Heyoka Profile Joined March 2008 Temple of EE-Sama 2467 Posts Last Edited: 2014-03-13 17:00:12 #1





Just annonced on the MLG website . Following the news that TI4 would be in July rather than August, and that ESL would be having an event immediately following a month already packed with DreamHack and MLG, they have decided it will be best for them to pull out due to teams not being able to commit to so many games. It is with great disappointment that we announce Dota 2 will no longer be featured at the MLG Championship in Anaheim this June. No one is more disappointed than I am. Over the last eight months, we have been dedicated to helping grow the Dota 2 scene in North America and beyond. I personally have strived to have a very open dialogue with the players, teams, fans and leagues in the Dota community in order to deliver compelling competition and broadcasts.



As you know, Dota 2 activity in the US and around the globe has skyrocketed over the last few months with multiple events recently announced for this summer. While we are extremely happy to see the continued growth in popularity, the vast number of tournaments greatly impacts our ability to hold a successful Dota 2 tournament at the upcoming MLG Championship in Anaheim. Holding tournaments so close together, especially before the biggest Dota 2 event of the year – Valve’s own International, puts tremendous stress on players and affects their overall performance.



We always strive to provide our competitors with the optimum conditions to ensure they can compete at their best and ultimately deliver the most compelling broadcast to our viewers. With the current schedule, that is simply not possible and we want to avoid putting added stress on teams.



Over the coming months we will continue to showcase Dota 2 competition via MLG.tv programming and will closely monitor the landscape to determine when it makes sense to bring Dota 2 back into the MLG Pro Circuit.



I want to thank the Dota 2 community for their incredible support over the past few months and ask for your continued understanding as we assess the situation moving forward.



Sincerely,

Adam

@RealHeyoka | DreamHack StarCrafty Man

Comeh Profile Joined July 2008 United States 12918 Posts #2 The fall of dota2 begins boys.



But yeah, not surprising considering just the way everything is working out for the next couple months. Gonna be fun still. ヽ(⌐■_■)ノヽ(⌐■_■)ノヽ(⌐■_■)ノヽ(⌐■_■)ノヽ(⌐■_■)ノヽ(⌐■_■)ノDELETE ICEFROGヽ(⌐■_■)ノヽ(⌐■_■)ノヽ(⌐■_■)ノヽ(⌐■_■)ノヽ(⌐■_■)ノヽ(⌐■_■)ノヽ(

BLinD-RawR Profile Joined April 2010 ALLEYCAT BLUES 548 Posts #3 its for the best seeing as its so close to the international. Woo Jung Ho, never forget.| Twitter: @BLinDRawR

Geisterkarle Profile Joined September 2008 Germany 1542 Posts #4 Is the "new" timeline for TI4 already confirmed, so that there really is a "problem"? There can only be one Geisterkarle

Pazuzu Profile Joined July 2011 United States 161 Posts #5 On March 14 2014 01:58 Comeh wrote:

The fall of dota2 begins boys.



But yeah, not surprising considering just the way everything is working out for the next couple months. Gonna be fun still.



Really? People like you are starting already?

Really? People like you are starting already? "It is because intuition is sometimes right, that we don't know what to do with it"

cravin74 Profile Joined June 2011 Malaysia 781 Posts #6 On March 14 2014 02:01 Pazuzu wrote:

Show nested quote +

On March 14 2014 01:58 Comeh wrote:

The fall of dota2 begins boys.



But yeah, not surprising considering just the way everything is working out for the next couple months. Gonna be fun still.



Really? People like you are starting already?

Really? People like you are starting already?



Sarcasm man, sarcasm.

Sarcasm man, sarcasm.

SgtSater Profile Joined September 2010 United States 3 Posts #7 On March 14 2014 02:01 Pazuzu wrote:

Show nested quote +

On March 14 2014 01:58 Comeh wrote:

The fall of dota2 begins boys.



