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EsportsJohn
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
United States4883 Posts
December 02 2016 11:08 GMT
#2281
On December 02 2016 20:04 Ej_ wrote:
Ok why the fuck did PST just pick GM over Tychus?


Probably the waveclear. I think Greymane is pretty decent in the meta right now, but I really really hate the cocktail build, so I refuse to play him. :p
StrategyAllyssa Grey <3<3
Ramiz1989
Profile Joined July 2012
12124 Posts
December 02 2016 11:19 GMT
#2282
On December 02 2016 20:08 SC2John wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 02 2016 20:04 Ej_ wrote:
Ok why the fuck did PST just pick GM over Tychus?


Probably the waveclear. I think Greymane is pretty decent in the meta right now, but I really really hate the cocktail build, so I refuse to play him. :p

Yup, whenever I play him is either focusing on melee or a bit more on ranged auto-attack depends on ours and theirs lineups, dislike the cocktail build as well.
"I've been to hell and back, and back to hell…and back. This time, I've brought Hell back with me."
EsportsJohn
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
United States4883 Posts
December 02 2016 12:17 GMT
#2283
Yeah, so...Orbital BFG just won a game.

I guess that's going to be a thing I have to deal with in HL now.
StrategyAllyssa Grey <3<3
Ej_
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
47656 Posts
December 02 2016 12:27 GMT
#2284
On December 02 2016 21:17 SC2John wrote:
Yeah, so...Orbital BFG just won a game.

I guess that's going to be a thing I have to deal with in HL now.

together with solo tank burning rage muradins
"Technically the dictionary has zero authority on the meaning or words" - Rodya
EsportsJohn
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
United States4883 Posts
December 02 2016 12:51 GMT
#2285
On December 02 2016 21:27 Ej_ wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 02 2016 21:17 SC2John wrote:
Yeah, so...Orbital BFG just won a game.

I guess that's going to be a thing I have to deal with in HL now.

together with solo tank burning rage muradins


That build's actually not bad! I tried it out a bit, and it's pretty solid if you need a meaty frontline focused on peeling. I like Skullcracker build more right now because Muradin comes ONLINE at 16 like no one's business.

Or do you mean the full YOLO swaggg dmg Muradin?

BR Tank build for reference: http://www.heroesfire.com/hots/talent-calculator/muradin#pF5n
(Alternatively, Battle Momentum and Rewind)
StrategyAllyssa Grey <3<3
Ej_
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
47656 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-12-02 13:04:56
December 02 2016 13:04 GMT
#2286
nah I mean the MVP build, I've played it and talked about with others and the conclusion seems to be that it's really sucky if you don't have a 2nd tank so you can rotate in and out. Muradin really needs the heals if he stays in and the stoneform alone doesn't seem to be enough now.

skullcracker+executioner is my go to now, but with very moderate success and I think I'll just revert to BM without 2nd tank
"Technically the dictionary has zero authority on the meaning or words" - Rodya
Ej_
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
47656 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-12-02 13:20:18
December 02 2016 13:20 GMT
#2287
Does it make sense to take block over q-range on 1 as Thrall vs Tracer?
"Technically the dictionary has zero authority on the meaning or words" - Rodya
Odoakar
Profile Joined May 2010
Croatia1837 Posts
December 02 2016 16:38 GMT
#2288
TL not even in TOP 8 EU teams
EsportsJohn
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
United States4883 Posts
December 02 2016 18:48 GMT
#2289
I mean, is it that surprising? They benched or kicked all of their good players and brought in notoriously unreliable players to fill. I would not be surprised to see TL drop Heroes of the Storm for good after this, especially since LoL roster swaps are happening right now. They'll probably double down on LoL like a lot of the Koreans did after releasing their SC2 rosters.
StrategyAllyssa Grey <3<3
Wuster
Profile Joined May 2011
1974 Posts
December 02 2016 19:28 GMT
#2290
It's sad but I totally forgot TL had a Heroes team. In fact do they even have a full roster at the moment?
Ej_
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
47656 Posts
December 02 2016 20:32 GMT
#2291
On December 03 2016 04:28 Wuster wrote:
It's sad but I totally forgot TL had a Heroes team. In fact do they even have a full roster at the moment?

