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Qbek

Poland12923 Posts

January 05 2013 22:06 GMT

#36061

I'm pretty sure the music wasn't on vods thou, we're talking youtube not twitch or own3d.

RockIronrod

Australia1369 Posts

January 05 2013 22:25 GMT

#36062

It's a pretty common thing on YouTube for people to flag videos for shits and giggles. Something like three flags and you're instantly shut down, and to contest any of them means you have to give the person flagging the video various personal details (while they have to give up none). It was/is a big problem with YouTube voice actors/actresses, and was commonly used to either shut down accounts or dox them.

teapoted

United Kingdom24425 Posts

January 05 2013 22:27 GMT

#36063

I'll just post what I wrote on Reddit.

~

Considering the flak jD has gotten from 4chan it could be something like bots clicking ads or spam reports.

The only 'legit' reasons that they would get terminated is for not filling out proper details for their monetization or for using copyrighted music. But even for Music they will just strip sound or de-monetize the videos typically, then again they are in Germany which is much harsher on Music and I don't know if they would get treated differently because of this. And of course it could be an error on Google's side.

I say this as someone who has been partnered on YT, although I've only gotten warnings never suspended there is quite a lot of things which could go wrong.

SilverStar

Sweden18511 Posts

January 05 2013 22:30 GMT

#36064

I would wait with the conspiracy theories until joindota says themselves what happend.

cosimorondo

United States78 Posts

January 06 2013 00:21 GMT

#36065

Who is the greatest currently active Dota2 player/team?

Firebolt145

Lalalaland34505 Posts

January 06 2013 00:23 GMT

#36066

Western: Na`Vi.
Chinese: iG at the top, followed by LGD.cn, and I think LGD.int is showing signs of being at the top too. May change after the G-League finals.

Unleashing

Denmark14978 Posts

January 06 2013 00:25 GMT

#36067

Aren't LGD.int technically a western team, despite playing with the chinese? Just wondering what people would classify them as.

Nevuk

United States16280 Posts

January 06 2013 00:29 GMT

#36068

On January 06 2013 09:21 cosimorondo wrote:
Who is the greatest currently active Dota2 player/team?

The best player varies from role to role (I count 7 roles, though two overlap almost always - Drafter, Captain and then the 1-5 players).

Best team is iG (won most recent international and don't appear to have slumped at all since then). This is just as of now, they have g-league matches coming up.

If you are asking just for a player who can play every position well enough to be on any team then Chuan is the first person to come to mind for me.

LGD.Int should probably be considered a hybrid, but if forced to classify they're still a western team.

Kipsate

Netherlands45349 Posts

January 06 2013 00:30 GMT

#36069

Western Style with Chinese execution

or something like that. Can go either way but I wouldn't exactly classify them as Western, more like a hybrid.

In terms of players its probably everyone on iG with YYF sticking out, LoH on Na'vi sticks out aswell.

TheYango

United States47024 Posts

January 06 2013 00:31 GMT

#36070

YYF and LoH are probably the 2 most well-rounded currently active pros.

ViZe

United States1513 Posts

January 06 2013 00:31 GMT

#36071

I have a question. Why is Radiance a recommended item for tidehunter?

I think it is fair to consider LGD.int a Chinese team because the biggest difference between Chinese teams and their western counterparts is the focus and quality of their training, which is likely far beyond any western team.

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Denmark14978 Posts

January 06 2013 00:33 GMT

#36072

On January 06 2013 09:31 ViZe wrote:
I have a question. Why is Radiance a recommended item for tidehunter?

because valve can't into good recommended items.

I think it is fair to consider LGD.int a Chinese team because the biggest difference between Chinese teams and their western counterparts is the focus and quality of their training, which is likely far beyond any western team.

But what puzzles me is, would people call Na'vi a hybrid/chinese team too if they were put in the same situation of training in china with the chinese?

I'm just wondering really(If a team is considered western/chinese depending on where they train or depending on where the players are from) ^^

Kipsate

Netherlands45349 Posts

January 06 2013 00:34 GMT

#36073

Na'vi with chinese training would be fucking scary is what it would be.

But to answer your question, yes, especially if it was a prolonged period.

On January 06 2013 09:36 Nevuk wrote:
Well LGD.int was formed from 5 players who hadn't really played much together before going to China while Na'Vi has been around for years in the west.

this is true though.

I'm just wondering really(If a team is considered western/chinese depending on where they train or depending on where the players are from) ^^

Nurture then Nature.

Nevuk

United States16280 Posts

January 06 2013 00:36 GMT

#36074

Well LGD.int was formed from 5 players who hadn't really played much together before going to China while Na'Vi has been around for years in the west.

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Denmark14978 Posts

January 06 2013 00:44 GMT

#36075

On a sidenote: I'd fucking love to see western teams make deals with chinese teams to come to china to train and live with them. I'd love to see a team like Na'vi/TL/EG after that kind of intense training.

Regardless of if any western teams has a leg to stand on at TI3 i have a feeling that TI3 will be even better than TI2, one can hope! Going to be tough to beat bruno and all the amazing games.