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Thetwinmasters
Profile Joined January 2015
3578 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-04-28 23:25:29
April 28 2015 23:25 GMT
#881
I feel niqua being kicked confirms they are not getting invited otherwise they would be stupid to throw away their chances for a TI invite
Faruko
Profile Joined April 2013
Chile34173 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-04-29 00:13:39
April 29 2015 00:13 GMT
#882
I dont like the idea of having such heavy farming players, let alone 3. I dont remember any of those players, using any low farming heroes
Ross was right // "Jesus Christ nahaz is doing shots before my eyes" (Sn0_Man, 2018)
Kipsate
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Netherlands45349 Posts
April 29 2015 02:26 GMT
#883
feels like a dick move by Alliance but its prolly not the entire picture

too bad because I really quite liked this iteration of Alliance.
WriterXiao8~~
Churrass
Profile Joined October 2013
573 Posts
April 29 2015 02:57 GMT
#884
good for alliance, now they have a chance in the qualifiers, bulldog is 5 times the player niqua is
sunrazgriz
Profile Joined April 2015
Vatican City State1573 Posts
April 29 2015 03:40 GMT
#885
bulldog > niqua indeed
but this is sad , i will miss niqua's clock play

good luck to you niqua

patch of rat coming
6nnn
GiveMeYourtTots
Profile Joined May 2014
990 Posts
April 29 2015 04:45 GMT
#886
Ugh, I hate when players get kicked like this, I feel so bad for them. But lets be real now, Bulldog IS the better player, individually. How he functions in the team remains to be seen, but in terms of his potential in the team is much highers than niquas I feel like. Although Niqua is a good player, that's all he is, at one point Bulldog was one of the best the best players in the world, and maybe even the most important player when they won TI3. Bulldog is in other words a world class player and as a captain you'd rather have that than a player that is definitely good but has very little experience and might prove not improve much more in the near future.

So even though I feel really sad about it, I totally understand it.
goody153
Profile Blog Joined April 2013
44280 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-04-29 05:09:31
April 29 2015 04:58 GMT
#887
On April 29 2015 11:26 Kipsate wrote:
feels like a dick move by Alliance but its prolly not the entire picture

too bad because I really quite liked this iteration of Alliance.


honestly i actually liked the TI3 alliance the most that was the alliance that i became a fan with and followed them upto TI4 .. the next iterations i just didn't care about the team anymore

to me it's just a team brand after that .. there's no bulldog or egm or s4 anymore
this is a quote
GiveMeYourtTots
Profile Joined May 2014
990 Posts
April 29 2015 05:19 GMT
#888
On April 29 2015 13:58 goody153 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 29 2015 11:26 Kipsate wrote:
feels like a dick move by Alliance but its prolly not the entire picture

too bad because I really quite liked this iteration of Alliance.


honestly i actually liked the TI3 alliance the most that was the alliance that i became a fan with and followed them upto TI4 .. the next iterations i just didn't care about the team anymore

to me it's just a team brand after that .. there's no bulldog or egm or s4 anymore


I dont understand that way of reasoning. I am a fan of both football (soccer) and hockey but you don't stop being a fan because your favourite player/players leave the team. Even after 10-20, even longer than that the fans still stay true to their team. I will always be a fan of Alliance, doesn't matter who's playing in the team.
Lachrymose
Profile Joined February 2008
Australia1928 Posts
April 29 2015 06:20 GMT
#889
I feel bad for Niqua, but honestly his play has been very underwhelming, particularly lately. He joined a team during a long period of roster changes and he was hardly stellar. I'm sure he was well aware this could happen when he joined.

Things didn't work out for him. That sucks. But also, that's life, move on.

As for people talking about him getting screwed over for TI5? What were his TI5 chances exactly if Alliance didn't pick him up? Yup.
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goody153
Profile Blog Joined April 2013
44280 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-04-29 06:37:45
April 29 2015 06:32 GMT
#890
On April 29 2015 14:19 GiveMeYourtTots wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 29 2015 13:58 goody153 wrote:
On April 29 2015 11:26 Kipsate wrote:
feels like a dick move by Alliance but its prolly not the entire picture

too bad because I really quite liked this iteration of Alliance.


honestly i actually liked the TI3 alliance the most that was the alliance that i became a fan with and followed them upto TI4 .. the next iterations i just didn't care about the team anymore

to me it's just a team brand after that .. there's no bulldog or egm or s4 anymore


I dont understand that way of reasoning. I am a fan of both football (soccer) and hockey but you don't stop being a fan because your favourite player/players leave the team. Even after 10-20, even longer than that the fans still stay true to their team. I will always be a fan of Alliance, doesn't matter who's playing in the team.

