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goody153
Profile Blog Joined April 2013
44313 Posts
July 07 2015 18:43 GMT
#50681
On July 08 2015 03:38 andyrau wrote:
r u srs
ti4 format was stupid as shit
half the teams not competing in front of live audience, grand finals on Monday, etc etc

that's not the formats fault that was the the scheduling terror .. i seriously hated how the first day determines the first grand finals that was a hype killer

also since it's already "the biggest tournament of the year" why not keep the "kill or be killed" motif of that event .. it should be different from other tournaments
this is a quote
andyrau
Profile Joined December 2010
13015 Posts
July 07 2015 18:43 GMT
#50682
i know I'm not blaming anyone for the format I'm simply stating the format was bad for players, bad for audience, bad for everyone involved
why would you want a repeat of that when you can avoid it this time around
"Zai is legitimately not as good as bulba." | kaipi ti3 champions
Sn0_Man
Profile Blog Joined October 2012
Tebellong44238 Posts
July 07 2015 18:44 GMT
#50683
something something FUCKING BUBBLE RACES everything else wasn't too bad considering that they didn't have time to have every team play on da big stage although they really should have made it happen anyway.
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CorsairHero
Profile Joined December 2008
Canada9491 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-07-07 18:44:19
July 07 2015 18:44 GMT
#50684
On July 08 2015 03:41 tehh4ck3r wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 08 2015 03:33 goody153 wrote:
On July 08 2015 03:31 tehh4ck3r wrote:
On July 08 2015 03:30 goody153 wrote:
i sincerely hope that TI5 will still have the half qualify into the main event and half are eliminated from group stages

that was some serious competition and literally gave me more hype cause it gives me more of the feeling that it's THE EVENT of the year .. i enjoyed that more than TI3 even though i was pretty sad since alliance didn't even make the cut


they've already said that this year every team will play on the main stage so they'll probably use a format like TI3 or even DAC had

booo i don't like that format it feels so much just like another tournament rather than TI.. they could have just made the TI4 group stages event a b02 (that would be shit ton of games but it should do the accuracy if those who qualifies deserved it trick)


i really disliked TI4's format, it killed the hype for me and it felt very rushed; it felt like the format was the way it was because they couldn't rent out key arena for long enough time so they had to fudge the format to make it work

the biggest problem i have is newbees path to the finals
i think they could have taken a vacation in between their series to the finals
© Current year.
intotheheart
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada33091 Posts
July 07 2015 18:46 GMT
#50685
On July 08 2015 03:44 CorsairHero wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 08 2015 03:41 tehh4ck3r wrote:
On July 08 2015 03:33 goody153 wrote:
On July 08 2015 03:31 tehh4ck3r wrote:
On July 08 2015 03:30 goody153 wrote:
i sincerely hope that TI5 will still have the half qualify into the main event and half are eliminated from group stages

that was some serious competition and literally gave me more hype cause it gives me more of the feeling that it's THE EVENT of the year .. i enjoyed that more than TI3 even though i was pretty sad since alliance didn't even make the cut


they've already said that this year every team will play on the main stage so they'll probably use a format like TI3 or even DAC had

booo i don't like that format it feels so much just like another tournament rather than TI.. they could have just made the TI4 group stages event a b02 (that would be shit ton of games but it should do the accuracy if those who qualifies deserved it trick)


i really disliked TI4's format, it killed the hype for me and it felt very rushed; it felt like the format was the way it was because they couldn't rent out key arena for long enough time so they had to fudge the format to make it work

the biggest problem i have is newbees path to the finals
i think they could have taken a vacation in between their series to the finals

