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FinestHour
Profile Joined August 2010
United States18466 Posts
August 21 2012 01:06 GMT
#17401
nb got so much shit on reddit lmao but wins in the end
thug life.                                                       MVP/ex-
Spicy_Curry
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States10573 Posts
August 21 2012 01:13 GMT
#17402
On August 21 2012 09:46 Nilrem wrote:
Icefrog's identity ought to remain unknown. Just think of him as the Stig of the dota world. It is like wanting to know the Doctor's name. What makes is special is us not knowing. Once we know it, the awesomeness of it goes away.


Obviously icefrog IS the stig!!!
High Risk Low Reward
Nilrem
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States3684 Posts
August 21 2012 01:20 GMT
#17403
On August 21 2012 10:13 Spicy_Curry wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 21 2012 09:46 Nilrem wrote:
Icefrog's identity ought to remain unknown. Just think of him as the Stig of the dota world. It is like wanting to know the Doctor's name. What makes is special is us not knowing. Once we know it, the awesomeness of it goes away.


Obviously icefrog IS the stig!!!


Can neither confirm nor deny such a claim. Incidentally, have you ever seen Stig and Icefrog in the same room? I think not!
Meepo Haters gonna Hate. https://twitter.com/KazeNilrem (@KazeNilrem)
Spicy_Curry
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States10573 Posts
August 21 2012 01:26 GMT
#17404
On August 21 2012 10:20 Nilrem wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 21 2012 10:13 Spicy_Curry wrote:
On August 21 2012 09:46 Nilrem wrote:
Icefrog's identity ought to remain unknown. Just think of him as the Stig of the dota world. It is like wanting to know the Doctor's name. What makes is special is us not knowing. Once we know it, the awesomeness of it goes away.


Obviously icefrog IS the stig!!!


Can neither confirm nor deny such a claim. Incidentally, have you ever seen Stig and Icefrog in the same room? I think not!


I wish there was a show like top gear for dota. We could call it top rax and we would discuss the news.
High Risk Low Reward
NB
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Netherlands12045 Posts
August 21 2012 01:39 GMT
#17405
On August 21 2012 10:26 Spicy_Curry wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 21 2012 10:20 Nilrem wrote:
On August 21 2012 10:13 Spicy_Curry wrote:
On August 21 2012 09:46 Nilrem wrote:
Icefrog's identity ought to remain unknown. Just think of him as the Stig of the dota world. It is like wanting to know the Doctor's name. What makes is special is us not knowing. Once we know it, the awesomeness of it goes away.


Obviously icefrog IS the stig!!!


Can neither confirm nor deny such a claim. Incidentally, have you ever seen Stig and Icefrog in the same room? I think not!


I wish there was a show like top gear for dota. We could call it top rax and we would discuss the news.

wow... this is briliant. Now all i need is train my british accent (have 0 atm) and i think i could do pretty well on that show with pyrion flax :3
Im daed. Follow me @TL_NB
Spicy_Curry
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States10573 Posts
August 21 2012 01:47 GMT
#17406
On August 21 2012 10:39 NB wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 21 2012 10:26 Spicy_Curry wrote:
On August 21 2012 10:20 Nilrem wrote:
On August 21 2012 10:13 Spicy_Curry wrote:
On August 21 2012 09:46 Nilrem wrote:
Icefrog's identity ought to remain unknown. Just think of him as the Stig of the dota world. It is like wanting to know the Doctor's name. What makes is special is us not knowing. Once we know it, the awesomeness of it goes away.


Obviously icefrog IS the stig!!!


Can neither confirm nor deny such a claim. Incidentally, have you ever seen Stig and Icefrog in the same room? I think not!


I wish there was a show like top gear for dota. We could call it top rax and we would discuss the news.

wow... this is briliant. Now all i need is train my british accent (have 0 atm) and i think i could do pretty well on that show with pyrion flax :3


2gd as clarkson
Singx2 as Hammond
Tobi as May
High Risk Low Reward
Xinder
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States2269 Posts
August 21 2012 01:51 GMT
#17407
Not sure what i'm doing wrong but I seem to just be all around terrible with junglers. I can rarely win games w/ furion. And just lost 2 lycan games in a row. I dunno what I'm doing wrong.
"Daaayyyy9, King Pussyfoot of NinnyVille"- Day9 while playing Amnesia
Nilrem
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States3684 Posts
August 21 2012 02:02 GMT
#17408
On August 21 2012 10:51 Xinder wrote:
Not sure what i'm doing wrong but I seem to just be all around terrible with junglers. I can rarely win games w/ furion. And just lost 2 lycan games in a row. I dunno what I'm doing wrong.


Might want to give some game id's or explain what it is you do as a jungler since one cannot really help you with the information given. There are other variables that take into account your jungling; for example, are the best heroes being used as solo (since most likely had one solo mid, and one solo Bottom (radiant) or top (Dire). Do you stack creeps? Which groups of creeps do you go for first, etc.
Meepo Haters gonna Hate. https://twitter.com/KazeNilrem (@KazeNilrem)
Kipsate
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Netherlands45349 Posts
August 21 2012 02:10 GMT
#17409
Its not always smart to pick a jungler because someone will need to solo hardlane, and if that person doesn't know how to then things can go very, very wrong.

sometimes its fuck my team and meet the quota though
Your jungle patterns, starting builds, endgame builds and leveling builds would be usefull to know though.
WriterXiao8~~
FinestHour
Profile Joined August 2010
United States18466 Posts
August 21 2012 02:14 GMT
#17410
this bug with not being able to watch 90 percent of my friends games is so irritating
thug life.                                                       MVP/ex-
Audemed
Profile Joined November 2010
United States893 Posts
August 21 2012 02:53 GMT
#17411
On August 21 2012 11:10 Kipsate wrote:
Its not always smart to pick a jungler because someone will need to solo hardlane, and if that person doesn't know how to then things can go very, very wrong.

sometimes its fuck my team and meet the quota though
Your jungle patterns, starting builds, endgame builds and leveling builds would be usefull to know though.


