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hunter_x
Profile Joined June 2014
Germany2762 Posts
August 25 2018 19:15 GMT
#6061
I think matumba can delay it until he is 28 years old, so he still should be good to go. The traveling schedule should also not be a problem anymore, since there are way less tournaments this year.
LemOn
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United Kingdom8629 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-08-26 14:26:37
August 26 2018 14:26 GMT
#6062
I'm really happy for the team
Really great run and TOP4 is a great success for a returning champion in this cutthroat meta and how teams are close together

Kuroky now sits alone on the throne of the all time money list
And Imo is hands down the greatest dota player of all time
Much is the father figure that I miss in my life. Go Daddy! DoC.LemOn, LemOn[5thF]
T1ns1stReverse
Profile Joined September 2017
China7 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-08-26 16:00:26
August 26 2018 15:59 GMT
#6063
China's social software - Weibo said MATUMBA still stay in TeamLiquid
weibo.com
miracle fans and liquid fans
crocshark
Profile Joined July 2017
139 Posts
August 30 2018 11:16 GMT
#6064
I wonder why they feel apart when they were up against LGD and EG. It seems like they try to hard on some out-of-meta strategy and didn't work.
Pontual
Profile Joined October 2016
Brazil3038 Posts
August 30 2018 11:28 GMT
#6065
The other teams were better, or at least figured the meta better. It seemed liquids draft was always worse than those 2. Nevertheless they got top 4 wich is no small feat considering the level this TI was. Top 4 this TI is probably as hard as winning one of the first 2 TIs
Oukka
Profile Blog Joined September 2012
Finland1683 Posts
August 31 2018 10:24 GMT
#6066
I'm hoping the boys find it in them to stick together for another season, having seen the team develop over the last year and a half has been awesome. They were with VP the most consistent team not only across this season but already from before TI7. Class is permanent as they say.

On the other hand the shuffling teams seem to have been doing well over the last few TIs, OG, EG and LGD this year, Gh as a mid season addition for liquid last yea, LFY and LGD shuffling pre TI7, DC EG and Fnatic out of the TI6 top 4 participating in the mid season shuffle and so forth. There is a worrying trend actually :D
I play children's card games and watch a lot of dota, CS and HS
Serinox
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany5224 Posts
September 01 2018 15:44 GMT
#6067
Yet still, especially in the first game against EG, at times they played so well they almost made those somewhat inferior drafts work.
LemOn
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United Kingdom8629 Posts
September 04 2018 17:12 GMT
#6068
On August 30 2018 20:16 crocshark wrote:
I wonder why they feel apart when they were up against LGD and EG. It seems like they try to hard on some out-of-meta strategy and didn't work.

Ummm
I think the opposite is true actually in the LGD series
They went for the in-meta wisp gyro and PL+Shaker + Ench vs LGD

Kuro admitted LGD caught them off guard with their strategy and he didn't grasp what they were doing enough.

And vs EG I feel like Kuro got outplayed with the Suma1l last picks (Storm + Timber) the Viper/CK were reactionary picks that made a lot of sense.

Much is the father figure that I miss in my life. Go Daddy! DoC.LemOn, LemOn[5thF]
LemOn
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United Kingdom8629 Posts
September 04 2018 17:14 GMT
#6069
On August 31 2018 19:24 Oukka wrote:
I'm hoping the boys find it in them to stick together for another season, having seen the team develop over the last year and a half has been awesome. They were with VP the most consistent team not only across this season but already from before TI7. Class is permanent as they say.

On the other hand the shuffling teams seem to have been doing well over the last few TIs, OG, EG and LGD this year, Gh as a mid season addition for liquid last yea, LFY and LGD shuffling pre TI7, DC EG and Fnatic out of the TI6 top 4 participating in the mid season shuffle and so forth. There is a worrying trend actually :D

What are you gonna do
A noname player always brings in hunger in the squad, no way around it.
They have great chemistry in and out of the game though that's something really hard to walk away from until bad results come
Much is the father figure that I miss in my life. Go Daddy! DoC.LemOn, LemOn[5thF]
ahswtini
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Northern Ireland22211 Posts
September 11 2018 14:48 GMT
#6070


pretty sure this is official confirmation the team is sticking together
"As I've said, balance isn't about strategies or counters, it's about probability and statistics." - paralleluniverse
739
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Bearded Elder29903 Posts
September 11 2018 17:30 GMT
#6071
It is, I'd be really surprised if they made any roster changes to be honest.
WriterSalty oldboy that loves memes | One and only back-to-back Liquibet Winner
GGman
Profile Joined July 2010
Czech Republic143 Posts
September 12 2018 15:42 GMT
#6072
Hail hydra, I'm happy!
“Never argue with idiots. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.”
NInoff
Profile Joined August 2011
Bulgaria1105 Posts
September 13 2018 09:01 GMT
#6073
Champions will return. This season already looks nice, just 3 weeks after TI everything starts again, and top teams will be forced to play Qualifiers. Very nice!
Now the last unknown is what will happen in the upcoming major patch. Question is will it happen before, during or after the qualifiers.
Serinox
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany5224 Posts
September 16 2018 18:59 GMT
#6074
juuto
Profile Joined January 2014
809 Posts
September 19 2018 12:36 GMT
#6075
Liquid badly needs better drafting. They were mediocre/terrible at TI and they're not proving to be any better now.
Xurr
Profile Joined April 2016
Germany313 Posts
September 19 2018 12:48 GMT
#6076
Not easy to draft against a new team.
juuto
Profile Joined January 2014
809 Posts
September 19 2018 12:53 GMT
#6077
On September 19 2018 21:48 Xurr wrote:
Not easy to draft against a new team.


Well, Liquid should be expected to be able to accomplish things that aren't easy.
Pontual
Profile Joined October 2016
Brazil3038 Posts
September 19 2018 13:20 GMT
#6078
I think its reasonable to give them more than 2 games to judge what they're lacking on. Those guys are good, they will adjust.

And while i do agree the losses at TI were mostly due to weaker drafts, i don't think they drafted poorly, it was more so that their strats were limited and not as good as their opponents, wich then led to having weaker drafts against both eg and lgd.
Savatage
Profile Joined February 2016
Italy182 Posts
September 19 2018 13:41 GMT
#6079
lulquid is back
Pontual
Profile Joined October 2016
Brazil3038 Posts
September 19 2018 13:45 GMT
#6080
On September 19 2018 22:41 Savatage wrote:
lulquid is back

can't argue against that
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