The International 2014 Discussion, Live Updates, & Hype - Sponsored by Banned? - Games

EE's stream is the most amazing thing in the world He either feeds like 4 kills in 3 minutes on Shadow Fiend and yells at his team Or he kills himself in the enemy base, buys back to defend his fountain, and then buys Boots of Travel and TPs back to the enemy base and wins the base race

A part of me wants to be good enough to find pros in pub games. Another part of me dreads the idea.

[QUOTE=Banned?;45404610]A part of me wants to be good enough to find pros in pub games. Another part of me dreads the idea.[/QUOTE] If you're 4.5+k, then you can get matched with pros.

[QUOTE=aydin690;45404851]If you're 4.5+k, then you can get matched with pros.[/QUOTE] Only 1000k away~~~

[QUOTE=xBackfire;45403783]Hey guys, I am Seattle-bound! Gonna post pictures of the event in the coming days. Hope to see those who are going. Driving all the way from Louisiana was pretty rough.[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/9n8gPs6.png[/IMG] Map for Europeens, holy crap, hope it's worth it and you have a great time :)

America, the land of nothing in the middle.

[QUOTE=Banned?;45404989]Only 1000k away~~~[/QUOTE] so youre -995500 mmr? Wow noob

[QUOTE=Chickens!;45406013][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/9n8gPs6.png[/IMG] Map for Europeens, holy crap, hope it's worth it and you have a great time :)[/QUOTE] I like how the trip is virtually a straight line from point B to A, but it goes wildy off course in a state with legal weed :v:

[QUOTE=Chickens!;45406013][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/9n8gPs6.png[/IMG] Map for Europeens, holy crap, hope it's worth it and you have a great time :)[/QUOTE] meanwhile I get carsick from journeys more than a few hours in length. If I drove this route I'd never want to see a car ever again

man if I was to drive to Seattle it would take basically 2 days, eastcoast beastcoast. anyone have suggestions on how I should fill out the player/team stat guess part of the compendium

[QUOTE=Nestophales;45406267]I like how the trip is virtually a straight line from point B to A, but it goes wildy off course in a state with legal weed :v:[/QUOTE] The real reason is that it's avoiding going directly through the mountains which would make the trip way longer. That would add seven hours alone.

[QUOTE=Banned?;45407529]The real reason is that it's avoiding going directly through the mountains which would make the trip way longer. That would add seven hours alone.[/QUOTE] Yeah, it's pretty hard to dig a tunnel through a mountain with only a car

On the plus side, you only have to do it once.

[QUOTE=Banned?;45407724]On the plus side, you only have to do it once.[/QUOTE] Yeah, gotta remember where you put it on your way back though

How much do you guys think the prize pool will get to next year? Do you think Valve will start the stretch goals at a much higher number?

[QUOTE=unlimi_Ted;45407776]How much do you guys think the prize pool will get to next year? Do you think Valve will start the stretch goals at a much higher number?[/QUOTE] It'd be nice if the prize pool started at 6 mill.

[QUOTE=Rarara;45407847]It'd be nice if the prize pool started at 6 mill.[/QUOTE] Well, valve said that they would be interested in doing something like the international for CSGO, so I don't think the would start at 6mil for dota if they're splitting million dollar prize pools

why are we talking TI5 when we didn't even see what the main event of TI4 is like

[QUOTE=Maruhai;45408099]why are we talking TI5 when we didn't even see what the main event of TI4 is like[/QUOTE] alliance is out obv no 1 cares about the remaining teams, ti4 is ovewr

[QUOTE=Chickens!;45406013][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/9n8gPs6.png[/IMG] Map for Europeens, holy crap, hope it's worth it and you have a great time :)[/QUOTE] I stayed around yellowstone and the tetons a little bit, that was fun, then Couer D'alene which is a nice place. Im with a friend, we have been in some pretty silly shenanigans. Finding hotels at 9 PM is surprisingly hard. Anyways yeah, it will be worth, I have faith in EG/Navi/C9/DK.

[QUOTE=Chickens!;45406013][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/9n8gPs6.png[/IMG] Map for Europeens, holy crap, hope it's worth it and you have a great time :)[/QUOTE] Yurupean here. Why... why would you not fly? surely it'd be cheaper?

[QUOTE=kenji;45408978]Yurupean here. Why... why would you not fly? surely it'd be cheaper?[/QUOTE] No, petrol is incredibly cheap in the US and it works out cheaper than flying.

[QUOTE=titopei;45408107]alliance is out obv no 1 cares about the remaining teams, ti4 is ovewr[/QUOTE] That should make people want to watch the International, not avoid it.

[IMG]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BsrtDjvCYAMXqAa.jpg:large[/IMG] triple screens in this bitch

[QUOTE=xBackfire;45403783]Hey guys, I am Seattle-bound! Gonna post pictures of the event in the coming days. Hope to see those who are going. Driving all the way from Louisiana was pretty rough.[/QUOTE] oh cool I'm from Louisiana too. which part are you from?

[QUOTE=xBackfire;45403783]Hey guys, I am Seattle-bound! Gonna post pictures of the event in the coming days. Hope to see those who are going. Driving all the way from Louisiana was pretty rough.[/QUOTE] And I thought the drive From Alberta to BC into Washington was long last year. Holy shit nicely done.

[QUOTE=Maruhai;45408099]why are we talking TI5 when we didn't even see what the main event of TI4 is like[/QUOTE] Because all I can think about until the main event starts is just how enormous the amount of money is that Valve has gotten from this event, contributed to the prize pool or otherwise. Can you imagine how huge it could be next year? In one year it went from $2.8 million to almost $10 million. I'm expecting at least $15 mil next year. If the prize pool ever gets to $20 million, that means that Valve made $80 million in just one summer. With that money, they can make the stretch goals [I][B]anything[/B][/I]. [QUOTE] $12,500,000 - a series of 30-minute official sfm dota videos with original voice recordings $15,000,000 - 1v1 mid tournament between Gabe and the CEOs of Blizzard, Riot, Hi-Rez, and EA $17,500,000 - an actual Morgan Freeman announcer pack $20,000,000 - an Arcana for Ogre Magi that is actually Shrek with original voice lines by Mike Myers $25,000,000 - Valve buys the copyright rights to all skeletons that are also kings $30,000,000 - the next TI will be hosted in space [/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Chickens!;45406013][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/9n8gPs6.png[/IMG] Map for Europeens, holy crap, hope it's worth it and you have a great time :)[/QUOTE] I'd love to go, but unfortunately it is literally on the opposite end of the country for me. [t]http://i.imgur.com/IuF1ZP7.png[/t]

[QUOTE=V1ro;45409246][IMG]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BsrtDjvCYAMXqAa.jpg:large[/IMG] triple screens in this bitch[/QUOTE] I've only been to KeyArena once (back when they had the Seattle SuperSonics playing) but I've been to a ton of other arenas and those screens must be fucking huge because they make that place look small.

[QUOTE=Swiket;45410954]I'd love to go, but unfortunately it is literally on the opposite end of the country for me. [t]http://i.imgur.com/IuF1ZP7.png[/t][/QUOTE] Well the good news is that you're super close to the Pompano Beach pubstomp.