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On August 27 2014 08:13 bearbuddy wrote:Show nested quote +On August 27 2014 07:47 suxN wrote:
I wonder who will be their new captain. Super has been on VG for longest, iceiceice has said he wants to be a captain and supports have the natural spot for captaincy.
I don't think black will take over the C because he is foreigner and as i watched the VG documentary it seemed like fy/super/fenrir arent very vocal players, but then again who could go vocal with rOtk.
My guess is iceiceice will be their captain. Fenrir and Fy were on the inaugural VG team, and Fenrir was the captain from the beginning till rOtK joined. He's also the oldest (1989) of the group. So I wouldn't be surprised if Fenrir returns to being the captain.
The Vici Gaming facebook post said that Super would be the captain.
https://www.facebook.com/TeamViCiGaming/photos/a.669185319800591.1073741832.667387283313728/800042410048214/?type=1
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opterown
Australia54784 Posts
On August 27 2014 09:49 cbk486 wrote:Show nested quote +On August 27 2014 08:13 bearbuddy wrote:On August 27 2014 07:47 suxN wrote:
I wonder who will be their new captain. Super has been on VG for longest, iceiceice has said he wants to be a captain and supports have the natural spot for captaincy.
I don't think black will take over the C because he is foreigner and as i watched the VG documentary it seemed like fy/super/fenrir arent very vocal players, but then again who could go vocal with rOtk.
My guess is iceiceice will be their captain. Fenrir and Fy were on the inaugural VG team, and Fenrir was the captain from the beginning till rOtK joined. He's also the oldest (1989) of the group. So I wouldn't be surprised if Fenrir returns to being the captain. The Vici Gaming facebook post said that Super would be the captain.
the VG gaming facebook might have some internal connections but it's still not official, it's run by the staka guy who has quite the shady history. he runs the twitter and newbee's social media too.
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So I can root for iceiceice and fy in the same team now. Still sad about the lack of SEA dream duo (Mushi + iceiceice) but all good things come to an end I guess.
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On August 27 2014 07:38 Reson wrote:Show nested quote +On August 27 2014 04:40 cbk486 wrote:
How good are super and black ? I only started playing and following dota during TI3, and so I've only managed to catch a few games of theirs. I never thought very highly of Black^ during his Mouz days but he must be developing into something if Tier 1 Chinese teams are taking him. If the Chinese pros are taking him in as one of their own then he definitely has shown them something a lot of the western world hasn't seen yet. He is a feel good and inspirational story for sure though; leaving everything behind and going to a foreign place without speaking the language in a team environment is not something easy to do. Go VG! Hopefully IceIceIce can win it for this year's DK at TI5
Black's reputation amongst the Chinese is impeccable. Almost universally hailed as little B-god if dota forums and douyuTV chats are anything to go by (and not ironically either). It seems the Chinese fans really want a non-ethnic Chinese to do well in China.
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Black has one of the best (and most efficient) farming playstyles... which has always been a double-edged sword, since he often zones out and is late to teamfights (both when he's needed and not needed). I think in terms of skill, he's second to none, but his decision-making (most important aspect of late-game carrying) isn't the best in the scene. I'm sure he'll improve leaps and bounds in VG.
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VG was already my favorite Eastern team before, but now they've cemented themselves as my second favorite team period, only barely behind Empire.
I'm sure they're very excited about this.
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So what happens when invoker is drafted now?
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On August 27 2014 15:27 DucK- wrote:
So what happens when invoker is drafted now?
Probably depends on the draft like iG, when Luo and ferrari play invoker alternately.
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Can't wait to see the team in action!
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On August 27 2014 15:33 fixed_point wrote:Show nested quote +On August 27 2014 15:27 DucK- wrote:
So what happens when invoker is drafted now? Probably depends on the draft like iG, when Luo and ferrari play invoker alternately.
It is not that simple though. If luo played invoker, it would be a safe lane one. If 430 played, it would be mid. Roles are still the same.
