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My history could be wrong, but he and noxville really drove the whole statistical analysis of games through datdota and back end crunching. Esports has been around for a while across multiple games, but Valve opened a ton of information up to the users and someone needed to come along and utilize it.
Having said that, and if you believe it, it doesn't change the fact that he never belonged on camera or to be a 'personality' that had any business being seen or heard. Guy is completely insufferable. Stay behind the camera, do your stats thing, and you probably get invited to an event to work that aspect. He just wanted more and thought he deserved it (I don't fault him that). But it ain't gonna happen.
Having said that, and if you believe it, it doesn't change the fact that he never belonged on camera or to be a 'personality' that had any business being seen or heard. Guy is completely insufferable. Stay behind the camera, do your stats thing, and you probably get invited to an event to work that aspect. He just wanted more and thought he deserved it (I don't fault him that). But it ain't gonna happen.
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Cyni
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I actually like Nahaz. The fact that he's an actual economist/stats professor lends credibility to the scene , and it's nice to have an "older" personality to show that E-sports isnt just for teenagers anymore. He interrupts others way too much though, and is a bit TOO steadfast in his statistic beliefs, which is why Valve dislikes him I think.
The fact that Lumi and PyrionFlax got invited over Kotlguy/Nahaz is an absolute joke imo. What the hell have they done to justify an invite?
The fact that Lumi and PyrionFlax got invited over Kotlguy/Nahaz is an absolute joke imo. What the hell have they done to justify an invite?
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Guy works in academia and is a professor, if that doesn't tell you that he doesn't know how to share the spotlight, nothing else will. However he is very smart in what he does and Bruno set the bar way too fucking high to begin with by being pretty much a perfect combo of statistician and entertainer. When he left, they wanted somebody else to give people the "stats". Still, he has his bright moments, the rap battle at Dreamleague was one of them.
Well, Lumi cast a bunch of TIs..... but for talent it isn't about what you've done in the last 12-months, its about how the person will fit into what they want to produce. Pyrion is a little odd, but I imagine he's doing what he did last year and isn't really casting/analyzing out of the group stage.
I'd say kotlguy mostly gets jobs because he works for BTS much like Zyori used to.
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Has anyone received their tickets yet? Seems like last year we had them and the badge link page was already up.
My finals tickets show as being mailed, but my weekday show will call. No idea why they'd be different and I don't even remember there being a will call pick up the last two years.
I'll call TM again but yesterday there was a 30m wait to talk to anyone. Shit makes me paranoid each year.
My finals tickets show as being mailed, but my weekday show will call. No idea why they'd be different and I don't even remember there being a will call pick up the last two years.
I'll call TM again but yesterday there was a 30m wait to talk to anyone. Shit makes me paranoid each year.
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My mid weeks were purchased under my wife's TM account with my credit card, so if I have to will call hopefully just the original credit card will suffice. Should be able to call tomorrow and see about getting it sussed out, just too much shit going on at work today.
Plus I was just in FSR on work's guest WiFi so I'm sure I'll be fired within the hour.
Plus I was just in FSR on work's guest WiFi so I'm sure I'll be fired within the hour.
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