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hunter_x
Profile Joined June 2014
Germany2762 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-11-03 21:45:19
November 03 2016 21:44 GMT
#3001
Nice game in dreamleague, i like this gh guy. Seems to be a skilled 4 pos. player, who can make space for the cores, and roam a lot. I mean bulba did his job in most games, it was more about what he doesnt offer as a player. And maybe his ideas about the game just were not compatible to what kuro wants to do. Who know, lets hope this works out.
Gear 3rd
Profile Joined July 2011
1244 Posts
November 03 2016 21:50 GMT
#3002
On November 04 2016 06:43 Sn0_Man wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 04 2016 06:39 Gear 3rd wrote:
thescore app says on my phone says that TL dropped out of NDL due to "ongoing rochter changes"... So its pretty much confirmed? Their news departement is mostly pretty on point

thats the reason they gave Northern Arena yes

Yea recalled out of my head was the wrong tournament :/
EXTERMINATE!
Gear 3rd
Profile Joined July 2011
1244 Posts
November 03 2016 22:09 GMT
#3003
Feels fresh. Feels good.
EXTERMINATE!
Talin
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Montenegro10532 Posts
November 03 2016 22:10 GMT
#3004
Rubick respect ban coming up
giftdgecko
Profile Joined February 2011
United States2126 Posts
November 03 2016 22:15 GMT
#3005
I'm really curious if gh is a vocal player in game.
hunter_x
Profile Joined June 2014
Germany2762 Posts
November 03 2016 22:17 GMT
#3006
Clear 2-0 win, with very few mistakes. That felt good man!
NInoff
Profile Joined August 2011
Bulgaria1105 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-11-03 22:20:32
November 03 2016 22:19 GMT
#3007
If we cant have jerax G-rax will do! Its amasing how 1 player's playstyle changes the entire team. Suddenly everyone is comfortable and it looks like wea re looking @ Liquid from 6 months ago.
LemOn
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United Kingdom8629 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-11-03 22:22:35
November 03 2016 22:20 GMT
#3008
Yeah okay
Kuro finally stopped the Oracle/Ogre Magi obsession
And instead of trying to protect the cores defensively they just wreak havoc all over the map and in effect protect them more than the defensive supports ever did.

Like this game - AF focus so much on shutting down Miracle, Liquid let him die instead murder the other two lanes in the meantime where before Bulba would be there babysitting him letting the other team's cores easy time in lane.



You'd never see Miracle getting SUUUUPER LOOONG initiation by OD mid, 3 heroes obviously closing in on him there was like 15seconds left to TP for Liquid's supports. They left him to die and instead kill Bat, get tower, matumba keeps pressuring PA and Miracle comes back later anyways with the space created
Much is the father figure that I miss in my life. Go Daddy! DoC.LemOn, LemOn[5thF]
Nikto
Profile Joined May 2014
Slovakia410 Posts
November 03 2016 22:20 GMT
#3009
must play more than a rubick... until then, well nice games, but nothing more
Anamorph
Profile Joined September 2015
236 Posts
November 03 2016 22:23 GMT
#3010
Let s see if this continues - 2 impressive games.
If they are able to perform well now, I really would love to see the explanations of the bulba crowd.

For sure in the end its kuros new drafting - : P
Talin
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Montenegro10532 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-11-03 22:30:21
November 03 2016 22:24 GMT
#3011
On November 04 2016 07:20 Nikto wrote:
must play more than a rubick... until then, well nice games, but nothing more


it's not about how one player plays, it's about how the team plays

these players can play pretty much any hero anyway

On November 04 2016 07:23 Anamorph wrote:
For sure in the end its kuros new drafting - : P


We don't know how much Bulba and his preferences affected the drafting

I'm definitely a little suspicious of Kuro still though, I think he has a bit of an aversion to the 5 role even though he should probably have been the 5 pos player since the start. I just hope GH doesn't end up being drafted Dazzles and Warlocks like Jerax was.
LemOn
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United Kingdom8629 Posts
November 03 2016 22:26 GMT
#3012
On November 04 2016 07:20 Nikto wrote:
must play more than a rubick... until then, well nice games, but nothing more

IO, Lina, SK, Shaker, Lion Bane, Nyx all around 56-60+ winrate in pubs.

So yeah
not sure why Kuro didn't think of this earlier, Bulba is an offlane player for gods sake, his Nyx, Rubick were very good but he'd literally never draft aggressive duo like WD+Rubick or Bounty+Rubick now. With GH's primary hero pool that won't be an issue. Only defensive hero he plays a lot is Io
Much is the father figure that I miss in my life. Go Daddy! DoC.LemOn, LemOn[5thF]
Asjo
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
Denmark664 Posts
November 03 2016 22:27 GMT
#3013
On November 04 2016 07:20 LemOn wrote:
Yeah okay
Kuro finally stopped the Oracle/Ogre Magi obsession
And instead of trying to protect the cores defensively they just wreak havoc all over the map and in effect protect them more than the defensive supports ever did.