A full 3 days of fun in the sun. :O
Or whatever you guys have in Seattle.
kiss kiss fall in love
teddyoojo
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Germany22369 Posts
July 07 2015 18:47 GMT
#50686
https://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/3cfldh/i_think_im_ready_to_share_this_with_you/

p6 ur needed
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.
crms
Profile Joined February 2010
United States11933 Posts
July 07 2015 18:47 GMT
#50687
On July 08 2015 03:46 IntoTheheart wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 08 2015 03:44 CorsairHero wrote:
On July 08 2015 03:41 tehh4ck3r wrote:
On July 08 2015 03:33 goody153 wrote:
On July 08 2015 03:31 tehh4ck3r wrote:
On July 08 2015 03:30 goody153 wrote:
i sincerely hope that TI5 will still have the half qualify into the main event and half are eliminated from group stages

that was some serious competition and literally gave me more hype cause it gives me more of the feeling that it's THE EVENT of the year .. i enjoyed that more than TI3 even though i was pretty sad since alliance didn't even make the cut


they've already said that this year every team will play on the main stage so they'll probably use a format like TI3 or even DAC had

booo i don't like that format it feels so much just like another tournament rather than TI.. they could have just made the TI4 group stages event a b02 (that would be shit ton of games but it should do the accuracy if those who qualifies deserved it trick)


i really disliked TI4's format, it killed the hype for me and it felt very rushed; it felt like the format was the way it was because they couldn't rent out key arena for long enough time so they had to fudge the format to make it work

the biggest problem i have is newbees path to the finals
i think they could have taken a vacation in between their series to the finals

A full 3 days of fun in the sun. :O
Or whatever you guys have in Seattle.

clouds and rain
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goody153
Profile Blog Joined April 2013
44313 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-07-07 18:50:06
July 07 2015 18:48 GMT
#50688
Well for the players sure cause half the teams get crushed and not even gonna make it to the main event. Maybe the audience too since they won't see their favorite teams play out the main event but does that really matter cause the shit teams and the teams that has a lot of fanboys but not really good would only be able to play 1 to 2 series anyways unless they got lucky in the bracket

The format gives the "world championship" vibes that it's a tournament of the year that's it's not the payday tournament but rather a tournament where everybody has to work so hard. It's a "kill or be killed " thing since it's the biggest tournament of the year why not make it the hardest and the most threatening one. Not just a event with a lot of money but still the same as other tournaments.


Actually if you want everybody to play the main stage since it's gonna end up another massive tie's with the decent teams if they play the bubble race on the stadium i think i'd be the same and not different from the normal bracket in terms of enjoyment. Not to mention they maintain the hype of the tournament.

I think people are just upset last year cause ehem ALMOST ALL WESTERN FAVORITES GOT ELIMINATED.
this is a quote
crms
Profile Joined February 2010
United States11933 Posts
July 07 2015 18:49 GMT
#50689
On July 08 2015 03:47 teddyoojo wrote:
https://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/3cfldh/i_think_im_ready_to_share_this_with_you/

p6 ur needed

high 5 that we're men and have never been subjected to any sort of online harassment.

male master sex reporting for duty
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teddyoojo
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Germany22369 Posts
July 07 2015 18:50 GMT
#50690
guys why dont we do ti3 system go 2-14 whole tournament be top8
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
Magrathea7087 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-07-07 18:51:26
July 07 2015 18:51 GMT
#50691
On July 08 2015 03:50 teddyoojo wrote:
guys why dont we do ti3 system go 2-14 whole tournament be top8


what are you even talking about

it wouldn't even be possible to have played 16 games at a TI group stage
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goody153
Profile Blog Joined April 2013
44313 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-07-07 18:55:08
July 07 2015 18:51 GMT
#50692
something about some teams getting lucky with the group selection.

