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Wijnruit
Brazil294 Posts
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Daralii
United States16991 Posts
On August 04 2015 10:47 Entropic wrote: Blow up C9. They should get a totally new team Mang0 and 4 of their CS players. It'd probably be a better team. | ||
TheNewEra
Germany3128 Posts
On August 04 2015 10:45 ptbl wrote: Guys, do you think it's bad of me for wishing every western team fails at TI5, so Team Liquid can have the best chance of signing good players? No. Now that C9 failed anyways I completely agree. I just want to see a good and consistent performing Tl squad in a team game for once | ||
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Faruko
Chile34173 Posts
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TheTenthDoc
United States9561 Posts
On August 04 2015 10:44 FHDH wrote: I can't imagine the sparks if EE joined PPD's team. There will be sparks if any headstrong player joins PPD's team because he is a very assertive captain. That's not a bad thing for EG, of course, and their current team does well with it. | ||
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ptbl
United States6074 Posts
On August 04 2015 10:46 stuchiu wrote: thats not how it works. Besides nearly everyone will shuffle anyway Yeah, but if Secret and EG do well they will probably reschuffle within the GGA teams. If they implode, there's a higher chance they abandon GGA for other teams like Team Liquid. | ||
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ASoo
2865 Posts
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? A comeback mechanic was added whereby you got extra gold for kills when you were behind. It was intended, I think, as a nerf to TI4-style deathball strats, but it went too far. This incentivised turtling strats where you allowed yourself to lose the early/mid game, then held onto high ground with everything you had and waited for the other team to fuck up and get wiped trying to break base, at which point you got hella bank for the kills (because you were behind) and turned around to win the game. Sniper was the most memorable hero from this era, because he held high ground like a boss and Shrapnel was stupid-good. Troll Warlord was also very popular in this meta (his ult benefited Sniper and other right-click cores who were popular), as was Juggernaut (who had been buffed every patch in a row for about 8 bajillion years and was finally good). You also saw a lot of Magnus, primarily used for Empower on his right-click carries. Eventually, Sniper, Troll, and Jugg were all nerfed, and the comeback mechanic was tuned downward, which helped eliminate the high ground turtle strats. In 6.84, a bunch of new items were introduced that made Int-based cores like Leshrac, Storm, and core Lina much more viable. Gyro also received some buffs, making him a top-tier carry (primarily due to his strong lane presence for a hero who scales so well late). The current meta features a decent balance of push vs. farm vs. rat. Popular cores are Leshrac, Gyro, QoP, Tusk. Popular supports are Dazzle, Naga, Bounty. You see a surprisingly non-zero amount of Techies (often with Tusk for Snowball>Suicide combo). | ||
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intotheheart
Canada33091 Posts
On August 04 2015 10:47 Orome wrote: Of course they could stay together and continue to be successful. It's just the impression I get from interviews when they're asked questions in that direction, but obviously I don't know (and quite likely they don't know for sure yet either). I have the stinging suspicion that you and ptbl might be right. They've probably thinking about DotA 24/7 recently, and when they get a breather to really evaluate their lives, might decide that they're had enough. | ||
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Nocticate
Vatican City State2902 Posts
On August 04 2015 10:46 IntoTheheart wrote: I'd actually expect them to be less likely to retire. They're competitive people, and have a good thing going with pro-DotA. They're established names, and are very good at persevering through good times and bad. I think fear doesn't have much longer of a career because of his wrist. I think he has enough self-respect to want to end on a high note rather than fading into obscurity like Loda. | ||
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TheNewEra
Germany3128 Posts
On August 04 2015 10:48 Wijnruit wrote: What is the difference between the star and the TI trophy that appear in the side of players' names? SanSheng and Mu have both, mas Banana does not have the star. Star I believe means the player participated at every TI. Trophy probably a TI win | ||
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lolfail9001
Russian Federation40190 Posts
On August 04 2015 10:48 Wijnruit wrote: What is the difference between the star and the TI trophy that appear in the side of players' names? SanSheng and Mu have both, mas Banana does not have the star. Wait, Mu has a star? The guy "only" been to 4 TIs, Sansheng was to 5 (part of original iG squad IIRC). | ||
stuchiu
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
On August 04 2015 10:47 bagels21 wrote: Apparently the offer was on the table but EE turned it down. EE also has a massive hard on for PPD I thought EE was on the shortlist, him and Fear. | ||
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intotheheart
Canada33091 Posts
On August 04 2015 10:48 Faruko wrote: Im still waiting for a team to sponsor YeS Maybe Liquid could scoop them up! | ||
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Finrod1
Germany3997 Posts
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uthgard
2098 Posts
On August 04 2015 10:48 ptbl wrote: Yeah, but if Secret and EG do well they will probably reschuffle within the GGA teams. If they implode, there's a higher chance they abandon GGA for other teams like Team Liquid. first time I heard secret is a GGA team | ||
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lolnoty
United States7166 Posts
On August 04 2015 10:48 TheTenthDoc wrote: There will be sparks if any headstrong player joins PPD's team because he is a very assertive captain. That's not a bad thing for EG, of course, and their current team does well with it. I think Aui is headstrong and he fits in. The thing about dota is a team following a bad plan really well will do better than a team following a good plan half-assed. You can have different ideas all you want, but you're still going to follow the plan. | ||
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stuchiu
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
On August 04 2015 10:48 Daralii wrote: Mang0 and 4 of their CS players. It'd probably be a better team. You see mango at EVO? I dont want that feeder on my team. | ||
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Faruko
Chile34173 Posts
icystorage your turn | ||
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Fusilero
United Kingdom50293 Posts
On August 04 2015 10:48 Daralii wrote: Mang0 and 4 of their CS players. It'd probably be a better team. Just give skadoodle windrunner and he'll snipe off every kill | ||
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Daralii
United States16991 Posts
On August 04 2015 10:49 Nocticate wrote: I think fear doesn't have much longer of a career because of his wrist. I think he has enough self-respect to want to end on a high note rather than fading into obscurity like Loda. The beard is proof that he's planning to become a lumberjack after TI. | ||
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