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SpiritoftheTunA
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States20903 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-06-20 15:26:38
June 20 2015 15:26 GMT
#45801
no you could buy access to dota 2 when it was still in beta

http://www.pcgamer.com/get-dota-2-now-using-paid-for-early-access-pass/

25 euros apparently
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Plansix
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States60190 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-06-20 15:27:28
June 20 2015 15:26 GMT
#45802
I feel there is enough information out there for most early access games for people to make informed decisions. I'm glad they exist because it gives people a better insight into how games are built, how long they take and sometimes great ideas don't translate into great game play.

Edit: Tuna beat me to it, but you bought into Dota early on. It was an early access game.
I have the Honor to be your Obedient Servant, P.6
TL+ Member
SKC
Profile Joined October 2010
Brazil18828 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-06-20 15:29:20
June 20 2015 15:28 GMT
#45803
It's like saying kickstarter shouldn't exist because people kickstart dumb shit like SC2 documentaries. It also helps a lot of good projects. And in a kickstarter you are not even getting something for your money immediatly.
dismiss
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United Kingdom3341 Posts
June 20 2015 15:30 GMT
#45804
Wat, people actually did that? I just got an invite before then. -_-
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Plansix
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States60190 Posts
June 20 2015 15:34 GMT
#45805
Way back when, yeah. I think I started playing after it stopped, but at one point you needed to pay to play Dota. I think there were also invites, but they were kinda random.
I have the Honor to be your Obedient Servant, P.6
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SKC
Profile Joined October 2010
Brazil18828 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-06-20 15:39:12
June 20 2015 15:36 GMT
#45806
The paid early acess thing was after a lot of people already had invites. It also came with some shitty ingame items or keys.

But the point is more about the quality of the game. Dota 2 was at the same state of development a decent early acess game should be, it wasn't ass. If Dota 2 wasn't free to play it could have a price tag and it would be fine charging people for it.
Kupon3ss
Profile Joined May 2008
時の回廊10066 Posts
June 20 2015 15:37 GMT
#45807
the best way to cover up the fact that your game was completely broken and none of it worked is a 1.6 million dollar tournament and a movie
When in doubt, just believe in yourself and press buttons
teddyoojo
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Germany22369 Posts
June 20 2015 15:38 GMT
#45808
come on, the reason valve was selling beta keys was to discourage ppl selling/buying beta access from ebay
Esports historian since 2000. Creator of 'The Universe' and 'The best scrambled Eggs 2013'. Host of 'Star Wars Marathon 2015'. Thinker of 'teddyoojo's Thoughts'. Earths and Moons leading CS:GO expert. Lord of the Rings.
tehh4ck3r
Profile Joined August 2013
Magrathea7084 Posts
June 20 2015 15:38 GMT
#45809
On June 21 2015 00:34 Plansix wrote:
Way back when, yeah. I think I started playing after it stopped, but at one point you needed to pay to play Dota. I think there were also invites, but they were kinda random.


You never needed to pay to play dota, even when they sold that package it was still possible to get a free invite
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teddyoojo
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Germany22369 Posts
June 20 2015 15:41 GMT
#45810
alright s3e04 orange is the new black is really good
Esports historian since 2000. Creator of 'The Universe' and 'The best scrambled Eggs 2013'. Host of 'Star Wars Marathon 2015'. Thinker of 'teddyoojo's Thoughts'. Earths and Moons leading CS:GO expert. Lord of the Rings.
dismiss
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United Kingdom3341 Posts
June 20 2015 15:42 GMT
#45811
I definitely got an invite for free way before that, some point in q3 2011, I think? Basically when they did that everyone was making fun of the invites prices and the availability of invite keys for much less. -_-
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BluemoonSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
SoCal8933 Posts
June 20 2015 16:22 GMT
#45812
yeah i got mine in q3 2011 too i think. might have been q4.
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teddyoojo
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Germany22369 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-06-20 16:51:09
June 20 2015 16:33 GMT
#45813
c9 just outplayed ig so incredibly hard holy shit

is it known what the 518 in ees name means?
could it be days since MLG? :D
Esports historian since 2000. Creator of 'The Universe' and 'The best scrambled Eggs 2013'. Host of 'Star Wars Marathon 2015'. Thinker of 'teddyoojo's Thoughts'. Earths and Moons leading CS:GO expert. Lord of the Rings.
goody153
Profile Blog Joined April 2013
44300 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-06-20 16:55:25
June 20 2015 16:55 GMT
#45814
we could try asking him on twitter .. he sometimes responds
this is a quote
teddyoojo
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Germany22369 Posts
June 20 2015 17:06 GMT
#45815
iam not a twat someone else has to ask
Esports historian since 2000. Creator of 'The Universe' and 'The best scrambled Eggs 2013'. Host of 'Star Wars Marathon 2015'. Thinker of 'teddyoojo's Thoughts'. Earths and Moons leading CS:GO expert. Lord of the Rings.
Plansix
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States60190 Posts
June 20 2015 17:10 GMT
#45816
I am loving this Tusk first ban world we live in.
I have the Honor to be your Obedient Servant, P.6
TL+ Member
dismiss
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United Kingdom3341 Posts
June 20 2015 17:23 GMT
#45817
c9 is back to reminding me of irc stack plays.
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Erasme
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Bahamas15899 Posts
June 20 2015 17:24 GMT
#45818
ig is so far ahead in term of individual skill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7lxwFEB6FI “‘Drain the swamp’? Stupid saying, means nothing, but you guys loved it so I kept saying it.”
dismiss
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United Kingdom3341 Posts
June 20 2015 17:55 GMT
#45819
Why the fuck does the esl stream audio volume change between barely a whisper and a Manowar concert randomly? z_z
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Fencar
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States2694 Posts
June 20 2015 17:57 GMT
#45820
Does anyone remember the customize dota 2 thread? I've been searching for it but I can't find it.

It had stuff like changing colors on the minimap to gold/blue instead of green/red, force right click attack, some stuff with healthbars etc.
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