On August 10 2013 08:29 superstartran wrote:
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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.

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

The difference is bat is OP in 99% of situations

yawnoC

United States3704 Posts

August 10 2013 00:25 GMT

#3826

Why did I miss the window to move KuroKy off my fantasy bench T_T

FueledUpAndReadyToGo

Netherlands30548 Posts

August 10 2013 00:25 GMT

#3827

On August 10 2013 09:23 SKC wrote:

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A bad Pudge is a Pudge that doesn't hit Hooks, not one that misses them.

I don't mean it is bad! He played great. Was just surprised I thought he would hit a higher %, as in pubs people always bash you if you miss a hook. But yeah missed hooks instill fear as well.

MrHoon

10183 Posts

August 10 2013 00:25 GMT

#3828

Yango pls

Finrod1

Germany3997 Posts

August 10 2013 00:25 GMT

#3829

On August 10 2013 09:24 V1ctor wrote:

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What did he wrote?

Melk: "@TheMaelk 15m

What a star."

Obviously as a reply to dendis play.
then:

Liquidixmike88 4m

@TheMaelk ty

Shikyo

Finland33997 Posts

August 10 2013 00:26 GMT

#3830

On August 10 2013 09:22 r.Evo wrote:

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You're calling the development of a Spectre slow in a game where they get COMPLETELY demolished by a Pudge who ends up having the same networth as Spectre in the end.

Radiance+Drums/Phase = ~10k in items total which is pretty impressive considering how badly that game went.

They needed that to happen for them to win =/= The player is playing badly because he didn't get it

LeCruci

Romania403 Posts

August 10 2013 00:26 GMT

#3831

Can the guys who watch TongFu frequently tell me if they pick NAix occasionally? Cause Puppey banned Naix 1st ban phase. If TongFU don't usually pick Naix, that means they knew they would draft Pudge from the beginning.

pdd

Australia9933 Posts

August 10 2013 00:26 GMT

#3832

On August 10 2013 09:21 Zea! wrote:
Pudge new meta

Dendi's Pudge has been known to terrorize major LAN events like ESWC and The International.

Pudge got a respect ban almost every game last TI when Navi played the Chinese.

ketchup

14521 Posts

August 10 2013 00:26 GMT

#3833

Out of curiosity, does anyone know Chen's pick ban rate for TI3? Is there anywhere I can look up these specific hero stats for TI3?

spacer

Netherlands2786 Posts

August 10 2013 00:26 GMT

#3834

Maelk is trying to be funny so hard, 0% succes

Jisall

United States2054 Posts

August 10 2013 00:26 GMT

#3835

On August 10 2013 09:24 wo1fwood wrote:

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ahahahaha, are we gonna see pudge ban into puck/lifestealer?

All I am calling is an etherial blade/dagon dendi puck.

KristofferAG

Norway25712 Posts

August 10 2013 00:26 GMT

#3836

On August 10 2013 09:25 Drazerk wrote:

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Don't tease like that!

he just replied to Maelks "what a star" with "ty".

teapoted

United Kingdom24425 Posts

August 10 2013 00:26 GMT

#3837

Ban wisp+chen. Second phase ban pudge.

SKC

Brazil18828 Posts

August 10 2013 00:26 GMT

#3838

On August 10 2013 09:26 LeCruci wrote:
Can the guys who watch TongFu frequently tell me if they pick NAix occasionally? Cause Puppey banned Naix 1st ban phase. If TongFU don't usually pick Naix, that means they knew they would draft Pudge from the beginning.

Or they just ban Naix because Naix is freaking strong.

r.Evo

Germany14081 Posts

August 10 2013 00:26 GMT

#3839

On August 10 2013 09:25 MrHoon wrote:
Yango pls

PLS TIMBER NO TREES CUT NO PLS

Aixler

Netherlands946 Posts

August 10 2013 00:27 GMT

#3840

It was really fun watching dendi perspective for those hooks, but nothing beats puppey's perspective.
His camera rarely has his own hero on screen. And you can just see how na'vi is going to move, before they do it.