Don't always need a solo hardlane. Some heroes can solo safelane if you come to gank on a regular basis.
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -George Orwell
NB
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Netherlands12045 Posts
August 21 2012 03:02 GMT
#17412
On August 21 2012 10:47 Spicy_Curry wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 21 2012 10:39 NB wrote:
On August 21 2012 10:26 Spicy_Curry wrote:
On August 21 2012 10:20 Nilrem wrote:
On August 21 2012 10:13 Spicy_Curry wrote:
On August 21 2012 09:46 Nilrem wrote:
Icefrog's identity ought to remain unknown. Just think of him as the Stig of the dota world. It is like wanting to know the Doctor's name. What makes is special is us not knowing. Once we know it, the awesomeness of it goes away.


Obviously icefrog IS the stig!!!


Can neither confirm nor deny such a claim. Incidentally, have you ever seen Stig and Icefrog in the same room? I think not!


I wish there was a show like top gear for dota. We could call it top rax and we would discuss the news.

wow... this is briliant. Now all i need is train my british accent (have 0 atm) and i think i could do pretty well on that show with pyrion flax :3


2gd as clarkson
Singx2 as Hammond
Tobi as May

well tobi wouldnt work bc his face is needed for something else than public humiliation.
Im daed. Follow me @TL_NB
Kupon3ss
Profile Joined May 2008
時の回廊10066 Posts
August 21 2012 03:43 GMT
#17413
On August 21 2012 10:26 Spicy_Curry wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 21 2012 10:20 Nilrem wrote:
On August 21 2012 10:13 Spicy_Curry wrote:
On August 21 2012 09:46 Nilrem wrote:
Icefrog's identity ought to remain unknown. Just think of him as the Stig of the dota world. It is like wanting to know the Doctor's name. What makes is special is us not knowing. Once we know it, the awesomeness of it goes away.


Obviously icefrog IS the stig!!!


Can neither confirm nor deny such a claim. Incidentally, have you ever seen Stig and Icefrog in the same room? I think not!


I wish there was a show like top gear for dota. We could call it top rax and we would discuss the news.

They have a dota variety talk show in China actually
When in doubt, just believe in yourself and press buttons
NB
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Netherlands12045 Posts
August 21 2012 05:03 GMT
#17414
i have been doing some thinking about the meta game lately.... I really think pugna gona shine quite a bit in TI2... there are so many formation that pugna ward alone would be the pain in the ass.

And team are pretty desperate with the lack of good initiator from mid to late game since most of them hold important teamfight control spell. This could alone push SD onto top ban list once again.

Enchan will shine in some quad lane strat.... not sure if teams would pick undying to counter quad lane though :-/
Im daed. Follow me @TL_NB
Kupon3ss
Profile Joined May 2008
時の回廊10066 Posts
August 21 2012 05:23 GMT
#17415
On August 21 2012 14:03 NB wrote:
i have been doing some thinking about the meta game lately.... I really think pugna gona shine quite a bit in TI2... there are so many formation that pugna ward alone would be the pain in the ass.

And team are pretty desperate with the lack of good initiator from mid to late game since most of them hold important teamfight control spell. This could alone push SD onto top ban list once again.

Enchan will shine in some quad lane strat.... not sure if teams would pick undying to counter quad lane though :-/


Pugna was very commonly used by DK and iG as a second position core in a lot of lineups centered with power-push with lycan or sylla in 2011 and early '12, however he feels like he just doesn't work nearly as well in DotA 2 because of overall smoother animations on most heroes and his own kind of "strange" animations not translating particularly well. That said, pugna's main use is as part of a push lineup that stops the enemy team from engaging as it rapes creepwaves and towers, when used heroes like leshrac or DP, you can get a lot of interesting "cheesy" lineups as well.
,
SD actually calls off a bit late game imo and its a hero that's been more or less utilized to its full potential, I feel like Disruptor is something that might shine much more as an ideal support in the current meta
When in doubt, just believe in yourself and press buttons
NB
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Netherlands12045 Posts
August 21 2012 06:07 GMT
#17416
it just annoy me that heroes like Tinker and Rubick could get top pick so easily. There are quite a few neat counter to most core heroes of the current 'western meta' but it takes practice and a slight of luck in order to pull off.
Im daed. Follow me @TL_NB
Itsmedudeman
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States19229 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-21 06:30:20
August 21 2012 06:27 GMT
#17417
I don't think rubick is a hero that needs a counter or could even have a counter. He just needs to be toned down imo. In any meta he'd be good and he's a very versatile hero.

Tinker doesn't seem as strong as he used to be though. Storm and good game sense can prevent him from getting to the point of late game ridiculousness.
Bleak
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Turkey3059 Posts
August 21 2012 06:38 GMT
#17418
Do you guys think we'll see more Doom?
"I am a beacon of knowledge blazing out across a black sea of ignorance. "
Itsmedudeman
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States19229 Posts
August 21 2012 06:57 GMT
#17419
No, but I think we have a good chance to see weaver who hasn't been picked much at all lately.
NB
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Netherlands12045 Posts
August 21 2012 06:58 GMT
#17420
yes... a bait on naga pick and doom counter is a very strong possibility. But you need to have a really strong lane early on to make that work. Im not even surprised if Batrider or BoT BM gona make a come back for some surprise butt sex.
Im daed. Follow me @TL_NB
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