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BARONS CYBER SKULL posted:
 ---------------------  Welcome to the 4th edition of the Pro Dota Thread (Previous threads 1 2 3) There are professional Defense of the Ancients Two events taking place every day all over the world, and this is the place for live reactions and commentary. Posting here is more relaxed than in the main Dota 2 thread, and more in line with SAS GDT or TVIV style posting. The main Dota 2 thread is located here.  Since this is the next biggest tourney coming up, the OP will reflect on it likely up until TI5 rolls around. This is the Dota 2 Asia Championship, starting on January 5th with the American Qualifiers, and when all is said and done 16 teams total will be competing for the top prize in the event, which is currently at ＄557,788 but is a number that will surely be climbing due to the addition of Compendium sales which I will go over later. Games will be streamed both on Twitch.tv and in-client, links will be posted when available. http://dac.dota2.com.cn/announcement/index_eng.htm Schedule: January 5th-6th: American Qualifiers January 8th-11th: European Qualifiers January 10th-15th: Asian Qualifiers January 28th: Wild Card Qualifiers MEET THE TEAMS The Invites Invictus Gaming  quote:iG sports the 2nd most tournament winnings since TI3. Highlights include 1st place at ESL Frankfurt, 1st place in the 2014 WPC ACE, 2nd place in the 2013 WPC ACE, and 1st in the Redbull ECL 2014. Ferrari_430 Feichi Luo June Shiyang Lin Ch Chen Li Xi Yinqi Luo ChuaNHock Chuan Wong LGD Gaming  quote:LGD began as For The Dream, which won SMM 2009, later that year FTD was sponsored by LGD. The team has been a powerhouse of the Chinese scene ever since. The team was struck hard during the great Chinese reshuffle of 2011, when the team lost 4 of its players to Invictus Gaming. Despite the efforts of ZSMJ to rebuild, the team was unable to regain its former strength leading to the iconic carry to retire. He was replaced by Sylar, a move which eventually allowed them to regain their position as one of the leading teams in China Yao Zhengzheng Yao Sylar Jiajun Liu Faith Hongda Zeng MMY Zengrong Lei Injuly Xiaodong Yang Newbee  Winners of TI4 quote:Newbee earned a direct invite to TI4 but struggled initially, finishing 7-8 in the second playoff phase before defeating LGD Gaming and Mousesports in tiebreakers for 9th place. However, they did not lose another series the rest of the way, first defeating Titan, Natus Vincere and Invictus Gaming to progress to the top 8 main event in the winners' side. At the main event, they defeated Vici Gaming and then Evil Geniuses to set up an all-Chinese grand final against Vici Gaming - which was also a matchup of two teams who enjoy forming deathballs. VG took the first game, but Newbee came back to take the next three and the $5 million first prize, including a 19-3 blitzing in the decisive Game 4 in just over 15 minutes.[/b] Hao Zhihao Chen Mu Pan Zhang Banana Jiao Wang Sansheng Zhaohui Wang Rabbit Zhang Wang Vici Gaming  quote:Vici Gaming enjoyed some mild success at the start of its formation as a team but ultimately fell short in many tournaments. Despite placing at many events Vici would not achieve another title in the TI3 to TI4 season, however at TI4 they earned a direct invite, and there they placed first overall in the group stages and took second, losing to Newbee 3-1 in the finals. Black^ Dominik Reitmeier Super Junhao Xie iceiceice Daryl Koh Pei Xiang fy Linsen Xu Fenrir Chao Lu MVP Phoenix  quote:Not a whole lot to say about them, they placed either 1st or 2nd at all of the Korean Dota Leagues held in 2014, and were able to qualify for the first phase of the TI4 playoffs where they knocked out Virtus.pro, but were eliminated by Liquid. However they are still pretty big fan favorites in Korea, so look out for a Korean cast whenever they are playing because the casters get pretty into it. March Taewon Park QO Sunyeob Kim Forev Sangdon Lee Heen Seunggon Lee Reisen Junyeong Lee Rave  quote:I honestly never heard of these guys before the announcement of the Asia Championships so I'm gonna be pulling a little hard from Liquipedia on this one: "Rave is a Filipino DotA 2 team based in Korea with Korean management. The organization was formerly known as EoT Hammer. Half way through season 2 of the Korean Dota 2 League Rave recruited Michael "ninjaboogie" Ross as their hard support, with Jeyo rotating to the mid lane and pYung focusing on managing and coaching the team." Cast Mark Pilar ryOyr Ryo Hasegawa nb Michael Ross Jeyo Jio Madayag Chrissy Djardel Mampusti Evil Geniuses  quote:Evil Geniuses