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crms
United States11933 Posts
On April 15 2014 06:08 Erasme wrote: xboct makes too many questionnable plays to be a top tier carry wow and you call yourself a carry player at heart, xboct is the TITS mang, THE FUCKING TITS. | ||
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Sn0_Man
Tebellong44238 Posts
Loda, I still think he's passable but by far the least important part of his team. If he was less of a conceited prick it might be easier to think of him as a top tier carry. It's hard to argue with results like his. | ||
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Unleashing
Denmark14978 Posts
Ontop of that he seems to have improved as a player and have gotten a bigger hero pool to play up from essentially AM and a few others like juggernaut and other bfury carries(Back during TI2) I'll never forget all his rapiers in his gyro-game vs DK at MLG. Such a good game. | ||
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Acritter
Syria7637 Posts
On April 15 2014 06:21 Sn0_Man wrote: I've gone from an Xbox detractor to a big Xbox fan. I maintain that he's improved a lot but its possible it was only my perception. Loda, I still think he's passable but by far the least important part of his team. If he was less of a conceited prick it might be easier to think of him as a top tier carry. It's hard to argue with results like his. XBOCT did improve. He used to throw a LOT more. | ||
TheYango
United States47024 Posts
On April 15 2014 06:21 Sn0_Man wrote: I've gone from an Xbox detractor to a big Xbox fan. I maintain that he's improved a lot but its possible it was only my perception. I was the same, and for me the turning point was Na'Vi's China bootcamp pre-TI3. From watching their involvement in Chinese tournaments, Dendi and XBOCT in particular showed visible improvement IMO over those few weeks, more so than the other members of Na'Vi. | ||
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Acritter
Syria7637 Posts
On April 15 2014 05:42 SilverStar wrote: What happend to the video / image threads? Can we post stuff now here? Yay: Wait wow, that's incredible. I knew DOTA2 had great aesthetic design, but this... Even just the Axe using Culling Blade on a PL illusion felt like a part of a major battle. I want to watch replays of big teamfights at super-slow speed in that wonky spectating mode now. | ||
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teapoted
United Kingdom24425 Posts
This year, he's playing quite mediocre. And again, people could say that's because of the rest of the team not playing well. But there was a period at the end of last year where Alliance weren't doing well, but Loda was still very consistent and did what he needed/could do. Now, that's not really the case. XBOCT now is more like what Loda was when he was good. He plays his role, he doesn't make game-ending mistakes. Which is rare for carries. | ||
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AwfuL_
Netherlands6976 Posts
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FuzzyJAM
Scotland9300 Posts
On April 15 2014 06:27 TheYango wrote: I was the same, and for me the turning point was Na'Vi's China bootcamp pre-TI3. From watching their involvement in Chinese tournaments, Dendi and XBOCT in particular showed visible improvement IMO over those few weeks, more so than the other members of Na'Vi. Yes, that was about the turning point. He pretty clearly put a lot of work in around that time. He was never close to as bad as his detractors claimed but he tightened up a bunch then. Since then Xboct has been the best carry in Europe and probably the world and any time someone insults him I just assume they know nothing about Dota beyond what commentators tell them. | ||
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FinestHour
United States18466 Posts
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BurningSera
Ireland19621 Posts
And then this year Loda's performance has been lacking (not only him but rather the whole team, egm/akke duo doesn't seem to be working very well lately) but then I'd still say his plays are relatively solid most of the time compared to all other western carry players.. For navi, as much as I don't want to admit but kky is really stepping up to be a top tier support who can play quite a number of support heroes, while dendi seems to be in his slump and occasionally ppy/funnik gone full feeder/retard mode. On April 15 2014 06:28 Acritter wrote: Wait wow, that's incredible. I knew DOTA2 had great aesthetic design, but this... Even just the Axe using Culling Blade on a PL illusion felt like a part of a major battle. I want to watch replays of big teamfights at super-slow speed in that wonky spectating mode now. omg i got so much chills watching that lol That mandatory doe butt too rofl. | ||
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rebdomine
6040 Posts
On April 15 2014 07:20 FuzzyJAM wrote: Yes, that was about the turning point. He pretty clearly put a lot of work in around that time. He was never close to as bad as his detractors claimed but he tightened up a bunch then. Since then Xboct has been the best carry in Europe and probably the world and any time someone insults him I just assume they know nothing about Dota beyond what commentators tell them. I, for one, didn't really notice the improvement until TI3 came around. Needless to say it was amazing to see him temper the aggression and make less questionable dives. Combined with his already pretty good farming ability, he suddenly was a top carry. | ||
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FinestHour
United States18466 Posts
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Talron
Germany7651 Posts
On April 15 2014 09:25 FinestHour wrote: my question is is it possible to be a fan of a player or are you obligated to be a fan of the entire team because of what they are doing and providing for the player in question Definetly possible to be a fan of a single player, just like I do. Or #demonarmy, who up until now didn't have a team to root for. #E: Wait, aren't you Demon-Fan as well? | ||
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FinestHour
United States18466 Posts
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Shaella
United States14828 Posts
it is your destiny. | ||
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ahswtini
Northern Ireland22213 Posts
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icystorage
Jollibee19350 Posts
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Talron
Germany7651 Posts
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Ru ba
Serbia1812 Posts
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