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How To Increase Communication Score in Dota 2?

Sonu Banerjee
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How To Increase Communication Score in Dota 2?

To tackle the constantly rising toxicity in Dota 2, Valve has introduced a range of measures to counter and combat negative behavior within the game. While the concept of ‘Behavior Score’ has been a part of the game for a while, the impact of it on players was extremely limited.

Towards the end of 2023, Valve decided to revamp the behavior system of Dota 2 to reward positive behavior within the game while punishing negative behavior quite harshly. The introduction of the ‘Communication Score’ in Dota 2 marks a significant milestone in the game’s fight against toxicity. Although some players have criticized the system for potential abuse, it has proven to be highly effective in reducing toxic behavior within the game.

In layman’s terms, the Communication Score in Dota 2 is the representation of the quality of your in-game interactions. If you’re constantly being toxic in text chat or voice chat, your Communication Score is almost certain to plummet. On the other hand, Behavior Score is based on your overall actions in-game, and can be negatively impacted if you grief your games, destroy items, etc.

Having a low Communication Score can not only prevent you from chatting in the game, but it can also be detrimental to your ranked win rate as it will also prevent you from pinging ally abilities. If you’re finding yourself having a low Communication Score in Dota 2, and wish to raise it, we have you covered.

How To Increase Communication Score in Dota 2

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Increasing Communication Score in Dota 2 can often be difficult, especially if you’re in a low score bracket since you’re much more likely to be matched against equally toxic players.

However, there are a few things you can do in-game that will help you increase your Communication Score in Dota 2 fast.

Without further ado, let’s check out what you can do in Dota 2 to increase your Communication Score:

  • Never Tilt: Never lose your cool while playing Dota 2. Getting tilted can lead to toxic behavior and hurt your win rate, as it often results in poor decision-making. Remember, it’s just a game. If you find yourself getting frustrated, take a break and queue up later.
  • Mute Toxic Players: If a teammate is being toxic, mute them immediately without hesitation. While communication is important, especially in ranked games, it’s unlikely that a toxic player will contribute anything useful. It’s better to mute them and focus on the game.
  • Remain Positive in Chat: Start your games off with a polite ‘GL HF’, and end them with ‘GG WP’. Encourage your teammates, and appreciate them if anyone makes a good play. It’s not hard to be nice to other players, and it will certainly help you get more commends and increase your Communication Score.
  • Don’t Send Negative Messages: Typing out rude messages in chat is a surefire way to lower your Communication Score in Dota 2. We get it, Dota 2 games can get heated at times, but if you have a low Communication Score, it’s best to just suck it up and refrain from sending negative messages in the chat.

Falcons eliminate ALTERNATE aTTaX to reach IEM Cologne playoffs

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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Falcons eliminate ALTERNATE aTTaX to reach IEM Cologne playoffs

Falcons have eliminated ALTERNATE aTTaX to book a spot in the IEM Cologne playoffs. This will be the new team’s first appearance at the cathedral and having some big names on their side, they will be a force to be reckoned with on the stage.

VETO

  • ALTERNATE aTTaX removed Nuke
  • Falcons removed Inferno
  • ALTERNATE aTTaX picked Anubis
  • Falcons picked Mirage
  • ALTERNATE aTTaX removed Dust2
  • Falcons removed Vertigo
  • Ancient was left over

Map 1: Anubis; Pick – AA; Winner – Falcons

ALTERNATE aTTaX had a rough start to their map pick, despite Anubis being a map that Falcons have historically struggled on. Both teams traded rounds and had a very close first half but AA’s game planning was on point as they managed to edge out Falcons with a 7-5 scoreline.

Falcons started the second half on a roll, winning 5 rounds straight and putting AA behind with a 3 round lead. Despite their best efforts and cutting it close on multiple occasions, AA managed to get 11 rounds but the Falcons edged out a narrow victory with a 13-11 scoreline.

Map 2: Mirage; Pick – Falcons; Winner – Falcons

Mirage was yet another close affair as there was little to separate the two teams. ALTERNATE aTTaX despite being underdogs in every match they played were able to force their opponents into close matches, as was the case with Falcons. The first half ended with a narrow lead for the Falcons as they entered the second half with a 7-5 advantage.

