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Top 5 Things You Will Miss



is now but a fond memory, and given how much has happened since last weekend in the community, it’s easy to forget what a great tournament it was. For those of you who missed it, and for those of you who didn't, and just want to relive the glory of North America's first Dota 2 LAN, here are the top five things you will miss, now that the event is in the books!



#1 - Turtle Beach Team Chat



“F***in slain!”

Watching the games live and seeing the cast cut into team chat, as Dota fans we just had one question - what are you MLG, and where have you been all our lives? Turtle Beach Team Chat is an amazing addition for Dota spectators, and we cannot wait for it to show more great expletives moments at Anaheim next year, featuring Sing Sing and Co.



#2 - RTZ



What an impressive debut interview this was!

MLG was the first time we got to see Arteezy on LAN, and what a debut it was for the A-god. Standing in for bone7, he #YOLO midded his way to the championship with Speed Gaming. Not bad for a 17 year-old high schooler! It was great finally seeing RTZ on stage, and we look forward to seeing more of him in the year ahead as he prepares for TI4.



#3 - DK vs the West



Midas all day, erry day.



While we East vs West, seeing the Chinese powerhouse battle it out versus the rest of the world was an absolute treat. All in all, we need more Chinese Dota in the West, and NA and EU Dota in the East, so thank you MLG for giving us this coveted clash!



#4 - iceicechocolate



Volvo plz nerf hot chocolate.



Daryl "iceiceice" Koh Pei Xiang is no stranger to the Dota community. However, though he certainly made waves at MLG with his off-the-wall Clockwerk and Timbersaw play, his most memorable moments at the tournament were outside the booth. Whether it was throwing some swagger into BurNing's predictably humble answers as he translated them into English, or even something as simple as sipping a hot chocolate, iceiceice brought a lot of colour to the stage. He is yet another reason flying DK out was such a good idea!



#5 - HEY LODA, THAT’S CK!



Nobody told them the meta had changed.



We’re fine with ads. We’re also fine with diesel cars. At a certain point though, the Audi advertisement went full meta and





BONUS - MLGstep



Was this the beginning?



If you’re anything like us, you went to work / bed (depending on where you are in the world) with the soothing ts ts ts ts ts of MLG dubstep in your internal playlist, and no matter how hard you tried to get it out by listening to other music, the deep bass and the incessant hiss of the worst music in the world provided the soundtrack for your day / night. Thank you, MLG! We WUB WUB WUB CHAINSAW WUB WUB you!

MLG Columbus 2013 is now but a fond memory, and given how much has happened since last weekend in the community, it’s easy to forget what a great tournament it was. For those of you who missed it, and for those of you who didn't, and just want to relive the glory of North America's first Dota 2 LAN, here are the top five things you will miss, now that the event is in the books!Watching the games live and seeing the cast cut into team chat, as Dota fans we just had one question - what are you MLG, and where have you been all our lives? Turtle Beach Team Chat is an amazing addition for Dota spectators, and we cannot wait for it to show more greatmoments at Anaheim next year, featuring Sing Sing and Co.MLG was the first time we got to see Arteezy on LAN, and what a debut it was for the A-god. Standing in for bone7, he #YOLO midded his way to the championship with Speed Gaming. Not bad for a 17 year-old high schooler! It was great finally seeing RTZ on stage, and we look forward to seeing more of him in the year ahead as he prepares for TI4.While we said in our MLG Columbus Preview that it was too simplistic to frame the current international proscene as simply, seeing the Chinese powerhouse battle it out versus the rest of the world was an absolute treat. All in all, we need more Chinese Dota in the West, and NA and EU Dota in the East, so thank you MLG for giving us this coveted clash!Daryl "iceiceice" Koh Pei Xiang is no stranger to the Dota community. However, though he certainly made waves at MLG with his off-the-wall Clockwerk and Timbersaw play, his most memorable moments at the tournament were outside the booth. Whether it was throwing some swagger into BurNing's predictably humble answers as he translated them into English, or even something as simple as sipping a hot chocolate, iceiceice brought a lot of colour to the stage. He is yet another reason flying DK out was such a good idea!We’re fine with ads. We’re also fine with diesel cars. At a certain point though, the Audi advertisement went full meta and we started seeing an ad within an ad . I guess what Bruno really needs to keep track of is how many Dota fans go out buy diesel cars over the next few months.If you’re anything like us, you went to work / bed (depending on where you are in the world) with the soothingof MLG dubstep in your internal playlist, and no matter how hard you tried to get it out by listening to other music, the deep bass and the incessant hiss of the worst music in the world provided the soundtrack for your day / night. Thank you, MLG! We WUB WUB WUB CHAINSAW WUB WUB you! Administrator SKT T1 | Masters of the Universe

