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KnoxZone
Jan 27, 2007

If I die before I Wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.
As fun as some of these matches have been, in 3 days we have only had a single series that wasn't 2-0. Hopefully we get a good series before the end.

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Turtle Sandbox
Dec 31, 2007

by Fluffdaddy
At least we got to see an axe go out of control.

Craptacular!
Jul 9, 2001

Fuck the DH

Asuron posted:

I'm not saying MVP aren't talented because they definitely are and have improved immensely, but losing on their home turf to a team that only two years ago was terrible must really suck for a team that used to win or place well in most of the tournaments they entered.

They only got in because Chinese teams ran into visa problems. They could have won $7,000 instead of $3,500 but I doubt they're sweating it too much yet.

It's like Cloud 9 getting mopey about placing second at The Summit, when they only made LAN because of a loving popularity contest. Likewise, VPP can't complain about placing second at D2L when they lost to Empire in the playoff and then went anyway because of Empire's visa problems.

Lots of teams who shouldn't have been at LAN making it anyway and getting money this year.

Scrub-Niggurath
Nov 27, 2007

Empire are loving unstoppable this LAN

The REAL Goobusters
Apr 25, 2008

Scrub-Niggurath posted:

Empire are loving unstoppable this LAN

Empire is so weird they got stomped by Navi at the DAC qualifiers but then they go ham at this tournament.

Craptacular!
Jul 9, 2001

Fuck the DH

The REAL Goobusters posted:

Empire is so weird they got stomped by Navi at the DAC qualifiers but then they go ham at this tournament.

It's almost like teams are different at LAN.

Wezlar
May 13, 2005



Craptacular! posted:

It's almost like teams are different at LAN.

Noted LAN powerhouse Empire

The REAL Goobusters
Apr 25, 2008

Craptacular! posted:

It's almost like teams are different at LAN.

Historically empire doesn't play this well on lan.

Craptacular!
Jul 9, 2001

Fuck the DH

Wezlar posted:

Noted LAN powerhouse Empire

The REAL Goobusters posted:

Historically empire doesn't play this well on lan.

3rd place Champions League S3 (LAN final at DH Bucharest), 1st place Excellent Moscow Cup (CIS LAN tourney) with a 3-1 win over NaVi. May or may not have owned at D2L, we'll never know because visas.

And that's all after TI4. It's not the stuff of legend, but it's not bad by any means. Their record with Navi in particular is interesting though, because in Champions League they were punted down to the lower bracket by Navi, and then came back to beat them at EMC, then the DAC/SL10 stuff we're talking about. Also, the Champions League NaVi was the really screwed up dramabomb Fng lineup, and they went on to win 1st before getting shuffled again, so who knows.

Craptacular! fucked around with this message at 08:25 on Jan 18, 2015

Geight
Aug 7, 2010

Oh, All-Knowing One, behold me!
Which teams are hot and which teams are not for DAC?

Craptacular!
Jul 9, 2001

Fuck the DH

Geight posted:

Which teams are hot and which teams are not for DAC?

Hot: LGD, CDEC, EHome
Dark Horse: HellRaisers, MVP Phoenix, TongFu
Okayish: Vici, Rave, Big God
Situation Unknown: Invictus, Newbee, Secret
Garbage: All Other Western Teams

Who knows what the hell shape IG is in right now, they only have four players, and they aren't going to have Burning playing for them and Big God. Newbee haven't been seen since New Years Eve. Secret just changed 3/5ths of their positions and have new teammates.

HGH
Dec 20, 2011
NiP vs VPP coming right up.
http://dailydota2.com/match/gvhzzbr

Kainser
Apr 27, 2010

O'er the sea from the north
there sails a ship
With the people of Hel
at the helm stands Loki
After the wolf
do wild men follow
That was quick.

HGH
Dec 20, 2011
What the hell NiP. 4 enemy heroes behind your mid T2s killing your PA, no one TPs back because they're busy taking the top T1. And then VPP take 3 towers in a row!
I guess they were biding their time for a good teamfight like now but still.

