I agree with that.

Here's the flaw in this idea. Let's say we have a team and we are in the upper bracket. If we win, we will be continuing at that bracket but if we lose we will be in the lower bracket. What is the difference? You see, you only had one chance in the lower bracket. You lose one series, you're done with that tournament. Bye-bye, we will be seeing you at the airport that easy after months and months of tinkering of strats and practices. The proof that Liquid did not drop a series in their lower bracket means they are determined to win the TI. Strat or not, it is a risk.

That really depends on the players since they are or they've been together for a long time now.

RAMZESS is said to be close to EG players that is why Bulba, coach of EG, invited him to be part of the team. TNC is also the same as far as I know, the past carry of TNC, Raven invited KuKu to play with them. They would obviously change their plays and teamwork as these teams have different styles of playing. For example, OG is one of the best aggressive teams in the world, Secret with their picks, Nigma with their low bracket comebacks and Fnatic sometimes Mineski for their amazing comeback games. Each team has different styles, that is why when new players are being added into their roster, they will be needing a lot of time to do practices with new strats and new picks.

To be honest, we are the same.

I am enjoying gambling and I am not really hoping I could win or be rich and successful with it. But I do realize that it might be a way to stop gambling completely as it will show how much money I am using on gambling and it might hit me that I should completely stop. Despite the fact that I am gambling for fun, I can't really stop completely since I am used to it as my time for entertainment.

I think it is a bit early for this to say.

I know that the pandemic is not directly affecting the price of cryptocurrencies but still, with those people holding Bitcoin and might suffering in their houses could sell their Bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies to be used. We don't know what might happen so I think we should better be alert on the price chart. As halving closes, the price is getting better, it might be a good sign.

How can you say that?

I am not saying that it is impossible, it is possible but saying that there will be no signs of cryptocurrencies in the future? I think that is impossible. One of the greatest technology Bitcoin has is the Blockchain and a lot of people are speculating that it will be widely used in the future and not only in the market we are used to.

I think that is not true.

At that time, Bitcoin is not really that big since it just started few years ago. The price of Bitcoin in 2012 is not even reaching a 4-digit price, it is so high when we will be comparing the price right now. The reason we can't really see an effect is the fact that the market is different from the traditional markets and another thing is that with a not that a lot of users, the price is so low.

People have to rely on the government better than before.

I know that we should be responsible with ourselves but there are those that can't still do that and with them right now that they can't go to their jobs or works, they will not be able to provide for their family but those foods and supplies the people and the government are donating or giving. These are tough times but we should be strong. For now, better keep your fiat, save it while you can. We never know how long it will last so better save the food you all have, don't be shy to ask for food with those people that can share and give, especially if you and your family really need it.

If it has a cure in the first place, we would not even think of this or even talk about this.

So let's drop the "it has no cure" thing. But the fact that people are recovering from the virus means the doctors or medical institutions have medicine to prevent the virus from spreading or developing inside the body of the patients. We don't know how long will it take or how long we will suffer but we need to be patient as these lockdowns and community quarantines are for our own safety. Here in our country, the community quarantine is extended up to the end of the month.

I think these two are the same as risky and dangerous.

Gambling can get people addicted. They would be destroying their lives and could also destroy other people's lives close to them. It destroys life and it is said that 2.6% of people in the US are addicted to it. Though gambling is risky, CoVid-19 is dangerous. Just after a week, it already killed 10K lives in the US, despite 1 out of 5 people committing suicide in US, I think CoVid-19  is the worst.

I am not really expecting from Team Liquid besides their coach, Blitz, in terms of Team Nigma, I think they can still get up after that loss.

Also, if you are a longtime Dota 2 fan, I know you know the face of Dota 2 is in the past. I don't know if he is still the face of Dota 2 but he is in team B8 right now and having a bad time in their first game. Right now, I have my eyes on VP which also had a great first game. It is nostalgic since some of the players were in the same team that we loved in the past, Na'Vi like Funn1k and Sonneiko playing for other teams while Dendi is in B8.