SportBilly, Shad, GerdAmHerd and some 2 dudes I've never heard of before
"Technically the dictionary has zero authority on the meaning or words" - Rodya
Ej_
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
47656 Posts
December 03 2016 09:31 GMT
#2292
the observer for GCWC is rather poor
"Technically the dictionary has zero authority on the meaning or words" - Rodya
Foxxan
Profile Joined October 2004
Sweden3427 Posts
December 03 2016 12:08 GMT
#2293
does the mvp black vs some team stream lag for anyone else?
Lags big time for me the last 2min~
Vindicare605
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States16118 Posts
December 03 2016 12:33 GMT
#2294
Well, I wanted to watch the MVP Black vs ZeroPanda series, but if I have to watch it in Chinese since the Twitch server plain DOES NOT work, then I suppose not.
aka: KTVindicare the Geeky Bartender
Ctesias
Profile Joined December 2012
4595 Posts
December 03 2016 12:46 GMT
#2295
This lag is really killing the fun, got to say.
Flash | Mvp
Harris1st
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany7069 Posts
December 04 2016 08:38 GMT
#2296
GCWC Finals are starting up
Go Serral! GG EZ for Ence. Flashbang dance FTW
Harris1st
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany7069 Posts
December 04 2016 10:39 GMT
#2297
Miracle about to do the 2nd upset in a row vs Black
Go Serral! GG EZ for Ence. Flashbang dance FTW
Harris1st
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany7069 Posts
December 04 2016 11:30 GMT
#2298
New world ranking?

1. Ballistix
2. MVP Miracle
3. MVP Black
something something
EU
NA
Go Serral! GG EZ for Ence. Flashbang dance FTW
EsportsJohn
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
United States4883 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-12-04 12:06:18
December 04 2016 11:37 GMT
#2299
I think it's worth talking about the draft from that last game of Black vs Miracle on Cursed Hollow.

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MVP Miracle FP, ignore Gall LOL


So Miracle first banned Abathur, which might have been a targeted ban for Abathur/Zeratul or Abathur/Greymane. I suppose Black felt that it threatened Zeratul, and it's certainly a more efficient first ban than the other two staple bans, ETC or Malfurion.

Miracle then first picked Tassadar and threatened both Tracer and Illidan comps simultaneously. Black settled for the lesser of two evils and picked pure anti-Illidan Heroes, Brightwing and Tracer. I think it's interesting to note that Miracle didn't immediately pick up the Malfurion and instead prioritized both Valla and Tyrael higher; this may be because they can pivot to Auriel with the Valla if Malfurion was banned. At this point, I think there's also the real threat of a Greymane pick.

Black's second ban doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Zarya was a great choice for Miracle, though. Denying both big shield Heroes (Tassadar and Zarya) from a Tracer comp is really brutal and makes Tracer a much weaker Hero.

For Black, I can't fully wrap my head around the Muradin ban. Like, in what world is Muradin a dangerous pick here? Misclick? My only guess is that they were dead set on the following Falstad/ETC picks and wanted to deny as many possible Mosh Pit interrupts as possible; they didn't want to pick Tychus and give up Miracle any global pressure. Double support/double tank for Miracle seems very unlikely though, even in the best scenario. Had they just banned Illidan here, I think the only real threat would have been double support Thrall or Greymane, but that's easy to deal with as long as Gust is up.

After the Illidan pick, it looked like Black had given up entirely on the draft. They stole the Tracer early on, but they just couldn't get a good comp to complement her. In my opinion, the only way to play Tracer is either double support or double tank (less preferable). They locked themselves out of a good double tank comp with the Muradin ban, and the only other viable support here was Li Li. I think a team like Misfits would have played Li Li, but I'm not sure Black has ever played Li Li against Illidan.

You could potentially pick a bruiser like Sonya, Artanis, Thrall, or Varian here to complete the composition, but it's less desirable. MVP Black settled for Varian, strangely enough. I think Thrall or Artanis would have done remarkably better, but the click-stun is very attractive against Illidan. Rich played Twin Blades, but it's possible a Colossus Smash or even a Taunt build would have fared better.

All in all, I think Black backed themselves into a corner in draft, and then failed miserably at execution. Sign's Mosh Pits were complete failures, and the Tracer did almost no real damage to Illidan throughout the game; Rich's Varian looked unpractice and most definitely ill-suited to the comp.

What do you guys think?


EDIT: Similar draft beginning in G1 of BLX vs Miracle, might be worth studying.
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StrategyAllyssa Grey <3<3
Ej_
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
47656 Posts
December 04 2016 12:40 GMT
#2300
honestly Black looked done the moment Tass got locked in. We are back to the 2 carries+Tass meta now. You pick Tass first and then get the 2nd carry.
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