EPTOn June 12 2014 23:11 dcttr66 wrote:
I actually agree with this, especially the underlined part. I think that Dendi himself isn't capable of thinking outside the box and unfortunately that means that he generally plays any hero only one way. That in itself limits how easy it is for Puppey to draft for him. Now I know it's true for many players and not just Dendi.
So as not to just throw out such a bold statement and not have anything to back it up with, I'll provide an example. Look at Pudge. Dendi buys Force Staff on this hero, and it gets good results because it helps him secure kills with Meat Hook. It's good, but he doesn't plan for the late game very well. After all those Flesh Heap stacks, he buys more strength perhaps, in the form of a Heart of Tarrasque. What I tend to do on the other hand is go for a Mjollnir where I can apply those Flesh Heap stacks to attack power and to a very punishing defense through Mjollnir's active ability. I'm not posting a guide here, the point is simply that flexibility with one's favorite heroes is sorely lacking.
Some people master only one hero. Such players are not fit for Captains Mode games one can argue. But is Dendi any more fit for them, if he is a jack of all heroes and a master of none?
I actually agree with this, especially the underlined part. I think that Dendi himself isn't capable of thinking outside the box and unfortunately that means that he generally plays any hero only one way. That in itself limits how easy it is for Puppey to draft for him. Now I know it's true for many players and not just Dendi.
So as not to just throw out such a bold statement and not have anything to back it up with, I'll provide an example. Look at Pudge. Dendi buys Force Staff on this hero, and it gets good results because it helps him secure kills with Meat Hook. It's good, but he doesn't plan for the late game very well. After all those Flesh Heap stacks, he buys more strength perhaps, in the form of a Heart of Tarrasque. What I tend to do on the other hand is go for a Mjollnir where I can apply those Flesh Heap stacks to attack power and to a very punishing defense through Mjollnir's active ability. I'm not posting a guide here, the point is simply that flexibility with one's favorite heroes is sorely lacking.
Some people master only one hero. Such players are not fit for Captains Mode games one can argue. But is Dendi any more fit for them, if he is a jack of all heroes and a master of none?
Critisizing Dendi's pudge play...the guy is the only pro that plays that hero competitively with a more than 60% winrate...Ok, go on, i want to hear more of that.
