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BuLba
Profile Joined June 2011
United States1585 Posts
February 25 2013 02:10 GMT
#101
On February 24 2013 11:31 Cool Cat wrote:
How would one get as good at dota as 5-s?


play for 6 years and have a cornell degree
Cool Cat
Profile Joined June 2009
United States1644 Posts
February 25 2013 02:12 GMT
#102
On February 25 2013 11:10 Liquid`BuLba wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 24 2013 11:31 Cool Cat wrote:
How would one get as good at dota as 5-s?


play for 6 years and have a cornell degree

thanks for the reply
i'm going to go practice now
tube
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States1475 Posts
February 25 2013 02:12 GMT
#103
what do you think about your teammate's new league and the future of nadota
Two in harmony surpasses one in perfection.
rabidch
Profile Joined January 2010
United States20289 Posts
February 25 2013 02:13 GMT
#104
On February 25 2013 11:10 Liquid`BuLba wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 24 2013 11:31 Cool Cat wrote:
How would one get as good at dota as 5-s?


play for 6 years and have a cornell degree

is there actually an ivyleagueadvantage?

also theoretically speaking if somebody went to harvard instead of cornell would he be better than 5-s
LiquidDota StaffOnly a true king can play the King.
BuLba
Profile Joined June 2011
United States1585 Posts
February 25 2013 02:14 GMT
#105
On February 24 2013 13:08 sundelin wrote:
Who is the best mid player you have faced?

Why did u get so owned by ferrari's TA at TI2? (Its not flame, I just wonder if u were nervous or something)


mushi, dendi, and ferrari
all 3 on the same level.

- psi blades were damn imbalanced back then.
- i was psyched out (partly nervous)
- he was csing with denies and refract and no one did it as well as him before that. I played maybe 7-8 games of Invoker vs TA before ti2 versus American/European TA's and no one did what he did (jeyo, God, vigoss) After the game, Yao told me that IG and Orange picked TA if the other team had Invoker mid since it was a hard counter because cold snap literally did nothing to refract. you couldn't harass the ta and he could cs freely.
Invoker's strength in his mid laning was the ability to harass with cold snap but TA nullified that. you needed a venomancer to support you cause he can endlessly bottle crow and just deny/cs and push every wave
If you saw DK vs IG, super had Zippo dual lane mid with him in the invoker vs TA matchup and ferrari still had more cs/went even.
BuLba
Profile Joined June 2011
United States1585 Posts
February 25 2013 02:18 GMT
#106
On February 25 2013 08:01 Lokj wrote:
Just some non-Dota2-questions:

- What kind of music do you like?
- Best book/movie?
- Will you grow a moustache like ixmike's for TI3?


anything. I enjoy listening to imagine dragons and RHCP
- my favorite books/series were probably the Dragonlance series. These books were so awesome and I think i read the entire dragonlance genre in my middle school. I think i was also addicted to other series that Margaret Weiss wrote. sorry - my favorite book was probably "the soulforge" from that series
-my favorite movie is either memento or The prestige
- i can grow that in 2 weeks without shaving! but he has the copyright and it won't be as good as his
Cool Cat
Profile Joined June 2009
United States1644 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-02-25 02:19:43
February 25 2013 02:18 GMT
#107
real question

If you ever get around to answering this, how do I get better at last hitting? I feel like I've hit a wall as far as my last hitting ability goes, where I'm not getting better at it. I can get 95% of creeps with free farm, but when there's another player contesting for last hits with me, I suddenly just start missing all of them. This is mainly relevant to mid. I feel like I lose most of my 1v1s simply because I get out last hit. I asked online before, but I couldn't seem to get any helpful answers. People suggested doing the "10 minute SF test", but I easily score over 100 while still being awful at last hitting. Playing against unfair bots didn't help either.

edit: players better at last hitting than me that i've talked to don't seem to have a concrete answer for me on how to improve on it, other than just play more
BuLba
Profile Joined June 2011
United States1585 Posts
February 25 2013 02:20 GMT
#108
On February 25 2013 09:36 garlicface wrote:
I have my own thoughts on this, but I'd like to hear the opinions of a pro player. What's with this influx in Shadow Poison builds for Shadow Demon? Are people just content using him defensively? Even in aggressive trilanes, people have been prioritising maxed Shadow Poison.


at level 2, shadow poison does more damage than soul catcher in certain trilanes. the spell is just more resourceful and when u dive a hero, it is amazing for scouting them out in the trees. it also allows shadow demon to farm neutral camps more and get a force staff or ghost sceptre.
BuLba
Profile Joined June 2011
United States1585 Posts
February 25 2013 02:21 GMT
#109
On February 25 2013 09:45 Confuse wrote:
Great interview.

How often does liquid practice with heroes that aren't seen in tournaments frequently? (timbersaw, medusa, etc.).

