🕹️ Esports 🎮 Prediction & Discussion Thread

[passwordnow]

I've got a 1-1 score on these matches but I've lost that better odd, it would be better for me if it's the opposite win but still, that's okay. We win some and lose some.




I've missed the finals bet for this FISSURE tournament and we're done with it, the finals was with Team Spirit and Team Falcons. And the result?
Team Falcons won against Team Spirit straight 3-0. Congratulations!

Also, congratulations to malrine for winning the esports breakthrough award of the year.

Esports Breakthrough Player of the Year: Stanislav "Malr1ne" Potorak

There are also other awards on that link for other esports and players.

[ralle14]

I've missed the finals bet for this FISSURE tournament and we're done with it, the finals was with Team Spirit and Team Falcons. And the result?
Team Falcons won against Team Spirit straight 3-0. Congratulations!

That lower bracket final might've helped Team Falcons warm up for the finals as I didn't expect them to beat Team Spirit and on top of that it's a 3-0 sweep. It nearly went to a fourth map if it weren't for Team Spirit losing a crucial team fight at the 39th minute mark of the third map.

i'll tune in to a bit of CS2 for now as the group stage for the BetBoom Dacha tournament has a few interesting teams. I'm risking the juicy odds on 9Pandas, I think their chances of winning are much higher when Eternal Fire could continue to underperform. I know Eternal Fire could start their dominant form here, but they don't seem like a convincing favorite that should be around 1.50.

[passwordnow]

I've missed the finals bet for this FISSURE tournament and we're done with it, the finals was with Team Spirit and Team Falcons. And the result?
Team Falcons won against Team Spirit straight 3-0. Congratulations!

That lower bracket final might've helped Team Falcons warm up for the finals as I didn't expect them to beat Team Spirit and on top of that it's a 3-0 sweep. It nearly went to a fourth map if it weren't for Team Spirit losing a crucial team fight at the 39th minute mark of the third map.

Match with Tundra did really helped them to tune up. I always thought that Team Spirit won't allow something like this, a complete swept but it just happened so congrats to Team Falcons again. That was so close yet it ain't enough and Team Falcons still won it.

i'll tune in to a bit of CS2 for now as the group stage for the BetBoom Dacha tournament has a few interesting teams.

Oh yeah, that had reminded me about CS2. There are not that much good tournaments for dota 2 but I've seen one and bet on it but I'll also get to do some bets with CS2 later.


Hopefully this bet wins on map 1.

[xLays]

The International 13 is coming up soon. The groupstage starts on September 4 if I'm not mistaken. It's just sad as Filipino that usually, quite few Filipinos make it into The International Dota 2, but now there's only one Filipino who made it and that is Akashi (Eljohn Canonigo Andales) from Talon eSports. But that's still better than none. I just hope they don't get eliminated in the group stage.

Its unpredictable who will win this year The International, but I think Gaimin Gladiators will win, just like in the Riyadh Masters 2024, if their player lineup doesn’t change. For me Quinn still the best player right now.

[ralle14]

My 9Pandas bet didn't stand a chance with Eternal Fire's clean sweep. They got another chance in the lower bracket final against FURIA, but i'll go back to the over 2.5 maps assuming FURIA gained some momentum from their win against Aurora.

Hopefully this bet wins on map 1.

Team Falcons won the first pistol round on both maps, but hopefully, they settled your bet as a win even though the providers made a mistake in the team name.

The International 13 is coming up soon. The groupstage starts on September 4 if I'm not mistaken. It's just sad as Filipino that usually, quite few Filipinos make it into The International Dota 2, but now there's only one Filipino who made it and that is Akashi (Eljohn Canonigo Andales) from Talon eSports. But that's still better than none. I just hope they don't get eliminated in the group stage.

It would've been possible if Aurora got invited, but with no DPC, the direct invites got difficult and now it's only handed out to teams that made a top 2 finish.

Its unpredictable who will win this year The International, but I think Gaimin Gladiators will win, just like in the Riyadh Masters 2024, if their player lineup doesn’t change. For me Quinn still the best player right now.

True, there's no clear favorite for now, and in my view, more than half of the invited teams are on an even level when they can beat each other on a good day.

[passwordnow]

Hopefully this bet wins on map 1.

This bet lost. 


