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Good post, but they can't invite everyone. I mean there are probably over 40 different personalities which in many ways deserve to be invited.
Take Lumi for example, he hasn't featured much this year and people say he hasn't improved, but he was featured enough. He did 4 different events, he is one of the oldest running casters, one of the most recognizable casters out there, there are several good reasons why he should be there. On the other side of the fence there are several reasons why he shouldn't be there as well.
So its a tough job, can they invite 40 different casters/personalities? That is 40 different paid tickets, paid hotel rooms, paid transport, etc...
You include all the players, the workshop creators, the VIP, the already big list of about 20 different personalities and you have hundreds and hundreds of people you have to manage and pay everything for.
I think purely in financial terms they can invite 40 people instead of 20, but then there is the management, there is the working hours and stages, what games are they going to cast, do you move people for every different games so everyone can get screen time, etc...?
I think the way International was set up was a good and a bad thing. Since its by far the biggest tournament in the year in the world compared to ALL other game tournaments, not even LOL major tournament can compare to it, its basically a do or die for players and casters.
We've seen the issues with teams where they just disband after failing to qualify for TI because getting in the money places for TI gives you more money than actually winning medium sized tournaments.
Unless you are winning a big 200k dollar tournament and getting 100k for first place and are able to consistently win at least 3-4 tournaments per year, then just getting into the money slots at TI is more valuable!
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LD, my MMR is 5700 can I become a caster?
Haha, of course MMR has no bearing on one's potential to be a good caster. I despise it how even pro players who should act "professionally" can pick on casters who have low skill within the game but are actually very good at entertaining viewers. Analytical casters should be judged differently of course, but even they can have good game knowledge without having the proof of grinding to the top of the rankings.
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You would think that part of this problem will be alleviated now that we have majors. In the past if you didn't make the cut for TI then you to wait a whole year before another opportunity of similar calibre. Now with the majors you will get 3 more opportunities to work a Valve event each year.
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this is a much better blog than an EE blog
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So its a tough job, can they invite 40 different casters/personalities? That is 40 different paid tickets, paid hotel rooms, paid transport, etc...
Lol you have no idea how companies run huh.
A company can easily fly you to their head-quaters to do interview, the likes of google / microsoft does so a hundred times a day on regular basis, even a small company can often afford flight / room for 2, 3 days while inviting promising candidates.
Valve, once a year, 40 plane tickets... that's basically nail clipping worth of money to them. They can easily afford it. The suggestion by LD is spot on. You need to give people who put in real efforts and known contributions a consultation prize. Really 40ish free tickets, maybe 10 VIP 30 non-VIP would even be good.
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Not like there is much of a choice of casters anyway .
There will be the annoying bunch along with the good ones ... and that cant be helped .
Hopefully casters this year figured out basic game mechanics atleast .
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The questions that can be asked is, should/is it Valves job to invite all the important community figures?
I think not, but i can see how others might think diffrent about this.
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This is pretty much just a continuation of TI being the be all and end all dream destroyer. Hopefully the Major system (as flawed as ppl are flaming it to be) evens out the curve for players and casters alike.
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LD, I follow you starting from where you cast videos from your crappy apartment under a white fluorescent lamp. It is good to see you keep your honest heart and it was a good and sad read at the same time. I wish Valve to hear your words and re-evaluate the invites.
I couldn't see any fairness of inviting Pyrion and not inviting those guys work their asses off.
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So yeah, I agree with LD that some people are left out in the cold! But I would like to add, that some other people are getting their invites as if someone at Valve forgot to turn off the auto-attack in time.
Every single event I hope we dont have to bear Toby casting. Unfortunately, Valve still believe he is good at what he does. And yes, the boy can scream. But he has a very mediocore understanding of the game, is never really on top of the current meta or the impact patches have on playstyle or itemization. Most of the time it feels like he stopped really caring about the game (and anybody that is not on a T1 Western team for that matter) some time around TI2-3... I don't want to discredit what he has done for the scene, but compared to effort some other people are putting in to this, I think it's a shame that he is taking someone else's spot.
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ODPixel is like Tobi in its final form  ... Better, stronger, faster.
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Would a fan redemption vote ala teams in the Summit help? It would create a structured way to see some love, at the very least.
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I hate casters who are too technical and analyze every situation as if all viewers are dota 2 veterans. I like simple hypy casters. Like tobywan or xyclopz, its always fun to watch them, doesn't matter if game sucks or not.
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On June 29 2015 14:20 evanthebouncy! wrote:Show nested quote +
So its a tough job, can they invite 40 different casters/personalities? That is 40 different paid tickets, paid hotel rooms, paid transport, etc...
Lol you have no idea how companies run huh. A company can easily fly you to their head-quaters to do interview, the likes of google / microsoft does so a hundred times a day on regular basis, even a small company can often afford flight / room for 2, 3 days while inviting promising candidates. Valve, once a year, 40 plane tickets... that's basically nail clipping worth of money to them. They can easily afford it. The suggestion by LD is spot on. You need to give people who put in real efforts and known contributions a consultation prize. Really 40ish free tickets, maybe 10 VIP 30 non-VIP would even be good.
What are you a 5yo child? Do you have focus deficiency?
This is what I wrote like 1 line down, but we have to have "people" like you who just can't comprehend more than 1 line of words!
I think purely in financial terms they can invite 40 people instead of 20, but then there is the management, there is the working hours and stages, what games are they going to cast, do you move people for every different games so everyone can get screen time, etc...?
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