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DOTA 2 |OT6| Plz vote for Keeper of the Light Arcana
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Omotesando
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Finals aren´t even BO5. ESL isn´t even a big tournament. C´mon the Summit was harder for EG and they won that. People are getting to much emo, where there is none to be found.
SteveWinwood
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The summit had a fourth of the prize pool and about 1/100000th of the crowd.
ESL is bigger than the summit if not solely for the reason that it's closer to TI.
shira
Member
Only saw a little bit of it due to time zone differences but at least the between game brakes weren't crazy.
They need to set a better schedule for the next event though.
Omotesando
Member
I obviously meant the amount of games played (ESL is a small tournament) since we were talking about endurance and schedules.
IS THIS EVEN DOTA? sign was my personal favorite
john freeman
Member
Welp, now that ESL is over i must admit that against my doubts it turned out amazing. Tbh i was mostly worried about them filling the stadium.
My only hope is that redeye spends the next year playing dota and working with other established dota personalities so that perhaps he'll stop calling Maelk Malcolm. Considering how relatively little preparation he had, im not going to bash him, but im still thinking how much better it would have been if we had someone like James or someone else with equally long involvement with dota 2 hosting the panel.
My only hope is that redeye spends the next year playing dota and working with other established dota personalities so that perhaps he'll stop calling Maelk Malcolm. Considering how relatively little preparation he had, im not going to bash him, but im still thinking how much better it would have been if we had someone like James or someone else with equally long involvement with dota 2 hosting the panel.
11/10 "it was ok" -IGN
I'm glad TI4 will be held during my semester break. Gotta watch'em all!
Need some rework on the detail, but the core design shouldn't be touched at all. Many heroes need the rework more than him.
Need some rework on the detail, but the core design shouldn't be touched at all. Many heroes need the rework more than him.
bodyboarder
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Watched a bit of esl yesterday and seemed pretty decent. Though having not watched many dota comps I may not be the best judge.
China is still looking really scary. I was thinking today, that with the new format, and just how unpredictable the winners have been
. there's a real chance I won't get to see my favorite teams play in person. Which is kind of scary. If EG, Na'vi, and Alliance all get eliminated before the stadium event I'm gonna be bummed.
You picked the wrong person to split a room with.
You picked the wrong person to split a room with.
john freeman
Member
Yesterday, due to time constraints.
manfestival
Member
I recently interviewed DrKirby. I asked him, "Why do you keep raising your dongers?" To which he replied - "If you want something you never had, you must do something you've never done"
Proof please! Do you have an alibi?
Shorty11857
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IG, DK and Newbee feel like locks for top 8 at TI they're all really strong and fantastic teams
So who do you guys think are underrated teams going into TI4? I kinda feel like LGD and VG are being slept on. Looking at the Dota2Lounge bets, VG is at 35.13, compare that to Na'Vi at 2.97 and Cloud9 at 16.47. I would put VG ahead of Cloud9 for sure, and possibly Na'Vi (but Na'Vi's odds are skewed by the popularity factor). LGD is at freaking 69.7, second to Na'Vi.US for worst odds, yet they have a really strong team, in theory. It wasn't even that long ago that they came in second in a tournament with all of the top Chinese teams, beating all but Newbee (mostly in BO1s).
My favourite hero design when dota 2 was unveiled. The guillermo del toro esque design is one of chief reasons i'm drawn to valve's art direction.
If the chinese want squid thing void, we have that set for that. Please keep my void without a face. K thx.
Earthstrike
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Any reddit post showing what most of the compendium "smart picks" would be for the upcoming playoff event?
Captain Fish
Member
I knew it was over when kotl failed at giving me a ward. And when pudge missed like every
hook.
Going by voting patterns here. Why else do you think jugg had dominated the voting for everything so far while pudge and mirana have been ousted.
User 85168
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cuevas. PhD.
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just watched that 22-0.
poor 'merica
poor 'merica
Btw, here is an example of what I mentioned earlier.
Team: Alliance
Players: Loda, S4, AdmiralBulldog, EGM, Akke.
Recent results: Winners of Dreamleague, semi final of ESL One.
Signature heroes:
Loda: Lifestealer, Riki, Sven, Phantom Lancer. (He plays everything really)
S4: Magnus, Puck, Storm Spirit.
AdmiralBulldog: Lone Druid, Nature's Prophet, Clockwerk.
EGM: Rubick, Shadow Demon, Windranger, Io.
Akke: Chen, Enchantress, Keeper Of The Light.
