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So he can have sometime In the spotlight before he goes back to hanging out with oscar
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Spill it.
KvH has always come across as a nice guy in all my interactions with/against him
something must be horribly wrong with you along with being 4k
Imp the Dimp
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Ran Slardar + Lina off lane a few times lately. Slardar + AA as well. He's really fun (always has been tbf) and can ruin the enemy safe laner's farm. I find 4-4-0-1 way better than putting a point in bash though.
StrongArmSteady
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I dont want to be kak but you have the worst taste in music. Just terrible
The song where the dude was singing that his rims were marshmallows makes literally no sense
Now watch me whip (Kill it!)
Now watch me nae nae (Okay!)
Now watch me whip, whip
Watch me nae nae (Watch me do it)
Bob Ross
What went wrong in this match guys?!
wrong items
Gentle Rodriguez
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What are those MKB's for?
shira
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What went wrong in this match guys?!
Feels like Witch Doctor ult ripped you apart. Maybe a vlads or AC required
And with that many inviz you need a gem
http://yasp.co/matches/1916923814/purchases
Anuxinamoon
Shaper Divine
I remember seeing the full gif of this the first time I started playing dota, in the DOTA2 OT when it was over on the main forum. 
We are so old
We are so old
Heavy's Sandvich
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Fill me in on what that racist said.
Cyborgmatt
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Team are suppose to fly out on Monday and these visa issues are still on going. I don't remember it being this hard to acquire visas for Germany. I wonder if ESL are dropping the ball.
Also I put the prize pool distribution up for the major: http://dota2.prizetrac.kr/frankfurtmajor2015
Also I put the prize pool distribution up for the major: http://dota2.prizetrac.kr/frankfurtmajor2015
For those of you that spectate tournaments on a regular basis, I'm just curious if you ever say, "boy I'm glad Tobiwan is the one announcing this game". It isn't that he is bad, but when I see how much valve features him, it is confusing to me. It very well could be a preference thing, and that is why I'm asking.
It does make me sad that ODPixel and Draskyl won't have an opportunity to be paired up for the main event. To me they have some really good chemistry and compliment each other very well.
As an old guy that used to listen to baseball games on the radio, chemistry really matters with any announcing tandem. It was so painful to see valve toss together pairings that haven't worked together a ton for the last TI. I hope someone thinks about this a bit more going forward.
It does make me sad that ODPixel and Draskyl won't have an opportunity to be paired up for the main event. To me they have some really good chemistry and compliment each other very well.
As an old guy that used to listen to baseball games on the radio, chemistry really matters with any announcing tandem. It was so painful to see valve toss together pairings that haven't worked together a ton for the last TI. I hope someone thinks about this a bit more going forward.
Gentle Rodriguez
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can't wait to read more of that nonsense in the weeks to come
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radiance i guess
Monochromaticx
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Well, there's the whole immigration thing going on. Might be a factor.
The general opinion here is that tobiwan is shit.
My opinion is that he is a loud annoying dumbass who still lacks basic knowledge of the game despite casting for years and he just wanna hear his own stupid voice
I really hope he wont be casting the esl grand finals
Emerson
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Regardless of whatever other views Thorin has expressed, literally the only female personalities currently active in the scene who might merit invitation are Sheever and Kaci. Kaci has a full time job and probably was never considered for anything but TI. I know some people like Sheever a lot but I don't think she is a better caster than the 4 we have. She's certainly not a better host than Redeye or Kotlguy. I wouldn't make a trade with her for any of the on-site personalities. I'd probably pick her before Zyori or Godz though.
This is a weird sentiment though because if you admit that she's not as good at casting, hosting or analyzing as those who were hired, then why does she "deserve" a spot? I get that she's a hard worker and has been around for a while, but that's not how the world works. Plenty of people work hard and are edged out by people with more talent. You've gotta have both.
This is a weird sentiment though because if you admit that she's not as good at casting, hosting or analyzing as those who were hired, then why does she "deserve" a spot? I get that she's a hard worker and has been around for a while, but that's not how the world works. Plenty of people work hard and are edged out by people with more talent. You've gotta have both.
