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[DOTA 2] The MOBA.

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  • SproutSprout Registered User regular
    LIQUID

    ARE

    DOING

    IT

  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    That was a very conservative match on Liquid's part but it was what they needed to do. Lane pressure, a core that gets stronger the longer the match goes on, and a pretty competent setup for team fights.

  • SLyMSLyM Registered User regular
    edited August 2017
    Miracle is gonna be fucking BEAT for the all-star game right after that series.

    Edit: so that's 4 people in this game who just finished playing like 2 and a half hours?

    SLyM on
    My friend is working on a roguelike game you can play if you want to. (It has free demo)
  • 411Randle411Randle Librarian Oook.Registered User regular
    My pick is still alive! Come on, Liquid!

    1) Silence 2) Books must be returned by the last date shown 3) Do not interfere with the nature of causality
  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    Having mics in the booths = great idea.

    Having casters also and just playing all the audio simultaneously = not a great idea.

    Having casters who love hearing themselves talk = very not a great idea.

    I like Ayesee's voice but his extreme professionalism, which means zero downtime, is a real downside when there are a bunch of other people talking too who I'd rather hear.

  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    Having mics in the booths = great idea.

    Having casters also and just playing all the audio simultaneously = not a great idea.

    Having casters who love hearing themselves talk = very not a great idea.

    I like Ayesee's voice but his extreme professionalism, which means zero downtime, is a real downside when there are a bunch of other people talking too who I'd rather hear.
    Hearing a Chinese player say, "Ooooooooohhhhhhhhhhh SHIT" over open mic = great results.

    3cl1ps3Forar
  • VishNubVishNub Registered User regular
    Having mics in the booths = great idea.

    Having casters also and just playing all the audio simultaneously = not a great idea.

    Having casters who love hearing themselves talk = very not a great idea.

    I like Ayesee's voice but his extreme professionalism, which means zero downtime, is a real downside when there are a bunch of other people talking too who I'd rather hear.

    I have bad news...

    Just watched VODs. Game 1 was bananas. Great matchup. A little sad for VP -- they can be fun to watch, but rooting for liquid going forward.

    Stop picking wyvern for the love of god it just loses all the time.

    3cl1ps3
  • 3cl1ps33cl1ps3 I will build a labyrinth to house the cheese Registered User regular
    Wyvern has a 0% winrate on main stage. She's just not very impactful and then she dies because she has twelve HP.

  • VishNubVishNub Registered User regular
    Oh I just realized the allstar game was still to go.

  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    I love that the crowd claps in unison with Earthshaker thumpin' his drum.

    3cl1ps3milskiKoopahTroopahcentraldogma
  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    ... Well that was a fast match. Damn that was one-sided. Committing all their ults they got one kill, and it was an Aegis, and it took forever to make happen.

  • 3cl1ps33cl1ps3 I will build a labyrinth to house the cheese Registered User regular
    edited August 2017
    The woman cosplaying as Windranger looks so excited! That was endearing af.

    edit: $4000 will probably not even pay for that Clockwerk cosplay, holy crap that thing is awesome.

    3cl1ps3 on
  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    Did not see that coming.

  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    edited August 2017
    Holy fuck I'm dying. I thought the commentator segment just now was going to be something where they're up their own asses but it was actually really funny.

    "OH MY GOD STRATEGIC PAUSE"
    "ITS LIKE A LIBRARY IN HERE"
    "THE AUDIENCE IS ASLEEP"

    "OH MY GOD CREEP IS PUSHING"
    "CREEP IS PUSHING"
    "AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH"
    "UUUUUUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHAAAAAAA"

    Edit - Video now:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKC9Ph5zdXg

    Henroid on
  • MyiagrosMyiagros Registered User regular
    Dendi!!!

    iRevert wrote: »
    Because if you're going to attempt to squeeze that big black monster into your slot you will need to be able to take at least 12 inches or else you're going to have a bad time...
    Steam: MyiagrosX27
  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    vs a computer!

  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    NA'VI is back m i rite.

  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    LGD getting duped by the Morphling illusion and blowing all their ults will never get old.

    Myiagros
  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    edited August 2017
    LGD getting duped by the Morphling illusion and blowing all their ults will never get old.
    That was amazing. What a turn around Liquid made in that match, not just evening the playing field but dominating the map. I disagreed with the commentators when LGD stole the Rosh kill and Aegis. It didn't get them shit and they didn't even make use of it.

    I was worried at the start of the match but any dingdong team can take 3 or 4 players to kill one on the other team. Oh noes. Such power. Such stronk.

    Edit - Like ganking of that sort throughout laning phase only matters if you're constantly griefing the carry. But Morphling had a free ride.

    Henroid on
  • MyiagrosMyiagros Registered User regular
    vs a computer!

    It was pretty impressive how quickly the AI would take advantage of any small thing that it could, even baiting an attack and then take a LH instead because it was worth more than the damage to Dendi.

    iRevert wrote: »
    Because if you're going to attempt to squeeze that big black monster into your slot you will need to be able to take at least 12 inches or else you're going to have a bad time...
    Steam: MyiagrosX27
  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    One of my favorite signs so far:

    qWBDPGb.png

    ForarSLyMmilskiseasleepyMazzyxKoopahTroopah3cl1ps3Corp.ShephardEtiowsa
  • SLyMSLyM Registered User regular
    when I see these fight recaps and see them treadswitching 15 times in these crazy hectic fights I just despair at my skill in this game.

