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SaltySam
Profile Joined January 2013
65 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-01-17 12:28:27
January 17 2016 12:28 GMT
#601
On January 17 2016 21:05 nojok wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 17 2016 21:04 Azarkon wrote:
Was Ancient Apparition banned this game? I'd have thought that would be the pick they wanted instead of Venomancer.

Last ban from alliance because EG somehow perefered to 4th pick spectre and 3rd pick veno.
No....veno was last pick and zeus was 3rd pick.
haduken
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
Australia8267 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-01-17 12:31:26
January 17 2016 12:31 GMT
#602
i dont think zeus was the problem but definitely AA instead of veno
Rillanon.au
nojok
Profile Joined May 2011
France15845 Posts
January 17 2016 12:32 GMT
#603
On January 17 2016 21:27 woojaekeem wrote:
lol

artour should redirect some of that passive aggression into encouraging fear/ppd to master chen and/or wisp

It sounded more like a nice compliment.
"Back then teams that won were credited, now it's called throw. I think it's sad." - Kuroky - Flap Flap Wings!
Kreb
Profile Joined September 2010
4834 Posts
January 17 2016 12:32 GMT
#604
AA was 5th ban. They couldnt AA unless they thought it was more important than spectre (4th pick). Either way, the other one of spec/AA they dont pick 4th is the obvious 5th ban for alliance.
egallifangay
Profile Joined January 2016
1 Post
January 17 2016 12:35 GMT
#605
On January 17 2016 21:24 Kipsate wrote:


;;



Shots fired!!!!!


Wait is he shooting at Alliance or Volvo?
bluzi
Profile Joined May 2011
4703 Posts
January 17 2016 12:35 GMT
#606
On January 17 2016 21:06 woojaekeem wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 17 2016 21:03 traumatism wrote:
On January 17 2016 21:02 woojaekeem wrote:
at the END OF THE DAY

FIRST PHASE PICKS

EG BAT + WD
ALLIANCE LD + CHEN

LOL? NICE TRADE...WP


In case you're not familiar with the game, there are over 100 heroes and a team may only opt to ban 2 of them during the first phase of banning.


u have first pick

u shouldn't take bat vs alliance when ld + chen is in the pool

too bad eg is limited by fear/ppd's inability to play wisp or chen good enough to first phase pick it


Do you know who has a good wisp + Chen ? ....
Azarkon
Profile Joined January 2010
United States21060 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-01-17 12:39:01
January 17 2016 12:37 GMT
#607
On January 17 2016 21:14 Shergal wrote:
So I guess this actually puts Secret on a better position in the patch, considering they basically should've won against the champions and only barely lost. Also they can play some of these Alliance heroes.


Secret had a very solid pick against Alliance the first game, that looked to have actually put Alliance off their game. They took away the Prophet, took Bat, forced Alliance to ban Chen, banned the Juggernaut the second phase, and Alliance only got to play their Lone Druid, which was not enough for their strategy to work.

The second game, however, even though Secret threw, they were not as successful at shutting down the picks. Alliance got both Chen and Lone Druid that game, and that made it a lot easier for them.

The third game, Puppey got his Chen but Alliance got both Bat and Lone Druid. From that series as well as this one, it looks as though you don't want to give Alliance two of Bat/Lone Druid/Prophet/Wisp, but that's of course not practical unless you're going to first pick those heroes yourself.
Sloke
Profile Joined February 2010
Germany2433 Posts
January 17 2016 12:42 GMT
#608
On January 17 2016 21:27 woojaekeem wrote:
lol

artour should redirect some of that passive aggression into encouraging fear/ppd to master chen and/or wisp

yeah, it seems PPD only plays heroes where there is only one thing he has to do proper for his team (most of the time save them in a way) and pretty much nothing more besides buying almost all support items. He never really plays some early aggression supports or does he?
Land of Confusion - Genesis/Disturbed/Stella Starlight Trio
woojaekeem
Profile Joined May 2013
United States524 Posts
January 17 2016 12:42 GMT
#609
On January 17 2016 21:37 Azarkon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 17 2016 21:14 Shergal wrote:
So I guess this actually puts Secret on a better position in the patch, considering they basically should've won against the champions and only barely lost. Also they can play some of these Alliance heroes.