tyr Profile Joined February 2008 France 163 Posts #2 Sigma's accents are hilarious. :D

That was a great addition for sure. "I'm always reminded of how manly Jaedong is every time I see him." -Bisu

hootsushi Profile Joined August 2010 Germany 2047 Posts #3 Fuckin slain. Never forget. I already miss Turtle Beach team chat.

teapoted Profile Joined August 2012 United Kingdom 13122 Posts #4 Should we just ignore that team chat's been done before in Dota 2 (and in Dota 1) then? Once you Goblak...

LynxSeba Profile Joined May 2010 Spain 3 Posts Last Edited: 2013-11-28 10:45:32 #5 Woooooo



Where can i find the track list of the event !!



edit: Sick writting !

Tunga Profile Joined August 2011 United States 300 Posts #6 I really love the idea of Turtle Beach Chat but I think the way they did it is too intrusive. The best way to handle this is to probably do it as a replay feature similar to the GDStudio on Dream League. Sometimes they bring it out at awkward times or at moments where nothing is really happening or the team is just upset. Also showing the chat in key team fights may be more insightful and entertaining because it shows how they were able to execute it. It's better than just putting it out there and hoping something will happen.



It's also a concern for the privacy of the players because they might slip and say something disrespectful or be so foul mouthed that they embarass their sponsors. Now that requires some actual man power to monitor those moments but I believe it's the best way to protect players from being too revealing of their thoughts and communications.

StrayWolf Profile Joined August 2012 Malaysia 85 Posts #7 Definitely going to miss iceiceice sipping hot chocolate. I leave no man behind.

NeThZOR Profile Joined November 2010 South Africa 2178 Posts #8 Turtle Beach Team Chat was so great to have, where I could finally hear how Speed Gaming members coordinate in a competitive environment (Singsing's stream sounds actually very similar, lol). I did not have high hopes for Dota at MLG, but they delivered no doubt. I was astounded at the production quality and the very sparse downtime moments. SuperNova - 2015 | SKT1 fan for years | Dear, FlaSh, PartinG, Soulkey, Naniwa

Velr Profile Joined July 2008 Switzerland 3091 Posts #9 Imho turtle beach chat (wtf is with that name…) should be used in Replays, not really during the game, it’s just too „hit or miss“.

Reivax Profile Joined June 2011 Sweden 84 Posts #10



+ Show Spoiler + plzplzplzplzdon'tmakemeeatcrowplzplzplz I guess the rest of the world will miss [A] not winning every tournament. Again.

Sbrubbles Profile Joined October 2010 Brazil 2521 Posts #11



Great tournament overall, props to all MLG staff (especial kudos to Adam for replying to the TL community every so often). Turtle beach chat during the game was also pretty awesome, even though there's always a chance nothing will happen while it's going on, it adds intensity to the match, makes you feel like you're in the booth with the players. On November 28 2013 19:50 Tunga wrote:

It's also a concern for the privacy of the players because they might slip and say something disrespectful or be so foul mouthed that they embarass their sponsors.



