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cilinder007
Slovenia7251 Posts
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Kupon3ss
時の回廊10066 Posts
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Nevuk
United States16280 Posts
On May 12 2012 02:39 Erasme wrote: time to stock coke/coffee Does this mean exQuantic are now officially sponsorless ? They were officially sponsorless already? | ||
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Nevuk
United States16280 Posts
On May 11 2012 23:53 dragonborn wrote: my predictions v2 for the international invites  1.DK - confirmed 2.EHOME - strong chinese team 3.LGD - strong chinese team with spoon style :D 4.TonGfu or iG(according to theyango) 5.Zenith - Best Singaporean team 6.Orange - Solid Malaysian team 7.aL - Best Australian team 8.MUFC - Solid Malaysian team 9.Mineski - Best Philipness team/Philip esports 10.coL/xGosu/EG/itsGoSu - 2x American team(looking at you NB :D) 11.coL/xGosu/EG/itsGoSu - 2x American team 12.NaVi - confirmed 13.CLG #2 EU and stable team 14.#best dreamhack performer 15.#best the defense 2 performer 16.#best overall performer in last 3 months then valve got non-invited teams like: ex-Quantic mousesports M5 Virtus.Pro Darer mTw Infused DTS NEXT.KZ Keita fnaticRC expecting VP for the best overall performer in last 3 months can't wait for the dramas after invites, also good luck to valve :D http://gosugamers.net/dota2/rankings if we want to look at a full list of possible invites. I think this is the most complete list of teams possible. (Although the ranking should probably just be disregarded in favor of other more salient factors such as stability and overall performance). I think Valve is being slow about inviting teams because of instability in teams. Na'vi and DK have been some of the most stable teams in the past year so Valve can feel safe in inviting them, which can not be said of many of the other teams. I mean Na'Vi were pretty much a guaranteed invite, but their stability is likely the reason they were the second invite. Ehome as runner-ups should be guaranteed invites as well but with their whole drama the team may be entirely different within a month. The NA teams will probably be declared last because there won't be any passport issues for them to travel to Seattle (even though some of them have a canadian player getting a visa from canada is far different from getting one from China to the US). So Col/newQuantic/EG are likely to be the last declared invites. (Maelk's already wandering around the US, so he clearly has a passport or has to be doing some real shady shit). Virtus Pro I agree is also a very likely invite given they perform up to their potential. Dskbn is another possibility, not sure if they'll get counted as NA or SEA (Philippines team that performed well in HoN and has been incredibly stable). | ||
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Zlasher
United States9129 Posts
On May 11 2012 18:28 NB wrote: oh shit, valve TM 'dota' http://www.dota2.com/tournaments/international/ @_@ Man you are the most sensationalist poster in the entire teamliquid Dota2 section. There is a TM there because they have the trademark. Blizzard is opposing it, the suit is probably still ongoing, that doesn't mean they won or lost, but right now Valve has the trademark. | ||
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NB
Netherlands12045 Posts
On May 12 2012 04:23 Zlasher wrote: Man you are the most sensationalist poster in the entire teamliquid Dota2 section. There is a TM there because they have the trademark. Blizzard is opposing it, the suit is probably still ongoing, that doesn't mean they won or lost, but right now Valve has the trademark. hhaha, im just leeching news from somewhere else. :-/ So you can use the TM even if there is a lawsuit fighting over it? also, exgosu is now the new quantic :D. MUFC and Mineski in dragonborn list is kinda misplaced. Pretty sure there was some news about Filipino dota is now completely dota1 due to the scene explosion in their country so they wont be practicing dota2. On May 12 2012 03:40 Nevuk wrote: http://gosugamers.net/dota2/rankings if we want to look at a full list of possible invites. I think this is the most complete list of teams possible. (Although the ranking should probably just be disregarded in favor of other more salient factors such as stability and overall performance). I think Valve is being slow about inviting teams because of instability in teams. Na'vi and DK have been some of the most stable teams in the past year so Valve can feel safe in inviting them, which can not be said of many of the other teams. I mean Na'Vi were pretty much a guaranteed invite, but their stability is likely the reason they were the second invite. Ehome as runner-ups should be guaranteed invites as well but with their whole drama the team may be entirely different within a month. The NA teams will probably be declared last because there won't be any passport issues for them to travel to Seattle (even though some of them have a canadian player getting a visa from canada is far different from getting one from China to the US). So Col/newQuantic/EG are likely to be the last declared invites. (Maelk's already wandering around the US, so he clearly has a passport or has to be doing some real shady shit). Virtus Pro I agree is also a very likely invite given they perform up to their potential. Dskbn is another possibility, not sure if they'll get counted as NA or SEA (Philippines team that performed well in HoN and has been incredibly stable). did you actually read the link you just post? that ranking doesnt make ANY sense to me. NextKz 21? and EG is still that high despite not playing for that long? | ||
