The reason why the development of e-sports is unstable is because the life cycle of professional players is too short.

To a certain extent, the e-sports industry is more dependent on youth than the entertainment industry, because as people get older, their reflexes become less sophisticated, so there are often scenes of meritorious veterans being executed by newcomers and geniuses.

But DOTA2 is an anomaly. Its priority at the tactical and strategic level is higher than reaction speed. This is why many Dota veterans are assisted by the big brother transformation. They are slower but the experience is still there.

The AI2 team obviously doesn't know much about this game and thinks D2 is just a "game".

Release delayed permissions and speed up the learning process...The forced evolution of AI seems to have become stronger, but the inexplicable lineup matching has made them weaker. In order to show the audience the superiority of artificial intelligence, Wall has already reached a balance.

The "reaction-strategy" balance was tilted too much towards "reaction power", and as a result, we were brought to death by the global flow of the newly updated A-stick.

This is completely because the AI ​​was tricked by its own behind-the-scenes team, and this is something they will never learn in a DOTA game.

Of course, they haven't learned to hit GG in the game either.

【Tianhui wins!】

Humanity 2:1 AI2, ending this BO3 that turned from competition into farce.

"We won." We high-fived one after another to celebrate the upgrade.

From retreating to the line to suddenly exerting force, we quickly took the AI ​​away before the audience could react. Immediately afterwards, the audience burst into thunderous applause.

"WOW!!!"

"Human NO.1!"

"Victory for humanity!"

Under the cheers, Wall walked away with a dark face, followed by several reporters who were watching the fun and not taking it too seriously.

After today, he felt a little uncomfortable in front of Paul Allen.

Leather Shoes laughed in the voice channel: "Hey, I guess they won't get anything good after doing this. But then, is the sponsorship of the Seabirds team suspended?"

"Whatever, he does one thing to the public and another behind his back. It's unreasonable for us brothers to be skinny. Let's not talk about it anymore. Let's go back home and celebrate again." I motioned to my teammates to log off and follow the rules of the game.

Later, we were scheduled to have an interview.

The person who made an appointment for an interview was Felike, a game reviewer and professional commentator for a well-known company, known as "Speed-Speaking Gatlin".

"After three days of fierce battle, the PS team from China finally won the AI ​​on behalf of humans. First of all, congratulations."

"Thank you." I nodded to express my gratitude.

After the pleasantries comes the real interview:

"What do you want to say about the AI ​​Challenge, which has attracted so much attention these days?"

Fy: "It feels pretty good. Overall, I feel that the AI ​​responds very quickly. After all, artificial intelligence, even the throwing skills are intelligent."

"For the DAC Asia Invitational Tournament that will be held soon, the PS team has entered the main competition ahead of schedule. So in the fiercely competitive Chinese competition area, which teams do you think are more powerful?"

The microphone was handed to AME first, and he took it blankly, saying "Uh": "Uh... just... it feels about the same." He turned around and handed the microphone directly to me.

I took it with a slight embarrassment: "To be honest, I don't know. Due to some well-known reasons, our team cannot play in the domestic league, but in my impression, VG and LGD are both quite strong."

"Then which teams are you most optimistic about?"

"Uh... LFY and Newbee."

The host was obviously stunned. You must know that LFY has just been formed and there is no star player in the team. Not to mention Newbee, whose domestic record ranks last, even IG.V can't compare.

It may seem to outsiders that I deliberately chose two weak teams to avoid the rhythm, but I know in my heart that these two teams are qualified to win the TI championship if they are ruthless.

"There is also an additional small question. The Malaysian player DDZ who came to the rescue this time was suspended not long ago due to the match-fixing scandal, but you have used him as Yang's substitute. Does this mean that you are against Valve's actions?

Woolen cloth?"

This question is as sharp as asking me directly if I have ever faked a match. If the answer is not good, then the entire network will be in a hurry.

DDZ, who was standing on the edge, was obviously shocked. He didn't expect that the host would attack him.

FY and I looked at each other, and finally it was me who answered this tricky question:

"He is a very good player, and we are well aware of his strength in our partnered games. DDZ is no less than any current professional player. I deeply regret that DDZ was suspended, but I respect V's decision.

, since he made a mistake, he must be punished, but I still trust his character and character."

I never thought that after so many years, I would actually mention the word "trust" in front of the camera again.

I actually feel deeply about DDZ’s experience. He is very much like my previous self, but the difference is that I am luckier and got a chance for redemption through some combination of circumstances, while he was permanently banned and could only participate in some unofficial activities.

Little competition.

I know what kind of commotion these words will cause after I say them. For such an "officially banned" player, I could have completely distanced myself from him, but this kind of burning bridges is too mean and I despise it.

…

After the game, in the afternoon, Cheng Qing called with an extremely excited tone: "Holy shit, Paul Allen's assistant called, saying that we successfully got the title sponsorship of the Seahawks!"

"Okay, then we are finally not a pheasant club."

"There are other benefits."

"besides?"

"Paul Allen personally plans to take a stake."

"ah?"

Sponsorship and shareholding are completely different things. Sponsorship is sponsorship. If the team does not perform well in the future, the sponsor can withdraw its investment at any time. But shareholding is different. After taking shares, it becomes a community of interests.

E-sports clubs and world-class rich people have formed a community of interests. I'm stupid.

"Hiss--that's not right. Why is he planning to invest in it? Our club has just been built and it's not a famous brand."

"Because foreign public opinion exploded." Cheng Qing explained.

Internal and external networks revealed that the "AI2" studio secretly manipulated delay data and treated teams of different nationalities differently, which is suspected of racial discrimination.

The evidence includes interpretations by professional players (live broadcast of leather shoes), live audience interviews (students at the University of Washington), and comparison of AI data from three professional games.

Racial discrimination is a big deal.

Paul Allen's team made an emergency public relations announcement and claimed that this BO3 was discussed with our team in advance and was a true performance contest between AI and humans. Therefore, many restrictions were removed and there was no intention of discrimination.

So this investment is more like hush money for us.

"Is there such a good thing?" I couldn't laugh or cry.

Cheng Qing paused: "Aren't you angry?"
Chapter completed!