Imp the Dimp
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Which would be a reasonable question
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Which would be a reasonable question
Dreams-Visions
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gn guys. have fun with that.
Monochromaticx
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china is dead
all hail korea
all hail korea
Shuggananas
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sure, where are you?
It's pretty bad already
Is it? I only have seen it picked two or three times and he won those games that I watched, or at least that's how I remember it.
Yeah he lost a few games, it's sitting at 50% right now.
Monochromaticx
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Lgd intentionally threw the games to compensate for the delays
china cares after all
Shuggananas
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such blatant racism smfh
Monochromaticx
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TEAMS CAN HEAR CASTERS ✓GETS EARTH SPIRIT ✓
STILL CAN'T WIN ✓
MUST BE CHINA ✓
neurosisxeno
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Should people pretend the Chinese teams aren't getting stomped?
EDIT:
Liquid vs. MVP UB Round 2 wtf
Imp the Dimp
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The new Liquid always struck me as very strong so I'm not sure if this comes as a surprise.
Shuggananas
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Called it for liquid
Monochromaticx
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yes, everyone here thought they were strong when the formed. but they have been very inconsistent
Imp the Dimp
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Fun fact: FATA and I went to the same high school. I never got to see him though as we're not that close in age. We do have some common friends on Facebook for some reason though.
Heavy's Sandvich
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this is atrocious.
Monochromaticx
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nadota
Shuggananas
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seems better for 5 manning, you just go in and rely on kraken shell to get in the middle of the fight, people can't control/kill you anyway
also greaves OP
also greaves OP
Don't need a blink when you are running down lanes and forcing the enemy to engage into you or lose all their buildings. Which is really what you should be doing when ravage is up.
Very few lineups have the kind of long range damage output needed to threaten a tide without putting themselves at risk for a ravage, so you just run at them and they either back off or get ravaged and die. Mek and shivas do way more for your teamfight than a blink does.
It's similar to why mek is a better first item than blink on enigma. You get position for your ult by forcing the enemy to engage you top stop the push. If they don't fight into you, you just gladly take all their buildings instead.
It's a pretty old build, often times you really do not need the blink right away, or at all. Going mek with max kraken shell and anchor smash lets you stand in the front lines and soak up a lot of enemy damage while still being a huge threat. Forcing the team to commit on you is ultimately what you want as tide, as he is a much stronger counter initiator than an initiator. You are also forcing positioning mistakes and putting pressure on your opponents as opposed to what happens when you are sitting back and waiting for a good opportunity to blink and ravage which puts the pressure on you, making you more likely to make a mistake. Not to mention all the 5 man strats that having an early mek enables.
rakkadakka
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Lord Admiral Viceroy Generalissimo Trump will make China pay for the next Major.
The major has been so fucking embarrasing.
They just keep messing up, actaully incredible.
Wonderboy91
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Say what you will about this major. At least nahaz isnt there.
Shuggananas
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David Gorman ‏@LDdota 2m2 minutes ago
Seems there will be no more games played before the crowd tonight. Fans have to leave at 10 pm and Ramzes keyboard won't be here in time.
what a MESS
3 games to go and people can't watch them ? what the fuckin hell
1) China. We've had issues with China at previous events. Some Valve people lobbied to bring it back for Shanghai, feeling that it deserved another chance. That was a mistake. China is an ass, and we won't be working with him again.
In all seriousness, this is quite possibly the biggest failed event in the history of gaming/e-sports.
In all seriousness, this is quite possibly the biggest failed event in the history of gaming/e-sports.
Imp the Dimp
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Was the entrance free at least?
hhhhehhhehheh
DAC wasn't this bad last year, was it? I can't really recall. I know different production crews etc but still
seems not
Yeah... The worst part is that it seems like there's no end to the problems.
Absolutely embarrassing
Gentle Rodriguez
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I don't think there were any problems with DAC.
Shuggananas
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neurosisxeno
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Only on the first day--and some people complained about the chairs.
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