cignal vs lowkey gaming on the 11th of feb 2020
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Vpgame's got this literally in the first section of their rulebook ;
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4.Gaming in Dota 2 matches - Under normal circumstances (except for Best of One match), the leading team that quits/disconnect/forfeits the rest of the games, the match will be canceled.
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lowkey was up 10k+ but all 5 of them randomly disconnected, after a pause cignal was given a default win.
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This isnt the first time vpgame is doing this, in addition to this once i won about 140$ worth of pa heads and the fucking site made it disappear from my inventory out of nowhere and said the items were probably stolen so we took it out of your inventory????? Like fuckers those were my 140$ smh. I guess what im tryna ask is what can we do to stop this bullshitry and get someone of importance to take this issue up.
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my conversation with the 'live chat' which is literally one kid who keeps on ending my conversations.
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my transcript of the convo with him incase anyone's interested.
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the lowkey vs cignal gaming bet
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according to the rules if the team with the lead loses in such a fashion u cancel the bet
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you went against your own rules
📷According to the rules, we settled the game.📷
can i get an explanation for this
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according to the rules, lowkey was winning
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was in a 10k lead which is massive
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according to the rules, the bet should get cancelled,
📷According to our rules, the game is going on normally.
The game was officially sanctioned.
So we're not going to cancel, settle📷
this is not the first time ive lost a substantial sum because of vpgame not following rules
📷According to our rules, the game is going on normally.
The game was officially sanctioned.
So we're not going to cancel, settle📷
this is your rule number 4
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4.Gaming in Dota 2 matches - Under normal circumstances (except for Best of One match), the leading team that quits/disconnect/forfeits the rest of the games, the match will be canceled.
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please open your rulebook
📷According to our rules, the game is going on normally.
The game was officially sanctioned.
So we're not going to cancel, settle📷
and read it
📷According to our rules, the game is going on normally.
The game was officially sanctioned.
So we're not going to cancel, settle📷
you are just copy pasting
📷According to our rules, the game is going on normally.
The game was officially sanctioned.
So we're not going to cancel, settle📷
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please end the chat if u do not wish to read my messages
📷According to our rules, the game is going on normally.
The game was officially sanctioned.
So we're not going to cancel, settle📷
4.Gaming in Dota 2 matches - Under normal circumstances (except for Best of One match), the leading team that quits/disconnect/forfeits the rest of the games, the match will be canceled.
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4.Gaming in Dota 2 matches - Under normal circumstances (except for Best of One match), the leading team that quits/disconnect/forfeits the rest of the games, the match will be canceled.
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4.Gaming in Dota 2 matches - Under normal circumstances (except for Best of One match), the leading team that quits/disconnect/forfeits the rest of the games, the match will be canceled.
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We’re not able to provide you with any assistance in this case, sorry for the inconvenience.
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4.Gaming in Dota 2 matches - Under normal circumstances (except for Best of One match), the leading team that quits/disconnect/forfeits the rest of the games, the match will be canceled.
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rule. book
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your own rule book
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4.Gaming in Dota 2 matches - Under normal circumstances (except for Best of One match), the leading team that quits/disconnect/forfeits the rest of the games, the match will be canceled.
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u didnt cancel the cignal vs lowkey bet
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you are going against your own rulebook
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已经收到您的消息了，请耐心等待
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4.Gaming in Dota 2 matches - Under normal circumstances (except for Best of One match), the leading team that quits/disconnect/forfeits the rest of the games, the match will be canceled.
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There was a recent event driven by VPGAME(the Chinese company not Russian lol) trending among CN dotaers.
 
The event message was:
"When was the first time you've ever played DotA? How many years have you played?
At first, we played DotA 1. Before we realized, DotA 2 came out. And now we have MK, Octarine, Echo Sabre and so on... We stayed around this game for so many years, and now even TI7 is in the past.
You must have lost in all kinds of fashion. There has to be too many times that you got megas and still lost the game.
You must have been sneered at. Even when you bought all the support items as an int hero, your teammates still shat all over you.
You must have been forced to give up. You tried so hard to create vision on the map in hope of turning the game around. You stood on your highground and waited for the enemies to come, but then you saw your teammate in chat: 'ff, no def.'
At times you realize that you invested most of your off-work time into DotA, even though the game lets you down a lot. You still stay up late to watch the TI matches, even when you have work in the morning.
So, tell me. You are almost 30. What is YOUR reason to keep on playing DotA?"
 
Here are some of my favorite replies:
 
松鼠大队长zhan (a DotA fan):
B神还没有放弃，我为什么要放弃
B God hasn't given up yet, why should I?
 
