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Dracolich70
Profile Joined May 2011
Denmark3820 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-08-25 14:18:00
August 25 2019 14:14 GMT
#2381
On August 25 2019 22:59 Taf the Ghost wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 25 2019 22:43 Dracolich70 wrote:
On August 25 2019 22:38 lolfail9001 wrote:
On August 25 2019 22:34 FueledUpAndReadyToGo wrote:
The trick to win TI is to not be dominant so your strats don't get nerfed

What is kind of funny is that OG were playing this kind of deathball style even with iLTW.
Anyone that actually understands Dota, understands that OG uses more strategies than anyone.


Wings probably had the most strategies of any team, but 7.00 is a very different game at the strategic level because all of the talents add multiple timings.
Probably not. They utilised a vast hero pool, and their run lasted about 4 months.

Talents are just means.
LiangHao
ChickenDieAlive
Profile Joined September 2015
699 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-08-25 14:18:17
August 25 2019 14:17 GMT
#2382
On August 25 2019 23:14 FueledUpAndReadyToGo wrote:
What is the definition of deathball in this discussion?

I don't think OG were purely reliant on a 5 v5 fight at all


Hit your timing, group up, push and win the game. If your opponents try to fight, you wipe them. That's the core of deathball.

Rat is a pretty good counter to that but it isn't viable this TI.
DucK-
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Singapore11447 Posts
August 25 2019 14:19 GMT
#2383
Og strat was about topson and jerax creating chaos everywhere, notail with the defensive support, ceb low-key space creator/dps and Ana with whatever that needed. Constant pick offs during chaotic skirmishes into deathball + objectives.
VGhost
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States3616 Posts
August 25 2019 14:21 GMT
#2384
On August 25 2019 22:55 RubickPicker wrote:
OG has strategies, but this patch was short on tactics. I love watching Dota not for mechanical skill that I can’t see unless I watch player perspective. I come to it because I love the combos and hugely coordinated plays.

OG had some of that, but less of it overall. If you’re not an every day kind of player it can be hard to see what they’re doing from a tactical advantage. For example, fountain hooks were incredibly unbalanced but the coordination required was evident just looking at it. Many moment since of these games looked like a murderfest with the kind of hyperactive diving that new players have a bad habit of doing.

I like the OG guys, definitely admire what they pulled off, and don’t want to watch them play Dota again before patches. I hope that feels fair.


I don't know if it's the patch. Liquid-LGD was all about the tactics and the team-fighting spells. There were dives (Miracle as usual, Chalice really stood out for bad decisions), but it felt like those games were about executing the fights.

OG right now definitely does feel like they're using overall strategy to overwhelm any tactical disadvantages that occur, but I'm not sure what they're doing differently to create that "environment".
#4427 || I am not going to scan a ferret.
Noizhende
Profile Joined January 2012
Austria328 Posts
August 25 2019 14:22 GMT
#2385
omnomnom, chips!
Die neuen Tempel haben schon Risse - künftige Ruinen - einst wächst Gras auch über diese Stadt - über ihre letzte Schicht
Slomo
Profile Joined November 2010
Germany7198 Posts
August 25 2019 14:24 GMT
#2386
On August 25 2019 23:19 DucK- wrote:
Og strat was about topson and jerax creating chaos everywhere, notail with the defensive support, ceb low-key space creator/dps and Ana with whatever that needed. Constant pick offs during chaotic skirmishes into deathball + objectives.

Half of the chaotic dives behind T3 towers were just to secure a numbers advantage while pushing objectives. IMO thats a big reason why they could stomp Liquid the way they did.
RIP DOUBLE TI OG | #18 never forget
ChickenDieAlive
Profile Joined September 2015
699 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-08-25 14:25:57
August 25 2019 14:24 GMT
#2387
On August 25 2019 23:19 DucK- wrote:
Og strat was about topson and jerax creating chaos everywhere, notail with the defensive support, ceb low-key space creator/dps and Ana with whatever that needed. Constant pick offs during chaotic skirmishes into deathball + objectives.


Pretty much sum it up perfectly. They don't really care if they lose during the skirmishes, because they know that once the timing hit, they are much stronger.
plasmidghost
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Belgium16168 Posts
August 25 2019 14:28 GMT
#2388
OG really is the best team to ever play Dota. Absolutely insane how well they've done throughout their existence
Yugoslavia will always live on in my heart
Snakesneaks
Profile Joined February 2013
Italy2652 Posts
August 25 2019 14:37 GMT
#2389
i remember ursa being picked occasionally before TI, but i guess team are quite afraid to pick him when other teams are not picking him.
Otacon : Snake, Snake, Snaaaaakkkkeeeeeeeeeee..............
Erasme
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Bahamas15899 Posts
August 25 2019 14:39 GMT
#2390
On August 25 2019 22:14 ChickenDieAlive wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 25 2019 22:12 VGhost wrote:
On August 25 2019 22:06 ChickenDieAlive wrote:
On August 25 2019 22:03 warrior4093 wrote:
On August 25 2019 22:00 Artisreal wrote:
On August 25 2019 21:44 ChickenDieAlive wrote:
On August 25 2019 21:37 Sif_ wrote:
On August 25 2019 21:36 Circumstance wrote:
Nine years of professional play.

