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Lackbleeder
Profile Joined May 2015
741 Posts
August 06 2015 23:28 GMT
#3841
On August 07 2015 08:26 Mensol wrote:
Both RTZ and S4 lost the TI for Secret.

also shout out to people who were saying new secret is better than the old one. KuroKy playing carry was the best thing happened to Dota 2.

The secret that couldn't win a lan even if their lives depended on it ?
Somebody once told me za warudo is gonna roll me
superstartran
Profile Joined March 2010
United States4013 Posts
August 06 2015 23:28 GMT
#3842
On August 07 2015 08:17 Gevna wrote:
So Secret most overrated / overhyped team in TI history ?



I wouldn't call them overrated in the sense that they weren't the best team going in (they clearly were), however it was very clear that they had holes in their gameplans, and it's just that teams weren't exploiting them. It's the most stacked Western team in a long time in terms of overall skill, however it goes to show that team chemistry and cohesiveness is far more important than overall skill. We see this in EG where they have a very high level of skill, but also have absolutely excellent teamwork, and are never negative even when they lose (unlike what we saw here where RTZ clearly just blew up).
misirlou
Profile Joined June 2010
Portugal3242 Posts
August 06 2015 23:28 GMT
#3843
On August 07 2015 08:25 ShiaoPi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 07 2015 08:24 lolnoty wrote:

alright, that makes the loss a bit better on my heart. Best of luck to fng :DD

gay marriage legal on belarus?
stuchiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
August 06 2015 23:28 GMT
#3844
On August 07 2015 08:27 Darpa wrote:
I'll cheer for EG and now VP despite that loss... I just dont think VP can beat the chinese teams... because the chinese teams wont beat themselves the way secret did.


The better team moved on
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Vadrigar
Profile Joined January 2011
Bulgaria2379 Posts
August 06 2015 23:28 GMT
#3845
On August 07 2015 08:24 xyzz wrote:
s4 is just not a good enough mid player at this level, and his drafting and leadership skills got exposed. the way they skip disables could only get them so far. the fact they had to first phase ban gyrocopter every game was telling that something was really off.


they had to first ban gyro because they have no one to play him. Secret is (was) a team with 2 mid players. That limited their drafts extremely. Oh well, pretty sure RTZ is out now. Looking forward to the reshuffle.
Daralii
Profile Joined March 2010
United States16991 Posts
August 06 2015 23:28 GMT
#3846
On August 07 2015 08:27 xyzz wrote:
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On August 07 2015 08:26 Nyan wrote:
On August 07 2015 08:25 Verniy wrote:
On August 07 2015 08:23 Procake wrote:
Secret doing so poorly compared to what was expected of them makes the reshuffle period aftr TI a lot more interesting, I wonder what will happen now.
C9 disband
s4 kicked from Secret
RTZ moved back to mid
EE joins Secret

Not likely and I doubt the team would do well either but y'know.


Zai takes a year break.
iceiceice joins Secret.
iceiceice, ppy, kky, rtz, s4


VG is a better team than Secret. Why would ice^3 leave them?

Sweet gwailo money.
Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth!
Azarkon
Profile Joined January 2010
United States21060 Posts
August 06 2015 23:28 GMT
#3847
On August 07 2015 08:26 dmnum wrote:
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On August 07 2015 08:26 Azarkon wrote:
PPD has never been afraid of facing China alone. 2014 was practically all PPD against China, and early 2015 he won their biggest tournament. I still believe that the West is going to win this year.

shut up


no you
bagels21
Profile Joined August 2012
United States4357 Posts
August 06 2015 23:28 GMT
#3848
On August 07 2015 08:20 stuchiu wrote:
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On August 07 2015 08:18 Firebolt145 wrote:
I do feel bad for Secret though. S4 captained so well over the last few months, and then he crumbled during these games. Zai played amazingly and deserved to go further. RTZ played reliably well except for a few hiccups like the Luna game. Puppey and Kuroky also played very reliably as supports overall.


Only the strong move on.

Looks like vp inherited the winning drow visage spirit haha
pellejohnson
Profile Joined January 2012
United States1931 Posts
August 06 2015 23:29 GMT
#3849
What surprise to see all secret fanboys immediately jump to EG. Is it possible to be anymore boring?
FHDH
Profile Joined July 2014
United States7023 Posts
August 06 2015 23:29 GMT
#3850
Don't feel bad for anyone on Secret.

Puppey made personnel decisions Kuro backed up. Leadership changes were made from within the team. Interpersonal issues neutered their practice time. Picks were made personal.

They didn't deserve this TI. Collectively. Dota is a team game in more ways than the simple fact of there being other people in the game on your side.

They showed they weren't ready when they started playing. No single person on the team or their performance caused this outcome.

