That last game was incredible. When's the last time you've seen a stomp that hard? I can't think of anything outside of some pub games where one team was totally outmatched. Not even AD games spiral out of control that hard.

CruelZeratul

Germany4588 Posts

April 07 2014 22:06 GMT

#1842

On April 08 2014 07:05 MCDayC wrote:
dendi was a shackle and a tickle that game, didn't do anything.

Neither in game 2 and I think not much in g1 aswell.

PhoenixVoid

Canada32746 Posts

April 07 2014 22:06 GMT

#1843

C9 was playing very well overall though Na'Vi felt lackluster at times.

lolnoty

United States7166 Posts

April 07 2014 22:06 GMT

#1844

anyone remember when Navi was quite bad before TI3 too? I think it's just a matter of practicing like it always is for Navi, they tend to actually put in hours before big tournament seasons and then go wild. Many navi interviews it's always them saying "we practice maybe 2 games a week".

Ramiz1989

12124 Posts

April 07 2014 22:06 GMT

#1845

On April 08 2014 07:05 Kreb wrote:
C9 really felt a level above Navi today. Wonder if its just a bad day.

Game 2 and Game 3 yes, Game 1 absolutely not.

Noya

Uruguay11223 Posts

April 07 2014 22:06 GMT

#1846

If you think that 3rd game outdraft stomp was an incredible game idk

Asha

United Kingdom38257 Posts

April 07 2014 22:07 GMT

#1847

On April 08 2014 07:06 lolnoty wrote:
anyone remember when Navi was quite bad before TI3 too? I think it's just a matter of practicing like it always is for Navi, they tend to actually put in hours before big tournament seasons and then go wild.

Of course. Anyone worrying about Na'Vi because of some online tournaments is crazy. If they play badly on LAN then you can doubt a tiny bit. But even then if you don't expect them to be a contender at the really big events you're still pretty crazy.

FinestHour

United States18466 Posts

April 07 2014 22:07 GMT

#1848

people with bad memories wouldnt remember that navi always plays pretty badly before ti then goes into the grand final every time
its really not worth hyper analyzing

Wrath 2.1

Germany880 Posts

April 07 2014 22:12 GMT

#1849

yeah,... also they prefer their way through the loser bracket (no clue about this tournament)

lolnoty

United States7166 Posts

April 07 2014 22:14 GMT

#1850

On April 08 2014 07:05 Acritter wrote:

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yeah IDK - I think it was a bad draft that forced bad lanes into the expected push timing.

Kabras

Romania3508 Posts

April 07 2014 22:18 GMT

#1851

seems like c9 learned from last time they played luna vs spectre against navi. no time wasted what so ever, xboct never even got close to a radiance. still, it was pretty amazing watching navi hold the high ground for as long as they did, 4v5 only with perfect chain stun and coordination and no items at all.

Diavlo

Belgium2915 Posts

April 07 2014 22:22 GMT

#1852

On April 08 2014 07:05 Acritter wrote:

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A stomp that hard?
Well in this tournament alone. EG-Empire game 1 and 2 . EG-Fnatic game 3.

Actually since the time the statman in MLG TKO pointed out that gold leads of 15K before the 25 minutes mark were 723-0 in competitive dota 3 days ago, I've seen at least five games that reached that point.

Vadrigar

Bulgaria2379 Posts

April 07 2014 22:28 GMT

#1853

On April 08 2014 07:07 FinestHour wrote:
people with bad memories wouldnt remember that navi always plays pretty badly before ti then goes into the grand final every time
its really not worth hyper analyzing

nobody is talking about what will na'vi do at TI4. It's a fact they're LAN monsters, hell they adapted their play DURING TI2. We're talking about their current condition (especially Dendi's imho) right now. I'm sure it'll be different at Starladder finals.

NeThZOR

South Africa7387 Posts

April 07 2014 22:31 GMT

#1854

Yay Cloud 9!

Spicy_Curry

United States10573 Posts

April 07 2014 22:33 GMT

#1855

Its just mindboggling that navi can do what they do with minimal practice. How does that make sense?

Switters

Canada120 Posts

April 08 2014 05:26 GMT

#1856

I'm a big fan of Ayesee but I wish he wouldn't leave the graph(?) on Net Worth the whole time. I'd like to see K/D/A, levels and farm a little more often.

bluzi

4703 Posts

April 08 2014 10:15 GMT

#1857

can ppl stop with the no practice thing , they play so much dota , alone and WITH THE TEAM (tourny runs all the time) , they got a good understanding of the Patch and Meta so every game they draft within the meta (which they might not do if they feel like fooling around) is a practice session , and before the big tourny they sit down and practice new strats (A,K,A pocket strats) that they come up with during the normal games , its not like they are playing soccer instead ....
Navi were always about execution and talent , rarely they shaped the meta , so as long as they play and win within it , no need for long bootcamps or 10 hours of team work unless its a big tourny and you want to be really on top of your game.

PoP

France15446 Posts

April 08 2014 10:50 GMT

#1858

OK so I just realized I watched the match thinking this was the final of D2CL for some reason (well, partly because it's gonna be C9 vs Na'Vi too).

Just a random group stage series then. No biggie, Na'Vi (though it was bad).

ArTiFaKs

United States1229 Posts

April 08 2014 15:56 GMT

#1859

On April 08 2014 07:14 lolnoty wrote:

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yeah IDK - I think it was a bad draft that forced bad lanes into the expected push timing.

Everyone just says "it was a bad draft" when right after the draft everyone is saying to watch out for "this this and this" and then after they get crushed it's always "oh I think it was the draft". IT'S NOT ALWAYS THE DRAFT... sometimes a team just gets outplayed for a good portion of the game and it's too late to come back no matter what draft you have. C9 had a damn good game plan and executed it perfectly, stop making excuses for shit play by saying "they had a bad draft".