online strategy game Dota 2 was held in Cologne, Germany.

在德國科隆舉辦了一場錦標賽

It offered the largest prize pool to date

大賽獎金創下史上最高紀錄 進而吸引了來自世界各地的職業玩家

attracting professional players from all over the world.

大賽獎金創下史上最高紀錄 進而吸引了來自世界各地的職業玩家

Yes, it is actually confirmed.

是的　已經確定了

1.6 million dollar prize pool!

總獎金 160 萬美元!

I'm double-checking to make sure they haven't changed any details

我正重複確認自發布之後

since they told us last time.

沒任何變動

1 million in US dollars for First Prize.

冠軍可以獲得一百萬美元

That is for the winner.

那是給第 1 名的

1 million dollars for winning Dota!

只要打贏 Dota 就能獲得一百萬美元!

It's going to be huge. Dota2.com

這將會轟動全球

The tournament tab is up, too.

大賽資訊也在 Dota2.com 上了

Our website will actually change for the next 24 hours as well...

我們的網站也將在 24 小時內更新…

The day I transformed into an adult was the day I started playing Dota.

開始玩 Dota 的那刻　是我長大的那天

It's times like, when you go up on the stage,

譬如有時候　你走上舞台

you represent your country for something.

你代表你的國家

You get the prize.

你拿到獎金

It's the amount of satisfaction and achievement that nothing else can give you.

沒其它事物能帶來相同的滿足和成就感

It's something I definitely don't regret ever doing.

這是件我永不後悔的事情

Gaming is simply the proudest thing in my life.

電競是我一生中最引以為傲的事

It can be called "gamer," but for me, it's something different.

雖然通俗地被稱為「玩家」 但對我而言它有不同的意義

One way to forget about pain is to do something that you will be in completely.

忘卻痛苦的方法之一　就是全心地投入某件事情

So...

所以…

computer games.

電腦遊戲

For me, it was...

對我而言它是…　

everything.

我的一切

This is my career.

這是我的職業

I've chosen to do it for so long.

我選擇走上這條路很久了

Success in my eyes is always based on how other people see you.

在我眼中　所謂的「成功」均是由旁人斷定　

In the eyes of the public,

在大眾的眼裡

it's up to them.

是由他們決定的

It's important to be doing things that you love and you really appreciate.

做你喜歡的事情並樂於其中是很重要的

Because that's your passion, man.

因為那是你的熱情所在

You should really work for your passions.

你應要為你的熱情而付出　

Ok, guys, you have 7 minutes to set everything up

好了各位　你們有 7 分鐘的時間準備

and then we go.

然後我們就要開始了

This is the first time I really wanted to take something seriously

這是我生平第一次想要為自己

and do something good for my life.

認真看待並做件正確的事情

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10 年前根本沒人把電子競技當一回事

10 years ago, competitive gaming wasn't even really a thing.

你會跟好友對戰當作消遣

You would play for fun against your friends.

或許為 1 杯咖啡或其它事物作賭注而玩

Maybe you would play for a cup of coffee or whatever you wanted.

我最早開始玩遊戲時　我們會為了

When I started playing, we'd been fighting for

24 瓶啤酒爭奪第一

24 bottles of beer as a first place.

我沒騙你

I'm not joking.

在那之後線上對戰開始普及了　

From there, though, online happened.

突然間你不單只想成為街坊間的強者

And, all of a sudden, you weren't just trying to be the best on your block.

現在你想成為世界最強的玩家

Now you're trying to be the best in the world.

而這改變也將電競世界推向全新的境界

And that opened up competitive gaming to a whole new landscape.

其中一個最具影響力的遊戲便是 Dota

And one of the games really leading the way is Dota.

Dota 有點像是綜合了足球及西洋棋

Dota is sort of a combination of football (or soccer for the Americans)

Dota 有點像是綜合了足球及西洋棋

and Chess.

這大概會是我對不認識 Dota 的人

This is probably how I would try to explain Dota

解釋 Dota 的方法

to someone who's not familiar with it.

至少我對我父母是這樣說的

At least, that's what I did to my parents.

Dota 是個講求氣勢的遊戲

Dota is a game of momentum.

