On August 10 2013 08:28 mnesthes wrote:
Why so many people hate the game out of KotL+PL+Batrider picks from Allinace? If anything then DK should blame themselves for being overconfident and revealing their hand too soon with Spectre FP. Keep in mind that these players play to win, and they will use any legitimate trick they have no matter how frowned upon they might be to achieve it.

I suggest people who are still mad about KotL PL read this: http://www.sirlin.net/ptw-book/intermediates-guide.html

Has nothing to do with playing to win. Has more to do with the fact that E-sports hinges on having viewers, and Kotl/Pl/Batrider comps are completely boring to watch and simply boring.

Why? I thought that the game was a lot of fun to watch. I think that Batrider is one of the most entertaining heroes in the game.

Based on Icefrog''s past history with 'rat dota' better known as afk farm while avoiding team fights, he will likely do everything in his power to ruin Alliance's playstyle of runaway and farm, only taking engagements they know they can win for sure through buybacks.

LOL
please stop being mad. You are just digging your hole deeper with each post you make.

But he's right tho. Bat will get nerfed for sure. Just look at TI2 Morphling, who was picked/banned (almost?) every match as well. If it's the biggest tournament of the year and a single heroes remains consistently at the top there sure is somethign wrong with him.

Bat's ban priority is actually closer to where Lycan was at TI2 than Morph.

You're right. But you know, that only makes thigns worse, for the upcoming patch for Bat.

Dude, it's just only ONE game in this tourney where a player KNOWN for making exceptional plays uses a HIGH IMPACT hero to make, well, exceptional plays.

According to your logic Puck should get hit harder by the nerf hammer basing on what S4 did to LGD.
>Q is a line nuke that allows you to teleport
>W is a aoe nuke that silences
>Press E to not die, not get stunned
>R is a aoe nuke that stuns and locks the enemy down

What? Do you evne read my post? All I'm saying is, that a 100% b/p hero won'tremain untouched. Don't see how you can think otherwise.

If bat doesn't get serious nerfs after TI3 I will eat a shoe

johnnyb211

1452 Posts

August 10 2013 00:24 GMT

#3809

On August 10 2013 09:23 FuzzyJAM wrote:
I so, so, so wish a team would pick Pudge AGAINST Na'vi.

Would be so ballsy.

other teams don't pick Pudge unfortunately. I have only seen Black and S4 playing Pudge to a success, and Demon fro a 50-50 result.

Scio

Germany522 Posts

August 10 2013 00:24 GMT

#3810

On August 10 2013 09:23 Y wrote:
Ayesee: "... on the back of their star, Dendi."

... sure, Dendi was spectacular, but you could really mention funn1k's awesome arrows, Kuro's return ice paths, ...

All of Navi played great....when puppeys chen was the least impressive part of the team then you know they had a good game.

V1ctor

Moldova1645 Posts

August 10 2013 00:24 GMT

#3811

On August 10 2013 09:23 Finrod1 wrote:
LOL ixmike's twitter :D

What did he wrote?

Wintex

Norway16849 Posts

August 10 2013 00:24 GMT

#3812

On August 10 2013 09:23 TomatoBisque wrote:

Show nested quote +

Dendi has been quoted as saying something along the lines of "You miss 100% of the hooks you don't throw." Even missed hooks instill fear.

that's pure poetry haha

254 Posts

August 10 2013 00:24 GMT

#3813

On August 10 2013 09:22 FueledUpAndReadyToGo wrote:
Really funny, I followed Dendi all game long. He really doesn't hit more than 35% of his hooks. But he is just constantly moving in such a way to find heroes off guard, constantly planting wards or smoking or waiting in the trees. Ofc it works well together with mirana as well.

As long as your opponent is scared of the hooks and it impacts their movement heavily, it's not that big of a deal whether they hit. (Well, it actually is, but the psychological effect on the opponent is not to be taken lightly.)

Firebolt145

Lalalaland34504 Posts

August 10 2013 00:24 GMT

#3814

On August 10 2013 09:24 cecek wrote:
Don't tell me I missed a Dendi Pudge game...

Yeah you did.

MCDayC

United Kingdom14464 Posts

August 10 2013 00:24 GMT

#3815

On August 10 2013 09:24 clusen wrote:

Show nested quote +

Mouz did at a Starladder, Black played it

did it work?

clusen

Germany8702 Posts

August 10 2013 00:24 GMT

#3816

On August 10 2013 09:24 cecek wrote:
Don't tell me I missed a Dendi Pudge game...

Ok, I won't tell you that you did

Colston

Norway279 Posts

August 10 2013 00:25 GMT

#3817

On August 10 2013 09:23 Talron wrote:

Show nested quote +

On August 10 2013 09:01 mnesthes wrote:

On August 10 2013 08:56 Talron wrote:

On August 10 2013 08:52 TheYango wrote:

On August 10 2013 08:51 Talron wrote:

On August 10 2013 08:48 mnesthes wrote:

On August 10 2013 08:40 superstartran wrote:

On August 10 2013 08:37 Shikyo wrote:

On August 10 2013 08:29 superstartran wrote:

Has nothing to do with playing to win. Has more to do with the fact that E-sports hinges on having viewers, and Kotl/Pl/Batrider comps are completely boring to watch and simply boring.

Why? I thought that the game was a lot of fun to watch. I think that Batrider is one of the most entertaining heroes in the game.

LOL
please stop being mad. You are just digging your hole deeper with each post you make.

Bat's ban priority is actually closer to where Lycan was at TI2 than Morph.

You're right. But you know, that only makes thigns worse, for the upcoming patch for Bat.

What? Do you evne read my post? All I'm saying is, that a 100% b/p hero won'tremain untouched. Don't see how you can think otherwise.

Dudes, let's just settle on the fact that in a given situation any hero can be OP.

zezamer

Finland5701 Posts

August 10 2013 00:25 GMT

#3818

On August 10 2013 09:24 cecek wrote:
Don't tell me I missed a Dendi Pudge game...

Awesome one too

icystorage

Jollibee19350 Posts

August 10 2013 00:25 GMT

#3819

On August 10 2013 09:24 cecek wrote:
Don't tell me I missed a Dendi Pudge game...

you missed a Dendi Pudge game

dtz

5834 Posts

August 10 2013 00:25 GMT

#3820

Oh yea hook accuracy is such a bad measure of a good pudge.

That's why i hate in pubs if a pudge is so scared to throw a hook because he is scared of failing or getting mocked by teammates.

As Draskyl said earlier (and also by many others) " You miss every hook you don't throw"

Of course Dendi is masterful in a lot of mindgames an mind reading that makes him the best Pudge in the world but the very basic of playing pudge is just about throwing as many hooks as possible.