In the end, it just wasn't a TI winning team. Or it'd have won.
После драки кулаками не машут (Don't shake your fist when the fight is over)
solidbebe
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Netherlands4921 Posts
August 06 2015 23:29 GMT
#3851
On August 07 2015 08:24 Grettin wrote:
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On August 07 2015 08:23 solidbebe wrote:
On August 07 2015 08:21 xyzz wrote:
How was Zai so-so? IMO he played amazingly all TI


I agree. Zai and Arteezy were the standout players. Zai delivered every time when he was on a hero that has impact. Arteezy was number one on net worth every single game, even the losses, despite his team not playing any 4 protect 1 strategy.

Did you completely forget game 2? Rtz was fucking awful that whole game, and S4s amazing is what even kept them in the game for so long


And do you remember game 1? Rtz was the reason they actually managed to win. Add Zai to that..

game 1 they actually played at the level they are at when they dont tilt..

everyone played equally well that game

in the second game, rtz got cocky and played so embarassingly bad, it affected the whole team even the game afterwards. In g3, only kuroky and zai played really well imo. Puppey did stupid shit, s4 did stupid shit, rtz feeding again
That's the 2nd time in a week I've seen someone sig a quote from this GD and I have never witnessed a sig quote happen in my TL history ever before. -Najda
mutantmagnet
Profile Joined June 2009
United States3789 Posts
August 06 2015 23:29 GMT
#3852
On August 07 2015 08:26 Mensol wrote:
Both RTZ and S4 lost the TI for Secret.

also shout out to people who were saying new secret is better than the old one. KuroKy playing carry was the best thing happened to Dota 2.



Great time to put Secret fans on blast. The talent was their but I felt they were clinging on too much to a team that didn't dominate the scene nearly as hard as they thought they were capable of.
Verniy
Profile Joined May 2015
Canada3360 Posts
August 06 2015 23:29 GMT
#3853
On August 07 2015 08:28 Danzo wrote:
You guys...........it's PPD vs China now. VP did a great run, but they won't go further in the Chinese power house. EG alone in this boys, can't turn back now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #BLEEDBLUE

And then VP vs EG finals.
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I can dream.
Heaven's Halberd is the most criminally underbought item in Dota. Together we can stop this.
intotheheart
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada33091 Posts
August 06 2015 23:29 GMT
#3854
On August 07 2015 08:27 juff wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 07 2015 08:26 CherryNubCakes wrote:
What does rotk call his grandma, and where in China are they from anyway? I don't recognize the word

姥姥

It's the standard Chinese term for it I'm pretty sure, it's your mother's mother.
kiss kiss fall in love
Darpa
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada4413 Posts
August 06 2015 23:29 GMT
#3855
On August 07 2015 08:28 Daray wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 07 2015 08:24 xyzz wrote:
s4 is just not a good enough mid player at this level, and his drafting and leadership skills got exposed. the way they skip disables could only get them so far. the fact they had to first phase ban gyrocopter every game was telling that something was really off.


S4 drafting got them out of their slump and they actually won all of their recent tournaments after s4 started drafting for them. I guess when TI is all that matters the last game that got them knocked out is all that will be remembered.



Well that, and s4's ferocious feeding, and finishing the 2 position 5k networth behind the 5 position of the other team. I like S4, but he was god fucking awful that game.
"losers always whine about their best, Winners go home and fuck the prom queen"
misirlou
Profile Joined June 2010
Portugal3242 Posts
August 06 2015 23:29 GMT
#3856
On August 07 2015 08:28 superstartran wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 07 2015 08:17 Gevna wrote:
So Secret most overrated / overhyped team in TI history ?



I wouldn't call them overrated in the sense that they weren't the best team going in (they clearly were), however it was very clear that they had holes in their gameplans, and it's just that teams weren't exploiting them. It's the most stacked Western team in a long time in terms of overall skill, however it goes to show that team chemistry and cohesiveness is far more important than overall skill. We see this in EG where they have a very high level of skill, but also have absolutely excellent teamwork, and are never negative even when they lose (unlike what we saw here where RTZ clearly just blew up).

inb4 they kick rtz and get fear. THE DREAM
TheNewEra
Profile Joined March 2011
Germany3128 Posts
August 06 2015 23:29 GMT
#3857
CDEC vs Ehome finals. For the storylines pls
Midas <3 Casy <3 BeSt <3 | Pray to Doh-men, heathens! | Zwischen Harz und Heideland
babysimba
Profile Joined November 2010
10466 Posts
August 06 2015 23:29 GMT
#3858
Love and friendship prevails
DV G
Profile Joined September 2012
Argentina2339 Posts
August 06 2015 23:29 GMT
#3859
On August 07 2015 08:27 dmnum wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 07 2015 08:27 faiza wrote:
On August 07 2015 08:25 PhoenixVoid wrote:
On August 07 2015 08:24 lolnoty wrote:
https://twitter.com/Fnggshka/status/629432258764472322

Oh God that's actually hilarious.


life pro tip: if a beating a team at ti is what your getting married is based on, there might be bigger problems with your relationship.

Thanks man, you've just solved the guy's life.



Faiza the guru of love.
Go pro or die trying
fixed_point
Profile Joined June 2011
Germany4891 Posts
August 06 2015 23:29 GMT
#3860
I got a feeling fy is going to be too reliant on rubick in his draft and get hard countered
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