Secret had a very solid pick against Alliance the first game, that looked to have actually put Alliance off their game. They took away the Prophet, took Bat, forced Alliance to ban Chen, banned the Juggernaut the second phase, and Alliance only got to play their Lone Druid, which was not enough for their strategy to work.

The second game, however, even though Secret threw, they were not as successful at shutting down the picks. Alliance got both Chen and Lone Druid that game, and that made it a lot easier for them.

The third game, Puppey got his Chen but Alliance got both Bat and Lone Druid. From that series as well as this one, it looks as though you don't want to give Alliance two of Bat/Lone Druid/Prophet/Wisp, but that's of course not practical unless you're going to first pick those heroes yourself.

yup, agreed
bluzi
Profile Joined May 2011
4703 Posts
January 17 2016 12:42 GMT
#610
Fuck all the cry babies about the patch , alliance got nerfed to the ground as a team after TI3 , so now we see holes in EG drafting ? good , it shouldn't be their patch all the time shouldn't it ? no chen or wisp player is hurting them like alliance having no Ember player is hurting them for ages now , just let us celebrate the win peacefully , jeez , OG/Vg/newbee didn't get half the flake Alliance get for running the same thing over and over until a major/TI was won/almost won .... whatever haters gonna hate , they outplayed EG and won fair and square , RTZ should be mad at his team losing mid lanes and picking him a god damn Luna.....
SaltySam
Profile Joined January 2013
65 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-01-17 12:45:28
January 17 2016 12:44 GMT
#611
On January 17 2016 21:27 FuzzyJAM wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 17 2016 21:21 sunrazgriz wrote:
On January 17 2016 21:18 lolnoty wrote:
On January 17 2016 21:16 sunrazgriz wrote:
On January 17 2016 21:12 lolnoty wrote:
On January 17 2016 21:10 sunrazgriz wrote:
On January 17 2016 21:08 lolnoty wrote:
On January 17 2016 21:04 sunrazgriz wrote:
but... but...
in bo5 , EG would .....


VP looked just a good against them in the Summit up 2-0. Alliance 100% won, but don't pretend that you know how it would have gone if it were 5 games.

okay it's starladder fault then.

no? Alliance won. It doesn't matter how many games the finals were, the length of series makes it completely different and not worth arguing.

even bo7 , sumail's hero pool is limited , s4 win all day long vs sumail.

limited compared to which other mids?

i believe the starladder final is EG vs A

s4: NS, Puck, Bat, QoP, DP - 5
Sumail: Zeus, QoP, Ember, Bat, Brew, SK, Razor, DP, Invoker - 9

Yeah man, Sumail only almost played twice as many heroes as S4 this tournament. If only his hero pool wasn't so limited and he could do more than play a different hero almost every game.
You forgot to add Razor, Leshrac, Brewmaster, and, Dragon Knight to S4's hero pool. Also, Lina for Sumail. (S4 continued to pick Leshrac even after he was nerfed) 9 to 10
Zvoboo
Profile Joined April 2012
Germany160 Posts
January 17 2016 12:49 GMT
#612
On January 17 2016 21:31 haduken wrote:
i dont think zeus was the problem but definitely AA instead of veno