己方五位玩家

You as 5 players

和對立五位玩家抗衡　爭取主導氣勢

try and battle against the other 5 players for momentum.

每位玩家操控一個角色單位

Every single player controls one unit.

遊戲的首要目標是摧毀敵方的主要建築

And the main objective of the game is to destroy the final enemy building

而這建築被稱為「遺跡」

which is called the "Ancient."

在這之間的一切過程

Everything else that happens in the meantime

便是遊戲的精采之處

is your amazing filler of a game.

你可以從 100 位英雄中擇一

You could play 100 heroes

和其餘 99 英雄搭配組合

in conjunction with 99 other heroes.

不斷地　有許多可能性　

It's just nonstop possibilities

而且極為有趣　你知道的

and it's so much fun.

雖然每一場的地圖都是同一個

And you know, it's like the same map every single time

但坦白說永遠不會覺得無聊

but it literally never gets boring.

我會說 Dota 是種生活之道

I would say Dota is a way of life.

當比賽開始提供獎金

When the prizes started coming

我就想說　有正式競賽了

I was like, well we have tournaments

那自然就會有人開始說

so obviously some people are going to come and say,

「真是個好遊戲　我們玩幾場吧!」 或　「我們花點錢投資吧!」

"This is a great game. Let's play it. Like, let's put money in it."

然後它開始逐年成長

And it started progressing each year.

那些頂尖玩家

Those at the top level,

他們腦裡需要作出許多運算

they just do like lots of calculations in their head.

和電影《美麗境界》很像

Something like "A Beautiful Mind"

你能看見各種細枝末節

where you see like all kinds of things.

再利用這些資訊

And using all this information

決定你的下一步

make your next move.

在我看來它和籃球有許多相似之處

I see it in a lot of ways similar to basketball.

就像場五對五的比賽

Just like a 5 on 5 game

大家必須要齊心合作

where you kind of have to work together

善用每個人的強項來協力互補

and utilize each other's strengths and synergizing everything together.

團隊合作　信任　奉獻精神

The teamwork, and the trust, and the sacrifice

這是每個團隊運動都具備的

those are all true for every single team sport.

Dota 是款團結彼此的遊戲

Dota is a game that unites everybody.

你的國籍或種族並不重要

It doesn't matter what country you're from or race you are.

這就像是種彼此間的羈絆

It's kind of like a bond that is shared

而當你是這緊密團體的一份子時

and when you're part of this tight-knit group of people.

你就像是擁有了第二個家庭

It's like having a second family.

是一輩子都不會放手的

That's something you never let go.

每個人都在尋找些什麼

Everyone's searching for something.

成就感

Fulfillment.

名聲

Fame.

滿足感

Satisfaction.

它給你一個蛻變成長的機會

It gives you the ability to become someone else.

成為一個強大的人

A someone who is powerful.

強大到足以撂倒五名對手

Who can take down 5 opponents.

展現他的創意

Express their creativity.

在不會真正觸犯法律的情況下破壞規則

Break the rules without actually getting arrested.

這些原因都可能潛伏在內心深處

All of these reasons are in there somewhere.

可能連玩家自己都沒有察覺

The player himself might not even know.

他可能自己都還不明白

He might not even understand it himself.

但它確實潛藏在那

But it's there.

奧勒岡州　梅德福市

Medford, Oregon

電玩能滿足我的好勝心

Gaming fulfills my competitive need.

我是個很好強的人

I'm a very competitive person.

說到運動　我認為電玩也是一項運動

When it comes to sports, I consider gaming a sport.

因此我好強的性格

So I use my competitiveness

透過 Dota 得到了滿足

and I fuel it with Dota.

它完整的滿足了那一部分的我

So it fulfills that side of me completely.

Fear 若非美國第一的玩家　至少也是頂尖

Fear's one of the best in America, if not the best.

他有非常豐富的經驗

He has a lot of experience.

基本上　他算是老鳥了

He's one of the old hogs, basically.

而他平常就是個冷靜的人

And he's generally just a calm guy.

所以　就我看來那是他的長處

So, in my opinion, that's his strength.

籃球打得相當出色

Really good basketball player.

