Goo

Fiction is an improvement on life

Age 33
Male
United Kingdom
Seen March 4th, 2018
Posted December 25th, 2017
393 posts
13 Years
So today is the first day of the NA qualifiers (First of four region qualifiers) for DotA2's largest Tourny the International. So I'm hoping there's enough DotA2 players here to warrant a discussion about the games, its impact on Esports in general, and other metagame things.

DotA2 for everyone who does not know, is a Free to Play MOBA by Valve and can be gotten by anyone by downloading Steam. DotA2 is the most played PC game in the west (Previous to 2013 it was LOL) and its success can be attributed to several factors, the main one being that new players have no disadvantages to long time players other than knowledge of the game.

The International is the largest Esports Tournament in terms of Prize Pool size and has even drawn pros from other games to DotA due to the payouts from winning. It's hosted by Valve itself and for the past three years is held in Seattle WA, although due to its size this year it has moved to a larger Venue in Seattle. It can be watched either through the game client itself OR Beyond the Summit's Twitch channel

So, to start the discussion, what do you think of Liquid not being invited and having to qualify this year? Do you think the changes to Kotl will make him banned more frequently?

And to anyone who has not played DotA2, do you think large events of this nature will eventually be broadcasted on live tv? Do you think e-sports will ever have their own spot beside other sports like football (whatever football your country plays)? Do e-sport players deserve recognition the same as any other sportstar?


You know what? This isn't about your feelings. A human life, with all its joys and all its pains, adding up over the course of decades, is worth far more than your brain's feelings of comfort or discomfort with a plan. Does computing the expected utility feel too cold-blooded for your taste? Well, that feeling isn't even a feather in the scales, when a life is at stake. Just shut up and multiply.
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