AA was 5th banned from Alliance
a-game
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
Canada5085 Posts
January 17 2016 12:50 GMT
#613
I don't think alliance crumbled because of meta. loda just had to learn the hard way that the team isn't shit without s4
you wouldnt feel that way if it was your magical sword of mantouchery that got stolen - racebannon • I am merely guest #13,678!
spudde123
Profile Joined February 2012
4814 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-01-17 12:52:07
January 17 2016 12:50 GMT
#614
I'm confused what this patch talk has to do with "hating". Dota is a game where what is good changes every once in a while. Some teams/players are better at other stuff than others. It's clear that patches can favor some teams over another, sometimes slightly and sometimes more. There is nothing right or wrong about being good in some sort of a patch. But as a dota player to be as successful as you can over a longer period you want to adapt to every patch better than your competitors,

People are certainly allowed to talk about it. It doesn't mean that it discredits Alliance's win. At least for now what they are doing seems to be simply better than anyone else.

And yea, the biggest difference between Alliance 1 year ago and Alliance now is simply s4 being on the team. Them going from a good team to a team that could perhaps be the best in the world may be where the patch comes in.
Artisreal
Profile Joined June 2009
Germany9235 Posts
January 17 2016 12:51 GMT
#615
I have to say, Slacks did a pretty hype interview. Loda was flabbergasted for a second after his first question.
Though due to his apparent character I never know if he's posing a serious question to, joking with or playing the interviewee.
passive quaranstream fan
sunrazgriz
Profile Joined April 2015
Vatican City State1573 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-01-17 12:54:23
January 17 2016 12:52 GMT
#616
On January 17 2016 21:27 FuzzyJAM wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 17 2016 21:21 sunrazgriz wrote:
On January 17 2016 21:18 lolnoty wrote:
On January 17 2016 21:16 sunrazgriz wrote:
On January 17 2016 21:12 lolnoty wrote:
On January 17 2016 21:10 sunrazgriz wrote:
On January 17 2016 21:08 lolnoty wrote:
On January 17 2016 21:04 sunrazgriz wrote:
but... but...
in bo5 , EG would .....


VP looked just a good against them in the Summit up 2-0. Alliance 100% won, but don't pretend that you know how it would have gone if it were 5 games.

okay it's starladder fault then.

no? Alliance won. It doesn't matter how many games the finals were, the length of series makes it completely different and not worth arguing.

even bo7 , sumail's hero pool is limited , s4 win all day long vs sumail.

limited compared to which other mids?

i believe the starladder final is EG vs A

s4: NS, Puck, Bat, QoP, DP - 5
Sumail: Zeus, QoP, Ember, Bat, Brew, SK, Razor, DP, Invoker - 9

Yeah man, Sumail only almost played twice as many heroes as S4 this tournament. If only his hero pool wasn't so limited and he could do more than play a different hero almost every game.

limited because almost all sumail hero can be stomp by single s4 bat
ppd moves is pick bat , and banned puck , dp , and qop.
let me say once more , s4lt beat sumail all day long
6nnn
FuzzyJAM
Profile Joined July 2010
Scotland9300 Posts
January 17 2016 12:53 GMT
#617
On January 17 2016 21:44 SaltySam wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 17 2016 21:27 FuzzyJAM wrote:
On January 17 2016 21:21 sunrazgriz wrote:
On January 17 2016 21:18 lolnoty wrote:
On January 17 2016 21:16 sunrazgriz wrote:
On January 17 2016 21:12 lolnoty wrote:
On January 17 2016 21:10 sunrazgriz wrote:
On January 17 2016 21:08 lolnoty wrote:
On January 17 2016 21:04 sunrazgriz wrote:
but... but...
in bo5 , EG would .....


VP looked just a good against them in the Summit up 2-0. Alliance 100% won, but don't pretend that you know how it would have gone if it were 5 games.

okay it's starladder fault then.

no? Alliance won. It doesn't matter how many games the finals were, the length of series makes it completely different and not worth arguing.

even bo7 , sumail's hero pool is limited , s4 win all day long vs sumail.

limited compared to which other mids?

i believe the starladder final is EG vs A

s4: NS, Puck, Bat, QoP, DP - 5
Sumail: Zeus, QoP, Ember, Bat, Brew, SK, Razor, DP, Invoker - 9

Yeah man, Sumail only almost played twice as many heroes as S4 this tournament. If only his hero pool wasn't so limited and he could do more than play a different hero almost every game.
You forgot to add Razor, Leshrac, Brewmaster, and, Dragon Knight to S4's hero pool. Also, Lina for Sumail. (S4 continued to pick Leshrac even after he was nerfed) 9 to 10

?

