Hi Slacks, how does it feel to have TI back in Seattle?
Did you expect to see the prize pool below 5 million for TI12?
I bought a level 50 Compendium because I love esports.
Thanks, community, you’ve done great.
What were the biggest surprises for you in terms of how the teams performed so far at TI12?
The biggest surprise was that Quest got eliminated.
I had them winning.
nouns are the other big surprise.
I don’t know how they keep winning.
I actually hope that China wins.
I love the teams that they have here.
So, I hope they win, I’m very hyped about them.
The Chinese scene was dead and if the Chinese scene dies, we die, baby.
So, to the moon with China!
What would be a perfect TI grand final for you?
One that I’m working on?
Techies and Omniknight are not popular at all this TI.
They never got picked or banned in the group stage for instance.
Why do you think the teams here are not afraid of them?
Because they are terrible heroes.
Omniknight and Techies are two of the worst heroes in Dota 2 right now.
If any hero is deserving a buff, it’s them.
Which TI was the best for you?
TI6, baby, easy.
Everything about TI6 was freaking hype for me.
But we will see what happens this year in Climate Pledge.
It’s been a while since we’ve been back in Seattle.
Is the best TI memory from TI6 as well for you?
The greatest match of all time for me.
How about the worst memory related to a TI?
God, there are a lot.
The worst is probably from when they canceled the audience for TI10.
We were in COVID times in Romania.
It was definitely the right decision; it was crazy over there with COVID.
As a 12K behavior score person myself, I think it’s working completely perfectly.
I am not toxic, I love the system and it’s a fantastic thing to have.
They are always afraid because they are toxic monsters.
But, I am 12k, I am perfect and it is really good.
I think people will naturally be toxic in Dota, but there are different degrees of toxicity.
For some Dota 2 players, the BkB guy is the toxic person.
They would much rather like to have that guy banned for life because he said anything about their gameplay.
Toxicity is kind of like smurfing.
I think that your setup should electrocute you if you are under 5k.
Punish them, punish those monsters as much as possible.
It’s very simple.
You just have to compliment who you think are the stupidest people in your game.
If the Faceless Void buys a Blink Dagger, you say “yo, nice!”
and they will commend you because they don’t receive good feedback because they are nightmarish people.
This is how you’ve got the option to farm behavior score in a completely non-toxic way.
Toxicity is kind of like smurfing - SirActionSlacks
What’s your take on smurfing?
I hate all smurfs.
I think that no Dota 2 player should have an alternate account.
Players are like “I did an alternate account to hide my cool drafts.”
That was his take on piracy.
I think smurfing is the same thing.
People smurf for three reasons:
One: Bad smurfs, evil smurfs.
They want to go down to Heralds and go 30/0/2.
These guys should get straight out banned.
Second: A lot of people do what I like to call social smurfing.
I’m immortal but my friends don’t really care about Dota and are Crusaders.
I’d like to play with my friends, so I’m making a smurf.
The problem is that they want to try something new, but all their teammates are doing well.
I call these people “fun parasites.”
Someone goes into a game; they pick Pudge pos 5.
He cannot survive unless you are trying.
He is systematically parasiting on people trying so that he may enjoy his time.
That’s a really rough thing to solve.
Also on smurfs: what is a smurf?
Is it someone that is actually 8K, but they are playing at 5K?
It’s hard to define.
But at the end of the day, I think they should all be banned.
Did you ever have a smurf?
I never smurfed a day in my life.
I got 19,000 hours played, every single one is an open profile on Dotabuff.
Hopefully, you have lots of food, but you should at least go to the island once.
A more of a personal question if you dont mind.
Little T-rex won’t be playing video games.
So, no, he won’t be a Dota 2 player.
I don’t know any Dota 2 player that fits those descriptions.
Thank you for your time Slacks, really appreciate it!
Thank you and to everyone watching TI.
