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The International 2016 (Aug 3rd - 13th)
- Thread starter neurosisxeno
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neurosisxeno
Member
This camera work in DC vs. Secret is offensively bad...
The comments in the group B thread on /r/dota2 are absolutely atrocious, that sub is painful to read. I don't know if it's mostly trolls or what.
Secret have had a terrible day, almost definitely going to be LB unless they manage to win 4 of their remaining 5 games which is extremely unlikely. From 3-0 to 3-6 currently. Pretty crazy.
Secret have had a terrible day, almost definitely going to be LB unless they manage to win 4 of their remaining 5 games which is extremely unlikely. From 3-0 to 3-6 currently. Pretty crazy.
Lactose_Intolerant
Member
They are just saving strats
Ay, but their disband plan is in disarray, as EG are currently doing decently. Can't disband if there's no EG to poach from!
shira
Member
It makes sense though. They are a pro team on site with nothing to gain or hide
They can get the complexity guys :3
NaDannMaGoGo
Member
Venge aura + valds = 51% damage increase on base damage. So, >+150dmg for morph. Then BM aura and summons... If they ever get to push buildings as a team they'll raze the entire base in a minute.
neurosisxeno
Member
What the hell are these mirana ults EE-sama?
Hey, let's pick Core Mirana and Core Void and build almost NO DAMAGE ITEMS...
Hey, let's pick Core Mirana and Core Void and build almost NO DAMAGE ITEMS...
NaDannMaGoGo
Member
God damn, DC with all those aura buffs and stuff whereas Secret has to play against ETs debuff aura. And now sayonara base.
Metroidvania
People called Romanes they go the house?
Lategame morph with a pocket venge is one scary mofo.
EE's item progression didn't do him any favors, though. No daedelus, no mkb, no maelstrom....
EE's item progression didn't do him any favors, though. No daedelus, no mkb, no maelstrom....
waxinlyrical
Member
0-6
Man it's hard being an Envy fan.
Purple Cheeto
Member
neurosisxeno
Member
I'm still trying to figure out what the hell EE was doing today. Was he hungover? Did he get into a car accident and forget how to play?
This is basically every post about EE in the history of DOTA.
Eternal Gamer
Member
Universe really dodged a bullet by going back to EG.
neurosisxeno
Member
I love EE because of this.
He consistently plays Dota like an impatient child. He has all the "physical" talent and game knowledge in the world. But it always translates into disaster.
When his crazy shit works he's the best
When his crazy shit fails, the whole team gets toxic
EE and Arteezy are both gone in some form or fashion unless they finish top 8 by some miracle. Their lineup might have worked in years past just by brute skill, but the skill gap is so small these days, chemistry and synergy and trustung your teammates are too important. Secret doesnt have any of that right now.
Rockin' Ranger
Member
His build seemed like such a mess. Just a mishmash of different ideas and goals.
neurosisxeno
Member
I maintain that Bulba is playing the best out of everyone in Secret. He's he only one playing DotA like its a team game.
So many people trying to rationalize Secret's losses. They're just dumpsters, friends. Everyone who has ever worn the Secret brand was, is, and will forever be a dumpster, with the exception of Universe who was clearly a PPD plant to help sew the seeds of discord early and keep them off balance.
What a time to be alive, honestly. I thought I didn't care about Dota anymore even, but Secret has proved me wrong. I care so much and I'm going to love watching them go home with their tail between their legs yet again.
What a time to be alive, honestly. I thought I didn't care about Dota anymore even, but Secret has proved me wrong. I care so much and I'm going to love watching them go home with their tail between their legs yet again.
neurosisxeno
Member
TNC is playing very well, and probably will finish better than Secret. TNC is kind of the opposite, they have amazing teamwork (surprising considering Jimmy is basically a stand-in) and decent mechanical skill, but because they trust one another fights that they would lose if they were disjointed they end up winning. TNC did 2-0 LGD and Wings, which is no small feat, and even their losses we pretty close games except . Secret on the other hand has lost to badly in most of their games except the first series, and is getting straight up dumpstered more often than not.
neurosisxeno
Member
I went and saw it tonight too. I can best describe it as "A movie that feels like an attempted mash-up of Guardians of the Galaxy and Deadpool, from people who don't understand why people liked those 2 films."
S4 i'm crying
Have you seen his QoP tho???
Imp the Dimp
Member
FATA is the world's best or second best mid player. He truly was the best player on C9. Cannot believe nobody on that team other than him went on to have a good career.
...
are we pretending Aui didn't win a TI?
or Notail didn't win 2 majors?
or even that PLD and Misery didn't win one major each? Fuck, even envy won a damn major.
yeah, Fata was clearly the only one to manage to get out of the abyss that was C9...
And btw, Fata is a consistent 7/10. Nothing too spectacular and nothing that clearly hinders his team, just a consistent average-to-good player.
I live a block away from Key Arena, been fun watching the scaffolding and banners going up today whenever I took the dog out. I'm way out of touch with Dota right now but I've been to every International since it started happening at Key Arena. It's always a cool and interesting thing.
Imp the Dimp
Member
I am clearly talking about the last 5 remaining players who ended up disbanding the team. No need to be a condescending shit about it.
Trickster
Member
Was it ever explained why they got kicked? Because from a casual spectator point of view it seemed a monumentally stupid thing to do. Like, what are you hoping to achieve with it? Chances that you're gonna improve your team performance over the team that just won you a major is has to be absolutely miniscule.
waxinlyrical
Member
I mean even if you're talking about TI5 era C9, Fata is still behind Envy, Misery, NoTail in terms of actual results since then. They've all won a Major, NoTail has 2 wins.
Is the ArtEEzy dream dead?
