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BlazingGlory
Profile Joined February 2010
Bulgaria855 Posts
August 09 2017 17:33 GMT
#101
On August 10 2017 02:32 Achaian wrote:
The real question: if TNC ban every illusion hero, what does n0tail pick?


Ez drow :D
Pontual
Profile Joined October 2016
Brazil3038 Posts
August 09 2017 17:33 GMT
#102
gg next
Grettin
Profile Joined April 2010
42416 Posts
August 09 2017 17:34 GMT
#103
jerax ES rip
"If I had force-fields in Brood War, I'd never lose." -Bisu
Wineandbread
Profile Joined September 2009
United States2065 Posts
August 09 2017 17:34 GMT
#104
jerax ES wooo
FueledUpAndReadyToGo
Profile Blog Joined March 2013
Netherlands30548 Posts
August 09 2017 17:34 GMT
#105
Jerax ES lets go
Neosteel Enthusiast
icystorage
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Jollibee19350 Posts
August 09 2017 17:34 GMT
#106
ELECTRIC PINOYGALOO
LiquidDota StaffAre you ready for a Miracle-? We are! The International 2017 Champions!
dtz
Profile Joined September 2010
5834 Posts
August 09 2017 17:34 GMT
#107
On August 10 2017 02:29 caramel- wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 10 2017 02:19 dtz wrote:
On August 10 2017 02:15 Procake wrote:
I don't like this whole "refer to the organisation throughout the years as if they had the same players" they're doing. I get they want to make it more like "real sports" when they do that but it just sounds stupid, like the intros were they referred to IG as TI2 champs when it was none of the same players.


Indeed. Very weird since Valve's official stance is that they don't recognize organizations. They recognize the 5 combination of players.

They should refer to the players as the TI Champion. he opening ceremony can afford to introduce players one by one too.

But every other sports use it, even if all the players retired. Like real madrid with la decima, or liverpool with 18 titles. The organization still deserved some glory with the titles that they won, so its not weird at all for me if they referred iG as champion of TI2.

Just like everyone talk OG as champion of 4 majors. Would you like to just say them as 2 times major champ since its the titles that their current roster achieved? Or like at last epicenter, where 'Liquid as defending champion' even when the roster was different.

The players won the titles, but the organization that collected the 5 players, give them place to train, give them salary, etc etc deserved it as much as the players do. iG, EG, Alliance, Na'Vi, Newbee. They will always deserved to be called as TI winners no matter who their current roster is, since when a player plays under a team banner, his achievements are also the team/org achievement.


But Valve doesn't recognize the organization while in all other sports do. In TI, the organization is just a name that the collective group of 5 players in that tournament wishes to be called as.

For example, this year Liverpool qualify to the Champions League. If they change all of their players and all these players say move to Man Utd or form a new team, the organization still keep the slot and not the players who left.

In TI case, the players get the slot. The prize money is actually transferred straight to the individual players bank account and therefore completely bypassing the organization. The organization has no power to remove a player. In fact, i think in TI4, Valve gave ultimatum to Fnatic when they want to remove Era. Either Era plays with the team or not at all. If they want to replace Era, he must give consent otherwise Fnatic will not be allowed to play.
VGhost
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States3621 Posts
August 09 2017 17:36 GMT
#108
On August 10 2017 02:29 caramel- wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 10 2017 02:19 dtz wrote:
On August 10 2017 02:15 Procake wrote:
I don't like this whole "refer to the organisation throughout the years as if they had the same players" they're doing. I get they want to make it more like "real sports" when they do that but it just sounds stupid, like the intros were they referred to IG as TI2 champs when it was none of the same players.


Indeed. Very weird since Valve's official stance is that they don't recognize organizations. They recognize the 5 combination of players.

They should refer to the players as the TI Champion. he opening ceremony can afford to introduce players one by one too.

But every other sports use it, even if all the players retired. Like real madrid with la decima, or liverpool with 18 titles. The organization still deserved some glory with the titles that they won, so its not weird at all for me if they referred iG as champion of TI2.

Just like everyone talk OG as champion of 4 majors. Would you like to just say them as 2 times major champ since its the titles that their current roster achieved? Or like at last epicenter, where 'Liquid as defending champion' even when the roster was different.

The players won the titles, but the organization that collected the 5 players, give them place to train, give them salary, etc etc deserved it as much as the players do. iG, EG, Alliance, Na'Vi, Newbee. They will always deserved to be called as TI winners no matter who their current roster is, since when a player plays under a team banner, his achievements are also the team/org achievement.


I think the issue is continuity. It kind of makes sense to talk about OG winning because the team's built around the same founding duo. Other teams (DC is the most blatant example) have been completely rebuilt.