has had a rocky road in the DotA 2 scene in the past, with a website dedicated to their old playstyle (http://whendidegthrowlast.com/ hasn't been updated for a long time unfortunately) they went through a big reshuffle. This reshuffle ended with a monster of a lineup that dominated with a 16-2 run. After losing a player to a self-sidelining with carpal tunnel (play at right angles, kids!) the team picked up a standin and carried him to 3rd place at TI4, netting a cool $1mil off of that run alone. The team has since gone through a pretty big shuffle of players, losing Arteezy and Zai to the next up team, while gaining players Sumail and Aui_2000 to fill the gaps. Time will tell as to how well this shuffle works out for them, Secret and the third team that was involved in the shuffle, Cloud9 PPD Peter Dager Fear Clinton Loomis Universe Saahil Arora Aui_2000 Kurtis Daniel Ling Sumail Syed Sumail Hassan Team Secret  quote:Formed in the post TI4 player shuffle, Secret was composed of some of the most dominant players in their respective positions and it showed. Quickly rising to one of the top ranked teams, they have been showing strong performance after strong performance and look to be one of the more dominant teams as we move into the new year. Keep your eyes on Secret if you want to see a strong contender for good games of dota based on their current performance Puppey Clement Ivanov Kuroky Kuro Salehi Takashomi S4 Gustav Magnusson Arteezy Artour Babaev Zai Ludwig Wĺhlberg What can I earn for watching this and other event? By watching games in client or on Twitch, you can earn special ingame drops. These drops will be tied to specific ingame events, such as first bloods or multikills, and will be tagged with the time, date, and players involved. For most tournaments, you will have to have bought the ticket to be eligible for drops. I want to earn cool hat drops and level up my Meepo set but I'm stuck going to the movies with my wife. What can I do? You have two options. Using the console command dota_spectator_auto_spectate_games leagueid you can set Dota 2 to automatically join tournament games of a given tournament. See this page for individual league IDs. Alternatively, you can link your twitch.tv account to Steam, making you eligible for ingame item drops. UPDATE: There is now a tickbox on each tournament page allowing you to autospectate games. I'm having issues with Twitch/DailyMotion/Ustream/whatever. Help! Kyrosiris posted:I have noticed that people who have stream issues with either Twitch or DailyMotion have them considerably reduced with Livestreamer.  EXTREMELY HIGH QUALITY GOON POSTS: Equilibrium posted:Solid accusation of racism from the gooniest orientalist of them all, nicely wrapped in the sarcastic wit of a 5-star reddit post, but how about instead of comparing inarguably the best SEA dota 2 team with Mouz you try and justify MUFC, Orange, 0-2 iG (are you loving serious with this Valve), and Darer over any one of Mouz, mTw, Quantic, or ex-Quantic. Don't forget absolute "lost 21 of our last 29" Legends. Or gently caress, VP, if we're going by your ridiculously tortured standard of, "some (all) of their players were considered good in dota 1 two years ago when teams were playing for €1K EU in Farm4Fame something something pedigree something something." RESOURCES Statistics http://www.datdota.com http://dotabuff.com/esports http://dotametrics.wordpress.com/ VOD/Streams http://dailydota2.com/ http://www.dotacinema.com/vods Dota 2 Match Ticker extension for Chrome News http://esportsexpress.com/category/dota-2/ http://www.liquiddota.com http://www.joindota.com http://www.gosugamers.net/dota2 Betting http://dota2lounge.com/ - Bet Dota 2 items on games. OP will be updated later with more teams since this list is kinda bare but I'm really tired right now so its gonna happen tomorrow maybe idk Format/most of the links mercilessly stolen from Meat Recital's previous OP post, and thread created by his suggestion in previous thread Somebody fucked around with this message at 08:32 on Feb 5, 2015 |
