The Weekly CourierValve announces Pro Circuit Rules & Immortals pick up Koreans
Happy Friday!
Coaches allowed during draft, competitive season overview released
As pro teams around the world compete for spots at the first ever Minors in Dota 2 history, Valve has now released an overview for the upcoming season. Not only is there an official list of Majors and Minors currently announced, but Valve also has added the registration deadline for rosters and an FAQregarding qualifying points for The International.
In addition to the overview for the upcoming competitive circuit, Valve has announced changes to the way coaches are allowed to interact with their teams. This season, coaches will be allowed to talk to their team during the draft. The original announcement can be found here.
Immortals sign ex-MVP Roster
North-American esports organization Immortals has entered the Dota 2 scene and signed the former Team Phoenix roster. The Koreans, after playing a season apart from one another, reunited recently and will now represent the Immortals brand. Immortals is mostly known for their League of Legends and Counter-Strike teams, but has also recently secured a slot in the upcoming Overwatch League. The team is set to compete in the upcoming StarLadder i-League Invitational Season 3 NA main qualifier.
The original announcement can be found here.
Vanskor returns to Team Empire
Just last week, Team Empire support Rodjer left the team to join Natus Vincere. Filling the void will be ex-Team Spirit and former Team Empire player VANSKOR. The Russian support had his career breakthrough with Team Empire in 2013/14, qualifying for The International. Since then, Vanskor has struggled to find long lasting success and has even been inactive/benched recently.
The original announcement can be found here.
Moonduck to host Captain's Draft Minor
North-American talent agency and broadcasting studio MoonduckTV has announced their very own Minor in cooperation with DotaCinema. The fourth installment of their very own Captain's Draft series, a competitive tournament that does not make use of the traditional captain's mode, but as the name suggests uses captain's draft. Held in Washington D.C., the Captain's Draft Minor will take place on January 4th-7th 2018.
The original announcement can be found here.
Liquid & Newbee invited to ESL One Hamburg Major
ESL has announced their invites to the ESL One Hamburg Major. The International 2017 finalists Team Liquid and Newbee will have a chance for a rematch at the end of October. The remaining 6 spots will be filled via qualifiers, as is necessary to comply with Major guidelines. The qualifiers for all six regions include top teams from around the world, including OG, EG, LGD and more. The full list of qualifier participants can be foundhere.
Also Noteworthy
- The tournament organizers behind Manila Masters are currently auctioning the chair that EternalEnvy infamously fell off of. Bidding began at $322.
- The main qualifiers for the SLTV i-League Invitational 3 have begun.
- The Clip of the week goes to Team Leviathan who take a strong team fight against Digital Chaos
Thanks for catching up with us. We hope you enjoy your weekend.
Sorry, I'm OCD. I gotta point it out.
thanks!
I wonder why 2 spellchecker programs didnt flag it tho...
322 is legit
"The tournament organizers behind Manila Masters are currently auctioning the chair that EternalEnvy infamously fell off of. Bidding began at $322."
This is the reason why Dota 2 hosts multimillion competitions.
I REALLY think Valve is making a mistake by only determining 8 of 18 teams via regular season play. It certainly guarantees that players will fight tooth and nail to win as many points as possible, but it also means that only 12 or so teams will ever be in the running for spots by the halfway point.
Over the course of a year, when big teams compete, big teams win. We can expect the big teams to participate in nearly every tournament now as points are precious, meaning we should expect the same teams to win tournaments over and over. This is compounded by the fact that only the top four teams receive points at all, meaning it is entirely possible to qualify for every single tournament and get zero points at the end of the season.
What this says to me is that teams will give up on trying to get one of those 8 spots quickly, and as such are more likely to drop out of tournaments to hide strategies, rest up for the big tournament, etc. This defeats much of the purpose of having a pro circuit, and likely makes a lot of teams feel like nothing has changed. One could argue that this makes the scene more cutthroat instead of less.
I feel like most of the problem could be solved simply by only having 4 qualifier slots and 14 to points earners. Teams would slowly ramp up their play over the course of the year, with tense, satisfying tournaments happening at the end of the year consisting of teams on the cusp of an invite, instead of the lions share of teams giving up on earning a slot by January, leaving us with a few teams that lazily play without any fear that anyone will catch them.
^what he said :3
@Brock Hall
I don't think any team has the stamina to play all the minors and majors of the season, and definitely not the skill to finish top 4 in all that they compete in, so there's definitely room for everyone to succeed. There is a small spike in potential qualifying points to be earned in the mid-season (January) where one minor gives more points than other, and the end of the season, where the same happens with the last major. Also, the points not only determine direct invites, but also invites to regional qualifiers, so they've got that going for them.
There's more info here:
http://www.gosugamers.net/dota2/news/45343-the-dota-pro-circuit-announced
https://www.dotabuff.com/topics/2017-09-15-dota-2s-201718-competitive-season
Btw, can I add you in-game? Would like to play a few pubs with you sometime.
@Anomalina~
The points only partially determine regional qualifier invites, and I strongly disagree that there are enough points to go around. At most we will see 12 or 13 teams truly competing for direct invites, and everyone else can relax knowing that there are 10 qualifier slots to be filled, meaning there are TONS of qualifier invites to be handed out.
At this point it's all prediction, and I see how you are coming to your conclusion, but all of it is prediction and both of us are likely to be wrong in some aspects. It's like trying to make patch predictions, you just have to wait and see.
COURIER 322 congratulations to your 1st place
I wish admiral bulldog and singsing will have a new team!
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how u get fps like in dat video, when i play i never get that fps even if i set lowest quality
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