Nine years of official world championships.

Nine years of million-dollar purses.

And the GOAT discussion just got laid to rest in an instant.

OG are the greatest Dota team to ever play the game. Of that, there can be no debate any longer.


Its truly baffling how superior OG was compared to all other teams


They understand the meta better than any team this TI: Hit your timing and deathball. Simple as that.

Absolutely not.


i agree its not that simple , they are like wings to me now, their knowledge and play are something else , and anything but "simple".


Whether it's Alch, Mag, or IO, they win most of the time with the same strategy: hit a timing when they are much stronger than their opponent and run them over. It isn't rocket science mate.

In fact, Liquid adopted this strategy in their LB run and went to the final. But OG is just better at it.


But the thing is, that hasn't always been an "OG trademark". In fact last TI their signature strategy was "pick a super-strong late-game carry and stall the game till ana's unstoppable". They may have had quick games but the "most OG hero" last year was ana's Spectre. Which to me shows they can adapt to different metas and makes it that much more impressive.


All credits to them but people should stop pretending the meta this TI is something out of this world. It's just deathball.

2nd and 3rd game werent about deathballs, quite the opposite
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7lxwFEB6FI “‘Drain the swamp’? Stupid saying, means nothing, but you guys loved it so I kept saying it.”
ChickenDieAlive
Profile Joined September 2015
699 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-08-25 14:47:55
August 25 2019 14:47 GMT
#2391
On August 25 2019 23:39 Erasme wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 25 2019 22:14 ChickenDieAlive wrote:
On August 25 2019 22:12 VGhost wrote:
On August 25 2019 22:06 ChickenDieAlive wrote:
On August 25 2019 22:03 warrior4093 wrote:
On August 25 2019 22:00 Artisreal wrote:
On August 25 2019 21:44 ChickenDieAlive wrote:
On August 25 2019 21:37 Sif_ wrote:
On August 25 2019 21:36 Circumstance wrote:
Nine years of professional play.

Nine years of official world championships.

Nine years of million-dollar purses.

And the GOAT discussion just got laid to rest in an instant.

OG are the greatest Dota team to ever play the game. Of that, there can be no debate any longer.


Its truly baffling how superior OG was compared to all other teams


They understand the meta better than any team this TI: Hit your timing and deathball. Simple as that.

Absolutely not.


i agree its not that simple , they are like wings to me now, their knowledge and play are something else , and anything but "simple".


Whether it's Alch, Mag, or IO, they win most of the time with the same strategy: hit a timing when they are much stronger than their opponent and run them over. It isn't rocket science mate.

In fact, Liquid adopted this strategy in their LB run and went to the final. But OG is just better at it.


But the thing is, that hasn't always been an "OG trademark". In fact last TI their signature strategy was "pick a super-strong late-game carry and stall the game till ana's unstoppable". They may have had quick games but the "most OG hero" last year was ana's Spectre. Which to me shows they can adapt to different metas and makes it that much more impressive.


All credits to them but people should stop pretending the meta this TI is something out of this world. It's just deathball.

2nd and 3rd game werent about deathballs, quite the opposite


In both of those games, they grouped up as 5 and ran at Liquid right after the laning stage. The timing just came much much sooner because Kuro kept picking Tide + TA, helping OG run over the lanes.
Batmankills
Profile Joined February 2016
145 Posts
August 25 2019 15:41 GMT
#2392
Huge congrats to OG and their fans.

some salty people need to get a grip. OG just were far better than any team at this event. whatever you call it, deathball/skill difference/mentality difference and they established themselves as the best team in the history of TI.
Nantrix9
Profile Joined March 2019
32 Posts
August 25 2019 16:01 GMT
#2393
On August 26 2019 00:41 Batmankills wrote:
Huge congrats to OG and their fans.

some salty people need to get a grip. OG just were far better than any team at this event. whatever you call it, deathball/skill difference/mentality difference and they established themselves as the best team in the history of TI.


OG was so lucky to get Liquid in the finals Secret or LGD would have been so much better. LGD really did throw the upper bracket Alch twice and threw the lower bracket finals with that high ground trying to rush the ending for no reason.

Secret or LGD vs OG would have been the finals to see. Now OG will vanish after this next patch since they just cant cut it through most meta's.


