[TCPLemminks]

Well I guess this just proves that Valve has way too much money, as fellow TF2er's may agree with me.

I had a similar arguement with a friend over SC2 VS HON.
Apparently HON was suppose to come with a map editor similar to the World Editor in WC3 so that it wouldn't be just Dota. Haven't seen it yet.

As fun as Dota is, unless there's gonna be other modes or a map maker, It's SC2 all the way for me (though I may still buy Dota 2)

[Xeen]

Originally Posted by Lemminks

Well I guess this just proves that Valve has way too much money, as fellow TF2er's may agree with me.

1M+ out of a major company's advertising budget is pocket change.

Originally Posted by mGMUSE

I think this is the best marketing plan in e-sports ever - for 1M they have by far outdone any kind of advertising Blizzard has done in the past.

Agreed, I think it's fantastic how much hype they've already built as a result of it - and it encourages progamers to compete and prepare for their game by dangling that prize. So long as people realize that this means nothing in the long run in terms of prize scale - not even a bad thing, just a potential disappointment for the short-sighted.