The thing is when the players or group of players you follow leave the team you are just following the pretty logo and the name that the team has which i don't really care about. I get invested on the players behind the scene's personality and good dota they show together.

Like in some things it makes sense like for example google has a very good standard so if one of the key persons like for example the CEO leaves it doesn't make the company shit ? No that's because what the company was good for or what it is is still there they still produce good stuff and still have high standard.

but in dota it's different. Think about it do you still care about DK ? when the entire roster all star roster aren't there anymore ? i doubt it

You are basically following the brand not the good dota and the personalities that has attracted you in the first place.

Basically it's just the skin now not the meat.
this is a quote
goody153
Profile Blog Joined April 2013
44280 Posts
April 29 2015 06:49 GMT
#891
I'm sure it's fine if you are still following alliance if you like loda and akke or maybe nationalism then it's totally fine but just because it's alliance idk about that.
this is a quote
PagePincher
Profile Joined January 2015
205 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-04-29 16:04:41
April 29 2015 09:49 GMT
#892
On April 29 2015 15:49 goody153 wrote:
I'm sure it's fine if you are still following alliance if you like loda and akke or maybe nationalism then it's totally fine but just because it's alliance idk about that.


Never like loda, he was a mean racist back in the day and feel indifference to Akke.
Azimuth
Profile Joined April 2015
231 Posts
April 29 2015 10:17 GMT
#893
Bulldog has a higher potential than Niqua but this isn't the proper way to go about it. I'm quite disappointed how they just threw him away as soon as patch notes indicated buffs to LD and NP.
sunrazgriz
Profile Joined April 2015
Vatican City State1573 Posts
April 29 2015 11:09 GMT
#894
On April 29 2015 15:49 goody153 wrote:
I'm sure it's fine if you are still following alliance if you like loda and akke or maybe nationalism then it's totally fine but just because it's alliance idk about that.

the reason i follow A is s4 , after he left i still root for A
idk why , maybe i like dota just the same as i like sport , yes i have sport team to support wheter they play bad or good.
6nnn
kishill
Profile Joined April 2015
Switzerland67 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-04-29 12:52:17
April 29 2015 12:48 GMT
#895
On April 29 2015 20:09 sunrazgriz wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 29 2015 15:49 goody153 wrote:
I'm sure it's fine if you are still following alliance if you like loda and akke or maybe nationalism then it's totally fine but just because it's alliance idk about that.

the reason i follow A is s4 , after he left i still root for A
idk why , maybe i like dota just the same as i like sport , yes i have sport team to support wheter they play bad or good.


normally u root for a team not a player... like in football :/
but i dont like the change idk is it confirmed that the donger takes his place?

edit: just saw yesterday [A] vs NIP with the dong
cuckoo
Profile Joined October 2014
595 Posts
April 29 2015 14:01 GMT
#896
yea, but esports doesn't quite work as sports.

in football, baseball or whatever we don't actually feel so close to players, because we don't see them tweeting, streaming or interacting with fans on a daily basis. in esports we get attached to this, that's why people cheer for whatever sing, envy, arteezy or whatever team is
Hot_Bid
Profile Blog Joined October 2003
Braavos36401 Posts
April 29 2015 14:09 GMT
#897
On April 29 2015 23:01 cuckoo wrote:
yea, but esports doesn't quite work as sports.

in football, baseball or whatever we don't actually feel so close to players, because we don't see them tweeting, streaming or interacting with fans on a daily basis. in esports we get attached to this, that's why people cheer for whatever sing, envy, arteezy or whatever team is

i don't think this is true really, ask people in LA how they feel about Kobe or those in Indy about Peyton or those in San Antonio about Pop

the issue in ESPORTS is the turnover is incredibly fast, teams join and leave very quickly
@Hot_Bid on Twitter - ESPORTS life since 2010 - http://i.imgur.com/U2psw.png
saddaromma
Profile Joined April 2013
1129 Posts
April 30 2015 20:35 GMT
#898
In what patch alliance got nerfed hard? Cant remember, before ti4?
bardtown
Profile Joined June 2011
England2313 Posts
May 01 2015 09:25 GMT
#899
Watching Bulldog. Alliance TI5 winners confirmed.
Kabras
Profile Joined June 2011
Romania3508 Posts
May 01 2015 10:08 GMT
#900
On May 01 2015 18:25 bardtown wrote:
Watching Bulldog. Alliance TI5 winners confirmed.

i hope he can win with centaur then cuz no sane team is gonna let furion through the first ban phase
"So playing SF in pubs, everyone remember that a very important point is that when using a carry hero like this you must be very selfish. Because working with team mates is a very dangerous thing" - 2009
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