Still going on with some CCT Series 3 match for Dota 2. I am not yet familiar with how Passion UA plays but I've watched some games of Hydra before so I am betting on them. And for the 2nd game that I have bet, I think that Avulus is strong but still going to bet for MOUZ.

Hopefully this bet wins on map 1.

Team Falcons won the first pistol round on both maps, but hopefully, they settled your bet as a win even though the providers made a mistake in the team name.

It's said that it's a loss as per the score shown 2-1. 

[ralle14]

It's said that it's a loss as per the score shown 2-1.  

After another look, it is a loss with OG going 4-0 at the start of Ancient. I was so glued on the BetBoom Dacha tournament that I forgot about the ongoing qualifiers.

Still going on with some CCT Series 3 match for Dota 2. I am not yet familiar with how Passion UA plays but I've watched some games of Hydra before so I am betting on them. And for the 2nd game that I have bet, I think that Avulus is strong but still going to bet for MOUZ.

Those are some good value bets, Mouz is still one of the solid tier two teams and Avulus is only slightly favored because of their good run from the PGL qualifiers.

There's also a wild midas bug plaguing the pubs and it was interesting to see the pro players adapt to the situation.

[passwordnow]

It's said that it's a loss as per the score shown 2-1.  

After another look, it is a loss with OG going 4-0 at the start of Ancient. I was so glued on the BetBoom Dacha tournament that I forgot about the ongoing qualifiers.

After losing to Team Falcons, Fnatic kicked them out of the qualifiers.

Still going on with some CCT Series 3 match for Dota 2. I am not yet familiar with how Passion UA plays but I've watched some games of Hydra before so I am betting on them. And for the 2nd game that I have bet, I think that Avulus is strong but still going to bet for MOUZ.

Those are some good value bets, Mouz is still one of the solid tier two teams and Avulus is only slightly favored because of their good run from the PGL qualifiers.

There's also a wild midas bug plaguing the pubs and it was interesting to see the pro players adapt to the situation.

That crazy midas bug really plagued the game haha. The abusers really enjoyed it and I've seen a 5-man team did all of it in a pub game but obviously whoever is going to do that on a pro game will seriously get a tough punishment. Speaking Mouz and Avulus, the game is starting has started as of typing this.

[passwordnow]

I've lost both of this bet.


An update for the Dota 2 community and Valve's decision of removing sponsorships from Dota 2 teams for the upcoming TI2024. This is crucial for most teams because all of them have sponsorships CMIIW. And if this is going to be a permanent decision of Valve, I'm worried of what might be the impact of this in the long term for the dota 2 pro scene. Because these sponsors whether they are a casino or an exchange, they're giving valuable contribution to the breathe of these organizations that are also giving salaries to the players.

News: Valve forbids teams and players to have in-game ads in nicknames and banners at TI13

[arallmuus]

An update for the Dota 2 community and Valve's decision of removing sponsorships from Dota 2 teams for the upcoming TI2024. This is crucial for most teams because all of them have sponsorships CMIIW. And if this is going to be a permanent decision of Valve, I'm worried of what might be the impact of this in the long term for the dota 2 pro scene. Because these sponsors whether they are a casino or an exchange, they're giving valuable contribution to the breathe of these organizations that are also giving salaries to the players.

News: Valve forbids teams and players to have in-game ads in nicknames and banners at TI13

Well its only for TI13 though so its actually fine. I mean I'd rather have the players play only with their nickname rather than all nickname + all those added sponsorship on my screen

Anyway I guess TI13 is going to be officially the lowest TI prizepool ever since Valve decided to add fraction of their in game sale to the TI prizepool



currently sitting at around $2.3M. The lowest currently is TI3 with $2.874M. We are few days away from the opening games and actually I cant really imagine how this is going to surpass $2.8M

[boyptc]

The International 13 is coming up soon. The groupstage starts on September 4 if I'm not mistaken. It's just sad as Filipino that usually, quite few Filipinos make it into The International Dota 2, but now there's only one Filipino who made it and that is Akashi (Eljohn Canonigo Andales) from Talon eSports. But that's still better than none. I just hope they don't get eliminated in the group stage.

It is one team to await for, Akashi seems to be a consistent player. Not as strong as the others but with his teammates, they really have the chemistry so good luck to them.

Its unpredictable who will win this year The International, but I think Gaimin Gladiators will win, just like in the Riyadh Masters 2024, if their player lineup doesn’t change. For me Quinn still the best player right now.

