I'm psyched to see ALL matches. It's the motherlovin' main event!
I'm torn because I normally watch the matches in-game for the game's maxed graphics @ 80fps. But if I do this, I'll miss all the stage & crowd shots of the arena...
If I watch the stream, it's laggy as hell and quality is garbage.
Which?
I'm psyched to see ALL matches. It's the motherlovin' main event!
I'm torn because I normally...
A: Watch the matches in-game for the game's maxed graphics @ 80fps. But if I do this, I'll miss all the stage & crowd shots of the arena... the pro player reactions, etc.
B: If I watch the stream, it's laggy as hell and quality is garbage.
C: I can do both with my dual: monitor + HDTV setup, but then the game will lag.
Which?
It seems like Alliance is going to win the tournament, at least based on the prelims. LGD has been shining though and are a solid team; even if they don't win this year, I'm betting they are going to come back next year a lot stronger. Navi is always fun to watch.
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Alliance is a great team, no question, but I wouldn't count out the others. I felt like na'vi was testing a lot of oddball ideas and not necessarily trying to win every game at 100%. I think they could have done better in prelims if they were trying to win every game at 100%.
Also...
http://blog.dota2.com/2013/08/not-an-underdog/
"But they are still many peoples pick to win it all. Dendi wishes they werent. He wishes they were an underdog, an unknown, but if they are going to have that pressure bring it on they will crush them all."
Wishes they were an underdog... how do you go in looking like an underdog? You do poorly in the prelims. Hmm.
Who are you favoring to win?
It's true that the prelims were a chance to experiment with new builds and such, but still Alliance just seemed to win consistently against every team they played against.
Who are you favoring to win?
Wow, this in-game thing is pretty sweet. My only complaint? I don't know if I missed it, but they really need some option to display casting language! It took me a few minutes to even figure out how to switch streams while in-game without having to exit out and jump back in. :$
EDIT:
I'd recommend that they use some small icons on the in-game spectator window. Put a camera icon to the left of the top combo-box and a speaker icon to the left of the middle combo-box.
Oh God... They sent their token female sideline reporter to interview the crowd. It was painful. It's obvious she is a reporter because she isn't phased by these super-nerds. There was a tree-fiddy reference and a guy wearing a Brony t-shirt, who said his "friend" thinks Puppey is cute.
Is this Sheever?
You should see Reddit talk about her.
Is this Sheever?
You should see Reddit talk about her.
Oh God... They sent their token female sideline reporter to interview the crowd. It was painful. It's obvious she is a reporter because she isn't phased by these super-nerds. There was a tree-fiddy reference and a guy wearing a Brony t-shirt, who said his "friend" thinks Puppey is cute.
No, Sheever is a subpar amateur Dota 2 commentator.
The chick is a seasoned local fox news reporter- brilliant move by Valve. She handles the event/herself/idiotic bonafide nerd audiences with shitty awkwardness very well.
This reporter is actually very good and I agree great move by Valve. She handles everything in stride and keeps things moving well. I like her even if she has no idea what is going on in the game.
I agree with Sheever. I don't care for her personally.
Need more Purge, I like him. He knows his shit even if he himself isn't considered to be that good he breaks stuff down and explains why some stuff happens the way it does when it isn't clear.