I Think this is a interesting post... But in my opinion i think that its better that each Dota Tournament has its own set of rules... Regardless whether the game is won by tower count/rax count or point system... The main challenge of the game is to be able to adapt to the gameplay... There is no Noob or Pro really, just like a simple human theory "Trial N Error"... Since the begining of the Dota competitions a lot of teams that lose complain "Oh they stole our Combo" or "They know our strat" Hence if the rules keep changing we can see which team puts more effort into the game in terms of research and coming out with new tactics to play with...
Though Dota has a limited variety of heroes and combo's its up the teams individual skill to prove its worth... Just My Opinion... Plz Dont Flame Me... I Shy HAHAHA...

u have a point there synzo... but every game takes time to develop... even cs used to be a minor game... but its also a fact that a games impact on WCG depends on its popularity... and as for "Pro-Gamer Wannabe" a person who can make that statement doesnt have much ground to stand on... A Pro Cs player is a Pro Cs player... Why dont u try to ask Ronaldo to go play Rugby? Nothing much to compare...

Actually i have something to say about Backdooring... NO BACKDOORING is a Dumb Rule LoL... in v6 towers must be destroyed following a sequence... I'm lazy to quote but someone said if 5 hero backdoor ur tower how to TP, and since everyone is talking about the abusing of wards to block creep spwans. Why not use wards to see people attempting to "backdoor" ur tower? In the end its all about tactics and observation... In my opinion, from my first dota tourney till now... No Backdooring is a Noob Rule... For once i would like to see people stop complaining and start thinking about what they can do to counter or prevent themselves from being backdoor... Creating rules to make the game more convenient for urself is BASICALLY ONE OF THE DUMBEST THINGS I THINK.
and Yes Yes... Feel Free to flame Me..
All i have to say is, Learn to Adapt to the rules and stop complaining...
Sorry ya if this post a bit lansi but its the truth...
I Appologize to all the people this offend but its a fact...
Pro Gaming is all about adapting to the changes made...

As for SMM n WCG my suggestion would be that you guys should try to organize a minor meet up with a few selected leaders/gamers from experienced dota teams to discuss on the rules... Maybe just 3-4 People... Icons in the Dota community which are known and respected... No Point placing it on the forum because it will turn out to be a never ending story with everyone posting their comments...

Actually this conclusion was expected, because as the host of a Major gaming event they would have to act in the best interest on the event with is to promote gaming among the community... Rules have to be drawn not based on a players judgement but on the Organizations judgement of fair play towards all participating teams Pro or Noob... so i dont think this is a big issue nles... All opinions posted in this forum/thread should just be used at future guidelines in upcoming gaming events...