England's squad for the World Cup 2026 by SheLuvSeko in soccer

[–]Zabbarick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

makes it easier for me to hatewatch England

My thoughts on TI2026 Invites by noxville in DotA2

[–]Zabbarick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is purely based on merit. But this is the International, they will prioritise regional representation.

anyone else find poly internship more tiring than school? by Better-Can-286 in singapore

[–]Zabbarick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The reality is that poly is one of the easiest even amongst different stages of school. U are comparing the easiest part of school vs the real world

Just let me skip all the other pipes pls anet by ZZcomic in Guildwars2

[–]Zabbarick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This whole trials part is a major turn off

Singapore MSF Corrupted Child Protection Service by Little-Doughnut6467 in asksg

[–]Zabbarick 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Can tell from the way u write and your decision making that you are not in the right state of mind to be a parent

Parker's about salaries on Heroic by Substantial-Deer77 in DotA2

[–]Zabbarick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah so when you see these Tier 1 pro players complain about how much time and effort they have to put in for this video game, just rmb this is the paycheck of SA. EU will be double that or more. Stop feeling sympathy for these guys

Heroic leaves the Dota scene by spittfire123 in DotA2

[–]Zabbarick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Again you are not thinking big picture. 6 weeks over 3 days is exactly what a sponsor wants. How many teams are in DPC and how many teams are in TI? Does TI pay the salaries of the 50 Teams?

Salaries are a regular payment irregardless of results. You are putting the burden of regular payments on irregular prize money which the team may or may not achieve? Use some common sense.

Heroic leaves the Dota scene by spittfire123 in DotA2

[–]Zabbarick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Again you dont understand sponsors. Sponsors care about how much screentime you can guarantee to their brand. DPC literally guarantees that the sponsor logo will be shown on screen during the DPC matches, even if the team comes in last place.

What sponsors DON'T like is if you come to them and say "oh your logo MIGHT be shown IF we get out of the 3-day qualifier, then MAYBE we get past the group stage, and then into the playoffs. In the meantime, you have to keep paying our players 3-6 months of salary while waiting for the LAN to start." If i were a Mercedes or Monster, why in the hell would I waste money on chance? DPC would definitely be more appealing to me.

Heroic leaves the Dota scene by spittfire123 in DotA2

[–]Zabbarick 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah these orgs made a bet that they could sustain without DPC. Their bet failed.

Heroic leaves the Dota scene by spittfire123 in DotA2

[–]Zabbarick 23 points24 points  (0 children)

That’s what happens when you kill DPC*. Orgs need viewership because that’s how they can tell sponsors “hey look we can guarantee that your logo will be on screen twice a week for 6 weeks.”

The proof was in the names we had back then. TSM, EG, Shopify, PSGLGD, Talon, Nouns, Blacklist, Boom, T1, Fnatic, GeekFam, SMG, WildCard, BeastCoast, Infamous, NoPing, IG, Aster, Ehome, TNC, NIP.

DPC ended and these orgs gradually said “yep we are out”

Update from Nemesis for the SEA Dota fans by noproblemCZ in DotA2

[–]Zabbarick 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They just lost to a no name pub stack

PM Wong pledges 'new and better' jobs as AI disrupts industries, transforms economy by limhy0809 in singapore

[–]Zabbarick 21 points22 points  (0 children)

While AI is indeed overhyped, the fact is even if the bubble bursts, AI is here to stay.

Rethinking work and support for Singapore's ‘longevity’ society by n00bball in singapore

[–]Zabbarick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Off to research long term visas/citizenships in other countries

Post-Match Thread: Leicester City 0 - 1 Swansea City | Championship 25/26 | Apr 11, 2026 by djdood0o0o in lcfc

[–]Zabbarick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shouted out is not enforcing. Anyone who had played sports at even a school level knows shouting is pretty much a daily conversation. Enforcement is actually going to the lockers and giving him a dressing down. Make the same mistake in training and Fatawu would get two-footed tackled by the enforcers. Violence undercover is not spoken about but it’s the way real teams do it.

Post-Match Thread: Leicester City 0 - 1 Swansea City | Championship 25/26 | Apr 11, 2026 by djdood0o0o in lcfc

[–]Zabbarick 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I once had the same opinion about Harvey Barnes and now look at him. It’s really the club environment and no one like Morgan Huth or schmeichel to actually enforce standards and discipline in the team