The International 2016 (Aug 3rd - 13th)

zzzzzzzzz time for reactionary gross nerfs (remember leshrac and troll?) and stupid roster drama


ti6 crowd proved dota community sucks quite a lot and why this will never be considered a real sport

The jingoism is pretty embarrassing but considering fans of SEC schools do roughly the same thing I don't know that it's that far off.
 
what percentage of the esports community even care if they arent a 'real' sport

i dont think theres going to be any massive nerfs, maybe miranas aghs...
 
Can I mention how crazy it is that Alliance has been able to be stable all these years?

Even if they suck?

mhm, good dudes too

i'm glad WINGS GAMING won. the spirit of the best dota player, CHUAN, was in the booth with them.

I wish korea dota had done better though, at least they put up a good fight
 
i really really hope wings don't have any roster changes, but i'm quite sure it's going to happen
the big sponsored teams definitely will try and poach them with big contract money

i feel like this game's mvp is ET compared to AM

Surely they've won enough tonight to prevent money from being a motivator. There is no need to split up this team unless internal conflicts arise. I know the post Ti shuffle is inevitable but Wings feels like a team that ought to be left alone.
 
Did anyone see Trackdota higher than this?
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its 5am so tired
 
TI2 is actually the one that I remember the least about. Like, I can recall that TI3 had some incredible moments, 4 was anticlimactic as hell, 1 just had everyone playing morphling and 5 was...solid, but I couldn't tell you the slightest thing about 2
 
Production was great, crowd tonight was supportive for both teams, and awesome doto.

Well deserved for Wings.


Doesn't quite top TI3 hype but definitely the best in years.
 
Surely they've won enough tonight to prevent money from being a motivator. There is no need to split up this team unless internal conflicts arise. I know the post Ti shuffle is inevitable but Wings feels like a team that ought to be left alone.

didn't vg take hao from newbee after they won ti4?
i just went to the chinese stream for a bit, even they're saying the old brands will start pestering wings now
 
4 at the time was considered great until its grand finals. But I'm not talking about game quality when I question liking 4 more than 1 as an event.

Every single event from a presentation standpoint has been an improvement, probably culminating in the level of polish we saw here tonight

That whole stadium setup was insane
 
Every single event from a presentation standpoint has been an improvement, probably culminating in the level of polish we saw here tonight

That whole stadium setup was insane

I didn't like 5's presentation. Coming off the gd studio hosting atmosphere to "let's try to be espn." Found a good balance this year.
 
I thought i saw the LiQuid guy said hes quitting dota

i was hopeful i wont have to see him around in dota threads in future

I don't imagine that will be difficult since you don't really post in Dota threads.
 
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