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TheEmulator
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
28104 Posts
July 19 2014 03:31 GMT
#118341
On July 19 2014 11:29 Sn0_Man wrote:
I met hotbid and heyoka I'm cool.

They are indeed cool!

And hard to get a hold of at events since they are always busy. You're lucky you actually ran into them
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Kirsed
Profile Joined May 2013
9381 Posts
July 19 2014 03:45 GMT
#118342
On July 19 2014 11:29 Sn0_Man wrote:
I met hotbid and heyoka I'm cool.


You're a popular kid now.
idonthinksobro
Profile Joined December 2010
3138 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-07-19 04:06:50
July 19 2014 04:04 GMT
#118343


pros got autograph cards to give away to fans and somebody stole funniks stack.

Valhalla44
Profile Joined May 2010
Bosnia-Herzegovina983 Posts
July 19 2014 04:24 GMT
#118344
On July 19 2014 13:04 idonthinksobro wrote:
https://twitter.com/Funn1kDota/status/490275769206071296

pros got autograph cards to give away to fans and somebody stole funniks stack.



rofl, greedyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
synapse
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
China13814 Posts
July 19 2014 05:06 GMT
#118345
does anyone else feel like it's a bit weird to already know one of the grand finalists after day 1? i liked this year's group stage format but not the bubble race and main event formats :T
:)
Jaeger
Profile Joined December 2009
United States1150 Posts
July 19 2014 05:16 GMT
#118346
On July 19 2014 14:06 synapse wrote:
i liked this year's group stage format but not the bubble race and main event formats :T


Agree completely

Most tournaments I've been to run the losers bracket til there are no more matches that can be played without doing a round of winners. I feel that works much better.
https://www.dotabuff.com/players/8137911
FinestHour
Profile Joined August 2010
United States18466 Posts
July 19 2014 05:51 GMT
#118347
just think of it as a way to make future internationals better its only one year
thug life.                                                       MVP/ex-
andyrau
Profile Joined December 2010
13015 Posts
July 19 2014 06:00 GMT
#118348
is valve even having another one next year
i remember some interview where someone said only 4 were guaranteed, but that seems like something that drifted out of my hazy memory
"Zai is legitimately not as good as bulba." | kaipi ti3 champions
babysimba
Profile Joined November 2010
10466 Posts
July 19 2014 06:02 GMT
#118349
Why would valve not want free money? And TI is sort of a marketing to advertise the game even more.
nojok
Profile Joined May 2011
France15846 Posts
July 19 2014 06:02 GMT
#118350
On July 19 2014 14:06 synapse wrote:
does anyone else feel like it's a bit weird to already know one of the grand finalists after day 1? i liked this year's group stage format but not the bubble race and main event formats :T

I also think it's too early to get the 3rd most important match. The hype was nearly not as high as it should have been imo. I think they wanted a lot of elimination matches early but in the end it seems like "lot of not so important matches" during the beginning of phase 1, then "important matches" at the end of phase 1. Then again just some seeding bo3 during bubble phase outside of first ones. A break, hype diminishing for winners semis and final. And just now some loser bracket matches who seem rather unimportant compared to winners semis so not so hyped again. The timing of high importance matches and not so much ones has lessen the hype compared to a simple tree with rising stakes.
"Back then teams that won were credited, now it's called throw. I think it's sad." - Kuroky - Flap Flap Wings!
NeoRussia
Profile Joined January 2013
Canada381 Posts
July 19 2014 06:14 GMT
#118351
On July 19 2014 13:04 idonthinksobro wrote:
https://twitter.com/Funn1kDota/status/490275769206071296

pros got autograph cards to give away to fans and somebody stole funniks stack.



Man that sucks, that guy just robbed the steam marketplace basically. I bet he's a millionaire now.
#BUFFEARTH
andyrau
Profile Joined December 2010
13015 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-07-19 06:52:52
July 19 2014 06:52 GMT
#118352
On July 19 2014 15:02 babysimba wrote:
Why would valve not want free money? And TI is sort of a marketing to advertise the game even more.

