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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |OT2| Gambling, VACations, Giveaways & DDoS
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Yeah saw that earlier. Makes you think why CsGO can't have something like the international. With 1 million prize or something.
Took the plung and put skins on Dignitas.
It would be entirely possible and reasonable but Valve is just too fucking gready.
Having only a 250,000$ price pool again after all the money we put up their asses is a shame.
I mean how much money does Valve make off cases, stickers, market sales and everything? Probably close to a million a day.
Let's assume they make over 300 million a year just from CS alone, is it really too much to ask for them to put let's say 3 million of that into the professional scene as a thank you for making the game grow?
Just played some casual, how does the matchmaking work on this as I guess it doesn't take anything into account and just puts me in a random game? Just been in a game with some guy who had clocked 1,100 hours, I've got like 50 on CS GO haha. I've played CS on and off years but that wasn't even remotely fun 
Told olof about the major announced yesterday. He wasn't surprised. I was disappointed at the prize pool not changing, but at least it's happening and that is the important thing. If it continues to grow and csgo hit the numbers they hit from dreamhack winter, the prize pool better increase.
This is funny: https://twitter.com/LDLC_SmithZz/status/558976089905561603?s=09
All the euros are going to be grumpy today...
This is funny: https://twitter.com/LDLC_SmithZz/status/558976089905561603?s=09
All the euros are going to be grumpy today...
They should do a kick starter tournament at this point. Also tell Olof GAF said hi. ; )
All in on NA/ Kabum.
God I feel you bud.
The only thing I want from valve is, for presumably the first time in cs history, a built in next level can't fuck with anti-cheat.
I played 8 games yesterday at SMFC, I would literally bet half my life savings that there was at least one cheater in every game, ranked back down to LEM. I've never been someone who calls cheats easily, I know what it's like to be in the zone and to make magic happen in this game, but when you have the other team telling you to report them, on top of your suspicions, when you watch the demo and see the painfully obvious walling, sigh.
I'm getting so fucking tired of it.
People say go play esea or cevo, but that's not ELO.
Come ON valve, do something about this hugely popular game FFS.
Seriously you guys should just get ESEA. Never have to worry about getting pissed at cheaters and can focus on your own gameplay. Plus you get better servers which is increasingly important these days when MM servers can go to rubberbanding dogshit for days at a time. You don't get ranks but the stats do a good enough job of replacing that to give you an idea where you stand against the rest of the site.
I wonder how much of this cud got.
Also no one should have to get ESEA. The game should be enjoyable on it's own without people having to pay $8 a month.
At least those LDLC players left a couple days early. Dig, NiP and Fnatic left like 1 day before the event lol.
Eh....I just say RiP now.. But I wish you luck!
Basically this^ all that crap makes CSGO look like a Blizzard game without the huge support.
I keep telling you odah and this goes for everyone never go all in.
This....is the way the world ends...
...but until that, I will fight another day.
It is not over yet...it will never be over...
I have returned. Rest in Piece to all of your skins. Yesterday was madness.
What really sad is that I knew Kabum would upset some team, but C9? wow :L
The pain, Odah! Your betting carreer started out so well. RiP.
Whoever wins is in, whoever losses is out
Ya since everybody is 1-1 today and only 2 from each group advance, all matches are win or be eliminated. No tiebreaker situation.
Baconsaurus Rex
Member
Really like hearing the team speak/mumble.
its all fun and games until someone drops the f-bomb
It sucks because I want to play, but literally every time I q I know there's a 50% chance I just wasted my time with cheaters.
People who downplay the cheating issue in the game are the worst. The guy on my team said "I hack because I want to be global but people take this game too seriously"
Belongs in a mental institution if you ask me...
Gotta cater to those mature 10 years olds on the MLG stream.
ashecitism
Member
Because it's exhausting for Valve. They're organizing TI basically themselves. Some devs sell plushies, others take care of the press etc. That one Steam Dev Days already apparently took up most of the company's resources.
Shalashaska
Member
It's not as if they couldn't afford to hire a crew to handle that, but then that gets into the whole Valve ecosystem.
I think C9 has a chance, dignitas always choke
ashecitism
Member
Yeah sure, I almost mentioned that. IGN wrote an article about it. They probably do employ some people for the event, but it's mostly Valve. Most likely a reason a ValveCon/SteamCon would never happen. Pretty sad, but this is Valve...
Baconsaurus Rex
Member
Who fucking cares
Shalashaska
Member
Plz! The man doesn't even show up in selfies... (That's a good line... And its mine I thought of it first.)
spindoctor
Member
I find it interesting that CSGO pros let their ingame conversations be broadcast like that. As far as I know, Dota players don't like it at all. There was talk during the International their booth chatter would be available to viewers but it never happened, presumable because the players objected to it.
Guess it has something to do with Dota chatter possibly giving away long term and future strategies whereas CS is a lot more fluid with two minute rounds.
Guess it has something to do with Dota chatter possibly giving away long term and future strategies whereas CS is a lot more fluid with two minute rounds.
I think they've got to realize that's something people want to hear and it'll bring more positive attention to coverage. If people want their strats they can just watch replays.
German team did it last year a few times and looks like my dig it as bet will be paying off.
Every NA team is throwing for bet money
Shalashaska
Member
That YOLO round by dig
LOL
Ct nuke makes people look better than they are
They don't care about winning. Hikos blog made that clear and their performances since ESL Cologne make it super obvious
They're in it for money.
Fnatic vs NIP is the only one worth betting on here unless you go Dig as the underdog which could very well happen but I'm not taking those chances. So Fnatic who lost to a very good LDLC team vs NiP who's only loss was on CT sided Nuke. On one hand Fnatic got crushed by a top tier team and hasn't been pushed much, but on the other hand NiP has gone to the wire vs Dignitas and lost to C9 only because of the map.
Help me oh wise CS-GAF.
C9 is a walking fashion show
Edit: ended up going with NiP
Help me oh wise CS-GAF.
C9 is a walking fashion show
Edit: ended up going with NiP