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posting int he new thread good OP majuju! looking forward to our new world champions Virtus Pro
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RTZ betraying us yet again
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Jul 27, 2017 20:31
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Jul 28, 2017 09:42
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not to distract from JPJ being a complete waste of biological material, but our boy artour is the topic of a piece in rolling stone: http://www.rollingstone.com/glixel/features/dota-2s-arteezy-on-the-hunt-for-big-game-at-the-international-w494565 we big time now
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Jul 28, 2017 18:10
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hhaahaha notail looks like me after like 15 vodka tonics 
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Jul 28, 2017 20:55
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Reality Winner posted:https://www.twitch.tv/nalcs2 ban this sick filth
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Jul 29, 2017 22:33
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Majuju posted:ppd's day9 interview what, it's real good and they both own
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Jul 31, 2017 20:40
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you are a broken person if you don't like Day9 
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Jul 31, 2017 20:57
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https://justpaste.it/19l57 tldr: Bulldog had the wrong type of visa, valve didn't tell him it was the wrong type, everything's a bit of a shitshow.
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Aug 1, 2017 10:47
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Wezlar posted:I love how he blames Valve for not telling him he didn't have the right type of Visa with a handwavey "I probably should have looked into it more myself" his US-based employer specifically asked him for his visa information, he sent it in and never heard from them again. it's not the biggest leap from there to go "i guess this means all is well". also to my knowledge you can't actually get a work visa to the US without an employer acting as petitioner to the government, so why valve/pgl wouldn't automatically start the application for all the people they want to employ is kind of beyond me. even if for some reason they want their employees to initiate the application process by themselves, they have to get involved. you would think that the responsible people at some point go "hey we've never been contacted by the US gov for the work visa of XYZ, something is wrong, better look into this".
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Aug 1, 2017 11:29
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IncendiaC posted:Wait so does that mean valve has been sneaking in other talent using incorrect visas for years? i've been looking around for more info on that as well, and... it seems that way?? apparently work visas cost money for the employer, so valve's workaround has been to make everyone attend events with tourist visas, with the players and talent simply saying they're here for a visit instead of work. which, if true, is scummy as hell. https://twitter.com/scantzor/status/892324976178544644 (read replies as well)
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Aug 1, 2017 11:45
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fyi i have no way to know whether that stuff is true, so take it with a grain of salt.
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Aug 1, 2017 11:51
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okay i have a way to verify that, turns out H1B visa sponsorships by US companies are public record and valve hasn't sponsored any players or any talents, which means none of them came in with a work visa. jesus loving christ http://h1bdata.info/listlca.php?em=Valve%20Corporation
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Aug 1, 2017 11:54
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Wezlar posted:I guess I can see why he wouldn't think there was a problem if they never said anything, just personally if they asked me for my Visa and I had never worked in the US before outside of competition I would probably think "Do I have the right kind of Visa? I should look into this." again, he can't get a work visa without valve getting involved, and apparently they don't do that, ever.
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Aug 1, 2017 11:57
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Wezlar posted:I honestly wouldn't be surprised if most of the talent really don't have the correct visas, but couldn't they be on some sort of P-1 P-2 or P-3 visas? Do entertainers need an employer to sponsor their visa? P visas are for non-paying gigs only, and getting an O1 is basically impossible unless you're a best-selling rockstar or david copperfield or whatever. players presumably travel on B1 visas because they're counted as amateurs who play for prize money only rather than a fixed salary, and i'm guessing talent is expected to lie.  edit: i'm wrong, P1 visas can cover paying gigs as well. honestly i'm not an expert and this is all pretty confusing. botany fucked around with this message at 12:17 on Aug 1, 2017 |
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Aug 1, 2017 12:14
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watch this, sajedene knows what she's talking about better than all of us. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VSKbXVhr7Y
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Aug 1, 2017 12:24
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Ragingsheep posted:OG, Liquid, VP and EG are the favourites - in what order people will argue. Personally, my dark horse is TNC. IG and Newbee should be up there as well. ppd said he thinks there are 8 or 9 teams that can easily take the title this year, there's really no clear favorites. which is cool! i like how even the competition is, even though we (probably) won't get to see another wings gaming-esque stomp.
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Aug 1, 2017 13:22
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RisqueBarber posted:Seems weird to be responsible for over 100+ people's visa's and passports. As soon as esports become accepted enough to require P visas, valve will literally be forced to be responsible for visa applications for their events, so no it's not weird at all actually.
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Aug 1, 2017 15:14
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The REAL Goobusters posted:Just a reminder that literally everyone else working as talent was able to get through customs including the russian and chinese talent, but Bulldog literally needs his hand to be held the entire way through. just a reminder that valve is going to make a quite frankly absurd amount of money from this even and they couldn't even be arsed to spend 15 seconds on writing their prospective employees an email to tell them "by the way we usually skirt the law so just say you're going on vacation"
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Aug 1, 2017 15:38
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The REAL Goobusters posted:Idc about bulldog lol i don't give a poo poo about bulldog either but your knee-jerk defense of a massive company annoys me. valve had visa issues for years, and have apparently been bending the law for just as long. all the while they make millions of dollars off the people who work 18 hour shifts for them. you'd think in all that time, somebody would have had the idea to make a valve lawyer sit down and draft a three page document that goes: "you've been hired by valve to work an event, congrats! here's what type of visa you need, and here's what you need to do to get it. please make sure you follow these steps to ensure that everything works out"
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Aug 1, 2017 15:56
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Majuju posted:get the players in on a B-1 (athlete playing for prize money only), and all future TIs will be 100% American talent i legit just shuddered in revulsion irl
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Aug 1, 2017 17:13
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those look good to me! edit: a witch posted:Hell yeah boboka i had him in my all stars 
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Aug 1, 2017 19:24
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man I'm hype as poo poo already also Abed is turning 17 today, happy birthday Abed 
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Aug 2, 2017 14:30
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Macarius Wrench posted:What's the most prestigious dota event rtz has won? take your pick http://wiki.teamliquid.net/dota2/Arteezy/Results#Detailed_Results
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Aug 2, 2017 15:28
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on the one hand, chappie  on the other, reso is probably a better player right now 
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Aug 2, 2017 15:55
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Liquid - IGV should probably be the highest level game here. man LETS GOOOOOOOOO
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Aug 2, 2017 15:58
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the stream isn't even up yet and already twitch chat is in-loving-tolerable
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Aug 2, 2017 16:09
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yeah guys i know, don't worry  i'm watching through streamlink anyway, so i actually have to go out of my way to see chat anyway. i'm just really hype for some dotes and posting away 
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Aug 2, 2017 16:15
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The REAL Goobusters posted:not watching eg vs tnc SMH i said highest quality game, not that i'm watching it *points to custom title like a badass lawyer in a TV show*
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Aug 2, 2017 16:27
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Knowlue posted:It's finally time! Get Hype! Bleed blue
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Aug 2, 2017 16:31
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why is radiant on top in the new pick screen, this is triggering me greatly
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Aug 2, 2017 17:03
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EG??
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Aug 2, 2017 17:23
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alright sumail still god hahaha
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Aug 2, 2017 17:26
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LMAO
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Aug 2, 2017 17:28
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zai weaver
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Aug 2, 2017 18:16
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Digital Ctrash
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Aug 2, 2017 19:32
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Capitalist refers to juking as "the in and out game" 
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Aug 2, 2017 19:36
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Majuju posted:What's everyone having for lunch today i made homemade tomato sauce from roasted veggies and had pasta
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Aug 2, 2017 19:39
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somehow this C9-OG game has clowns on both sides 
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