X-23 (a DotA fan):
和刀塔的缘最早发生在七年前，那会同学们疯狂的迷恋这个游戏，我就求着哥们带我玩，他让我玩axe去打野，我就一个人傻兮兮的走去打野，瞄见地图上最大的野，嗯，这个打完钱和经验肯定多，一次一次死一次一次去，我的执着让对面都惊呆了，因为他们怕也是没见过出门就单挑肉山的axe吧...自从这盘以后我觉得这游戏真是难玩就放弃了。到了do2时代，特地翻了翻自己的战绩，第一盘用了冰女2-15-8。出了竭尽全力想憋个金箍棒出来，最后打到队友都退了，我还在一个人野区farm。到后来觉得这游戏越来越好玩，也越来越想把这个游戏玩好，那段时间天天在背英雄的技能，看教你做大人系列的视频，一天一集，天天偷偷摸摸的出去上网，现在回想起来，热爱这个游戏，虽然嘴上说着dead game还是每天都想玩的，可能就是舍不得那一段无知但热血，菜B但坚持的青春岁月吧。
My first relationship with DotA happened 7 years ago. At the time, all my schoolmates were so crazy about this game, so I asked my bro to bring me along. He told me to play Axe and jungle, so I just went and jungled like a fool. I looked over the map and found the biggest camp, thought if I could finish that, it'd probably give a bunch of money and EXP. So I went and went again, died and died again, my persistence shocked my opponents; I bet they've never seen an axe that goes to solo Rosh at lvl 1. After that game I thought this game was too hard and I gave up. Fast forward to DotA 2 era. I looked at my records; my first game was as CM with a score 2-15-8. In that game I was trying so hard to grind out an MKB; until all my teammates left the game, I was still farming in the jungle. Eventually I started to feel the fun of DotA, and I started to want to play better, so I recited heroes' skills every day. And I watched all the "*** teaches you how to be a real man" series, one episode a day. I also snuck out every day to internet cafe to learn the game. Now that I think about it, I really love this game. Even though I would say "dead game" all the time, I still want to play every day. Maybe it is because I couldn't let go of my ignorant but ardent, noob ass but persistent youth times.
 
再不让起名我不玩了(a DotA fan):
87年的，正好30周岁，看着徐志雷打的时候就像看着自己，幻想着自己也去打比赛，所以徐志雷你他娘的加油啊，你多打几年，我们这群30多的人就能多看几年，梦想也就多延续几年[泪]
I was born in 1987, so I'm exactly 30. When I watch BurNIng play I feel like I'm watching myself, and I would imagine that I'm also competing on the big stage. So please BurNIng, keep up your motherfucking good work! The more years you play, the more years we 30-year-old kids can watch, and the more years our dreams can continue [tears]
 
我和队友1换1 (a DotA fan):
为什么快30了还在玩dota？是因为还有兄弟坚守在那个世界。大学宿舍4黑、网吧5连坐都成为了我们年少那段时间不可磨灭的记忆与羁绊。我们互喷过，争执过，有输掉一局后5个人久久的沉默，也有大翻盘后的咆哮与喜悦，这些都是其他东西不可替代的。dota，是5个人的游戏，要说我最害怕的事情？不是害怕dota玩家越来越少，不是害怕有一天游戏停止更新，而是害怕那些再也不会点亮的头像，害怕孤身一人的世界。毕业后，我们分散到了天南地北。而当我们上线，组队，开启语音时，我又会想起那些开怀大笑的夜晚，嗯，我们还在一起。
Why do I still play DotA when I'm almost 30? Because I still have brothers that are fighting in that world. The 4 stack of my college dorm, the 5 man gang sitting in a row at an internet cafe.. These are all the memories that tie us to the times of our youth. We have scolded one another, we have argued with one another, we have experienced the long silence after losing a game, and we also have screamed and yelled with excitement and joy after a huge comeback. These are all irreplaceable memories that we hold dear. DotA, it's a 5 man game. If you ask me what I'm afraid of the most, the answer is not that DotA is a dying game, and it's not that maybe one day the game will stop updating. What I fear is the darkened avatars of my friends that would never light up again. It is a world in which I'm alone that I'm afraid of. After graduation, we scattered to all around the country. But when we all come online, team up and join the voice chat, I then recall all the laughing good nights that we had. Yes, we're still together.
 