How did I forget anything? I was going by this tournament, as I clearly stated, seeing as that was what was being discussed. S4 won the tournament despite playing half as many heroes as Sumail, so clearly Sumail's hero pool isn't too limited to win the tournament - that's total nonsense.
Did you ever say Yes to a single joy?
FuzzyJAM
Profile Joined July 2010
Scotland9300 Posts
January 17 2016 12:54 GMT
#618
On January 17 2016 21:52 sunrazgriz wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 17 2016 21:27 FuzzyJAM wrote:
On January 17 2016 21:21 sunrazgriz wrote:
On January 17 2016 21:18 lolnoty wrote:
On January 17 2016 21:16 sunrazgriz wrote:
On January 17 2016 21:12 lolnoty wrote:
On January 17 2016 21:10 sunrazgriz wrote:
On January 17 2016 21:08 lolnoty wrote:
On January 17 2016 21:04 sunrazgriz wrote:
but... but...
in bo5 , EG would .....


VP looked just a good against them in the Summit up 2-0. Alliance 100% won, but don't pretend that you know how it would have gone if it were 5 games.

okay it's starladder fault then.

no? Alliance won. It doesn't matter how many games the finals were, the length of series makes it completely different and not worth arguing.

even bo7 , sumail's hero pool is limited , s4 win all day long vs sumail.

limited compared to which other mids?

i believe the starladder final is EG vs A

s4: NS, Puck, Bat, QoP, DP - 5
Sumail: Zeus, QoP, Ember, Bat, Brew, SK, Razor, DP, Invoker - 9

Yeah man, Sumail only almost played twice as many heroes as S4 this tournament. If only his hero pool wasn't so limited and he could do more than play a different hero almost every game.

limited because almost all sumail hero can be stomp by single s4 bat

This is not what limited hero pool means, nor is it true. Bat, even S4 Bat, should not stomp all of the heroes Sumail plays.

S4 playing better than Sumail isn't the same as S4 having a broader hero pool.
Did you ever say Yes to a single joy?
lolnoty
Profile Joined December 2005
United States7166 Posts
January 17 2016 12:55 GMT
#619
On January 17 2016 21:21 sunrazgriz wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 17 2016 21:18 lolnoty wrote:
On January 17 2016 21:16 sunrazgriz wrote:
On January 17 2016 21:12 lolnoty wrote:
On January 17 2016 21:10 sunrazgriz wrote:
On January 17 2016 21:08 lolnoty wrote:
On January 17 2016 21:04 sunrazgriz wrote:
but... but...
in bo5 , EG would .....


VP looked just a good against them in the Summit up 2-0. Alliance 100% won, but don't pretend that you know how it would have gone if it were 5 games.

okay it's starladder fault then.

no? Alliance won. It doesn't matter how many games the finals were, the length of series makes it completely different and not worth arguing.

even bo7 , sumail's hero pool is limited , s4 win all day long vs sumail.

limited compared to which other mids?

i believe the starladder final is EG vs A

Not only are they different mids, but that's not even true. S4 has 10 heroes over 23 games this patch, and sumail has 9 over 21. Statistically even in diversity.
"PPD is a very angry guy. He controls us." - Arteezy
lolfail9001
Profile Joined August 2013
Russian Federation40190 Posts
January 17 2016 12:57 GMT
#620
On January 17 2016 21:50 a-game wrote:
I don't think alliance crumbled because of meta. loda just had to learn the hard way that the team isn't shit without s4

Alliance crumbled before s4 went away.
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