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[close to the edge]

Wow what a play from Xboct. Swaps the leaping Mirana mid-air and gets the kill.

 

[Capt.Haddock]

Dat mid air swap.

 

[Calidor]

dat swap. Classy

 

[Archie]

What a disappointing game. EG looked scared during the drafting phase.

 

[JustinBB7]

Navi is 1-0 ahead, so I can see a Pudge pick coming.

 

[Guesong]

So of all the heroes yet released, how many are tournament worthy?

I love DotA2 and all but dammit, always the same twenty heroes right now.

 

[close to the edge]

So of all the heroes yet released, how many are tournament worthy?

I love DotA2 and all but dammit, always the same twenty heroes right now.

Well, Dota 2 is really trend-based right now. If you keep watching for another few weeks, the metagame will shift and you'll see a lot of other heroes again. (of course, some heroes will always be viable like Nature's Prophet, Chen, Windrunner and so on)

 

[pieatorium]

So of all the heroes yet released, how many are tournament worthy?

I love DotA2 and all but dammit, always the same twenty heroes right now.

Tournament version is up to a patch or 2 ago, Everyone except Bane and OD i think

 

[Haly]

So of all the heroes yet released, how many are tournament worthy?

I love DotA2 and all but dammit, always the same twenty heroes right now.

Just off the top of my head:
ES, SK, BM, DK, Slar, Tide, Omni, NS, AM, POTM, Razor, Veno, Void, VS, Viper, Brood, BH, Weaver, CM, Lich, Puck, Lion, Storm, WR, Enigma, Rhasta, Furion, Enchant, Chen, Lesh, DS, Silencer, AA, Invoker, OD.

Exceptions include stuff like dendipudge.

 

[vehn]

How is this NOT the grand final? If there's only 3 teams left (with Quantic winning the loser bracket), who would the winner of this na'vi vs EG play?

 

[LukeSmith]

How is this NOT the grand final? If there's only 3 teams left (with Quantic winning the loser bracket), who would the winner of this na'vi vs EG play?

They just wait until the winner of the Loser's Bracket is decided.

Then if it's true double elim, that team will have to beat Na'Vi 2x in bo3 series.

 

[Lirlond]

Any tips on how to use Bounty Hunter effectively? ...I seem to do alright early game but dude, mid-end it's game over. So soft, sometimes I don't realize I'm dead till I start clicking around and nothing happens. I've only used him a total of 3 times (2W -1L) so far, and I always mostly end up getting a lot of assist. I want to like him.

Some people will call me out for this, but ideally you don't want kills as bh, track means you get plenty for an assist. Gank the lane your hard carry is in and let them get the kill gold + track money. As a ganking hero he can catapult a carry into late game. By late game you're useful for your burst damage, scouting, and -armour.

 

[Guesong]

Just off the top of my head:
ES, SK, BM, DK, Slar, Tide, Omni, NS, AM, POTM, Razor, Veno, Void, VS, Viper,BH, Weaver, CM, Lich, Puck, Lion, Storm, WR, Enigma, Rhasta, Furion, Enchant, Chen, Lesh, DS, Silencer, AA, Invoker, OD

Just because a hero gets picked 1/10 suddendly means we should include him in a "played-hero" list. Bolded some of them I disagree ; yes, Lion or SS will get picked sometimes...but compared to everything else? Rarely.

Hoping there's some grand anti-Prophet/Chen hero yet to come, because I'm so tired of them. >_>

Even Slardar...totally a viable hero but I have not seen him in a while, even though I try my best to watch all of Tobi's streams when they go on. Though yes...I suppose it works in phases...I remember the non-stop Dark Seer/Dragon Knight sequence a few weeks ago.

 

[Haly]

Some people will call me out for this, but ideally you don't want kills as bh, track means you get plenty for an assist. Gank the lane your hard carry is in and let them get the kill gold + track money. As a ganking hero he can catapult a carry into late game. By late game you're useful for your burst damage, scouting, and -armour.

I agree with this as long as you can trust your carry to do their job.

If not, you should build carry.

Just because a hero gets picked 1/10 suddendly means we should include him in a "played-hero" list. Bolded some of them I disagree ; yes, Lion or SS will get picked sometimes...but compared to everything else? Rarely.

