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At any point of IEM Kiev, if you think of an interesting byline, please drop a sentence in the Pro Scene thread. (e.g. "Day 2: M5 hype was everything people expected")

At the end of the month, I'll catalogue the results of Kiev but also any interesting facts or events that happen over the course of the tournament.

Thanks.

Neo, 20.1.2012
mr_tolkien
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
France8631 Posts
January 20 2012 15:07 GMT
#1361
On January 21 2012 00:00 Haasts wrote:
Gosu's Sona played a lot ballsier than you see a lot of Sona play, too (esp just before/during that first dragon fight) - guess it's his Nunu/Ali playstyle?

Even with boobs he plays manly.
The legend of Darien lives on
Chiharu Harukaze
Profile Joined September 2011
12112 Posts
January 20 2012 15:09 GMT
#1362
Phreak: Introduce yourselves.
Alex Ich: I played Ryze last game. (M5)
Pyrii: I played Janna last game. (Sypher)

Phreak: How did you expect the game to go? Did it follow your expectations?
Alex Ich: *Stream dies. Missed first part.* We snowballed hard.
Pyrii: We were outpicked and outplayed. We knew they are very aggressive bot lane and we wanted Sona but they took it so it was like, fuck.
It's like, "Is the Federation's Mobile Suit some kind of monster?"
NeoIllusions
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
United States37500 Posts
January 20 2012 15:09 GMT
#1363
ROFL, French Sypher interviewee drops the F bomb on stream.
ModeratorFor the Glory that is TeamLiquid (-9 | 155) | Discord: NeoIllusions#1984
triangle
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States3803 Posts
January 20 2012 15:09 GMT
#1364
HAHAHA this interview.
Also known as waterfall / w4terfall
starfries
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada3508 Posts
January 20 2012 15:10 GMT
#1365
lol these Phreak questions. asking "did the game go as expected" four different ways. and what kind of question is that to ask the loser?
DJ – do you like ramen, Savior? Savior – not really. Bisu – I eat it often. Flash – I’m a maniac! | Foxer Fighting!
Chiharu Harukaze
Profile Joined September 2011
12112 Posts
January 20 2012 15:10 GMT
#1366
Phreak: Your're 2-0 and 0-2 respectively. What's your plan now?
Alex Ich: We're going to play our game. We won't make bad plays or extreme picks. We want to play SK. We lost to aAa last Go4LoL so we see them as our main enemies.
Pyrii: We've not played against American Teams before so this will be an interesting match.
It's like, "Is the Federation's Mobile Suit some kind of monster?"
NeoIllusions
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
United States37500 Posts
January 20 2012 15:12 GMT
#1367
Alex so frank and honest. It's somewhat charming as an interviewee that he doesn't bullshit his answers.
ModeratorFor the Glory that is TeamLiquid (-9 | 155) | Discord: NeoIllusions#1984
DoXa
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Switzerland1448 Posts
January 20 2012 15:12 GMT
#1368
On January 21 2012 00:09 Chiharu Harukaze wrote:
Phreak: Introduce yourselves.
Alex Ich: I played Ryze last game. (M5)
Pyrii: I played Janna last game. (Sypher)

Phreak: How did you expect the game to go? Did it follow your expectations?
Alex Ich: *Stream dies. Missed first part.* We snowballed hard.
Pyrii: We were outpicked and outplayed. We knew they are very aggressive bot lane and we wanted Sona but they took it so it was like, fuck.


It was something like: bottom won hard, GP was really strong with bluebuff, the only weakpoint earlygame was me (Ryze), so we had shyvana stick mid. we won the lanes hard and snowballed hard

edit: fuck, do i need to do something with my 1000th post? :/
Chiharu Harukaze
Profile Joined September 2011
12112 Posts
January 20 2012 15:12 GMT
#1369
Phreak: You're going to play aAa next but you get to watch their game v Dignitas. Anything you're looking for?
Alex Ich: We've played them a lot. Solo Queue Ranked 5v5, Go4LoL and lots of other places. We're going to watch it but we know them well so it's not for learning purposes.
Phreak: And for Sypher, you're going to play Dignitas. Anything you're looking for?
Pyrii: We've never played them before. We're going to try and adapt. We have a few ideas but nothing concrete right now.
It's like, "Is the Federation's Mobile Suit some kind of monster?"
Chiharu Harukaze
Profile Joined September 2011
12112 Posts
January 20 2012 15:14 GMT
#1370
Phreak: What's with the AD Kennen?
Alex Ich: Genja plays AD Kennen, he likes AD Kennen. Same with Diamond and Shyvana. He like Shyvananana, he good at Shyvanana, why not play Shyvanana? Same with Kennen. Kennen also good all lanes. You see him mid and top v bruiser too. He has AD scaling and can CC as well. Good pick.
It's like, "Is the Federation's Mobile Suit some kind of monster?"
Chiharu Harukaze
Profile Joined September 2011
12112 Posts
January 20 2012 15:14 GMT
#1371
On January 21 2012 00:12 DoXa wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 21 2012 00:09 Chiharu Harukaze wrote:
Phreak: Introduce yourselves.
Alex Ich: I played Ryze last game. (M5)
Pyrii: I played Janna last game. (Sypher)

Phreak: How did you expect the game to go? Did it follow your expectations?
Alex Ich: *Stream dies. Missed first part.* We snowballed hard.
Pyrii: We were outpicked and outplayed. We knew they are very aggressive bot lane and we wanted Sona but they took it so it was like, fuck.