Aw, cmon, this is exactly what many of us are hoping for, and I disagree that it would be compromising in relation to sponsons unless it was a really overt racist remark. Aw, cmon, this is exactly what many of us are hoping for, and I disagree that it would be compromising in relation to sponsons unless it was a really overt racist remark. Bora Pain minha porra!

broodbucket Profile Joined July 2013 Australia 701 Posts #12 On November 28 2013 20:26 Velr wrote:

Imho turtle beach chat (wtf is with that name…) should be used in Replays, not really during the game, it’s just too „hit or miss“.

Another issue that Aui_2000 mentioned about it happening during the game is a player just saying something stupid out of the blue and then being pitchforked for it. It's called Turtle Beach Team Chat because Turtle Beach is a MLG sponsor, they make headsets primarily for consoles. Another issue that Aui_2000 mentioned about it happening during the game is a player just saying something stupid out of the blue and then being pitchforked for it. It's called Turtle Beach Team Chat because Turtle Beach is a MLG sponsor, they make headsets primarily for consoles.

DucK- Profile Joined January 2009 Singapore 9489 Posts #13 Well this team chat is a ticking time bomb. Sooner or later, someone will be overheard saying something stupid, and it will be blown out of proportion. It's a really good feature, but due to its dangers it should be limited to replay analysis. But that would mean you need to dedicate 2 people to listen to the team chat for any interesting things.





MrHoon Profile Joined April 2008 250 Posts #14 On November 28 2013 21:18 DucK- wrote:

Well this team chat is a ticking time bomb. Sooner or later, someone will be overheard saying something stupid, and it will be blown out of proportion.





pretty much this



Not going to lie, I fucking loved the idea of the whole teamchat thing (made it more personal for me atleast) but as Duck said somewhere in the future shit WILL happen and everyone will all be like "omg when did it go wrong" pretty much thisNot going to lie, I fucking loved the idea of the whole teamchat thing (made it more personal for me atleast) but as Duck said somewhere in the future shit WILL happen and everyone will all be like "omg when did it go wrong" dats racist

Vaelone Profile Joined February 2011 Finland 1995 Posts Last Edited: 2013-11-28 12:47:08 #15 Bonus shall forever haunt my nightmares.



And yeah while the team chat was awesome I was already worried about it during the tournament, at least now we made it through with just a few f-bombs. I guess DotA could use some pointless drama though, Starcraft hogging it all.

Azurues Profile Joined March 2011 Malaysia 1410 Posts #16 time for Valve to implement turtle team beach chat into in-game voice!

Kazzoo Profile Joined October 2010 France 143 Posts #17 On November 28 2013 22:20 Azurues wrote:

time for Valve to implement turtle team beach chat into in-game voice!



Please no. As much as I would love to hear how teams communicate, it's too much to ask for the players. It was a really nice addition (if the players agreed on it ofc), but it shouldn't go any farther. Please no. As much as I would love to hear how teams communicate, it's too much to ask for the players. It was a really nice addition (if the players agreed on it ofc), but it shouldn't go any farther.

Cinim Profile Joined April 2011 Denmark 89 Posts #18 "Turtle beach team chat" Is nothing new, just to dota 2, it's a feature many years old and has nothing to do with Turtle Beach either, which is just the company which manufacture the headsets.



Even MLG had this loong ago, and used it for WoW tournaments back when that was their main title in the circuits in the two years of 2009 and 2010 Hell, it's about time

Lonyo Profile Joined December 2009 United Kingdom 2 Posts #19 Formula 1 is probably the best comparison, since you get people saying dodgy things on that (e.g. about other drivers), and also team tactical things as well.



What they do for Formula 1 is have a delay so that people can edit/sanitise/select appropriate teamchat and then they play it.

That would work best for showing a replay, where you have a delay anyway, but would pretty much need a dedicated person to deal with it.

The reason they do it in F1 like that is partly because it's for the general population, so they need to remove any swearing, and they also try and select interesting/relevant radio chat, rather than just throwing in anything.

Probably the main problem with live chat is that you just get what you get, and it might not be interesting or add value, or may cause problems. HOLY CHECK!

Slardar Profile Joined April 2010 Canada 2127 Posts #20 Misleading/cruel title choice. First thing I thought of was SC2 at MLG events.

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