Well you said tournament worthy, not common in tournaments.

Spectre is actually tournament worthy as the hardest carry in the game, she just has no place in the current meta.

 

[throwawayname]

hahahaha what a play by dendi that block

 

[HenryHSH]

Uh... That was awesome.

 

[Swag]

Poor EG, just getting toyed around with by Na'Vi

 

[close to the edge]

hahahaha what a play by dendi that block

That was so cool. Great play by Demon before as well, killing the CM.

 

[Togglesworlh]

Dendi does the funnerest things.

 

[Togglesworlh]

oh my fuck dendi does the FUNNEREST THINGS

 

[Finalow]

dota_force_right_click_attack 1

fuck yeah it works, really better now.

 

[Capt.Haddock]

Dendi *bow*

 

[close to the edge]

Holy shit

 

[throwawayname]

lol
Too bad for EG that you cannot bann a Dendi.

 

[HenryHSH]

Damn... That dendi. o.o

 

[Calidor]

fuck that SK is legendary

 

[Atrophis]

Dendi is incredible.

 

[throwawayname]

A chicken with epicenter looks funny

 

[Finalow]

Navi is 1-0 ahead, so I can see a Pudge pick coming.

where are you guys watching it?

 

[Togglesworlh]

where are you guys watching it?

http://www.joindota.com/en/live/tobiwan

 

[Finalow]

http://www.joindota.com/en/live/tobiwan

thanks.

 

[Finalow]

lol nice venom wall.

 

[Swag]

Big plays by that WR, EG didn't even know

Fear chasing a Chen / CM with mana, come on.

 

[Conceptor]

lollllllllll

 

[close to the edge]

I don't think anyone noticed that. What an awesome game.

 

[Swag]

How do you make the mistake twice of lining up for those shackles, seriously how?

 

[Finalow]

great game, it's lagging now tho.

 

[HK-47]

How do you make the mistake twice of lining up for those shackles, seriously how?

Because shackle is ridiculous?

Also CM with yasha. Now that is no respect.

 

[Finalow]

ok the stream is dead, isn't there another one?

 

[Swag]

Because shackle is ridiculous?

Especially when you line up perfectly right?

 

[JustinBB7]

Game is over now, that was really fun to watch. Dendi has some awesome plays.

 

[HK-47]

So of all the heroes yet released, how many are tournament worthy?

I love DotA2 and all but dammit, always the same twenty heroes right now.

If you watch a lot of games youll see plenty. Also I beat you'd have called people out for saying people like Dark Seer or Dragon Knight are tourney worthy a month ago. So dont be so quick to discount a hero cause it doesnt see as much play.

Also are you actually questioning heroes like Slardar, Storm, Lion and Weaver? They have all been on the winning side of pro games recently. And this isnt even counting the Dota 1 scene where Slar and Weaver are top picks in a full pool.

 

[Insured]

Sure was amusing to watch Fear go for that CM again and again, then just wonder how the hell she's not dying.

 

[Technosteve]

when do they put up the vods i missed eg vs dendi

 

[Haly]

Swag, going to rush Vanguard on CM in the future?

 

[Woo-Fu]

Na'Vi back in top form. They were sitting at a LAN center for that, adds the finishing touch on already outstanding teamwork.

 

[HK-47]

Especially when you line up perfectly right?

Do you watch Dota 2? Its nearly impossible not to land shackleshot during a base defense. The spell has ridiculous catch range. I'm sure you always avoid shackle shot cause you can mind read all the other players on your team so you never line up in the heat of the moment.

 

[Lactose_Intolerant]

Mouz playing tonight, the real game starts.

Gee Gee baby baby.

 

[Swag]

Do you watch Dota 2? Its nearly impossible not to land shackleshot during a base defense. The spell has ridiculous catch range. I'm sure you always avoid shackle shot cause you can mind read all the other players on your team so you never line up in the heat of the moment.

The point I'm making is lining up behind each other, immediately after two heroes got shackled by doing the same thing on the previous cool down, and yes I try not to line up after getting yelled at by Hyuna countless times for that exact action. Getting shackled to a creep sure, getting shackled to another hero, twice in a row, yeah, ok.

 

[Insured]

Swag, going to rush Vanguard on CM in the future?

It's not only the item build, he completely skipped aura + ult for more stats :l