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Murlox
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
France1699 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-09-15 23:49:13
September 15 2016 23:46 GMT
#81
On September 16 2016 08:38 Chewbacca. wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 16 2016 08:35 icystorage wrote:
who's the captain tho, crit?

Yeah, first sentence of the second paragraph.


To be fair, mentally drop the smile of Cr1t, add him glasses, and he almost looks like ppd.

Well, more than any of the other 4 would, anyway.
Resistance ain't futile
Murlox
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
France1699 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-09-15 23:48:18
September 15 2016 23:47 GMT
#82
... double, sorry

(where is the delete function in this forum seriously)
Resistance ain't futile
lolnoty
Profile Joined December 2005
United States7166 Posts
September 15 2016 23:56 GMT
#83
On September 16 2016 08:15 nayumi wrote:
Rtz and Sumail can't lead.

Universe and Zai are a bit quite.

Crit is new.

The lack of shot caller will hurt this team a lot. Though if they can overcome that I can't see them not making at least top 3 next Major.


PPD was as "new" (as in, by popular perception) when he shotcalled sadboys

"PPD is a very angry guy. He controls us." - Arteezy
hifriend
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
China7935 Posts
September 16 2016 00:00 GMT
#84
I predict they do well for a while but on a timer before egos start to clash.
BreakupBoy
Profile Joined September 2016
Germany171 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-09-16 01:24:59
September 16 2016 00:06 GMT
#85
Excited for the new roster, kinda wished ppd stayed as 5 and zai on the offlane instead of Universe but this lineup is still pretty sick. I don't think Arteezy will leave again as ppd is no longer on the team and this feels more like artours team than any team before. I think Cr1t- has the potential to be a top tier captain, I certainly think he possesses the knowledge and if Misery can step up to be a Captain that leads his team to the Grand Finals of TI so can Cr1t-, or at least he deserves a shot at it. Skillwise, I don't think you can ask for much more than this, every player is a top 5 player at his position at least, but chemistry will be far more important but then again most players have played with each other over the years, basically everyone except Cr1t-. On paper this EG team is the strongest team in the west (looking at you liquid) but we'll see how they manage, definitely won't change my EG flair anytime soon. #BleedBlue
(~ ̄▽ ̄)~
SupLilSon
Profile Joined October 2011
Malaysia4123 Posts
September 16 2016 00:16 GMT
#86
I think this roster looks very strong and is definitely an improvement. People in here are blowing the intangibles way out of proportion. This team is basically fielding top talent at every single position.
adzzlie
Profile Joined July 2015
Korea (South)81 Posts
September 16 2016 00:32 GMT
#87
First thing first.
I think PPD not in the team (coach/player) is really a disturbing thing, at least for me. Totally new style of drafting, I guess.
Second.
Why would you kick RTZ TWICE so that you will recruit him for the THIRD time?
Hardworking people will be rewarded as much as what they have done.
Alpino
Profile Joined June 2011
Brazil4390 Posts
September 16 2016 00:43 GMT
#88
This team is so scary. I find it funny that so many people judge the team before seeing they play. Same thing happened with w33/Misery/Pld/EE/ppy Secret roster that turned out to be a victorious team.
20/11/2015 - never forget EE's Ember
Diavlo
Profile Joined July 2011
Belgium2915 Posts
September 16 2016 00:49 GMT
#89
On September 16 2016 09:32 adzzlie wrote:
First thing first.
I think PPD not in the team (coach/player) is really a disturbing thing, at least for me. Totally new style of drafting, I guess.
Second.
Why would you kick RTZ TWICE so that you will recruit him for the THIRD time?

They never kicked RTZ, he left because of ppd and the opportunity to play with friends.
"I don't know how many years on this Earth I got left. I'm gonna get real weird with it."
babysimba
Profile Joined November 2010
10466 Posts
September 16 2016 01:06 GMT
#90
Remember the deleted PPD's tweet about "The hand that feeds"? Chances are he got voted out instead of willingly switch to management.

I think the key to succeeding is Universe. Unless he returns to form where he can actually play tempo offlaners like 1-2 years ago, this team is doomed to fail. I just don't see a team without PPD that is able to control the egos to let Universe play his greedy playstyle.
hound_98
Profile Joined January 2015
United States66 Posts
September 16 2016 01:15 GMT
#91
damn... like... PPD is one of my favorite players in dota 2 and definitely my favorite captain. Who am I going to root for now?
caiovigg
Profile Joined July 2014
Brazil1802 Posts
September 16 2016 01:21 GMT
#92
This team is great on paper, hope they can play well together and not play like 5 headless chickens
brinepumps
Profile Joined February 2015
Indonesia753 Posts
September 16 2016 01:32 GMT
#93
On September 16 2016 04:19 Dracolich70 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 16 2016 04:16 Kamisamanachi wrote:
Young boys ?? All of them are far from young..
Only Universe is old at 26, the rest are 17-20. That is young boys.


Honey, I concede, I'm more than old.

"of course you are, you're 31 with 2 kids. Stop playing games. Now go fold the laundry"

Affirmative



"if you don't believe you can do it, then you have no chance at all" - Arsene Wenger
Dracolich70
Profile Joined May 2011
Denmark3820 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-09-16 01:49:12
September 16 2016 01:40 GMT
#94
On September 16 2016 09:16 SupLilSon wrote:
I think this roster looks very strong and is definitely an improvement. People in here are blowing the intangibles way out of proportion. This team is basically fielding top talent at every single position.
This has never in itself formed a great team, actually it highlights the problem, or at least one of them; ego.