Klaus Kinski
Nov 26, 2007
Der Klaus
Such amazing clusterfuck teamfights.

Kainser
Apr 27, 2010

O'er the sea from the north
there sails a ship
With the people of Hel
at the helm stands Loki
After the wolf
do wild men follow
Swingy game.

e; stop fighting without brew ult VPP jesus

Kainser fucked around with this message at 14:37 on Jan 18, 2015

HGH
Dec 20, 2011
38 minutes in, 0/11/13 Illidan Drow Ranger gets his first kill.

jizzy sillage
Aug 13, 2006

Illidan is my favourite player/carry for all the wrong reasons :madmax:

Sage Grimm
Feb 18, 2013

Let's go explorin' little dude!
Speaking of, Illidan Warlock!

AnonSpore
Jan 19, 2012

"I didn't see the part where he develops as a character so I guess he never developed as a character"

Sage Grimm posted:

Speaking of, Illidan Warlock!

Beating the poo poo out of Invoker :allears:

e: report invoker nub feedr

Drunk Canuck
Jan 9, 2010

Robots ruin all the fun of a good adventure.

Illidan is so friggin cool

alansmithee
Jan 25, 2007

Goodness no, now that wouldn't do at all!


Starladder as a whole has been pretty fun, even with all the 2-0 matches. Lots of different heroes being played. Hope some of it carries over to DAC.

Sage Grimm
Feb 18, 2013

Let's go explorin' little dude!
Anyone else having issues with the stream? It's been lovely from 5 minutes into the game.

EDIT: Should have complained earlier. Problems cleared up as soon as I made this post.

Taffer
Oct 15, 2010


Zyori is so loving bad

Scrub-Niggurath
Nov 27, 2007

Taffer posted:

Zyori is so loving bad

Scrub-Niggurath
Nov 27, 2007

Xyklopz and Vykromond co-cast TI5 please

jBrereton
May 30, 2013
Grimey Drawer
Back to the Empire I wanted to win TI4 :frogc00l:

Taffer
Oct 15, 2010


Seriously he just keeps saying exodus instead of exit in his weird and awful hype shouting. why????

Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

ASK ME ABOUT KISSING A GHOST
Night Stalker and Night Crawler represent

Drunk Canuck
Jan 9, 2010

Robots ruin all the fun of a good adventure.

A good answer to their wet fart of a game 1

jBrereton
May 30, 2013
Grimey Drawer

Taffer posted:

Seriously he just keeps saying exodus instead of exit in his weird and awful hype shouting. why????
It's because he isn't as good a caster as you, Taffer, obviously.

Majuju
Dec 30, 2006

I had a beer with Stephen Miller once and now I like him.
oh boy the stellar insight of ixmike

HGH
Dec 20, 2011
Shoot, I left after the Warlock game that was doomed for VPP, I didn't know this was a Bo5. Dang. How was the last game?

Majuju
Dec 30, 2006

I had a beer with Stephen Miller once and now I like him.

HGH posted:

Shoot, I left after the Warlock game that was doomed for VPP, I didn't know this was a Bo5. Dang. How was the last game?

Illidan went berserker-mode with Slark, it was great.

KnoxZone
Jan 27, 2007

If I die before I Wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.

HGH posted:

Shoot, I left after the Warlock game that was doomed for VPP, I didn't know this was a Bo5. Dang. How was the last game?

Imagine sitting in your jungle during a Nightstalker night with 0 vision anywhere on the map and an enraged fishman coming after you.

Sage Grimm
Feb 18, 2013

Let's go explorin' little dude!
And some offensive wards so the enraged fishman knows exactly where your buddies are: not coming to back you up.

HGH
Dec 20, 2011
Sounds like standard Illidan Slark. Cool.
Meanwhile, Specter? Wow, haven't seen her forever.

lamentable dustman
Apr 13, 2007

🏆🏆🏆

Game just went full Russian Dota

Sage Grimm
Feb 18, 2013

Let's go explorin' little dude!
So much for a non-janky stream. :argh:

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RiskyChris
Jan 13, 2008
Give these fuckin' madmen direct invites to TI5 please.

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