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DOTA 2 Boston Major (December 3-10) Final Battle before the New Journey

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Qvoth

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man this visa thing is really fucking chinese teams hard
i'm not even their biggest fan and i think this is unfair to them
 
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Imp the Dimp

Member
Qvoth said:
man this visa thing is really fucking chinese teams hard
i'm not even their biggest fan and i think this is unfair to them
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Why are you lumping Chinese teams together? How can you not be a fan of "them"? The Chinese teams are as diverse as the western ones.
 
scarybore

scarybore

Member
Very happy for AF.

Qvoth said:
man this visa thing is really fucking chinese teams hard
i'm not even their biggest fan and i think this is unfair to them
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Yeah, sucks for the teams affected but considering the circumstances, I think LFY and IGV put in some good performances. Newbee and LGD don't have that excuse, though LGD didn't have much time to prep I guess.
 
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Abilidebob

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What happened with the Chinese teams? Will the next patch need to include a 78% dmg increase if your client is in chinese so that the game won't lose all its playerbase?
 
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Dreams-Visions

Member
Qvoth said:
yeah eg's probably taking this major
grats artour
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I see no reason to make that assumption given they have to go through OG.

Though I will say this: if EG *does* win, there will be no team that will have had to endure a tougher schedule to win it. They will be objectively the best team, whether things have gone smoothly to date or not. Which in and of itself is a pretty scary prospect, because we all know they can be better.

Alas, they're a long way from that conversation and I see them as the clear underdogs against OG who continue to make it happen. OG is the best team left until proven otherwise.

Abilidebob said:
What happened with the Chinese teams?
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they had to have a bunch of stand-ins because of visa issues.
 
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Arol

Member
Dreams-Visions said:
they had to have a bunch of stand-ins because of visa issues.
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Yeah I think it's this. Only one that really under-performed was Newbee IMO.

EHOME hadn't really done anything and were invited directly for some reason. Should have made them go through qualis.

LGD flew in last minute, LGD.FY and IG.V both had visa issues last minute and used stand-ins.

That being said really glad for Ad Finem.

Going to be hard to root between AF or DC tomorrow. Kinda feels like a shame its only a BO3 and only a BO5 till the final.

Edit; actually just thinking about it, Valve should really reduce the number of invites to maybe top 4 at this major to the next and have more teams make a run, especially if they're going to be splitting qualifiers up.
 
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Dreams-Visions

Member
Arol said:
Kinda feels like a shame its only a BO3 and only a BO5 till the final.
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It all feels very abbreviated, but it was worth trying this format just to know. I'd like them to return to double elimination, however. Unless the majority of players are opposed to it, of course.
 
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Arol

Member
Dreams-Visions said:
It all feels very abbreviated, but it was worth trying this format just to know. I'd like them to return to double elimination, however. Unless the majority of players are opposed to it, of course.
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I can't imagine VP, Wings, NP, etc etc not wanting another shot at it. Tomorrow, if EG gets beaten, I can't imagine that they'd reject the opportunity to have another crack at it through the lower bracket.

I don't claim to know Valve's finances, but since dropping one major, I would think that would have allowed more funding for the other two for more teams, more time, better stuff, etc etc.
 
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Aaron

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Dreams-Visions said:
It all feels very abbreviated, but it was worth trying this format just to know. I'd like them to return to double elimination, however. Unless the majority of players are opposed to it, of course.
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Double elim makes it more likely the best teams end up in the finals. VP was just not coming together like they usually did in their games against EG. Seems silly they should be out because of that. The storyline is more interesting too if they had another shot against EG.
 
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Cybit

FGC Waterboy
Arol said:
I can't imagine VP, Wings, NP, etc etc not wanting another shot at it. Tomorrow, if EG gets beaten, I can't imagine that they'd reject the opportunity to have another crack at it through the lower bracket.

I don't claim to know Valve's finances, but since dropping one major, I would think that would have allowed more funding for the other two for more teams, more time, better stuff, etc etc.
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They made about 60 million last year from TI alone (after deducting 20 million for the TI prize pool, and the tickets for Seattle Center / Secret Shop pay for renting out Key Arena). Basically, that single TI funded the next five years of non-TI majors. (assuming it costs then one million per major in venue / etc after the revenue from tickets / Secret Shop).

They could basically double the prize pool without blinking an eye.
 
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Yazzees

Member
Arol said:
I don't claim to know Valve's finances,
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Private company of a couple hundred people basically owns PC gaming and is the middleman of a vast digital marketplace participated in by millions. Nevermind the money they make off the events themselves.

These events are chump change for them, seriously. I believe Eric Johnson of Valve basically said as much in an interview about the first TI.
 
shira

shira

Member
Schedule
- All Bo3, Bo5 Grand Final
- Two Final 4 matches and One Grand Final

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0. PRESHOW
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Fantasy locks 10 AM EST (before the days matches start)
EG vs OG
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DC vs AF
*time is estimated - matches start 20 minutes after the last one ended
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GRAND FINAL BO5
*time is estimated - matches start 20 minutes after the last one ended
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VODS
Missed any games?

1- A spoiler-free subreddit with VOD links to all games and series
2- Reddit Highlights 5-15 minute youtube videos recapping games (mobile friendly)
3- Full-day Twitch VOD's full day broadcast ~10-12 hours (**not mobile friendly**)
4- Single Match Youtube VOD's each game is available for individual viewing ~30-80 minutes (mobile friendly)
5 - Download the games free in the free Dota 2 client for full access to each player's perspective and free camera views (Caster audio may be glitched)

Recommended Highlights:
Day 1
Newbee vs VP
NP vs Newbee
Day 3
VP vs iGV
Day 4
Ehome vs NP 1 2 3
Newbee vs AF 1 2 3
Dreams-Visions said:
Day 5 Highlights (working)
EG vs VP 1 2
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PGL's Youtube has all the English skits and interviews from Slacks and Valve
 
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