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plasmidghost
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Belgium16168 Posts
August 23 2018 18:48 GMT
#161
Brood vs Alch, what a game
Yugoslavia will always live on in my heart
GOHF
Profile Joined December 2015
United States1864 Posts
August 23 2018 18:48 GMT
#162
Alch Drow?
NO MORE CHEN NERFS!!!
ChickenDieAlive
Profile Joined September 2015
699 Posts
August 23 2018 18:49 GMT
#163
I don't like this Alch pick, at all.
BreakupBoy
Profile Joined September 2016
Germany171 Posts
August 23 2018 18:49 GMT
#164
ppd and EG still had some nice runs in the lower bracket during their time, maybe not at TI but there were quiet a few during other tournaments if I remember correctly
(~ ̄▽ ̄)~
nojok
Profile Joined May 2011
France15845 Posts
August 23 2018 18:49 GMT
#165
On August 24 2018 03:47 Danzo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 24 2018 03:46 TRAP[yoo] wrote:
On August 24 2018 03:43 Danzo wrote:
Let's go PPD lower bracket god!

2nd try huh


Did people just simply forget his tournaments with EG?

No but what striked us the most was day 1 EG, shitty day 1 captain that's for sure and it happened again this year.
"Back then teams that won were credited, now it's called throw. I think it's sad." - Kuroky - Flap Flap Wings!
MrCon
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
France29748 Posts
August 23 2018 18:49 GMT
#166
wtf is PPD doing. Drow Alch without banning brood (banning lich instead ??)
wth is happening here, it's too next level for me.
lolfail9001
Profile Joined August 2013
Russian Federation40186 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-08-23 18:50:21
August 23 2018 18:49 GMT
#167
On August 24 2018 03:48 Danzo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 24 2018 03:48 TRAP[yoo] wrote:
On August 24 2018 03:47 Danzo wrote:
On August 24 2018 03:46 TRAP[yoo] wrote:
On August 24 2018 03:43 Danzo wrote:
Let's go PPD lower bracket god!

2nd try huh


Did people just simply forget his tournaments with EG?

i think you simply forgot ti is not any other tournament


You're right, I forgot PPD so far has been top3 every TI he was in.

You also forgot that PPD has been in winner bracket final of every TI he was in.

On August 24 2018 03:47 Danzo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 24 2018 03:46 TRAP[yoo] wrote:
On August 24 2018 03:43 Danzo wrote:
Let's go PPD lower bracket god!

2nd try huh


Did people just simply forget his tournaments with EG?

You mean the day 1 EG meme?
DeMoN pulls off a Miracle and Flies to the Moon
Achaian
Profile Joined April 2015
United States3369 Posts
August 23 2018 18:50 GMT
#168
this draft... what's happening
babysimba
Profile Joined November 2010
10466 Posts
August 23 2018 18:50 GMT
#169
On August 24 2018 03:49 MrCon wrote:
wtf is PPD doing. Drow Alch without banning brood (banning lich instead ??)
wth is happening here, it's too next level for me.

Drow baited out brood pick. Alch was a response to brood.
WolfintheSheep
Profile Joined June 2011
Canada14127 Posts
August 23 2018 18:50 GMT
#170
inb4 Brood feeds a hundred spiders to Alch
Average means I'm better than half of you.
Yurie
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
11764 Posts
August 23 2018 18:51 GMT
#171
On August 24 2018 03:41 dizzy101 wrote:
It seems sometimes as if winning TI requires teams to quickly learn the new meta that develops during TI itself. Virtus Pro were perhaps good during the relatively stable meta over the past year. But Chinese Teams are quickly at updating their play style. Optic Gaming seems also good at that (due to PPD).

The meta even seems to change between different phases of TI. In the group stages, WK was very dominant. Also Weaver and Winter Wyvern. But in the main event, you don't see those as much. Much more Drow, Enchant, etc.

But OG's results kinda defeat that point, because they appear to have their own niche, and still manage to win.


Weaver is a bad example. It has been banned a ton. The two games in this series it was banned in first phase. Mirana is a better example.
MrCon
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
France29748 Posts
August 23 2018 18:51 GMT
#172
Remember how bat was destroyed by Liquid brood in some game this dpc season :O
Danzo
Profile Joined March 2011
2820 Posts
August 23 2018 18:51 GMT
#173
On August 24 2018 03:49 lolfail9001 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 24 2018 03:48 Danzo wrote:
On August 24 2018 03:48 TRAP[yoo] wrote:
On August 24 2018 03:47 Danzo wrote:
On August 24 2018 03:46 TRAP[yoo] wrote:
On August 24 2018 03:43 Danzo wrote:
Let's go PPD lower bracket god!

2nd try huh


Did people just simply forget his tournaments with EG?

i think you simply forgot ti is not any other tournament


You're right, I forgot PPD so far has been top3 every TI he was in.

You also forgot that PPD has been in winner bracket final of every TI he was in.

Show nested quote +
On August 24 2018 03:47 Danzo wrote:
On August 24 2018 03:46 TRAP[yoo] wrote:
On August 24 2018 03:43 Danzo wrote:
Let's go PPD lower bracket god!

2nd try huh


Did people just simply forget his tournaments with EG?

You mean the day 1 EG meme?


And lost upper bracket final into a lower bracket? I'm not sure what you're arguing about here. Also my point of PPD being a lower bracket god is not just TI only. I'm kinda find it odd people want to look pass this.
Getting too old for this..
babysimba
Profile Joined November 2010
10466 Posts
August 23 2018 18:51 GMT
#174
Counter picks after counter picks. Story of this TI
Faruko
Profile Joined April 2013
Chile34169 Posts
August 23 2018 18:52 GMT
#175
i feel optic drafted themself into some kind of wtf situation
Ross was right // "Jesus Christ nahaz is doing shots before my eyes" (Sn0_Man, 2018)
MrCon
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
France29748 Posts
August 23 2018 18:52 GMT
#176
Battlefury alch
Slardar
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada7593 Posts
August 23 2018 18:52 GMT
#177
On August 24 2018 03:50 babysimba wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 24 2018 03:49 MrCon wrote:
wtf is PPD doing. Drow Alch without banning brood (banning lich instead ??)
wth is happening here, it's too next level for me.

Drow baited out brood pick. Alch was a response to brood.


Then VP picked Brood to bait out the Alch and then BAM CYKA TIME.
Danzo
Profile Joined March 2011
2820 Posts
August 23 2018 18:52 GMT
#178
Didn't Optic win against a bloodseeker with Alch?
Getting too old for this..
spudde123
Profile Joined February 2012
4814 Posts
August 23 2018 18:52 GMT
#179
Bat should be really good against Brood in the game itself. If the Bat gets into a good start on his own lane he will prevent the Brood from posturing aggressively. And if you just trade farm with Brood against Alch, it's probably not going to go so well
Yurie
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
11764 Posts
August 23 2018 18:52 GMT
#180
On August 24 2018 03:51 babysimba wrote:
Counter picks after counter picks. Story of this TI


That indicates no strategy is so strong that you always go for it and just try to get the best heroes in it. Laning is the closest we have come to it.
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