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hunter_x
Profile Joined June 2014
Germany2762 Posts
November 29 2019 22:16 GMT
#21
here we go!
NInoff
Profile Joined August 2011
Bulgaria1105 Posts
November 30 2019 11:22 GMT
#22
On November 30 2019 04:03 kiroskirin wrote:
Can't wait for Closed Qual.

There will be some high level dota for sure.
juuto
Profile Joined January 2014
809 Posts
December 01 2019 21:09 GMT
#23
Not surprising to see the boys lose a game horribly in the group stage. I'm not sure that Alch and Brood work well together as cores but maybe that's just me not knowing the patch well lol.
Rufus Dupres
Profile Joined December 2018
Germany1071 Posts
December 02 2019 07:49 GMT
#24
If they go 3:1 again today and Liquid is not losing both games to AdFinem, they are still fine and get at least two shots to qualify for the Major. The last game looked indeed a little bit weird, but have to admit that AF played this one really well and all of Nigmas cores had some really unecessary deaths.
"The map is black, but I see everything" - Kuro - MegaFon 2018
hunter_x
Profile Joined June 2014
Germany2762 Posts
December 02 2019 20:59 GMT
#25
weird to watch the match against Liquid right now
Rufus Dupres
Profile Joined December 2018
Germany1071 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-12-02 22:44:40
December 02 2019 22:44 GMT
#26
Well....not the 3:1-score I actually wanted. Playing a tiebreaker against AdFinem and I really hope they have something else than picking Invoker over and over again for w33. Let's cross fingers as a reward a match against Secret is waiting.
"The map is black, but I see everything" - Kuro - MegaFon 2018
juuto
Profile Joined January 2014
809 Posts
December 03 2019 05:40 GMT
#27
It's not our boys if the group stage goes well.
NInoff
Profile Joined August 2011
Bulgaria1105 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-12-03 07:21:26
December 03 2019 07:09 GMT
#28
If Liquid plays Liquid Liquid always wins.

Now seriously - last year i realised something and now it just proves itself. The top teams that we know pretty much never tryhard unless it is TI - i mean most of them have already won it, and that makes you care for nothing else but TI.So they are constantly skipping majors, if they are actually playing they are testing stuff, trying to prove that some weird synergies work, trying to beat the opponents best hero instead of baning it or not in the right mindset to show us the best dota they can. As they know that all they need is 1 good major performance throughout the year and bam - they are in TI. Even if that doesn't happen there is always a qualifer. And usually there are no teams left that cna stop them there.

So instead of wondering for 8 months why Nigma's every second game has questionable picks or plays i'm gonna stick with the guys that are very motivated and still have to prove themselves, that will show us the best dota they can all the time - and that i actually like too - Liquid.
juuto
Profile Joined January 2014
809 Posts
December 03 2019 17:15 GMT
#29
Seeing them lose to Magnus twice is just boring. Just ban it and don't force us to watch this horseshit of them trying to counter a broken hero with no real counters.
Pontual
Profile Joined October 2016
Brazil3038 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-12-03 17:48:32
December 03 2019 17:32 GMT
#30
On December 04 2019 02:15 juuto wrote:
Seeing them lose to Magnus twice is just boring. Just ban it and don't force us to watch this horseshit of them trying to counter a broken hero with no real counters.

Magnus was not a problem at all last game though. Ember just wasn't impactful at any point, they couldn't kill matu reliably even when he was underfarmed neither they could end the game because ember didn't offer much sustain.


On another note: good series, they all played really well. I feel like the meta hasn't been figured, everyone just picks fast heroes and it works but i'm not feeling it
juuto
Profile Joined January 2014
809 Posts
December 03 2019 18:18 GMT
#31
Another great job by Nigma! Losing to Magnus again, this is such incredibly exciting stuff. So hype.
hunter_x
Profile Joined June 2014
Germany2762 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-12-03 19:37:41
December 03 2019 19:37 GMT
#32
ok so we are at the point of sucking again. did they actually do anything in the time they skipped the major? they need some serious training before the minor...
Anamorph
Profile Joined September 2015
236 Posts
December 03 2019 19:37 GMT
#33
well that will be a minor run they have to manage.
i cant say its just drafting - yes it is a part, but against alliance their decision making is bad too.

in terms of drafting they have real issues - but their shotcalling wasn t good too.
Anamorph
Profile Joined September 2015
236 Posts
December 03 2019 19:38 GMT
#34
On December 04 2019 04:37 hunter_x wrote:
ok so we are at the point of sucking again. did they actually do anything in the time they skipped the major? they need some serious training before the minor...


you can feel they had too much rest.
xM(Z
Profile Joined November 2006
Romania5296 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-12-03 19:41:00
December 03 2019 19:38 GMT
#35
ouch!, just ouch! ... they need some boot-camp training; they rarely looked like a team.
And my fury stands ready. I bring all your plans to nought. My bleak heart beats steady. 'Tis you whom I have sought.
juuto
Profile Joined January 2014
809 Posts
December 03 2019 19:40 GMT
#36
Ever since TI7 ended, Kuro's squad has been nothing short of a complete trainwreck of a T1 team. It's unbelievable how they haven't fixed this issue yet where they're one of the most inconsistent teams in the world. They get stomped in every grand finals that they're in, they completely fuck up in every group stage, and now they can't even qualify with 3 fucking slots to the major. Tons of highs for the team along with an absurd amount of lows, it's actually insane.

