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Firebolt145
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Lalalaland34505 Posts
August 26 2018 03:23 GMT
#195001
I think I would actually would rank this TI8 as the best out of all TIs for the pure storyline.

And these grand finals as the best grand finals.
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Unleashing
Profile Joined March 2011
Denmark14978 Posts
August 26 2018 03:23 GMT
#195002
Yeah this was a great TI, had a lot of fun
From the Ghastly Eyrie I can see to the ends of the world, and from this vantage point I declare with utter certainty that this one is in the bag!
Faruko
Profile Joined April 2013
Chile34173 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-08-26 03:26:16
August 26 2018 03:24 GMT
#195003
Man OG looked dominant now that i think about it, i think the most dominant one? Even thou seems weird to say lol didn't drop from Winners and even if it had to be comebacks those are psrt of the game too

Was Liquid this strong as a team back in ti7?

Edit: Actually Wings i think 🤔
Ross was right // "Jesus Christ nahaz is doing shots before my eyes" (Sn0_Man, 2018)
intotheheart
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada33091 Posts
August 26 2018 03:26 GMT
#195004
Didn't Wings crush every team they played on the main stage, and only lose games when they drafted really... curious picks?
kiss kiss fall in love
Shaella
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
United States14828 Posts
August 26 2018 03:26 GMT
#195005
I can't believe EG, with bulba coming back from coaching to play the three is going to win ti9

just kidding a team with RTZ will never win a TI
don't tell me to provide a legend for those charts cause we already got shaella in this thread - eieio | Bulba is my waifu
eieio
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States14512 Posts
August 26 2018 03:28 GMT
#195006
On August 26 2018 12:23 Firebolt145 wrote:
I think I would actually would rank this TI8 as the best out of all TIs for the pure storyline.

And these grand finals as the best grand finals.

hard to choke down it being better than liquid winning but it really was remarkably good

I'm honestly sad that I don't have the time to pour into dota that I'd like to these days, like if I could rearrange my life and spend the time I spent on like early SC2 on dota now that'd rule

I wasn't home in time to see the merlini reveal and I'll be sad about it forever tbqh
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Shaella
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
United States14828 Posts
August 26 2018 03:28 GMT
#195007
On August 26 2018 12:24 Faruko wrote:
Man OG looked dominant now that i think about it, i think the most dominant one? Even thou seems weird to say lol didn't drop from Winners and even if it had to be comebacks those are psrt of the game too

Was Liquid this strong as a team back in ti7?

Edit: Actually Wings i think 🤔

Newbee was probably more dominant at TI4 than any team's ever been

TI4 also had a shit format tho
don't tell me to provide a legend for those charts cause we already got shaella in this thread - eieio | Bulba is my waifu
eieio
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States14512 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-08-26 03:31:35
August 26 2018 03:29 GMT
#195008
Legitimately sad for FY, what a fukin talent

Newbee owning TI4 was pretty cool tbh, although it wasn't, like, fun

Think the story of everything but TI4 has been pretty gr8

I remember listening to DC's run in my car on my way to watch the finals with passive at his uncle's bar, that's a gr8 memory

sumail going from D3mon the ixdl star to DAC to TI5 was pretty gr8, aui_1million, etc
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PhoenixVoid
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Canada32755 Posts
August 26 2018 03:30 GMT
#195009
Don't know why people apply so much weight on OG losing to IMT in a Bo5 fun showmatch organized by Red Bull that had basically no consequence. Hell, 2 of the losses were OG messing around because there was a clear caliber difference and OG wanted to make it entertaining.
I'm afraid of demented knife-wielding escaped lunatic libertarian zombie mutants
Firebolt145
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Lalalaland34505 Posts
August 26 2018 03:31 GMT
#195010
On August 26 2018 12:24 Faruko wrote:
Man OG looked dominant now that i think about it, i think the most dominant one? Even thou seems weird to say lol didn't drop from Winners and even if it had to be comebacks those are psrt of the game too

Was Liquid this strong as a team back in ti7?

