On August 02 2013 06:27 Incze wrote: I really, really, really want to see invoker. Either in the solo championship, which would be amazing or the fantasy match on ferrari or dendi. My only wish
On August 02 2013 06:01 TheYango wrote: Honestly, if you think about it, the format essentially boils down to the SF 1v1.
Player A picks 2 heroes he knows player B can't play. Player B picks 2 heroes he knows player A can't play.
Unless one player totally misjudges/doesn't know which heroes somebody plays (which is entirely preparation/research and not fundamental skill), they will always crush the game with their comfort hero respectively and go 1-1, meaning it should always go to the game 3 SF 1v1.
Or use your second pick to 'ban' your enemies best hero, like FATA-'s puck. You just gotta make sure he doesn't pick the same as your first pick, and you'll be fine even if your ban attempt fails.
The most interesting thing will be if players actually go different items in order to win 1v1 matchups, CTY went stuff like buckler tranq on Shadow Fiend which worked out super well in a 1v1 matchup.
On August 02 2013 07:58 fezvez wrote: Quick question : in the TI3 solo rules, why is Soul Ring forbidden? (http://www.dota2.com/international/home/format/)
Doesn't sound like a broken item to me...
It can be really broken in 1v1, it's banned quite often.
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On August 02 2013 07:58 fezvez wrote: Quick question : in the TI3 solo rules, why is Soul Ring forbidden? (http://www.dota2.com/international/home/format/)
Doesn't sound like a broken item to me...
It can be really broken in 1v1, it's banned quite often.