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On August 19 2013 14:45 WolfintheSheep wrote:
"Genius" drafter is kind of a misnomer. The core of drafting is about stopping your opponents from getting what they want, getting what you want, and making sure your 5 are better than their 5.
That usually comes down to knowledge of heroes and matchups, knowledge of your own team's strengths and weaknesses, and knowledge of your opponent's style and tendencies, plus being able to compile all of that knowledge within the draft clock. Which is usually more about time, research, and preparation than talent.
the draft structure before (6 bans total first phase) made it easier to our draft an opponent than it is now in it's current form.
(Keep in mind I'm also taking whatever the patch/meta in that period as well into account)
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On August 19 2013 09:08 Angra wrote:Show nested quote +On August 19 2013 08:29 SnowfaLL wrote:
I dont know much about LoL thats why I havent mentioned it, but im sure thats exactly what happens; players at the top of the rankings are probably looked at. It was like that in HoN (much superior matchmaking) - Regardless if you guys are supporters of the whole "hidden loss count and ranking so we cant see how terrible we are compared to the rest of the world because it hurts our feelings", you can't deny that there MUST be at least a few relatively worthy players who do NOT play on ixdl, who will never get discovered because of how random the matchmaking system currently is. Valve's "Very High" skill bracket is so varied, you actually see people who only autoattack creeps. That is a shame. You realize that if people are good enough to actually have a really high hidden MMR they would be on the top of the Watch list all the time for their games right? It's not like there's absolutely no way at all to figure out how good a player is just because it's hidden in your profile and because there's bad players in the "very high" bracket.
top of the Watch list means very little when stacks have supermegaultra high combined MMR
as for the solo queuers who get into such games, well... Sucks to be them.
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top of the watchlist hi5 stancel
if you believe that top ranked in ixdl are good, you're mistaken
some are tho, but most of them dont know what theyre doing
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There's a pretty huge skill gap between the pros/really good ixdl players and then the rest.
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Chuan is no longer in iG in Dota2 client
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Goblak is the genius drafter. I want him with high skilled players.
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On August 19 2013 18:15 LemOn wrote:
Chuan is no longer in iG in Dota2 client
You are almost 1 week late.
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Mini posted on twitter best of luck to his teammates (link, crit-, noia, hestejoe). Could he be set to join another team?
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I missed most of iceiceice's last stream, did he say that YamateH is going to retire? Cuz the chat made it sounds like he's at least leaving Zenith.
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On August 19 2013 18:31 pdd wrote:
Mini posted on twitter best of luck to his teammates (link, crit-, noia, hestejoe). Could he be set to join another team?
KAIPI!?!?!?!
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There was a reddit post that pajkatt is scrimming with kaipi
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On August 19 2013 13:16 hyptonic wrote:
iceiceice on his stream said he is open to joining any top tier western/chinese team but doesn't think any top chinese team will offer him a spot because they view him as an inconsistent player
I hope he join LGD.int haha.
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On August 19 2013 13:57 Seraphic wrote:Show nested quote +On August 19 2013 12:42 Kuroeeah wrote:On August 19 2013 12:39 TheYango wrote:
Bad drafting is in many cases a team issue and not an individual issue.
A drafter can only use what the team's practiced or what his players give him to work with. Is Puppey considered a genius drafter because he's 90% inconsiderate to what his teammates can play? Puppey drafts to counter the other team's line-up, thinking several steps ahead most of the time. Alliance drafts things they are comfortable with and beats you with it because they are so familiar with the heroes. That's the difference between the two teams.
I think it's more that Puppey used to have an extremely flexible team where as these days he doesn't have that yet he hasn't really adapted the way he drafts as well as he could have to suit the new team.
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who is MSS? I can't find any info about him.
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On August 19 2013 19:35 Garnet wrote:
who is MSS? I can't find any info about him.
MojoStormStout. He's an upcoming NA player who is popular on IXDL and for great performances as Liquid's stand-in on a number of occasions.
He was also a member of Fnatic.NA at one point.
DatDota stats: http://www.datdota.com/player.php?q=MojoSS
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Can people please stop Derailing the thread! This is not a place to talk about drafts or LOL or strategy! There are enough threads for that! If you have no drama or speculation to do please shut up and give a rest to your typing hand!
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On August 19 2013 19:35 Garnet wrote:
who is MSS? I can't find any info about him.
MojoStormStout. American player that subs for Liquid at times and plays in the IXDL. This is him:MSS
Sorry, couldn't find his Rubick 4-man RP for you.
Also, why is this THIS not included in the OP? I thought this was big...
Edit: Fail links
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On August 19 2013 18:28 BlitzerSC wrote:Show nested quote +On August 19 2013 18:15 LemOn wrote:
Chuan is no longer in iG in Dota2 client You are almost 1 week late.
And you found out about if from my post? You sire are welcome 
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On August 19 2013 18:31 pdd wrote:
Mini posted on twitter best of luck to his teammates (link, crit-, noia, hestejoe). Could he be set to join another team? He is taking a break from competitive dota, as far as I know.
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On August 19 2013 18:43 FractalsOnFire wrote:Show nested quote +On August 19 2013 18:31 pdd wrote:
Mini posted on twitter best of luck to his teammates (link, crit-, noia, hestejoe). Could he be set to join another team? KAIPI!?!?!?!
That would actually make sense and would be a sick team. Mini support and Sing mid.
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