Like this game - AF focus so much on shutting down Miracle, Liquid let him die instead murder the other two lanes in the meantime where before Bulba would be there babysitting him letting the other team's cores easy time in lane.

You'd never see Miracle getting SUUUUPER LOOONG initiation by OD mid, 3 heroes obviously closing in on him there was like 15seconds left to TP for Liquid's supports. They left him to die and instead kill Bat, get tower, matumba keeps pressuring PA and Miracle comes back later anyways with the space created


I think it goes beyond just going offensive. It's about positioning and coordination. So many times, you would see GH draw attention to himself to get a good fighting position for his team. Other times he would scout out the enemies before they made their move and stop them in their tracks with a good lift (for instance, stopping batrider from countering void, or preventing OD from getting in position to right-click). By putting himself into the fray, he made it possible for KuroKy to take part in the fights very aggressively and do a decent amount of damage, without feeding a lot. Of course, the astral helped a lot with that
I am not sure what to say
Nikto
Profile Joined May 2014
Slovakia410 Posts
November 03 2016 22:30 GMT
#3014
On November 04 2016 07:24 Talin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 04 2016 07:20 Nikto wrote:
must play more than a rubick... until then, well nice games, but nothing more


it's not about how one player plays, it's about how the team plays

these players can play pretty much any hero anyway


they NEED to prove it first, since they clearly can't based on the interview, yea...
LemOn
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United Kingdom8629 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-11-03 22:31:43
November 03 2016 22:30 GMT
#3015
Kuro spoken, says he doesn't want to go on carry but Matumba just sucked on drow, luna in scrims and wants to avoid it from now on.
Also he's glad he has a position4 specialist so he can focus on playing 5 and leading the team (again, never even gave Bulba a chance with the Ogre/Oracle picks for him constantly. But with GH he doesn't have to - he only plays 4 heroes)
Much is the father figure that I miss in my life. Go Daddy! DoC.LemOn, LemOn[5thF]
Shaella
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
United States14828 Posts
November 03 2016 22:33 GMT
#3016
On November 04 2016 07:30 LemOn wrote:
Kuro spoken, says he doesn't want to go on carry but Matumba just sucked on drow, luna in scrims and wants to avoid it from now on.
Also he's glad he has a position4 specialist so he can focus on playing 5 and leading the team (again, never even gave Bulba a chance with the Ogre/Oracle picks for him constantly. But with GH he doesn't have to - he only plays 4 heroes)

literally bulba the scapegoat

amazing.
don't tell me to provide a legend for those charts cause we already got shaella in this thread - eieio | Bulba is my waifu
nojok
Profile Joined May 2011
France15845 Posts
November 03 2016 22:33 GMT
#3017
On November 04 2016 07:26 LemOn wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 04 2016 07:20 Nikto wrote:
must play more than a rubick... until then, well nice games, but nothing more

IO, Lina, SK, Shaker, Lion Bane, Nyx all around 56-60+ winrate in pubs.

So yeah
not sure why Kuro didn't think of this earlier, Bulba is an offlane player for gods sake, his Nyx, Rubick were very good but he'd literally never draft aggressive duo like WD+Rubick or Bounty+Rubick now. With GH's primary hero pool that won't be an issue. Only defensive hero he plays a lot is Io

They probably tried in scrims and did not repeat in official matches for a reason.
"Back then teams that won were credited, now it's called throw. I think it's sad." - Kuroky - Flap Flap Wings!
giftdgecko
Profile Joined February 2011
United States2126 Posts
November 03 2016 22:37 GMT
#3018
Well, it might be smart of Kuro to use Bulba as a scapegoat even if he doesn't believe it. Gives the team a fresh outlook, maybe get some confidence back in the players who seem like they lost some.
Oukka
Profile Blog Joined September 2012
Finland1683 Posts
November 03 2016 22:37 GMT
#3019
Ah the games tonight and that Kuro interview afterwards made me feel so much better about everything in regards to the team.
I play children's card games and watch a lot of dota, CS and HS
LemOn
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United Kingdom8629 Posts
November 03 2016 22:37 GMT
#3020
On November 04 2016 07:33 Shaella wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 04 2016 07:30 LemOn wrote:
Kuro spoken, says he doesn't want to go on carry but Matumba just sucked on drow, luna in scrims and wants to avoid it from now on.
Also he's glad he has a position4 specialist so he can focus on playing 5 and leading the team (again, never even gave Bulba a chance with the Ogre/Oracle picks for him constantly. But with GH he doesn't have to - he only plays 4 heroes)

literally bulba the scapegoat

amazing.

Well the possibility is that it didn't work in scrims, effectively limiting their drafting is reasonable actually
As scrims were the same reason why they didnt play Matu drow/luna which was also baffling to us
Much is the father figure that I miss in my life. Go Daddy! DoC.LemOn, LemOn[5thF]
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