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What's worse than nerds talking about nerds who play video games for money? Nerds who are paid to talk over nerds playing video games for money! That's right, this section is gonna be about Dota 2 Commentators, commonly referred to as Casters. Here are some of the more prominent and well known ones: Casters: TobiWan  quote:Tobi has been casting for Dota 2 since the earliest inception of it, even being able to commentate for a majority of the very first International, as well as the finals of the first 3. He is well known throughout all of the Dota community for many things, such as being a pretty good caster, being terrible at dota, and being a racist The International 1 & 4 + Finals The International 2 The International 3 The Defense tourneys Ayesee  quote:Probably has the most "Sports Commentator-y" voice out of all of the Dota 2 casters, and thats one of the few redeemable things about his casting. Is somehow worse in terms of game knowledge than Tobi, and likes to use repetitive one-liners and old sayings to pad out his casting. Rumors have followed him that he doesn't really care about the game as a whole either, most of these stem from the fact that he was nowhere to be found during International matches while the rest of the casters were gathered watching the games and trying to pick up on specific things to talk about. Nevertheless, hes still given charge of things although I personally haven't seen him in quite some time. The International 2 The International 3 The International 4 (? can't actually find info on this so this is an assumption) Hyperx Dota 2 League (D2L) Synderen  quote:One of the few "Players turned casters", Synderen was originally only off and on casting, popping up during a few games of TI2 and during The Defense seasons 1 and 2, however he has been casting more often than playing as of late. Part of the very excellent XMG Captain's Draft, he's managed to carry along his co-caster's somewhat spastic and not-good casting style through sheer game knowledge and analysis. XMG Captains Draft Invitational XMG Captains Draft Invitational 2.0 The International 2 The Defense Season 1 & 2 The International 4 SUNSFan  quote:SUNSFan co-owns the popular Dota 2 YouTube Channel DotaCinema, and is slowly becoming a more prominent caster as of late. Him and co-caster Synderen both cast for the XMG Captains Draft Invitational, which is run by DotaCinema, and he along with many others participated in the The Summit tourney as one of many casters. XMG Captains Draft Invitational XMG Captains Draft Invitational 2.0 The Summit 2 The International 4 Beyond The Summit  Here lie the two major studios of Dota 2 Casting. First up is Beyond The Summit. They're in charge of The Summit tourney, which for people familiar with Homestory Cup is quite possibly the closest we'll ever get to that in terms of similarity sadly it will never match up to Homestory but w/e. They feature casters such as: LD  quote:LD is arguably the best caster in the scene right now, with some of his casts being the highest viewed out of all Dota 2 games. Him along with GoDz have casted both Western and Eastern Dota, and were some of the first people to cast Chinese dota for western audiences. One of the few faults of his is he does tend to overhype and sometimes exaggerate in his casting. Nevertheless, Valve has acknowledged his casting popularity and quality, and as a result he has casted the finals for TI2 onwards. The Summit 1 & 2 The International 2 & 3(Finals) The International 4 G-League G-1 Champions League GoDz  quote:One of the first casters to provide consistent English casts of the Eastern Dota scene. In 2012, GoDz formed the BTS studios and was later asked by Valve to come on to the analyst desk for TI2. He has since been brought on each additional year, as well as running his own events at the BTS studio The International 2, 3 & 4 (Analyst Desk) G-League The Summit G-1 Champions League The GD Studio  Formed by James "2GD" Harding, the GD Studio has been part of several events, most prominent of them being DreamHack and by extension the Dota 2 DreamLeague. They have also ran the very popular EUHub during The International, where a majority of dota players and personalities gathered to watch the TI4 qualifier games. They formerly covered Quake back during the studios inception but have since moved on to greener pastures. Their casters include: 2GD  quote:The man himself, 2GD has moved through several games before finally settling in to Dota. While he himself doesn't cast many events, he has popped up in DreamLeague casts from time to time. Runs the studio and has a few side projects as well. One of the most notable is a game that was last known to have been put on hold while he developed the GD Studio further known as Reborn, and was meant to be an 'esports game'. DreamHack(multiple and for different games) DreamLeague Seasons 1 & 2 The International 2, 3 & 4 (Analyst Desk) LuminousInverse  quote:Lumi has been around for a while and has switched from BTS to GD Studio in recent times. Was one of the primary casters for TI2, as well as TI3 and 4, casting the finals at each of the events. In between TI's, he has been with The GD Studio