On March 09 2013 18:28 overt wrote:
Poor iG, always having to live in the shadow of WE and get underestimated by people. I can't even gush that much about how awesome Zz1tai is because Misaya looked so much better than him tonight. Oh wells. One day when Weixiao slumps maybe iG can dominate China instead of WE.

Actually Chinese generally think iG has a better top lane and mid lane(zzitai and pdd), and WE has a better jungle and bot lane

WaveofShadow

Canada31494 Posts

March 09 2013 09:36 GMT

#83

Thanks for watching guys! Sorry about the awkward casting, hope you enjoyed it!

bokchoi

Korea (South)9498 Posts

March 09 2013 09:41 GMT

#84

I'm surprised that iG pushed WE to 5 games. Impressive showing from them. I know international fans overrate WE, so this might not be a surprise to those in the know, but for those of us unfamiliar with iG's strength this is a welcome surprise. The DOTA2 match-up is gonna be really interesting too, but that's another story.

KissBlade

United States5718 Posts

March 09 2013 09:41 GMT

#85

On March 09 2013 18:36 WaveofShadow wrote:
Thanks for watching guys! Sorry about the awkward casting, hope you enjoyed it!

Thanks for the stream and casting! I really enjoyed it and thought you and Navi did a great job. You did fade out the last game but I chalk it up to the lateness of the hour.

Navi

5286 Posts

March 09 2013 09:55 GMT

#86

i talked too much on the whole, should have let wave do his play by play thing a bit more since that's his comfort zone and role. overall i had fun, and the games were very good :3

wei2coolman

United States60033 Posts

March 09 2013 09:56 GMT

#87

On March 09 2013 18:41 bokchoi wrote:
I'm surprised that iG pushed WE to 5 games. Impressive showing from them. I know international fans overrate WE, so this might not be a surprise to those in the know, but for those of us unfamiliar with iG's strength this is a welcome surprise. The DOTA2 match-up is gonna be really interesting too, but that's another story.

Blue Side makes it 5 games.

winthrop

Hong Kong956 Posts

March 09 2013 10:50 GMT

#88

i only watched game 5.
i think iG is too... fucking stupid.
trade many flashes for the first blood.

TheYango

United States47024 Posts

March 09 2013 12:08 GMT

#89

On March 09 2013 18:56 wei2coolman wrote:

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Blue Side makes it 5 games.

It speaks to how close the teams are in skill to one another. It also speaks to how Riot needs to do something because it can be deciding when teams are this close in ability.

One wonders if iG would have been the winner if they had been the team that got to play Blue side 3 times.

Infundibulum

United States2552 Posts

March 09 2013 15:28 GMT

#90

Thanks for casting this guys. I fell asleep after the first game (being sick sucks) but i thought you both did a good job.

nojitosunrise

United States6188 Posts

March 09 2013 15:37 GMT

#91

How were the viewer counts? Does G-League publish them?

KissBlade

United States5718 Posts

March 09 2013 15:59 GMT

#92

Btw Yango, what patch were they on? As commentators noted, they were really behind on the patch for this tourney. Was Eve pre nerf or post nerf?

TheYango

United States47024 Posts

March 09 2013 16:41 GMT

#93

I thought it was only one patch before Bork change but I think I was wrong. Seems more like either Nami patch or Vi patch with Vi disabled.

I assumed they were using the same TR as Starswar League, but it's possible that G-League has a setup that was using the same patch as the semifinal games from before the Lunar New Year.

On March 10 2013 00:37 nojitosunrise wrote:
How were the viewer counts? Does G-League publish them?

They do, but because Gamefy also broadcasts on television, they won't have a good total viewer estimate immediately. It's also hard to separate viewer counts by game when everything is broadcast sequentially (easier for streams but not so easy for television).

Current estimates from the DotA 2 GD show something like 80,000 stream viewers, 15,000 live audience, and potentially up to 2 million television views (though this is a ballpark based on Gamefy's previous viewership, so we'll have to see).

Aando

1304 Posts

March 09 2013 18:24 GMT

#94

I just started watching the vods but it was definitely pre-nerf Eve at least since they're opening flask + red pot etc. The flask was changed in the same patch as Eve.

MooMooMugi

United States10531 Posts

March 09 2013 19:55 GMT

#95

Grats to WE and IG for making it a very close series, also great commentating by our casting Golem + guest Navi ^_^

nosliw

United States2716 Posts

March 09 2013 19:56 GMT

#96

recommended games?

AsnSensation

Germany24009 Posts

March 09 2013 20:01 GMT

#97

On March 10 2013 03:24 Aando wrote:
I just started watching the vods but it was definitely pre-nerf Eve at least since they're opening flask + red pot etc. The flask was changed in the same patch as Eve.

Didn't realize they are THAT far behind with the patches, it's definitely been a while flask has been "nerfed"/cost increased.

TheYango

United States47024 Posts

March 09 2013 21:17 GMT

#98

On March 10 2013 05:01 AsnSensation wrote:

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Didn't realize they are THAT far behind with the patches, it's definitely been a while flask has been "nerfed"/cost increased.

SWL is on a newer patch. I'm pretty sure G-League is intentionally on an older patch to retain parity with the semifinals.

Traditionally, even when a version change occurs in one of the competing titles, G-League sticks with the older version in order to maintain parity through the event (in DotA and WC3). They made the switch for S2->S3 patch going into the semifinals (probably because having the finals played on S2 in March is just absurd), and I assumed they would again for the finals, but I guess they stuck with the old patch.

It's something Riot needs to consider with their patch cycle, as more tournaments are taking the seasonal approach rather than being a one-weekend affair.