I’ve also been enjoying watching Team Vision (as they’ll be called for TI) but since they’ve moved away from the DPC haven’t really been keeping up. There just seems to be too much on all the time. Maybe I am just losing my free time too compared to my student days.

Just to clarify, would you mean to have the email/validate stage as part of the flow to access the app, or let them continue with just the email with a limited functionality?

Compared to login or password reset, you rarely see the email validate before register flow, especially for mobile apps etc. That makes it pretty hard to make the case that this needs to be actioned from a security perspective when even the big companies are not following it either.

I was having a chat about this with a UX guy. His argument for using a similar flow was that the username/email will have to be validated at the point of registration anyway so you might as well make it easier for the user when the email is wrong. I couldn’t really refute this logic.

If you throttle both login and registration, then surely the risk is minimised while keeping the user happy?

Looks nice, especially the anchovy pizza! The salad does have a very American vibe to it - it is the lack of different veggies maybe.

I can’t comment on the turbo, but I have had little issue with queuing around 6-10 GMT or weekends in EUW. Queue time averages around 1-3mins. I am normally playing with a 3-5 stack though if that effects anything.

I don’t think the bobsled would be quite as entertaining to watch if this is the case.

How are your predictions going? Mine are going ok with only two wrong, but I’m not as confident in putting XG to win currently.

I wasn’t all that confident in the brood pick, but Satanic made it look very strong late game. XG really needed to hit an earlier timing. Looking forward to seeing PV in the semis!

I also like the trend toward offlane save hero with centaur, phoenix or undying being picked up. I might have to try that sort of play style myself.

So far today it looks like there have been some of the fastest games of the tournament. I was expecting the games to be more closer and more competitive than the groups. Maybe nerves and pressure are having more of an impact than I thought.

Nigma games feel much more tense, because you are waiting for them to throw at some point. Nice to see they are breaking this pattern on their first game. Mainstage Nigma does always seem to perform better!

I do love Ghost’s story of first playing in SEA, then China and now EU/MENA. Shows just how international the pro scene has become. And how much players can benefit from being multilingual.

Sumail was a joy to watch back on his storm spirit again. He may have been around for a while, but you have to remember he is still fairly young. Winning TI at 16 was bonkers.

I was assuming that the best games would be at the end of the group stage and the first few rounds would be stomps, but I was very wrong. Super hyped for the rest of the tourney if this is how things start!

Ghost is looking pretty strong at the moment. Maybe it is just the 4 protect 1 kinda thing they often do, but the rest of the team just doesn’t quite look as hot.

I would’ve preferred to see GG play, but I’m sure Yakutou can put on a performance too.

Hopefully having more Chinese teams gives the scene over there a. it of a boost after it has dropped off for a while.

Looks really smooth and very impressive you managed to create it being a non-developer!

Alternatively, ‘Shutdown’ (with a capital), when refering to the 2015 grime track by Skepta.

DM brewmaster also seemed make so many funny plays. It just shows how strong they are when teamfighting and overall cohesion for those mistakes not to matter in the end.

Defo rooting for them when I watch the finals back!

I don’t think I’m your guy haha. I do not have a ravioli bowl unfortunately.

There are two pits, but just one rosh. He commutes between each pit on the day/night cycle and tosses anyone in his way, getting angrier the more heroes he tosses.