The second half saw ALTERNATE aTTaX push Falcons to their limits with what ended up being another close map. As Falcons were on a round winning streak, ALTERNATE aTTaX did not let them get comfortable even till the last round of regulations but were unable to push it over the line as Falcons secured their place in IEM Cologne with a more convincing 13-9 scoreline.

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Complexity beats Eternal Fire to qualify for IEM Cologne

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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Complexity beats Eternal Fire to qualify for IEM Cologne

Complexity has taken down favorites Eternal Fire to book their spot in the IEM Cologne main event at the Cathedral aka the Laxess Arean. The North American side took convincing a 2-0 victory over the Turks after many had doubted them.

VETO

  • Eternal Fire removed Ancient
  • Complexity removed Mirage
  • Eternal Fire picked Vertigo
  • Complexity picked Dust2
  • Eternal Fire removed Inferno
  • Complexity removed Nuke
  • Anubis was left over

Map 1: Vertigo; Pick – Eternal Fire; Winner – Complexity

Eternal Fire started their map pick with a pistol-round victory and built on it to reach a 3-0 lead which after that was stretched to a 4-round lead by the end of the half as Complexity only managed to get 4 rounds on their defence. Eternal Fire walked away with an 8-4 lead in the first half of the map.

The second half saw Eternal Fire fall off a cliff as Complexity dominated the entire way to make a comeback. Eternal Fire could cut it close on multiple occasions but a well-drilled T side that only lost a single round closed the map with a 13-9 scoreline. EliGE stood out as the best player on the server with an IR of 1.65 and 23 frags.

Map 2: Dust 2; Pick – Complexity; Winner – Complexity

With a rough start on their map pick, Complexity started on the backfoot as Eternal Fire looked to equalize the scoreline. Both teams got their fair share of rounds before moving to the second half. Dust 2 being Dust 2, the match remained open for the taking as both teams were trading blows.

The second half was unable to separate the two teams as CoL barely managed to push the match to overtime after Eternal Fire almost took it out of their hands. It two 2 overtimes for CoL to put Eternal Fire down as they progress after a tiring 19-17 victory to close the match with a 2-0 scoreline.

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Riot Games Shake up Valorant Esports Revenue: Teams Could Lose Upto $400K!

Aathityaa Swaminathan
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Riot Games Shake up Valorant Esports Revenue: Teams Could Lose Upto $400K!

Sheep Esports recently revealed a report where it was depicted that Riot Games – the parent organization behind the popular esports title Valorant was planning on “tailoring down” part of their incentive program for the VCT international league teams by focusing more on in-game cosmetic sales than content creation. 

This effectively means VCT teams that have had multiple streams of revenue via Riot Games as their chosen representatives across their four international leagues.

This is executed via a process where a fixed stipend is paid through an incentive program where a share of the proceedings from the in-game sales of specific team’s cosmetic bundles and the Champions bundles are split between the developer and the teams.

One of the revenue streams even included the team’s viewership revenue on VCT content and co-streams. This led to teams signing content creators to co-stream their teams with Valorant.

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According to Sheep Esports, a maximum of $400,000 was receivable by each team for meeting their content goals which was followed by a mention of how this structure has been changing every year at the VCT and that the focus for the year 2025 was on in-game item sales.

“Since those are performing incredibly well thanks to the generosity of our fans. All in all, we expect significant growth in the total amount of money paid to teams by Riot, continuing the growth trajectory from the past three years,” a Riot spokesperson told Sheep Esports.

This has made a lot of teams participating in the VCT unhappy because of such short notice before such impactful revenue-affecting moves. What do you think? Will Riot eventually even shake down the entire $400,000 incentive next year or is the program here to stay, let us know!

Until then stay tuned to Talkesport for more such interesting updates from the Valorant universe.

Liquid Edge Past FURIA With 2-1 Win at IEM Cologne 2024 Play-In

Sonu Banerjee
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Liquid Edge Past FURIA With 2-1 Win at IEM Cologne 2024 Play-In

Team Liquid has taken down FURIA Esports with a 2-1 series win at the upper-bracket finals of the play-in stage at IEM Cologne 2024, relegating the latter to the lower bracket where they’ll have to take on HEROIC. Here’s everything that went down in the BO3.

