Hello everyone, I'm Martin and I'm trying to compete for the key like everyone else will do!

If my account informations would be needed, I'd prefer to send them with PM ! <3
#Edit: Steam: usagipl
YT: grimyleaf
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1. Being a member of the portal: Done
2. Joining your steam group: Done
3: Subscribed to Dota Cinema Youtube channel: Done
4: Answering few questions:

1. What's your current MOBA game and why?

-My current MOBA games are DotA, LoL, and HoN from time to time. I decided I'd play all three of them to see what appeals the most to me.
So far I like DotA the most, and would love to get a chance to try myself in the beta stages of the game, as a player and a tester!

2. What do you think about Dota 2 presented on Gamescom?

-I really think the game that was presented was awsome, of course it had its flaws because it was still before a beta release - lack of all the heroes, some stability problems (or maybe those were only connected to streams) - but overall, it was great experience watching all the pros fight for that 1 mln dollars, really fun and exciting - and most importantly competitive! <3

3. What's the thing you like the most, and thing you dislike the most in Dota 2?

-The thing I like the most ? It's probably the gameplay which is hard mechanics-wise, meaning you not only have to plan things ahead, but also posses that little "skill" that you need to pull things off, I really miss that part from DotA in LoL for example - it's just real simplified and boring sometimes.
-The thing I dislike the most? That's gonna be lame, but I just love the game, and am blinded by it's state right now, it is hard to say what I dislike in it since I've only seen it streamed on the tournament so far - I need the key to tell you what I don't like !

4. What do you think will happen to DotA (1) after Dota 2 is released?

-What I think hmm, I believe that most of the playerbase from DotA will transfer to Dota 2 (thanks to valve and their optimization of their game, it will run smoothly on any system - the olders too, or that's what they said they are planning to do) but of course there will be ppl who'll stay loyal to the DotA and will keep playing it, just because they love it- it won't really matter if you ask me, because Dota 2 should gain totally new players too.

5. What do you think will happen to other RTS games (LoL & HoN)?

-You mean other MOBA games ? RTS IS SC2 4 life and nothing beats starcraft ! Yea LoL and HoN... hm that's a tough one.
LoL is going to stay strong, because it's really casual and easy to learn to play, the playerbase is made of ppl who (mostly) never played any other games of this type, or any games at all! They are ppl who just happened to get this game into their hands for free, and they enjoy it. But there are players from DotA that play LoL and are just waiting to get their hands on new Icefrog's masterpiece (like me ;D).
As for HoN, I wouldn't know it will still exist out there, gaining players slowly, but steadily maybe, but it's not really going to be competition for DotA 2 or LoL (or so I predict). I've tried it, it's fun, more skillful than LoL, but I don't really like the engine and mechanics proposed by S2 games.

6. How long do you play RTS games?

- For a long long time, I've been playing Warcraft 2, then switched to Wc3 and then I've found out how awsome DotA was .

7. How did you get into RTS scene?

- I think it was my friend who showed me one day , when we were 8 or so a game called Warcraft 2 and I gained interest into Blizzards games, then started looking for similar games , been playing Dawn of War semi-competitively, and now Sc2, just for fun ^^. Of course nothing was as good as the impression DotA gave me, when I first tried it, and I'm hyped about Dota 2 .

8. What do you think it is about RTS what makes it so competitive and a great game?

- In general, RTS games like Sc2 or DotA/Dota 2 require a lot of so called "skill". Since everything is happening in the real life time (since the name of the genre RTS) every decision you need to make, must be beneficial to you or your team, and you need to make it quick, and pull it off dealing with the mechanics. So you must learn how the game works firstly(mechanics and master them), then learn everything about the game, and then comes the factor which makes you a good player or a "casual one" - making the decision when you analyze what's happening int he game - that's pretty crucial, I'm not saying I'm good at it, I only know it's important. There are ppl who'll want to improve in that decision making factor, and then they'll might become competitive one day, and there are those who dont care and are going to play their style till the end of their lives . Oh and also in case of MOBA games, team work is cruicial too - plus someone needs to make the calls, otherwise you'll end up losing with your friends.
That all is why I think RTS/MOBA games are so competitive .

8. Why do you think you should get the key?

- That's the question I don't really like. It's of course up to you guys who will get the key, I can't say I deserve it, I really want it tho, and tried to prove being "worthy" by writing all the stuff that I've experienced in my RTS and MOBA player-life...
Hoping for the admins to make the right decision and give away the key to the lucky guy/girl, who really deserve it !

Good luck to everyone who's competing ! <3