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Please do not continue this racism malarkey. It will be treated as a meme from now on (page 253 onwards).
Iceman331
Profile Joined April 2010
United States1306 Posts
July 19 2014 21:12 GMT
#3401
LGD needs to stand strong for team Red Logo.
FiWiFaKi
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Canada9859 Posts
July 19 2014 21:12 GMT
#3402
On July 20 2014 06:08 Galtakar wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 20 2014 06:06 Lorizean wrote:
So, as a total Dota noob, and people in this thread talking about mechanics, would I be correct in assuming that mechanics are far less important in Dota than, say, SC2?

It seems to me that strategic use of abilities and teamplay is more important than having strong mechanics (and there seem to be a lower skill ceiling, mechanically speaking, but that's just from watching).

Depends on the hero and what time of the game you are in.

A far lower need than sc2, yes, but there are a few heroes that can be a bit annoying to learn well.


It is much less, that's why it can be really hard to say who is a really good player vs a good player in Dota 2, especially after only see them play a dozen games. But I always feel like mechanically, the laning stage in a mid-match up, is one of the best displays of it, especially when it comes to being able to last hit underneath your tower, and not missing CS when you have little damage.
In life, the journey is more satisfying than the destination. || .::Entrepreneurship::. Living a few years of your life like most people won't, so that you can spend the rest of your life like most people can't || Mechanical Engineering & Economics Major
Seraphic
Profile Joined September 2010
United States3849 Posts
July 19 2014 21:12 GMT
#3403
On July 20 2014 06:05 FiWiFaKi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 20 2014 06:02 Seraphic wrote:
lol mechanical skill = CSing...

hahaha

But GG to iG. This game 1 was rough lol. YYF got killed so many times I lost count.


Maybe I have a different way I look at the game, but that's how I've seen it when I play.

Movement and item builds/skill builds is more strategic, and teamfight execution + CS'ing is the mechanical skill. I don't really think that's flawed logic.

Coming from a SC background, my last hitting is really good, but I am not good at correct movement, knowing when to gank etc... And SC(BW especially) being a mechanical game, I would think the mechanical skill transfers over more than anything.


SC and MobA are 2 very different beasts in game.

Yao did perfect that game. His sun strikes where on point almost all of the time. Him missing CS means nothing at all if he hits his sun strikes which he did.

Your logic is off base from the start if you believe Yao is bad just from CS. Did you watch his PoV? Did you stay on his view the whole time? If you didn't and accuse him of such you need to stop now.
Natus Vincere Fan | Team Secret Fan | SK Telecom T1 Fan | Lanaya the Templar Assassin <3
pellejohnson
Profile Joined January 2012
United States1931 Posts
July 19 2014 21:12 GMT
#3404
On July 20 2014 06:08 Nymzee wrote:
i bet about $400 of stuff on IG

... holy shit am i about to lose everything LOL


Why the fuck would you even bet at all on IG with odds like they are?

Dota is way too unpredictable for it to be worth betting high amounts just to get some scraps
SpiritoftheTunA
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States20903 Posts
July 19 2014 21:12 GMT
#3405
good to see these teams punishing dp without proper protection

always hate to see teams jsut try and outgreed dp tahts not how it works
posting on liquid sites in current year
Canucklehead
Profile Joined March 2011
Canada5074 Posts
July 19 2014 21:12 GMT
#3406
As a dota newbee the one thing I don't get is when people say the game was won or lost at the draft. If the draft is so important why even play the games? Just seems weird and op to me. Nerf the draft.

That's like if sc2 games were decided at the race pick screen if someone picked say.... Protoss. Just an inconceivable and unimaginable thought to me.
Top 10 favourite pros: MKP, MVP, MC, Nestea, DRG, Jaedong, Flash, Life, Creator, Leenock
Mouzone
Profile Joined April 2011
3937 Posts
July 19 2014 21:13 GMT
#3407
i bet about $0.04 of stuff on LGD

... holy shit am i about to win $0.17 LOL
Iceman331
Profile Joined April 2010
United States1306 Posts
July 19 2014 21:13 GMT
#3408
On July 20 2014 06:12 Seraphic wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 20 2014 06:05 FiWiFaKi wrote:
On July 20 2014 06:02 Seraphic wrote:
lol mechanical skill = CSing...

hahaha

But GG to iG. This game 1 was rough lol. YYF got killed so many times I lost count.


Maybe I have a different way I look at the game, but that's how I've seen it when I play.

Movement and item builds/skill builds is more strategic, and teamfight execution + CS'ing is the mechanical skill. I don't really think that's flawed logic.