Fear has a job on his hands, and these guys have to gel, and work as a unit, rather than a gathering of individual skill, as often happens when there are no "watercarriers", or experienced minds pulling the strings.

Two years ago I spent time trying to explain Cr1t- that confidence is not just good, as you can become overconfident; cocky, while he thought confidence was just a positive, and you couldn't be too confident.

On September 16 2016 10:32 brinepumps wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 16 2016 04:19 Dracolich70 wrote:
On September 16 2016 04:16 Kamisamanachi wrote:
Young boys ?? All of them are far from young..
Only Universe is old at 26, the rest are 17-20. That is young boys.


Honey, I concede, I'm more than old.

"of course you are, you're 31 with 2 kids. Stop playing games. Now go fold the laundry"

Affirmative



It was meant in quotes and in context of the ages. Just like you call a footballer old, when at 30+. Kamisamanachi thought they were far from young.

You are still young at 31, even if the wife and two kids most likely sucked most juice out of you. In context of gamers, you are old, although merely a child compared to me.
LiangHao
Amarok
Profile Joined August 2010
Australia2003 Posts
September 16 2016 01:45 GMT
#95
Hard to know how Crit will do as a captain, but he'll be fine as a 5. Dude can make serious magic happen and I don't see that as being particularly farm dependent. The dynamics between the cores and shotcalling will be the issues here.
Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity
common_cider
Profile Joined July 2011
342 Posts
September 16 2016 02:03 GMT
#96
EG got like 14 years younger. Their total age barely adds passes 100 now.
Never eat at a chinese restraunt located by the pound
Obamarauder
Profile Joined June 2015
697 Posts
September 16 2016 02:15 GMT
#97
cr1t captain lets goo
SupLilSon
Profile Joined October 2011
Malaysia4123 Posts
September 16 2016 03:03 GMT
#98
On September 16 2016 10:40 Dracolich70 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 16 2016 09:16 SupLilSon wrote:
I think this roster looks very strong and is definitely an improvement. People in here are blowing the intangibles way out of proportion. This team is basically fielding top talent at every single position.
This has never in itself formed a great team, actually it highlights the problem, or at least one of them; ego.

Fear has a job on his hands, and these guys have to gel, and work as a unit, rather than a gathering of individual skill, as often happens when there are no "watercarriers", or experienced minds pulling the strings.

Two years ago I spent time trying to explain Cr1t- that confidence is not just good, as you can become overconfident; cocky, while he thought confidence was just a positive, and you couldn't be too confident.

Show nested quote +
On September 16 2016 10:32 brinepumps wrote:
On September 16 2016 04:19 Dracolich70 wrote:
On September 16 2016 04:16 Kamisamanachi wrote:
Young boys ?? All of them are far from young..
Only Universe is old at 26, the rest are 17-20. That is young boys.


Honey, I concede, I'm more than old.

"of course you are, you're 31 with 2 kids. Stop playing games. Now go fold the laundry"

Affirmative



It was meant in quotes and in context of the ages. Just like you call a footballer old, when at 30+. Kamisamanachi thought they were far from young.

You are still young at 31, even if the wife and two kids most likely sucked most juice out of you. In context of gamers, you are old, although merely a child compared to me.


That's a fair assessment and I can't deny that there's a chance this team will underperform. However, cohesiveness and teamwork can be developed over time. I think it's harder to significantly increase individual skill across a whole team. If this team gels, which I believe they will, they will be a serious top international contender. Most of these players have played together for extensive periods of time through several metas. People are overplaying how much "ego" these individual players have and how they will clash. I'm sure all of these players had multiple options during the shuffle and chose to play together. This isn't a rag tag group of players rushing to find teams at the end of the shuffle. But sure, we've seen many dream teams fail to live up to the hype.
Beyonder01
Profile Joined September 2014
Canada44 Posts
September 16 2016 03:15 GMT
#99
On September 16 2016 10:06 babysimba wrote:
Remember the deleted PPD's tweet about "The hand that feeds"? Chances are he got voted out instead of willingly switch to management.

I think the key to succeeding is Universe. Unless he returns to form where he can actually play tempo offlaners like 1-2 years ago, this team is doomed to fail. I just don't see a team without PPD that is able to control the egos to let Universe play his greedy playstyle.


Yep. There is no way PPD chose management over playing. I think after round 2 fail with Arteezy it was only a matter of time until something like this happened.
shizaep
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada2920 Posts
September 16 2016 03:31 GMT
#100
Tbh Cr1t on 5 feels like a waste. He won OG games by just playing out of his mind and making ridiculous plays on hereos like Tusk and Lion and just using items to their max potential. Having him playing heroes like Chen or dazzle or some shit just feels like he's not given the opportunity to do what he excels at. Same with Zai I'd say. Probaly the two best 4s i nteh world and one of them has to play a 5. And I don't think Cr1t drafted a single game for OG, it was all Fly with the mastermind drafts.

And didn't we all witness the Arteezy/Suma1l "playstyle clash" the last time it happened? What makes people think it will be different the second time around?
You mean I just write stuff here and other people can see it?
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