Map Veto

  • Liquid banned Vertigo
  • FURIA banned Ancient
  • Liquid picked Anubis
  • FURIA picked Nuke
  • Liquid banned Inferno
  • FURIA banned Dust2
  • Mirage was left over

Game 1: Anubis (Pick: Liquid, Win: FURIA, Final Score: 13-8)

In the pistol round, an incredible 4K by Yuri “yuurih” Santos gave FURIA the perfect start to their T-side on Anubis. Although Liquid answered by securing the force-buy, FURIA quickly responded with a force-buy of their own, breaking Liquid’s economy and stringing together several rounds. FURIA managed to extend their lead to a commanding 7-1. Liquid managed to win a couple of rounds before the end of the half, but FURIA still closed it out with a solid 9-3 advantage.

Liquid sought to close the gap between the two teams with a pistol-round win on the T-side. A failed force-buy attempt from FURIA enabled Liquid to put up six rounds on the board. Still, FURIA regained control by securing the first few buy rounds of the second half, ultimately closing out the game with a 13-8 victory.

Yuurih dominated the leaderboard in the first map of the series with a whopping 123.4 ADR and 26 kills.

Game 2: Nuke (Pick: FURIA, Win: Liquid, Final Score: 13-11)

After securing a win on their opponents’ map pick, FURIA started strong on the T-side, winning the first five rounds to take a 5-0 lead. However, Liquid wasn’t ready to give up easily. They fought back fiercely in the subsequent rounds, not conceding a single round for the remainder of the half. Liquid ended the half with a 7-5 lead on their CT side of Nuke.

Liquid managed to secure a pistol-round win to kick off the second half of Nuke but failed to convert the following round as the two teams proceeded to trade a few rounds back and forth.  Liquid eventually extended their lead to 12-8. Despite FURIA’s attempt to close the gap with three consecutive rounds, bringing the score to 12-11, Liquid secured the final round to clinch the match with a 13-11 victory.

Roland “ultimate” Tomkowiak was the star for Team Liquid in the second game, getting an impressive K/D of 21/13.

Game 3: Mirage (Win: Liquid, Final Score: 13-7)

Liquid got off to a dominant start on the CT side of Mirage due to a couple of failed force-buys from FURIA, taking the first eight rounds in a row to build an 8-0 lead over their opposition. Although FURIA managed to win a few rounds in response, Liquid was more than comfortable finishing the half with a commanding 9-3 lead.

Despite losing the final pistol round of the series, Liquid didn’t risk a force-buy on the second round, which enabled them to grab the first buy-round of the game without much hassle. FURIA tried to bounce back, grabbing the next couple of rounds before Liquid regained their composure to end the map with a 13-7 score and securing the series 2-1.

How to unlock JAK Slash in MW3 & Warzone

Yash More
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How to unlock JAK Slash in MW3 & Warzone

Key Takeaways:

  1. Unlockable through Challenges: You can unlock the JAK Slash by completing five weekly challenges from Season 5, Week 3. These challenges range from getting hipfire kills to using specific weapon types and equipment.
  2. Boosts Speed and Melee: The JAK Slash provides a unique advantage by enhancing your mobility with increased sprint and movement speed. It also converts your gun melee into a more lethal knife swing, making you formidable in close-quarters combat.
  3. Versatile Attachment: The JAK Slash can be equipped on most primary weapons, giving you flexibility in your loadout choices. You don’t need to fully level up a weapon to use it, making it accessible to a wider range of players.

How to unlock JAK Slash in MW3 & Warzone: Do you love games? If yes, then this article is for you as it covers how to unlock the latest addition to MW3 and Warzone. This new underbarrel attachment has been added in Season 5 and makes your gun’s melee attacks act like knife swings that can kill enemies. Unlocking and getting the most out of JAK Slash are well explained below in this text.

What is a JAK Double Tap?