What to say when they are winning: Based [A]lliance!, ENTER GOD MODE!, Akke is so good, Holy shit Bulldog! Fuck rat Dota, get r[A]tted, I really wish this style of Dota would go away.
What to say when they are losing: Lol Loda, r[A]ts exterminated, Bulldog only plays two heroes they should kick him.
General description: Alliance return to The International as defending champions, and one of the lesser favorites. After a large slump post TI3, in which they were seemingly lost, with no clear purpose to their draft, they spent a large time bootcamping, even declining tournament invitations to practice. This appears to have worked, as they have looked impressive since returning, winning Dreamleague and performing well at ESL One. That said, they were dismissed by the spectacular IG easily, and will need to think hard to come up with a way to beat EG and the big Chinese teams.
At TI3, Alliance dominated through a complete understanding of the patch at the time, being incredibly efficient on the map, and getting away with a lot of greedy lineups by drawing games out with splitpush and clear, coordinated movement across the map in the mid game. This strategy became less viable in the following patches, and suddenly Alliance looked weak. They experimented a lot, but never met any real success. However, it seems as though they have decided to not change their playstyle any longer, but reinvent their old, comfortable style for this new meta. When watching their games, look out for S4, Akke and EGM, as they will be the playmakers and space creators, allowing Loda and AdmiralBulldog to farm. The fact that the offlane takes the 2 role and the mid takes the 3 role is highly unusual, but for Alliance, it works.
This is only a quick draft ofc, and I suck at formatting so somebody else would probably be able to make it look nicer, but you get the idea. Whilst typing this up I also realized it might be a good idea to put a quick explanation of some basic Dota concepts for newcomers, like the 1-5 system and what 'ganking' and 'splitpushing' mean etc.
Team: Alliance
Players: Loda, S4, AdmiralBulldog, EGM, Akke.
Recent results: Winners of Dreamleague, semi final of ESL One.
Signature heroes:
Loda: Lifestealer, Riki, Sven, Phantom Lancer. (He plays everything really)
S4: Magnus, Puck, Storm Spirit.
AdmiralBulldog: Lone Druid, Nature's Prophet, Clockwerk.
EGM: Rubick, Shadow Demon, Windranger, Io.
Akke: Chen, Enchantress, Keeper Of The Light.
What to say when they are winning: Based [A]lliance!, ENTER GOD MODE!, Akke is so good, Holy shit Bulldog! Fuck rat Dota, get r[A]tted, I really wish this style of Dota would go away.
What to say when they are losing: Lol Loda, r[A]ts exterminated, Bulldog only plays two heroes they should kick him.
General description: Alliance return to The International as defending champions, and one of the lesser favorites. After a large slump post TI3, in which they were seemingly lost, with no clear purpose to their draft, they spent a large time bootcamping, even declining tournament invitations to practice. This appears to have worked, as they have looked impressive since returning, winning Dreamleague and performing well at ESL One. That said, they were dismissed by the spectacular IG easily, and will need to think hard to come up with a way to beat EG and the big Chinese teams.
At TI3, Alliance dominated through a complete understanding of the patch at the time, being incredibly efficient on the map, and getting away with a lot of greedy lineups by drawing games out with splitpush and clear, coordinated movement across the map in the mid game. This strategy became less viable in the following patches, and suddenly Alliance looked weak. They experimented a lot, but never met any real success. However, it seems as though they have decided to not change their playstyle any longer, but reinvent their old, comfortable style for this new meta. When watching their games, look out for S4, Akke and EGM, as they will be the playmakers and space creators, allowing Loda and AdmiralBulldog to farm. The fact that the offlane takes the 2 role and the mid takes the 3 role is highly unusual, but for Alliance, it works.
This is only a quick draft ofc, and I suck at formatting so somebody else would probably be able to make it look nicer, but you get the idea. Whilst typing this up I also realized it might be a good idea to put a quick explanation of some basic Dota concepts for newcomers, like the 1-5 system and what 'ganking' and 'splitpushing' mean etc.
You are welcome to nab a team if you like.
then u got shit on
let's fucking do this! i'll take mouz!
we need a list though
rofl i was wondering if u 2 were playing against gaf xanavi Kappa 8D
Marauder Shields
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Wasn't that long ago that Luo was getting a lot of flack for his performances as carry (I think around SL9?). Seems as though IG have progressed well since then.
Who's making the OP? They should be in charge if we do this.
shira
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bodyboarder
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Do you have a link for it?