DOTA 2 Major Tournament goes into total meltdown and becomes the biggest major gaming tournament fuc - Polidicks

[QUOTE=proboardslol;49851969]Lmao esports are a gimmicky that I fully expect to be over by the end of this year[/QUOTE] Pretty sure people were saying that around the time of Quake 3 and Starcraft.

Valve has no shame, letting their caster talent wait out at 3 AM for a bus, since there wasn't anyone who could take them back to the hotel and they're going to cast again in 7 hours.. GG Might've just been the Russian hub though, but still wtf.

[QUOTE=Durrsly;49852919]Pretty sure people were saying that around the time of Quake 3 and Starcraft.[/QUOTE] Tournaments existed, sure, but doing huge coverage of people sitting around playing videogames is a gimmick. Hopefully LPs are going away soon too

[QUOTE=proboardslol;49853095]Tournaments existed, sure, but doing huge coverage of people sitting around playing videogames is a gimmick. Hopefully LPs are going away soon too[/QUOTE] I don't know what your agenda is but. Uhm. [url]http://espn.go.com/esports/[/url] Also, what does Let's plays have to do with esports if I do mind asking you?

[QUOTE=FezianEmperor;49853108]I don't know what your agenda is but. Uhm. [url]http://espn.go.com/esports/[/url] Also, what does Let's plays have to do with esports if I do mind asking you?[/QUOTE] I just think that the phenomenon of people building careers off of playing videogames is a fad. I also dislike competitive gaming, but that's a side issue

[QUOTE=proboardslol;49851969]Lmao esports are a gimmicky that I fully expect to be over by the end of this year[/QUOTE] you're wrong.

[QUOTE=proboardslol;49853117]I just think that the phenomenon of people building careers off of playing videogames is a fad. I also dislike competitive gaming, but that's a side issue[/QUOTE] You just sound petty for an arbitrary reason. You can think something, but you're up against factual information so what you're saying is basically false, even if you _think_ that way.

[QUOTE=proboardslol;49853095]Tournaments existed, sure, but doing huge coverage of people sitting around playing videogames is a gimmick. Hopefully LPs are going away soon too[/QUOTE] Televised Starcraft events [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OGN_(TV_channel)"]have been a thing since 1999[/URL], even getting large enough for it's own dedicated TV channel, but it wasn't on the same scale as Dota or CS:GO.

[QUOTE=proboardslol;49853095]Tournaments existed, sure, but doing huge coverage of people sitting around playing videogames is a gimmick. Hopefully LPs are going away soon too[/QUOTE] This is one of the most petty sounding things I've ever read in SH outside of a political article.

Not to mention all the mic problems. Couldn't find the one with the abyssal demon-screeching tho. [video=youtube;any9xBq_QjM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=any9xBq_QjM&feature=youtu.be[/video] [B]Edit:[/B] Wait, found it [url]https://www.livecap.tv/t/dotamajor/ug52gLkWZaT[/url]

[media]https://twitter.com/XiiTuzi/status/705101549807149056[/media] [media]https://twitter.com/v1lat/status/705110817679806464[/media] [QUOTE=FezianEmperor;49853037]Valve has no shame, letting their caster talent wait out at 3 AM for a bus, since there wasn't anyone who could take them back to the hotel and they're going to cast again in 7 hours.. GG Might've just been the Russian hub though, but still wtf. [I]Anyone know how to embed tweets?[/I][/QUOTE] With the media tag. Put the url in it.

[QUOTE=proboardslol;49853117]I just think that the phenomenon of people building careers off of playing videogames is a fad. I also dislike competitive gaming, but that's a side issue[/QUOTE] a fad that's been on for almost 2 decades?

Hey, this is a thread about the biggest flop in Dota's history not about if e-sport's a viable career choice or not.

