DOTA APEM US/CA

[mystical_ice]

Hi
Big supporter of Ent - between all my accounts I probably have ~1000 games played.

Just one suggestion though - I'd wager 90%+ of the games hosted on ENT are 'apem us/ca'. It's not unusual for the apem us/ca lobby to fill up in under 10 seconds. Even now, on a Wednesday evening, I've spent 5 minutes trying to get into game. Clicking 'refresh' on the games list, in the time it takes me to see a new lobby created, and pull up my minimized WC3, the lobby is already full.

Would it be possible (or plausible?) to have 3 or 4x "apem us/ca" lobbies at any one point? That way at least it would be easier for individuals that want to play with friends to get into a lobby before it fills up?

[nabo.]

-If the game fills up so fast usually, why would u tab out?

-Instead of looking for the game in custome games list, you should whisper the bot then copy paste the gamename you are going to join.

ex.
1) /w clan.enterprise !g apem us (Bot response with game name: [ent] dota apem us/ca #1)
Type [ent] dota apem us/ca #1 in a bnet channel. ctrl+c to copy. ctrl+v to paste.

2) Once u see your desired game with slots available, paste the gamename you copied onto the custom game search box.

No need to look for the game on the list...

[mystical_ice]

Wait, so the bot can message when the new game is up?

[nabo.]

No, but you can check the number of available slots that are open when u use the command !g apem us
You can either whisper the bot /w clan.enterprise or just type the command at a clan ent channel.

You can also check through the gamelist on forum: games.php

[mystical_ice]

I must not be understanding what you're suggesting - right now I use the games list, and I refresh every second, and when I see a new game start, I copy/paste the text, go into WC3 (takes 2 seconds to maximize the window), paste it in the game name field, and click 'join'. The whole process takes like 5 seconds (quicker than it would be to TYPE the game name, then copy it (in wc3))

[nabo.]

your doing what I was suggesting.

[aRt)Y]

@mystical_ice nabo actually described another method in his first part of the post:

In battle.net: /w clan.enterprise !g <part of gamename>
For example, you want to play a dota game but you dont know the exact game number, just whisper
/w clan.enterprise !g dota
You'll receive a list of open dota games which you can copy/paste and join the game without having to minimize wc3.