| Forum Index > Dota 2 Tournaments |
|
itstoospicy
Singapore14 Posts
On April 18 2013 16:52 kdgns wrote: Qpandas vs Dignitas has been rescheduled to 4/20 16:00 China time. Source http://bbs.17173.com/thread-7229352-1-1.html Thanks! Can't wait for the matches to come back! hope no more shenanigans happen... | ||
|
wherebugsgo
Japan10647 Posts
On April 18 2013 15:45 itsjustatank wrote: Our arguments have built-in responses to this shallow reading:
You also simply haven't read the rest of this thread where the audio quality and latency of Skype is seriously called into question and where its ridiculous memory usage is maligned again and again. And honestly, this post is a round-killing answer to any objection any of you who wish to defend Skype may have, full stop. I'm not failing to answer it because I accept that skype has a security problem. I'm not defending skype. I'm just asking what program exists that does what skype does. There hasn't been an adequate answer to that. Think about it: plenty of people think Google + is a better product than Facebook, but are not willing to leave it because Facebook simply has a bigger userbase. They need a stronger incentive than product quality to switch, because a social platform is more valuable with more adherents. You can't just expect people to magically switch simply because of this issue alone. Skype is used throughout more than just the pro scene, and it's unrealistic to expect that people will make this switch due to the pro scene alone. Yeah, it sucks, but there needs to be a stronger incentive than this, as surprising as that may sound. This issue is pretty much unprecedented for dota, but I can guarantee you that in a few months time when it all pretty much will be forgotten, people will never have this discussion again and people will be back to using skype, because this issue is NOT unprecedented in the esports scene as a whole. That's exactly what happened in both the SC2 and LoL scenes despite them going through this very same situation. e: if tomorrow we were to all find out that Twitter or Facebook were to have a similar problem, people might argue that the pros should switch off these platforms because of security concerns and the damage they impart upon the pro scene, but I can guarantee you that they would not change their habits, seeing as the platforms are so ubiquitous that it would take a much stronger incentive than that to change. | ||
|
Nevuk
United States16280 Posts
| ||
|
wherebugsgo
Japan10647 Posts
On April 18 2013 17:25 Nevuk wrote: Wait, if the other scenes use skype, why aren't they having problems? they did. Generally these things just disappear after a short while. LoL streamers were getting DDOSed pretty regularly only about 8-9 months ago. e: just search DDOS in any of the various subreddits and you'll see what I'm talking about | ||
Kipsate
Netherlands45349 Posts
| ||
|
Nevuk
United States16280 Posts
| ||
|
wherebugsgo
Japan10647 Posts
On April 18 2013 17:32 Nevuk wrote: I remember it happening in SC2, I was just under the impression that the sc2 people didn't really use skype as much (I do help maintain the main reddit that mocks the starcraft subreddit). I more meant, why aren't they having those problems at this current point in time? who knows? Ask the DDOSers. The SC2 scene most definitely uses skype, I know at least one member of the TL team uses it (and I have him added) and I used skype for CSL contact and even for gosugamers and some NASL stuff back in the day. things are similarly true for LoL. There's no denying that the program is ubiquitous across all 3 scenes. | ||
|
nDLSoulFly
Malaysia79 Posts
| ||
|
dtz
5834 Posts
On April 18 2013 17:30 wherebugsgo wrote: they did. Generally these things just disappear after a short while. LoL streamers were getting DDOSed pretty regularly only about 8-9 months ago. e: just search DDOS in any of the various subreddits and you'll see what I'm talking about No they don't disappear. It's just that top LoL teams are richer and more professional in a business sense so they seek/were given professional help and if everything is handled properly, teams should be fine. In fact , it happened just recently. Just a quick search. http://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/1cjroz/fnatic_b_sairusq_gets_ddosed_during_challenger/ As you can see from the first comment and the first reply, they STILL got DDOS-ed on a daily basis until now but with some professional protection ( the guy here actually offered his help for free) , everything is fine. So, the notion that it will stop happening eventually is false. Either stop using Skype ( not an option for many due to various things) or protect yourself/ find people that can protect you. Hoping that the script kiddies will eventually get "bored" is obviously not a battle you can win. | ||
TanGeng
Sanya12364 Posts
On April 18 2013 22:04 nDLSoulFly wrote: I'm having problems downloading the replays. Error 206. Any ideas anyone? Only recently this problem came up. Sometimes replay servers have trouble servicing replays. | ||
|
Kupon3ss
時の回廊10066 Posts
| ||
|
teapoted
United Kingdom24425 Posts
| ||
|
andaylin
United States10830 Posts
| ||
|
TomatoBisque
United States6290 Posts
On April 20 2013 11:50 teapoted wrote: By that do you mean they've already been played? That seems to be the case, LD is saying it's a replay cast on his stream and in the chat. | ||
|
wuhan_clan
United States5609 Posts
Im guessing they played the game earlier to avoid ddos attacks and now they are broadcasting replay. | ||
|
Shaella
United States14828 Posts
| ||
|
asaed
United States1412 Posts
| ||
|
asaed
United States1412 Posts
| ||
|
zeru
8156 Posts
| ||
|
renfree
4485 Posts
| ||
| ||
|
|
|
EPT
