EPTMechanics-wise, I don't think there's anyone better. And IIRC the hype from CTY didn't originally come from 2009? Wasn't he a known pubstar way before the 1vs1 tournament hosted by 2009?
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Andre
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Mechanics-wise, I don't think there's anyone better. And IIRC the hype from CTY didn't originally come from 2009? Wasn't he a known pubstar way before the 1vs1 tournament hosted by 2009? | ||
Kipsate
Netherlands45349 Posts
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TheYango
United States47024 Posts
On May 07 2013 06:55 Andr3 wrote: Wasn't he a known pubstar way before the 1vs1 tournament hosted by 2009? He was, but 2009 was also hyping him way before then too. There were several videos before the tournament started where 2009 had played some stacks with CTY and mentioned that he'd been recommending CTY to teams looking for new talent. If I remember correctly, CTY's ladder rating wasn't even that high yet at the time. | ||
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Shaella
United States14828 Posts
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Slardar
Canada7596 Posts
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Benjef
United Kingdom6921 Posts
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Dankleteer
United States1430 Posts
On May 07 2013 05:17 crms wrote: I really dislike valves decision to remove LGD from seed. Did Valve really issue a statement about not changing rosters? Bleh, even still, bad call, if LGD goof in the qualifiers, I'll be so sad not to seem them at ti3. Since LGD is likely to rampage through the qualifiers all this really did was punish the up and coming teams that haven't proven themselves yet. Since LGD will win the qualifier, that qualifying spot is just going to go to a previously seeded team which means no exposure for newer team. bleh, all around bad. #LGD #ROADTOTi3 :D When you think about it in the long run it probably screws over the west wildcard completely. Assuming LGD wins, the western wildcard will probably be a team like VG which will probably school the west wild card... | ||
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maru~
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On May 07 2013 08:29 Dankleteer wrote: When you think about it in the long run it probably screws over the west wildcard completely. Assuming LGD wins, the western wildcard will probably be a team like VG which will probably school the west wild card... And how was that different before? | ||
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Belisarius
Australia6233 Posts
Then, if they can deliver with a new roster, they just earn their spot back and the rest of the qualifying teams are (more or less) unaffected. Inviting someone else and then throwing a team like LGD in with the qualifiers is really just crushing to the minor teams. | ||
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SKC
Brazil18828 Posts
On May 07 2013 09:07 Belisarius wrote: Personally, I think the sensible thing to have done would have been to turn the LGD.cn invite into another qualifier slot, and put LGD in the qualifiers. Then, if they can deliver with a new roster, they just earn their spot back and the rest of the qualifying teams are (more or less) unaffected. Inviting someone else and then throwing a team like LGD in with the qualifiers is really just crushing to the minor teams. The qualifiers aren't really unaffected if you have to adapt the tournament to a 9 teams bracket and ensure you can get a fair third place slot, specially in such short notice. It would be really troublesome for the organizers. | ||
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Comeh
United States18919 Posts
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Jinxed
United States6450 Posts
On May 07 2013 10:07 SKC wrote: The qualifiers aren't really unaffected if you have to adapt the tournament to a 9 teams bracket and ensure you can get a fair third place slot, specially in such short notice. It would be really troublesome for the organizers. Also it's not like they did it any differently than how they did the rest of the invites. They just bumped TongFu up because they felt they were the next most deserving. If anything I think it makes the qualifiers even more interesting. | ||
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SKC
Brazil18828 Posts
On May 07 2013 10:09 LeLoup wrote: Also it's not like they did it any differently than how they did the rest of the invites. They just bumped TongFu up because they felt they were the next most deserving. If anything I think it makes the qualifiers even more interesting. I won't say it doesn't suck for the qualifier teams, because it kinda does, you were facing TongFu and now you are facing LGD, but there only reasonable alternatives would be to completelly remove LGD or not doing anything at all. Removing LGD would be terrible and I can see why Valve feels it's necessary to do something, so I won't crucify them even though in the end it kinda sucks. | ||
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Shaella
United States14828 Posts
On May 07 2013 10:16 SKC wrote: I won't say it doesn't suck for the qualifier teams, because it kinda does, you were facing TongFu and now you are facing LGD, but there only reasonable alternatives would be to completelly remove LGD or not doing anything at all. Removing LGD would be terrible and I can see why Valve feels it's necessary to do something, so I won't crucify them even though in the end it kinda sucks. the eastern qualifiers are gonna be a blood bath anyways, and apparently recently TongFu slaughtered Rising Stars and Rattlesnake, but I think Vici can take either TongFu or LGD.cn on, its not a guaranteed invite for LGD.cn by any measure in my opinion | ||
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Scrandom
Canada2819 Posts
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eieio
United States14512 Posts
On May 07 2013 10:46 Scrandom wrote: Posting this in here as well as the international thread just incase someone knows, I plan on buying tickets to the TI3 event and one of my friends who is going hasnt secured the time off yet so I was wondering if its assigned seating or is it just buy tickets and sit anywhere? And do they normally sell out right away? I haven't gone so I'm not sure about assigned seating(I'd think you could sit anywhere) but I'd definitely expect them to sell out very quickly. | ||
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NB
Netherlands12045 Posts
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teapoted
United Kingdom24425 Posts
On May 07 2013 05:06 cecek wrote: Which is sad considering one of them aint even Chinese. Although I'm more concerned with the recent trend in western dota fans of any American player who displays some talent is seen as the next coming of Christ.For some reason it seems like zsmj, Burning, Chuan and Ferrari are the only Chinese players west dota fans know. Doesn't PIS actually mean something else and "perfect is shit" was just adopted later and got famous with the highlight video. I could be completely wrong, just something I heard. Yaphets prime was after I stopped following Dota 1 so I'm not all that clued in on him. Think I remember seeing him in mage or something, but the CH/Nirvana days I missed. | ||
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ReignSupreme.
Australia4123 Posts
Vote for your 10 favorite players and the top 10 will play a showmatch at The International. That could be pretty amazing. | ||
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