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Wintex
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Norway16838 Posts
August 12 2017 19:12 GMT
#521
On August 13 2017 04:10 intotheheart wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 13 2017 04:10 Wintex wrote:
On August 13 2017 04:08 nojok wrote:
On August 13 2017 04:06 Wintex wrote:
On August 13 2017 04:06 intotheheart wrote:
On August 13 2017 04:05 Zea! wrote:
On August 13 2017 04:00 VGhost wrote:
I feel like I'm in the minority seeing different strategies played/be viable. It's great, imo, that you have a scale of ideas that can work:

Extremes:

- All-Fighting (stereotypical for SEA) - treats DotA almost as a fighting game, objectives get taken on the basis of fights.
- Objective-Based (OG style, when they don't go full illusion DotA) - team plays to take down objectives safely, not give opponent an opening.

VP kind of combines these - they go straight for the objectives, but with a fighting lineup that basically invites the other team to fight them.

- Split-push - play around the other team, stay equal on objectives, build for lategame either with better scaling (or illusions, hi OG)
- Focused push (e.g. Liquid's Broodmother strat) where a team focuses their entire strategy on breaking in fast
- Been a while, but we still see 4P1 occasionally, too.

CIS and SEA are the "most fun" in a single game, but I love the variety.


Imho the most enjoyable team to watch (besides the real Alliance, of course) were TI5/6 MVP Phoenix, jeez what a team <3

TI5/6 Phoenix was a great team to watch. All the balls in the world.

Koreans had the most entertaining dota in the world.

No, Wings was better to watch.

Ah right Wings. I think they share first place.

Not at TI6 unfortunately.

lol ok buddy xd
The Bomber boy
intotheheart
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada33091 Posts
August 12 2017 19:12 GMT
#522
On August 13 2017 04:11 chabode wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 13 2017 04:08 BurningSera wrote:
ok we go football dota now, BS+Tuskar aha

rupture + tusk aghs = instant deleted

but tusk aghs seems too long to obtain it

You never know what happens in a match of DotA, but I think I'll agree. I feel like TI-quality teams are smart enough to not go for random/stupid items just for these types of combos.
kiss kiss fall in love
Mafe
Profile Joined February 2011
Germany5966 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-08-12 19:13:06
August 12 2017 19:12 GMT
#523
On August 13 2017 04:10 cchriss wrote:
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On August 13 2017 04:10 Mafe wrote:
Well At least if liquid win now the "rat-dota"-tears will be delicious.

NP is way different that LD lmao. NP has to risk dying to rat.

People who cry about rat dota wont be bothered by such trivialties.
Weasel-
Profile Joined June 2009
Canada1556 Posts
August 12 2017 19:13 GMT
#524
This is the most useless tower I have seen in my life
intotheheart
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada33091 Posts
August 12 2017 19:14 GMT
#525
Well that's a start... man what a fun game.
kiss kiss fall in love
Wineandbread
Profile Joined September 2009
United States2065 Posts
August 12 2017 19:14 GMT
#526
Holy shit what an outplay
Wintex
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Norway16838 Posts
August 12 2017 19:14 GMT
#527
hahahahahahahah
The Bomber boy
Zea!
Profile Joined November 2006
9589 Posts
August 12 2017 19:14 GMT
#528
Ahfu is incredible but men.... Inflame is just a god as well
The Real Power~
uthgard
Profile Joined January 2015
2098 Posts
August 12 2017 19:14 GMT
#529
On August 13 2017 04:11 chabode wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 13 2017 04:08 BurningSera wrote:
ok we go football dota now, BS+Tuskar aha

rupture + tusk aghs = instant deleted

but tusk aghs seems too long to obtain it

honestly LFY probably planned to pick alch themselves before liquid 5th pick it lol
hunter_x
Profile Joined June 2014
Germany2762 Posts
August 12 2017 19:15 GMT
#530
Ez mid
GOHF
Profile Joined December 2015
United States1864 Posts
August 12 2017 19:15 GMT
#531
That Tusk skin makes him look like his side hobby is yodeling.
NO MORE CHEN NERFS!!!
babysimba
Profile Joined November 2010
10466 Posts
August 12 2017 19:15 GMT
#532
On August 13 2017 04:10 bluzi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 13 2017 04:08 nojok wrote:
On August 13 2017 04:06 Wintex wrote:
On August 13 2017 04:06 intotheheart wrote:
On August 13 2017 04:05 Zea! wrote:
On August 13 2017 04:00 VGhost wrote:
I feel like I'm in the minority seeing different strategies played/be viable. It's great, imo, that you have a scale of ideas that can work:

Extremes:

- All-Fighting (stereotypical for SEA) - treats DotA almost as a fighting game, objectives get taken on the basis of fights.
- Objective-Based (OG style, when they don't go full illusion DotA) - team plays to take down objectives safely, not give opponent an opening.

VP kind of combines these - they go straight for the objectives, but with a fighting lineup that basically invites the other team to fight them.

- Split-push - play around the other team, stay equal on objectives, build for lategame either with better scaling (or illusions, hi OG)
- Focused push (e.g. Liquid's Broodmother strat) where a team focuses their entire strategy on breaking in fast
- Been a while, but we still see 4P1 occasionally, too.

CIS and SEA are the "most fun" in a single game, but I love the variety.


Imho the most enjoyable team to watch (besides the real Alliance, of course) were TI5/6 MVP Phoenix, jeez what a team <3

TI5/6 Phoenix was a great team to watch. All the balls in the world.

Koreans had the most entertaining dota in the world.

No, Wings was better to watch.

LFY are fun as well , the days of AFK farming is mostly over in CN , actually the west i feel is liking the "dodge" strats better these days

This was the trend since TI3. Western always relied on macro and using the map better, while CN micro and teamfight better
WolfintheSheep
Profile Joined June 2011
Canada14127 Posts
August 12 2017 19:15 GMT
#533
Ah Fu is a hero.
Average means I'm better than half of you.
IshinShishi
Profile Joined April 2012
Japan6156 Posts
August 12 2017 19:16 GMT
#534
man, sigil is op
So... what that make you? Good? You're not good. You just know how to hide, how to lie
VGhost
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States3616 Posts
August 12 2017 19:16 GMT
#535
ah fu is amazing.
#4427 || I am not going to scan a ferret.
Wineandbread
Profile Joined September 2009
United States2065 Posts
August 12 2017 19:16 GMT
#536
Ah fu just running down people with sigil haha
lolfail9001
Profile Joined August 2013
Russian Federation40190 Posts
August 12 2017 19:17 GMT
#537
Liquid.Centaur
DeMoN pulls off a Miracle and Flies to the Moon
ahswtini
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Northern Ireland22211 Posts
August 12 2017 19:17 GMT
#538
CENTAUR MVP
"As I've said, balance isn't about strategies or counters, it's about probability and statistics." - paralleluniverse
Ramiz1989
Profile Joined July 2012
12124 Posts
August 12 2017 19:17 GMT
#539
Hahahahaha
"I've been to hell and back, and back to hell…and back. This time, I've brought Hell back with me."
cchriss
Profile Joined June 2009
United States912 Posts
August 12 2017 19:17 GMT
#540
MVP centaur.
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