for each of the DreamLeagues and has casted at the DreamHack LAN finals following the DreamLeague tourneys. The International 2, 3 & 4 (finals) DreamLeague Seasons 1 & 2 DreamHack Draskyl  quote:Known as Dadskyl due to his love for old rock and roll (known as dad music). Originally a caster for the Raidcall Dota 2 League alongside Ayesee, he was picked up along with several other personalities during the formation of the GD Studio's Dota 2 transition. Was formerly a pro HoN player and is among the few casters with good game knowledge (and a 5k+ mmr rating). As a result, his casts are among the most informed. Has casted at TI2 and 3 alongside Ayesee and was on the analyst desk during the playoffs at TI4. D2L The International 2, 3 DreamLeague Seasons 1 & 2 DreamHack Dota 2 Lan Finals Sheever  quote:Sheever has been casting Dota 2 for quite some time, and was invited to do interviews at TI2 and did casting at TI3. Unfortunately due to an overlay gaff and resulting angry tirade she directed at herself live on stream, she was relegated to the playoffs analyst desk at TI4. Has recently partnered up with The GD Studio along with Shaneomad to cast future events. The International 2 (interviews) The International 3 The International 4 (playoffs analyst desk) varius Dota Tourneys Statsman Bruno  quote:The man with a suit for every occasion, Bruno has been playing Dota since 6.20. His interest in stats for the game wasn't sparked until the first International, but from there he began working on a project which was later to become the now defunct dota-academy, which created with the help of partner "shostakovich", was meant to be a "robust statistical system for the entire competitive scene." He originally met James at just prior to TI2, where after being able to meet with and get to know him, James offered him a spot on the analyst desk, and thus a legend was made. Since the start of 2013, Bruno has officially joined the GD Studio. Has yet to show up to an event unprepared. The International 2, 3 & 4 (analyst desk) DreamLeague Seasons 1 & 2 DreamHack Dota 2 Lan Finals Luna Was Here fucked around with this message at 04:57 on Jan 5, 2015 |
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Luna Was Here posted:http://wiki.teamliquid.net/dota2/images/thumb/4/4e/Team_Secret_Logo.jpeg/300px-Team_Secret_Logo.jpeg nice image leeching, op.
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sorry hotlinking images is not allowed
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Secret is going to win TI5. Calling it now.
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Jan 2, 2015 20:38
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This is going to be a good season for sure! Good luck to all the great teams. Remember it's not just about winning, it's about having fun in dota.
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Sry liquid
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Jan 2, 2015 20:41
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Good choice of thread icon
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Jan 2, 2015 20:42
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I'm hoping this will be a good+exciting tournament with lots of different playstyles clashing and teams coming together from all over the world to try their best.
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Jan 2, 2015 21:06
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Can we start this thread off by banning the people who said kuro is a bad carry in the other thread? Also someone post that kuro pa rampage vod
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Jan 2, 2015 21:23
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoXkP_w-nS4
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Jan 2, 2015 21:25
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RIP EG I can no long spam "i believe that we will win" in here now.
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so that i can update the op when i get home, what is the current c9 roster? did they actually get notail or was that just a rumor
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Arteezy is a cool dude. Instead of setting up a PayPal donation thing for himself on his stream, he's going to donate everything he gets to a charity. Better than EE's anime fund.
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Luna Was Here posted:so that i can update the op when i get home, what is the current c9 roster? did they actually get notail or was that just a rumor Allegedly n0tail + misery to C9 with aui/PLD out, but we don't have real confirmation on PLD yet (that comes from ComeWithMe).
