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Southlight
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
United States11768 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-08-15 15:59:25
August 15 2011 15:56 GMT
#941
Phreak's pretty good, although he's not a player that has ever intimidated me - he's a bit like me I guess if we take Smash's words:

[12:12:24 AM] Southlight : i think im inconsistent but never dominating
[12:12:35 AM] Smash: you have a flatter consistency curve
[12:12:48 AM] Smash: lower highs, higher lows

You'll rarely see Phreak go rampaging legendary pentakill holy god someone stop him, but he's almost always consistently okay-good. Like he'll rarely feed, and he knows what to do to stop the leaking.

Edit:
Also I think Phreak's raged at me in every game I played with him on my team \o/
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GranDim
Profile Blog Joined November 2003
Canada1214 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-08-15 16:07:41
August 15 2011 16:00 GMT
#942
Isn't he also known has one of the best afk farmer?


On August 16 2011 00:53 Two_DoWn wrote:
Id buy that phreak is a very good player, but then I watch his champ previews and laugh at every single one of his builds.


He has to come up with those builds when the numbers aren't finalized and the champ has no play on the live realm. He is doing pretty good for showcasting something that isn't too familiar to him and doing it in any role.
Southlight
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
United States11768 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-08-15 16:02:15
August 15 2011 16:01 GMT
#943
Dunno, I've only ever seen him play Ezreal and he was pretty mobile with him back when I was decently rated.

Edit:
lol Grandim I was tilting so hard in that game vs you. I killed the Cho but then the Panth started cockblocking me every single fucking time I was gonna kill Cho again, so then I started rushing things and got feasted twice rofl. Was so pissed off.
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Aurdon
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2007 Posts
August 15 2011 16:09 GMT
#944
I wish Riot would try other people at commentating besides Phreak. Right now it is his job so he is the only one gaining any experience in doing it. So when a big tournament is being held, they say 'well who's the most experienced commentator?' and it is Phreak so they just keep feeding the cycle by having him do commentary making it harder and harder for people to break into the casting scene. The guys doing the ESL/NESL aren't much better.

The longer they have no replays/observer and only let a select few onto the tournament server the harder it is going to be for people who may have casting talent break into the scene.

Time will tell.
GranDim
Profile Blog Joined November 2003
Canada1214 Posts
August 15 2011 16:11 GMT
#945
Bad early game from laning with Garen to you guys fucking with me mid game kinda set me into a spiraling dumbass rage, I was terrible by 20 minutes.
Southlight
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
United States11768 Posts
August 15 2011 16:13 GMT
#946
On August 16 2011 01:11 GranDim wrote:
Bad early game from laning with Garen to you guys fucking with me mid game kinda set me into a spiraling dumbass rage, I was terrible by 20 minutes.


Hahah, I was tilting so hard at Cho and Panth that I made it my personal mission to go after Cho first every single fight, except when Brand wanted a piece of the pie. I don't think I went after you until the end when I Q'd you and crit for 1000 and lmao'd hahah. God damn that Panth.
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spinesheath
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Germany8679 Posts
August 15 2011 16:14 GMT
#947
On August 16 2011 00:55 STS17 wrote:
Thoughts on avarice quints on babysitting champs / champs which generally pass farm to their lane partner?

Some people like them, but I wouldn't get them unless you plan to play really passively - if there is no chance to win the lane, no chance to lose the lane.
Otherwise... the support typically decides a duo lane almost single handedly. So you want to push your earlygame strength to the max.
If you have a good reason to disagree with the above, please tell me. Thank you.
Attakijing
Profile Joined June 2011
United States693 Posts
August 15 2011 16:20 GMT
#948
On August 16 2011 01:09 Aurdon wrote:
I wish Riot would try other people at commentating besides Phreak. Right now it is his job so he is the only one gaining any experience in doing it. So when a big tournament is being held, they say 'well who's the most experienced commentator?' and it is Phreak so they just keep feeding the cycle by having him do commentary making it harder and harder for people to break into the casting scene. The guys doing the ESL/NESL aren't much better.

The longer they have no replays/observer and only let a select few onto the tournament server the harder it is going to be for people who may have casting talent break into the scene.

Time will tell.
Agreed. It seems like the only other way it will happen is for people to just do their own thing like colby cheeze. I think cheeze had a very good idea and followed up on it; he probably just noticed the same thing you did and took an entrepreneurial attitude towards it, expanding beyond the ESL commentary. For the reasons you have said Phreak will be a commentator, I think he will be a pretty important commentator just because he has spent so much time doing it.

