An IE e-sports team?

[delling]

Yea, I'm not sure which way I want to go.

Building up from the bottom would be more fun, as it would mean that all the guys playing DOTA together would stick together. Trying to grab the pros would probably be quite hard, and getting them to work together might take some effort.

Would be good if we could get some more people from the raid group, though. Sapa, Pluug, people like that. I think teamwork is always gonna be our forte.

[Palmar]

Here's a list of people who have expressed some interest in the idea:

Vorte
Surim
Delling
Sparrow - maybe
Feral
Footmunch ?
Sintrael

that's 7 people, and I'm pretty sure getting ghost on board should be easy. That's 8 people.

Can I suggest that those 8 people discuss a time for actual training? I'm thinking 3 hour sessions at least 2-3 times a week would be a decent start. And that if there are 10 people online for dota we focus on making those people play as much with each other as possible, assuming they're all down with the idea?

If sparrow actually wants to play the core is pretty strong, even without him sint/ghost/vorte/feral/footmunch or something sounds like a decent enough team, and delling is catching up fast enough. Might even be an idea to include him in the starting lineup from the beginning as he's likely to end up leading the whole thing.

Surim obviously has a bit of a way to go, but I mean... ground is quite easy to cover in dota and you can "cheat" your way to being decent quite easily by spamming few good heroes in pub games for a few weeks.

[Surim]

I would enjoy this. Personally, since I am not raiding anymore, Mondays + Thursdays will be great. Can make almost any day except weekends and Tue. Basically leaves me with Mon, wed, thur, and normally sunday.

As soon as this project finishes (just been extended again for more features), I will have loads of time on my hands again.

[footmunch]

could give it a go

[Fulskar]

From around early April I'll have the time to play a fair bit of DotA 2 every day obviously I am interested in getting a lot better at the game, wouldn't mind joining in on practice sessions between now and then if I'm around and will be playing in my own time to get better. If I can get good enough maybe I'll try out for the actual team some day.

Good luck.

[footmunch]

i got time most nights except for sunday im doing the braid alt thing atm

[delling]

Depending on who's in the group (looking at you, Pluug), we'd probably do a weekday 'raiding' schedule. Mon/Tues/Thurs, or something like that, leaving weekends for fun games with the larger IE DOTA community.

Cool list, Palmar. Make a Google Spreadsheet thing!

[Grishnag]

cant believe i missed this thread but... yeah im interested
it just seems that alot of people here dont realise that the teams you will be facing have like years and years of dota experience as a pro team

[delling]

Yeah, well, that's life.

What more can we do, but try?

[Grishnag]

not saying we shouldnt try but that people should realise it is going to take a lot of effort to get anywhere close to bieng able to compete

[Lycanus]

sounds like fun starting somethign from ground up is always challenging, isnt that wat makes it worthwhile? im free all days i can schedule my other stuff around urs

[Banne]

pluug for team leader!

[footmunch]

pluug doesnt want to play.
make him banne

[Sparrowhawk]

Withdrawing aswell.

[Jola]

If i weren't in China i would like to join but to high ping 500+