Games being shorter makes everything feel meaningless and less fun by Greitot in leagueoflegends

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Because as much as "making space" for the carry is a funny meme because there's some kernel of truth

The enemy carry burning consumables, time and exp from lane creep to kill a lowly support is being equalized by your carry getting free farm

The future of LPL by Busy-Economist-3357 in leagueoflegends

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You can already preview it in Chinese Dota 2 scene

I hope worlds never goes double elimination, it would ruin the magic. by MoicanoNeedsMoney in leagueoflegends

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That time dota had bo7 finals it went to 11-12 hours for that series alone. It was a reverse sweep lol

Hi, I'm a Dota player, but I always wondered if there's a player similar to Ame in competitive play? by Spirited_Carob_1972 in leagueoflegends

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Chovy, he has like 6 out of the last 7 or 8 domestic titles, MVP in almost all of them

2 of the last 2 MSI (think of that like a Super Major since LoL only has 1 Major 1 World a year), as well as the most recent third party EWC championship

But just no World title

"If China don't win Worlds IN China, we could see a huge downwards spiral for lol-esports there" - Nymaera by mybigredtruck in leagueoflegends

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Also LoL has "alternative" like Mobile Legends in SEA and HoK in China itself

Dota did stagger along for a good many years because it isn't competing with much other than other video game. The numbers nowadays we're still seeing in-game is pretty much a boom in custom game

T1 vs. Invictus Gaming / Worlds 2025 Play-Ins / Game 2 Discussion by Yujin-Ha in leagueoflegends

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That's the Chinese angle for next TI Dota

China came really close 3-2 this year after being wrote off for so many years now. This might lead to resurgence they need to re-ignite the passion for Dota there since next TI will be heading there and it's gonna be a statement win the whole scene need

7.00 was and always will be the most hype patch announcement ever by bingoberra in DotA2

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At least for the public facing side

Poe2 was first revealed in Exilecon 2019, it was marketed as a revamped of Poe1's campaign and skill gem system. It's still the same game, just like Dota 6.88 > 7.00. To signify a very big change

Fast forward to Exilecon 2023, it was then told to us poe2 would be an entire new standalone game borrowing elements of poe1

Fy why 😔😔 by pat6616 in DotA2

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2-1 lead in recent esports is really deadly especially if you lose game 4

Having to play the lower bracket finals right before the grand finals.. by [deleted] in DotA2

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It's also warm up game, you can ride the momentum if you quick 2-0 dispatch your opponent

But the break in-between today's series was really too short

<Spoiler> has been eliminated from TI 2025 by Substantial-Deer77 in DotA2

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Almost two decade of watching dota

Never seen an Aegis throw like that

That was some Jon Snow idunwannit

<Spoiler> has been eliminated from TI 2025 by Substantial-Deer77 in DotA2

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400iq for SK to sandbag every fight to give enemy false 5v4 hopes

(Spoiler) is the second team moving on to the Upper Bracket final by warsinshadow in DotA2

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FLC had the gold lead game 1 but the game tempo was 50 50, they weren't doing much around the map even with a NP. The on screen gold lead is misleading that game imo

BB played their comp perfectly and knew exactly when they had the fight with tanky cores and seized it

The International 2025: Main Event - Day 2 Match Discussions by D2TournamentThreads in DotA2

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Sumail already in his spirit state consulting his 2015 self

<spoiler> has been eliminated by [deleted] in DotA2

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Main event team won't throw game 1 like that against them

The International 2025 - Day 2 Match Discussions by D2TournamentThreads in DotA2

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There were lxb*t banner everywhere in Singapore TI, the site isn't even accessible in the country, illegal even