On July 08 2015 03:41 tehh4ck3r wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 08 2015 03:33 goody153 wrote:
On July 08 2015 03:31 tehh4ck3r wrote:
On July 08 2015 03:30 goody153 wrote:
i sincerely hope that TI5 will still have the half qualify into the main event and half are eliminated from group stages

that was some serious competition and literally gave me more hype cause it gives me more of the feeling that it's THE EVENT of the year .. i enjoyed that more than TI3 even though i was pretty sad since alliance didn't even make the cut


they've already said that this year every team will play on the main stage so they'll probably use a format like TI3 or even DAC had

booo i don't like that format it feels so much just like another tournament rather than TI.. they could have just made the TI4 group stages event a b02 (that would be shit ton of games but it should do the accuracy if those who qualifies deserved it trick)


i really disliked TI4's format, it killed the hype for me and it felt very rushed; it felt like the format was the way it was because they couldn't rent out key arena for long enough time so they had to fudge the format to make it work

I think that was just schedule and the teams that got eliminated (lol everybody wants their alliance fnatic mouz w/e into the main event don't get me wrong i was an alliance fanboy back then cause s4 and i was really upset too) why it sucked last year. And the not so fun finals did not help at all.

If they put the bubble bracket as a stadium event i think i'd be fine.
this is a quote
teddyoojo
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Germany22369 Posts
July 07 2015 18:53 GMT
#50693
On July 08 2015 03:51 tehh4ck3r wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 08 2015 03:50 teddyoojo wrote:
guys why dont we do ti3 system go 2-14 whole tournament be top8


what are you even talking about

it wouldn't even be possible to have played 16 games at a TI group stage

ya my bad its 2-15 and top8
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.
CorsairHero
Profile Joined December 2008
Canada9491 Posts
July 07 2015 18:54 GMT
#50694
On July 08 2015 03:49 crms wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 08 2015 03:47 teddyoojo wrote:
https://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/3cfldh/i_think_im_ready_to_share_this_with_you/

p6 ur needed

high 5 that we're men and have never been subjected to any sort of online harassment.

male master sex reporting for duty

john oliver agrees with you
© Current year.
crms
Profile Joined February 2010
United States11933 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-07-07 18:56:17
July 07 2015 18:55 GMT
#50695
i forgot how bad Ti4 format was until you assholes brought it up again

On July 08 2015 03:54 CorsairHero wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 08 2015 03:49 crms wrote:
On July 08 2015 03:47 teddyoojo wrote:
https://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/3cfldh/i_think_im_ready_to_share_this_with_you/

p6 ur needed

high 5 that we're men and have never been subjected to any sort of online harassment.

male master sex reporting for duty

john oliver agrees with you


i should watch his new show more
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tehh4ck3r
Profile Joined August 2013
Magrathea7087 Posts
July 07 2015 18:55 GMT
#50696
On July 08 2015 03:53 teddyoojo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 08 2015 03:51 tehh4ck3r wrote:
On July 08 2015 03:50 teddyoojo wrote:
guys why dont we do ti3 system go 2-14 whole tournament be top8


what are you even talking about

it wouldn't even be possible to have played 16 games at a TI group stage

ya my bad its 2-15 and top8


at ti3 the max number of games you could have played in the group stages was 14
the top8 team with the worst group stage record was TL and they went 7-7 in group stages (1 win away from making it to upper bracket)
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Comeh
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States18919 Posts
July 07 2015 18:56 GMT
#50697
On July 08 2015 03:47 teddyoojo wrote:
https://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/3cfldh/i_think_im_ready_to_share_this_with_you/

p6 ur needed

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teddyoojo
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Germany22369 Posts
July 07 2015 18:56 GMT
#50698
ya i dont give a crap about group stages u go 2-15 in ti3 and ur top8 in ti3
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
Magrathea7087 Posts
July 07 2015 18:57 GMT
#50699
On July 08 2015 03:56 teddyoojo wrote:
ya i dont give a crap about group stages u go 2-15 in ti3 and ur top8 in ti3


no one went 2-15
AdministratorIn those days, spirits were brave, the stakes were high, men were real men, women were real women, and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were real small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri.
Plansix
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States60190 Posts
July 07 2015 18:58 GMT
#50700
On July 08 2015 03:47 teddyoojo wrote:
https://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/3cfldh/i_think_im_ready_to_share_this_with_you/

p6 ur needed

She seems to have that well in hand. I am not really sure why you think I would need to do anything.
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