還記得我的教練看他打籃球

I remember my coaches watch him playing

直說來年要將他選入隊伍

and just talk about picking him up the next year when he came in.

總是不斷稱讚著他

Always had nothing but good things to say,

但他最後沒入選

but he wasn't picked on the team.

至於原因嘛　我猜是他不夠高

The reason was, yeah, he just wasn't tall enough, I guess.

所以　對　我知道他找到了遊戲

So, I know that, yeah, he found the game.

他對遊戲投入了不少心力

He got really devoted in that and stuff

他在籃球之後找到了其它的重心

and just found something else that worked.

我是典型的家長

I was your typical parent.

「Clinton　你花太多時間打電動了」

"Clinton, you're spending too much time playing computer games."

「你得上學」

"You need to go to school."

「之後還要上大學」

"You need to go to college."

然後他告訴我

and he would tell me,

「我想要玩遊戲　並靠它維生」

"I want to be able to play games and get paid for it."

他是在很小的時候說這句話的

Now he said this at a very young age

那時候甚至還沒有 Dota

before Dota ever came along.

那時我想　他總有一天會成熟

And I thought, well, you know, he's going to grow out of it.

他會厭倦一直坐在那邊

He's going to get sick and tired of sitting there

盯著電腦玩遊戲

in front of that computer and playing.

但從來沒有　從來沒有

Never did. Never did.

新加坡

Singapore

在新加坡　家人對於教育方面

In Singapore the families actually put a lot of stress on us

給我們許多壓力

in terms of our education.

我得說過去要同時應付

I would say it's been tough on me trying to juggle

電玩與讀書很困難

both studies and gaming at the same time.

我的成績已經落後兩年了

My grades have dropped for two years already.

而我父母認為電玩是始作俑者

And my parents have treated the gaming as the cause of it.

他們常說的一句話是

I mean there was this phrase that they used. They said,

「打電動總有一天會害死你」

"Gaming will be the death of you one day."

他是個優秀的玩家　也是優秀的隊長

He's a great player and a great captain.

我敢說他是新加坡最頂尖的玩家

I would say he's the top player in Singapore.

毫無疑問

Easily.

我的父母和家人

My parents and my family,

他們不太談論我的電玩職涯

they don't actually speak much of my gaming career.

他們不會和親朋好友說

They don't tell their friends and my other relatives

我其實非常擅長於我的遊戲

that I'm actually that good at my games.

一直以來他們都拿我的學業炫耀

All along they have only been bragging about my studies.

因為我過去是個優等生

Because I used to be an "A" student.

他們逢人就提　然後…

Yeah, they go on and on. And...

似乎只有這件事能讓他們引以為傲

And it seemed like that was the only thing they could ever be proud of.

事實上只有一個人

Actually, there has only been one person

一路上支持我打電動

that has always been very supportive of me gaming.

就是我的前女友 Huayan

And that was my ex-girlfriend, Huayan.

她來自於新加坡的女子 Dota 戰隊

She's from the female Dota team in Singapore.

我們的人生有許多共同之處

There are a lot of things that we share in life.

真的很多

So many things.

對我來說感覺很好　你知道的

In my case, it felt really good, you know, to have someone

有個真誠欣賞你長才的人

who truly appreciated what you did best.

並為此愛你

And loved you for it.

她明白我在做什麼　也了解我熱衷的事物

She was aware of what I'm doing and what I'm passionate about.

分手是她的決定　而我尊重她

The breakup was her decision and I respected it.

我們交往了將近三年

We'd been together for close to three years

而分手後　我還是忘不了她

and ever since the breakup, I haven't gotten over it.

我想起最後一次和她說話

I recall the last time she spoke to me

她罵我「混蛋」…　所以…

she named me as a bastard so...

*笑*

*Laughter*

我們沒有聯絡了　不過…

We're not in contact anymore, yeah, but...

日子依舊是要過的

life goes on.

烏克蘭　利維夫市

L'viv, Ukraine

我來自烏克蘭

I'm from Ukraine.

我的暱稱是 Dendi

My nickname is Dendi.

我讀完大學了

I finished my university, and

而我現在就在打電玩

I'm just playing computer games right now.