If iceiceice plays, someone else has to take the offlane. It was a problem for dk because mushi wasn't that good at offlane. How would vici adjust to this.
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On August 27 2014 21:16 DucK- wrote:Show nested quote +On August 27 2014 15:33 fixed_point wrote:On August 27 2014 15:27 DucK- wrote:
So what happens when invoker is drafted now? Probably depends on the draft like iG, when Luo and ferrari play invoker alternately. It is not that simple though. If luo played invoker, it would be a safe lane one. If 430 played, it would be mid. Roles are still the same. If iceiceice plays, someone else has to take the offlane. It was a problem for dk because mushi wasn't that good at offlane. How would vici adjust to this.
I have seen black play offlane slark a few times iirc.
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Calling it now VG for ti4 champs.
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http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNzYyNzE1MDQw.html
Vici CEO discusses about VG shuffling. Starts at 1:14
Rough translation:
+ Show Spoiler +We got CIS because we know for a while now that rOtK was going to retire. To replace the 3rd position, our players want either iceiceice or June. Due to financial problems with CIS, I talked to the investors and decided to pick up the entire CIS squad. However, our players are not that close to each other. Sylar is close to rOtK, but rOtK retired. We were approached by LGD about Sylar, and we decided to send Sylar off to LGD.
Originally, we were going to have June rotate to the 1 position, but iceiceice felt that Black^ is more suited as a 1 position player and that he has more experience. After some consideration we finalized the transfer fee for iceiceice yesterday, who cost as much as rabbit.
Iceiceice, who is from Singapore, and who is fluent in both English and Chinese, can serve as a translator for the team. In the last couple of days, we had super and fy talk with Black^ on QQ, and Black's pinyin (the romanized chinese writing) is exceptionally good. He has been learning Chinese over the net.
Overall, we will be keeping Ayo and Demon. We also signed Orenda's YJ. We will be signing more players to form a second team. As for the name of the new team. We don't know it yet, but it won't be CIS.
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The new lineups first game, I think, is starting in WEC in a few minutes.
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I saw something somewhere that Black is still in Germany so a player from Orenda is standing in, not really informed on things enough to know for sure
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On August 28 2014 23:54 bearbuddy wrote:http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNzYyNzE1MDQw.htmlVici CEO discusses about VG shuffling. Starts at 1:14 Rough translation: + Show Spoiler +We got CIS because we know for a while now that rOtK was going to retire. To replace the 3rd position, our players want either iceiceice or June. Due to financial problems with CIS, I talked to the investors and decided to pick up the entire CIS squad. However, our players are not that close to each other. Sylar is close to rOtK, but rOtK retired. We were approached by LGD about Sylar, and we decided to send Sylar off to LGD.
Originally, we were going to have June rotate to the 1 position, but iceiceice felt that Black^ is more suited as a 1 position player and that he has more experience. After some consideration we finalized the transfer fee for iceiceice yesterday, who cost as much as rabbit.
Iceiceice, who is from Singapore, and who is fluent in both English and Chinese, can serve as a translator for the team. In the last couple of days, we had super and fy talk with Black^ on QQ, and Black's pinyin (the romanized chinese writing) is exceptionally good. He has been learning Chinese over the net.
Overall, we will be keeping Ayo and Demon. We also signed Orenda's YJ. We will be signing more players to form a second team. As for the name of the new team. We don't know it yet, but it won't be CIS.
iceiceice was supposed to have a higher transfer fee than rabbit lmao
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with F-god ice3 might be a great fit for the team. But i guess this is where my VG flair ends i guess. So long :'(
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Why did neither ice³ nor Black^ play in their first game? Black Visa, I guess?
Does someone know, when their first match kicks off? My favorite players (DK Squad) are gone and now I'm a 1) Vici Gaming 2) LGD Fan.. Really excited to see their first machtes! ice3, X! and Mushi, keep on fighting!
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opterown
Australia54784 Posts
VG plays iG then the winner of HGT/Speed for a slot in the WEC LAN today.
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Should have picked up injuly instead of black!
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