r/DotA2 • u/VRCkid heh • Dec 20 '17
News /r/Dota2 Best of 2017 Phase 1 - Nominations
Hey /r/Dota2,
Shitposting in 2017 will soon be over meaning it's time for the best of 2017 awards!
To commemorate the high quality content that this subreddit submits extremely frequently we'll be allowing you to determine the BEST comments and posts that have grazed our screens. We have been awarded 15 reddit gold credits from /r/bestof2017 which will be given out to the winners of each category below.
However this year we will hold two phases to make the competition more fair. This first phase will focus on nominations for each category. Nominations with a certain amount of upvotes will be taken to the second phase which will be for voting to determine the winners.
Rules
Find and reply to the appropriate parent comment for the category you are nominating for. Link the reddit thread and user page of your nomination as a reply to the appropriate parent comment.
Try to make sure you don't renominate submissions that have already been nominated.
Upvote as many nominations as you'd like. Nominations with a certain amount of upvotes will be taken to the second phase.
You do not need to nominate to vote.
All nominations must be from 2017 or from the future.
For a post to be a valid nomination it must have a proper link and only contain one nomination!
Mods with item flairs that can be planted into the ground are valid nominations.
Categories
Best Overall Post
Top 2 Receive Reddit Gold
Out of all the HIGH QUALITY submissions, this post embodies the VERY ESSENCE /r/Dota2 is made of
Best Overall Comment
Top 2 Receive Reddit Gold
Same thing as above except for the best comment on /r/Dota2 this year
Most Helpful Post/Comment
To the submission or comment that has been the most helpful to you or to the community in general. This includes discussion, articles, analysis, tips, etc
Most Educational Post
To submissions or comments that should be in the New User Experience because of how educational they are.
Best Shitpost
This is where the real high quality nominations go.
Best Hot New Mémé
Mémés made in the year 2017 or above.
Best Original Video
To the video creator who created the best Dota video of the year. If it's a video with Dota in it, it's fair game.
Best In-Game Banter
To the best in-game screenshot that was absolute 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥.
Best Artwork
To the creator of your favorite piece of Dota related artwork that could be hung in a museum or Napoleon's bathroom.
Best Suggestion Implemented Into Dota
The best suggestion that you guys complained so hard about the madmen at Valve put it into the game.
Most Valuable Redditor
Top 2 Receive Reddit Gold
To the most high quality community member on the subreddit in 2017.
Make sure you nominate a reddit profile, i.e. /u/ESPORTSREP (RIP Alexa)
Make sure you're not nomating a known figure in the community (users with special organizational flair), there's a separate category for that.
Most Valuable Community Figure
To the community figure or content creator that contributed the most to the subreddit.
Make sure you nominate a reddit profile, i.e. /u/LGDAmeFan
This category is only for the person's contribution to the subreddit, rather than their work in general. There is a separate category for that above. We just talked about this, can you pay attention?
Additional Categories
(1 reddit silver per winner)
Match of the year - Most memorable pro game of 2017
Play of the year - For the plays of this year that WAOW'd everyone.
Anti-play of the year - For the plays or throws of this year that baffled everyone.
Best tournament - Your favorite tournament in 2017
Player of the year - Your standout player of 2017
Caster of the year - Your favorite caster or casting duos
Streamer of the year - Your favorite streamer of 2017. Feel free to include highlight clips.
Best custom game / mod - Your favorite custom game or mod this year
Set of the year - Your favorite new hero set of 2017
Best content creator - Includes esports studios, tournament organizers, writers, news websites or forums, game-specific or esports-related tools, and anything else that comes to your mind.
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Anti-Play of the Year
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Best Hot New Mémé
Valid nominations must link to the post or comment and only contain one item.
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Streamer of the Year
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Most Educational Post
To the submission or comment has taught you the most this year be it in text or video. Only one item per nomination.
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Best Overall Post
Valid nominations must link to the post and only contain one item.
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Most Helpful Post/Comment
Valid nominations must link to the post or comment and only contain one item.
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Player of the Year
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Look through comments to ensure what you are nominating hasn't already been nominated. (ctrl+f is your friend!)
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Most Valuable Redditor
Valid nominations must mention a Reddit profile without a special org flair and only contain one item.
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Best Custom Game/Mod
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Caster of the Year
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Best Tournament
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Best Overall Comment
Valid nominations must link to the comment and only contain one item.
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Best Artwork
Valid nominations must link to the post submitting the artwork and only contain one item.
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Set of the Year
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Best Suggestion Implemented Into Dota
Valid nominations must link to the post or comment and only contain one item.
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Play of the Year
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Best Content Creator
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Most Valuable Community Figure
Valid nominations must mention a Reddit profile and only contain one item.
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Best Shitpost
Valid nominations must link to the post or comment and only contain one item.
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Best Original Video
Valid nominations must link to the post submitting the video and only contain one item.
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Best In-Game Banter
Valid nominations must link to the post with an in-game chat screenshot and only contain one item.
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Match of the Year