Welcome DotA Community to GDG 2.0 ! ! !
Here at GameBend Dota Gaming (GDG) we don't sit idle long. We've revamed our League System and have added many new features for players to enjoy. Here's some of the new enhancements:
- ePeeN Points (Think of it like a MVP but you can now 1v1 for ePeeN)
- NooBz Points (Terrible at DotA? Be careful you may be voted +1 NooBz!)
- 2 Games can be created at once! (No more waiting for a game to start)
- Host Bot integration (Type -botconfirm and our host bot will host your game for you)
- New game command. How many games have you played! (-totalgames)
- Dedicated Professional Coding Team
- Command List Published!
- Much Much More....
So come join us on any of the GDG realms and experience the next step for the online DotA League community. Come play a game with us TODAY!
What is GameBend DotA Gaming (GDG)?
Welcome everyone to GDG aka GameBend DotA Gaming. We are the world’s first and largest Multi-Realm DotA Gaming Community. Many of you have already played DotA either in public games or in other Leagues to only see Leavers, Map hackers, Flamers or worse! Perhaps you've played in Leagues with a closed system not available to the public, with special requirements to sign up to play, Inexperienced and corrupt Staff, and poor League leadership. All of which make for a less than enjoyable experience.
Here at GameBend DotA Gaming we throw all that out the window and have reinvented the way you can play DotA online today. Not only can you visit us on all Realms, Clan GDG on West, Clan GDG on East, Clan GDGe on Europe, or GDGi on Garena. We welcome players from all walks of life, from the first Time DotA player to the Seasoned Vetrans of the community. You can enjoy the many amenities we offer the Entire DotA Community. Worlds Largest Multi-Realm Community. Over 7,000 registered Players!!! (East, West, Europe and Garena)
So when you think DotA, Think GameBend DotA Gaming (GDG), the only place to play the #1 Voted DotA League (2 seasons in a row!). Come Join Us! And Play with us today!
Hello DotA Players! We're happy to announce our First GDG Tournament!!
TOURNAMENT DATE: November 29th 2008 @ Noon Pacific Time (3:00PM EASTERN)
Tournament Prizes:
1st Place: 100 EXP IN GDG LEAGUE & Plantronics 370 Gaming Headset
2nd Place: 75 EXP in GDG L EAGUE & Microsoft LX-3000 Gaming Headset
3rd Place: 50 EXP IN GDG LEAGUE & Logitech 880 Gaming Headset
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REQUIREMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN TOURNAMENT:
YOU MUST:
a) Have at least 50 GDG Games
b) You may not be banned from the league
c) Forum account must match battle.net account
d) Sign up before November 21, 2008.
GDG TOURNAMENT DETAILS:
- Player must have at least 50 Games in GDG League [GDG west, GDGi, GDG east, GDG Europe].
- LIMIT TO 32 PLAYERS. First come First Serve Sign-ups.
Restrictions(max): 32 players from any GDG Leagues first come first serve. If you do not fit the requirements you will be removed.
- Admins can forbid a player from participating on tour.
You are not allowed to stay AFK. Ask for a pause.
Item Restriction: Dagon
Mode: -apshnpom
Explanation: All Pick, Same Hero, No Powerups and Only Middle.
Heroes are:
Round One: Shadow Fiend
Round Two: Silencer
Round Three: Potm (mirana)
Round Four: Akasha
Round Five: Puck
Semi-Finals: Viper
Championship: Double elimination. 1st game Pudge and 2nd game Enchantress. If draw, Leshrac will be the hero on last game!
The first hero to die three times loses the game, no matter how it happened.
If there are not three deaths by 20 minutes (ingame clock), the result will be counted according to the above Point System:
1 point per cs
1.5 point per deny
20 points per tower last hit
15 points per tower falling (if it wasn't last hit)
15 points per tower deny
50 Points per Hero Kill
-25 for every death
- Hosting would be the Home Team of the Bracket or Players can agree on a neutral host. (Neutral host preferred).
- At the end of game winner will post the replay of the game.- Remaining slots will be computer(easy) slots
- Winner will have his/her name on Hall of Fame of GDG League & Custom Forum Name Color/Title.
Some rules may change. There will be an announcement about sign-ups soon.
Sign up by clicking on the "TOURNAMENT SIGN-UPS & DETAILS HERE" Link Below and Check this regularly for matchups. You will have to play All games on Sunday November 30 2008, so plan on taking much of the day from 12:00 Noon until it finishes.
REPLAYS MUST BE UPLOADED TO DOTA-ALLSTARS.COM AND POSTED LINK WITH RESULTS ON THIS TOURNAMENT AS A COMMENT BELOW NO LATER THAN 10 MINUTES AFTER YOU FINISH YOUR MATCH
Thank you, go
DotA Fans Have Somethign to Talk About:
It seems like some of the heads behind the beloved Warcraft 3: DotA-Allstars custom map have joined forces to create the title "League of Legends: Clash of Fates". It looks like an amazing game that breaks free from the boundries of Warcraft 3's hindering engine.