JAK Double Tap is an aftermarket part that was included in Season 5 of MW3 and Warzone. It enhances close quarters combat through its use on majority of primary firearms. Once attached, it transforms your firearm’s melee attack into knife swings thereby improving statics such as movement speed.

How to Unlock JAK Slash

Unlocking JAK Slash is simple but will require time investment. To do so, complete any five weekly challenges from Season 5 Week 3. The following challenges are available:

  • Get 25 Operator Hipfire Kills: Kill 25 operators using hipfire or shooting without aiming down sights.
  • Get 20 Operator Kills with silenced weapons or Throwing Knives: Do it secretly! Equip a silencer or use Throwing Knives while taking out twenty operators.
  • Get 10 Operator Hipfire Kills with battle rifles: Similar to the first challenge but specific to battle rifles.
  • Get 15 Operator Kills with Covert Sneakers equipped or Dead Silence active: Utilize Covert Sneakers or activate Dead Silence to silence eliminate fifteen operators.
  • Get 30 Operator Kills shortly after sprinting with SMGs: Be fast and nimble here. Run fast and take down thirty operators using SMGs rapidly.
  • Get 10 Operator Kills with the gun-butt of a weapon: Engage close quarter combat by eliminating ten operators using your gun’s butt.
  • Get 8 Operator Kills with an underbarrel lethal attachment equipped to a weapon: Equip the underbarrel lethal attachment and get eight operator kills.

Upon completion of five of these challenges, JAK Slash will be unlocked and can be equipped on your primary weapons.

Advantages of JAK Double Tap

JAK Double Tap has many merits that can greatly affect the way you play:

Faster speed: It increases sprinting speed as well as the overall movement pace, thus allowing easier maneuverability or evasion.

Use in variety of guns: it is not a must for guns to have reached maximum levels before it is used on them hence this makes it suitable for many players.

Melee Upgrade: This version turns melee weapon into more powerful knife swings than gun butts available in CQC fights.

The JAK SLASH is an excellent addition to MW3 and WARZONE. It brightens mobility by enhancing sprint speed while at the same time upgrading close quarters combat with brutal melee attacks. Hence, anyone who completes these weekly missions should get ready to attach this accessory to their favorite assault rifles and SMGs. Get yourself the JAK Slash and become unbeatable in a lightning-fast tempo battle.

Watch out for additional updates and tricks on how you can improve your performance in Call of Duty! Happy gaming!

When Will the Live Event Countdown End in Fortnite?

Aritra Patra
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When Will the Live Event Countdown End in Fortnite?

The phrase “time is running out” has been displayed in the Fortnite world, which has led to speculation among players as Chapter 5 Season 3 ends. The countdown has already started.

Keep reading this article till the end to find out the Live Event Countdown End time in Fortnite according to your time zone.

When Will the Live Event Countdown End in Fortnite?

Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4 Key Art featuring Wolverine and Dr. Doom facing off.

Check out the end time of Live Event Countdown in Fortnite:

  • West Coast North America: 11 AM PDT
  • East Coast North America: 2 PM EDT
  • United Kingdom: 7 PM BST
  • Western Europe (Paris): 8 PM CEST
  • Japan (Tokyo): 3 AM JST on August 11
  • Australia (Sydney): 4 AM AET on August 11

To be front and center of the action, gamers are encouraged to join the game a short time before the launch and travel to the Brutal Beachhead location as quickly as possible.

Data miners have revealed that there will be significant changes across the map in the upcoming Season 4.

Roblox Banned in Turkey

Aritra Patra
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Roblox Banned in Turkey

Key Takeaways:

  • The Turkish government has banned Roblox, citing concerns over content moderation and the platform’s effectiveness in protecting young users from mature content and potential exploitation.
  • Criticisms have included issues with security measures and child labor, as well as a class-action lawsuit related to in-app purchases, though the core problems remain unresolved.
  • Allegations of virtual pedophilia networks using Robux, Roblox’s digital currency, have heightened concerns about child safety.
  • The ban was confirmed through a report and Roblox has acknowledged the verification with Turkish authorities.
  • The ban’s impact is significant, affecting both Roblox’s operations and its user community.

The Turkish government has banned one of the most popular gaming platforms, Roblox.

