EPTVP was THE favorite before TI (maybe alongside Liquid). If they couldn't adapt to the TI meta as fast as the other teams could, then as sad as it sounds for a VP fan, they failed expectations. Top 6 is an amazing feat for most teams, but VP was built to win TI, and for most of the year they proved they could. Is that a choke? It depends on how you view things, but from the perspective of competition, they played below their game-dominating standard. The final major tournament before TI saw them at the grand finals, so they weren't on a downswing.
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Caladbolg
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VP was THE favorite before TI (maybe alongside Liquid). If they couldn't adapt to the TI meta as fast as the other teams could, then as sad as it sounds for a VP fan, they failed expectations. Top 6 is an amazing feat for most teams, but VP was built to win TI, and for most of the year they proved they could. Is that a choke? It depends on how you view things, but from the perspective of competition, they played below their game-dominating standard. The final major tournament before TI saw them at the grand finals, so they weren't on a downswing. | ||
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Faruko
Chile34169 Posts
I still think the meta/patch should be stable for a season, these huge (typical) changes before TI can make or break teams, even some like VP See Wings, they never played that much before and after TI, but they understood the meta and destroyed everyone in their path to TI6, ezpz. | ||
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Pontual
Brazil3038 Posts
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Caladbolg
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On August 24 2018 21:01 Pontual wrote: Eh, i actually like seeing a meta evolving during TI, and it creates the feeling that everyone can beat each other when the meta isn't completely figured out. I see your point though, just don't find it fun to watch/play at all. Agreed. A stale meta would mean that it's all about execution and getting the OP heroes before the other team. I like the chaos of a new meta right before TI. It rewards adaptability to the old meta, or just extremely skilled execution of an obsolete meta. Either is highly entertaining. And it's also makes those amazing stories of underdog runs, or zany cheese strats that much more probable. | ||
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Plainisgoode
Serbia20 Posts
Still, they will stick together, and hopefully be stronger than ever, This just wasn't their year. Stay strong VP, you will get it next year. | ||
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Plainisgoode
Serbia20 Posts
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Plainisgoode
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Powlean
Moldova7 Posts
On August 21 2018 12:24 M.S.Bismarck wrote: Why the past tense? They still exist. I took the day off of work tomorrow so I can stay up watching bo1s tonight. Plus now I can watch them butcher Mineski tomorrow. I am really sad about CIS dota, for what VP need first place in DPC, if they can't reach even top 3 at the international? Why 5 month old stack Winstrike can reach top 9, but professional team VP that dominated all season reach only top 6? | ||
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nuketurnal2
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Faruko
Chile34169 Posts
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midou
Bulgaria1168 Posts
Rojer and Zayac from Navi play a lot of Techies as well, Techies was first ban vs Navi in the TI quals. Also why is there no post in this thread for 1 year, lol?? | ||
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TomatoBisque
United States6290 Posts
On July 24 2019 04:11 midou wrote: Also why is there no post in this thread for 1 year, lol?? teams that aren't Liquid/EG don't have much of a fanbase on LD And the forum has been slower in general the past few years it feels | ||
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Julmust
Sweden4867 Posts
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CosmicSpiral
United States15275 Posts
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Plainisgoode
Serbia20 Posts
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kerpal
United Kingdom2695 Posts
In many ways it's worse, because liquid was consistently not getting the results then wanted, but VP had a decent season other than at TI, so they have more to lose. | ||
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GOHF
United States1864 Posts
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Sapaio
Denmark2037 Posts
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spacecoke
Sweden112 Posts
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Sapaio
Denmark2037 Posts
I heard prodigy beat main team before this tournament, so they decided to let them play. | ||
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