VP getting IG.V is going to be like a puppy at the mercy of an angry Siberian bear. I'm banking on Wings beating EG so I think they could still pose a challenge to the Bearforce. Otherwise, I'm pretty confident that these guys can make a straight shot to the finals and even can take full victory.

Barkley

Brazil103 Posts

December 05 2016 13:57 GMT

#107

Single elim favores VP alot since it looks like teams havent figured them out yet. I think OG poses the biggest threat since they played each other the most but Im still confident in the bear. Go VP!
Also, about time the players are updated in this page no?

GOHF

United States1864 Posts

December 18 2016 23:03 GMT

#108

Tough break for VP, but moving on...

So Visage has been seeing competitive play and hopefully this will mean we'll get to see the return of the best Visage player.

DucK-

Singapore11447 Posts

May 01 2017 04:19 GMT

#109

Ay the best team this tournament. They looked the most prepared, dominant and ready. Sad that they came up short against a more experienced team. It was disappointing because they had their hands on the trophy, but they have made progress and can look forward to TI. I look forward to supporting them again.

GOHF

United States1864 Posts

May 01 2017 13:58 GMT

#110

They'll be taking some time to go over their mistakes. Between now and TI, they're scheduled to play in Dreamleague, Mr. Cat Invitational, The Summit, and they're likely to get invited to Epicenter.

So let's bring up Lil again. On TI5 VP, he was rather quiet, but now he's the most outspoken person on the team. His player profile does have quite a few lines that are typical of him, "I became who I am because of the people who didn't believe in me.", but that in turn makes it one of the more motivational profiles I've seen.

Barkley

Brazil103 Posts

May 02 2017 00:02 GMT

#111

So sad seeing them lose like that. Still, they have made a name for themselves definitely now, hopefully they'll only improve since there are no signs of internal problems and the organization seems to want to support them until they give up themselves. Keep on fighting Bears.

GOHF

United States1864 Posts

June 18 2017 01:28 GMT

#112

Really enjoying their all hero challenge at the Summit. Maybe this'll help them branch out and stick with some of these weirder heroes. Offlane Necrophos was pretty efficient and Bloodraged Bristleback was just hilarious.

spudde123

4814 Posts

June 18 2017 07:45 GMT

#113

It's sort of funny how all their lineups still make quite a bit of sense. They clearly are prepared for how to pick each lineup and in what order despite them avoiding certain heroes. Also as far as I know their opponents haven't yet started banning as if they are expecting VP not to pick certain heroes, which would be somewhat dangerous given that you don't really know whether VP will stick with it until the end.

I think they are so capable as players that they could benefit from taking some of this attitude to even TI. Their "serious" picks have felt a bit too predictable to some extent. But of course they play them well and it's not easy to beat them even if you approximately know what they are picking, but it can also be good to change your openings completely every once in a while.

evanthebouncy!

United States12816 Posts

June 18 2017 19:23 GMT

#114

almost the new wings gaming!!

Barkley

Brazil103 Posts

June 18 2017 23:50 GMT

#115

Making a good statement.

Evander Berry Wall

United States1137 Posts

June 19 2017 01:41 GMT

#116

I honestly think that might be my favorite thing I've seen a Dota team do.

GOHF

United States1864 Posts

June 19 2017 02:13 GMT

#117

Not exactly surprising at this point, but the Bears are in TI now. Now I want to see something. Artstyle said that they're a team that could stay together for a few years. But if they crash and burn they may not. More interesting though is that Noone said during the Kiev Major that if he does win TI he wants to retire immediately afterward. If they make it to that, I wonder if he'll stick with his statement and go out like a champion or become hungry for even more.

nojok

France15846 Posts

June 19 2017 10:10 GMT

#118

Amazing performance but I'm afraid it will make them tilt even more easily than before.

They would make great TI winners if they can keep their style and the huge hero pool.

hunter_x

Germany2762 Posts

June 19 2017 11:31 GMT

#119

Nice idea with the diffrent Heroes every game, was entertaining to watch. But against stronger teams, this would not have worked out. If u play against the best teams, you can not clown around like this, because teams like Liquid and eg are just the best in the World with certain Heroes, and you cant ban out all of them. So you need to Pick your own strongest Heroes, or you are going to lose. Lets See what they can do at TI. By the Way, where is the lil interview after epicenter?

sCuMBaG

United Kingdom1144 Posts

June 19 2017 14:08 GMT

#120

I have to say the same as some before.... How great is it to show 81 different picks - and not pick a single hero twice until the very last game in the finals.

Even if there was no (major) competition in here, trashing T2 teams like that absolutely shows they're going to be a great contender at TI. They obviously won't be able to do the same thing there, but this is a tournament win to remember imo.