The platform has been scrutinized for a while over its content moderation policies, especially concerning the majority of the users being youth. Critics have always focused on the decline of the platform in terms of its security measures to separate kids from mature content and child labor.

Lawsuits compounded problems with the platform, especially with a class-action lawsuit overturning in-app purchases. Even though Roblox settled, the main issues were yet to be addressed.

Apart from this, there were claims of virtual pedophilia networks operating using Robux, the game’s primary digital currency, as a platform. The state’s legitimate response was to stress its concern over the risk to children that such activities pose in connection with the website.

The Turkish Government report of the ban finally met the public through Roblox, which also assured the ban’s verification with the Turkish authorities. As the event progresses, the side effects become larger for both Roblox and its community.

IShowSpeed Takes on 2024 Paris Olympic Athlete Ewa Swoboda’s Challenge

Aathityaa Swaminathan
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IShowSpeed Takes on 2024 Paris Olympic Athlete Ewa Swoboda’s Challenge

Popular YouTuber IShowSpeed was recently challenged by an Olympic track athlete and the YouTuber went on to accept the challenge!

IShowSpeed has been unhinged ever since the beginning when his one-of-a-kind shenanigans often broke the internet. He has been seen appearing at the Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling Competition 2024 ending in the fourth position and even managed to beat the fastest Norwegian national football player in a race!

Very recently Speed’s YouTube channel was banned due to a jump stunt that did not sit well with YouTube, but his relentless attitude has never stopped him from demonstrating his abilities out in the world, let alone a track course this time.

In a tweet that IShowSpeed posted where he claimed that “no point in life” has he ever lost a race, a 2024 Paris Olympics athlete – a track and field sprinter, Ewa Swoboda called him out with a challenge to the YouTuber mentioning that she’d “maybe run with him” considering he showed up in Poland and participated in the RMF FM radio contest. 

She went on to add that “there will be a race at the Silesian Stadium, where the winners of the contest will run 100 meters with me, so maybe he still has time to sign up”

This deferred conversation between the two went on for a while post which IShowSpeed posted this on his Twitter handle: 

He seems to have messaged the athlete asking “You wanna race me?” and has ever since not updated anyone on whether he has received a response. The community seems to be excited about how the RFM FM Radio contest is set to take place on August 24, 2024, where they expect this crazy crossover to grace everyone in reality. 

We’ve got our fingers crossed for this crossover and hopefully you do too! Let us know what you think about this on our Instagram community and until then stay tuned to Talkesport!

Furia Wins the Brazilian Derby

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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Furia Wins the Brazilian Derby

The Brazilian derby in IEM Cologne play-ins had one of the best teams for the region in Furia facing Imperial who has impressed in their recent matches, especially after changing the season break.

VETO

  • Imperial removed Ancient
  • FURIA removed Anubis
  • Imperial picked Dust2
  • FURIA picked Nuke
  • Imperial removed Vertigo
  • FURIA removed Mirage
  • Inferno was left over

Map 1: Dust 2; Pick – Imperial; Winner – Imperial

Furia started their rival’s pick with a pistol round win and followed it up with another round upon which it was all Imperial as they went on to put together a streak of 9 rounds only letting one slip by their hands.

The story did not change in the second half as Imperial went on a winning streak to close out the map in no time. Imperial won the map with a strong 13-3 scoreline.

Map 2: Nuke; Pick – Furia; Winner – Furia

Following a disastrous defeat, Furia got back on their feet in their map pick. Having traded a few rounds earlier in the match they were able to put together a few rounds and movies onto the second half with a narrow 2-round lead.

While Furia couldn’t get comfortable in the second half but managed to scratch and claw their way to narrowly edge out fellow South Americans. Off the back of an amazing performance by FalleN, Furia took home their map pick with a 13-11 scoreline.

Map 3: Inferno; Pick – Decider; Winner – Furia

A complete shutdown by Furia. Little to say for Imperial as Furia ran a picture-perfect T side and cut no slacks for the pistol round that followed. A thorough and well-executed T side saw them take home 12 rounds in the first half and a quick pistol round win to seal a 13-0 victory over their rivals.

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