This is just some Dota 2 stuff.
You know, like I’ve mentioned many times in my past entries, when Bruno introduced me to the world of Dota 2, it was during the Shanghai Major. I had no idea who’s who, what heroes who’s on, etc. But somehow, one way or another, the team Evil Geniuses (EG) stood out for me. Maybe it’s their logo, maybe it’s their play (or whatever kind of play I could made it out at that point), maybe it’s their player… I don’t know. I just somehow… felt inclined to support them. I like them. And that’s weird. Maybe I like PPD’s (their captain) cool composition. It can’t be Bruno’s influence for sure, because he doesn’t like PPD and he doesn’t like EG. (He thinks they are pretty good though.)
And then, they lost to Team Liquid (I only noticed how cute Jerax and Matumbaman were during that game) and was placd third in the tournament. Team Liquid also became a team that I liked / supported from then on. But Team Liquid lost to Team Secret, so meh, that’s that.
I never liked Team Secret from the get-go. I think I don’t like the players (didn’t like puppey, didn’t like EE). But Bruno liked Team Secret, so well, meh. Shan’t say too much bad stuff about them *cough*.
And then, there’s the roster switch hoo-haa which messed up EG. Too much stuff to write about here, and let’s just say I hated Secret even more because of this. EG (and Secret) became horrible, had bad gameplays, etc. Team Liquid, however, did not change their roster and rose steadily to the top.
Although I’m also a fan of Team Liquid, and i’m very happy to see them finally win a LAN, I can’t help but feel sad for EG. EG has been the first Dota 2 team that I supported, and I will always be a fan of them, as long as PPD is the captain of the team. Fear may retire after this TI, but I sure hope he’ll stay behind as a coach or something.
This is probably the first time I felt such a connection for a team I support. I used to support Manchester United, but when they fell off the top, I kinda stop supporting them (yes I’m a lousy “fan”). But this time, even though EG fell out of favour, playing badly in tournaments and stuff, I just felt heartbroken, but somehow my support was unwavering. I was still proudly wearing their flair in Reddit even though it’s grayed out (due to them being eliminated early during the Manila Major). When they were eliminated, I still tweeted PPD to let him know that hey, you know, there are still fans out there who still believe in EG.
As long as PPD is in EG, I will always be bleeding blue. #BleedBlue #InPJSaltWeBelieve
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