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On May 29 2014 05:04 goody153 wrote:Show nested quote +On May 29 2014 04:51 WolfintheSheep wrote:On May 29 2014 04:46 goody153 wrote:
am i just the one who is having a bad feeling that western teams won't do well or even be a match against chinese teams this year ?
i mean last year i think why some western teams did well is because they have the wisp + creative play advantage .. this year it feels like the chinese are even better at drafts.
i feel like if you are not alliance(they always play very solid when prepared)/navi(they wreck shit in high profile matches) you are gonna have a hard time vs chinese .. Alliance and Na'Vi aren't even at the top of the Western scene.... Idk .. It has always been a mistake to doubt na'vi. It's just too many times they have shown sloppy play then suddenly win everything. And alliance has shown to be really shit on some weeks and other weeks they can suddenly take out games or series in a really dominating fashion. aside from them .. c9 can beat everyone at times and most of the time they choke. Empire is really good except grand finals for some reason. Fnatic is too weird. I guess that leaves us EG but they still need a carry.
Or you could take things at face value instead of the random assumptions...
And we can say that a current non-top tier Alliance can still stomp some of the non-top tier Chinese teams.
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On May 29 2014 05:10 WolfintheSheep wrote:Show nested quote +On May 29 2014 05:04 goody153 wrote:On May 29 2014 04:51 WolfintheSheep wrote:On May 29 2014 04:46 goody153 wrote:
am i just the one who is having a bad feeling that western teams won't do well or even be a match against chinese teams this year ?
i mean last year i think why some western teams did well is because they have the wisp + creative play advantage .. this year it feels like the chinese are even better at drafts.
i feel like if you are not alliance(they always play very solid when prepared)/navi(they wreck shit in high profile matches) you are gonna have a hard time vs chinese .. Alliance and Na'Vi aren't even at the top of the Western scene.... Idk .. It has always been a mistake to doubt na'vi. It's just too many times they have shown sloppy play then suddenly win everything. And alliance has shown to be really shit on some weeks and other weeks they can suddenly take out games or series in a really dominating fashion. aside from them .. c9 can beat everyone at times and most of the time they choke. Empire is really good except grand finals for some reason. Fnatic is too weird. I guess that leaves us EG but they still need a carry. Or you could take things at face value instead of the random assumptions... And we can say that a current non-top tier Alliance can still stomp some of the non-top tier Chinese teams.
well yeah.. but for na'vi's side we still yet to see a western team that will beat them in b05 but if we are being totally honest they are a lackluster right now.
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On May 29 2014 04:59 WolfintheSheep wrote:Show nested quote +On May 29 2014 04:58 HighTimeDotA wrote:
fear is a good player but hes getting rustier by the day. his decision making and mechanics are both getting worse, too bad cuz im a fan. ...wut. You know he hasn't actually played for 2 months, right?
i know that, even pre break his performance wasnt superb. Taking a break shouldn't affect decision making much. at the current state of eg they wont make top 5.
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Teams have time to improve and we had this exact same discussion last year. Navi looked lack luster, china was waiting to show is what was up and we all wondered how team liquid was going to fair.
And I agree with people that NaVi most recent showing haven't been great, but it's never safe to bet against them. They are the same team as last year and they threw down for IT3.
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I think we all know how liquid is going to do
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Hey, I never thought the Redsox would win a World Series in my life time. They have won several at this point. Have a little faith.
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On May 29 2014 05:53 kollin wrote:
I think we all know how liquid is going to do
They are not going to do at all :D
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On May 29 2014 06:03 Plansix wrote:
Have a little faith Moriarty.
you were missing the most important part
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On May 29 2014 06:03 Plansix wrote:
Hey, I never thought the Redsox would win a World Series in my life time. They have won several at this point. Have a little faith.
Liquid is not currently at the level of the Red Sox. They're going to have to improve majorly during their bootcamp to have a hope of even being the wildcard.
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liquid in terms of talent is probably fine. Aside from wts theyre more or less even or better in terms of individual skill on every position. The main issues of the team is still coming up with a solid game plan and believing in themselves and each other.
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Okay, there's no LC thread and I don't feel like making a whole new thread just to talk about one potential build.
After the patch, couldn't she be a pretty solid solo offlaner a la ET? Overwhelming Odds can be used to lasthit, and you can use Soul Ring to sustain. Press the Attack can keep you in lane, and the purge protects you from slows, while Overwhelming Odds' speed boost can get you out of a lot of ganks. She can also defend pushes really easily, and if the enemy groups up at all in their trilane, can punish that with massive damage. Finally, the 3 position seems to suit her best, as she's primarily a pickoff hero that also benefits from getting some farm on the side.
Is this already current meta and I'm just behind on things?
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On May 29 2014 06:38 Kupon3ss wrote:
liquid in terms of talent is probably fine. Aside from wts theyre more or less even or better in terms of individual skill on every position. The main issues of the team is still coming up with a solid game plan and believing in themselves and each other.
TC doesn't show a lot of individual skill. He makes a lot of really strange choices that end up with him dying. It's like I'm watching myself play, sometimes.
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On May 29 2014 06:42 Acritter wrote:Show nested quote +On May 29 2014 06:38 Kupon3ss wrote:
liquid in terms of talent is probably fine. Aside from wts theyre more or less even or better in terms of individual skill on every position. The main issues of the team is still coming up with a solid game plan and believing in themselves and each other. TC doesn't show a lot of individual skill. He makes a lot of really strange choices that end up with him dying. It's like I'm watching myself play, sometimes.
It's because he doesn't believe in himself.
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There's no "meta" really established cuz LC isn't in CM but I think that 3 is a great position for her. That hero is pretty strong imo. Could also run her mid for fast blink pickoffs a-la bat mid. Safe-lane carry is a bit questionable since she doesn't really need babysit most of the time. She also makes a fine 4-position but you kinda sacrifice the utility of duel there since you can't really yolo-duel people as a 4-position.
Also there's no way you need soul ring on that hero.
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man I really wish Merlini went pro again 
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Seems EG players bet on there own matches, haha
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On May 29 2014 06:48 Adrian_mx wrote:man I really wish Merlini went pro again
pros nowdays are better than he is.
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no i just think ppd enjoys whining more than winning
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I think Merlini could totally transition into a full pro if he wanted to. I mean Purge made it happen. :D Just kidding, I think Merlini would be good enough to be on a legit team that competes in the west.
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he isnt at the moment, but yes i think he could transition
but i dont think he will
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