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Unfounded matchfixing accusations are not welcome. Refrain from making off-the-wall accusations without concrete evidence.
krndandaman
Profile Joined August 2009
Mozambique16569 Posts
September 26 2014 12:36 GMT
#5701
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Numy
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
South Africa35471 Posts
September 26 2014 12:36 GMT
#5702
On September 26 2014 21:35 Affenaffe wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 26 2014 21:33 Numy wrote:
On September 26 2014 21:32 Gahlo wrote:
On September 26 2014 21:31 Numy wrote:
On September 26 2014 21:30 krndandaman wrote:
hai is playing so badly


Unfortunately this is the normal Hai. Yesterday was a freak occurrence it seems.

It's down day Hai + Talon being shit when behind.


Yea honestly I feel C9 or Hai's draft phase makes his swings even worse. He doesn't just pick into don't lose matchups against laners that are superior to him, he always seems to pick these risky matchups that if one gets behind they can't do anything. I wonder if it's confidence/arrogance or not.


or maybe he thinks coinflipping is better than taking average outcomes

It's not a coinflip when the odds are 60-70% against him doing well. Series vs TSM came down a lot to him just being completely outclassed while picking mids that have to do well.
Gorsameth
Profile Joined April 2010
Netherlands22373 Posts
September 26 2014 12:36 GMT
#5703
On September 26 2014 21:33 Numy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 26 2014 21:32 Gahlo wrote:
On September 26 2014 21:31 Numy wrote:
On September 26 2014 21:30 krndandaman wrote:
hai is playing so badly


Unfortunately this is the normal Hai. Yesterday was a freak occurrence it seems.

It's down day Hai + Talon being shit when behind.


Yea honestly I feel C9 or Hai's draft phase makes his swings even worse. He doesn't just pick into don't lose matchups against laners that are superior to him, he always seems to pick these risky matchups that if one gets behind they can't do anything. I wonder if it's confidence/arrogance or not.

Because picking "not lose" lanes agaist teams who are your betters leads to games where you just slowly die for 30min without having any chance to win.
He takes the risks because it will give them an option to win or lose big instead of lose or lose slowly
It ignores such insignificant forces as time, entropy, and death
justiceknight
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
Singapore5741 Posts
September 26 2014 12:37 GMT
#5704
why shield dont have 3rd ban?
Zane
Profile Joined January 2011
Romania3916 Posts
September 26 2014 12:39 GMT
#5705
At least Meteos got his red buff while they were 4 man diving his bot.
Fusilero
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United Kingdom50293 Posts
September 26 2014 12:40 GMT
#5706
On September 26 2014 21:37 justiceknight wrote:
why shield dont have 3rd ban?

According to KR casters it was intentional and shield didn't want to disrespect with a troll ban
Glorious SEA doto
SharkStarcraft
Profile Joined April 2011
Austria2265 Posts
September 26 2014 12:40 GMT
#5707
monte haha the legend
Cogito, ergo Toss
orzeu
Profile Joined September 2013
Poland5205 Posts
September 26 2014 12:41 GMT
#5708
On September 26 2014 21:40 Fusilero wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 26 2014 21:37 justiceknight wrote:
why shield dont have 3rd ban?

According to KR casters it was intentional and shield didn't want to disrespect with a troll ban

Save was typing something, I think they just failed.
iCanada
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada10660 Posts
September 26 2014 12:42 GMT
#5709
I think that was just an awkward composition, and I also think NWS was probably in top form after watching SSB go down.

NWS looked more prepared.

I dunno, that didn't look like C9 to me. NWS put such a huge investment into vision, and C9 put so much. I think they made a couple mistakes and they just tilted it out. I've never seen C9 respond to objectives so poorly. They just didn't really rotate, they ignored objective fights and then fought at times when it really wasn't necessary.

In any case, I think the fashion that they lost probably helps them out a fair bit, gives them lots to work on for next game.
ManBaker
Profile Joined September 2013
1943 Posts
September 26 2014 12:44 GMT
#5710
Did anyone mention already that SSB is obviously throwing to not get 1st place and meet SSW in the finals?

#collusion
krndandaman
Profile Joined August 2009
Mozambique16569 Posts
September 26 2014 12:44 GMT
#5711
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iCanada
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada10660 Posts
September 26 2014 12:47 GMT
#5712
On September 26 2014 21:44 krndandaman wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 26 2014 21:42 iCanada wrote:
I think that was just an awkward composition, and I also think NWS was probably in top form after watching SSB go down.

NWS looked more prepared.

I dunno, that didn't look like C9 to me. NWS put such a huge investment into vision, and C9 put so much. I think they made a couple mistakes and they just tilted it out. I've never seen C9 respond to objectives so poorly. They just didn't really rotate, they ignored objective fights and then fought at times when it really wasn't necessary.

