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Eleague Boston Major
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#121
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It saddens me greatly that major finalists still don't come out to custom entrance themes and cut promos on their opponents.

It saddens me greatly that major finalists still don't come out to custom entrance themes and cut promos on their opponents.
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#122
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https://i.imgur.com/xatyN0j.png

[img]https://i.imgur.com/xatyN0j.png[/img]
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#123
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https://clips.twitch.tv/BadHumbleCroquetteAsianGlow

https://clips.twitch.tv/BadHumbleCroquetteAsianGlow
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#124
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SearchlightThat post was sort of tongue-in-cheek. However, I do think that a major can never be 100% competitive - if you wanted to provide perfect conditions, you'd let the teams play in a hotel room somewhere in a multi-day round-robin format without playoffs. The majors are as much a celebration of the game and an opportunity to interact with fans as they are a pure sporting contest.
Of course, that doesn't mean that you shouldn't do all in your power to put teams on equal standing, like provide soundproof booths. But excessiveky lamenting some team's results misses the point of the major imo, and the other dozens of random things that influence who wins.

Here's a quote from Michal Blicharz, the man running IEM for 7 years, on soundproof booths:

Soundproof booths are not entirely soundproof. All of the booths I have seen or been inside of dampen 70-80% of the noise. If you add a soundproof headset on top, you will only be aware that there's a level of noise in the background. No booth will protect you from knowing that the crowd is roaring.

From my experience, the headset alone does more than enough to prevent players from hearing anything crucial. At most IEM stages we have the sound set up in such a way that you cannot understand speech if it's coming out of the speakers.

To me, the biggest benefit of having a booth is that you have a clean studio environment for the cameras and they look good on stage. More of the TV broadcast than anything else.
[quote=Searchlight]
That post was sort of tongue-in-cheek. However, I do think that a major can never be 100% competitive - if you wanted to provide perfect conditions, you'd let the teams play in a hotel room somewhere in a multi-day round-robin format without playoffs. The majors are as much a celebration of the game and an opportunity to interact with fans as they are a pure sporting contest.
Of course, that doesn't mean that you shouldn't do all in your power to put teams on equal standing, [b]like provide soundproof booths[/b]. But excessiveky lamenting some team's results misses the point of the major imo, and the other dozens of random things that influence who wins.[/quote]

Here's a quote from Michal Blicharz, the man running IEM for 7 years, on soundproof booths:

[quote=]Soundproof booths are not entirely soundproof. All of the booths I have seen or been inside of dampen 70-80% of the noise. If you add a soundproof headset on top, you will only be aware that there's a level of noise in the background. No booth will protect you from knowing that the crowd is roaring.

From my experience, the headset alone does more than enough to prevent players from hearing anything crucial. At most IEM stages we have the sound set up in such a way that you cannot understand speech if it's coming out of the speakers.

To me, the biggest benefit of having a booth is that you have a clean studio environment for the cameras and they look good on stage. More of the TV broadcast than anything else.[/quote]
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#125
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Wheres Vega Squadron to save you now C9 fangays?

Wheres Vega Squadron to save you now C9 fangays?
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#126
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YeeHawStarkiei really doubt they can understand the calls from the crowd, you can hear noise but you cant pick out whats being saidhttps://clips.twitch.tv/RamshackleEsteemedCrabJonCarnage
olof confirmed he used the crowd in this clip in an interview after the game, but i can't find it right now

also this clip, where the crowd apparently shouts out 'window' in portugese: https://clips.twitch.tv/FragileSmoothNeanderthalKAPOW

yes i said they cant pick out whats being said but they can hear the crowd

[quote=YeeHaw][quote=Starkie]i really doubt they can understand the calls from the crowd, you can hear noise but you cant pick out whats being said[/quote]
https://clips.twitch.tv/RamshackleEsteemedCrabJonCarnage
olof confirmed he used the crowd in this clip in an interview after the game, but i can't find it right now

also this clip, where the crowd apparently shouts out 'window' in portugese: https://clips.twitch.tv/FragileSmoothNeanderthalKAPOW[/quote]
yes i said they cant pick out whats being said but they can hear the crowd
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#127
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Inferno as 3rd map decider always delivers, this will be good

Inferno as 3rd map decider always delivers, this will be good
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#128
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this grand finals so far:

https://i.imgur.com/Z29A52n.jpg

this grand finals so far:

[img]https://i.imgur.com/Z29A52n.jpg[/img]
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#129
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ValorousTFthis grand finals so far:

https://i.imgur.com/Z29A52n.jpg

HOLY SHIT STEWIE WHAT A GOD

[quote=ValorousTF]this grand finals so far:

[img]https://i.imgur.com/Z29A52n.jpg[/img][/quote]

HOLY SHIT STEWIE WHAT A GOD
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#130
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LEGENDARY GAME IN PROGRESS

OT GAME 3 LET'S GOOOOOO

LEGENDARY GAME IN PROGRESS

OT GAME 3 LET'S GOOOOOO
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#131
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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#132
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pastaThat SPAM pastaThat THIS pastaThat NOODLE pastaThat TO pastaThat HELP pastaThat SKADOODLE

pastaThat SPAM pastaThat THIS pastaThat NOODLE pastaThat TO pastaThat HELP pastaThat SKADOODLE
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#133
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pastaThat SPAM pastaThat THIS pastaThat NOODLE pastaThat TO pastaThat HELP pastaThat SKADOODLE

pastaThat SPAM pastaThat THIS pastaThat NOODLE pastaThat TO pastaThat HELP pastaThat SKADOODLE
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#134
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pastaThat SPAM pastaThat THIS pastaThat NOODLE pastaThat TO pastaThat HELP pastaThat SKADOODLE

pastaThat SPAM pastaThat THIS pastaThat NOODLE pastaThat TO pastaThat HELP pastaThat SKADOODLE
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#135
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ITS OK STEWIE GET BACK UP YOU GOT THIS GET BACK UP FOR THE ASIAN COMMUNITY

ITS OK STEWIE GET BACK UP YOU GOT THIS GET BACK UP FOR THE ASIAN COMMUNITY
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#136
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Wtffffff this is so fucking close

Wtffffff this is so fucking close
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#137
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this is insane

this is insane
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#138
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my heart

my heart
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#139
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im dumb

im dumb
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#140
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Holy shit

Holy shit
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#141
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oh my god these clutches

my heart

oh my god these clutches

my heart
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#142
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this fucking game
i just wanna sleep fuck me man

this fucking game
i just wanna sleep fuck me man
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#143
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this is fucked

this is fucked
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#144
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THE DOUBLE

also bets this goes to triple ot

THE DOUBLE

also bets this goes to triple ot
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#145
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craziest major finals ive ever seen

craziest major finals ive ever seen
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#146
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wtf

wtf
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#147
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SchweppesInferno as 3rd map decider always delivers, this will be good

this aged well
best map in the history of csgo I dare you to find a more hype one

[quote=Schweppes]Inferno as 3rd map decider always delivers, this will be good[/quote]
this aged well
best map in the history of csgo I dare you to find a more hype one
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#148
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thats it

thats it
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#149
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NA HAS WON A MAJOR

NA HAS WON A MAJOR
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#150
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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/1280px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png

[img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/1280px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png[/img]
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