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Racket
Profile Joined July 2013
3023 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-01-15 18:30:45
January 15 2016 18:29 GMT
#2481
On January 16 2016 03:07 Alpino wrote:
i miss w33ha in the top of the networth

Well, WR is out of the picture. Just wait until the tide of meta brings another wave.

On January 16 2016 03:10 goody153 wrote:
c9 is back

or have they been c9 all along

Heheh, you shouldn't have changed your flair goody
Terrorbladder
Profile Joined May 2014
2719 Posts
January 15 2016 18:41 GMT
#2482
So we can all agree that w33 is a bad Miracle? He has about 1/10 of the viable hero pool of Miracle.
My dream is to fertilize two females at a time.
hariooo
Profile Joined October 2013
Canada2830 Posts
January 15 2016 19:00 GMT
#2483
Feel like these drafts were a rehearsal. Hope Puppey figures out something more solid for w33 and misery soon.
spudde123
Profile Joined February 2012
4814 Posts
January 15 2016 19:09 GMT
#2484
In general I think it's pretty clear that Secret hasn't yet found their own picks that they really want to use this patch. Last patch they had several very successful comfort picks like Ember, WR, Slardar, Doom, some occasional Meepos, SFs, Invokers etc. Alliance seems to have that in this patch already, it's very clear for them what they want and they can play it well. Secret on the other hand seems to change things all the time with varying success.

But there's still quite a lot of time until the major. I would assume they will figure out better what they want to do. Not sure if they have other events than MarsTV to play in though, playing games would probably help in this situation.
Diavlo
Profile Joined July 2011
Belgium2915 Posts
January 15 2016 19:52 GMT
#2485
On January 16 2016 03:41 Terrorbladder wrote:
So we can all agree that w33 is a bad Miracle? He has about 1/10 of the viable hero pool of Miracle.

Miracle hasn't played on that many heroes either. Mainly SF, Gyro and Alch. He might fall off with the new patch as well. Or me might be even better who knows.

"I don't know how many years on this Earth I got left. I'm gonna get real weird with it."
hariooo
Profile Joined October 2013
Canada2830 Posts
January 15 2016 20:27 GMT
#2486
On January 16 2016 03:29 Racket wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 16 2016 03:07 Alpino wrote:
i miss w33ha in the top of the networth

Well, WR is out of the picture. Just wait until the tide of meta brings another wave.

Show nested quote +
On January 16 2016 03:10 goody153 wrote:
c9 is back

or have they been c9 all along

Heheh, you shouldn't have changed your flair goody


And honestly is WR that heavily nerfed? W33 had a significantly higher Shackle rate compared to other players in the same patch even if you believe it was that OP. I feel like his inherent synergy with the hero wouldn't be lost even if he loses a few degrees of latch.
spudde123
Profile Joined February 2012
4814 Posts
January 15 2016 20:43 GMT
#2487
WR wasn't a big pick for other teams even in the last patch. Secret was the only team that prioritized it as highly as they did. I would imagine they will still pick it at some point. But it's understandable that they try different things with the new patch. They have some idea of what is good and if it doesn't work for them they will look for something else, WR possibly being an option.
FuzzyJAM
Profile Joined July 2010
Scotland9300 Posts
January 15 2016 21:26 GMT
#2488
I could be wrong, but I think they used to prioritise making W33 comfortable and so drafted around him. That was probably to do with him being the new player and weakest link in terms of knowing how to play pro Dota. Then they started to rely more on Envy, and that left W33 looking notably worse.

Only PLD and Envy can be said to have had a mostly good tournament. Puppey was OK, I guess. W33 was pretty bad and Misery was just. . .But then offlane is always very difficult and determined by your team more than any other role, so I don't want to trash him too much.
Did you ever say Yes to a single joy?
BillGates
Profile Blog Joined April 2013
471 Posts
January 15 2016 21:51 GMT
#2489
They are just playing bad. Misery hasn't had a good game in the last month. He is always down on farm and unable to really contribute anything.

I also don't understand why Puppey doesn't pick heroes like Centaur, briste and invoker more often, they are OP in this patch. Centaur is a late game monster, like unless you have lifesteal you are going to kill yourself on him, his return damage is ridiculous.

Briste is absurdly good again, deals tons of damage, great early and mid game, can transition to late game and invoker is just great period.
FuzzyJAM
Profile Joined July 2010
Scotland9300 Posts
January 15 2016 22:03 GMT
#2490
Invoker was picked or banned every game, wasn't he? I think Bristle is possibly underrated, and Centaur seems OK, but they're not super OP secrets to success. And even if they were, nobody else is picking them, so Secret would be on an even playing field. . .

The issue, if you can call it that, is just that there are a lot of teams very close in ability so a slight dip in performance results in a massive dip in results. They're not actually playing that much worse than when they were winning, it's just things aren't quite going their way so they lose to teams that were always close and have now overtaken them.
Did you ever say Yes to a single joy?
spudde123
Profile Joined February 2012
4814 Posts
January 15 2016 23:10 GMT
#2491
Ya Invoker was banned every game, Secret 1st picked it when they could.
hound_98
Profile Joined January 2015
United States66 Posts
January 16 2016 00:23 GMT
#2492
I used to believe that this new Team Secret was a consistent DOTA 2 powerhouse like EG. After today's loss to Alliance (might I add, losing with a counter-pick EE Terrorblade), and their previous string of losses, I no longer believe this anymore. Not until they prove themselves again.
wims80
Profile Joined February 2014
1892 Posts
January 16 2016 00:38 GMT
#2493
On January 16 2016 09:23 hound_98 wrote:
I used to believe that this new Team Secret was a consistent DOTA 2 powerhouse like EG. After today's loss to Alliance (might I add, losing with a counter-pick EE Terrorblade), and their previous string of losses, I no longer believe this anymore. Not until they prove themselves again.