[QUOTE=FezianEmperor;49853037]Valve has no shame, letting their caster talent wait out at 3 AM for a bus, since there wasn't anyone who could take them back to the hotel and they're going to cast again in 7 hours.. GG Might've just been the Russian hub though, but still wtf. [I]Anyone know how to embed tweets?[/I][/QUOTE] can you get off your soap box and stop blaming valve? this is literally out of their control, its the tournament organizers, if you even read v1lats tweet

[QUOTE=FezianEmperor;49853037]Valve has no shame, letting their caster talent wait out at 3 AM for a bus, since there wasn't anyone who could take them back to the hotel and they're going to cast again in 7 hours.. GG Might've just been the Russian hub though, but still wtf. [I]Anyone know how to embed tweets?[/I][/QUOTE] I suspect this was caused by the Valve mentality of "I only want to work on exciting and specific things". No one was/is assigned to things like this so that's what happened. They probably don't have an emergency phone number to call, or anyone to communicate to.

I wonder if Valve regrets the split up of TI. I know Germany went well but maybe they are gonna restructure it for next events. It must be so bad for all the casters and players. Valve is gonna fire/sue a lot of people.

[QUOTE=Sandvich9;49853236]Not to mention all the mic problems. Couldn't find the one with the abyssal demon-screeching tho. [video=youtube;any9xBq_QjM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=any9xBq_QjM&feature=youtu.be[/video] [B]Edit:[/B] Wait, found it [url]https://www.livecap.tv/t/dotamajor/ug52gLkWZaT[/url][/QUOTE] That's actually a problem with the game, not stream or mic. A rather strange bug. :v:

[QUOTE=Gwoodman;49853243]a fad that's been on for almost 2 decades?[/QUOTE] No, it's a fad that dies at the end of every year and comes back at the beginning of the next year.

[QUOTE=Mitsuma;49853295]I wonder if Valve regrets the split up of TI. I know Germany went well but maybe they are gonna restructure it for next events. It must be so bad for all the casters and players. Valve is gonna fire/sue a lot of people.[/QUOTE] The major system is good. It works with CS. It just depends on the host. I don't know how much Valve's hands were tied due to Perfect World publishing Dota in China, but for other regions they will pick better, trusted partners. Who is going to handle Manila? ESL again?

ESL are hosting their own Dota 2 tournament for Manila in late April, so who knows if they pick Manila Major up when it's gonna happen in June. Seems unlikely, to be honest. Wonder what kind of production team Valve can cook up for it.

[QUOTE=proboardslol;49851969]Lmao esports are a gimmicky that I fully expect to be over by the end of this year[/QUOTE] Based on what? esports haven't really died even during the time of cs1.6 which was a very niche market of viewers, let alone now

And here Valve thought James was the most unprofessional part. lmao

But is it as bad as dashcon?

If only Valve had someone on stream to entertain the audience during the delay. Possibly someone loved by the community. Oh wait they fired that someone LOL

[QUOTE=Davoc;49853993]If only Valve had someone on stream to entertain the audience during the delay. Possibly someone loved by the community. Oh wait they fired that someone LOL[/QUOTE] Is DJ Courier still with them? We could've used him.

[QUOTE=proboardslol;49853117]I just think that the phenomenon of people building careers off of playing videogames is a fad. I also dislike competitive gaming, but that's a side issue[/QUOTE] It's okay buddy not everyone can be good

[QUOTE=KillRay;49853281]can you get off your soap box and stop blaming valve? this is literally out of their control, its the tournament organizers, if you even read v1lats tweet[/QUOTE] You dont understand this reflects badly on valve regardless.

[QUOTE=jazzpunk;49853239][media]https://twitter.com/XiiTuzi/status/705101549807149056[/media] [media]https://twitter.com/v1lat/status/705110817679806464[/media] With the media tag. Put the url in it.[/QUOTE] Bus was fired. Bus is an ass and we will not be working with bus again.

So who's at fault here? I don't understand who's negligence would lead to such a fuck up.

[QUOTE=General J;49855303]So who's at fault here? I don't understand who's negligence would lead to such a fuck up.[/QUOTE]The company Valve fired initially, possibly this second company though give how they only took control like last night, its hard to really say anything about them yet.