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The International 2019「DOTA2」RipTZ
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the VP shuffle will be interesting. There is enough talent in that region for 2 top teams, I wonder who will stick with who. people saying some of those players may leave the region, which could happen. I am not buying the EG.ramzes rumor though
with EG, it starts with whether S4/fly leave. People are already saying they're gone citing fly's tweet and v1lat's rumor mill, and it makes sense that they'd be out, but you never know. If they do leave, then it becomes about whether rtz/sumail/cr1t stick together. I'm guessing those 3 would like to stick together, but will only do so if they can find adequate replacements at the 3 and 5. i'd guess they try as hard as they can to bring back zai.
I'm also really curious to see if the past few years have humbled sumail and rtz enough to play with ppd again. I actually think that it's possible given what has happened since they split (zero major wins for EG, two TI titles for topson LUL).
I think 10 to 15% left. We managed to switch to those empty better seats after they left
finally finished watching last night's vod, what a crazy finals. OG made everyone else look like rank amateurs this TI, i don't remember a team being able to do that since alliance 2013.
Wouldn't say Alliance did. That went to the final game and they pretty much all close matches.
the finals were clowny but the rest of that season and the other games in TI3 was just alliance dumping on everyone
obviously OG didn't do that over the year and they were probably even more dominant during TI but it did remind me
Alliance crapped on everyone that whole year. They looked unstoppable and were in the end
I was talking about TI, if we're talking about the whole year then you don't say OG was dominant.
all i was saying is that i haven't seen a team make literally everyone else look like trash at all since alliance 2013
You mentioned TI so that's what I assumed you were talking about. My bad.
I was dead set on going since it is in my country but if its gonna be close to 450$ for all the days then I have to think about it. That's like two big festivals or all the worthwhile shit in two battlepasses..
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all u need 2 do is clutch one of those crimson witness treasure drops
I'd go for it and even saving shit tbh.. Its probably gonna be the most hype TI ever.
I mean that's true but imagine sitting there hoping you're one of the lucky few, like you're inside of a fucking loot box, that's a feel bad moment for sure.
I will consider the amount of money I'll save on not having to go to another continent and probably hotel expenses. It does feel like one of those once in a lifetime things that I would be kicking myself for missing if I didn't end up going I suppose..
I've been to 6 Starcraft 2 events now including 1 Blizzcon. It's worth it. Seeing Flash hold up the trophy at IEM Toronto, is burned into my memory. Watching he who must not be named (Life) win at Blizzcon is a memory I will never forget.
I've been to four TIs (5, 6, 7 in Seattle, and 8 in Vancouver) and they were all worth it. Granted those will not be as expensive as going to Stockholm, but IMO they were all worth it. Attending these in person is something I really recommend everyone into Dota try to do at least once in their life. This year they did two day bundles for the tickets, but usually they do a weekday ticket and finals ticket. The weekday is days 1-4, Finals is days 5 and 6. Watching the games with a bunch of Dota fans is one of my favorite experiences. All the people you meet there are incredible. At every TI I have been to (and the other ones), there has been a meetup of people from the old place/Era. In a way it's like a convention for Dota. Being there for the Six Million Dollar Slam (It's a disastah!") was incredibly hype.
Last year after games were over one night someone yelled "LAKAD MATATAAAAAAG" and everyone else said "Normalin normalin!" on the sidewalk of the streets
AirBNB does exist in Stockholm, so that might be a viable option to save on lodging costs. If you just stay for TI it's not a bad deal. Hostels are an option too, but I personally don't like them. I likely will not do AirBnB and just get a regular hotel since my wife would be going with me and we plan on seeing Stockholm after TI is over.
I wouldn't bank on the Crimson Witness chests, and even if you do get them, it's only Steam money you get for selling the items on Market. IMO I would put that Steam money toward your battle pass levels to get the Aegis or Baby Rosh statue. Last year I didn't get any chests, but I only went for the finals. The previous years I got a handful and I did the entire week. It's kind of funny every time there's a First Blood, the whole arena checks their phones a few seconds after.
A cool experience I had a few years ago was actually when I was leaving. I got to the airport too early and so I got to one of those long tables by a gate with AC outlets and decided to play Dota on my laptop. A woman from Hong Kong sat down next to me and says "That QoP is pretty bad". She said she thought it was League at first but then saw Storm Spirit and realized it was Dota. She was at TI and was talking about how the Anti-Mage on Newbee should have bought "A-stick" in the grand final. A-stick is what the Chinese community calls Aghs. We had a conversation about Dota, and her English was somewhat broken and we both had different terms for Dota things, but we understood each other still.
Bottom line though: It's a very worthwhile experience if you're really into Dota.
I think it will rotate between regions from now on. NA then China/Asia then Europe/CIS, then either back to NA or to SA.
Aye I'm gonna give it some serious consideration, even the kinda high price would be a no brainer if I didn't work part time with a young one. We'll see but if I do go I'm sure to hook up with all the era members I can.
And dude, you got a handful of crimson treasures? Even the cheapest one from this year is 200€ and up, that's crazy, it doesnt matter if its steam bucks, that and cdkeys is pretty much the only stores I spend my money on.
I bet EG wins and it'll be my reoccurring nightmare for years ;)
I was just whining to my friend that there's no Dota to watch. Might as well go to sleep until the next tournament.
I think OG are like the Jon Jones of the DPC the last two years, and it could continue for a while yet. LGD (2018) and Liquid can take solace in the fact that they could beat anyone in the world that isn't OG. Liquid's Lower Bracket run was amazing and 2-0ing everyone until the LB final was incredible after their shitty Group Stage. Their line-up is great and I don't know if they'd improve by changing things and they might be even better with another year of experience together under their belts.
You could always try some turbo matches before going back into normal all pick. It would help to get the feeling of the game back.
Just play turbo and have fun, that's what I do and almost all of the time I'm matchmaking with people that fucks around with me. Maybe it's because I have 10k behavior score but I've only played with one vocal toxic dude, other than that I met some super fun people to play with, just don't be scared to add them
It's probably going to be a while before you see any of the big teams play next season.
The general consenses at the moment is a mass break for the majority of teams.
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If thats the case I wonder if we'll see a change to the amount of DPC tournaments by Valve. There was a huge explosion of tournaments in the 2017/2018 season and even though there was less this year if players are still feeling that burnout another look by Valve couldn't hurt.
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seems like the dates are already set, only change is one qualifier for minor and major
Oh well. I guess it's time to watch the replays from last season tournaments that I might've missed.
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i think OG just proved that all you need to do is show up for the last few events.
wtf is the point in burning out when you can win the $15M at the end
I'm not sure burnout is a problem or not. Isn't the sponsors of these teams that expect a presence? Also winning majors is still good money. It will be interesting on a player and team level. However, so far no team has said we are not playing in a major (as far as I can remember). OG maybe will this year, and I'm sure some players are going to want to have the vacation Anna took.