doing interviews with players at tournaments. Your interviews are legit; seriously top tier.
I like money. You like money too? We should hang out.
TheEmulator
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
28090 Posts
October 29 2014 05:40 GMT
#13
On October 29 2014 14:39 Chimpalimp wrote:
Cool project Hot Bid. Please keep doing interviews with players at tournaments. Your interviews are legit; seriously top tier.

Yeah, he wants to continue doing TL interviews at events. But his focus will obviously be more on his ESEX stuff.
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KristofferAG
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Norway25712 Posts
October 29 2014 06:25 GMT
#14
Sure, have some of my money.

Just don't stop doing the funnies.
@KristofferAG | http://vestkyststoy.bandcamp.com | last.fm/user/KristofferAG
Storchen
Profile Joined September 2006
Sweden4385 Posts
October 29 2014 10:45 GMT
#15
Hot_Bid is the king Midas of ESPORTS.. ESEX gonna be golden.
Targe
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United Kingdom14103 Posts
October 29 2014 14:52 GMT
#16
wait will hb not even be mod?
11/5/14 CATACLYSM | The South West's worst Falco main
BurningSera
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Ireland19621 Posts
October 29 2014 17:36 GMT
#17
hotbid i think you need to make the kickstarter page looks better, with pictures and all etc. caused' i just realized that how much effort some companies spent on their kickstarter pages lol (e.g. video game studio)
is 2017, stop being lame, fuck's sakes. 'Can't wait for the rise of the cakes and humanity's last stand tbqh.'
FuzioNda1337
Profile Joined October 2013
Sweden159 Posts
October 29 2014 18:16 GMT
#18
gl man!
Kittan
Profile Joined April 2012
Poland3999 Posts
October 29 2014 20:04 GMT
#19
And my axe cash!
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=81288 <--- How I fell in love with a man, a team, a game and a website in a single day... | "There are no false gods, there is only the Emperor, and Choi Yun Sung is his prophet." -> Zona 40k
misirlou
Profile Joined June 2010
Portugal3238 Posts
October 29 2014 22:00 GMT
#20
everyone should check the 15k$ goal. it's pure gold. sneak peak: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tNwDtX3UmWYzfVzQTCIJ5eUCfBMYDf1xDmTgn9IPWJ8/edit
Yergidy
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2107 Posts
October 30 2014 00:30 GMT
#21
Congrats on 10k! I hope you go far above and beyond your goal! Good luck!
One bright day in the middle of the night, Two dead boys got up to fight; Back to back they faced each other, Drew their swords and shot each other.
Jutranjo
Profile Joined October 2010
Slovenia140 Posts
October 30 2014 01:35 GMT
#22
Will the Harry Potter rewrite be backer only or will it be free to all?

Grats on getting the initial goal, you might have to add more stretch goals to bloat your project with too many features!
synapse
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
China13814 Posts
October 30 2014 03:53 GMT
#23
On October 30 2014 07:00 misirlou wrote:
everyone should check the 15k$ goal. it's pure gold. sneak peak: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tNwDtX3UmWYzfVzQTCIJ5eUCfBMYDf1xDmTgn9IPWJ8/edit

holy shit this is great LOL
:)
buhhy
Profile Joined October 2009
United States1113 Posts
October 30 2014 04:30 GMT
#24
On October 30 2014 12:53 synapse wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 30 2014 07:00 misirlou wrote:
everyone should check the 15k$ goal. it's pure gold. sneak peak: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tNwDtX3UmWYzfVzQTCIJ5eUCfBMYDf1xDmTgn9IPWJ8/edit

holy shit this is great LOL


LOL amazing read
lphwo
Profile Joined September 2011
Malaysia751 Posts
October 30 2014 04:39 GMT
#25
On October 30 2014 13:30 buhhy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 30 2014 12:53 synapse wrote:
On October 30 2014 07:00 misirlou wrote:
everyone should check the 15k$ goal. it's pure gold. sneak peak: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tNwDtX3UmWYzfVzQTCIJ5eUCfBMYDf1xDmTgn9IPWJ8/edit

holy shit this is great LOL


LOL amazing read


I read that entire thing while laughing.
Hot_Bid
Profile Blog Joined October 2003
Braavos36375 Posts
October 30 2014 07:40 GMT
#26
On October 30 2014 10:35 Jutranjo wrote:
Will the Harry Potter rewrite be backer only or will it be free to all?

Grats on getting the initial goal, you might have to add more stretch goals to bloat your project with too many features!

free to all ofc if we get to 15k which looks pretty likely
@Hot_Bid on Twitter - ESPORTS life since 2010 - http://i.imgur.com/U2psw.png
ahswtini
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Northern Ireland22208 Posts
October 30 2014 09:35 GMT
#27
On October 30 2014 16:40 Hot_Bid wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 30 2014 10:35 Jutranjo wrote:
Will the Harry Potter rewrite be backer only or will it be free to all?

Grats on getting the initial goal, you might have to add more stretch goals to bloat your project with too many features!

free to all ofc if we get to 15k which looks pretty likely

Why are you a spirit breaker and not a mirana
"As I've said, balance isn't about strategies or counters, it's about probability and statistics." - paralleluniverse
Targe
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United Kingdom14103 Posts
October 30 2014 10:16 GMT
#28
that harry potter rewrite is beautiful

;_;
11/5/14 CATACLYSM | The South West's worst Falco main
teddyoojo
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Germany22369 Posts
October 30 2014 12:21 GMT
#29
as ur very likely goign to reach 15k, how much of harry potter have u already written
Esports historian since 2000. Creator of 'The Universe' and 'The best scrambled Eggs 2013'. Host of 'Star Wars Marathon 2015'. Thinker of 'teddyoojo's Thoughts'. Earths and Moons leading CS:GO expert. Lord of the Rings.
konadora *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Singapore66183 Posts
October 31 2014 19:19 GMT
#30
ESEX best SEX
POGGERS
SFDuality
Profile Joined December 2012
United States1318 Posts
November 01 2014 14:09 GMT
#31
On October 30 2014 07:00 misirlou wrote:
everyone should check the 15k$ goal. it's pure gold. sneak peak: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tNwDtX3UmWYzfVzQTCIJ5eUCfBMYDf1xDmTgn9IPWJ8/edit

ROFL that's amazing. I can't stop laughing.

+ Show Spoiler +
I knew right from the moustache that it was ixmike
Iplaythings
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Denmark9110 Posts
November 04 2014 07:31 GMT
#32
Goddamnit the IxMike potter thingie killed me so hard hahahahah so fukin good
In the woods, there lurks..
intotheheart
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada33091 Posts
November 04 2014 20:38 GMT
#33
I'm curious as to who wrote the tearjerkingly beautiful Harry PotDotAter thing. Did SirJolt write it and let HotBid fill in the blanks?
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Yurie
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
11865 Posts
November 12 2014 19:37 GMT
#34
15k broken. Will try out the Harry Potter stories if they are free to everybody.
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