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Taf the Ghost
Profile Joined December 2010
United States11751 Posts
August 24 2018 00:38 GMT
#101
On August 24 2018 07:25 Achaian wrote:
it was always VP

top 8 is good for a team that more or less started as a distant t2, despite how much I would have liked for them to take out a big name.


Yup. And Willow at TI. Still, 7/8th at TI is an amazing year, especially after some of the rough patches.
DucK-
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Singapore11447 Posts
August 24 2018 00:48 GMT
#102
I feel a better mid would have played that lina better. Maybe it was lack of experience, but he kept getting picked off by noone.
Taf the Ghost
Profile Joined December 2010
United States11751 Posts
August 24 2018 01:03 GMT
#103
On August 24 2018 09:48 DucK- wrote:
I feel a better mid would have played that lina better. Maybe it was lack of experience, but he kept getting picked off by noone.


Noone has had Optic's number all year. Final tally was 2-14 on the season. Optic could never quite get to the same speed as the very top teams.



ppd's interview after the match. Beyond the professionalism aspect, you can also tell he knew they ran into the buzzsaw that wanted to avoid and was pleased enough with the results. You hate to lose, but when you know you're against a better team, you can accept the results of something like that a lot easier.

It's a lot easier on the emotions to be the underdog than the overdog.

Other thing is that this was ppd's year back, and he ran a team to TI with Pajkatt, who had a brilliant year, plus CCnC & 33 both in their first full year of LAN-quality Dota.
Sapaio
Profile Joined October 2017
Denmark2037 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-08-24 12:25:21
August 24 2018 12:25 GMT
#104
On August 24 2018 10:03 Taf the Ghost wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 24 2018 09:48 DucK- wrote:
I feel a better mid would have played that lina better. Maybe it was lack of experience, but he kept getting picked off by noone.


Noone has had Optic's number all year. Final tally was 2-14 on the season. Optic could never quite get to the same speed as the very top teams.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAgIkAXd04Q&feature=youtu.be

ppd's interview after the match. Beyond the professionalism aspect, you can also tell he knew they ran into the buzzsaw that wanted to avoid and was pleased enough with the results. You hate to lose, but when you know you're against a better team, you can accept the results of something like that a lot easier.

It's a lot easier on the emotions to be the underdog than the overdog.

Other thing is that this was ppd's year back, and he ran a team to TI with Pajkatt, who had a brilliant year, plus CCnC & 33 both in their first full year of LAN-quality Dota.


Think 33 was at TI last year, and joined at half season after Misery left. Felt he gave much to this team and made them much better.
Was nice seeing CCnC improve into a starting caliber mid after an awful start to the year, properly most improved player of the year, and nice to see Optic sticking with and improving a young player.
GO OG
Taf the Ghost
Profile Joined December 2010
United States11751 Posts
August 24 2018 19:28 GMT
#105
On August 24 2018 21:25 Sapaio wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 24 2018 10:03 Taf the Ghost wrote:
On August 24 2018 09:48 DucK- wrote:
I feel a better mid would have played that lina better. Maybe it was lack of experience, but he kept getting picked off by noone.


Noone has had Optic's number all year. Final tally was 2-14 on the season. Optic could never quite get to the same speed as the very top teams.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAgIkAXd04Q&feature=youtu.be

ppd's interview after the match. Beyond the professionalism aspect, you can also tell he knew they ran into the buzzsaw that wanted to avoid and was pleased enough with the results. You hate to lose, but when you know you're against a better team, you can accept the results of something like that a lot easier.

It's a lot easier on the emotions to be the underdog than the overdog.

Other thing is that this was ppd's year back, and he ran a team to TI with Pajkatt, who had a brilliant year, plus CCnC & 33 both in their first full year of LAN-quality Dota.


Think 33 was at TI last year, and joined at half season after Misery left. Felt he gave much to this team and made them much better.
Was nice seeing CCnC improve into a starting caliber mid after an awful start to the year, properly most improved player of the year, and nice to see Optic sticking with and improving a young player.


33 was at TI last year, but Hellraisers wasn't a LAN-type team. There's a huge difference from Online vs Offline play, and the teams Optic had trouble with, all year, were stuffed with 4+ year Vets. VP have all been playing LANs for at least 3 years and just happened to win 4 Majors this year.

Still, this was Optic's downfall at TI. Optic went 12-12 at the LAN, and 2-8 against Dark Willow without ever drafting the hero. They were thus 10-4 against every other draft. I think it's because Willow screwed up the way they liked to team fight, but I'm really not quite sure.

Still, as I said, it was a great year, in the end.
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