But yeah, not surprising considering just the way everything is working out for the next couple months. Gonna be fun still.



Really? People like you are starting already?

Really? People like you are starting already?



It was quite clearly a joke. Chill out. It was quite clearly a joke. Chill out. EG.IdrA | LG.IM NesTea | Na'Vi Puppey

Heyoka Profile Joined March 2008 Temple of EE-Sama 2467 Posts #8 Let's not make that a thing. A tournament having to pull out because it's sandwiched in between TI4 and DH+ESL is a pretty different scenario than stopping support just cuz. @RealHeyoka | DreamHack StarCrafty Man

Pazuzu Profile Joined July 2011 United States 161 Posts #9 On March 14 2014 02:03 cravin74 wrote:

Show nested quote +

On March 14 2014 02:01 Pazuzu wrote:

On March 14 2014 01:58 Comeh wrote:

The fall of dota2 begins boys.



But yeah, not surprising considering just the way everything is working out for the next couple months. Gonna be fun still.



Really? People like you are starting already?

Really? People like you are starting already?



Sarcasm man, sarcasm.

Sarcasm man, sarcasm.



my mistake the biggest reason why i stopped following sc2 so religiously was people like that my mistakethe biggest reason why i stopped following sc2 so religiously was people like that "It is because intuition is sometimes right, that we don't know what to do with it"

desRow Profile Joined May 2009 Canada 13 Posts #10 Dota 2 is dying!!!!!

I'm just kidding but that's what people said when MLG did the same thing with sc2 because of Redbull last year http://twitch.tv/desrowfighting http://twitter.com/desrowfighting http://facebook.com/desrowfighting

teapoted Profile Joined August 2012 United Kingdom 13122 Posts #11 On March 14 2014 02:01 Geisterkarle wrote:

Is the "new" timeline for TI4 already confirmed, so that there really is a "problem"? The problem is just as much with ESL as with TI though. The problem is just as much with ESL as with TI though. Once you Goblak...

Fwizzz Profile Joined May 2012 Philippines 2668 Posts #12 Feel bad for MLG, but I guess there's no other way.

ACrow Profile Joined October 2011 Germany 3 Posts #13 Welcome to the daed gam club, we shall revel in the daedness of our games together, brothers Get off my lawn, young punks

Rayeth Profile Joined April 2010 United States 258 Posts #14 They got hosed pretty hard by TI changing its date, so I can't blame them for dropping the game for the one event.



I sincerely hope they continue supporting it at other events, even if I have no way of attending them. The Innocent shall suffer... big time.

Plansix Profile Joined April 2011 United States 44957 Posts #15 MLG made the right call. It would be to much for players. I'm glad they are making the tough call, rather than just ignoring TI and running a half assed event. I have the Honor to be your Obedient Servant, P.6

freeshooter Profile Joined November 2011 United States 52 Posts #16 Dead game

-Risk- Profile Joined September 2010 Canada 33 Posts #17 Thats on valve mostly. Check out my stream at http://www.teamliquid.net/video/streams/-Risk-

NeThZOR Profile Joined November 2010 South Africa 2178 Posts #18 TI ruining dota guys SuperNova - 2015 | SKT1 fan for years | Dear, FlaSh, PartinG, Soulkey, Naniwa

PsionicLord Profile Joined June 2012 United States 29 Posts #19 NO! The event I was able to go to... HerO | Taeja | Sea | TLO | Ret | WhiteRa | Leenock

zul Profile Joined February 2010 Germany 905 Posts #20 very wise decision to cancel the Tournament. MLG does not take the risk of failure, which would hurt MLG, the involved teams and the scene overall. I am pretty sure they will keep a close eye on the scene and this isn`t just PR wording. Maybe they can plan for a big Event in November, when the great after-TI-depression and roster shuffle is somewhat over and people hunger for a BIG dota2 Event once again. keep it deep! @zulison

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