This is the first time I also read about it.

Either he is so careful or he really wants to look for himself not to be fallen into addiction, it might be an overacting but still, you are taking care of yourself and that is good. I stopped tracking my losses and wins since I thought that is not necessary since I am not addicted and I can control myself but I guess it is not that bad to do it for self-reflection, isn't it?

You don't need confidence since it might eat you alive. Better focus on your knowledge since it will greatly help you as a trader and as an investor.

You don't really need luck since this market can be predicted based on the indicators being shown using strategies. This is not gambling where some games don't need analysis and mainly focus on how lucky you are. In this volatile market, you really need to be attentive to the price charts, quick price changes so you would be able to adjust. A lot of people earned here because of that and we can't really go against it but make it as an opportunity.

Then you're saying that we just need to face the risk head-on without getting ready?

Experience is what we earned from doing it in a long time but as a beginner, you will not have that experience that is why you need to depend on the knowledge that you have. You should educate yourself on what you will be facing, learn from those experienced traders and investors, read books and articles and don't stop unless you're successful enough.

You can't really say that.

Besides the CoVid-19, HIV are the only pandemics that happened where Bitcoin is already in existence. At that time, I don't think it did affect the price of Bitcoin since it is not really affecting the price directly like how stocks are affected.

As I said, I don't recommend this approach and I know a lot of people would agree with me including you.

As you said though, it is also a good approach since you will be able to start with a small capital and you could just trade that to Bitcoin but it also has a con. You never know what will be the best project to choose from, in this community, scamming is not new and projects that have a goal to scam their investment is a thing. Better gather information first, educate yourself and always remember that you also need money if you want to be successful here.

It is true something will change but eventually, it will go back to normal.

This world already experienced worst than this one, this year is just has a bad start but I think it will heal soon. Time will be the indicator that it will go back to what it's used to be. Obviously people will be scared to open their country to other people immediately but without them, it would also affect the country's economy negatively.

Lightning Network did its job right.

But there are those people that are not planning to use it as something like a connection to other people economically or socially, they want to earn a good profit in the future. People kept on holding and holding if that continues, I think we will not be looking at a good improvement in the future since it will be developed to be an asset and not as we think it is.

I am doing it in the past and I think it is not working for me but hear me out first.

I just gamble online for fun and I don't really need to keep tracks on a spreadsheet, all I do is to look in the histories of bets I did on that day. As I said, I am gambling for fun, I don't usually use fiat to gamble unless I am gambling in casinos. I am not addicted so I don't really need it. If you want to check yourself every time that you are gambling, better do a spreadsheet of it or keep track of the histories of your bets.

Yeah, my bad.

But the whole major will be done online so I don't think it is the matter of going across the country but because of the internet connection they have. That is the reason why Topson and Midone can't join the lineup. The lineup is better with Ceb in it and it feels like it is not OG without Ceb in there. I mean he is a good coach but I think it is better for him to be in the active roster than coaching. Just look at the game and it proves how great a player he is.

My bad there, I thought they are just changing their line up for the charity event.

All in all, OG did not change. As the casters said it, we are kind of expecting this kind of gameplay from OG. I am kind of disappointed that Nigma did not retaliate that much and it's like Nigma is hiding some strats in this game the fact that they had a lot of mistakes in this game. Even Kuro that is the brain of team Nigma is making mistakes. Here is the thing though, having NoTail and Ceb back in the lineup is the reason why they trampled Nigma. Every time Ceb makes a play, I remember Kuroky when they are being interviewed for the True Sight when he said that he's a bit of annoyed that they can't get revenge to Jerax and Ceb but right now that Ceb is back in the lineup, this happens. Nigma is hiding a strat, I can tell you that. Miracle is playing well, the same with w33. In terms of OG, damn I don't know why teams are just letting Sumail be a free agent. OG will be using the King to win this major, I can tell you that.