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On August 11 2013 13:26 jigga wrote:Show nested quote +On August 11 2013 13:25 Doraemon wrote:On August 11 2013 13:23 ForTehDarkseid wrote:On August 11 2013 13:22 Doraemon wrote:On August 11 2013 13:22 ForTehDarkseid wrote:
Hey, Valve. AWC had Bo5 LB Finals. Why couldn't you?( that was LB semi final I know. James said that tomorrow it would be also Bo3. Is he mistaken? no. you are right, final is BO3 as well. wasn't last year BO5? can't remember Grand final is bo5. A bo3 grand final would be disgusting. LB final is still bo3 sadly. Both the LB final and grand final are played on the same day so they can't fit in a bo5 LB final.
I'm sure they have the time for it. Day 1-4 all have a max of 10 possible games scheduled. 2 Bo5s would mean max of 10 possible games as well.
It's just that they're following last year's format, and last year had Bo3s in the LB finals. Would be great if it were changed. But I would prefer if they had Bo3s earlier (say LB Round 3) rather than Bo5 LB finals. Actually I dunno, either of those changes would be great.
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On August 11 2013 13:32 Tsutchie wrote:
is the losers finals on today or tomorow?
not today 
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The documentary showing tonight is ONLY for the players in it. They were never going to show it to the public today.
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On August 11 2013 13:29 BigAsia wrote:
Where is the documentary, thought it was today? I think it is, just not for us. The last scene of the audience in the hall was showing it was packed, people weren't leaving, they were even coming.
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On August 11 2013 13:27 ForTehDarkseid wrote:Show nested quote +On August 11 2013 13:25 teddyoojo wrote:On August 11 2013 13:24 babylon wrote:
I just hope Burning doesn't retire. DK played amazing this tournament, just didn't bring their A-game today while Orange did ... :< lets be honest, dk played mostly shit this tournament No, you are horribly wrong.
Yeah, winning the only game in the whole tourny against the undefeated Alliance = playing shit.
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On August 11 2013 13:29 DucK- wrote:
It's strange how Alliance are so dominant, yet we all do not like them. It's not so much about supporting the underdogs. I think it got to do with Loda. I really dislike his smug face and I think he is too cocky. Too bad for S4 because as much as I really like his style of play, I can't support his team because of Loda.
Rooting for either Navi or Orange to win this. If Orange wins TI3, it will be a story of a team improving so much throughout the tournament (Mushi and kyxy have really stepped up alot). If Navi wins TI3, it will be about a class team performing in clutch moments. If Alliance wins TI3, it will be about a team that is the most prepared and a well deserved best team of the tournament.
All 3 teams are worthy of TI3 title I must say. I'm glad there's no Chinese teams around because honestly none of them have shown to deserve the title. May the best team win.
People should learn to speak for themselves.
And let's be honest: PPY is superior to Loda in terms of douchbaggery and cockyness.
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On August 11 2013 13:29 r.Evo wrote:Show nested quote +On August 11 2013 13:27 Seraphic wrote:On August 11 2013 13:25 BoZiffer wrote:On August 11 2013 13:24 On_Slaught wrote:
Can't imagine Orange or Navi beating Alliance in a Bo5. LB Final should be a lot better than the Grand Finals imo. Kind of feel the same way actually. The only way is like Maelk said, if Na'Vi shows up and just be fantastic. I wasn't impressed by them today. I'm not sure who can beat Alliance, but I'd be happy if Na'Vi gets Top 2 again actually. That'd be enough for me lol. It's 5 games in a row now that they did cheesy shit. Either they have some BIG plans up their sleeves or they'll get crushed.
I think Navi should stop being worried about Alliance's style, and just play to their true style. Honestly their 2 games against Alliance were so not Navi. The real Navi can be seen in game 2 and 3 against Orange. Problem is Alliance likes to ban Naix, so I hope there's another way where Navi can show their real selves.
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On August 11 2013 13:29 DucK- wrote:
It's strange how Alliance are so dominant, yet we all do not like them. It's not so much about supporting the underdogs. I think it got to do with Loda. I really dislike his smug face and I think he is too cocky. Too bad for S4 because as much as I really like his style of play, I can't support his team because of Loda.