Ufnal
Profile Joined September 2013
Poland1435 Posts
August 25 2019 16:10 GMT
#2394
On August 26 2019 01:01 Nantrix9 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 26 2019 00:41 Batmankills wrote:
Huge congrats to OG and their fans.

some salty people need to get a grip. OG just were far better than any team at this event. whatever you call it, deathball/skill difference/mentality difference and they established themselves as the best team in the history of TI.


OG was so lucky to get Liquid in the finals Secret or LGD would have been so much better. LGD really did throw the upper bracket Alch twice and threw the lower bracket finals with that high ground trying to rush the ending for no reason.

Secret or LGD vs OG would have been the finals to see. Now OG will vanish after this next patch since they just cant cut it through most meta's.




Tell us something about yourself, man. We know that you made some mistaken predictions in this thread and that you write things that sound like salt or bait. Why do you do that though? What made you feel this is a good way to spend your time? Feel free to share!
OG | Secret | Liquid | Nigma | Alliance | VP | Fnatic | EG | T1 | LGD
Emnjay808
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
United States10663 Posts
August 25 2019 16:15 GMT
#2395
Damn I went to sleep after take two. Glad I woke up to an OG victory!
Skol
Erasme
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Bahamas15899 Posts
August 25 2019 16:17 GMT
#2396
On August 25 2019 23:47 ChickenDieAlive wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 25 2019 23:39 Erasme wrote:
On August 25 2019 22:14 ChickenDieAlive wrote:
On August 25 2019 22:12 VGhost wrote:
On August 25 2019 22:06 ChickenDieAlive wrote:
On August 25 2019 22:03 warrior4093 wrote:
On August 25 2019 22:00 Artisreal wrote:
On August 25 2019 21:44 ChickenDieAlive wrote:
On August 25 2019 21:37 Sif_ wrote:
On August 25 2019 21:36 Circumstance wrote:
Nine years of professional play.

Nine years of official world championships.

Nine years of million-dollar purses.

And the GOAT discussion just got laid to rest in an instant.

OG are the greatest Dota team to ever play the game. Of that, there can be no debate any longer.


Its truly baffling how superior OG was compared to all other teams


They understand the meta better than any team this TI: Hit your timing and deathball. Simple as that.

Absolutely not.


i agree its not that simple , they are like wings to me now, their knowledge and play are something else , and anything but "simple".


Whether it's Alch, Mag, or IO, they win most of the time with the same strategy: hit a timing when they are much stronger than their opponent and run them over. It isn't rocket science mate.

In fact, Liquid adopted this strategy in their LB run and went to the final. But OG is just better at it.


But the thing is, that hasn't always been an "OG trademark". In fact last TI their signature strategy was "pick a super-strong late-game carry and stall the game till ana's unstoppable". They may have had quick games but the "most OG hero" last year was ana's Spectre. Which to me shows they can adapt to different metas and makes it that much more impressive.


All credits to them but people should stop pretending the meta this TI is something out of this world. It's just deathball.

2nd and 3rd game werent about deathballs, quite the opposite


In both of those games, they grouped up as 5 and ran at Liquid right after the laning stage. The timing just came much much sooner because Kuro kept picking Tide + TA, helping OG run over the lanes.

Deathball = 5man pushing down lanes
not having 2 cores literally running at everything they sees
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7lxwFEB6FI “‘Drain the swamp’? Stupid saying, means nothing, but you guys loved it so I kept saying it.”
Firebolt145
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Lalalaland34498 Posts
August 25 2019 16:28 GMT
#2397
I think facerush suits that more
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Garrl
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Scotland1975 Posts
August 25 2019 16:29 GMT
#2398
On August 26 2019 01:01 Nantrix9 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 26 2019 00:41 Batmankills wrote:
Huge congrats to OG and their fans.

some salty people need to get a grip. OG just were far better than any team at this event. whatever you call it, deathball/skill difference/mentality difference and they established themselves as the best team in the history of TI.


OG was so lucky to get Liquid in the finals Secret or LGD would have been so much better. LGD really did throw the upper bracket Alch twice and threw the lower bracket finals with that high ground trying to rush the ending for no reason.

Secret or LGD vs OG would have been the finals to see. Now OG will vanish after this next patch since they just cant cut it through most meta's.




so do OG need to win three TIs to prove themselves now?

They literally didn't lose a series throughout the entire thing, they weren't "lucky."
Skillver
Profile Joined November 2010
Austria1309 Posts
August 25 2019 16:31 GMT
#2399
On August 25 2019 22:38 warrior4093 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 25 2019 22:35 DucK- wrote:
Not sure why liquid kept first banning magnus. Feels like the lesser evil to play against.

bigger issue is re picking ta and tide over and over.


not banning tiny is the biggest fail to me
uthgard
Profile Joined January 2015
2098 Posts
August 25 2019 16:50 GMT
#2400
late to the party but congrats OG, deserved winner

I knew they will win again when Secret lost in WB and VG not playing their top form (the only 2 teams imo that has a chance to stop OG)
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