On February 21 2018 02:49 Achaian wrote:
wait, optic is going to face col in the losers bracket? really?
really?

I could have looked forward to any other possible team versus optic but that one

Perfect NA scenario right there. How it is? Natural selection must go on, also Kyle vs PPD is the best grudgematch we could ask. (apart from Lil vs VP)

theaxis12

United States489 Posts

February 20 2018 17:57 GMT

#182

Once TB had the rapier they needed to jump liquid with the sleep and set up a fight as good as possible for the NP. Letting them in the base was the end. Just would have been risky and taken real courage a decisiveness.

its_a_me

Austria612 Posts

February 20 2018 18:00 GMT

#183

No one expects the spanish inquisitions rapier

Wineandbread

United States2065 Posts

February 20 2018 18:01 GMT

#184

I'm not gonna lie Matumba looks weird as fuck being completely bald. Some kind of Dota monk or something

Great timing push by Liquid to end that game though

Achaian

United States3369 Posts

February 20 2018 18:03 GMT

#185

On February 21 2018 02:52 ironcell wrote:

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Perfect NA scenario right there. How it is? Natural selection must go on, also Kyle vs PPD is the best grudgematch we could ask. (apart from Lil vs VP)

You're right that it's a good grudgematch. it is also, unfortunately, a match that optic has played an amazing amount of times in recent days (if col is not their most faced opponent in the last few months, then it is close) and I was looking forward to seeing how optic stacks up against teams around the world. That could still happen. This match is more of a coin flip; it's a movie I've seen too many times.

korendir

Singapore259 Posts

February 20 2018 18:19 GMT

#186

On February 21 2018 02:47 theaxis12 wrote:

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BO1 wasn't for elimination though, so everyone gets a fair shake, they just have to win more games to get there.

Yeah, with the time constraint I think this is fine. It's only one round after all, everything after that is BO3 or more it seems

babysimba

10466 Posts

February 20 2018 18:20 GMT

#187

Gh is just there to finish all the kills after his cores have died lol. All the sweet solo xp and gold.

Wineandbread

United States2065 Posts

February 20 2018 18:22 GMT

#188

VG's aggression is relentless wow

wtf sub12 battlefury

babysimba

10466 Posts

February 20 2018 18:23 GMT

#189

VG won 3 lanes and have jugg healing ward to brute force tinker's towers

babysimba

10466 Posts

February 20 2018 18:29 GMT

#190

Lamn has more than 3/4 of team kill contribution. All the crazy dives under tower to gank

korendir

Singapore259 Posts

February 20 2018 18:34 GMT

#191

vg really stepping up the pace wow, really impressed with their games so far

Achaian

United States3369 Posts

February 20 2018 18:45 GMT

#192

glad to see VG pushing it to a game three with play like this

korendir

Singapore259 Posts

February 20 2018 18:51 GMT

#193

maybe its time to ban the naga lol

also, nyx feels so underwhelming now

Vertical

Indonesia4317 Posts

February 20 2018 18:52 GMT

#194

why is Mikasa yelling at Paparazi?

babysimba

10466 Posts

February 20 2018 18:53 GMT

#195

Nyx is a hero that needs to go meteor hammer first too.

Deckard_Cain

493 Posts

February 20 2018 18:54 GMT

#196

Any1 but me got soundissues ingame? Casters not to hear?

Achaian

United States3369 Posts

February 20 2018 18:55 GMT

#197

On February 21 2018 03:51 korendir wrote:
maybe its time to ban the naga lol

also, nyx feels so underwhelming now

nyx is an underwhelming hero. What was once the hero's role (ganker of squishy int heroes) was long ago outsourced to other heroes. He does not scale well with items but needs lots of levels, which is an awkward combination in this meta.

it's funny how the release of meteor hammer was essentially a buff to nyx because of how weak other items are on him. The only reason people used to go aghs on him was because there was nothing better to build.

4tre55

Germany330 Posts

February 20 2018 19:10 GMT

#198

So, to get rid of the competition ESL now makes the ingame sound of commentators suck?

Vertical

Indonesia4317 Posts

February 20 2018 19:11 GMT

#199

Matumbaman looked like Tamura Masao (no 13) from 20th Century Boys

ironcell

Chile1127 Posts

February 20 2018 19:16 GMT

#200

Meanwhile Col keeps being the NA gatekeeper for now. Col 1 - 0 up. If Optic cant beat Col Why bother with the international measuring ? NA is not stronger than EU or CN and even SEA maybe. And Col has not taken a series from any team of these regions in like forever.
My point is that if you are not from CN or EU the "international measuring" is pointless. If a team can get over from his local quals or matchups you just doesnt weight in a LAN (unless the team is from SEA and meets Mineski, :D).