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Itsmedudeman
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States19229 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-28 03:53:30
August 28 2012 03:52 GMT
#3541
On August 28 2012 12:48 LuckoftheIrish wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 28 2012 12:47 Chiharu Harukaze wrote:
On August 28 2012 12:43 LuckoftheIrish wrote:
Nice to see Tobi acting like he's bigger than the tournament. Shocker.

What did he do? I've been watching Luminous.


Toby Dawson ‏@TobiWanDOTA

Just to let everyone know we will not be using DOTA TV tomorrow, will cast CLG vs EG and Na'Vi vs Tongfu - thanks for watching today

Toby Dawson ‏@TobiWanDOTA

We are not assigned / not allowed in DOTA TV for these matches, and we strongly disagree with the matches already assigned to us...so DOTATV

That's pretty fucking stupid. Just do your fucking job and let some other casters in the limelight for a FEW god damn matches, it's only the prelims anyway.

Seriously, I hate tobi for this. "We aren't allowed to" SO WTF DOES HE DO? HE JUST GOES AND DOES IT?? Yet they can't fire him cause of the outrage it would cost for such a big tournament. Anyone else would get fired.
superstartran
Profile Joined March 2010
United States4013 Posts
August 28 2012 03:53 GMT
#3542
Tobi is the biggest Na'vi fan boy of the century. He was pretty butthurt when iG absolutely crushed them.


Meanwhile, coL is the biggest surprise of the tournament so far. Although they are a solid team, they have really proven that they have come prepared. Although I don't think they'll be beating any of the top 3 Chinese teams, I do think a top 5 finish isn't out of the question.
Azarkon
Profile Joined January 2010
United States21060 Posts
August 28 2012 03:54 GMT
#3543
On August 28 2012 12:53 superstartran wrote:
Tobi is the biggest Na'vi fan boy of the century. He was pretty butthurt when iG absolutely crushed them.


Meanwhile, coL is the biggest surprise of the tournament so far. Although they are a solid team, they have really proven that they have come prepared. Although I don't think they'll be beating any of the top 3 Chinese teams, I do think a top 5 finish isn't out of the question.


I see coL beating DK.
lifeisgood99
Profile Joined October 2010
Canada915 Posts
August 28 2012 03:54 GMT
#3544
Tobi really disappointing and unprofessional.

Reddit thread for anyone interested http://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/yxngv/anyone_know_why_tobi_isnt_casting_ig_vs_tongfu/
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TheYango
Profile Joined September 2008
United States47024 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-28 03:56:54
August 28 2012 03:54 GMT
#3545
On August 28 2012 12:49 Azarkon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 28 2012 12:47 TheYango wrote:
coL 2-0 Orange. Barring some throws to Darer tomorrow, they're basically guaranteed 2nd seed.


The only other team that 2-0'd Orange this tournament is iG.

coL... Are they are able to do it? I remember that one of coL's member said that they 30-0 Ehome regularly in scrims and now they've 2-0'd both TF and Orange. They did lose to Ehome one game on LAN - which, to be fair, iG did too - but have gotten better and better each game they play.

Is coL the team that's going to challenge the Chinese for TI 2?

Let's worry about that after they beat Zenith.

TBH I'd rather be 3rd seed group B than 2nd. If Zenith brings their A-game, they'll be a tougher opponent than DK.

Unfortunately, nobody can really "lock" 3rd seed, given the big clusterfuck of teams that are 6-6 right now.
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superstartran
Profile Joined March 2010
United States4013 Posts
August 28 2012 03:54 GMT
#3546
On August 28 2012 12:54 Azarkon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 28 2012 12:53 superstartran wrote:
Tobi is the biggest Na'vi fan boy of the century. He was pretty butthurt when iG absolutely crushed them.


Meanwhile, coL is the biggest surprise of the tournament so far. Although they are a solid team, they have really proven that they have come prepared. Although I don't think they'll be beating any of the top 3 Chinese teams, I do think a top 5 finish isn't out of the question.


I see coL beating DK.