    I'm lucky if I remember to do it before my avalance toss combo as tiny.

    My friend is working on a roguelike game you can play if you want to. (It has free demo)
  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    BOOM SHAKA LAKA FUCK YES LIQUID! Holy shit two rounds in a row controlling the map in such a big way.

  • 411Randle411Randle Librarian Oook.Registered User regular
    edited August 2017
    Wow, where was this Liquid in the first round? That match against LGD was an example of why I picked them to win. Almost effortless dominance. Not sure they can come all the way back, but at least it looks like it might be possible.

    411Randle on
    1) Silence 2) Books must be returned by the last date shown 3) Do not interfere with the nature of causality
  • milskimilski Poyo! Registered User regular
    Timber was the best pick against huskar and brood and it still got absolutely dumpstered.

    That was some advanced Mutumba and Miracle insanity. Miracle had zero fear.

    I ate an engineer
    HenroidübergeekDac Vin411Randle3cl1ps3
  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    411Randle wrote: »
    Wow, where was this Liquid in the first round? That match against LGD was an example of why I picked them to win. Almost effortless dominance. Not sure they can come all the way back, but at least it looks like it might be possible.
    Liquid has had to fight some of the hardest opponents in the main event and here they are, about to go against the monstrous LFY tomorrow. And then potentially Newbee. If they make it to the grand final, win or lose, people need to give Liquid some props because goddamn.

    übergeek411Randle3cl1ps3
  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    I mean to be fair every team that even made it to TI deserves mad props.

    3cl1ps3schuss
  • milskimilski Poyo! Registered User regular
    TWO NEW HEROOOOOOES

    I ate an engineer
    KoopahTroopah
  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    TWO
    NEW
    HEROES

  • Dac VinDac Vin S-s-screw you! I only listen to DOUBLE MUSIC! Registered User regular
    edited August 2017
    Henroid wrote: »
    411Randle wrote: »
    Wow, where was this Liquid in the first round? That match against LGD was an example of why I picked them to win. Almost effortless dominance. Not sure they can come all the way back, but at least it looks like it might be possible.
    Liquid has had to fight some of the hardest opponents in the main event and here they are, about to go against the monstrous LFY tomorrow. And then potentially Newbee. If they make it to the grand final, win or lose, people need to give Liquid some props because goddamn.

    Hell, people should give Liquid some props already. They has some good performances in between the last major and this TI, but I dont't think ANYONE expected them to take first in group stages then go on their current run.

    e:

    DUELING

    FATES

    Dac Vin on
    milski
  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    Two new heroes? As in, NEW new? Because there's nobody left from DotA 1 right?

  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    Dac Vin wrote: »
    Henroid wrote: »
    411Randle wrote: »
    Wow, where was this Liquid in the first round? That match against LGD was an example of why I picked them to win. Almost effortless dominance. Not sure they can come all the way back, but at least it looks like it might be possible.
    Liquid has had to fight some of the hardest opponents in the main event and here they are, about to go against the monstrous LFY tomorrow. And then potentially Newbee. If they make it to the grand final, win or lose, people need to give Liquid some props because goddamn.

    Hell, people should give Liquid some props already. They has some good performances in between the last major and this TI, but I dont't think ANYONE expected them to take first in group stages then go on their current run.
    In my mind Team Liquid is Goku through the entirety of Dragon Ball Z. KICKING ASS oh no he's down OH SHIT HE'S BACK.

    übergeek3cl1ps3
  • Dac VinDac Vin S-s-screw you! I only listen to DOUBLE MUSIC! Registered User regular
    Henroid wrote: »
    Two new heroes? As in, NEW new? Because there's nobody left from DotA 1 right?

    Last DotA 1 hero was Underlord (Pit Lord) last year.

    KoopahTroopah
  • KoopahTroopahKoopahTroopah The koopas, the troopas. Philadelphia, PARegistered User regular
    edited August 2017
    Stream died... What's going on?

    Edit Oh it's over. Must have just missed it.

    KoopahTroopah on
  • übergeekübergeek Sector 2814Registered User regular
    Dac Vin wrote: »
    Henroid wrote: »
    Two new heroes? As in, NEW new? Because there's nobody left from DotA 1 right?

    Last DotA 1 hero was Underlord (Pit Lord) last year.

    Technically I think the hints for Monkey King were also in the old DoTA 1 map, but he was never released there. This time it's all new.

    Sylph does not look like she's the "Fourth Brother". The Fencer as I'll call him seems to be from Bristleback's race, but he's about speed where Bristle is brute force.

    I can forgive the whole "Pudge barely wins so it will encourage more terrible Pudge players" thing now.

    camo_sig.png
  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    3cl1ps3KoopahTroopah
  • Dac VinDac Vin S-s-screw you! I only listen to DOUBLE MUSIC! Registered User regular
    Also worth remembering: the history of WAOW.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgGZtVfrhhQ

    TychoCelchuuuKoopahTroopahSceptre
  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    edited August 2017
    Man, seems like Liquid is playing really well but LFY is playing out of their mind good. 17 minutes into game 1 and things are pretty exciting!

    TychoCelchuuu on
  • 3cl1ps33cl1ps3 I will build a labyrinth to house the cheese Registered User regular
    LIQUID HOW

  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    rat bear mvp

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