Edit: Actually Wings i think 🤔

I don't think dominant is the word to describe OG this tournament. I think they were far more resilient than dominant.
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eieio
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States14512 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-08-26 03:33:10
August 26 2018 03:32 GMT
#195011
good LORD n0tail winning has me nostalgic jesus christ

also the casting was good in the finals? Maybe I'm just going soft
LiquidDota Staff
TL+ Member
Slomo
Profile Joined November 2010
Germany7198 Posts
August 26 2018 03:33 GMT
#195012
Yea, this TI showed that the mental game is the most important thing. Resilience was key, just like last year.
RIP DOUBLE TI OG | #18 never forget
Firebolt145
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Lalalaland34505 Posts
August 26 2018 03:33 GMT
#195013
In fact I'd consider other teams like LGD/EG/Liquid as more 'dominant' overall, winning most of their series 2-0. Somehow OG just managed to keep pulling it out of nowhere.
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Porcupinathy
Profile Joined November 2015
235 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-08-26 03:40:30
August 26 2018 03:38 GMT
#195014
On August 26 2018 12:32 eieio wrote:
also the casting was good in the finals? Maybe I'm just going soft

I was worried 3 casters would be too many but I actually thought it was good as well.
Land animal
Erasme
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Bahamas15899 Posts
August 26 2018 03:45 GMT
#195015
i cant believe OG won
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7lxwFEB6FI “‘Drain the swamp’? Stupid saying, means nothing, but you guys loved it so I kept saying it.”
eieio
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States14512 Posts
August 26 2018 03:46 GMT
#195016
On August 26 2018 12:45 Erasme wrote:
i cant believe OG won

are you happy for the french
LiquidDota Staff
TL+ Member
Shaella
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
United States14828 Posts
August 26 2018 03:47 GMT
#195017
I will never be happy for the french
don't tell me to provide a legend for those charts cause we already got shaella in this thread - eieio | Bulba is my waifu
Erasme
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Bahamas15899 Posts
August 26 2018 03:49 GMT
#195018
On August 26 2018 12:46 eieio wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 26 2018 12:45 Erasme wrote:
i cant believe OG won

are you happy for the french

so many people dismissed seb
and yet he saved OG in that game 4 single handedly
so yea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7lxwFEB6FI “‘Drain the swamp’? Stupid saying, means nothing, but you guys loved it so I kept saying it.”
PhoenixVoid
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Canada32755 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-08-26 04:53:10
August 26 2018 04:09 GMT
#195019
Do any of you guys read Harper's magazine because I'm considering subscribing to them.

On August 26 2018 13:42 eieio wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 26 2018 13:09 PhoenixVoid wrote:
Do any of you guys read Harper's magazine because I'm considering subscribing to them.

subscribe to the new yorker instead, they're better and also harpers doesn't pay their interns (but it publishes great stuff)

I'll probably sub to them too because I don't want to be a cheapskate with news and coverage. Also I find I can't really consume novels anymore and can only read essays and non-fiction articles.
I'm afraid of demented knife-wielding escaped lunatic libertarian zombie mutants
eieio
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States14512 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-08-26 04:59:23
August 26 2018 04:42 GMT
#195020
On August 26 2018 13:09 PhoenixVoid wrote:
Do any of you guys read Harper's magazine because I'm considering subscribing to them.

subscribe to the new yorker instead, they're better and also harpers doesn't pay their interns (but it publishes great stuff)

On August 26 2018 13:09 PhoenixVoid wrote:
Do any of you guys read Harper's magazine because I'm considering subscribing to them.

Show nested quote +
On August 26 2018 13:42 eieio wrote:
On August 26 2018 13:09 PhoenixVoid wrote:
Do any of you guys read Harper's magazine because I'm considering subscribing to them.

subscribe to the new yorker instead, they're better and also harpers doesn't pay their interns (but it publishes great stuff)

I'll probably sub to them too because I don't want to be a cheapskate with news and coverage. Also I find I can't really consume novels anymore and can only read essays and non-fiction articles.

I find it hard to read my new yorker every week!

Also I think probably neither magazine is right if you are looking for news? more like if you're excited to read 4k words a week on like the history of elevators or something
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