It's definitely an issue Valve need to figure out how to address going forward. Easiest would of course be to say "we only recognize organizations", but that would severely curtail the flexibility of the scene. I'd prefer to specifically recognize player accomplishments, but e.g. the Chinese scene might resent the downplay of the team brands.
#4427 || I am not going to scan a ferret.
HappyTuna
Profile Joined November 2016
United Kingdom117 Posts
August 09 2017 17:36 GMT
#109
I swear Day9 is getting worse with his stupid narcissistic jokes and 3k analysis
wuhan_clan
Profile Joined April 2012
United States5609 Posts
August 09 2017 17:37 GMT
#110
On August 10 2017 02:29 caramel- wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 10 2017 02:19 dtz wrote:
On August 10 2017 02:15 Procake wrote:
I don't like this whole "refer to the organisation throughout the years as if they had the same players" they're doing. I get they want to make it more like "real sports" when they do that but it just sounds stupid, like the intros were they referred to IG as TI2 champs when it was none of the same players.


Indeed. Very weird since Valve's official stance is that they don't recognize organizations. They recognize the 5 combination of players.

They should refer to the players as the TI Champion. he opening ceremony can afford to introduce players one by one too.

But every other sports use it, even if all the players retired. Like real madrid with la decima, or liverpool with 18 titles. The organization still deserved some glory with the titles that they won, so its not weird at all for me if they referred iG as champion of TI2.

Just like everyone talk OG as champion of 4 majors. Would you like to just say them as 2 times major champ since its the titles that their current roster achieved? Or like at last epicenter, where 'Liquid as defending champion' even when the roster was different.

The players won the titles, but the organization that collected the 5 players, give them place to train, give them salary, etc etc deserved it as much as the players do. iG, EG, Alliance, Na'Vi, Newbee. They will always deserved to be called as TI winners no matter who their current roster is, since when a player plays under a team banner, his achievements are also the team/org achievement.


The biggest difference between esports teams and real sports teams is that in real sports, teams are rooted in a major city. By default, they have a fundamental identity that goes beyond just the players on the team. You aren't just supporting the players, you are supporting the city and organization that has an extensive history.
The problem in Dota is that the teams aren't tethered to anything at all. It's actually extremely rare for the players to stick with a team beyond a couple years for the organization to even develop an identity. Sometimes, the organization doesn't even exist more than a couple years. With players and teams blowing up and reforming every year and with nothing else to root down a team, it's only natural that fans follow players rather than teams.
caramel-
Profile Joined September 2016
Indonesia66 Posts
August 09 2017 17:37 GMT
#111
On August 10 2017 02:32 Achaian wrote:
The real question: if TNC ban every illusion hero, what does n0tail pick?

He pick heroes that use manta :p or let Fly pick SD.
BigO
Profile Joined December 2011
Sweden956 Posts
August 09 2017 17:39 GMT
#112
Feels like TNC is trying to bait OG into picking AM.
Achaian
Profile Joined April 2015
United States3369 Posts
August 09 2017 17:39 GMT
#113
this is a weird dark seer pick without any cores on OG revealed yet
FueledUpAndReadyToGo
Profile Blog Joined March 2013
Netherlands30548 Posts
August 09 2017 17:40 GMT
#114
It still makes sense to give some spotlight to teams. TL, EG, Empire, Navi, LGD, IG. All of them have a significant part in esports, to just completely ignore that would also be wrong imo
Neosteel Enthusiast
Danzo
Profile Joined March 2011
2820 Posts
August 09 2017 17:43 GMT
#115
WTF Is with PPD right now? Is he salty because EG is out?
Getting too old for this..
ch33psh33p
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
7650 Posts
August 09 2017 17:43 GMT
#116
protein about to dunk on OG right here
secret - never again
Deleted User 173346
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
16169 Posts
August 09 2017 17:43 GMT
#117
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Skillver
Profile Joined November 2010
Austria1309 Posts
August 09 2017 17:43 GMT
#118
lumi t-t
Nevuk
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States16280 Posts
August 09 2017 17:43 GMT
#119
On August 10 2017 02:43 Danzo wrote:
WTF Is with PPD right now? Is he salty because EG is out?

He is always salty, but that probably doesn't help.
ch33psh33p
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
7650 Posts
August 09 2017 17:43 GMT
#120
On August 10 2017 02:43 Danzo wrote:
WTF Is with PPD right now? Is he salty because EG is out?


he's been firing passive aggressive shots at reso since the start of the broadcast

there was a veiled shot at cr1t too about drafting

he's pretty salty
secret - never again
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