That game 3 from Synergy was so disappointing... the whole game was pathetic without enough damage from either sides to do anything meaningful in team fights, resulting in 2 kills from Dignitas until level 20 and... that's it. Synergy got 2 keeps, but then Malf managed to walk into Mosh Pit in a team fight, something I see a lot in QM when I play it. I don't even know what was he doing there, he didn't have Silence, he went for Tranquility, why would you even rush that deep...

karazax

United States3737 Posts

January 27 2017 19:52 GMT

#62

I am not a fan of the play 2 weeks on the old patch policy. I understand if they want to ban the new heroes for 2 weeks, but the whole patch being that far behind really disconnects the viewer from the meta the pros are playing on. Now that they are playing every single week, it just seems unnecessary. Are they really spending those two weeks learning the new patch or are they spending that time practicing on the old patch that is where they will compete? If they aren't really learning the new patch during that time I don't see the advantage of delaying it so long. It made sense when teams went weeks and months between tourneys, but not now.

Ej_

47656 Posts

January 27 2017 20:28 GMT

#63

36 min game just now

MotherFox

United States1529 Posts

January 28 2017 04:28 GMT

#64

BeGenius vs Playing Ducks series worth it for the sportsbilly plays made. Good bird main apparently(falstad and medivh)

Though Chrizplosion needs to work on playmaking I think. I'm pretty sure the only good mosh he managed to make the whole series is one handed to him by sportsbilly, and he made several which had zero (!!!) people in them.

Thezzy

Netherlands2117 Posts

January 28 2017 21:13 GMT

#65

That Li-Ming teleport. Steals a boss, wins the game. At 11 minutes.

Ramiz1989

12124 Posts

January 28 2017 21:42 GMT

#66

LOL these "HGC stats" popping on the screen. "Malf 4-0 against Medivh" when yesterday Synergy lost with Malf against Dignitas with Medivh... can you even double check your stats? :/

NKB

United Kingdom608 Posts

January 29 2017 09:46 GMT

#67

On January 28 2017 04:52 karazax wrote:
I am not a fan of the play 2 weeks on the old patch policy. I understand if they want to ban the new heroes for 2 weeks, but the whole patch being that far behind really disconnects the viewer from the meta the pros are playing on. Now that they are playing every single week, it just seems unnecessary. Are they really spending those two weeks learning the new patch or are they spending that time practicing on the old patch that is where they will compete? If they aren't really learning the new patch during that time I don't see the advantage of delaying it so long. It made sense when teams went weeks and months between tourneys, but not now.

Do you think that the playing on the old patch is partly tide to not being able to use new heroes for two weeks? For me that would make the most sense, but otherwise I agree with it being quite silly not playing on the latest patch details, would be good to see teams semi experiment with the changes on the fly.

Ramiz1989

12124 Posts

January 29 2017 17:29 GMT

#68

On January 29 2017 18:46 NKB wrote:

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That doesn't really make sense, if that's the case then there should be rule about that, it's not like that they could pick a new hero and get away with it... other tournaments that were played on live servers had that rule and teams simply weren't picking new heroes but still could get old that are reworked/buffed/changed.

karazax

United States3737 Posts

January 29 2017 18:37 GMT

#69

I understand one week on the old patch after a new patch is released to catch any major bugs and give teams a full week to practice on the newest patch, but 2 weeks doesn't make much sense to me. They are going to do all their scrims and team practice on the old patch they are going to play HGC on, so they aren't using that extra week to learn the new patch much at all. It also makes hero league even less useful for pro players because it will rarely be the same patch they will be playing on in HCG. Not to mention the viewer confusion of having to figure out what patch they are playing on week to week.

Ramiz1989

12124 Posts

January 29 2017 20:47 GMT

#70

Hahahah Blade on Illidan... what a boss. ;D

EsportsJohn

United States4883 Posts

January 29 2017 23:14 GMT

#71

GFE is drafting unusually badly today. The first two games have been a cringe-fest during draft, and the only reason they won the first game was because they severely outskilled Team Freedom.

Cyanocyst

2222 Posts

January 30 2017 01:00 GMT

#72

This is kind of an interesting Format, almost feels like a season. Kind of nice for a change of pace, rather than everything always being on the line.

Though i suppose it on the line so to speak, since its just a round robin. Production is excellent too, with the transitions, and the skype interviews after.

I don't think NA is very good, but ...interestingly enough i'm not sure the gap between the teams is all that big in NA, feels like almost anyone can take out anyone. Besides perhaps the remnants of cloud 9.

Ej_

47656 Posts

January 30 2017 09:51 GMT

#73

On January 30 2017 08:14 EsportsJohn wrote:
GFE is drafting unusually badly today. The first two games have been a cringe-fest during draft, and the only reason they won the first game was because they severely outskilled Team Freedom.

what I really want to know is how they managed to let Tassadar, Valla and Illidan through and give them all to the same team on Warhead