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Kishin2
Profile Joined May 2011
United States7534 Posts
August 22 2018 20:58 GMT
#261
Alright so this is where the entirety of Secret buyback, somehow teamwipe VG, and kill the ancient in one push.
ChickenDieAlive
Profile Joined September 2015
699 Posts
August 22 2018 20:58 GMT
#262
Yapzor is so rich but no Greaves or Lotus. Hmm...
TRAP[yoo]
Profile Joined December 2009
Hungary6026 Posts
August 22 2018 20:59 GMT
#263
On August 23 2018 05:56 nojok wrote:
The level does not look like that high this year, I blame the patch spam from volvo.

i think so aswell. you could even notice it at some of the really big lans...alot of very sloppy engagements, misplays etc
FTD
Kishin2
Profile Joined May 2011
United States7534 Posts
August 22 2018 21:00 GMT
#264
I'm a huge fan of Puppey. He's gotten a ton of criticism for his drafting the past few years. I've always given him the benefit fo the doubt. This was however, indefensible.
lolfail9001
Profile Joined August 2013
Russian Federation40190 Posts
August 22 2018 21:02 GMT
#265
We need teams with "We don't give a fuck" attitude.

I miss TI6 Wings, sigh.
DeMoN pulls off a Miracle and Flies to the Moon
FreakyDroid
Profile Joined July 2012
Macedonia2616 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-08-22 21:03:31
August 22 2018 21:02 GMT
#266
Lol you've fallen victims to Synd's narative. Secret CAN deal with their draft they just gotta get Silencer or Bat swapped. EZ

and as I type this, thats exactly how they won a fight. Sometimes you gotta think for yourselves rather than fall in the caster's narrative, which sometimes is totally wrong. Now, the question is, can Secret execute that again.
Smile, tomorrow will be worse
Kishin2
Profile Joined May 2011
United States7534 Posts
August 22 2018 21:02 GMT
#267
On August 23 2018 06:02 lolfail9001 wrote:
We need teams with "We don't give a fuck" attitude.

I miss TI6 Wings, sigh.

That's supposed to be VP.
PhoenixVoid
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Canada32746 Posts
August 22 2018 21:03 GMT
#268
These swaps have been huge from Yap.
I'm afraid of demented knife-wielding escaped lunatic libertarian zombie mutants
WolfintheSheep
Profile Joined June 2011
Canada14127 Posts
August 22 2018 21:04 GMT
#269
On August 23 2018 06:02 FreakyDroid wrote:
Lol you've fallen victims to Synd's narative. Secret CAN deal with their draft they just gotta get Silencer or Bat swapped. EZ

and as I type this, thats exactly how they won a fight. Sometimes you gotta think for yourselves rather than fall in the caster's narrative, which sometimes is totally wrong. Now, the question is, can Secret execute that again.

Except Synd literally said that? Swap into LSA is their only initiation tool that works.
Average means I'm better than half of you.
Achaian
Profile Joined April 2015
United States3369 Posts
August 22 2018 21:04 GMT
#270
On August 23 2018 06:02 FreakyDroid wrote:
Lol you've fallen victims to Synd's narative. Secret CAN deal with their draft they just gotta get Silencer or Bat swapped. EZ

and as I type this, thats exactly how they won a fight. Sometimes you gotta think for yourselves rather than fall in the caster's narrative, which sometimes is totally wrong.


I think I speak for most of us when I say that when we look at a draft with only lina as a tower hitter versus shaker, TB, bat, and TA we can tell that secret will have a hard time.

Yapzor also got off three swaps that fight, and VG will certainly be looking for that illusion in the future.
Kishin2
Profile Joined May 2011
United States7534 Posts
August 22 2018 21:04 GMT
#271
On August 23 2018 06:02 FreakyDroid wrote:
Lol you've fallen victims to Synd's narative. Secret CAN deal with their draft they just gotta get Silencer or Bat swapped. EZ

and as I type this, thats exactly how they won a fight. Sometiems you gotta think for yourselves than fall in the caster's narrative.

No, I've been saying this since the start. VG playing bad allowed Secret to take that fight. VG has to play very bad very often for Secret to win.

To be fair Secret are playing well with what they have. But it shouldn't be this hard to win the game if you can outplay your opponents.
FreakyDroid
Profile Joined July 2012
Macedonia2616 Posts
August 22 2018 21:04 GMT
#272
On August 23 2018 06:04 WolfintheSheep wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 23 2018 06:02 FreakyDroid wrote:
Lol you've fallen victims to Synd's narative. Secret CAN deal with their draft they just gotta get Silencer or Bat swapped. EZ

and as I type this, thats exactly how they won a fight. Sometimes you gotta think for yourselves rather than fall in the caster's narrative, which sometimes is totally wrong. Now, the question is, can Secret execute that again.

Except Synd literally said that? Swap into LSA is their only initiation tool that works.


Not before I typed that. Maybe he said it after that, didnt hear it.
Smile, tomorrow will be worse
WolfintheSheep
Profile Joined June 2011
Canada14127 Posts
August 22 2018 21:05 GMT
#273
On August 23 2018 06:04 FreakyDroid wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 23 2018 06:04 WolfintheSheep wrote:
On August 23 2018 06:02 FreakyDroid wrote:
Lol you've fallen victims to Synd's narative. Secret CAN deal with their draft they just gotta get Silencer or Bat swapped. EZ

and as I type this, thats exactly how they won a fight. Sometimes you gotta think for yourselves rather than fall in the caster's narrative, which sometimes is totally wrong. Now, the question is, can Secret execute that again.

Except Synd literally said that? Swap into LSA is their only initiation tool that works.


Not before I typed that. Maybe he said it after that, didnt hear it.

He said it like 15 minutes ago.
Average means I'm better than half of you.
ChickenDieAlive
Profile Joined September 2015
699 Posts
August 22 2018 21:05 GMT
#274
And Secret looks ok now.
Achaian
Profile Joined April 2015
United States3369 Posts
August 22 2018 21:06 GMT
#275
big dick lanm getting the life sucked out of him
FreakyDroid
Profile Joined July 2012
Macedonia2616 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-08-22 21:07:33
August 22 2018 21:06 GMT
#276
On August 23 2018 06:04 Kishin2 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 23 2018 06:02 FreakyDroid wrote:
Lol you've fallen victims to Synd's narative. Secret CAN deal with their draft they just gotta get Silencer or Bat swapped. EZ

and as I type this, thats exactly how they won a fight. Sometiems you gotta think for yourselves than fall in the caster's narrative.

No, I've been saying this since the start. VG playing bad allowed Secret to take that fight. VG has to play very bad very often for Secret to win.

To be fair Secret are playing well with what they have. But it shouldn't be this hard to win the game if you can outplay your opponents.


They have good draft, in fact both drafts are good. I doubted the Bat pick at start, but with global silence its ok. However, Secret CAN deal with that. This is a positionional game from now on and if Secret position well, they CAN win with this draft. And no, its not bad or subpar. the only thing thats bad for them is TB.
Smile, tomorrow will be worse
Wineandbread
Profile Joined September 2009
United States2065 Posts
August 22 2018 21:07 GMT
#277
I love that aghs and ES both got aghs this game haha
ChickenDieAlive
Profile Joined September 2015
699 Posts
August 22 2018 21:07 GMT
#278
Lahm ES is such a pleasure to watch.
Shergal
Profile Joined May 2014
Argentina1191 Posts
August 22 2018 21:07 GMT
#279
dat tarzan shaker
Yurie
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
12001 Posts
August 22 2018 21:07 GMT
#280
Aghs ES being popular this TI is so fun to watch.
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