Watching the first game of B-step vs. GFE and.... uh, both teams look atrocious, so many mistakes, sloppy play, I don't even know where to start.

Also, KingCaff missed like 80% of his stuns on Muradin, and McIntyre missed like every Sulfuras Smash. At least both supports has solid game.

DarkPlasmaBall

United States45399 Posts

January 22 2017 02:59 GMT

#47

Agreed, neither team is looking super polished imo. GFE is particularly frustrating to watch... + Show Spoiler +

game one and three both way ahead, and super-throws. Game two they were way ahead also, and didn't royally screw up. Game four had a huge reversal too lol, except in the other direction. Game five was a nail biter though!

Ramiz1989

12124 Posts

January 22 2017 11:07 GMT

#48

The thing that frustrates me the most is that these are the best teams NA has to offer... not particularly these two, but overall these are top NA teams and in some games they look like a complete joke. I am hoping that it is just the start of the year and that they are going to wake up but these matches were quite sad.

EU seems like miles ahead, and I haven't seen Korea in this year yet but it is Korea so...

Ej_

47656 Posts

January 22 2017 11:10 GMT

#49

NA is simply a clown region with the progaming organizations running a charity for them.

Ej_

47656 Posts

January 22 2017 17:18 GMT

#50

expert vs Tricked now https://www.twitch.tv/blizzheroes

the 2 best non-Asian teams after that in Fnatic vs Misfits

Ramiz1989

12124 Posts

January 22 2017 22:20 GMT

#51

When I saw Fnatic's picks I thought that the game was over, but Misfits definitely surprised me. I just love Nazeebo in this slow sustained meta where they often go for spell damage dealers with 2 Warriors, Superstition is just amazing. Also Leoric and Dehaka with their level 20 upgrades helped a lot too and Nurok played out of his mind with Zeratul.

Ramiz1989

12124 Posts

January 22 2017 22:59 GMT

#52

Holy shit what a game 5... compared to this, all NA teams and their level of play looks like something between platinum and diamond.

MotherFox

United States1529 Posts

January 23 2017 00:09 GMT

#53

My feeling is that Fnatic played much better than Misfits, but they drafted poorly and couldn't overcome.

Still, great series to watch.

DarkPlasmaBall

United States45399 Posts

January 23 2017 02:53 GMT

#54

EU games were great, and Naventic vs. GFE is decent so far.

Gillyweed and Dreadnaught are absolutely hilarious though... Dreadnaught's tips on how to have the best team: same color heroes and same mounts, "skinergy" lmao.

DarkPlasmaBall

United States45399 Posts

January 23 2017 03:47 GMT

#55

Game three of Nav vs. GFE was pretty hype

Amestir

Netherlands2126 Posts

January 23 2017 13:30 GMT

#56

With so many games I would love some recommendations :D

I'll start with the series I watched:
EU:
Misfit vs Dignitas: nice serie, watch if you have time
Expert vs Tricked: not that good
Misfits vs Fnatic: great, recommend the whole series

Talaris

Switzerland757 Posts

January 23 2017 14:01 GMT

#57

With so many games I would love some recommendations :D

- For me, the best series was Misfits vs Fanatic - great level of skill, up to korean standards, good matches, non-one-sided series.

- Misfit vs Dignitas comes in second, great level of skill, even though the series as a whole was one-sided.

- Naventic vs TempoStorm could be a good second for you, if you love nailbiters - but for me the level of play was lower - not "clownfiesta" level, but sadly NA seems to be alot lower in skill these days

All other games were either roflstomps or looked like some Diamond games I have every day...

PS:If you are solely looking for "strange" games or games with rarely used heroes, you can try Team 8 vs B step Game #2. Firstpick Artanis, Kahrazim, Zuljin in there

karazax

United States3737 Posts

January 23 2017 16:54 GMT

#58

Week 1 EU and NA stats

SC2Toastie

Netherlands5725 Posts

January 24 2017 11:24 GMT

#59

I really expected NA to do better. It feels like top NA could content with 6/7 EU now, which is atrocious.

How is it that this region can never compete with the rest... Work ethic?