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Dota 2 |OT11| $400 of Support and Passion

Emerson

Emerson

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If you put the hours into that which you put into Dota you probably could be. A person can only have so many (like one) of these types of hobbies in their life.
 
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Lemon Crest

Member
Emerson said:
We're two weeks away from a tournament where the winners will walk away with a million dollars each.
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Not if you count taxes and team fees.
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Haly

One day I realized that sadness is just another word for not enough coffee.
Emerson said:
If you put the hours into that which you put into Dota you probably could be. A person can only have so many (like one) of these types of hobbies in their life.
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The difference is, I treat DOTA like a mixture of work and play. I enjoy putting in the work so I don't mind putting in the time.

When I played EXVS and went into the training room to practice some combos, all I can think of is: "This is not fun. This is rote exercise in the vague hope that it will result in fun sometime in the indefinite future."
 
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Tagyhag

Member
I haven't been keeping up with competitive DOTA in a loooooong time.

ROTK and Burning aren't retired? Guess it's time to root for EHOME and Invictus.

I'm glad, I thought I wasn't going to have a horse this year.

I'm also happy that even the last 2 teams will get some money, it always was pretty sad seeing them leave home empty handed.
 
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NormalFish

Banned
Emerson said:
If you put the hours into that which you put into Dota you probably could be. A person can only have so many (like one) of these types of hobbies in their life.
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Probably. To be honest though, the mechanical skills involved in fighting games are the exact stuff that limits me in Dota. I'm not good at really twitchy games. Especially ones that are so punishing to misplays. I've been itching to try fighting games again, though, so perhaps something will stick and I'll git gud.
SteveWinwood said:
you could have like

real life skills
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Already got those in spades
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shira

shira

Member
Tagyhag said:
Xiao8 didn't retire either? That money allure gawd dayum.
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Tagyhag said:
I haven't been keeping up with competitive DOTA in a loooooong time.

ROTK and Burning aren't retired? Guess it's time to root for EHOME and Invictus.

I'm glad, I thought I wasn't going to have a horse this year.

I'm also happy that even the last 2 teams will get some money, it always was pretty sad seeing them leave home empty handed.
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As the great Darryl Koh once said: Dota is like eating. You don't retire from eating.
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Deleted member 77995

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combos are the last thing you need to worry about in a fighting game, tbh

spacing and recognizing danger zones will do a lot more for you than you x number of hours in the training room
 
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Haly

One day I realized that sadness is just another word for not enough coffee.
I can't even QCF consistently on the left side, cut me some slack okay.
 
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Pratfall

Member
i find practicing fighting games boring cuz you are on your own. I don't mind putting time into dota cuz I am usually playing with friends.
 
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NormalFish

Banned
whiskeystrike said:
combos are the last thing you need to worry about in a fighting game, tbh

spacing and recognizing danger zones will do a lot more for you than you x number of hours in the training room
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I can't do the footsies.

I miss school when footsies meant flirting with your feet.
Pratfall said:
i find practicing fighting games boring cuz you are on your own. I don't mind putting time into dota cuz I am usually playing with friends.
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yeah, this is another issue. I know like 2 people who are in to fighting games, neither of which I'm close to.
 
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Hylian7

Member
whiskeystrike said:
combos are the last thing you need to worry about in a fighting game, tbh

spacing and recognizing danger zones will do a lot more for you than you x number of hours in the training room
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Everyone always says that, but I always feel like I'm clumsily trying to play without doing the fancy combos I see everyone else do.
 
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Haly

One day I realized that sadness is just another word for not enough coffee.
Also I don't enjoy or take an interest in SF4's style of footsies. I prefer "anime" fighters where if you're not looping for 30 seconds you ain't shit.
 
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NormalFish

Banned
Haly said:
Also I don't enjoy or take an interest in SF4's style of footsies. I prefer "anime" fighters where if you're not looping for 30 seconds you ain't shit.
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What does "looping" mean in this context?

I think I'll pick up skull girls. That way even if I'm garbage I can still enjoy looking at some of the nicest art in recent games
 
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Haly

One day I realized that sadness is just another word for not enough coffee.
A long combo string followed by some kind of reset and then you go through the string all over again. Otherwise when you finish your combo they're grounded.

I'm thinking specifically of P4A's One More Cancel and TvC's Baroque.
 
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NormalFish

Banned
Haly said:
A long combo string followed by some kind of reset and then you go through the string all over again. Otherwise when you finish your combo they're grounded.

I'm thinking specifically of P4A's One More Cancel and TvC's Baroque.
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oooh I understand. I didn't have a word for this, good to know.

As far as anime fighters I actually haven't enjoyed P4A so much (speaking from a spectator standpoint, of course). I think it might be that Persona seems to be fucking everywhere and I'm tired of seeing it, but the teddy spam doesn't help.
 
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DivineRage002

Member
Can't find this info anywhere somewhy.

I'm trying to organise a pubstomp in my area (quebec) and I can't find at what time the pubstomp should start. Anyone managed to get this info?
 
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Quesa

Member
Anime fighters tend to have longer combos to practice so it's interesting that you prefer them, Haly.

Either way if the execution hurdle is a problem, that thunder rising game they pimped at EVO is trying to get rid of that stuff. I find practicing combos fun but I'm not very good at them.
 
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