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DOTA 2 |OT6| Plz vote for Keeper of the Light Arcana
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SteveWinwood
Member
awww i never got to meet t swift
unless i did i dunno
did you stop throwing up kard
unless i did i dunno
did you stop throwing up kard
Ya I felt ok other than my whole body hurting yesterday, bought some flu medicine on the way there and it seemed to help. Today I felt normal except for my legs being tired Lmao. Seattle is huge.
Ty for asking
dude 212 is the most legit spot, perfect view of the top screen, nice view of the middle screen.
at the bottom u just get crammed in with a bunch of dudes, all u see is tobi's ass otherwise ur like 5000000 ft away from the main screen
anyway we prob be at 212 again tomorrow, at least some of us, tswift pcd out and gofu might not come (idk), the depression is real and fukk i missed another meetup should have another one tomorrow ez
SteveWinwood
Member
lets go to a strip club
I can try and stop by, I'm going to hit up the shop first thing in the morning so not sure when I'll be able to show up. Why you guys all the way up there though?
And don't try to say your noise bleed section is the best seats in the house when you have experienced the majesty of the floor.
Here is a dev board post on that autograph bug, Volvo plz fix, I want my Bounch autograph.
no... just no... This is why dota is an awesome game, an evolving meta. Months ago, EG helped usher in this greed meta of naga mids, offlane void, etc... just cores everywhere even as your 5 support (i.e. wraith king, mirana). The strategy these Chinese teams came up with to crush this shit, is... 5 man push. Crush one of the main cores with a lane molester like venomancer and then push before these heroes can get items and go late game.
Adapt or lose. EG failed to adapt. Alliance failed to adapt. Navi failed to adapt. Dota is all about adapting and coming up with new strategies, and this time around, the two best teams, Newbee and VG, won out and outplayed the rest (all having to struggle through the group stages and win a shiiiit ton of bo3's against the best teams).
Sorry that every match can't be pure team deathmatch and press R to win. Tide/enigma don't automatically win every game. People seem to have a thing against strategic dota and killing buildings...which is what the entire game is about rofl. You get too greedy with your drafts, you get punished for it, and VG figured out the perfect way to punish all these greedy ass teams. "guys china is so boring just farm for 80 minutes." "guys split push is so dumb." "guys wtf china is winning games in 20 minutes so dumb even i can do it and i am 2k mmr." Literally won't be happy until the game becomes wtf mode with everyone zapping each other with spam lina ultimates.
nostalgia
"Next year we'll be like "shit remember when void and skywrath were fp material? Remember when only 8-9 heroes were left unpicked? Remember when lycan was the only true first ban? Remember when games were shorter and action packed? TI4 was so awesome! Now we're just back to antimage and cancer..."
Heavy's Sandvich
Member
PJSalt
Chinese teams were criticised for farming too much and playing it safe.
Now they're criticised for going for push. That makes sense.
Chinese teams were criticised for farming too much and playing it safe.
Now they're criticised for going for push. That makes sense.
This has been the most frustrating thing about this TI. Lots of teams that are individually very skilled but don't seem to be able to adapt. Alliance is a really example for this in my opinion.
I don't dislike any particular meta, be it the death ball, ultra greed or rat meta, though I find that rat seems to lead to the most exciting games.
A question though: I can see that the 5 man deathball push is the answer to the ultra greedy 4/5 core drafts, but what's the answer to the deathball? Good anti push seems logical. Other than that? Fast split push to push lanes while you try to hold off the death ball?
Interestingly, the one western team that appeared to have VG's number to an extent, was C9. Hell, if they hadn't thrown away game 3 with that Rosh their draft looked promising. So i think looking at their games would be a good place to start.
The one thing I notice immediately is that Meepo seems to be a great pick. If you can hold long enough for him to get aghs blink for the high ground push he destroys.
shira
Member
Black got an offer from a western team. Kick EE win TI5
FlutterPuffs
Member
I am rooting for VG but damn it, not having DK in the finals is such a disappointment because their ganking is always fun to watch.
Unfortunately they couldn't find a way to stop VG and Newbees style of play for the last few months. They wouldn't have won against Newbee.
Unfortunately they couldn't find a way to stop VG and Newbees style of play for the last few months. They wouldn't have won against Newbee.