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Spicy_Curry
United States10573 Posts
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Chiharu Harukaze
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On May 12 2012 04:33 NB wrote: hhaha, im just leeching news from somewhere else. :-/ So you can use the TM even if there is a lawsuit fighting over it? Both sides have just under 2 more weeks to finalise their first initial submissions to the court. While the case is still being held, since Valve filed for the trademark, they can say whatever they want until the court says otherwise if it determines so. | ||
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Qbek
Poland12923 Posts
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dragonborn
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NB
Netherlands12045 Posts
Mean while, EHOME is on front page Watch tab. split 2 on each team :D BH SF vs Storm Invoker | ||
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Nevuk
United States16280 Posts
On May 12 2012 04:33 NB wrote: hhaha, im just leeching news from somewhere else. :-/ So you can use the TM even if there is a lawsuit fighting over it? also, exgosu is now the new quantic :D. MUFC and Mineski in dragonborn list is kinda misplaced. Pretty sure there was some news about Filipino dota is now completely dota1 due to the scene explosion in their country so they wont be practicing dota2. did you actually read the link you just post? that ranking doesnt make ANY sense to me. NextKz 21? and EG is still that high despite not playing for that long? I said to ignore the rankings. It's just a database* of teams *current, updated database of teams. As far as I know the rankings are arbitrarily decided by gg.net staffers | ||
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MrCon
France29748 Posts
Anyway, Orange and aL are good invite. Zenith and MUFC not good enough imo. edit : perhaps I mix up Zenith with another team. | ||
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Skullflower
United States3779 Posts
On May 12 2012 04:23 Zlasher wrote: Man you are the most sensationalist poster in the entire teamliquid Dota2 section. There is a TM there because they have the trademark. Blizzard is opposing it, the suit is probably still ongoing, that doesn't mean they won or lost, but right now Valve has the trademark. Apparently they settled the trademark dispute http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/05/11/valve-blizzard-reach-dota-trademark-agreement.aspx | ||
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Zlasher
United States9129 Posts
On May 12 2012 04:33 NB wrote: hhaha, im just leeching news from somewhere else. :-/ So you can use the TM even if there is a lawsuit fighting over it? also, exgosu is now the new quantic :D. MUFC and Mineski in dragonborn list is kinda misplaced. Pretty sure there was some news about Filipino dota is now completely dota1 due to the scene explosion in their country so they wont be practicing dota2. did you actually read the link you just post? that ranking doesnt make ANY sense to me. NextKz 21? and EG is still that high despite not playing for that long? If it is in dispute then yeah you can use it until the decision is made Which it has been, according to Bashiok on Twitter and the articles out like 20 mins ago Anyways, Orange and AL make sense. Zenith and CLG are pretty much two of the last few "locks" maybe mineski to appease the filipino scene. It's going to be a serious dogfight for the western teams now. Quantic ex-quantic itsgosu coL EG mouz mTw M5 Darer Virtus.Pro Next.kz (which, i don't think they'll get in unlike someone who posted earlier, i forgot who) DTS Fnatic etc. | ||
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Comeh
United States18919 Posts
On May 12 2012 05:52 Skullflower wrote: Apparently they settled the trademark dispute http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/05/11/valve-blizzard-reach-dota-trademark-agreement.aspx ...What? You mean they both made a decision to not be ridiculous and spend tons of money on a legal team to disrupt one another? What is the world coming to? | ||
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Kznn
Brazil9072 Posts
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Musou
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dragonborn
4781 Posts
On May 12 2012 06:35 Musou wrote: Who is Zenith's 5th player? Since iG officially switched to DOTA2, Chuan, being under contract, won't be able to play for Zenith as a stand-in any more. Hyhy iceiceice xy xfreedom ndrakan | ||
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BeanerBurrito
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Poll: What do you prefer in your dota tutorial videos? Voice-Over + Text (8) Voice-Over (3) Text (2) Music + Text (0) 13 total votes Your vote: What do you prefer in your dota tutorial videos? (Vote): Voice-Over | ||
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