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blobrus
Profile Joined August 2011
4297 Posts
August 09 2016 23:42 GMT
#1801
More proof eu mmr is massively inflated. Losing to a 5k sea captain.
Faruko
Profile Joined April 2013
Chile34173 Posts
August 09 2016 23:43 GMT
#1802
On August 10 2016 08:39 Taf the Ghost wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 10 2016 08:37 FiWiFaKi wrote:
On August 10 2016 08:36 Taf the Ghost wrote:
On August 10 2016 08:33 FiWiFaKi wrote:
On August 10 2016 08:31 Taf the Ghost wrote:
On August 10 2016 08:29 FiWiFaKi wrote:
On August 10 2016 08:28 Emnjay808 wrote:
Why is EU dota so bad this TI?


I think the top teams in EU play no games, since they just want invites.

Meanwhile China has had that Dota League where all big teams played a huge round robin, etc.


I think it's far more "peaking too early" effect. Newbee, OG & Liquid are all in the same spot in the bracket at the moment. Top 3 @ Manila & Epicenter.

The meta changes away from what you do best, and you're trying to figure out a way to solve a problem that you already have a solution to.


Maybe, though still doesn't explain why the EU teams have been so bad. Alliance, Secret, and Escape as the EU qualifiers have been very underwhelming.


Except Liquid & OG, who was even decent after the post-Shanghai shuffle? There was a lot of tier 2 teams that weren't very consistent. There's a reason why Synderen made TI.


But why is EU so bad?

In the majors, especially after Shanghai, the feeling was the EU if based on merit should have 8-10 slots at the next major lol.


Patches, Meta shifts, personal conflicts and a lot of Chinese teams probably terribly ashamed of how badly Shanghai went.

Plus, everything is prelude to TI and TI operates differently from Weekend tournaments. You have a very different Meta in the Bracket, and it's all about how you adjust. But this is also just game 1. TNC will have to win a second.


Not to mention, i think this is the most random dota weve seen in quite some time, seems like noone actually knows how to play the game right now.

There was always a meta that you could see, even in meta changings TI, but this one is still a clown fiesta
Ross was right // "Jesus Christ nahaz is doing shots before my eyes" (Sn0_Man, 2018)
overt
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States9006 Posts
August 09 2016 23:43 GMT
#1803
On August 10 2016 08:42 wuhan_clan wrote:
The execution, the poise! Jimmy Ho and TNC looking like real contenders at this TI.


I hope they go further than OG. This team is seriously fun to watch.
babysimba
Profile Joined November 2010
10466 Posts
August 09 2016 23:43 GMT
#1804
Why the fuck pinoy pubs are so different from their pros

Rave DAC, now TnC all play for the late game and actually doesn't tilt after bad early game.
Birdie
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
New Zealand4438 Posts
August 09 2016 23:43 GMT
#1805
Skadi heart bfly ROFL nothing can kill PL now
Red classic | A butterfly dreamed he was Zhuangzi | 4.5k, heading to 5k as support!
WolfintheSheep
Profile Joined June 2011
Canada14127 Posts
August 09 2016 23:43 GMT
#1806
So if MVP and TnC both make top 8 (or higher), is SEA going to make Jimmy Ho a patron saint of DotA or something?

At least make him a statue.
Average means I'm better than half of you.
ahswtini
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Northern Ireland22212 Posts
August 09 2016 23:43 GMT
#1807
this pl is so fat
"As I've said, balance isn't about strategies or counters, it's about probability and statistics." - paralleluniverse
Faruko
Profile Joined April 2013
Chile34173 Posts
August 09 2016 23:43 GMT
#1808
Anyway, im really impressed at people saying that this is over wehn its a bo3 lol

a lot of posts would look so stupid if OG wins the series
Ross was right // "Jesus Christ nahaz is doing shots before my eyes" (Sn0_Man, 2018)
Taf the Ghost
Profile Joined December 2010
United States11751 Posts
August 09 2016 23:43 GMT
#1809
On August 10 2016 08:40 ch33psh33p wrote:
TNC executing like a tier 1 team thats for sure.


They looked really good in the Group Stage. 7th/8th is probably where they top out, though. They're not quite smooth enough to be a title contender, but, well, 7th/8th is a massive amount of money.
FFGenerations
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
7088 Posts
August 09 2016 23:44 GMT
#1810
NICE CHRONO
Cool BW Music Vid - youtube.com/watch?v=W54nlqJ-Nx8 ~~~~~ ᕤ OYSTERS ᕤ CLAMS ᕤ AND ᕤ CUCKOLDS ᕤ ~~~~~~ ༼ ᕤ◕◡◕ ༽ᕤ PUNCH HIM ༼ ᕤ◕◡◕ ༽ᕤ
Kipsate
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Netherlands45349 Posts
August 09 2016 23:44 GMT
#1811
this PL is 1v5ing ROFL
WriterXiao8~~
Gear 3rd
Profile Joined July 2011
1244 Posts
August 09 2016 23:44 GMT
#1812
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
EXTERMINATE!
mycro
Profile Joined March 2010
Sweden1579 Posts
August 09 2016 23:44 GMT
#1813
void, the noob of this game
Taf the Ghost
Profile Joined December 2010
United States11751 Posts
August 09 2016 23:44 GMT
#1814
On August 10 2016 08:43 babysimba wrote:
Why the fuck pinoy pubs are so different from their pros

Rave DAC, now TnC all play for the late game and actually doesn't tilt after bad early game.


Pro Dota is so much about Draft + Captain effects. So 1-2 good captains are what makes everything.
FiWiFaKi
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Canada9859 Posts
August 09 2016 23:44 GMT
#1815
GG TNC
In life, the journey is more satisfying than the destination. || .::Entrepreneurship::. Living a few years of your life like most people won't, so that you can spend the rest of your life like most people can't || Mechanical Engineering & Economics Major
Vadrigar
Profile Joined January 2011
Bulgaria2379 Posts
August 09 2016 23:44 GMT
#1816
wtf was that... OG is choking so hard
Zea!
Profile Joined November 2006
9589 Posts
August 09 2016 23:44 GMT
#1817
JIMMY HO
The Real Power~
FueledUpAndReadyToGo
Profile Blog Joined March 2013
Netherlands30548 Posts
August 09 2016 23:44 GMT
#1818
ok faceless is bad and should feel bad
Neosteel Enthusiast
Provocateur
Profile Joined October 2010
Sweden1665 Posts
August 09 2016 23:45 GMT
#1819
Can OG wake up now pls? :x
wims80
Profile Joined February 2014
1892 Posts
August 09 2016 23:45 GMT
#1820
shocking
Why are my allies so weak and pathetic?
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