Its like how intelligence isnt as important for being good at the game itself as regular practice and lots of past experience, although intelligence and experience are both necessary for someone to be really good. (from what i can tell)

Whats scary is nobody at riot has the foresight to see this problem.
NonY
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
8751 Posts
August 15 2011 16:35 GMT
#949
On August 16 2011 01:20 Novalisk wrote:
Fact is that in a team game, it's hard to know how good you are. Limiting ranked play to level 30 means that you can rely on the fact that your teammates won't suck in ranked.


r o f l
"Fucking up is part of it. If you can't fail, you have to always win. And I don't think you can always win." Elliott Smith ---------- Yet no sudden rage darkened his face, and his eyes were calm as they studied her. Then he smiled. 'Witness.'
Two_DoWn
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States13684 Posts
August 15 2011 16:38 GMT
#950
On August 16 2011 01:35 Liquid`Tyler wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 16 2011 01:20 Novalisk wrote:
Fact is that in a team game, it's hard to know how good you are. Limiting ranked play to level 30 means that you can rely on the fact that your teammates won't suck in ranked.


r o f l

"What is the air speed velocity of an unladen courier?" "Dire or Radiant?"
Cedstick
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
Canada3336 Posts
August 15 2011 16:43 GMT
#951
On August 16 2011 01:38 Two_DoWn wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 16 2011 01:35 Liquid`Tyler wrote:
On August 16 2011 01:20 Novalisk wrote:
Fact is that in a team game, it's hard to know how good you are. Limiting ranked play to level 30 means that you can rely on the fact that your teammates won't suck in ranked.


r o f l


Seriously, Novalisk. Seriously.
"What does Rivington do when he's not commentating?" "Drool." ~ Categorist
EliteAzn
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States661 Posts
August 15 2011 16:58 GMT
#952
On August 16 2011 01:43 Cedstick wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 16 2011 01:38 Two_DoWn wrote:
On August 16 2011 01:35 Liquid`Tyler wrote:
On August 16 2011 01:20 Novalisk wrote:
Fact is that in a team game, it's hard to know how good you are. Limiting ranked play to level 30 means that you can rely on the fact that your teammates won't suck in ranked.


r o f l


Seriously, Novalisk. Seriously.


First sentence in statement: Hm..that makes sense.

Second sentence: ...
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NonY
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
8751 Posts
August 15 2011 17:02 GMT
#953
btw here is the context http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=255026&currentpage=9#179
"Fucking up is part of it. If you can't fail, you have to always win. And I don't think you can always win." Elliott Smith ---------- Yet no sudden rage darkened his face, and his eyes were calm as they studied her. Then he smiled. 'Witness.'
Cedstick
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
Canada3336 Posts
August 15 2011 17:06 GMT
#954
Not sure why we're picking on that guy, actually, 'cause the TL-wide League of Legends threads are full of fucking idiots.

So, on second thought, I apologize, Novalisk.
"What does Rivington do when he's not commentating?" "Drool." ~ Categorist
Attakijing
Profile Joined June 2011
United States693 Posts
August 15 2011 17:10 GMT
#955
He might actually be right. hear me out! the people playing at sub level 30 now are wayyy worse just because so many people have signed up recently that have never played a moba before.

on my smurf i played a game where everyone complained about no tank as usual, so i told ashe to build tank as a joke, and then she did. tank ashe. this was at level 22...
Cedstick
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
Canada3336 Posts
August 15 2011 17:12 GMT
#956
On August 16 2011 02:10 Attakijing wrote:
He might actually be right. hear me out! the people playing at sub level 30 now are wayyy worse just because so many people have signed up recently that have never played a moba before.

on my smurf i played a game where everyone complained about no tank as usual, so i told ashe to build tank as a joke, and then she did. tank ashe. this was at level 22...

Honestly, the sentiment should be true, but that's why we're laughing: it isn't. There isn't much of a difference between level 15 games and level 30 games, especially when people can smurf so easily.

It should be the way he describes, but it sadly isn't.
"What does Rivington do when he's not commentating?" "Drool." ~ Categorist
NonY
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
8751 Posts
August 15 2011 17:14 GMT
#957
Yeah the system works a little bit. You don't have people that don't know the object of the game and don't know most of the champions and their abilities playing ranked. But by almost any definition, there are still plenty of people that suck playing ranked.
"Fucking up is part of it. If you can't fail, you have to always win. And I don't think you can always win." Elliott Smith ---------- Yet no sudden rage darkened his face, and his eyes were calm as they studied her. Then he smiled. 'Witness.'
Mogwai
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States13274 Posts
August 15 2011 17:30 GMT
#958
reading that thread just makes me sad. it's like how I would've felt about the Brawl vs. Melee flaming if Brawl didn't deserve it, :p lol.
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BlackPaladin
Profile Joined May 2010
United States9316 Posts
August 15 2011 17:35 GMT
#959
I've won with tank ashe and I've even played jungle ashe. I don't see the problem here. :B

But yeah, the grind sucks overall if you're experienced but for people new to the game it's really really beneficial. You'll still have people who call 90% of the champs op and then feed on said champs that are "op" but you also get people in sc2 team games who rush carriers still and die in the first 5 mins because they build nothing except requirements for carriers, so...

Bad players are just a part of team games.
"Your full potential does not matter if you do not use all 100% of it."
HyperionDreamer
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Canada1528 Posts
August 15 2011 17:37 GMT
#960
On August 16 2011 02:14 Liquid`Tyler wrote:
Yeah the system works a little bit. You don't have people that don't know the object of the game and don't know most of the champions and their abilities playing ranked. But by almost any definition, there are still plenty of people that suck playing ranked.

Basically... All you have to do is go through the QQ therapy thread to realize how many people actually suck in ranked play, and ranked definitely attracts more intentional trolling than normals.
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