They better not drop out like a bunch of sore losers from the Minor because "they need a break". There is no reason a team should be this incredibly inconsistent.
GGman
Profile Joined July 2010
Czech Republic143 Posts
December 03 2019 19:52 GMT
#37
On December 03 2019 16:09 NInoff wrote:
If Liquid plays Liquid Liquid always wins.

Now seriously - last year i realised something and now it just proves itself. The top teams that we know pretty much never tryhard unless it is TI - i mean most of them have already won it, and that makes you care for nothing else but TI.So they are constantly skipping majors, if they are actually playing they are testing stuff, trying to prove that some weird synergies work, trying to beat the opponents best hero instead of baning it or not in the right mindset to show us the best dota they can. As they know that all they need is 1 good major performance throughout the year and bam - they are in TI. Even if that doesn't happen there is always a qualifer. And usually there are no teams left that cna stop them there.

So instead of wondering for 8 months why Nigma's every second game has questionable picks or plays i'm gonna stick with the guys that are very motivated and still have to prove themselves, that will show us the best dota they can all the time - and that i actually like too - Liquid.


Thank you for saving me the trouble of expressing my opinion on the matter as this is just spot on :D

To all the Nigma fans out there (not saying I'm not one of you) - prepare for a rollercoaster of a year!
“Never argue with idiots. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.”
NInoff
Profile Joined August 2011
Bulgaria1105 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-12-03 19:58:59
December 03 2019 19:55 GMT
#38
On December 04 2019 04:40 juuto wrote:
Ever since TI7 ended, Kuro's squad has been nothing short of a complete trainwreck of a T1 team. It's unbelievable how they haven't fixed this issue yet where they're one of the most inconsistent teams in the world. They get stomped in every grand finals that they're in, they completely fuck up in every group stage, and now they can't even qualify with 3 fucking slots to the major. Tons of highs for the team along with an absurd amount of lows, it's actually insane.

They better not drop out like a bunch of sore losers from the Minor because "they need a break". There is no reason a team should be this incredibly inconsistent.


If you have to manage a team, you don't have the time to actually prepare for the game. Also if its just a business for Kuro as he said multiple times he should not be playing.But running the business. Havent seen nazgul carry a game in a long time... and there is a reason for that. I feel a little sorry for the boys its been a rough 24 hours - i mean being spanked by your former organisation, and 1v5-ed by the guy that you kicked 6 months ago is kind of a lot to take in...

But like i said don't worry Nigma will be playing this TI. But i wont bother to care what they do until then, as i want to enjoy watching a highly motivated team showing us some good dota like Liquid or Alliance, not a team that obviously has some motivational issues( its pretty much like you said - the same every year since they won TI, OG has the same issue too, but the managed to win another TI ) - there is no other explanation for all the drafts, feeds and pure throws we've seen from the boys. They have the experience, the synergy, the skill the mechanics, and the knowledge of the game to do it. But they don't.
juuto
Profile Joined January 2014
809 Posts
December 03 2019 20:10 GMT
#39
On December 04 2019 04:55 NInoff wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 04 2019 04:40 juuto wrote:
Ever since TI7 ended, Kuro's squad has been nothing short of a complete trainwreck of a T1 team. It's unbelievable how they haven't fixed this issue yet where they're one of the most inconsistent teams in the world. They get stomped in every grand finals that they're in, they completely fuck up in every group stage, and now they can't even qualify with 3 fucking slots to the major. Tons of highs for the team along with an absurd amount of lows, it's actually insane.

They better not drop out like a bunch of sore losers from the Minor because "they need a break". There is no reason a team should be this incredibly inconsistent.


If you have to manage a team, you don't have the time to actually prepare for the game. Also if its just a business for Kuro as he said multiple times he should not be playing.But running the business. Havent seen nazgul carry a game in a long time... and there is a reason for that.

But like i said don't worry Nigma will be playing this TI. But i wont bother to care what they do until then, as i want to enjoy watching a highly motivated team showing us some good dota like Liquid or Alliance, not a team that obviously has some motivational issues( its pretty much like you said - the same every year since they won TI, OG has the same issue too, but the managed to win another TI ) - there is no other explanation for all the drafts, feeds and pure throws we've seen from the boys. They have the experience, the synergy, the skill the mechanics, and the knowledge of the game to do it. But they don't.


They got a 2nd place at Major, bombed out 3rd party LAN a week later, and then had a roster change. They bombed out of the TI9 group stage and made the absolutely ludicrous lower bracket run to the grand finals at fucking TI. This does not happen under normal circumstances with teams who have their heads together, only a complete mess of a team can fail and succeed the way Kuro's teams do.

At least OG worked with a psychologist at TI9, Kuro failed to do the same and guess what? Liquid proved to be a very good team with very skilled players who are just a colossal mess of a team. OG proved to be a very good team with very skilled players who have their shit together. This rollercoaster ride that this team has been on is not normal at all. Even the TI8 season, they couldn't win a major to save their lives despite there being a million of them that season, but the moment you put a "super" in front of the "major", that's the one they'll win.

C'mon, they have to do something about this because it just shouldn't be happening.
Qualitaetsgarant
Profile Joined April 2018
124 Posts
December 03 2019 21:27 GMT
#40
On December 04 2019 04:55 NInoff wrote:
I feel a little sorry for the boys its been a rough 24 hours - i mean being spanked by your former organisation, and 1v5-ed by the guy that you kicked 6 months ago is kind of a lot to take in...


I don't feel sorry at all.
It was THEIR decision to kick Matumbaman and THEIR decision to leave Liquid. Maybe they should think about this decisionmaking.

Btw: So many people said that Matu was the problem and kicking him is the easy solution. I hope that Matu keeps proving they are wrong.
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