Asking because I'm curious as to how much attention a pro team pays to these possibilities, as the shifts in meta are usually good for a tournament win or two but then fade away as people figure it out.


not much. i think TC loves playing timbersaw but u can only play that in mm atm. also medusa is way too useless.
BuLba
Profile Joined June 2011
United States1585 Posts
February 25 2013 02:23 GMT
#110
On February 25 2013 10:15 GoDz wrote:
Who's gonna play Tauren Chieftain for your team when he comes out? And do you think you'll be picking/using him a bit?

it will probably be me or Korok since it is either mid or side lane solo. Animations, etc all make a big impact when a hero is released. (furion has way better animations in dota 2 over dota 1)
So it depends a lot on that. also whether he fits in a strategy we have or not.
BuLba
Profile Joined June 2011
United States1585 Posts
February 25 2013 02:25 GMT
#111
On February 25 2013 10:34 TheYango wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 25 2013 10:28 Liquid`BuLba wrote:
items-
2,3 4, 5, 6, q


What do you do when you get a hero like Rubick or Invoker that has to use Q?


ahaha. it's probably awful but i just use the other item hotkeys. also i meant to say that my chicken hotkey is f 2 and not 2! my bad. q is my last resort and i only use it on tinker most of the time as my bottle.
BuLba
Profile Joined June 2011
United States1585 Posts
February 25 2013 02:27 GMT
#112
On February 25 2013 11:07 [O]ops wrote:
and predictions of unused heroes that you think will be used in the g-league finals?

also do you think puck is an s-tier pick

possibly gyro (it is unused in asian dota)
maybe a wisp if LGD int is comfortable using it.
we might also see a possible brood pick or kunkha pick


Puck is an amazing hero but it has its weaknesses. puck is a great initiator that doesn't fall in danger when it initiaties. however, there might be more useful heroes since puck does need his blink before he can reach its full potential so i can't say it is s -tier
BuLba
Profile Joined June 2011
United States1585 Posts
February 25 2013 02:32 GMT
#113
On February 25 2013 11:04 [O]ops wrote:
Quick power ranking of dota 2 teams both asian and western




western-
1. navi on lan
2. liquid
3. fnatic
4. vp
5. empire
6. dignitas
7. mouz
8. eg
9. nth
10. dd.
don't know too much about rox kis and stuff but if they play as well as they did vs empire, they could be a top 6 potential

asian-
1. ig
2. lgd int
3. lgd/dk
4. tongfu
5. orange
6. zenith
7. vg

sorry if i forgot a team here or there.
BuLba
Profile Joined June 2011
United States1585 Posts
February 25 2013 02:34 GMT
#114
On February 25 2013 11:12 tube wrote:
what do you think about your teammate's new league and the future of nadota

it's awesome! mike worked hard to make an amazing client.
I try to have hope for nadota but when i see that a possible team with potential (merlini, clairvoyance, select, inphinity ) disbands after their first official match, i lose faith.
BuLba
Profile Joined June 2011
United States1585 Posts
February 25 2013 02:34 GMT
#115
On February 25 2013 11:13 rabidch wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 25 2013 11:10 Liquid`BuLba wrote:
On February 24 2013 11:31 Cool Cat wrote:
How would one get as good at dota as 5-s?


play for 6 years and have a cornell degree

is there actually an ivyleagueadvantage?

also theoretically speaking if somebody went to harvard instead of cornell would he be better than 5-s


u need the 6 years also though. i doubt any1 else has that
BuLba
Profile Joined June 2011
United States1585 Posts
February 25 2013 02:37 GMT
#116
On February 25 2013 11:18 Cool Cat wrote:
real question

If you ever get around to answering this, how do I get better at last hitting? I feel like I've hit a wall as far as my last hitting ability goes, where I'm not getting better at it. I can get 95% of creeps with free farm, but when there's another player contesting for last hits with me, I suddenly just start missing all of them. This is mainly relevant to mid. I feel like I lose most of my 1v1s simply because I get out last hit. I asked online before, but I couldn't seem to get any helpful answers. People suggested doing the "10 minute SF test", but I easily score over 100 while still being awful at last hitting. Playing against unfair bots didn't help either.

edit: players better at last hitting than me that i've talked to don't seem to have a concrete answer for me on how to improve on it, other than just play more


i hate this answer but its practice. last hitting is just a personal battle between you and the enemy laner. you need to realize how much damage your hero does and then just get into a rhythym. try to harass him also. don't just aim for last hits.
last hitting is a skill that is insanely hard to practice (not free farm last hitting but 1v1 last hitting)
watch pro players that are really good at csing in 1v1 scenarios. Fear is good at this. so is yao and MU. dendi is probably the best.
mcc
Profile Joined October 2010
Czech Republic4646 Posts
February 25 2013 02:42 GMT
#117
What do you think about different wisp combos other than ck ? I saw you using gyro and ursa, plus today qop/lifestealer. How do you think they compare to ck pairing and are there some other pairings that you think might be worth it, possibly even in some niche drafts ?
BuLba
Profile Joined June 2011
United States1585 Posts
February 25 2013 02:54 GMT
#118
On February 25 2013 11:42 mcc wrote:
What do you think about different wisp combos other than ck ? I saw you using gyro and ursa, plus today qop/lifestealer. How do you think they compare to ck pairing and are there some other pairings that you think might be worth it, possibly even in some niche drafts ?


ck is obviously the best one. Wisp overall is just a good support hero. you can pair him up with anything that has killing potential and the ms buff+spirit damage makes it easy to get pick offs. wisp jugg is a good combo.
riki is also legit in some situations.
[O]ops
Profile Joined July 2011
Italy44 Posts
February 25 2013 02:59 GMT
#119
what were the people from lgd.int reasons as to why wisp/gyro/etc were bad
mizU
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States12125 Posts
February 25 2013 03:02 GMT
#120
how would you feel about living in a team house with no privacy?
if happy ever afters did exist <3 @watamizu_
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