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[ESL] 2018 Birmingham Major - Semi Finals - Page 3

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Achaian
Profile Joined April 2015
United States3369 Posts
May 26 2018 15:47 GMT
#41
I just realized that optic vs fnatic is the new PPD vs EE classic in the vein of Clown 9 vs EG. I'm going to have to remember how to flame EE again, and fast
nojok
Profile Joined May 2011
France15845 Posts
May 26 2018 16:04 GMT
#42
This game is such a let down after pain vs VP.
"Back then teams that won were credited, now it's called throw. I think it's sad." - Kuroky - Flap Flap Wings!
Sloke
Profile Joined February 2010
Germany2433 Posts
May 26 2018 16:15 GMT
#43
so much for a great dota weekend ...
Land of Confusion - Genesis/Disturbed/Stella Starlight Trio
its_a_me
Profile Joined June 2016
Austria612 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-05-26 16:20:51
May 26 2018 16:20 GMT
#44
what did you expect from this shit ESL format, VP will win with 10 games
Achaian
Profile Joined April 2015
United States3369 Posts
May 26 2018 16:24 GMT
#45
optic hit their timing in game 1, smashing through fnatic and taking two rax at 27 minutes
plasmidghost
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Belgium16168 Posts
May 26 2018 16:24 GMT
#46
EE's performance has been pretty bad, but OpTic's hasn't been much better
Yugoslavia will always live on in my heart
apes
Profile Joined October 2011
United States826 Posts
May 26 2018 16:24 GMT
#47
think id rather be tied down and forced to watch shanghai major on repeat than watch these terrible teams in the semifinal of a major
550
Profile Joined April 2018
418 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-05-26 16:31:43
May 26 2018 16:28 GMT
#48
On May 27 2018 01:24 apes wrote:
think id rather be tied down and forced to watch shanghai major on repeat than watch these terrible teams in the semifinal of a major


ur wrong dude, yes fnatic is pretty terrible (this meta)

but Optic is the upcoming TI contender
what they wish for is pretty realistic aswel (harder opponents get beaten by someone else)

unlikeable or not, thats their strengths


edit: regarding majors, its kinda true though, competitive dota was alot more hype at that period
Taf the Ghost
Profile Joined December 2010
United States11751 Posts
May 26 2018 16:29 GMT
#49
On May 27 2018 01:24 plasmidghost wrote:
EE's performance has been pretty bad, but OpTic's hasn't been much better


Optic gives up about 3-4 too many core kills pre-15 minutes. It's been their problem all year, but they hit their timing and win. That's why ppd has an Aegis.
Firebolt145
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Lalalaland34502 Posts
May 26 2018 16:33 GMT
#50
So underwhelming
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Taf the Ghost
Profile Joined December 2010
United States11751 Posts
May 26 2018 16:36 GMT
#51
On May 27 2018 01:28 550 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 27 2018 01:24 apes wrote:
think id rather be tied down and forced to watch shanghai major on repeat than watch these terrible teams in the semifinal of a major


ur wrong dude, yes fnatic is pretty terrible (this meta)

but Optic is the upcoming TI contender
what they wish for is pretty realistic aswel (harder opponents get beaten by someone else)

unlikeable or not, thats their strengths


edit: regarding majors, its kinda true though, competitive dota was alot more hype at that period


We didn't see everyone every weekend. We got a bunch more International LANs this year, at the cost of regional ones.
apes
Profile Joined October 2011
United States826 Posts
May 26 2018 16:36 GMT
#52
outside of these terrible teams i think the quality of games has never been better but this has been the worst year of dota. its like all of the shitty tournaments had their own competition to see who could come up with the worst format. also bad teams getting invites to huge tournaments. ugh.
Taf the Ghost
Profile Joined December 2010
United States11751 Posts
May 26 2018 16:41 GMT
#53
On May 27 2018 01:36 apes wrote:
outside of these terrible teams i think the quality of games has never been better but this has been the worst year of dota. its like all of the shitty tournaments had their own competition to see who could come up with the worst format. also bad teams getting invites to huge tournaments. ugh.


We pretty much lost the 2 week events, and any really big tournaments before the start of the New Year. We're going to end up having 7 "majors" in a 4.5 month period. There's no time to build hype, or for the teams to prepare consistently. (See "Newbee at everything" issue.)

It's been a lot of Dota, but the Meta shifts every 2 weeks with the patches.
Achaian
Profile Joined April 2015
United States3369 Posts
May 26 2018 16:44 GMT
#54
On May 27 2018 01:36 apes wrote:
outside of these terrible teams i think the quality of games has never been better but this has been the worst year of dota. its like all of the shitty tournaments had their own competition to see who could come up with the worst format. also bad teams getting invites to huge tournaments. ugh.


could you be more negative please
apes
Profile Joined October 2011
United States826 Posts
May 26 2018 16:45 GMT
#55
On May 27 2018 01:44 Achaian wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 27 2018 01:36 apes wrote:
outside of these terrible teams i think the quality of games has never been better but this has been the worst year of dota. its like all of the shitty tournaments had their own competition to see who could come up with the worst format. also bad teams getting invites to huge tournaments. ugh.


could you be more negative please


half of these shit tournaments are streamed on facebook
bluzi
Profile Joined May 2011
4703 Posts
May 26 2018 16:47 GMT
#56
On May 27 2018 01:45 apes wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 27 2018 01:44 Achaian wrote:
On May 27 2018 01:36 apes wrote:
outside of these terrible teams i think the quality of games has never been better but this has been the worst year of dota. its like all of the shitty tournaments had their own competition to see who could come up with the worst format. also bad teams getting invites to huge tournaments. ugh.


could you be more negative please


half of these shit tournaments are streamed on facebook


Well to be honest , you dont need facebook to stream it and i never had such a high quality stream , so thats a moot point!
plasmidghost
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Belgium16168 Posts
May 26 2018 16:48 GMT
#57
I still think Fnatic will win this series, but man neither of these teams are going to come close to beating VP
Yugoslavia will always live on in my heart
ragnorr
Profile Joined April 2011
Denmark6097 Posts
May 26 2018 16:49 GMT
#58
On May 27 2018 01:47 bluzi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 27 2018 01:45 apes wrote:
On May 27 2018 01:44 Achaian wrote:
On May 27 2018 01:36 apes wrote:
outside of these terrible teams i think the quality of games has never been better but this has been the worst year of dota. its like all of the shitty tournaments had their own competition to see who could come up with the worst format. also bad teams getting invites to huge tournaments. ugh.


could you be more negative please


half of these shit tournaments are streamed on facebook


Well to be honest , you dont need facebook to stream it and i never had such a high quality stream , so thats a moot point!

Streaming it though VLC have given me 0 issues as well, and there is plenty of other talent available on twitch to watch if people dont wanna watch on facebook.
Taf the Ghost
Profile Joined December 2010
United States11751 Posts
May 26 2018 16:59 GMT
#59
On May 27 2018 01:48 plasmidghost wrote:
I still think Fnatic will win this series, but man neither of these teams are going to come close to beating VP


VP is the heavy favorite, but Optic isn't out of it. It'll come down to shutting down VP's vision game.
Achaian
Profile Joined April 2015
United States3369 Posts
May 26 2018 17:00 GMT
#60
we have a slark game on our hands

time to watch this utterly disgusting hero rise once more
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