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[ESL] 2018 Birmingham Major - Semi Finals - Page 5

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MetalMercury
Profile Joined January 2015
United States1161 Posts
May 26 2018 17:48 GMT
#81
This is it; win this game and you have a pretty good shot at TI Fnatic!
Ramiz1989
Profile Joined July 2012
12124 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-05-26 17:49:51
May 26 2018 17:48 GMT
#82
On May 27 2018 02:47 550 wrote:
they gave Lesh n visage again (saying this after the 3 bans)

fnatic really wants to lose

Visage is usually banned in the second phase as he usually isn't hero that get picked in the first phase. Unless my stream is behind yours, Visage is getting banned.

EDIT: And as I type that, he is banned.
"I've been to hell and back, and back to hell…and back. This time, I've brought Hell back with me."
nVme
Profile Joined October 2010
952 Posts
May 26 2018 17:50 GMT
#83
prob a spec for fnatic? really good to prevent axe initiation with haunt
arghyad1
Profile Joined April 2018
India243 Posts
May 26 2018 17:50 GMT
#84
On May 27 2018 02:43 550 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 27 2018 02:33 arghyad1 wrote:
On May 27 2018 01:28 550 wrote:
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


I don't think Optic is as good as you make them sound. They are promising, yes, but they are not even tier 1 according to me, let alone TI contender. They haven't done anything in any proper tournament that had all the top teams this whole season. Well, by the looks of things, its still not sure if Optic will even be there at TI.


they got 33's Visage steal-the-game pick
n other pocket strats
its a huge advantage to be familiar with a few winning drafts

n im sayin they have the makings of winning "by-chance" the way other teams that win TI usually go, deservingly, but also having one two key opponents defeated by someone else

mayb a SEA/CN team knocking out the strongest contender, then gets stomped somewhere, this happens alot


Hmm. May be. But in Optic's case, I feel like they would have to hope for 5-6 top teams to get knocked out at least.

And anyway, their real next challenge is the NA qualifiers. That won't be much easier than the competition they faced in this major so far.
The more you hurt me, The Stronger I become....
nVme
Profile Joined October 2010
952 Posts
May 26 2018 17:51 GMT
#85
On May 27 2018 02:50 arghyad1 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 27 2018 02:43 550 wrote:
On May 27 2018 02:33 arghyad1 wrote:
On May 27 2018 01:28 550 wrote:
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


I don't think Optic is as good as you make them sound. They are promising, yes, but they are not even tier 1 according to me, let alone TI contender. They haven't done anything in any proper tournament that had all the top teams this whole season. Well, by the looks of things, its still not sure if Optic will even be there at TI.


they got 33's Visage steal-the-game pick
n other pocket strats
its a huge advantage to be familiar with a few winning drafts

n im sayin they have the makings of winning "by-chance" the way other teams that win TI usually go, deservingly, but also having one two key opponents defeated by someone else

mayb a SEA/CN team knocking out the strongest contender, then gets stomped somewhere, this happens alot


Hmm. May be. But in Optic's case, I feel like they would have to hope for 5-6 top teams to get knocked out at least.

And anyway, their real next challenge is the NA qualifiers. That won't be much easier than the competition they faced in this major so far.


isnt their only competition just vg.j storm? lol eg is in shambles and col and imt r meh, i feel like i am missing a team though
Nocticate
Profile Joined May 2013
Vatican City State2902 Posts
May 26 2018 17:54 GMT
#86
EE spectre GG lmao
Chairman Mao tells us imperialist Dota is a paper tiger
nVme
Profile Joined October 2010
952 Posts
May 26 2018 17:54 GMT
#87
wonder if its kunka support and ogre offlane 😂
nVme
Profile Joined October 2010
952 Posts
May 26 2018 17:54 GMT
#88
abed mid timber?
synapse
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
China13814 Posts
May 26 2018 17:55 GMT
#89
EE spec lets go
:)
arghyad1
Profile Joined April 2018
India243 Posts
May 26 2018 17:57 GMT
#90
On May 27 2018 02:51 nVme wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 27 2018 02:50 arghyad1 wrote:
On May 27 2018 02:43 550 wrote:
On May 27 2018 02:33 arghyad1 wrote:
On May 27 2018 01:28 550 wrote:
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


I don't think Optic is as good as you make them sound. They are promising, yes, but they are not even tier 1 according to me, let alone TI contender. They haven't done anything in any proper tournament that had all the top teams this whole season. Well, by the looks of things, its still not sure if Optic will even be there at TI.


they got 33's Visage steal-the-game pick
n other pocket strats
its a huge advantage to be familiar with a few winning drafts

n im sayin they have the makings of winning "by-chance" the way other teams that win TI usually go, deservingly, but also having one two key opponents defeated by someone else

mayb a SEA/CN team knocking out the strongest contender, then gets stomped somewhere, this happens alot


Hmm. May be. But in Optic's case, I feel like they would have to hope for 5-6 top teams to get knocked out at least.

And anyway, their real next challenge is the NA qualifiers. That won't be much easier than the competition they faced in this major so far.


isnt their only competition just vg.j storm? lol eg is in shambles and col and imt r meh, i feel like i am missing a team though


No. I also counted these 4. I am skeptic coz Optic has failed to qualify in most qualifiers they played this season & crashed out to 1 of those 3 teams..
The more you hurt me, The Stronger I become....
nVme
Profile Joined October 2010
952 Posts
May 26 2018 17:57 GMT
#91
liking fnatic
plasmidghost
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Belgium16168 Posts
May 26 2018 17:58 GMT
#92
EE is the only one I've seen win with Spectre this patch
Yugoslavia will always live on in my heart
Taf the Ghost
Profile Joined December 2010
United States11751 Posts
May 26 2018 17:58 GMT
#93
I love Panel Meta. Last to choose never wants to Caster Curse the situation.
Taf the Ghost
Profile Joined December 2010
United States11751 Posts
May 26 2018 17:59 GMT
#94
The CS:GO/Dota overlap in teams seem like it's driving a lot of the crowd. Interesting!
arghyad1
Profile Joined April 2018
India243 Posts
May 26 2018 17:59 GMT
#95
Optic needs to win fast. Their line-up does have the potential for a fast finish.

Late game is Fnatic's I think.
The more you hurt me, The Stronger I become....
Taf the Ghost
Profile Joined December 2010
United States11751 Posts
May 26 2018 17:59 GMT
#96
Who hits towers before 30 minutes on Fnatic?
550
Profile Joined April 2018
418 Posts
May 26 2018 18:00 GMT
#97
i see Fnatic getting bodied down here so far 4 heroes picked both sides

idk.

howd u save fnatic
maybe
WD? Timber?

edit: its bat
idk man lets see how they survive if they ever get scared down by Lycan/Razer then initiated on
shackling the Lycan will not matter so much (its a difficult target to bring down), then axe comes with lesh, feeling optic here
Taf the Ghost
Profile Joined December 2010
United States11751 Posts
May 26 2018 18:01 GMT
#98
Carry Axe. Huh. I hope Pajkatt has something interesting on his build. Or 33 is actually going to be the carry.
Xurr
Profile Joined April 2016
Germany313 Posts
May 26 2018 18:01 GMT
#99
Not entirely sure how fnatic expects to kill Axe Lycan or Razor past the early game.
Taf the Ghost
Profile Joined December 2010
United States11751 Posts
May 26 2018 18:05 GMT
#100
ODpixel drops a terrible pun, but Blitz just walks away.
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