EG lost to Alliance as well, does that make them dumpster tier?
Why are my allies so weak and pathetic?
hound_98
Profile Joined January 2015
United States66 Posts
January 16 2016 01:35 GMT
#2494
On January 16 2016 09:38 wims80 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 16 2016 09:23 hound_98 wrote:
I used to believe that this new Team Secret was a consistent DOTA 2 powerhouse like EG. After today's loss to Alliance (might I add, losing with a counter-pick EE Terrorblade), and their previous string of losses, I no longer believe this anymore. Not until they prove themselves again.

EG lost to Alliance as well, does that make them dumpster tier?


No it doesn't. Because I believe EG is more consistent than Team Secret. EG has their wins and losses all accross the board, but when you look at their record of major lans they attend in the past year, they are almost always have a top spot.
The new team secret, have not consistently placed high in major lans they attend since they formed. They started off really well, then somewhat declined from there after frankfurt.

Also, I do not think Secret is dumpster tier. I still think they're a super good tier 1 team. Its just becoming more and more apparent that they have not figured out as much about the meta than some other tier 1 teams have.

In the end, I'm definitely looking for a secret comeback in shanghai!
LemOn
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United Kingdom8629 Posts
January 16 2016 02:32 GMT
#2495
On January 16 2016 09:38 wims80 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 16 2016 09:23 hound_98 wrote:
I used to believe that this new Team Secret was a consistent DOTA 2 powerhouse like EG. After today's loss to Alliance (might I add, losing with a counter-pick EE Terrorblade), and their previous string of losses, I no longer believe this anymore. Not until they prove themselves again.

EG lost to Alliance as well, does that make them dumpster tier?

what the fuck are these arbitrary random "tiers" it's pretty comical they are still prevalent in l.dota especially when so many teams have ups and downs and how the turbulent the scene is now.
Much is the father figure that I miss in my life. Go Daddy! DoC.LemOn, LemOn[5thF]
Racket
Profile Joined July 2013
3023 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-01-16 07:13:33
January 16 2016 07:12 GMT
#2496
On January 16 2016 11:32 LemOn wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 16 2016 09:38 wims80 wrote:
On January 16 2016 09:23 hound_98 wrote:
I used to believe that this new Team Secret was a consistent DOTA 2 powerhouse like EG. After today's loss to Alliance (might I add, losing with a counter-pick EE Terrorblade), and their previous string of losses, I no longer believe this anymore. Not until they prove themselves again.

EG lost to Alliance as well, does that make them dumpster tier?

what the fuck are these arbitrary random "tiers" it's pretty comical they are still prevalent in l.dota especially when so many teams have ups and downs and how the turbulent the scene is now.

Tiers only means how fans feel about their teams, completely arbitrary and subjective as it gets, at least at this moment. Tiers are not anymore what they used to be.
BillGates
Profile Blog Joined April 2013
471 Posts
January 16 2016 13:33 GMT
#2497
There are 4 tiers overall in Dota. Tier 1 is players who are just starting, who have no clue about anything in Dota, even if they've played other "mobas". 0 to about 2k mmr players

Tier 2 are players who know the basics, know many of the heroes, but not all the heroes, not all the builds and the advanced mechanics and stuff. Mostly 2k to 3.5k players

Tier 3 are players who know most of the heroes, the basics, the strategy and have the reaction time. Most players are here, who are usually 4k to 6k.

Tier 4 are players who know all of the heroes or virtually all(95%+), who know strategy, advanced mechanics, can read the game fast and well. This is usually older players who've played the game for a long time and can be anywhere between 3.5k to 8k mmr.
Zaphid
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Czech Republic1860 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-01-16 20:52:30
January 16 2016 20:48 GMT
#2498
On January 16 2016 22:33 BillGates wrote:
There are 4 tiers overall in Dota. Tier 1 is players who are just starting, who have no clue about anything in Dota, even if they've played other "mobas". 0 to about 2k mmr players

Tier 2 are players who know the basics, know many of the heroes, but not all the heroes, not all the builds and the advanced mechanics and stuff. Mostly 2k to 3.5k players

Tier 3 are players who know most of the heroes, the basics, the strategy and have the reaction time. Most players are here, who are usually 4k to 6k.

Tier 4 are players who know all of the heroes or virtually all(95%+), who know strategy, advanced mechanics, can read the game fast and well. This is usually older players who've played the game for a long time and can be anywhere between 3.5k to 8k mmr.

[citation needed]

Tiers in the pro scene are basically - a shot at winning a major LAN - regularly attends major LANs - occasionally makes a deep run in the qualifiers - complete unknown. Everybody tailors it to their needs, for example I'd argue that Secret can lose 25 games in a row, but they still have a shot at winning any LAN they attend, same for EG. Alliance had to be in shambles for a year to drop out of that status and now they are back in. Compare that to C9 or current Liquid, who you knew could qualify, but to see them in a finals is a very rare occurence, not to mention winning one (I know, Defense, but that one was without EG/Secret and they have yet to show any similar feat)
I will never ever play Mech against Protoss. - MVP
Orome
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
Switzerland11984 Posts
January 17 2016 06:45 GMT
#2499
In completely shocking news: Tiers are what you define them to be!

They're not necessarily useless as a basis for discussions, they've become useless because everyone uses their own definition and excepts others to understand what they mean.
On a purely personal note, I'd like to show Yellow the beauty of infinitely repeating Starcraft 2 bunkers. -Boxer
Verniy
Profile Joined May 2015
Canada3360 Posts
January 17 2016 06:52 GMT
#2500
tl;dr: define your terms
Heaven's Halberd is the most criminally underbought item in Dota. Together we can stop this.
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