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Eric Van Allen
ericvanallen
Freelance writer, Dota enthusiast, Texan.

I’m not sure either and now that is really bothering me. Read more

Yup, I noted that in the second graf. The charities of choice, if anyone is interested: Read more

Either way, best to make sure the wording is as clear as possible, as whether it’s merited is certainly a point of discussion. Read more

It’s been an ongoing debate whether being an OT (one-trick) player is worthy of punishment. Theoretically, if you one-trick and you’re good, you’ll rise in ranking, and vice versa. Read more

Merited was a poor choice of words, I was trying to convey that Lengyel could have had a reason (however good or bad of one) for reporting, rather than arbitrarily reporting. I’ll update with a clearer phrasing. Read more

Just to add to how ridiculous this ad is, our protagonist is watching a Dota video in Windows Media Player.

While I was posting this, I had a moment where it set in that 2002 was 15 years ago. Read more

Agreed on a lot of this. A ton of this is just two sides saying what the other said, a lot of passing the buck. The thing that sucks is it ends up being rough for the teams themselves, because they’re the ones losing out on potential matches in tournaments. You mention overbooking too, which is something that Read more

Ha, I was referencing him saying he wasn’t grinding as much on Injustice 2, playing MvCI instead. Read more

Yeah, I didn’t go into theorizing over his tweets out of respect to his family wanting to release details on their own time, but it was a very sudden development. Read more

I’m sorry to hear you’re in a dark place. Please don’t be afraid to reach out for help if you feel you need it. There are a lot of resources alongside any friends or family who might lend an open ear. Read more

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True Sight is pretty great. I wasn’t as wild about the Boston Major episode, but the Fnatic/EG miniseries and the most recent one for TI7 were fantastic. Just this teaser sums up the feeling so well, the shift up and into the box.

Totally agreed with his take on it. Now the stage is set for Faker, humbled by a defeat, to climb back through the LCK and take back his throne. Read more

Not sure about the rank, but this does make him the first Josie to win a major tournament in Tekken 7.
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I’m happy that Compete’s comment section is this dedicated to making my terrible Hearthstone ideas work. Y’all are the best. Read more

I make that quip near the end, but above that, I note that it’s an investment of either time or money. It’s hard to regularly make time for one game amid many that want a slice of your daily life, which is why I liked Adventures - you paid a set amount of money, and you knew that you could get every card in the set. Read more

I was assuming that whoever destroys it would get the treasure, but if it gives it to the player who put the box in play no matter what, then dang. There goes my next-level tech. Read more