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ViZe
Profile Joined January 2011
United States1513 Posts
August 04 2015 01:57 GMT
#5261
On August 04 2015 10:52 Reson wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 04 2015 10:50 eieio wrote:
On August 04 2015 10:49 stuchiu wrote:
On August 04 2015 10:47 bagels21 wrote:
On August 04 2015 10:44 FHDH wrote:
On August 04 2015 10:42 Faruko wrote:
Fear retiring and... EG EternalEnvy

omg

I can't imagine the sparks if EE joined PPD's team.


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.

this is my understanding as well


I don't think PPD and EE have anything against each other. I think it will do EE a lot of good to not have to lead a team and have someone else set up the situation to show off his biggest potential.



eg played quite well with ee as a standin when fear got injured a while ago. i think it's something that could potentially happen. there might be some enmity between jacky and curtis tho because of what happened during that team shuffle a months ago. i guess it's silly to speculate about this stuff. there is a good number of decent carry players as free agents in na currently - yawar, tralf, ritsu, patsoul (is he still around?) to name a few
lolfail9001
Profile Joined August 2013
Russian Federation40190 Posts
August 04 2015 01:58 GMT
#5262
On August 04 2015 10:57 MrCon wrote:
gogo MVP, pick iobristle and pwn :D

Also, can we say without trolling now that VG with Black^ would do better or have we to wait until VG gets eliminated ? Well at least they wouldn't have done worse, this much is pretty 100%

Considering that Black^ consistently has some of the worst TI results, i would say VG would do at least as well with Hao as they did with Black^.
DeMoN pulls off a Miracle and Flies to the Moon
syw651
Profile Joined April 2014
Australia349 Posts
August 04 2015 01:58 GMT
#5263
On August 04 2015 10:56 ASoo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 04 2015 10:54 Vertical wrote:
On August 04 2015 10:48 ASoo wrote:
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?

n 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)

Quick question regarding this
Eventually none of the new items is core item in the carry int
Of course ocatarine is a good super late game item
But it isn't the first choise item
Instead it was the resurgence of bloodstone that create carry int

And eul to lesser extend, previously a support item

Yeah that's fair, it's not just "they introduced Octarine," it's like "they introduced Octarine, and they buffed some heroes, and Bloodstone builds out of Soul Ring and is more popular, and people remembered that Lesh is good, and..."

I think the potential to get Octarine super late makes picking int cores more viable, even if it isn't actually a core item
Daralii
Profile Joined March 2010
United States16991 Posts
August 04 2015 01:58 GMT
#5264
On August 04 2015 10:56 plasmidghost wrote:
My new team shall be EG, so USA!

Can't find it in my heart to flair up for a team that picks Techies.
Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth!
PhoenixVoid
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Canada32746 Posts
August 04 2015 01:58 GMT
#5265
This is a very close game to call but MVP did survive a group I think to be more challenging so I think they have what it takes to win.
I'm afraid of demented knife-wielding escaped lunatic libertarian zombie mutants
eieio
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States14512 Posts
August 04 2015 01:58 GMT
#5266
On August 04 2015 10:57 TanGeng wrote:
NwewBee for TI5 Champs amirite?

this isn't even debatable tbh
LiquidDota Staff
TL+ Member
Reson
Profile Joined July 2014
530 Posts
August 04 2015 01:58 GMT
#5267
On August 04 2015 10:55 Daralii wrote:
Korea will leave with broken spirits if they seriously lose to Team RPG.


The biggest RPG player was supposedly Mu and he has clearly shown his worth so far at this tournament. Every team that goes to TI take a break post TI.
FHDH
Profile Joined July 2014
United States7023 Posts
August 04 2015 01:59 GMT
#5268
On August 04 2015 10:56 plasmidghost wrote:
My new team shall be EG, so USA!

lol your team hadn't even been eliminated. Takes some balls for a guy like you to trash talk the fans of other teams.
После драки кулаками не машут (Don't shake your fist when the fight is over)
lolnoty
Profile Joined December 2005
United States7166 Posts
August 04 2015 01:59 GMT
#5269
On August 04 2015 10:58 Daralii wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 04 2015 10:56 plasmidghost wrote:
My new team shall be EG, so USA!

Can't find it in my heart to flair up for a team that picks Techies.

it's all a part of the aui remove techies plan. ruin 1 TI for the greater good
"PPD is a very angry guy. He controls us." - Arteezy
Nymzee
Profile Joined June 2013
3929 Posts
August 04 2015 01:59 GMT
#5270
the game is starting in 30 seconds

only 30 minute delay after c9 graciously gave our time back
Azarkon
Profile Joined January 2010
United States21060 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-08-04 02:00:15
August 04 2015 01:59 GMT
#5271
On August 04 2015 10:58 Reson wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 04 2015 10:55 Daralii wrote:
Korea will leave with broken spirits if they seriously lose to Team RPG.


The biggest RPG player was supposedly Mu and he has clearly shown his worth so far at this tournament. Every team that goes to TI take a break post TI.


