dave is ok
aztek is ok
Finally Volvo says something!
Oh wait, Valve still hasn't?
Oh wait, Valve still hasn't?
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Schweinehund
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haha that's awesome.
Honestly didn't think we'd get absolutely nothing for halloween. Hasn't cyborgmatt and others enabled the game mode/map offline?
Honestly didn't think we'd get absolutely nothing for halloween. Hasn't cyborgmatt and others enabled the game mode/map offline?
Amazing
LOL.
dave is ok
aztek is ok
That's actually a decent article.
I mean laugh all you want at the reactions, a lot of them deserve it, but it's a good thing people are speaking up. With every discussion platform being chock-full of criticism, the metacritic reviews and the recent media coverage this is getting huge. It won't bring us Diretide but it might force Valve to at least comment on the issue.
dave is ok
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Hence the 'blog' where I linked it.
Emerson
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Alright man, just pointing it out for people who don't know.
Pureauthor
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It's the weekend right now, isn't it. Valve isn't going to be in any position to respond even if they want to.
(They don't want to.)
(They don't want to.)
SteveWinwood
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Forbes plays fast and loose with their contributors though so it's worth noting. There is a reason mods continue to edit titles with them like here or here. All you have to do to be one is fill out this and they'll probably give you one. I have a friend who had just left journalism school and got one right away (it's not a bad blog or anything, it's about the business of fantasy sports, it's just that he was literally a nobody and he got one). They have tons of them.
A normal publication though will really only publish stuff like this under their title. It's a pretty big difference in quality that's worth noting and saying 'yeah it's a blog' doesn't really cover it. Forbes will publish just about anything is the point so it's not really indicative of anything. It's not a "proper news source" picking it up as it is more "a random blog blogged about it".
Anuxinamoon
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Best fucken day at a local Lan finals for the dota2 tourney Defense of the Australians. Got to stand right behind hans reborn as they yolo'ed their way to victory.
So excited that the DOTA2 scene is blossoming in Australia
So excited that the DOTA2 scene is blossoming in Australia
Eternal Gamer
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Amazing, Volvo communicate with the fans before Valve.
I am laughing right now with all this
I am laughing right now with all this
I can't see it happening. They will probably think it will set a precedent that if people kick up enough of a fuss they will be forced in to responding. I wouldn't be surprised if it took them till the next content patch to even issue a response.
Best fucken day at a local Lan finals for the dota2 tourney Defense of the Australians. Got to stand right behind hans reborn as they yolo'ed their way to victory.
So excited that the DOTA2 scene is blossoming in Australia
i totally forgot about it :/
They already set that precedent long ago, and it was far more offensive than giving simple answers to fans.
SteveWinwood
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If they gave into whining they wouldn't have used steam. Valve's history is a bit longer than 2 years. I'm still convinced the ursa set removal was simply to see what would happen to the item's relative trade value with it being extremely limited ala maxs head and the whining was the excuse they needed.
They already set that precedent long ago, and it was far more offensive than giving simple answers to fans.
Whatever the case, it was a pathetic move.
dave is ok
aztek is ok
I think they'll respond. They really have to at this point.
Oh please, ditching a huge, long-planned project you're positive you can force into the market isn't comparable to a few simple blogposts to make up for lost consumer goodwill. 'Giving in' has more shades here than giving the community Diretide.
That's possible, Valve is always experimenting with the virtual economy. Or Gabe just saw it in the store in and didn't like it.
SteveWinwood
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Or they could just ignore it a few more days, release xin and kaolin and everyone will just forget about it because the internet has the attention span of a fly.
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aztek is ok
That'd be fine, but they still should say "Hang tight, we have something planned a few days from now" to stop the fire
Sure they could, or they'll realize that a bit of communication doesn't hurt them. We'll see.
Btw I just remembered the chat ban incident, that shitstorm went on for days or even weeks and in the end Valve did release a damage control blogpost. So there's your precedent.
Shorty11857
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How come tournaments seem to be using DailyMotion now? So annoying no idea how to actually browse that site and find a live stream, you pretty much have to know it's on
Dreams-Visions
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Yes.
SteveWinwood
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On the giant bomb charity stream Brad Shoemaker is saying if this valve employee accepts his party invite he'll ask why no diretide.
lol He's not acknowledging anything and deflecting into pokemon and battlefield
lol He's not acknowledging anything and deflecting into pokemon and battlefield
It's really just ESWC since they're sponsored by Dailymotion. TL's event planner is much better than Twitch for finding out what's on anyway.
dave is ok
aztek is ok
Wow, this actually happened?
Damn. I can't believe how widespread this has become. I feel sorry for Valve, but they really should have given some sort of update to let us guys know what's happening. Even if it was just "Hey guys, we're really sorry but development has had some hitches recently, please forgive us and keep an eye on the horizon for some awesome stuff."
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SteveWinwood
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They already set that precedent long ago, and it was far more offensive than giving simple answers to fans.
Can someone briefly explain the Ursa set incident? I missed it
JakkuFurosu
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Someone makes cosmeticset.
Community cries and cries and cries because it doesnt fit Fuzzy Wuzzys lore.
Valve removes set.
Set worth like 1700$ now
Dreams-Visions
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Set got added to the game as part of a big Ursa item bundle. All his sets including that one for $12 or $14.
Nerds cried that it didn't fit the lore on the dev forums and asked for it to be removed.
Valve removes the set from the store.
Set's value increases over time to the current value of over $1.5k thanks to the limited supply.
ah i see, thank you lol
MurkyZebra2417
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Tobi just teased Diretide at the end of his stream... maybe he knows something? He talked about tonight.
Don't believe their lies
365 days countdown for diretide?
So just had a game against a Riki and shadowblade Drow. I bought a gem and placed it on the courier, letting my team know. I didn't want to carry it since I was playing Chen and I'm still shit at Chen and lose myself in fights with an entourage of creeps.
Gem stays on the courier for twenty minutes until I decide to just bite the bullet. Weird thing was that the Spectre and CM were content to just purchase sentry and dust throughout that time with me constantly reminding them that we already had a gem and asking someone to carry it.
The joys of solo queue.
Gem stays on the courier for twenty minutes until I decide to just bite the bullet. Weird thing was that the Spectre and CM were content to just purchase sentry and dust throughout that time with me constantly reminding them that we already had a gem and asking someone to carry it.
The joys of solo queue.
With pubbies, you need to tell them to take gem, I mean, specifically someone. Otherwise they'll think someone else will take the gem. Same is true of dust, wards, smoke, etc.
It's bystander apathy in action.
Alternatively you can just deliver the gem for them.
It's bystander apathy in action.
Alternatively you can just deliver the gem for them.
Cyborgmatt
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There is no event, period.
MurkyZebra2417
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