I used to like the guy, or at least like his energy, if that makes sense. I know that's an unpopular opinion, but whatever! However, in the past couple years a) he's shown himself to be a weird gross creepy dude and b) much much much better casters have been getting the limelight.
Now I just wish he'd disappear.
Gentle Rodriguez
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She's more valuable than a LOT of people who were invited. She can't cast, she doesn't have a lot of Dota knowledge, but she's great at hosting an event and interviewing players.
I'm one of the few ones that has no bias regarding Tobiwan. His casts are serviceable and the truth is that he makes a lot of mechanical mistakes when casting the match but he has two major "qualities" that seem to be what raise him above the rest in the eyes of Valve: 1- hype casting (like or not); 2- He's a soundbite spewing machine (again, like or not).
I said before that I believe ODPixel is the future main caster but it seems his style isn't to the liking of that many people. I also love Draskyl, Blitz and Capitalist styles mainly because of the nonsense that gets thrown around while they are casting together.
I was recently pleasantly surprised with a australian girl casting abilities. Iirc her name was llama-something...
Monochromaticx
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call_kotaku
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good of thorin to double down on it and look like an even bigger asshole
because that's what esports is about
because that's what esports is about
'Deserve' as in she's a contender for some positions. I'd rephrase to say, some are definitely better than her yes, but others I think come down to personal taste. I also think she could replace Zyori or Godz. Personally, I usually dislike Nahaz at events, so she could take his place no problem for me.
What do they mean by off-site group anyways? Are they casting from home?
Yeah but she's up against Redeye, Kotlguy and Pyrion. Maybe replace Pyrion? It would definitely come down to personal taste here.
Usually its more of a minor surprise. "Toby is casting? This?"
I know if I think there's any amazing dota 2 casters. None that I think of actually elevate the game beyond just providing a play by play. There are some who are good at that though.
Sunsfan and synderen are/were entertaining but for obvious reasons they can't really cast top-tier games.
Sunsfan and synderen are/were entertaining but for obvious reasons they can't really cast top-tier games.
This happened last night, but I think its a good reason as to why supports should secure runes for the mid or make sure the other mid/offlaner doesn't get it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w39IImmdW70
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w39IImmdW70
call_kotaku
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I suppose it's possible that Sheever or Soe were invited but chose not to go, and it's not likely either of them will bother commenting on it. Dota actually has multiple capable female casters/hosts, unlike other games like CSGO or Smash, so it's extra puzzling that ESL could've very easily avoided a complete sausage fest but (possibly) chose not to.
Thorin comes across as a straight up gamergater with his whole "representation doesn't matter" schtick.
There may not be many top tier women in Dota, but there aren't none either.
I think that for the most part this is just ESL picking its usual ESL people; Sheever isn't one of those, so they didn't pick her. Not inviting Soe is a bit more surprising, though, since she is one of their usuals.
But Sheever is a great host; I would argue better than KotlGuy. If they're willing to give a panel spot to Pyrion, of all people, they can surely make room for Sheever.
I do generally prefer the more informal/less American style to DreamLeague's hosting in general.
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Link to racism pls? I need fuel for my hate boner.
I continue to think that it's gross that Toby is so prominent.
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LlamaDownUnder, and she's definitely promising, but I think being in Australia is always going to count against her.
There may not be many top tier women in Dota, but there aren't none either.
I think that for the most part this is just ESL picking its usual ESL people; Sheever isn't one of those, so they didn't pick her. Not inviting Soe is a bit more surprising, though, since she is one of their usuals.
But Sheever is a great host; I would argue better than KotlGuy. If they're willing to give a panel spot to Pyrion, of all people, they can surely make room for Sheever.
I do generally prefer the more informal/less American style to DreamLeague's hosting in general.
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Link to racism pls? I need fuel for my hate boner.
I continue to think that it's gross that Toby is so prominent.
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LlamaDownUnder, and she's definitely promising, but I think being in Australia is always going to count against her.
I don't think anyone is denying that casting is hard, I think when people criticize casters, they're saying the caster is bad at it.
And "why does stinkls keep ksing?"
Haunted
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