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lolfail9001
Profile Joined August 2013
Russian Federation40190 Posts
August 04 2015 01:38 GMT
#5121
March has really nice voice.
DeMoN pulls off a Miracle and Flies to the Moon
ref4
Profile Joined March 2012
2933 Posts
August 04 2015 01:38 GMT
#5122
On August 04 2015 10:38 ASoo wrote:
Mu has pretty questionable hair.


it's the source of his power
babylon
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
8765 Posts
August 04 2015 01:38 GMT
#5123
So the last time I watched any DotA was TI4, and I certainly haven't played it since then ...

Can someone give me a really quick and dirty summary of the metagame shifts?
PhoenixVoid
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Canada32754 Posts
August 04 2015 01:38 GMT
#5124
On August 04 2015 10:37 ptbl wrote:
So, you guys think C9 will disband after this TI or at least have roster changes?

Roster changes probably EE is going to Skype someone after guaranteed. If 5-6th place at TI4 wasn't enough for EE and this is supposed to be the TI winning incarnation of C9 I don't have much hope they are going to stay together.
I'm afraid of demented knife-wielding escaped lunatic libertarian zombie mutants
ymir233
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States8275 Posts
August 04 2015 01:39 GMT
#5125
go MVP
Come motivate me to be cynical about animus at http://infinityandone.blogspot.com/ // Stork proxy gates are beautiful.
TheNewEra
Profile Joined March 2011
Germany3128 Posts
August 04 2015 01:39 GMT
#5126
On August 04 2015 10:38 icystorage wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 04 2015 10:37 ptbl wrote:
So, you guys think C9 will disband after this TI or at least have roster changes?

Liquid`EternalEnvy
Liquid`Black^
Liquid`n0tail
confirmed

ptbl couldn't handle the amount of throws by a TL team
... Neither could I
Midas <3 Casy <3 BeSt <3 | Pray to Doh-men, heathens! | Zwischen Harz und Heideland
miicah
Profile Joined February 2011
Australia2470 Posts
August 04 2015 01:39 GMT
#5127
Only 8 mins behind schedule now, thanks C9 lol








fml
@miicah88
Azarkon
Profile Joined January 2010
United States21060 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-08-04 01:39:22
August 04 2015 01:39 GMT
#5128
On August 04 2015 10:37 lolfail9001 wrote:
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On August 04 2015 10:34 Azarkon wrote:
On August 04 2015 10:33 lolfail9001 wrote:
On August 04 2015 10:32 Azarkon wrote:
On August 04 2015 10:31 lolfail9001 wrote:
On August 04 2015 10:31 Azarkon wrote:
On August 04 2015 10:30 lolfail9001 wrote:
On August 04 2015 10:28 Azarkon wrote:
On August 04 2015 10:26 IntoTheheart wrote:
On August 04 2015 10:25 Azarkon wrote:
[quote]

But both have new talent. Well, in the case of Secret it's two year old talent, but still pretty new.

Isn't 2 years a long time in competitive gaming though? I wouldn't call someone a "young gun" if they started playing professionally 2 years ago in StarCraft...


Are we talking about Dota? Dota is a game that's been around for 10+ years. Arteezy was not even a professional in 2013.

RTZ was on Kaipi, he was not full-time but there is no reason to not consider him a pro by that time. Also, StarCraft been here longer than Dota and 2 years is still a long time in it.


He was playing in his off time; were we to consider every player who's ever tried to play tournaments on a third rate team a pro, then no one in Dota is new. Except Sumail.

My point exactly.


That's a stupid way of looking at this game. By that argument, no one in Starcraft is new too.

And what makes you think this argument is wrong? Also, i talk tier 2/3 teams in WPC ACE, i don't talk about random online qualifiers.


Because it is wrong. Playing on a professional team is very different from playing on a team that doesn't even have a team house.

C9 does not have a team house, does that not make them professional? Hell, Empire were renting out a house for their bootcamp as well.


Western teams as a rule are less professional than Chinese teams. Team houses aren't all there is, though. Was Arteezy earning an actual salary from his 'on the side' play?
stuchiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
August 04 2015 01:39 GMT
#5129
On August 04 2015 10:37 ptbl wrote:
So, you guys think C9 will disband after this TI or at least have roster changes?


disband, everyone but the winner and second place will disband
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trifecta
Profile Joined April 2010
United States6795 Posts
August 04 2015 01:39 GMT
#5130
On August 04 2015 10:38 babylon wrote:
So the last time I watched any DotA was TI4, and I certainly haven't played it since then ...

Can someone give me a really quick and dirty summary of the metagame shifts?


shit happened
Daralii
Profile Joined March 2010
United States16991 Posts
August 04 2015 01:39 GMT
#5131
On August 04 2015 10:37 ptbl wrote:
So, you guys think C9 will disband after this TI or at least have roster changes?

EE will kick the other 4, get some random Swedes, and cry as he remembers NTH.

(I suspect Misery and Fata will stay if they don't leave of their own accord, EE will dissolve the team before he kicks himself, the other two are open season)
Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth!
WolfintheSheep
Profile Joined June 2011
Canada14127 Posts
August 04 2015 01:39 GMT
#5132
On August 04 2015 10:38 babylon wrote:
So the last time I watched any DotA was TI4, and I certainly haven't played it since then ...

Can someone give me a really quick and dirty summary of the metagame shifts?

Heroes die instead of buildings.

Then the buildings die.
Average means I'm better than half of you.
Faruko
Profile Joined April 2013
Chile34173 Posts
August 04 2015 01:39 GMT
#5133
On August 04 2015 10:38 icystorage wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 04 2015 10:37 ptbl wrote:
So, you guys think C9 will disband after this TI or at least have roster changes?

