CAL: DOTA - Season 2

Fattyfat · 04-17-2006, 10:30 AM

We finished season 1 with a sweet ass tourny that came down to a grueling 3hr long endurance match. I'd say our season was a success as some of the top teams are picking up sponsers and it looks like competition will be even better this season.

Feel free to join the league if you play regularly...

http://www.caleague.com/?division=DOTA

- Vinh

findar · 04-17-2006, 10:37 AM

did just you run it ? looks hectic as fuck =o

Fattyfat · 04-17-2006, 10:39 AM

started with 2 admins, we've got 4 now..

Goliath · 04-17-2006, 12:52 PM

I've been trying to find some good people to play DoTa with. I don't have time to fool around on the forums long enough to get into TDA games. But my god am I sick of playing with a bunch of newbs and leavers on public. I know I'm better than most, so it's fucking god damn annoying playing with these idiots. Do you know of any East/West restricted channels that I can join to play with Pros?

Mazuli · 04-17-2006, 12:54 PM

lol @ serious tournaments for some wc3 custom map.

Fattyfat · 04-17-2006, 12:56 PM

lol @ 478 teams signed up in just 2 days.

Goliath · 04-17-2006, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Mazuli

lol @ serious tournaments for some wc3 custom map.

It's gotten pretty insanely popular. Probably even more so than real WC3 ladder.

Mazuli · 04-17-2006, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Goliath

It's gotten pretty insanely popular. Probably even more so than real WC3 ladder.

It's a mysterious phenomenon I will never understand. IMO the map sucks, and yet it's the most popular thing since counterstrike.

Goliath · 04-17-2006, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Mazuli

It's a mysterious phenomenon I will never understand. IMO the map sucks, and yet it's the most popular thing since counterstrike.

When's the last time you played it? It's very well done at this point and it's so fun/popular because you can play for an hour or so and if you are lucky and are playing on public, you might be with some pro's and mature people and have a nice fun hour of character advancement, pvp and teamwork. Or, you could get screwed and get 9 15 year olds who spam non stop about useless crap, leave after they die, grief/feed on purpose or just flat out suck balls. But if you are in a good community of people/channel/clan whatever, you can get good games every time. Which is what I need to find.

Cybsled · 04-17-2006, 01:09 PM

It's well made and (for the most part) balanced.

And don't forget many of the best multiplayer games in history have been user-made maps/mods. CS, DoD, and TF ring a bell?

Goliath · 04-17-2006, 01:13 PM

While I appreciate all the community members putting their own tournaments together. I wish Blizzard would help out and sponsor DoTa and hold their own tournaments and DoTa ladder. Would be sweet as hell. I remember reading something about it, but then nothing happened. I wonder if it was the map makers who said no, in order to make more money doing their own? Which would be fine, they made the map, but still...I long for Blizzard DoTa/Ladder.

beepbeepbeep · 04-17-2006, 01:15 PM

DOTA devolved into a yawning maw on battle.net, devouring all the light...

I've seen worser maps, but I really can't remember when.

How you can claim it is any semblence of balanced is beyond me. The map is a mishmash of shoddy ideas by too many cooks over the years.

Goliath · 04-17-2006, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by beepbeepbeep

DOTA devolved into a yawning maw on battle.net, devouring all the light...

I've seen worser maps, but I really can't remember when.

How you can claim it is any semblence of balanced is beyond me. The map is a mishmash of shoddy ideas by too many cooks over the years.

If you have played enough you would know it is balanced. I remember when I was at the point when I was damn good, had played many many games, but still thought shit was unbalanced and didn't like many abilities and thought shit was out of line. Now I'm at the point where I'm better than most, and realize it is pretty well balanced. Nothing in any game will ever be perfectly 100% balanced, it's impossible, especially since the line of balance is mostly opinion.

Name something about DoTa that is "moderately" imbalanced and I'll explain to you how it is not.

Hardcore Cracka · 04-17-2006, 01:59 PM

Yeah, the people that say DOTA is imbalanced usually just suck at the game and get owned all the time.

Sabolin · 04-17-2006, 02:35 PM

With an unlucky -ar it can be unbalanced... however if you and the people you play with play -ap and know what you're doing it can be incredibly well balanced. The newest heroes in 6.30b (I haven't had a chance to play 6.31 yet) might throw in some imbalance, but the league version of the map is still 6.27b and that is well balanced.

04-17-2006, 10:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
Fattyfat Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: ftw tx Posts: 293 +4 Internets	CAL: DOTA - Season 2 We finished season 1 with a sweet ass tourny that came down to a grueling 3hr long endurance match. I'd say our season was a success as some of the top teams are picking up sponsers and it looks like competition will be even better this season. Feel free to join the league if you play regularly... http://www.caleague.com/?division=DOTA - Vinh

04-17-2006, 10:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
findar Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,301 -3 Internets	did just you run it ? looks hectic as fuck =o __________________ -its clobbering time

04-17-2006, 01:09 PM	#10 (permalink)
Cybsled Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 9,252 +14 Internets	It's well made and (for the most part) balanced. And don't forget many of the best multiplayer games in history have been user-made maps/mods. CS, DoD, and TF ring a bell? __________________ Training the citizens of Norrath from 1999-2003!

04-17-2006, 01:59 PM	#14 (permalink)
Hardcore Cracka Majestik Moose Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,539	Yeah, the people that say DOTA is imbalanced usually just suck at the game and get owned all the time. __________________

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04-17-2006, 10:39 AM	#3 (permalink)
Fattyfat Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: ftw tx Posts: 293 +4 Internets	started with 2 admins, we've got 4 now..

04-17-2006, 12:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
Goliath Still not the Abyss Join Date: May 2002 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,933	I've been trying to find some good people to play DoTa with. I don't have time to fool around on the forums long enough to get into TDA games. But my god am I sick of playing with a bunch of newbs and leavers on public. I know I'm better than most, so it's fucking god damn annoying playing with these idiots. Do you know of any East/West restricted channels that I can join to play with Pros?

04-17-2006, 12:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mazuli Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 644 +0 Internets	lol @ serious tournaments for some wc3 custom map.

04-17-2006, 12:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
Fattyfat Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: ftw tx Posts: 293 +4 Internets	lol @ 478 teams signed up in just 2 days.

04-17-2006, 01:13 PM	#11 (permalink)
Goliath Still not the Abyss Join Date: May 2002 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,933	While I appreciate all the community members putting their own tournaments together. I wish Blizzard would help out and sponsor DoTa and hold their own tournaments and DoTa ladder. Would be sweet as hell. I remember reading something about it, but then nothing happened. I wonder if it was the map makers who said no, in order to make more money doing their own? Which would be fine, they made the map, but still...I long for Blizzard DoTa/Ladder.

04-17-2006, 01:15 PM	#12 (permalink)
beepbeepbeep is an honorable man Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,020 -1 Internets	DOTA devolved into a yawning maw on battle.net, devouring all the light... I've seen worser maps, but I really can't remember when. How you can claim it is any semblence of balanced is beyond me. The map is a mishmash of shoddy ideas by too many cooks over the years.

04-17-2006, 02:35 PM	#15 (permalink)
Sabolin Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 264 +5 Internets	With an unlucky -ar it can be unbalanced... however if you and the people you play with play -ap and know what you're doing it can be incredibly well balanced. The newest heroes in 6.30b (I haven't had a chance to play 6.31 yet) might throw in some imbalance, but the league version of the map is still 6.27b and that is well balanced.