Rooting for either Navi or Orange to win this. If Orange wins TI3, it will be a story of a team improving so much throughout the tournament (Mushi and kyxy have really stepped up alot). If Navi wins TI3, it will be about a class team performing in clutch moments. If Alliance wins TI3, it will be about a team that is the most prepared and a well deserved best team of the tournament.
All 3 teams are worthy of TI3 title I must say. I'm glad there's no Chinese teams around because honestly none of them have shown to deserve the title. May the best team win.
Loda hasn't really acted cocky, just a few fun words here and there but he didn't really do anything particularly to come across as smug to me.
Ti3 is accomplishing what it's set out to do, to find who the best DotA team is in the world and there shouldn't be any arguments that one of the three teams still alive is truly the best.
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burning pls no
also seadota turned out to be so strong. this is why no one should ever even reply to azarkon
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On August 11 2013 13:27 hyptonic wrote:play the same 10 heroes and have a really boring style it's working for them but sooo bad to watch
Basically. Super hyper efficient jungling, sacrificing prophet levels to fuck with the enemy, defensive naga songs, mass buybacks to win teamfights 7/8v5, etc. It works well but all that shit is not that enjoyable to watch.
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On August 11 2013 13:31 r.Evo wrote:I don't even hate on Alliance, hell I'm learning so fucking much from them over this TI3. I'm mostly disappointed with pretty much EVERY other team that I was rooting for (aka China+Na'Vi) that they don't find and abuse the weaknesses Alliance showed over this tournament. And then DK shows up, abuses it, gets cocky and gets kicked out by Orange afterwards. T_T
Can u elaborate on what these "weaknesses" are, because I haven't seen any
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On August 11 2013 13:29 DucK- wrote:
It's strange how Alliance are so dominant, yet we all do not like them. It's not so much about supporting the underdogs. I think it got to do with Loda. I really dislike his smug face and I think he is too cocky. Too bad for S4 because as much as I really like his style of play, I can't support his team because of Loda.
I'm more surprised that everyone here is rooting for Orange over Na'Vi. TL is mostly a western audience, and Na'Vi is definitely the more popular team, so that seems kind of strange to me. I love Loda and Akke, but I would be happy if Na'Vi won as well.
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On August 11 2013 13:27 TheYango wrote:Show nested quote +On August 11 2013 13:21 Itsmedudeman wrote:
Burning should replace zhou in iG Wouldn't solve iG's problems, unfortunately. If nothing, it would exacerbate them.
what is going on with them? i actually refuse to believe iG's infighting is mere rumors after seeing today's games or more specifically the player pods.
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On August 11 2013 13:32 pdd wrote:Show nested quote +On August 11 2013 13:26 jigga wrote:On August 11 2013 13:25 Doraemon wrote:On August 11 2013 13:23 ForTehDarkseid wrote:On August 11 2013 13:22 Doraemon wrote:On August 11 2013 13:22 ForTehDarkseid wrote:
Hey, Valve. AWC had Bo5 LB Finals. Why couldn't you?( that was LB semi final I know. James said that tomorrow it would be also Bo3. Is he mistaken? no. you are right, final is BO3 as well. wasn't last year BO5? can't remember Grand final is bo5. A bo3 grand final would be disgusting. LB final is still bo3 sadly. Both the LB final and grand final are played on the same day so they can't fit in a bo5 LB final. I'm sure they have the time for it. Day 1-4 all have a max of 10 possible games scheduled. 2 Bo5s would mean max of 10 possible games as well. It's just that they're following last year's format, and last year had Bo3s in the LB finals. Would be great if it were changed. But I would prefer if they had Bo3s earlier (say LB Round 3) rather than Bo5 LB finals. Actually I dunno, either of those changes would be great.
It would probably be too taxing on the winners coming from the loser bracket to have to play two bo5's.
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On August 11 2013 13:33 ForTehDarkseid wrote:Show nested quote +On August 11 2013 13:29 DucK- wrote:
It's strange how Alliance are so dominant, yet we all do not like them. It's not so much about supporting the underdogs. I think it got to do with Loda. I really dislike his smug face and I think he is too cocky. Too bad for S4 because as much as I really like his style of play, I can't support his team because of Loda.