GG is a strong contender and even last year, they're thought to be the champs of TI2023 but then it didn't happened.

To be honest, Team Spirit is changing and becoming better when the tournament prizes that they're joining are quite that much.

They're a three-time TI winner hopefuls and some other players that are two-time hopefuls.

[ralle14]

currently sitting at around $2.3M. The lowest currently is TI3 with $2.874M. We are few days away from the opening games and actually I cant really imagine how this is going to surpass $2.8M

After checking the prize pool tracker for TI, the pace of the prize pool looks like it's at an all-time low. I don't know how long this year's battle pass will last, but there's still time for the prize pool to catch up if the duration is the same as the last TI.

Well its only for TI13 though so its actually fine. I mean I'd rather have the players play only with their nickname rather than all nickname + all those added sponsorship on my screen

Same, the screen time for sponsorships is sometimes annoying, it'll be a breath of fresh air when almost every big tournament is bombarded with sponsorships (from gameplay to break time).

[arallmuus]

currently sitting at around $2.3M. The lowest currently is TI3 with $2.874M. We are few days away from the opening games and actually I cant really imagine how this is going to surpass $2.8M

After checking the prize pool tracker for TI, the pace of the prize pool looks like it's at an all-time low. I don't know how long this year's battle pass will last, but there's still time for the prize pool to catch up if the duration is the same as the last TI.

Comparison with last year TI



TI12 had 32 crowdfunding days while we are currently still on 25th days so thats less than a week to go. Even if the crowdfund still ongoing even after TI start, I still doubt that we are getting close to last year. Well I guess the game is dying, everyone gets older then move to another game or probably just casually play whenever we have time for some fun

[Peanutswar]

currently sitting at around $2.3M. The lowest currently is TI3 with $2.874M. We are few days away from the opening games and actually I cant really imagine how this is going to surpass $2.8M

After checking the prize pool tracker for TI, the pace of the prize pool looks like it's at an all-time low. I don't know how long this year's battle pass will last, but there's still time for the prize pool to catch up if the duration is the same as the last TI.

Comparison with last year TI



TI12 had 32 crowdfunding days while we are currently still on 25th days so thats less than a week to go. Even if the crowdfund still ongoing even after TI start, I still doubt that we are getting close to last year. Well I guess the game is dying, everyone gets older then move to another game or probably just casually play whenever we have time for some fun

Even me I didn't bought this year battle pass because of the rewards, imagine if you will buy levels you will just receive a loading screen and the pick effects with teleportal plus of course the template of replica of aegis of the immortal, but unlike from the other years we have the arcana per level for the compendium including the immortal treasures that's the most awaiting this year which is already given in the crown fall but people wants to have the same vibes from the last TI events since TI6 of course.

[passwordnow]

Even if the crowdfund still ongoing even after TI start, I still doubt that we are getting close to last year.

Valve don't want to throw money from their savings but are getting the call from the players. I hope that this year's prize pool will give them a sign that somewhere else, a tournament is becoming better with the prize pool and making the game more competitive. They're the developers of this game and they need to make more attraction if they don't want to see next year Riyadh master to be the alternative of TI and become the most sought yearly tournament of everybody.

Well I guess the game is dying, everyone gets older then move to another game or probably just casually play whenever we have time for some fun

Hate to admit that it's closely there but we are seeing the signs and you know what? Gaben had banned teams to have sponsors on their banners, team names and even players name's. They are pushing away the money that's injecting these teams and players to remain competitive and stay with the game that we all like.

The real OGs are getting older and the items that they're releasing like the BP or compendium aren't really interesting at all. We don't also need more heroes, we've got a bunch of it but more competition that shall attract more players to get onto the game and become pros. But what they're doing is denying all of these sponsorships for this upcoming TI. And to give that reminder, we're just 4-5 days away from it.

[arallmuus]

Even if the crowdfund still ongoing even after TI start, I still doubt that we are getting close to last year.

-snip
They're the developers of this game and they need to make more attraction if they don't want to see next year Riyadh master to be the alternative of TI and become the most sought yearly tournament of everybody.

Valve gonna milk whatever they can milk so yeah I guess most people would expect Riyadh to be the event of the year due to its prizepool. On another note, most players would be force to stay and keep playing dota2 competitively even after they win T1 because of this

Imagine if the prizepool stays above $40m. Some winners might just retired right after winning that huge amount of money

We don't also need more heroes, we've got a bunch of it but more competition that shall attract more players to get onto the game and become pros.

