Lost in Translation? What’s Happening With WCA 2015?
Earlier today (GMT +8), December 15, Matthew “Cyborgmatt” released a series of tweets about the upcoming World Cyber Arena 2015, two of which are particularly striking:
Not a single Dota 2 match will be featured on the main stage at WCA 2015. Not even the Grand Finals.
— Matthew Bailey (@Cyborgmatt) December 14, 2015
We lost? pic.twitter.com/ZnAH05VVjj — Matthew Bailey (@Cyborgmatt) December 14, 2015
*raises hand* Sir, I appear to have lost my connection. pic.twitter.com/h3nplMy6dE
— Matthew Bailey (@Cyborgmatt) December 14, 2015
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Passive play is apparently against the rules. — Matthew Bailey (@Cyborgmatt) December 14, 2015
For the doubters. Rule four of “Vying Unfairly”. pic.twitter.com/u1Ijaki6Zh
— Matthew Bailey (@Cyborgmatt) December 14, 2015
- No Dota 2 on the main stage? Considering that the Dota 2 tournament has a total prize pool of 4,300,000 Yuan (approximately 665, 000 USD) compared to their Hearthstone tournament’s 1,400,000 Yuan (approximately 220,000 USD), what’s the rationale behind the tournament organizer’s decision to not hold a single tournament on the main stage?
- No Passive Play. What does passive play even mean? Is turtling not allowed? Since when has a Dota 2 tournament not allowed this kind of gameplay?
You can check WCA’s page for Dota 2, and their Hearthstone page for comparison.
Is all this another case of translation gone awry? One can hope the organizers of WCA 2015 can clarify.
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