他本來要走上音樂一途

He was doing music.

他彈過鋼琴

He played the piano.

他練過舞

He was doing dancing.

在校時還曾擔任過音樂劇的男主角

At school, he had musical plays in which he played the main role.

觀眾常因他的藝術天分而印象深刻

Audiences were always impressed by his artistic ability.

當孩子們群聚演出時

When their kids' group was showing,

Danil 的表現總是非常醒目

Danil would always stand out.

我們成長時

When we were growing up

家中的經濟狀況不是太好

it wasn't a good time financially for our family.

然而奶奶在 1997 年　幫我們得到了第一台電腦

But my grandma helped us to get our first computer in 1997.

和其他烏克蘭孩子比起來這算早了

Early, compared with other kids in Ukraine.

我們每天都有訪客

We got visitors every day.

過去我哥的朋友們都會來我們家

The friends of my older brother used to come to visit us

和我們一起玩電玩

and we were playing games.

然後 Danil 每次都會來看我們在幹什麼

And Danil, every time looked at what we do.

我們每次都會趕他走

Every time we would try to push him away

但他總會回來再繼續看

but he would come back and look again.

他總是比其他孩子更沉迷於這上面

It was more prominent with him than with other kids.

在他有生以來醒著的時間

During all his conscious life

我們都在阻止他玩遊戲

we were trying to stop him from playing.

我們把電腦電源線藏在公寓四處

We were hiding our computer cord everywhere in our apartment

但他總是能找到

but he always found it.

我總是想更了解他

I always wanted to understand him better.

包括遊戲的習慣　我都想更了解…

Including that hobby, I wanted to understand him better.

其中有某些原因

There were certain reasons.

我先暫且先不提

I'm not going to mention them now.

我想他內心深處有一點哀傷

I think somewhere deep inside he's a little bit sad.

她後來不再阻止他玩 Dota 了

She stopped preventing him from playing Dota.

她給了 Dendi 選擇的自由

She gave Dendi the freedom to choose

讓他追求自己想要的人生

what is the best for him and his life.

當時的錦標賽獎金很少

Tournaments back then were really low prizes.

甚至還有玩家拿不到獎金

And a lot of prize money didn't even get to the players.

常有隊經理把獎金騙走的情況

There's been a lot of scams with the managers and stuff like that.

謠言傳出這次冠軍可獲得 5 萬美元

There were, like, some rumors that it's going to be $50,000 first place,

大家的反應都是「不會啦　不可能會有那種事」

and everyone was going, like, "Nah, it's not going to be like that."

2011 年 8 月 10 日

August 10, 2011

看整個論壇瘋狂起來! 大夥們!

Watch the forums go nuts, guys.

看著整個論壇瘋狂!

Watch the forums go nuts.

這是確定的了

It is actually confirmed.

簡直是讚到破表!

It is off the fricking hook.

160 萬美元的總獎金!

1.6 million dollar prize pool!

而給贏家的獎金

That is for the winner,

Dota 冠軍可帶 1 百萬美元回家

1 million dollars for winning Dota!

Dota 這個我玩了 5 年的遊戲

Dota, the game I've played for 5 years now.

這個用來消遣打發時間

Which I played for fun.

用來賺取微薄餐費和雜支的遊戲

For some food money or whatever, you know.

沒想到就這麼熱門起來了

Ok, it's actually getting big.

這是目前電競史上最高額的獎金

It's the largest prize pool of any gaming competition to date.

感覺就像是某件大事的開端

It just felt like the start of something big.

像是場革命

Like a revolution.

你知道　我們具備了一切的條件

You know, we had everything we needed

讓電競正當化並受尊敬

for the game to become big and respected as an E Sport.

這也能說是洗刷我們的污名

It would kind of like vindicate us.

我們並非因為成癮才打電動的

We're not just playing because we're addicted.

有個正當的目標和動機

There's a goal, a motive.

一個只要我們夠優秀就能達成的目標

That we can actually reach out and grab if we are good enough.

中國　北京

Beijing, China

在亞洲　專業玩家和搖滾巨星的待遇相同

Over in Asia, professional gamers are treated like rock stars.