One could say the screenshots look "Cartoony", I had one user tell me that the whole enviroment looked like someone drew it on acid. But what does this mean for RTS players everywhere?! Perhaps we can learn from the true problem with dota, which is, it's not a title, it's a non-official "custom map. I started a thread over at the official forums for LoL (An acronym Pendragon_ told me I was First to use). Th purpose of the thread was to get community input for the competitive aspect of the game and what it should provide the community/player base.
I listed out some simple necessities:
2) I'd like to see a "Clan" or "Team" feature in which users could have officially branded team names in the gaming community to distiguish players.
3) I'd like to see the ability to gather in an online channel (Sort of like Battle.net private channels) So we could run our own competitive invite LoL Inhouse Leagues.
4) I'd like to attract professional teams to the game like my own (Check 6 Gaming) and top teams from all over the world by offering officially sponsored cash prize tournaments to draw in the the player base from the professional scene.
5) HUGE ISSUE HERE: Latency/Lag Control. There needs to be some built in features to have players have minimal lag. Perhaps LoL could have it's own servers through-out the world for users to connect instead of having players host games like battle.net is used for dota.
6) Last, but definatlely not least, the RTS Community has been WAITING for an opprotunity like this. We want to see our ideas and thoughts implemented into the game. One thing that always worked for DOtA was teh community involvement, feedback, and input into items, heroes and restrictions. For example, Most of the item share resitrictions in dota came from rules people like myself posted on tournaments and leagues. When I was an admin for CAL CAL|Kittle and I drafted the rules that are widely used all over the world in dota and Icefrog spoke to me numerous times on messenger about the restrictions and thoughts behind it, low and behold the next version had the item restrictions built into the DotA map.
I am excited, and I think we have a great community eager to see this title, and I have all the faith in the world that the Community behind this will have great ideas that will undoubtedly make this game the best RTS strategy game period.
1) We now see a custom engine that removes the limitations we've been bound to in warcraft 3.
2) As an owner of Check 6 Gaming, who has a professional DotA Team, I am happy that this will give the ability to have this RTS game a main event at an e-sport competition rather than a back burner like we just saw at ESWC Finals in San Jose California for DotA.
3) Pendragon is great at building communities and I have all the faith in his expectations for this title and the community aspect of the game.
4) For those of us who love DotA we will still be able to do so, Pendragon has told me Icefrog will still be further continuing DotA development, and Pendragon will be aiding the community.
I am a Co-founder of THE 2 largests DotA Inhouse Leagues, and I can tell you this is something the RTS DotA community deserves. This brings credibility to a title which has been rediculed for it's "CUSTOM GAME" Approach on WC3 and the fact that there was no blizzard association to thwart maphackers or grow the game more than just a custom game.
I have seen much mixed thoughts towards this title, and I just don't see a credible reason.
This is the biggest RTS breakthrough since DotA-ALLstars was first released a hundred versions ago!
Hope to see you all in the game! SOON!
HunteR_
EXERPT FROM OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE:
The League of Legends community will feature an abundance of ongoing events including tournaments, leagues and contests. The Riot development team will open their doors for community input, allowing gamers to have their opinions heard, have their ideas implemented in League of Legends and continue to shape the game as it evolves post-launch. Gamers can already join the community forums at www.leagueoflegends.com to begin tracking the new title, engagewith the Riot team and other players and become a part of the development processforLeague of Legends.
About Riot Games, Inc.:
Riot Games, Inc. (www.riotgames.com) is an independent Los Angeles-based video game development company, funded privately and through leading venture capital firms Benchmark and Firstmark. The studio was established in 2006 to develop innovative online next-generation titles for consoles and the PC. Comprised of industry veterans with a shared passion for creating fun, innovative gameplay, the company is currently developing League of Legends, which combines the best elements of the action role-playing and real-time strategy genres into a uniquely replayable and competitive multiplayer experience.
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Winner gets featured on website for two weeks and earns $25 Bucks!
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The time creeps closer, the launch awaits. As we prepare our staff and make some finishing touches to the site, I'd like to give you all a rundown on what GameBend is all about.
It's a community driven site which derives it's power from consuming the minds and souls of gamers!! MUHAHAHA
Ok, well in reality, it's all about gamers. It is a news based community site with blogging features, forum features broken down by games, the ability to create and join teams, as well as a soon to come tournament/challenge feature which is both intuitive and a bad ass way to have some fun with fellow gamers.
We're going to be updating the features over the entire course of GameBend adapting, creating, and listening to your input of ideas for the awesome collective here at GameBend.
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