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Luna Was Here posted:so that i can update the op when i get home, what is the current c9 roster? did they actually get notail or was that just a rumor I think its still just rumor at this point, basically PieLieDie is out and N0tail and Misery are in.
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Peanut President posted:RIP EG I can no long spam "i believe that we will win" in here now. As long as Universe keeps dropping the handsomest chrono's and icepaths, EG will always win in my heart.
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Will this break the eternal 2nd place curse for C9 One of the rumors is that Synderyn will join TT and I have to ask: why, Synderen, you're p ok as a caster
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Jan 2, 2015 23:37
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Lets go Newbee
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put this in the OP tia
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Still no stoats poster in the op....
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Reoxygenation posted:Will this break the eternal 2nd place curse for C9 I think Synderen was only officially with Dota cinema and SUnsfan said something about joining BTS so I don't know if Synd has a group to cast with.
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https://twitter.com/ViCi_Gaming/status/551149636933926912 no this deserves to be in the OP I find it funny how there haven't been rumours involving Fnatic or Team Liquid. You'd think this would be opportune time in saying they're picking up new rosters.
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Jan 3, 2015 00:15
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Wonder where the DAC prizepool will end.
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CampingCarl posted:C9 will break the 2nd place curse. They will replace it with the curse of winning the next TI after they boot EE for being the only non euro. BTS couldn't afford Synderen, haha.
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Drunk Canuck posted:https://twitter.com/ViCi_Gaming/status/551149636933926912 There is no way in hell that liquid picks up team fire after what fluff did last time. I don't see them picking anyone up honestly, or who knows. Fnatic is just a poo poo organization though gently caress those guys.
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Jan 3, 2015 00:17
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Drunk Canuck posted:https://twitter.com/ViCi_Gaming/status/551149636933926912
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I don't think Liquid will be picking up a new team for a while. Who knows for Fnatic? With that being said I can't wait for mouz to pick up a team right before Ti5, only for them to fall apart 3 weeks after the event's over.
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Jan 3, 2015 00:30
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OP Changelog 6.03: OP now contains a STOATS poster
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Jan 3, 2015 00:38
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Luna Was Here posted:OP Changelog 6.03: good I worked hard on that poster 
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Jan 3, 2015 00:43
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How did Team Secret get rid of their play maker and beautiful flower, n0tail? Seriously, this is the only roster change I just don't understand.
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Jan 3, 2015 01:18
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Dendi's doing english commentary while playing a QoP game. I like it.
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ISUCHARESLOLO posted:How did Team Secret get rid of their play maker and beautiful flower, n0tail? Seriously, this is the only roster change I just don't understand. They probably wanted Arteezy and he wanted zai with him so n0tail got the boot.
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Wezlar posted:They probably wanted Arteezy and he wanted zai with him so n0tail got the boot. Thought the rumour was he left because they kicked fly. Kicking n0tail if he actually wanted to stay seems like an insane decision.
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TheRat posted:Thought the rumour was he left because they kicked fly. Kicking n0tail if he actually wanted to stay seems like an insane decision. This doesn't really make sense either since that happened like a month ago and the rumored c9 roster has him but no Fly. I think he probably left on his own but I have no idea why.
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Jan 3, 2015 03:04
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I assume there is a lot of money poo poo going on in the background that we don't know about.
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Dendi is a cool pro to watch stream when he's talking in a language that doesn't sound like backwards yelling.
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Jan 3, 2015 04:54
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Drunk Canuck posted:https://twitter.com/ViCi_Gaming/status/551149636933926912 liquids pay is rear end fnatics incompetent curse is some on some weird poo poo
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Jan 3, 2015 06:14
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Liquid pays? Ed:how does an institution with so much community history fall flat on its face compared to a juggernaut like eg?
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I'm kind of curious how RTZ will do playing as a European team, considering the whole "we hate playing on Lux" thing re:DotaCinema. I also wonder between him and Puppey how they're going to be able to contain all that swag.
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