Liquid`EternalEnvy
Liquid`Black^
Liquid`n0tail
confirmed

demon is still free
Ross was right // "Jesus Christ nahaz is doing shots before my eyes" (Sn0_Man, 2018)
nooboon
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
2602 Posts
August 04 2015 01:40 GMT
#5134
Obligatory Kaci is awesome comment.

On August 04 2015 10:38 icystorage wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 04 2015 10:37 ptbl wrote:
So, you guys think C9 will disband after this TI or at least have roster changes?

Liquid`EternalEnvy
Liquid`Black^
Liquid`n0tail
confirmed

This is more likely after the liquid/curse merger. Imagine C9 throws + liquid dota's inconsistency.
bagels21
Profile Joined August 2012
United States4357 Posts
August 04 2015 01:40 GMT
#5135
On August 04 2015 10:36 Kraznaya wrote:
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On August 04 2015 10:35 bagels21 wrote:
On August 04 2015 10:32 PhoenixVoid wrote:
On August 04 2015 10:31 bagels21 wrote:
On August 04 2015 10:30 Daralii wrote:
On August 04 2015 10:29 Sabu113 wrote:
God I am saltier than PPD.

How did they fuck this up so badly. Jesus fucking christ. They should all retire after TI. Never going to win one. Bleh.

"One" meaning one tournament, of course. Misery's the only good player on the team, the others should've faded into irrelevance after TI4. I feel bad for Jack for paying them.


i still think swapping aui_2000/pld out was stupid

pld I didn't mind too much but losing Aui was a mistake.


they were a package pair and at least c9 was consistent

now they just flop and on extremely rare occasions give you hope

i miss SPG


idk if c9 even gives you hope now

at TI4 C9 beat VG IG and EG in groups

this TI they lost 2-0 to every team above them and 2-0ed every team below them in their group except Navi

they're just another shitty mediocre european also ran, no magic at all


pretty much. Piledriver basically outlined what C9 has become in the C9 thread. I like EE and I still think screwing with a successful team like he did in the winter was asking for failure
GulpyBlinkeyes
Profile Joined October 2009
United States1449 Posts
August 04 2015 01:40 GMT
#5136
On August 04 2015 10:37 ptbl wrote:
So, you guys think C9 will disband after this TI or at least have roster changes?


"So, you guys think ___ will disband after this TI or at least have roster changes?"

You could put any team in that blank and I would answer "yes" and probably be right.
Doraemon
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Australia14949 Posts
August 04 2015 01:40 GMT
#5137
On August 04 2015 10:39 WolfintheSheep wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 04 2015 10:38 babylon wrote:
So the last time I watched any DotA was TI4, and I certainly haven't played it since then ...

Can someone give me a really quick and dirty summary of the metagame shifts?

Heroes die instead of buildings.

Then the buildings die.


rofl. 10/10
Do yourself a favour and just STFU
hfglgg
Profile Joined December 2012
Germany5372 Posts
August 04 2015 01:40 GMT
#5138
On August 04 2015 10:36 Azarkon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 04 2015 10:36 WolfintheSheep wrote:
On August 04 2015 10:34 Azarkon wrote:
On August 04 2015 10:33 lolfail9001 wrote:
On August 04 2015 10:32 Azarkon wrote:
On August 04 2015 10:31 lolfail9001 wrote:
On August 04 2015 10:31 Azarkon wrote:
On August 04 2015 10:30 lolfail9001 wrote:
On August 04 2015 10:28 Azarkon wrote:
On August 04 2015 10:26 IntoTheheart wrote:
[quote]
Isn't 2 years a long time in competitive gaming though? I wouldn't call someone a "young gun" if they started playing professionally 2 years ago in StarCraft...


Are we talking about Dota? Dota is a game that's been around for 10+ years. Arteezy was not even a professional in 2013.

RTZ was on Kaipi, he was not full-time but there is no reason to not consider him a pro by that time. Also, StarCraft been here longer than Dota and 2 years is still a long time in it.


He was playing in his off time; were we to consider every player who's ever tried to play tournaments on a third rate team a pro, then no one in Dota is new. Except Sumail.

My point exactly.


That's a stupid way of looking at this game. By that argument, no one in Starcraft is new too.

And what makes you think this argument is wrong? Also, i talk tier 2/3 teams in WPC ACE, i don't talk about random online qualifiers.


Because it is wrong. Playing on a fully professional team is very different from playing on a team that doesn't even have a team house.

Lol, how many teams do you think had team houses from TI1-4?


Every top Chinese team + the best Western teams.


team houses as in "playing in the same location daily" isnt even the case nowerdays for western teams. they bootcamp a few weeks before the events, but they still live at their respective homes.
one of the first teams that actually did have a teamhouse was red pandas and we do good to never remember that time again.
MaCRo.gg
Profile Joined June 2015
Korea (South)860 Posts
August 04 2015 01:40 GMT
#5139
On August 04 2015 10:38 lolfail9001 wrote:
March has really nice voice.

Yeah I was surprised at the level of English he can speak.
I hope he continues to be a presence after his service (around 2 years).
Maybe even cast some games?
intotheheart
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada33091 Posts
August 04 2015 01:40 GMT
#5140
On August 04 2015 10:39 miicah wrote:
Only 8 mins behind schedule now, thanks C9 lol








fml

Rofl are you serious? Between all the insane delays and everything, we're only 8 minutes behind?
Are you sure that we're not talking about being 8 minutes behind the "new" schedule?
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