Coming from a SC background, my last hitting is really good, but I am not good at correct movement, knowing when to gank etc... And SC(BW especially) being a mechanical game, I would think the mechanical skill transfers over more than anything.


SC and MobA are 2 very different beasts in game.

Yao did perfect that game. His sun strikes where on point almost all of the time. Him missing CS means nothing at all if he hits his sun strikes which he did.

Your logic is off base from the start if you believe Yao is bad just from CS. Did you watch his PoV? Did you stay on his view the whole time? If you didn't and accuse him of such you need to stop now.



No really, he is better than 430, you should all listen to him.
lolnoty
Profile Joined December 2005
United States7166 Posts
July 19 2014 21:13 GMT
#3409
On July 20 2014 06:12 Seraphic wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 20 2014 06:05 FiWiFaKi wrote:
On July 20 2014 06:02 Seraphic wrote:
lol mechanical skill = CSing...

hahaha

But GG to iG. This game 1 was rough lol. YYF got killed so many times I lost count.


Maybe I have a different way I look at the game, but that's how I've seen it when I play.

Movement and item builds/skill builds is more strategic, and teamfight execution + CS'ing is the mechanical skill. I don't really think that's flawed logic.

Coming from a SC background, my last hitting is really good, but I am not good at correct movement, knowing when to gank etc... And SC(BW especially) being a mechanical game, I would think the mechanical skill transfers over more than anything.


SC and MobA are 2 very different beasts in game.

Yao did perfect that game. His sun strikes where on point almost all of the time. Him missing CS means nothing at all if he hits his sun strikes which he did.

Your logic is off base from the start if you believe Yao is bad just from CS. Did you watch his PoV? Did you stay on his view the whole time? If you didn't and accuse him of such you need to stop now.

even his camera view might not show everything, because he is the captain and might also be trying to look around and make calls while playing mid which is pretty rough
"PPD is a very angry guy. He controls us." - Arteezy
vasculaR
Profile Joined March 2011
Malaysia791 Posts
July 19 2014 21:14 GMT
#3410
They cannot expose Ferrari's hero so early. He is their best player by far and has the most game impact. Kinda like the DK problem.. they need to give mushi his hero 5th imo (like how orange did it in ti3 if I recall correctly). Wouldn't say Mushi is the best in DK cause of their amazing set of players but something to keep in mid if you want your mid to have tons of impact and team fights you need to draft accordingly.
Song Ji Hyo hwaiting!
smr
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany4808 Posts
July 19 2014 21:14 GMT
#3411
On July 20 2014 06:13 Mouzone wrote:
i bet about $0.04 of stuff on LGD

... holy shit am i about to win $0.17 LOL

should share the wealth with all of us. we could party all night.
Numy
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
South Africa35471 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-07-19 21:14:47
July 19 2014 21:14 GMT
#3412
On July 20 2014 06:12 Canucklehead wrote:
As a dota newbee the one thing I don't get is when people say the game was won or lost at the draft. If the draft is so important why even play the games? Just seems weird and op to me. Nerf the draft.

That's like if sc2 games were decided at the race pick screen if someone picked say.... Protoss. Just an inconceivable and unimaginable thought to me.


Drafting is part of the game. So is laning arrangement. Fans obviously overreact about how "lost" games are from the draft.

SC2 games are decided sometimes in the BO are they not? That's more like what drafting is.
FiWiFaKi
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Canada9859 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-07-19 21:15:16
July 19 2014 21:14 GMT
#3413
On July 20 2014 06:12 Seraphic wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 20 2014 06:05 FiWiFaKi wrote:
On July 20 2014 06:02 Seraphic wrote:
lol mechanical skill = CSing...

hahaha

But GG to iG. This game 1 was rough lol. YYF got killed so many times I lost count.


Maybe I have a different way I look at the game, but that's how I've seen it when I play.

Movement and item builds/skill builds is more strategic, and teamfight execution + CS'ing is the mechanical skill. I don't really think that's flawed logic.

Coming from a SC background, my last hitting is really good, but I am not good at correct movement, knowing when to gank etc... And SC(BW especially) being a mechanical game, I would think the mechanical skill transfers over more than anything.


SC and MobA are 2 very different beasts in game.

Yao did perfect that game. His sun strikes where on point almost all of the time. Him missing CS means nothing at all if he hits his sun strikes which he did.

Your logic is off base from the start if you believe Yao is bad just from CS. Did you watch his PoV? Did you stay on his view the whole time? If you didn't and accuse him of such you need to stop now.


I accused Ferrari, because I watched him.

