I think y so many DOTA fanatics wan DOTA in WCG is that there are so many controversies on online international DOTA tournaments that leave a bad taste in everyone mouth regarding which nation DOTA is the best....

problems like delay, ghosting thru LIVE broadcasts, maphack, timezone issues are making online tournaments results debatable....

European is claiming domination over Asian DOTA cause they are dominating these online tournaments, while Asian is claiming the poor internet connection of their region for their poor showing on these tournaments....

so i guess thats why there is big demand for at least 1 wourldwide LAN DOTA tournament like WCG to decide once and for all who is really "King Of The World"

i think we just need to take a look at DOTA on the ASIAN WCG to have an idea how successful it can be at a worldwide LAN tournament.....

from the feedback i gotten from SG forums, it is the event that attract the biggest crowd aka the main event of ACG...

i think that for watever reason DOTA is not consider for the worldwide WCG, is definitely not due to its lacks of support, but maybe some other financial or commercial issues that DOTA fans have no power over....

there have been some in depth discussion over at DA forums as to why DOTA have not been included into mainstream profesional gaming scene, and some people feel it never will cross over....

the main reason that those close to the profesional gaming scene concluded that is the length of a DOTA game and the knowledge of the game mechanics needed to understand DOTA which makes it not "spectators friendly" for LAN tournaments,

you can pick a random guy out of the crowd to take a look at CS and he will know wats happening after 5 mins, but for DOTA , he can watch it for over hours, but if he never play the game before, he will have no clue wat is the game all about.....

unless the game developers of DOTA solved these 2 main issues, those experts feel DOTA wil never make it to any mainstream worldwide LAN event, and even Icefrog , the game designer have spoken out that he likes the way DOTA is now, and will not make any drastic changes to it so that it could be implemented into spectators-orientated event.....

This post has been edited by synzo: Nov 26 2007, 05:28 PM

Visa screwing up KS chances to win ESWC,

yup, and this is i feel teams like KS and Indonesia XCN probably wouldnt able to get the VISA required....

MYM is looking safe for bagging the Gold in DOTA, all their core members have no problem getting VISA to US during this christmas period for a LAN tourney in Chicago,

no choice, organizers wan MYM be the 1st world champion of DOTA,

Organize in US so that teams like VP will be attending without vigoss, KS attending without Yamateh...GG