StarlordDial
Member
Kinda dissapointed they didn't add LC,ES,Brood,Phoenix and TB in the CM Pool before ti... Would love to see how they play in a competitive environment especially Phoenix,LC And ES but oh well
If you are watching the games via Dota 2 client (the game itelf), then you can check the events page under Live Games and see what time the games starts for the applicable date.
The time displayed that the 'Event' page is localized.
Both?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bcF0NzxZcw&list=PLxkyNsoBqOdC8gYnOXhiSh772KHJNtCB4
Lumi's interview is pretty good. His shoutouts seem to indicate he has a lot of perspective.
Lumi's interview is pretty good. His shoutouts seem to indicate he has a lot of perspective.
Rotk has a ton of charisma. He is gonna have a lot more fans (me included) after this TI.
Heavy's Sandvich
Member
I think rotk has replaced ars art as my favourite,
Edit: I can spell, honest.
Edit: I can spell, honest.
Yes. Also that swing of the mood in the interview hit me hard :\
Feels good seeing the respect and comradship between the players though.
I really like Hot_Bid's interviews, honestly.
Pureauthor
Member
Man I feel depressed now that DK is gone.
And that rotk interview too.
And that rotk interview too.
At first i didnt like hot_bid's interview because I felt he digressed from important dota talk to random stuff - but the way he eases the interviewee and is able to not make things awkward is what makes him good. Most of these players are cocky/socially awkward/rebel kids who he seems to handle well.
Its what makes kaci so great too. She becomes relatable and immediately likeable for the interviewee to open upto.
Its what makes kaci so great too. She becomes relatable and immediately likeable for the interviewee to open upto.
ScaryBrandon
Banned
I don't whether u should buy, since the dumbass community voted to change his model.
Void's design is the best hero design in the game. Inspired by Guillermo Del Toro's trademark style.
Fucking nerds didn't get it.
enjoy your face-full void. He'll look stupid with eyes.
Relax the hero is called faceless void he can't have a face and eyes. They'll just make him look more badass.
ROTK deserves full support for the final.
Lostconfused
Member
I am sure this thread is mainly busy with the big eSports thing thats going on right now, but I've got a quick question to throw out there. Just want to see how some people respond because I imagine at least some of you had to deal with this situation.
Here is my question. How do you deal with constantly losing. Losing not because you played poorly but because your team just wasn't good enough. There isn't much of a skill difference between you and the opposing team, not enough to really matter anyway. Sometimes things go their way, sometimes it goes in your favor. Its even enough that its not one-sided in their or your favor. However some members of your team just drag everything down. Maybe they aren't taking things as seriously, maybe they made the wrong pick at the start, maybe they are just not good enough.
tl:dr So how do you deal with giving a solid performance and yet constantly losing because your team is handicapped by players that aren't on the same skill level or are just not playing as well as the other team.
Here is my question. How do you deal with constantly losing. Losing not because you played poorly but because your team just wasn't good enough. There isn't much of a skill difference between you and the opposing team, not enough to really matter anyway. Sometimes things go their way, sometimes it goes in your favor. Its even enough that its not one-sided in their or your favor. However some members of your team just drag everything down. Maybe they aren't taking things as seriously, maybe they made the wrong pick at the start, maybe they are just not good enough.
tl:dr So how do you deal with giving a solid performance and yet constantly losing because your team is handicapped by players that aren't on the same skill level or are just not playing as well as the other team.
You have to look over a large number of games, there is no way witchcraft is giving you the slightly worse player constantly, it balances out.
So, playing your best every game is the best way to win, your performance is a significant portion of your team's performance, so it will help. Obviously you will get your share of games with both idiots and those who just happen to underperform that particular game, but it's not gonna help to start playing worse than your best.
So, playing your best every game is the best way to win, your performance is a significant portion of your team's performance, so it will help. Obviously you will get your share of games with both idiots and those who just happen to underperform that particular game, but it's not gonna help to start playing worse than your best.
Sounds like a bug, isn't Track supposed to give vision of the hero not give their vision?
If your playing with rando's, I suggest being the leader and calling the shots. I've noticed if your nice and forgiving, people tend to start listening. Give advice! Tell your teammates what they shoulda done, but BE NICE about it! People are more receptive to positivity and learn better with a good leader.