Nah; unless Super/ROTK throw really hard it's not happening. DK is too solid on the teamwork front to lose to coL. The teams they've beaten are teams with either notoriously bad teamwork at times (Orange) or a team that basically outright threw on the pick screen (Hao on Sylla LOL).
Empyrean
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
17045 Posts
August 28 2012 03:56 GMT
#3547
Tobi acting like a child.

What's new?
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Azarkon
Profile Joined January 2010
United States21060 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-28 03:57:26
August 28 2012 03:56 GMT
#3548
On August 28 2012 12:54 TheYango wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 28 2012 12:49 Azarkon wrote:
On August 28 2012 12:47 TheYango wrote:
coL 2-0 Orange. Barring some throws to Darer tomorrow, they're basically guaranteed 2nd seed.


The only other team that 2-0'd Orange this tournament is iG.

coL... Are they are able to do it? I remember that one of coL's member said that they 30-0 Ehome regularly in scrims and now they've 2-0'd both TF and Orange. They did lose to Ehome one game on LAN - which, to be fair, iG did too - but have gotten better and better each game they play.

Is coL the team that's going to challenge the Chinese for TI 2?

Let's worry about that after they beat Zenith.

TBH I'd rather be 3rd seed group B than 2nd. If Zenith brings their A-game, they'll be a tougher opponent than DK.


Zenith is indeed going to be tough. But Zenith is also a contender for the title though I think they've sobered up now on being 'the team to beat' at TI 2.
Mordiford
Profile Joined April 2011
4448 Posts
August 28 2012 03:56 GMT
#3549
I feel like one of the few people who actually doesn't like Tobi's casting. His personality and histrionics are just additional negatives on top of that.
superstartran
Profile Joined March 2010
United States4013 Posts
August 28 2012 03:58 GMT
#3550
On August 28 2012 12:56 Mordiford wrote:
I feel like one of the few people who actually doesn't like Tobi's casting. His personality and histrionics are just additional negatives on top of that.



He's actually not that good at it. He has questionable knowledge of the game despite watching so many games.
lifeisgood99
Profile Joined October 2010
Canada915 Posts
August 28 2012 03:58 GMT
#3551
On August 28 2012 12:54 superstartran wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 28 2012 12:54 Azarkon wrote:
On August 28 2012 12:53 superstartran wrote:
Tobi is the biggest Na'vi fan boy of the century. He was pretty butthurt when iG absolutely crushed them.


Meanwhile, coL is the biggest surprise of the tournament so far. Although they are a solid team, they have really proven that they have come prepared. Although I don't think they'll be beating any of the top 3 Chinese teams, I do think a top 5 finish isn't out of the question.


I see coL beating DK.



Nah; unless Super/ROTK throw really hard it's not happening. DK is too solid on the teamwork front to lose to coL. The teams they've beaten are teams with either notoriously bad teamwork at times (Orange) or a team that basically outright threw on the pick screen (Hao on Sylla LOL).


I think EHOME and DK are the two Chinese teams that have a bit of instability in their play. TongFu has surprised me but its mostly because I viewed them as 2nd tier before. So col beating DK wouldnt actually surprise me.
Taengoo/Eunji ~ flavourflower.tumblr.com
meegrean
Profile Joined May 2008
Thailand7699 Posts
August 28 2012 03:58 GMT
#3552
On August 28 2012 12:50 LuckoftheIrish wrote:
He doesn't agree with the matches he's been asked to cover, so rather than cover those matches, he's going to stream matches that other people are covering, leaving us without English-language commentary for the matches he was asked to do.

Tobi has always been about Tobi first and everyone else second if at all.

Wow, this sucks for the spectators...
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drew-chan
Profile Joined July 2009
Malaysia1517 Posts
August 28 2012 03:58 GMT
#3553
On August 28 2012 12:48 LuckoftheIrish wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 28 2012 12:47 Chiharu Harukaze wrote:
On August 28 2012 12:43 LuckoftheIrish wrote:
Nice to see Tobi acting like he's bigger than the tournament. Shocker.

What did he do? I've been watching Luminous.