典狱长 (a DotA fan):
从初二那年第一次接触刀塔，到如今大学毕业。打了这么多年，刀塔从一个游戏变成一种信仰。作为游戏而言，刀塔的平衡性和可玩性是其他同类游戏无可比拟的。一场接近一小时乃至更长时间的刀塔，令人酣畅淋漓。告诉我们路要一步一步走，刀要一个一个补的坚持。是投降，还是比敌人更强的不服输的信念。作为信仰而言，刀塔伴随我们多年，除了跨越我们的青春，更是身后亮起四张TP的感动。而刀塔最完美的阵容，并不是你我都是最强，而是我们在一起，便无人能挡。毕竟我们拿梦想做赌注，怎么舍得输？
I started playing DotA in 8th grade, and now I'm graduating college. All these years that I've played, DotA transformed from a game into a faith. As a game, DotA's balance and replayability are far superior to other games of the genre. The games that are close to or even over one hour in length, always make me feel so fully satisfied. The game teaches us that to achieve our goal, we need to take one step at a time, just like in a game of DotA, we need to get one last hit at a time. When the time is hard, do you simply surrender, or do you strive for a stronger emulative spirit than your opponents. As a faith, DotA accompanied us for so many years. It's not only that it spans over our youth, but also it represents the encouragement you feel when four TP beams appear behind you, with your friends coming to your aid. The most perfect DotA team is never a team of just strong players. Instead, it's a team that when we're together, then there's nothing that can stop us. Afterall, we put our dreams at stake, how could we let ourselves lose?
 
蜀山MC (a DotA fan)
小学开始接触魔兽然后玩dota1，然后用笔记本抄过很多装备合成公式自己背诵，也偶尔看视频教学练英雄.12年的时候花了100块买了个dota2激活码来玩，匹配到外国服务器200PING，dota承载我太多的时间和信仰，真的是信仰，现在我20岁了别说到了30岁我50岁的时候也会跟我儿子孙子开黑继续战下去
I first got to know Warcraft 3 in elementary school, then I tried DotA 1. At the time I transcribed a lot of item recipies onto my notebook to remember them. I also watched a lot of guides and practiced certain heroes. In 2012 I spent 100 RMB and bought a DotA 2 activation code; with that, I could only play on overseas servers with 200 ping. DotA holds so much of my time, and beliefs. DotA is my faith. I'm 20 years old right now. Don't even mention 30 years old. I will be playing dota even when I'm 50, teaming with my kids and grand kids and keep on the action.
 
MintyBlue 藏马 (IG Vice President):
07年开始断断续续玩Dota，现在17年我也32岁了。水平没怎么改变，但是Dota改变了我的生活很多。因为Dota的机缘，我来到iG。10年前下载这张rpg地图的时候我根本不可能想到这游戏会改变我的生活工作轨迹这么多，有点宿命感。不管玩的多少，对我来说早已是生活的一部分。
I started playing DotA on and off since 2007. Now it's 2017 and I'm 32. Skill in the game didn't really change much, but DotA changed my life. It was because of DotA I joined IG. There was no way for me to predict how my life and career would change when I first downloaded this RPG map 10 years ago; it feels a bit fateful. No matter how much I still play, DotA is always going to be a part of my life.
 
Mumu 木木爱画画 (DotA 2 community artist):
三十岁那年我开始接触DOTA，打了10年DOTA1，之后又开始打DOTA2。如今打了7年DOTA2了，我也快18岁了。[doge][doge][doge]
I first touched DotA when I was 30. I played DotA 1 for 10 years, then DotA 2 came out. Now that I've played 7 years of DotA 2, I'm almost 18. Kappa.
 
GL (DotA 2 community artist):
这么算来从完美代理前瞎画到ti3开始画战报再到现在我也画了有七八年dota了[二哈][二哈][二哈]还真是时光飞逝[二哈][二哈][二哈]
So if I make a count, from when I first started drawing nonsense about DotA before Perfect World, to drawing battlefield reports for TI3, which I kept doing till today... I've been drawing DotA stuff for 7, 8 years. [二哈][二哈][二哈] That's why they say "time flies" I bet. [二哈][二哈][二哈]
*[二哈] is the Husky variant of the twitch emote BrokeBack on weibo
 
 
Here I shared with you some of the CN players' DotA memories.
I know there's a call from the CN community for western stories as well.
I would love to translate and share your stories with the CN community by sending my translations to a VPGAME reporter.
So please, share your memories, feelings and stories in this thread. The top 10 upvoted comments (and maybe a couple extra of my favorites) will be translated and shared with the Chinese DotA community.
Oh and, if anyone needs a link to the original post, there are 2 sources I used:
1, http://weibo.com/3908655516/Fi7aRwfvA?filter=hot&root_comment_id=4143486150435516&type=comment#_rnd1504370479600
and 2, http://www.vpgame.com/event/dota/72052.html
 
 
Update: I have picked out 11 (because one of them is so short) most upvoted responses (some that should have been included were sadly deleted by the time I was able to get back to this), translated them and sent them to a VPGAME reporter. Once they're posted, I will do a final update with the link to the Chinese site.
No bamboozles.
 
update update: At first I translated all replies from oliver_smith_dota to LayfonAlseif, 11 in total. However the editors at VPGAME only selected 5 as the final post. Sorry to the rest of you. I still have the translation if you want them.
Here's the Chinese version on VPGAME site: http://www.vpgame.com/event/dota/73844.html
Here's the English: http://www.vpgame.com/event/dota/73830.html

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