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[close to the edge]

I wonder if someone should tell casters that you can see a players quick buy if you switch to player perspective. They are always wondering what players are going for. Like atm Bone7 looks likes he's going refresher not linkens.

If I'm not mistaken, you can't see the player perspective from the caster slot since it has no delay. At least the directed camera doesn't work from the caster slot.

 

[Shorty11857]

What's the current winrate for Dire? Seems to be getting out of hand lately

 

[GordonHalfman]

If I'm not mistaken, you can't see the player perspective from the caster slot since it has no delay. At least the directed camera doesn't work from the caster slot.

Ah ok, I don't really know how that stuff works.

 

[Kioshen]

If I might make a suggestion, try playing a few games as an item/skill heavy hero so you can see if your fingers are really fast enough to keep up with the kind of speed you'll want to achieve one day:

TA: Phase, Bottle, Blink, BKB
Nightstalker: Treads, Bottle, Urn of Shadows, Armlet, BKB
Sven: Phase/Arcane, Blink, Mask of Madness, BKB
Storm: Bottle, Treads, Orchid, BKB, Sheep
WR: Phase, Force Staff, Blink, Eul's, Scythe

This seems like a neat exercise. Don't mean to hijack the conversation but since I'm also starting out there don't seem to be drills to try out and isolate mechanical skills.

 

[Razzer]

SING KUNKKA FINALLY!!

 

[kvk1]

Singkka.

Throw boat, hit boat.

 

[havokex]

So how come the china players in DK have the standin tag?

 

[Quesa]

Daily Hero is Medusa

not feeling super good about this one.

 

[G.ZZZ]

Daily Hero is Medusa

not feeling super good about this one.

Treads, MoM, BkB, Divine. Ezito.

 

[Falk]

wtf did bane just do

Seriously his player item should be a giant trollface for Bane

 

[Ultrabum]

Wow, did not know you could disjoint X with nightmare.

 

[Mohasus]

This competitive meta is so boring to watch.

And what a great idea to lasso a tidehunter.

 

[Spookie]

and suddenly a game broke out.

 

[kvk1]

Live by the rat, die by the rat.

 

[kvk1]

Blink basher Kunkka. I love it.

 

[moggio]

So we can report people that refuse to speak English in the English language queue, right?

No. It's an English language preference not an English language queue. There's a difference.

 

[Razzer]

WOOOOO

Well played all.

 

[Finalow]

rat doto dead doto.
gg

 

[Quesa]

15mins in: the longer this game goes, the worse it is for Cloud 9

55mins in: it's really Cloud 9's game to lose at this point

commentary is a funny thing sometimes

 

[SolidsnackooFoxhound]

This competitive meta is so boring to watch.

And what a great idea to lasso a tidehunter.

i agree. Doom this doom that. Blah blah. Boring.

 

[Pratfall]

15mins in: the longer this game goes, the worse it is for Cloud 9

55mins in: it's really Cloud 9's game to lose at this point

commentary is a funny thing sometimes

Weaver was destroying people when he could get space to but aghs doom just wrecked him.

How do we fix doom? Nerf doom? Nerf other stuff? Feels like a doom nerf is needed, less damage or less duration.

 

[Razzer]

15mins in: the longer this game goes, the worse it is for Cloud 9

55mins in: it's really Cloud 9's game to lose at this point

commentary is a funny thing sometimes

I don't think it's that bad. The commentary was referring to if the game went on at the same pace. Then C9 won two huge fights and from there the state of the game was changed. Totally understandable comments.

Edit: MEEPO!

 

[Gav47]

cloud9 meepo? I don't think I've ever seen sing play meepo.

 

[Semblance]

This is gonna be some shit.

 

[Finalow]

sing song meepo? Uuuh ok.

 

[Eldon]

Maapo gg ez

 

[clockworkinyou]

Wish I could mute single casters.

 

[kvk1]

Singkka.

Throw boat, hit boat.

Singpo.

Shoot net, hit net.

 

[CornBurrito]

This seems like a lot of work for 3 fingers, I don't think I could handle it.

If I might make a suggestion, try playing a few games as an item/skill heavy hero so you can see if your fingers are really fast enough to keep up with the kind of speed you'll want to achieve one day:

TA: Phase, Bottle, Blink, BKB
Nightstalker: Treads, Bottle, Urn of Shadows, Armlet, BKB
Sven: Phase/Arcane, Blink, Mask of Madness, BKB
Storm: Bottle, Treads, Orchid, BKB, Sheep
WR: Phase, Force Staff, Blink, Eul's, Scythe

Don't see how it is a lot of work for three fingers. It doesn't require odd positioning of my fingers. Or movement of them. Just requires resting my hand naturally on the mouse.

 

[KLonso]

Wow I've never seen SingSing play meepo except to joke around in pubs (and he never looked like he was actually learning the hero)

 

[Razzer]

Wow I've never seen SingSing play meepo except to joke around in pubs (and he never looked like he was actually learning the hero)

Well he hasn't been streaming much lately so i would assume hes been playing it in scrims a lot.

 

[SamVimes]

pas go back to disruptor school.

 

[KingKong]

TI4 is going to be the battle of naga siren, isnt it

 

[Finalow]

damn that doom + silencer's ult. also meepo doing work.
looking good for C9.

 

[FlutterPuffs]

Is this the most balanced Dota has ever been?

there's no one or two teams dominating, we've seen the big teams taking wins on each other. TI4 will be crazy.

I'm a total DK fanboy, but they'll have a hard time taking this one. Most of the big teams are so good.

 

[Haly]

There's no teams dominating because they're all fucking throwers and feeders.

TI4 is a wide open field as far as I can tell.

 

[Marauder Shields]

Oh boy that Rosh last hit and steal from Hao.

 

[Qvoth]

dat rosh & aegis steal

 

[kvk1]

The pocket Meepo strat is real.

 

[Finalow]

gg mouz

 

[close to the edge]

Just tuned in, Sing's Meepo is pretty good, huh?

 

[Razzer]

I just noticed they fixed the Meepo net worth bug, that's nice.

 

[call_kotaku]

I hope sing plays meepo on stream, I've never seen him play this hero

 

[Razzer]

SINGUUUUUUUUU GG

The draft was the real mvp tho.

 

[Deadman]

Great game

SINGUUUUUUUUUU

 

[SteveWinwood]

100% meepo win rate at dreamleague lan icefrog plz fix

 

[Finalow]

nice pajamas Bruno.

 

[Qvoth]

went to watch c9 mouz fight instead, goddamn sing was great there
silencer is such a huge pick there, did envy have refresher? i know he had aghanims

 

[Artanisix]

went to watch c9 mouz fight instead, goddamn sing was great there
silencer is such a huge pick there, did envy have refresher? i know he had aghanims

Yea he did. So hard to fight into C9.

 

[Zeth]

Great write-up by AutumnWindz (translator) from behind the scenes at The Summit from the Chinese teams' POV. It's a good read. From all accounts, it was a fantastic event which will hopefully continue.