Toby Dawson ‏@TobiWanDOTA

Just to let everyone know we will not be using DOTA TV tomorrow, will cast CLG vs EG and Na'Vi vs Tongfu - thanks for watching today

Toby Dawson ‏@TobiWanDOTA

We are not assigned / not allowed in DOTA TV for these matches, and we strongly disagree with the matches already assigned to us...so DOTATV


What a douche tobi > <

Been watching Luminous all tourney long and it seems I should continue on that path for the rest of it.
...
BurningSera
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Ireland19621 Posts
August 28 2012 03:59 GMT
#3554
On August 28 2012 12:54 lifeisgood99 wrote:
Tobi really disappointing and unprofessional.

Reddit thread for anyone interested http://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/yxngv/anyone_know_why_tobi_isnt_casting_ig_vs_tongfu/


Fcking butthurt if you asked me. Jeez, i was pretty pissed to see tobi and lumi casting the same game while leaving some other games had no english casting and i thought he didn't do it intentionally.
is 2017, stop being lame, fuck's sakes. 'Can't wait for the rise of the cakes and humanity's last stand tbqh.'
superstartran
Profile Joined March 2010
United States4013 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-28 03:59:34
August 28 2012 03:59 GMT
#3555
On August 28 2012 12:58 lifeisgood99 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 28 2012 12:54 superstartran wrote:
On August 28 2012 12:54 Azarkon wrote:
On August 28 2012 12:53 superstartran wrote:
Tobi is the biggest Na'vi fan boy of the century. He was pretty butthurt when iG absolutely crushed them.


Meanwhile, coL is the biggest surprise of the tournament so far. Although they are a solid team, they have really proven that they have come prepared. Although I don't think they'll be beating any of the top 3 Chinese teams, I do think a top 5 finish isn't out of the question.


I see coL beating DK.



Nah; unless Super/ROTK throw really hard it's not happening. DK is too solid on the teamwork front to lose to coL. The teams they've beaten are teams with either notoriously bad teamwork at times (Orange) or a team that basically outright threw on the pick screen (Hao on Sylla LOL).


I think EHOME and DK are the two Chinese teams that have a bit of instability in their play. TongFu has surprised me but its mostly because I viewed them as 2nd tier before. So col beating DK wouldnt actually surprise me.



DK's lost only a handful of games, and that's mainly because Super/ROTK played extremely bad in those games.


EHOME is also a HELL of alot more unstable than DK.
an00bis
Profile Joined March 2011
156 Posts
August 28 2012 04:00 GMT
#3556
On August 28 2012 12:56 Mordiford wrote:
I feel like one of the few people who actually doesn't like Tobi's casting. His personality and histrionics are just additional negatives on top of that.


Yeh initially he is good and I respect his enthusiasm...but the more I watch the more I disagree with his opinions and see his flaws. : (
He needs +1 pro player co casting.
TheYango
Profile Joined September 2008
United States47024 Posts
August 28 2012 04:00 GMT
#3557
On August 28 2012 12:56 Azarkon wrote:
For sure. But Zenith is also a contender for the title though I think they've sobered up now on being 'the team to beat' at TI 2.

There's no doubt that iG and LGD are the teams to beat.

Any team going against them will have to bring something special, as both have demonstrated their unwavering consistency and reliability in "standard" games. Unfortunately, having to show your special stuff in the early rounds just for the sake of not getting eliminated is fairly undesirable. Not to mention the possibility of iG and LGD still having their own secret stuff yet to be revealed.
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cecek
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Czech Republic18921 Posts
August 28 2012 04:00 GMT
#3558
very disappointed by tobi....
super gg
BurningSera
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Ireland19621 Posts
August 28 2012 04:00 GMT
#3559
On August 28 2012 12:58 superstartran wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 28 2012 12:56 Mordiford wrote:
I feel like one of the few people who actually doesn't like Tobi's casting. His personality and histrionics are just additional negatives on top of that.



He's actually not that good at it. He has questionable knowledge of the game despite watching so many games.


When i see lumi and tobi casting the same game i will turn off tobi.
is 2017, stop being lame, fuck's sakes. 'Can't wait for the rise of the cakes and humanity's last stand tbqh.'
Itsmedudeman
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States19229 Posts
August 28 2012 04:02 GMT
#3560
I agree that if zenith get their game on they can win this tourny. I think DK has been relying far too much on Burning thus far though. Going up against teams like iG and LGD with a strong 5 man lineup and talent I don't think that will work anymore.
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