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these drafts are dull
i miss wings
On April 04 2018 16:16 WolfintheSheep wrote:Show nested quote +On April 04 2018 16:07 nothingmuch wrote:
Kind of amusing how the oh so beloved format instantly produced an elimination bo1 between EG and VP. This outcome is hardly different from Swiss despite twice as many games. People will have to get used to the fact that the top ~5-10 teams pretty much all can take games/series off each other and your favorite team can always make an early exit (see secret and newbee). I mean, it...shouldn't be EG vs VP. Lower brackets are usually A vs D and B vs C (or A vs C and B vs D, whichever). Did someone mess up with Liquipedia, or is that how they're actually seeding the lower bracket?
idk if it's how dac actually does it, but it's pretty usual, ti does it too. the switch happens after the semis (so loser of lgd vp drops to the lower part of the lb)
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On April 04 2018 16:07 nothingmuch wrote:
Kind of amusing how the oh so beloved format instantly produced an elimination bo1 between EG and VP. This outcome is hardly different from Swiss despite twice as many games. People will have to get used to the fact that the top ~5-10 teams pretty much all can take games/series off each other and your favorite team can always make an early exit (see secret and newbee).
Personally I just like the group stage format because each team plays multiple different teams instead of just a few. For me it doesn't have much to do with the format somehow being better of guaranteeing some result. In almost every group stage there is some sort of an "upset" anyway and the bracket ends up having a really good matchup early on that people wouldn't have predicted before the event started.
On April 04 2018 16:16 WolfintheSheep wrote:Show nested quote +On April 04 2018 16:07 nothingmuch wrote:
Kind of amusing how the oh so beloved format instantly produced an elimination bo1 between EG and VP. This outcome is hardly different from Swiss despite twice as many games. People will have to get used to the fact that the top ~5-10 teams pretty much all can take games/series off each other and your favorite team can always make an early exit (see secret and newbee). I mean, it...shouldn't be EG vs VP. Lower brackets are usually A vs D and B vs C (or A vs C and B vs D, whichever). Did someone mess up with Liquipedia, or is that how they're actually seeding the lower bracket?
I don't think there's anything wrong. The side you drop into switches in the WB semis so you don't face the same team twice. Doing the first round like this is fine.
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Zai on Jakiro seems strange, but there has to be a reason for it.
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Fair enough, if the next upper bracket switches. I remember there was one Major that got shit for not switching the brackets at all (but changed it after they were called out).
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Also what the fuck is up with those floating Liquipedia ads. I still remember the first super apologetic announcement about having tiny non-obtrusive ads on the main site. Jesus TL.
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On April 04 2018 16:24 Taf the Ghost wrote:
Zai on Jakiro seems strange, but there has to be a reason for it.
They switched. ppd on Jakiro & Zai on WW. That makes a lot more sense.
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On April 04 2018 16:07 nothingmuch wrote:
Kind of amusing how the oh so beloved format instantly produced an elimination bo1 between EG and VP. This outcome is hardly different from Swiss despite twice as many games. People will have to get used to the fact that the top ~5-10 teams pretty much all can take games/series off each other and your favorite team can always make an early exit (see secret and newbee).
there's a difference between top team eliminated early in group stage and later in the knockout stage. not to mention prize money included.
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That ward placement will win Optic this game ROFL.
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Taunting CCnC is a good way to make him tilt?
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Don't google Morphling CS guys
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On April 04 2018 16:27 Orome wrote:
Also what the fuck is up with those floating Liquipedia ads. I still remember the first super apologetic announcement about having tiny non-obtrusive ads on the main site. Jesus TL.
Make sure to report those on the main tlnet site so it can be fixed
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if they dont stop Avernus now, they all gonna die in agony. none of them have sustainable damage to continue hitting Avernus after the borrowed time.
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On April 04 2018 16:38 ShiaoPi wrote:Show nested quote +On April 04 2018 16:27 Orome wrote:
Also what the fuck is up with those floating Liquipedia ads. I still remember the first super apologetic announcement about having tiny non-obtrusive ads on the main site. Jesus TL. Make sure to report those on the main tlnet site so it can be fixed
Ah they're not intended? Thanks, that's nice to know.
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Nice to see iceiceice go back to his hotd playstyle. One reason why EG does decently these days is because they abuse hotd.
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On April 04 2018 16:45 babysimba wrote:
Nice to see iceiceice go back to his hotd playstyle. One reason why EG does decently these days is because they abuse hotd.
That item is broken.
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On April 04 2018 16:47 Taf the Ghost wrote:Show nested quote +On April 04 2018 16:45 babysimba wrote:
Nice to see iceiceice go back to his hotd playstyle. One reason why EG does decently these days is because they abuse hotd. That item is broken.
Especially controlling enemy catapult which is even better than controlling a centaur for extra stun.
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when icex3 looks like he's having fun in a game, you know good things will happen for his team
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On April 04 2018 16:51 babysimba wrote:Show nested quote +On April 04 2018 16:47 Taf the Ghost wrote:On April 04 2018 16:45 babysimba wrote:
Nice to see iceiceice go back to his hotd playstyle. One reason why EG does decently these days is because they abuse hotd. That item is broken. Especially controlling enemy catapult which is even better than controlling a centaur for extra stun.
An HOD'd catapult shouldn't be able to hold an entire lane against 3 heroes like that.
Anyway, Optic needs to not open with Sand King, as I think teams have figured out how to pigeonhole them later in the draft with it. 33 needs to be on a hero that does more damage. Though this game got away because of that Abaddon + Prophet lane. Never knew that was a thing, but it worked way too well.
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Meta is shifting to bringing in a lot of the old MVP.Phoenix tactics. We're seeing a lot of early, heavy rotations & defenses. NP makes this version entirely possible, so that seems like everyone will be banning it again.
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Jabz was alive for so long lol
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