People are moving away from this game for sure because of the gatekeeping, even LOL has its own mobile version while dota2 still exclusively only can be played through pc. Imagine 5-10 years from now, number of people playing this game would drop drastically

[ralle14]

Well I guess the game is dying, everyone gets older then move to another game or probably just casually play whenever we have time for some fun

I somewhat agree with the game slowly dying as Valve maybe focusing on something else. On a positive note, it's still in a good position when we compare it to other games that have a smaller player base.

Even me I didn't bought this year battle pass because of the rewards, imagine if you will buy levels you will just receive a loading screen and the pick effects with teleportal plus of course the template of replica of aegis of the immortal, but unlike from the other years we have the arcana per level for the compendium including the immortal treasures that's the most awaiting this year which is already given in the crown fall but people wants to have the same vibes from the last TI events since TI6 of course.

I also stopped getting the battle pass since last year and only spent a bit on the talent voicelines. It's unfortunate that we won't experience the old battle pass with tons of good rewards, but I don't mind the change up they've done by introducing the Crownfall event when we get to spend less while getting decent rewards from each act.

[passwordnow]

Even if the crowdfund still ongoing even after TI start, I still doubt that we are getting close to last year.

-snip
They're the developers of this game and they need to make more attraction if they don't want to see next year Riyadh master to be the alternative of TI and become the most sought yearly tournament of everybody.

Valve gonna milk whatever they can milk so yeah I guess most people would expect Riyadh to be the event of the year due to its prizepool. On another note, most players would be force to stay and keep playing dota2 competitively even after they win T1 because of this

Imagine if the prizepool stays above $40m. Some winners might just retired right after winning that huge amount of money

Lucky are those players and teams that have made a lot of money from the past TIs, their shares for each of them now has become the actual prize pool for the entire The International. They've got the luxury to retire or continue but now, even I guess a team that has won the TI will have no luxury to retire but to keep on competing and wishing to participate the bigger prize pool tournaments.

We don't also need more heroes, we've got a bunch of it but more competition that shall attract more players to get onto the game and become pros.

People are moving away from this game for sure because of the gatekeeping, even LOL has its own mobile version while dota2 still exclusively only can be played through pc. Imagine 5-10 years from now, number of people playing this game would drop drastically

That is for sure, AFAIK there's now another game that Valve is testing so I guess they're pushing players to go there while it's on an invite-test phase.

[Peanutswar]

Even me I didn't bought this year battle pass because of the rewards, imagine if you will buy levels you will just receive a loading screen and the pick effects with teleportal plus of course the template of replica of aegis of the immortal, but unlike from the other years we have the arcana per level for the compendium including the immortal treasures that's the most awaiting this year which is already given in the crown fall but people wants to have the same vibes from the last TI events since TI6 of course.

I also stopped getting the battle pass since last year and only spent a bit on the talent voicelines. It's unfortunate that we won't experience the old battle pass with tons of good rewards, but I don't mind the change up they've done by introducing the Crownfall event when we get to spend less while getting decent rewards from each act.

In terms of the crownfall event its good they release few immortals and set right there which is unique and also the player has a chance to get a spin of arcanas well I got tons of trash but I love the couriers I don't know if they have baby roshans right there, it seems if voiceline ideal to have the Dota 2 plus because of the gems and the voice you can get also if you don't want we have free voice line in the tier of the clan if you got an active members to increase the tier.

[Wapfika]

Lucky are those players and teams that have made a lot of money from the past TIs, their shares for each of them now has become the actual prize pool for the entire The International. They've got the luxury to retire or continue but now, even I guess a team that has won the TI will have no luxury to retire but to keep on competing and wishing to participate the bigger prize pool tournaments.

For real men, even the recent Riyadh Master has a lower prize pool on Dota2 since they allocate more prize to different e-sports which they support compared before that Dota2 alone has an insane prize pool equivalent to the total prize pool on the recent Riyadh Master.

Also battle pass sales is not that popular probably due to the saturated item and skins available in the market while there’s a lot of new games that shares already to the popularity of Dota2. Personally, I don’t play anymore due to the more complex on the gameplay.

It’s not a game to relax anymore compared before. I miss the old Dota version.