Let's GO!

Na'Vi Fighting!
Mouz Fighting!
Rattlesnakes PLEASE!!! GOGOGO!!!

I'm so hyped! ><

I can't cheer Tongfu vs Fnatic, Tongfu is so awesome and Hao swag but Fnatic is west is best team and ugh.. I dunno.

sc_a.M

420 Posts

August 06 2013 23:49 GMT

#182

On August 06 2013 14:21 LDdota wrote:
Predictions:

Na'Vi > Orange 2-0
TongFu > Fnatic 2-0
LGD.cn > Alliance 2-1 in a huge upset
DK > iG 2-1

Navi - Orange 2:1
TF - Fnatic 1:2
Lgd.cn Alliance 0:2
Dk - iG 2:1

The only thing I am not sure about is if Navi beats orange 2:1 or 2:0.

VG.Fans

Philippines358 Posts

August 07 2013 00:19 GMT

#183

akke and loda deserve a TI title i remember when they were only being trolled by carmac rofl.

Salazarz

Korea (South)2591 Posts

August 07 2013 00:53 GMT

#184

On the whole LGD vs Alliance debate: it's worth considering that Alliance's recent 'standard' drafts were more effective / stronger than those of LGD. LGD's standard drafts were decent but not spectacular - however that may well be 100% irrelevant come playoffs because I would be massively surprised if they were to bring the same game they've been showing for the past few months and in groupstages onto the playoffs as well. Comparing individual skill of top tier players based on a bunch of games that weren't even played vs each other or same opponents is pretty dumb. It's pretty much impossible to determine which player is "better" at a specific point in time because there are simply too many variables, both in and out of game. Just look at XBOCT.

dtz

5834 Posts

August 07 2013 01:17 GMT

#185

On August 07 2013 09:19 VG.Fans wrote:
akke and loda deserve a TI title i remember when they were only being trolled by carmac rofl.

Lol that was Bogdan i think. One of the most hilarious Carmac troll interview.

drew-chan

Malaysia1517 Posts

August 07 2013 01:44 GMT

#186

Man I hope Orange wins, need at least 1 SEA team in the top 8 representin'

blobrus

4297 Posts

August 07 2013 02:06 GMT

#187

Noob again, is there any benefit to watching this in twitch over the client?

SKC

Brazil18828 Posts

August 07 2013 02:11 GMT

#188

On August 07 2013 11:06 blobrus wrote:
Noob again, is there any benefit to watching this in twitch over the client?

The game itself, probally not. There will be commentary between the games that you will miss if you watch it exclusively ingame and last year they also had some streams IIRC, showing the player booths, for example.

opterown

Australia54784 Posts

August 07 2013 02:11 GMT

#189

On August 07 2013 11:06 blobrus wrote:
Noob again, is there any benefit to watching this in twitch over the client?

yes, plenty. there's going to be a lot of filler content like the analysis desk and stuff

dooraven

Australia2820 Posts

August 07 2013 02:14 GMT

#190

Hm, was there any update to the concurrent peak over this group stage period or is 630k still the maximum?.

ssi.bal-listic

United States568 Posts

August 07 2013 02:16 GMT

#191

So assuming Liquid beats MUFC, they have to face LGD or Alliance.... Oh dear

Caladbolg

2855 Posts

August 07 2013 02:27 GMT

#192

Loda > or = Sylar? Look I'm a major Loda fan and have always believed him to be the top non-Chinese carry, but the past few days have shown that Sylar is now the premier carry playing from behind (until maybe Burning faces a similar scenario). And that's the deal with the carry - in a normal game where you have a slight or great advantage, the carry will definitely farm well and own face. But in the reverse situation...

Anyway Loda has had some wonderful moments carrying his team from behind but those comebacks were also led by AB. For Sylar, he's usually been the one to drag his team from behind (by getting solo kills, exchanging kills even in lopsided teamfights, pushing and farming for pressure, etc) to the point where they can actually fight their 5-man doto style that's so effective.

DucK-

Singapore11447 Posts

August 07 2013 02:53 GMT

#193

Navi has better skilled players overall. They generally rely on outplaying opposition and good drafts to win. Alliance are a very strong team, but weaker individually. Their successes are attributed to their perfected play style. You see them doing the same thing over and over again, but you just struggle with their masterred patient calculative split pushing style mixed with cheese.

dartoo

India2889 Posts

August 07 2013 03:29 GMT

#194

Playoffs start at half past midnight

so brutal

Dont know who to choose between navi and orange..I like navi, but orange ...sea <3

sc14s

United States5052 Posts

August 07 2013 04:06 GMT

#195

On August 07 2013 12:29 dartoo wrote:
Playoffs start at half past midnight

so brutal

Dont know who to choose between navi and orange..I like navi, but orange ...sea <3

lol, now you know how US feels about e-sports stuff that starts in the afternoon in china/korea!

Carnivorous Sheep

Baa?21245 Posts

August 07 2013 04:10 GMT

#196

Hoping for good games and not one sided stomps, preferably with at least 1 super crazy draft out of 3 games. Pocket strats for the playoffs gogo.

Shaella

United States14828 Posts

August 07 2013 04:43 GMT

#197

Liquid all the way to the grand finals thu losers bracket.

tada.hts

1968 Posts

August 07 2013 04:51 GMT

#198

ez for Mushi!

teapoted

United Kingdom24425 Posts

August 07 2013 05:08 GMT

#199

Anyone know if the starting time for the first game is the starting time for the whole event or just the game. As last time they showed a little video, talked a bunch pre-show.