Rooting for either Navi or Orange to win this. If Orange wins TI3, it will be a story of a team improving so much throughout the tournament (Mushi and kyxy have really stepped up alot). If Navi wins TI3, it will be about a class team performing in clutch moments. If Alliance wins TI3, it will be about a team that is the most prepared and a well deserved best team of the tournament.
All 3 teams are worthy of TI3 title I must say. I'm glad there's no Chinese teams around because honestly none of them have shown to deserve the title. May the best team win. People should learn to speak for themselves. And let's be honest: PPY is superior to Loda in terms of douchbaggery and cockyness.
idk, i get the feeling that puppey is fucking around joking whereas loda is just straight douche.
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On August 11 2013 13:33 ForTehDarkseid wrote:Show nested quote +On August 11 2013 13:29 DucK- wrote:
It's strange how Alliance are so dominant, yet we all do not like them. It's not so much about supporting the underdogs. I think it got to do with Loda. I really dislike his smug face and I think he is too cocky. Too bad for S4 because as much as I really like his style of play, I can't support his team because of Loda.
Rooting for either Navi or Orange to win this. If Orange wins TI3, it will be a story of a team improving so much throughout the tournament (Mushi and kyxy have really stepped up alot). If Navi wins TI3, it will be about a class team performing in clutch moments. If Alliance wins TI3, it will be about a team that is the most prepared and a well deserved best team of the tournament.
All 3 teams are worthy of TI3 title I must say. I'm glad there's no Chinese teams around because honestly none of them have shown to deserve the title. May the best team win. People should learn to speak for themselves. And let's be honest: PPY is superior to Loda in terms of douchbaggery and cockyness.
My bad. I wanted to remove the generalised 'all', but I forgot while typing. I realised that there are Alliance fans around. Still my point being that although Alliance are favourites, it seems like many people prefer other teams to win whenever Alliance plays.
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On August 11 2013 13:21 teddyoojo wrote:Show nested quote +On August 11 2013 13:19 Namunelbo wrote:
Holy,
Who is the female caster casting with BBC and Neko? Poor thing looks distressed, trying real hard not to cry...
In the meantime I wonder if VG is laughing at how their brethren helplessly ban Wisp while they have already mastered it... yeah, VG gonna laugh hard FROM THEIR SEATS AT HOME 
even tho VG is my fav team i think they would perform bad if theyve qualified.. i miss them boys i wonder if they had improved
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On August 11 2013 13:33 haduken wrote:Show nested quote +On August 11 2013 13:27 ForTehDarkseid wrote:On August 11 2013 13:25 teddyoojo wrote:On August 11 2013 13:24 babylon wrote:
I just hope Burning doesn't retire. DK played amazing this tournament, just didn't bring their A-game today while Orange did ... :< lets be honest, dk played mostly shit this tournament No, you are horribly wrong. Yeah, winning the only game in the whole tourny against the undefeated Alliance = playing shit. And let's not forget the group play too. DK finished just one point behind Na`Vi and shut down the current group leader Fnatic 2-0.
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On August 11 2013 13:34 Cel.erity wrote:Show nested quote +On August 11 2013 13:29 DucK- wrote:
It's strange how Alliance are so dominant, yet we all do not like them. It's not so much about supporting the underdogs. I think it got to do with Loda. I really dislike his smug face and I think he is too cocky. Too bad for S4 because as much as I really like his style of play, I can't support his team because of Loda. I'm more surprised that everyone here is rooting for Orange over Na'Vi. TL is mostly a western audience, and Na'Vi is definitely the more popular team, so that seems kind of strange to me. I love Loda and Akke, but I would be happy if Na'Vi won as well.
I root for Orange because:
1. Mushi
2. SEA team has never finished better than 3rd
3. Na'Vi has won already
4. Orange picks interesting heroes and has never won a game through a strat revolving around cheesy luck
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Part of that is.. Alliance isn't exactly playing exciting dota guys
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