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Dota 2 |OT4| The saga of Vade and ReRixo: the Boat Anchors continues.
- Thread starter Teknopathetic
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Going in I didn't know about this, and after learning about it Dendi's ups and downs make more sense to me at least.
It seems to me like he was using Dota to successfully block out the pain from losing his dad, (completely understandable), and he ended up turning into one of the best in the world because of it.
Pm me so we can decide stuff like number of rounds, heroes used, etc.
Go get help milk.
Pic of Milk:
I identified with hyhy's story the most because, while my parents were much milder than the quintessential tiger mom(s) you saw in hyhy's segments, I knew a lot of asian kids who were under the same pressure from their families. Most of them had bad relationships with their parents, so I could understand indirectly hyhy's feelings. Also he just wanted to get back together with his waifu.
That said, I feel like Dendi's is the better story (from tragedy to champion) overall, which is a stroke of luck on Valve's part. In the end, Fear has the most of my pity and support because he's been working so hard. Dendi regularly sees success and hyhy has also done well in the LoL scene, but Fear is still waiting to be vindicated.
I will be rooting for Fear in TI4, even if my favored team is still Alliance.
But clockwerk isn't a robot,
He's iron man...
They all had pretty sad stories, Fear's had the best ending though.
KingRaven to me is like 4chan personified
Guys seriously there are two other threads about the movie please don't use this one:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=787361
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=771794
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=787361
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=771794
New Desk > $1,000,000
shira
Member
Dendi only won 180k. Zerogravity gots to eat
iirc navi started with a 1-0 advantage since they qualified through winner bracket
Ohhh that makes sense. I totally forgot about that advantage.
shira
Member
Pingpingpingpingpingping. Get out of mid. I want to miss last hits in peace.
Bubububu old men and shitty reflexes, I do agree about clicking stuff is certainly harder now(to the wrist) was the gameplay part not ingame right it looked way much better and I don't mean the cinematics.
I want to know who started this nonsense.
They say so in the movie, 26 at max for esports, sounds like bullshit to me but hey...
Lactose_Intolerant
Member
Well, Fear has wrist problems, so I could see him retiring soon after they lose at TI4
It's been around a lot longer than that, I was wondering who originally started it.
Koreans, probably. Just look at the most successful SC2 players on Liquid's wiki: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Winnings
Out of the top ten, only one person is in his 30s (NesTea at 31). Everyone else is 25 or lower, some going as low as 18.
I'd imagine military service is probably a bigger factor than age.
Freakinchair
Member
NesTea still hasn't done his yet, he's on his way out soon whether he likes it or not.
I think a big part of the 25 myth is that there is no real skill ceiling for digital competitive games, because they're always being rebalanced in response to new metas, and new metas are developing from the balance changes. This is especially true for DOTA2. This means that each new generation of players is starting from a higher base skill level than their predecessors, with all the advantages of youth (more time to play, more energy and ambition), so people eventually leave when they can no longer keep up the same rate of growth they had as 20-somethings. Just look at the average pub game 5 years ago versus now. Despite all the russians and peruvians and throws and whatnot, the standard level of play is considerably higher, so you can only imagine what the disparity is like at the pro-level.
well im 25, i guess that's why i cant get out of the trench.
yeah, the same people who think you'll die if you leave the fan on while you go to sleep.
yeah, the same people who think you'll die if you leave the fan on while you go to sleep.
Gully State
Member
31 here.. I'm apparently 80 in DOTA years.
I've been playing (and losing) as Puck a lot lately. I definitely feel like he needs some buffs. His early game presence is still really strong but he falls off way too quickly in the mid to late game and it's a giant struggle to have any kind of impact in team fights. The issue is that many initiation heroes have seen buffs in the last few patches (Disrupter and ES are two that come to mind) and Puck's skills have remained largely the same and are very much low impact in team fights late game.
I'm thinking he could use a slight buff to the silence duration (3 secs is very low and the AOE is small) of Waning Rift or perhaps Dream Coil can be made to be more potent (perhaps slightly more damage or a stronger Aghs upgrade).
My Dotabuff profile is here in case anyone wants to see my Puck games:
http://dotabuff.com/players/3128034
I'm thinking he could use a slight buff to the silence duration (3 secs is very low and the AOE is small) of Waning Rift or perhaps Dream Coil can be made to be more potent (perhaps slightly more damage or a stronger Aghs upgrade).
My Dotabuff profile is here in case anyone wants to see my Puck games:
http://dotabuff.com/players/3128034
He did it for a solid year after too.
dave is ok
aztek is ok
I'm 31 too. Old man Doter
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Your problem, without looking at your Dotabuff in the slightest, is that you're playing a team-centric initiator hero in pubs.
Puck absolutely demands consistent followups which your teammates can't provide. You're trying to play him as a self sufficient mid like QoP, or TA when really, all he does is create space for his teammates.
Could he stand to be buffed? Maybe. But that won't solve your fundamental problem which is that you're playing a team hero in a solo environment.
Not really. I've been playing him in the offlane in 5 stacks.
I stand corrected, but my point remains the same. If you're not playing a leader role organizing ganks and making it impossible for the other side to gain momentum, you should try another hero. There's a reason Puck's overall win-rate is so low despite being a staple competitive pick.
Fair point. Let me dwell on this a bit.