In any case, I think the fashion that they lost probably helps them out a fair bit, gives them lots to work on for next game.


I feel like c9 is just focusing on beating alliance again. thats all they need to do pretty much to secure an advance to quarters.


Yeah, I think they just accepted that they probably would lose against them, and decided to just play their best and gain some information from NWS while focusing their attention on what gets them out of groups. I'm okay with that.
orzeu
Profile Joined September 2013
Poland5205 Posts
September 26 2014 12:47 GMT
#5713
On September 26 2014 21:42 iCanada wrote:
I think that was just an awkward composition, and I also think NWS was probably in top form after watching SSB go down.

NWS looked more prepared.

I dunno, that didn't look like C9 to me. NWS put such a huge investment into vision, and C9 put so much. I think they made a couple mistakes and they just tilted it out. I've never seen C9 respond to objectives so poorly. They just didn't really rotate, they ignored objective fights and then fought at times when it really wasn't necessary.

In any case, I think the fashion that they lost probably helps them out a fair bit, gives them lots to work on for next game.

Teams outside of Korea just have no idea how to set up vision properly, we saw that in every game so far. Only Cyanide/Yellow did it somewhat decent. Just look how always Gorilla and Watch are together when one lane is pushing and they go for deep wards on that side of the map.
justiceknight
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
Singapore5741 Posts
September 26 2014 12:49 GMT
#5714
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Kinie
Profile Joined December 2011
United States3106 Posts
September 26 2014 12:50 GMT
#5715
Assuming c9 beat Alliance and Kabum again they get out into Quarterfinals.

Honestly I really hated c9's draft. if they wanted to go with a "protect the ADC" composition I'd much rather have seen Meteos on a tanky jungler like J4 or Vi and Hai grabbing himself Orianna. You give up that pick, 100-0 Talon and another champ reliant on resets with the Kha, and instead get 2 shields, a heal plus AD steroid for the Trist, with a pretty decent engage or ball delivery/wombo combo with Orianna + Lulu when J4 ults/initaites the fight.
Maluk
Profile Joined August 2011
France987 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-09-26 12:51:10
September 26 2014 12:50 GMT
#5716
Is it possible that Samsung Blue lost to Fnatic on purpose ? I don't believe it myself for now but that would be such an incredibly smart move. Trying to go for that second place with no one being able to even suspect them.
I think that if Samsung Blue wants to go for throws throwing this game was the best possible decision.
AlterKot
Profile Blog Joined January 2014
Poland7525 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-09-26 12:52:02
September 26 2014 12:51 GMT
#5717
Deft is a decent actor if Blue lost that on purpose. Or maybe he felt bad about colluding dunno.
Americans don't like to use unblockables, it is considered not honest. You press a button at the wrong time and hit the other person, you are random, not a top player. You DP Sim's far fierce, it is random and not honest.
Redox
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany24794 Posts
September 26 2014 12:51 GMT
#5718
On September 26 2014 21:50 Maluk wrote:
Is it possible that Samsung Blue lost to Fnatic on purpose ? I don't believe it myself for now but that would be such an incredibly smart move. Trying to go for that second place with no one being able to even suspect them.
I think that if Samsung Blue wants to go for throws throwing this game was the best possible decision.

No.
Off-season = best season
las91
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States5080 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-09-26 12:53:27
September 26 2014 12:52 GMT
#5719
Cloud9's focus that game was on getting Save pushed down on Ryze and they spent most of their pink ward vision (both solos + Meteos) as well as all deep wards into the top side jungle on both sides of the river. Then they put Trist into an arguably extremely difficult matchup if not strictly unwinnable from a duo lane perspective when they never want them 2v2ing teams that they go even with. On top of that, Hai picks a very snowbally/risky matchup in mid while Balls picks a UTILITY TOP LANER instead of a carry while trying to get the kills/farm to fulfill a carry role.

Instead of the Lulu/Talon, I feel something like a Rumble/Orianna with focus around bot side vision control and focus on dragon well into the mid-game would have led to a much more even game with better scaling into late game than they had with this pick/ban, I think the no 3rd ban threw them for a loop as well as some extremely poor in-game decision making.
In Inca we trust
orzeu
Profile Joined September 2013
Poland5205 Posts
September 26 2014 12:52 GMT
#5720
On September 26 2014 21:50 Maluk wrote:
Is it possible that Samsung Blue lost to Fnatic on purpose ? I don't believe it myself for now but that would be such an incredibly smart move. Trying to go for that second place with no one being able to even suspect them.
I think that if Samsung Blue wants to go for throws throwing this game was the best possible decision.

Not likely, Deft was crying after that game. To early to throw in group also.
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