It was something like: bottom won hard, GP was really strong with bluebuff, the only weakpoint earlygame was me (Ryze), so we had shyvana stick mid. we won the lanes hard and snowballed hard

edit: fuck, do i need to do something with my 1000th post? :/

Yes. :3
It's like, "Is the Federation's Mobile Suit some kind of monster?"
NeoIllusions
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
United States37500 Posts
January 20 2012 15:14 GMT
#1372
On January 21 2012 00:12 DoXa wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 21 2012 00:09 Chiharu Harukaze wrote:
Phreak: Introduce yourselves.
Alex Ich: I played Ryze last game. (M5)
Pyrii: I played Janna last game. (Sypher)

Phreak: How did you expect the game to go? Did it follow your expectations?
Alex Ich: *Stream dies. Missed first part.* We snowballed hard.
Pyrii: We were outpicked and outplayed. We knew they are very aggressive bot lane and we wanted Sona but they took it so it was like, fuck.


It was something like: bottom won hard, GP was really strong with bluebuff, the only weakpoint earlygame was me (Ryze), so we had shyvana stick mid. we won the lanes hard and snowballed hard

edit: fuck, do i need to do something with my 1000th post? :/


Good luck not posting over the next two days of IEM. trololol
ModeratorFor the Glory that is TeamLiquid (-9 | 155) | Discord: NeoIllusions#1984
Chiharu Harukaze
Profile Joined September 2011
12112 Posts
January 20 2012 15:15 GMT
#1373
Phreak: Are you going to cheer for aAa in the aAa v M5 game or would you rather be the best French team?
Pyrii: Got to cheer for them. National pride. I believe they can win.
It's like, "Is the Federation's Mobile Suit some kind of monster?"
DoXa
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Switzerland1448 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-20 15:16:49
January 20 2012 15:15 GMT
#1374
Alex Ich saying, they play champs they like, not who is best. thats why SK lost with Vayne/Janna which is supposed to be OP. if the players don't really like the champ or are the best with them they wont play their best.

edit: yeah fuck this, 6 posts in 2 days IEM, no way thats gonna happen
Ziken
Profile Joined August 2010
Ghana1743 Posts
January 20 2012 15:16 GMT
#1375
Hahaha, Alex just saying they are going to win first place. Like his confidence :D
Every misfortune is a blessing in disguise.
starfries
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada3508 Posts
January 20 2012 15:16 GMT
#1376
On January 21 2012 00:14 Chiharu Harukaze wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 21 2012 00:12 DoXa wrote:
On January 21 2012 00:09 Chiharu Harukaze wrote:
Phreak: Introduce yourselves.
Alex Ich: I played Ryze last game. (M5)
Pyrii: I played Janna last game. (Sypher)

Phreak: How did you expect the game to go? Did it follow your expectations?
Alex Ich: *Stream dies. Missed first part.* We snowballed hard.
Pyrii: We were outpicked and outplayed. We knew they are very aggressive bot lane and we wanted Sona but they took it so it was like, fuck.


It was something like: bottom won hard, GP was really strong with bluebuff, the only weakpoint earlygame was me (Ryze), so we had shyvana stick mid. we won the lanes hard and snowballed hard

edit: fuck, do i need to do something with my 1000th post? :/

Yes. :3

Can we expect something epic for Moonbear's 5k?
DJ – do you like ramen, Savior? Savior – not really. Bisu – I eat it often. Flash – I’m a maniac! | Foxer Fighting!
NeoIllusions
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
United States37500 Posts
January 20 2012 15:16 GMT
#1377
On January 21 2012 00:15 DoXa wrote:
Alex Ich saying, they play champs they like, not who is best. thats why SK lost with Vayne/Janna which is supposed to be OP. if the players don't really like the champ or are the best with them they wont play their best


Pretty sure no other team in the world has this kind of mentality.
ModeratorFor the Glory that is TeamLiquid (-9 | 155) | Discord: NeoIllusions#1984
Chiharu Harukaze
Profile Joined September 2011
12112 Posts
January 20 2012 15:17 GMT
#1378
Phreak: Sypher can still make it though a tiebreaker. Nothing is certain. What are your predictions for the rest of the tournament?
Alex Ich: We're going to advance as first place. I think the top three teams will be aAa, M5 and TSM. It will be interesting to see how everything will work out.
Pyrii: M5 will likely win the tournament. M5 is a monster. Crush all the team. Win the tournament.
Phreak: What about the other two places?
Pyrii: aAa or TSM. I think SK will be fourth.
It's like, "Is the Federation's Mobile Suit some kind of monster?"
nojitosunrise
Profile Joined August 2011
United States6188 Posts
January 20 2012 15:18 GMT
#1379
On January 21 2012 00:16 NeoIllusions wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 21 2012 00:15 DoXa wrote:
Alex Ich saying, they play champs they like, not who is best. thats why SK lost with Vayne/Janna which is supposed to be OP. if the players don't really like the champ or are the best with them they wont play their best


Pretty sure no other team in the world has this kind of mentality.


Dyrus does :D
Blitzkrieg0
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States13132 Posts
January 20 2012 15:19 GMT
#1380
On January 21 2012 00:16 NeoIllusions wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 21 2012 00:15 DoXa wrote:
Alex Ich saying, they play champs they like, not who is best. thats why SK lost with Vayne/Janna which is supposed to be OP. if the players don't really like the champ or are the best with them they wont play their best


Pretty sure no other team in the world has this kind of mentality.


Dignitas used to play like that back when they were good ^_^
I'll always be your shadow and veil your eyes from states of ain soph aur.
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