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While this thread is labeled "DotA2", this is in fact a community thread first. Many of the users in the TL LoL subforum have been playing as friends for over a year now, so it makes logical sense that they would want to play other games together.
Do not compare DotA2 to LoL, you will get banned.
TL LoL veterans know what is expected. Newcomers be warned.
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On December 24 2013 08:43 kainzero wrote:
Actually, 83rd percentile is Gold, 93rd percentile is Platinum. I looked it up just because I was curious on how my DotA stacked up with my LoL.
I watch a lot of competitive so I kinda get the feeling of drafts but I also think there's all these mental mind games where people get baited into certain picks and then countered. I was wondering if there were any common traps like that. Or if that triangle of push/split/teamfight is still viable.
Or even things like what makes a strong lane. The other day in one game, people got all pissy about the draft and in the end it became a Huskar/Abaddon/CM vs Lich/Luna and we just got dove over and over at Level 5, leading me to think that Lich/Luna has no lane synergy.
There is the possibility that I'm just overthinking things and that it's pub so I should just play whatever.
Just a note that the percentiles listed by Valve are for normal queue, the ranked percentiles will be different(higher ratings).
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On December 24 2013 09:05 red_ wrote:Show nested quote +On December 24 2013 08:43 kainzero wrote:
Actually, 83rd percentile is Gold, 93rd percentile is Platinum. I looked it up just because I was curious on how my DotA stacked up with my LoL.
I watch a lot of competitive so I kinda get the feeling of drafts but I also think there's all these mental mind games where people get baited into certain picks and then countered. I was wondering if there were any common traps like that. Or if that triangle of push/split/teamfight is still viable.
Or even things like what makes a strong lane. The other day in one game, people got all pissy about the draft and in the end it became a Huskar/Abaddon/CM vs Lich/Luna and we just got dove over and over at Level 5, leading me to think that Lich/Luna has no lane synergy.
There is the possibility that I'm just overthinking things and that it's pub so I should just play whatever. Just a note that the percentiles listed by Valve are for normal queue, the ranked percentiles will be different(higher ratings).
Damnit. I thought I was good, lol.
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Bumping this thread for TI4.
American Qualifiers started today, Milo, Yango, MB and myself watching in TS, anyone welcome to join.
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United States23745 Posts
Noooooooo need Internet pls.
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NA qualifiers were pretty boring yesterday. Only one good game and I went to sleep before that. Think just wait for the bracket games to watch.
edit: Ok I've been told that one guy was bad too. So yea just read the results of the qualifiers.
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There are games today as well, right? I'll try and jump into TS to watch some, since my usual dota buddies don't get on until midnight usually.
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On May 13 2014 19:01 Crusnik wrote:
There are games today as well, right? I'll try and jump into TS to watch some, since my usual dota buddies don't get on until midnight usually.
Judging from yesterdays games I wouldn't expect too much out of the American qualifiers. They were definitely amusing at times tho! =D
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United States15536 Posts
I can enjoy any set of matches in which TL does well, regardless of the strength of the competition. I'm not above taking easy wins or w/e.
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Since TL's played the games against the other 3 relevant teams in the Qualifiers yesterday already today's games should more or less be a set of relatively easy games (or hilarious throws).
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Netherlands45349 Posts
NA qualifier reminds me once again that NA is the worst region in Dota and pretty much all things esports with the exception of.....Smash?
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United States15536 Posts
At least I can be happy that SOME Westerners can win tournaments in DotA.
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the NA quals is like every game of 2 seasons of NACL bundled into a 4 day event, cept the LMQ here isn't a bunch of ex-pros, but a bunch of Chinese foreign exchange students who were bored (and they suck)
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Netherlands45349 Posts
Difference between West and East in Dota is much smaller compared to LoL, West can beat East. The best NA team does quite well/decent and the C9 Dota counterpart does ok. The rest of NA kinda sucks, Europe is strong with Na`Vi, Alliance and up to a certain degree Fnatic and Empire. Korea sucks, we send foreigners there to harvest Korean money(how ironic). Maybe East has an edge but not a big one.
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The C9 Counterpart is EG, which makes the TL DotA team TSM; we even have the same imported European midlaner that carries us
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United States15536 Posts
On May 13 2014 23:51 Kipsate wrote:
Difference between West and East in Dota is much smaller compared to LoL, West can beat East. The best NA team does quite well/decent and the C9 Dota counterpart does ok. The rest of NA kinda sucks, Europe is strong with Na`Vi, Alliance and up to a certain degree Fnatic and Empire. Korea sucks, we send foreigners there to harvest Korean money(how ironic). Maybe East has an edge but not a big one.
How dare you sully the efforts our lords and saviors on Zephyr
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On May 13 2014 23:54 Kupon3ss wrote:
The C9 Counterpart is EG, which makes the TL DotA team TSM; we even have the same imported European midlaner that carries us
I think Kipsate was referring to EG when he said "the best NA team" and when he said "the C9 counterpart" he meant the C9 DotA team.
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On May 13 2014 23:59 TheYango wrote:Show nested quote +On May 13 2014 23:54 Kupon3ss wrote:
The C9 Counterpart is EG, which makes the TL DotA team TSM; we even have the same imported European midlaner that carries us I think Kipsate was referring to EG when he said "the best NA team" and when he said "the C9 counterpart" he meant the C9 DotA team.
TSM TSM TSM
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On May 13 2014 23:54 Kupon3ss wrote:
The C9 Counterpart is EG, which makes the TL DotA team TSM; we even have the same imported European midlaner that carries us
Me and Yango discussed this. The C9/TSM parallel works, NAR can be CLG because they have #potential.
I also proposed that even though it doesn't fit as well, it's perhaps more fun to consider that TL is CLG, and SNA is Curse Gaming, with their TL(CLG) throwaway players.
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On May 13 2014 23:54 Kupon3ss wrote:
The C9 Counterpart is EG, which makes the TL DotA team TSM; we even have the same imported European midlaner that carries us
Wouldn't C9 be the TSM of Dota. Liquid would be more like a CLG or Curse
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