He did the best out of his team, which shows his skill is still there, but the lack of team practice is obvious.
PhoenixVoid
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Canada32746 Posts
August 04 2015 02:00 GMT
#5272
First four bans: Naga, Undying, Lesh, Gyro. The story of TI5 so far.
I'm afraid of demented knife-wielding escaped lunatic libertarian zombie mutants
lolfail9001
Profile Joined August 2013
Russian Federation40190 Posts
August 04 2015 02:00 GMT
#5273
By the way, was there a game where Naga was not banned or picked yet?
DeMoN pulls off a Miracle and Flies to the Moon
Orome
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
Switzerland11984 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-08-04 02:01:52
August 04 2015 02:00 GMT
#5274
On August 04 2015 10:55 Azarkon wrote:
Newbee was the second to last team in the last big tournament they went to.

Are they going to pull that record this time?


Your sneering's starting to sound a little desperate. Pretty much all your predictions have been either trivial (secret and eg are the favourites? wow, no shit) or wrong.

3 western teams in group b top 4, not more than 1 chinese team in top 6, empire the third best team, ehome not able to beat vp, cdec not able to get past c9, the list goes on and on.
On a purely personal note, I'd like to show Yellow the beauty of infinitely repeating Starcraft 2 bunkers. -Boxer
Sabu113
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States11075 Posts
August 04 2015 02:01 GMT
#5275
On August 04 2015 10:56 plasmidghost wrote:
My new team shall be EG, so USA!


Gah no. RTZ!
Biomine is a drunken chick who is on industrial strength amphetamines and would just grab your dick and jerk it as hard and violently as she could while screaming 'OMG FUCK ME', because she saw it in a Sasha Grey video ...-Wombat_Ni
syw651
Profile Joined April 2014
Australia349 Posts
August 04 2015 02:01 GMT
#5276
On August 04 2015 10:58 lolfail9001 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 04 2015 10:57 MrCon wrote:
gogo MVP, pick iobristle and pwn :D

Also, can we say without trolling now that VG with Black^ would do better or have we to wait until VG gets eliminated ? Well at least they wouldn't have done worse, this much is pretty 100%

Considering that Black^ consistently has some of the worst TI results, i would say VG would do at least as well with Hao as they did with Black^.

Yeah, but this whole "Black^ is the heart and soul of VG" thing is going to keep popping back up cause people didn't even realise VG was a team before Black^ joined it. Maybe if Black^ was the drafter/captain/motivator who kept the team together, then there'd be an argument for it, but as it is, I think people are just salty cause Black^ is such a nice guy.
WolfintheSheep
Profile Joined June 2011
Canada14127 Posts
August 04 2015 02:01 GMT
#5277
On August 04 2015 11:00 PhoenixVoid wrote:
First four bans: Naga, Undying, Lesh, Gyro. The story of TI5 so far.

Into some combo of Bounty, QoP, SF and Lina.
Average means I'm better than half of you.
bagels21
Profile Joined August 2012
United States4357 Posts
August 04 2015 02:01 GMT
#5278
On August 04 2015 10:57 ViZe wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 04 2015 10:52 Reson wrote:
On August 04 2015 10:50 eieio wrote:
On August 04 2015 10:49 stuchiu wrote:
On August 04 2015 10:47 bagels21 wrote:
On August 04 2015 10:44 FHDH wrote:
On August 04 2015 10:42 Faruko wrote:
Fear retiring and... EG EternalEnvy

omg

I can't imagine the sparks if EE joined PPD's team.


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.

this is my understanding as well


I don't think PPD and EE have anything against each other. I think it will do EE a lot of good to not have to lead a team and have someone else set up the situation to show off his biggest potential.



eg played quite well with ee as a standin when fear got injured a while ago. i think it's something that could potentially happen. there might be some enmity between jacky and curtis tho because of what happened during that team shuffle a months ago. i guess it's silly to speculate about this stuff. there is a good number of decent carry players as free agents in na currently - yawar, tralf, ritsu, patsoul (is he still around?) to name a few


patsoul is in China. I could see yawar/tralf/sumail teaming together since they were once a team before sumail was poached. Tralf must be getting anxious with the success zai/swindle/ppd have gotten
lolfail9001
Profile Joined August 2013
Russian Federation40190 Posts
August 04 2015 02:01 GMT
#5279
On August 04 2015 11:01 WolfintheSheep wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 04 2015 11:00 PhoenixVoid wrote:
First four bans: Naga, Undying, Lesh, Gyro. The story of TI5 so far.

Into some combo of Bounty, QoP, SF and Lina.

Hey, first phase SB, twisting it up.
DeMoN pulls off a Miracle and Flies to the Moon
lolnoty
Profile Joined December 2005
United States7166 Posts
August 04 2015 02:01 GMT
#5280
I've wondered where spiritbreaker has been.
"PPD is a very angry guy. He controls us." - Arteezy
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