I never said Yao did bad. Sure he lost the CS war, but that depends on the match-up, and like you said, he did a lot otherwise. It's just when players miss the CS they simply shouldn't (in their lane alone, the creep wave in by their tower, etc), that when they miss CS I get disappointed, and I consider that the mechanical skill. That's what I saw Ferrari do quite a bit, so I said something. Maybe I have unrealistic expectations.
In life, the journey is more satisfying than the destination. || .::Entrepreneurship::. Living a few years of your life like most people won't, so that you can spend the rest of your life like most people can't || Mechanical Engineering & Economics Major
Galtakar
Profile Joined March 2011
Sweden374 Posts
July 19 2014 21:14 GMT
#3414
On July 20 2014 06:12 Canucklehead wrote:
As a dota newbee the one thing I don't get is when people say the game was won or lost at the draft. If the draft is so important why even play the games? Just seems weird and op to me. Nerf the draft.

That's like if sc2 games were decided at the race pick screen if someone picked say.... Protoss. Just an inconceivable and unimaginable thought to me.

Expectations. Nothing else. We saw c9 stomp Na'vi with a somewhat weird lineup.
Mensol
Profile Joined September 2012
14536 Posts
July 19 2014 21:14 GMT
#3415
Why you guys are angry at FiWiKaKi.

He sounded like top player to me.
If you don't know what the fuck you are doing, how are your enemies supposed to know what the fuck you are doing. - imaqtpie on NA teams at Worlds.
Bam Lee
Profile Joined June 2012
2336 Posts
July 19 2014 21:14 GMT
#3416
On July 20 2014 06:07 Numy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 20 2014 06:06 Lorizean wrote:
So, as a total Dota noob, and people in this thread talking about mechanics, would I be correct in assuming that mechanics are far less important in Dota than, say, SC2?

It seems to me that strategic use of abilities and teamplay is more important than having strong mechanics (and there seem to be a lower skill ceiling, mechanically speaking, but that's just from watching).


Mechanics are less important yes. A lot of dota comes down to experience and strategic moves. The different between amazing mechanics and good mechanics doesn't mean as much as the difference between the other aspects.


I think amazing mechanics are important to a certain degree. Like if you can silence brewmaster consistently with skywrath i consider it amazing mechanics and it can make games a lot easier(just an example)
But yeah you can win a lot of dota games with just some good strategic knowledge and okay mechanics
Kipsate
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Netherlands45349 Posts
July 19 2014 21:14 GMT
#3417
Not sure if picking Invoker because they want to or to block it.
WriterXiao8~~
Nymzee
Profile Joined June 2013
3929 Posts
July 19 2014 21:14 GMT
#3418
luovoker

okay boys, there's some hope
SkelA
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Macedonia13079 Posts
July 19 2014 21:14 GMT
#3419
On July 20 2014 06:12 pellejohnson wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 20 2014 06:08 Nymzee wrote:
i bet about $400 of stuff on IG

... holy shit am i about to lose everything LOL


Why the fuck would you even bet at all on IG with odds like they are?

Dota is way too unpredictable for it to be worth betting high amounts just to get some scraps


I'm always betting on the underdog with odds under 20%, no matter who plays.
Stork and KHAN fan till 2012 ...
Iceman331
Profile Joined April 2010
United States1306 Posts
July 19 2014 21:15 GMT
#3420
On July 20 2014 06:14 FiWiFaKi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 20 2014 06:12 Seraphic wrote:
On July 20 2014 06:05 FiWiFaKi wrote:
On July 20 2014 06:02 Seraphic wrote:
lol mechanical skill = CSing...

hahaha

But GG to iG. This game 1 was rough lol. YYF got killed so many times I lost count.


Maybe I have a different way I look at the game, but that's how I've seen it when I play.

Movement and item builds/skill builds is more strategic, and teamfight execution + CS'ing is the mechanical skill. I don't really think that's flawed logic.

Coming from a SC background, my last hitting is really good, but I am not good at correct movement, knowing when to gank etc... And SC(BW especially) being a mechanical game, I would think the mechanical skill transfers over more than anything.


SC and MobA are 2 very different beasts in game.

Yao did perfect that game. His sun strikes where on point almost all of the time. Him missing CS means nothing at all if he hits his sun strikes which he did.

Your logic is off base from the start if you believe Yao is bad just from CS. Did you watch his PoV? Did you stay on his view the whole time? If you didn't and accuse him of such you need to stop now.


I accused Ferrari, because I watched him.

I never said Yao did bad. Sure he lost the CS war, but that depends on the match-up, and like you said, he did a lot otherwise. It's just when players miss the CS they simply shouldn't (in their lane alone, the creep wave in by their tower, etc), that when they miss CS I get disappointed, and I consider that the mechanical skill.



It's fine, we get it, you are better than 430. Can we move on now?
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