They r just focusing on giving irrelevant negative comments about it, I would say. Complains about Dota will never stop

Looking at another aspect regarding at this issue of including DOTA in WCG final....

If u have a nephew who have not played Dota before, would u recommend him to play the game in LAN/ Battlenet?

If u have a younger brother, would u do the same?

If u have a child, would u encourage him/ her to get involve in playing this in LAN/ Battlenet as a noob and risk of being ushered by aggressive remark in-game or possibility of other unpleasant experience as being a noob in-game?

I like the concept of Dota.

However, the many ppl that play this game always make it not condusive for new comer to sustain their interest long enough for them to continue. Therefore, apart from those keen Dota players who would sent e-mail to ICM, who else would?

Ultimately, its the AUDIENCE/ CROWD who would support growth of  e-sport not the players per-se.

At least you and I are having a 'peaceful' discussion. Want to go HINDRAF now? 

Granted, not having an original copy doesn't mean you can't participate in a tournament. But i do stress that i've seen plenty of DoTA players(i can't bring myself to use the word gamer) that still have a childish attitude.

Until they show maturity like those of foreign DoTA players(personally, haven't seen any, but i'm sure they're way more mature. i'm not asking for the same maturity level, just better than what it is now)... i don't see it happening.

noob is usually categorized as insult, but the difference here is noob is used to refer someone who did a terrible mistake, or totally sux at DotA. The normal insults are used on anyone (even pros) and usually shouted every 5-10 mins in the game.

Please pick your favorite DotA short phrase..

'childish attitude' it seems
Unwilling to see both sides of the picture to make clear judgements , now THAT is childish . The bolded comment is just so ...  unbelievably ignorant (sorry but I have to be blunt here) . Don't you think that would be more of a 'hate the player not the game case' ?

It seems that many of you blame Dota for the lack of other games making it here . Did it ever occur to you that other people just might not have the same taste as you ? Games are meant to be enjoyed , do you expect us to spend our time playing something we don't enjoy just because its new ?
Did you really think that Dota would remain successful as long as it did if we really didn't enjoy it , that we play it 'just because our friends are playing as well'  ? If you believe all that , I have a pot of gold just sitting at the end of the rainbow to sell you .

A lot of the anti-dota activists here are using the same tired excuses . 'same old map' 'too many tournaments around already' . While dota might only have 1 map , which has been tweaked a lot throughout its years , the fact remains there are a wide variety of heroes / items / builds / combos . There is also creep pulling , creep control , rune control , gank timing , using the fog of war to your advantage , etc etc . Basically , the WAY the map is played out has changed . On that argument , what about CS ? How many types of guns are actually used during a course of a match ? You might play on different maps , but ultimately what you spend your funds on are relatively limited . Or any other game for that matter ? Like H@H@ said , FIFA runs on 1 map as well . Are you going to rag on FIFA then ? Don't get me wrong , im not saying DOTA > CS/FIFA/etc etc , but i AM saying that using that as an excuse is kinda zzz ( for lack of more polite words)

As you know , tournaments are usually held to either promote the game itself , or their company/cafe , more often the latter . In which case , I don't understand why u blame Dota . The simple fact is , a majority of the people do NOT enjoy the game . Which is why cafes refuse to run tournaments for it . Hell , if you feel so strongly about it , maybe you could do your bit about promoting it instead of channeling your energy to running down other games .

The reason people do not 'actively reply' is because most of the arguments brought up are stale . They are poorly thought up arguments brought up by anti-dota people long long ago , which to this date for some reason are still being brought up despite being shot down numerous times and have hence lost all forms of logic .

As many others have said , Dota has already built a large following worldwide throughout the years . As an avid Dota fan I would sincerely love to see it included in the list of games . About being imba , they could use the version being used in tourneys worldwide , 6.48b atm , pretty sure gamers would have no complaints . Or maybe just add it for a year to see how things go . There was already so much controversy at this years WCG finals , i doubt things could get any worst lol .Meh maybe instead of writing in to the WCG commitee we should be writing to Blizzard instead . But hey , even if it doesn't make it , im not gonna knock on other games just because my game didn't make it 

Why care if DotA is in wcg or not?

For some game like starcraft, WCG is not that prestigious at all.
In Korea they have starleagues for Starcraft. Maybe Malaysia should make our own version of DotA league.
If starcraft is Tennis, winning WCG is like getting Olympic gold medal and winning Starleague is like winning Grand Slam.

Get a TV deal for local tournament is better than getting DotA to WCG.
Who knows 5 yrs from now most ppl in DotA  community will envy us and want to be Malaysian, just like how some of sc:bw players want to be Korean.

seems like johnny the legoman has a bad experience in dota. What he said is totally true. But please dont generalizing. U talking about some noob that keep scolding/humiliate other players and ur saying like all dota players are like tat. About the football field or what, i dont really understand or care but how can dota kill other games? If u like that game just show ur support to it. We like dota and we r doing it now.

not kill per se...just that as DotA is getting more popular here...other games begin to fall into a distance , thereby rendering the state of Malaysian gaming near stagnant..

Lack of gaming competition for other games as well...this is partially the effect of DotA killing other games.

Because DotA is where more gamers are at...CC's organize more games for DotA since it is a good way to make a profit...and because of that those games that could possibly be better than DotA falls by the wayside...

I'm not saying that DotA sucks b*lls...I'm saying that DotA shouldn't get that much attention at the cost of other potentially better games

Dude...we do have it...it's called the DotA National Finals...

Prize money : RM33k

By the time you read this i'm rolling on the floor laughing out loud.
Ignorance, we don't have a Starleague equivalent league here in Malaysia!!!
Even non-DotA player like me knows SMM National Finals exist. 

Ok, i forgot to add 'professional' word there,
but never mind, you guys DotA players call everyone that are good at the game pro.

Cant u see? most of the recent posts are all non dota supporters. In order to encourage more ppl to vote   i must post something positive about dota. The reason i said its 1 sided its because this thread getting more and more negative posts.

not kill per se...just that as DotA is getting more popular here...other games begin to fall into a distance , thereby rendering the state of Malaysian gaming near stagnant..

Lack of gaming competition for other games as well...this is partially the effect of DotA killing other games.

Because DotA is where more gamers are at...CC's organize more games for DotA since it is a good way to make a profit...and because of that those games that could possibly be better than DotA falls by the wayside...

I'm not saying that DotA sucks b*lls...I'm saying that DotA shouldn't get that much attention at the cost of other potentially better games

You seriously don't know how much of the "dark side" you're missing. 

Dota being a pro game has nothing to do with killing off other games. Starcraft has dominated the Pro scene in Korea and they still have a very healthy MMO population.

Dota being the only game installed in a cafe isn't an absolute. There are plenty of cafes who stock other games.

Again, you guys are bringing up the "Dota is killing other games" argument and really now... Its getting old.