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On January 31 2016 03:29 Dracolich70 wrote:
Azarkon was partly right, although it was not VG against the world, but eHome.
The current Chinese pecking order actually held firm for 6.86 here at MDL.
Ehome > VG > LGD > Newbee = CDEC. I was expecting VG to figure things out better going forward, as they were clearly the 2nd base in the two events they were at, while seemingly playing around with their drafts. They seemed to treat the Dire & Radiant Cup as a practice scrim. But they really weren't ready for Ehome's push strategies in the Bracket Stage. VG would have gone out 0-4 in the Bracket Stage if ppd had just not listened to Arteezy that Luna is a viable pick. 
Ehome is playing well, so we'll see what happens in the finals. It might be a very short Bo5.
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Any non Azubu VOD for OG-Ehome?
Can't seem to find one.
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On January 31 2016 04:12 DV G wrote:
Any non Azubu VOD for OG-Ehome?
Can't seem to find one.
Unless someone was doing it off Twitch, I don't know of any.
I also haven't figured out how to link Azubu VODs. Which actually work pretty well for me. If people can get a solid stream connection to Azubu, the VODs actually work pretty well.
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On January 31 2016 03:50 Taf the Ghost wrote:Show nested quote +On January 31 2016 03:29 Dracolich70 wrote:
Azarkon was partly right, although it was not VG against the world, but eHome. The current Chinese pecking order actually held firm for 6.86 here at MDL. Ehome > VG > LGD > Newbee = CDEC. I was expecting VG to figure things out better going forward, as they were clearly the 2nd base in the two events they were at, while seemingly playing around with their drafts. They seemed to treat the Dire & Radiant Cup as a practice scrim. But they really weren't ready for Ehome's push strategies in the Bracket Stage. VG would have gone out 0-4 in the Bracket Stage if ppd had just not listened to Arteezy that Luna is a viable pick. Ehome is playing well, so we'll see what happens in the finals. It might be a very short Bo5.
the best thing about the Chinese scene now is that there are like 5-6 teams in the same tier with Newbee.
And even though the new players are not as amazing as miracle or w33, but they are kinda solid.
I guess it is the new CDEC league is doing work.
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On January 31 2016 03:50 Taf the Ghost wrote:Show nested quote +On January 31 2016 03:29 Dracolich70 wrote:
Azarkon was partly right, although it was not VG against the world, but eHome. The current Chinese pecking order actually held firm for 6.86 here at MDL. Ehome > VG > LGD > Newbee = CDEC. I was expecting VG to figure things out better going forward, as they were clearly the 2nd base in the two events they were at, while seemingly playing around with their drafts. They seemed to treat the Dire & Radiant Cup as a practice scrim. But they really weren't ready for Ehome's push strategies in the Bracket Stage. VG would have gone out 0-4 in the Bracket Stage if ppd had just not listened to Arteezy that Luna is a viable pick. Ehome is playing well, so we'll see what happens in the finals. It might be a very short Bo5. I also predicted that VG would prove to be the strongest Asian team, as they in my opinion has the highest skill ceiling and vastest pool, but EG seems to be their kryptonite, like they are OGs.
eHome have impressed me, where they are at their best when being aggressive, creating their own timings outside itemization timings, thowing teams off guard with their multiple early smoke ganks.
It may seem disrespectful and undeserved, but I feel as it often is that the team that impresses the most gets figured out at the finals.
I would not disprove of eHome winning though, even if I needless to say will root for OG to get past last two hinders.
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On January 31 2016 05:27 Dracolich70 wrote:Show nested quote +On January 31 2016 03:50 Taf the Ghost wrote:On January 31 2016 03:29 Dracolich70 wrote:
Azarkon was partly right, although it was not VG against the world, but eHome. The current Chinese pecking order actually held firm for 6.86 here at MDL. Ehome > VG > LGD > Newbee = CDEC. I was expecting VG to figure things out better going forward, as they were clearly the 2nd base in the two events they were at, while seemingly playing around with their drafts. They seemed to treat the Dire & Radiant Cup as a practice scrim. But they really weren't ready for Ehome's push strategies in the Bracket Stage. VG would have gone out 0-4 in the Bracket Stage if ppd had just not listened to Arteezy that Luna is a viable pick. Ehome is playing well, so we'll see what happens in the finals. It might be a very short Bo5. I also predicted that VG would prove to be the strongest Asian team, as they in my opinion has the highest skill ceiling and vastest pool, but EG seems to be their kryptonite, like they are OGs. eHome have impressed me, where they are at their best when being aggressive, creating their own timings outside itemization timings, thowing teams off guard with their multiple early smoke ganks. It may seem disrespectful and undeserved, but I feel as it often is that the team that impresses the most gets figured out at the finals. I would not disprove of eHome winning though, even if I needless to say will root for OG to get past last two hinders.
The dominant "tournament meta" team gets figured out because everyone tries to copy what they're doing. But a team being "figured out" also has a lot to do, in recent times, with EG being around. ppd really is the Bill Belichick of Dota2. He figures out your strength, bans it, then exploits the hole it creates.  But he does need time to do that & then execute it. Given that apparently most of the team is sick right now, that execution part may be the biggest issue in the lower bracket final.
The other issue with having a dominant style that's setting a tournament meta is that you really do not want to stray from it. You don't risk what's winning games for you, but once it gets countered, you normally need time to readjust. Unless your captain can do that between games, you can be in a lot of trouble.
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