I'm not sure if I'm just dreaming all of this up but apparently valve did not want to be the only ones propping up the scene and artificially inflating it resulting in something analogous to an economic bubble
the original point of TI was to foster initial interest and investment in the scene and have it eventually support itself

damn idk where I'm getting all of this but I'm like fairly certain I've heard this in an interview or documentary somewhere before
help team

but you're obviously right, we all know TI has numerous intangible benefits
"Zai is legitimately not as good as bulba." | kaipi ti3 champions
Jinxed
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States6450 Posts
July 19 2014 07:04 GMT
#118353
On July 19 2014 15:52 andyrau wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 19 2014 15:02 babysimba wrote:
Why would valve not want free money? And TI is sort of a marketing to advertise the game even more.

I'm not sure if I'm just dreaming all of this up but apparently valve did not want to be the only ones propping up the scene and artificially inflating it resulting in something analogous to an economic bubble
the original point of TI was to foster initial interest and investment in the scene and have it eventually support itself

damn idk where I'm getting all of this but I'm like fairly certain I've heard this in an interview or documentary somewhere before
help team

but you're obviously right, we all know TI has numerous intangible benefits

I think next year is guaranteed as well. iirc they have key arena reserved next year.
LiquidDota Staff"LeLoup is a great name pls undo." -Liquid`Nazgul
ReignSupreme.
Profile Blog Joined September 2012
Australia4123 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-07-19 07:07:35
July 19 2014 07:06 GMT
#118354
That's pretty much it.

If Riot stopped supporting LoL with the LCS (and its variations), what else is there? Practically nothing.
If Dota stopped The International, we'd have MLG, Dreamhack, Starladder, D2L, ECL, KDL, D2CL, G-League, WPC etc, with many of these tournaments allowing both the West and the East to play against each other.

Another reason the ticketing system is so awesome, where these Tournaments can make revenue from allowing people to watch their matches in-client (and despite some of the bigger tournaments allowing their matches to be viewed for free and selling compendiums and still making bank).
teapoted
Profile Joined August 2012
United Kingdom24425 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-07-19 07:30:24
July 19 2014 07:29 GMT
#118355
On July 19 2014 15:52 andyrau wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 19 2014 15:02 babysimba wrote:
Why would valve not want free money? And TI is sort of a marketing to advertise the game even more.

I'm not sure if I'm just dreaming all of this up but apparently valve did not want to be the only ones propping up the scene and artificially inflating it resulting in something analogous to an economic bubble
the original point of TI was to foster initial interest and investment in the scene and have it eventually support itself

damn idk where I'm getting all of this but I'm like fairly certain I've heard this in an interview or documentary somewhere before
help team

but you're obviously right, we all know TI has numerous intangible benefits
I'm quite sure you're making it up.

The only time it was mentioned that there would be at least events until TI4 was at TI2. And the game is 4-5 times larger today than it was at TI2. There will be more TI's.
Once you Goblak...
andyrau
Profile Joined December 2010
13015 Posts
July 19 2014 08:20 GMT
#118356
oh alright idk what the fuck i'm on then lol
"Zai is legitimately not as good as bulba." | kaipi ti3 champions
solidbebe
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Netherlands4921 Posts
July 19 2014 08:40 GMT
#118357
High on life~
That's the 2nd time in a week I've seen someone sig a quote from this GD and I have never witnessed a sig quote happen in my TL history ever before. -Najda
dravernor
Profile Blog Joined May 2013
Netherlands6192 Posts
July 19 2014 08:53 GMT
#118358
On July 19 2014 11:29 Sn0_Man wrote:
I met hotbid and heyoka I'm cool.

not jealous dw
<3
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
July 19 2014 09:45 GMT
#118359
http://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/2b4f0l/standard_steam_hero_guide_project_stats_for_july/ -- 27,775,144 million subscriptions; we're doin' good
https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
TheEmulator
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
28104 Posts
July 19 2014 09:47 GMT
#118360
Well done. That's actually insane
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