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IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

Take me to your Shida

Cerepol posted:

I'm really not sure who I want to win from this gambit TNC game.

I think I'm leaning gambit but either way should be fun

Gambit forced a first phase techies ban so I'm rooting for them

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Cerepol
Dec 2, 2011


I dunno when I'll get tired of ES/Morph but its not yet. Such a disgusting combo

Super-NintendoUser
Jan 16, 2004

COWABUNGERDER COMPADRES
Soiled Meat

Cerepol posted:

I dunno when I'll get tired of ES/Morph but its not yet. Such a disgusting combo

Yeah, I'm about there now after that 1v5

Cerepol
Dec 2, 2011


Jerk McJerkface posted:

Yeah, I'm about there now after that 1v5

alright that was nasty, i feel gross now

mikeraskol
May 3, 2006

Oh yeah. I was killing you.

Cerepol posted:

I dunno when I'll get tired of ES/Morph but its not yet. Such a disgusting combo

It's never not hilarious.

I remember when Morph initially lost Replicate I was devastated but it's much better now.

The REAL Goobusters
Apr 25, 2008
TNC is an insane team. Goddamn they look so good right now

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

Liquid really seems to have lost something in the transfer from Alliance. They're not playing well at all.

E: Wait, are they really coached by Blitz lmao?

RealityWarCriminal
Aug 10, 2016

:o:
That ex-alliance team was a huge candidate for regressing to the mean

also loda was coaching and now isnt but i refuse to give loda any credit

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

Whatever you think of Loda, going Loda to Blitz is some top tier rofl

The REAL Goobusters
Apr 25, 2008

TheRat posted:

Whatever you think of Loda, going Loda to Blitz is some top tier rofl

It was still Loda’s team when they misclicked on the main stage at TI dude. The malder himself wasn’t able to help them there. Also I think at this tournament they’re not playing with blitz coaching since blitz is casting so it’s probably for him to see what’s the deal with the team.

But that’s just giving the benefit of doubt

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

Wait, are you really suggesting that a coach should be blamed for the captain misclicking during draft? That's weird as gently caress dude

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

Take me to your Shida

Liquipedia is always so bad at figuring out easy tiebreaks ahead of time.

Alliance and VG have already clinched upper bracket in group A (Alliance can only tie with Beastcoast, and Alliance has the h2h tiebreak. No tiebreaker matches are listed in the rules).

There's a bunch of other scenarios after that, nobody else is actually safe from elimination in Group A.

Group B is kind of a cluster after TNC. I'm not sure how Neustadtl score works on Bo2s but if WaR somehow sweeps TNC there might be a path for them to finish 2nd in the group via tiebreaker.

The REAL Goobusters
Apr 25, 2008

TheRat posted:

Wait, are you really suggesting that a coach should be blamed for the captain misclicking during draft? That's weird as gently caress dude

The roster stayed T2 during Loda’s entire run as a coach. The new squad looks much better and Loda isn’t coaching.

Also learn how to read

RealityWarCriminal
Aug 10, 2016

:o:
Please be nice to TheRat, he's swedish

Zurreco
Dec 27, 2004

Cutty approves.
NIP looks not great with this new roster. Was there a better reason for the last roster getting dropped aside from choking at TI?

The REAL Goobusters
Apr 25, 2008

Zurreco posted:

NIP looks not great with this new roster. Was there a better reason for the last roster getting dropped aside from choking at TI?

Ppd said in an interview that the roster needed changes even before TI, but they decided not to and well it showed at TI.

The current roster needs work though for sure. I think Gunnar and Skiter aren’t that great.

ElNarez
Nov 4, 2009
holy loving poo poo nip with maybe the biggest dumbest throw in the history of pro dota holy gently caress what was that

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

Take me to your Shida

Quincy Crew won game one against Liquid which I think basically gives the two a Bo1 to make LB

ElNarez posted:

holy loving poo poo nip with maybe the biggest dumbest throw in the history of pro dota holy gently caress what was that

I'm not sure I'd call it a throw, felt like they could only win teamfights when they got the jump.

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

Take me to your Shida

I'm still really bad at figuring out Neustadtl in Bo2s but I think if NiP wins game 2 they only pass Gambit if QC also wins game 2 against Liquid. I think NiP clinches at least LB with a QC win, actually. And I think WaR advances no matter what if they win game 2 against TNC.

Pinterest Mom
Jun 9, 2009

Zurreco posted:

NIP looks not great with this new roster. Was there a better reason for the last roster getting dropped aside from choking at TI?

They didn't really look like a team near the end of last year, people are hinting that there were some issues with the team "gelling" and it really showed.

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

Take me to your Shida

OK I think this is how it shakes out right now after WaR gets that win and QB 2-0s Liquid

IF NiP Wins:
NiP gets UB #2 due to Neustadtl over Gambit
WaR gets LB #2 due to Neustadtl over QC

If Gambit Wins:
NiP gets LB #1 because they 2-0'd both WaR and QC
WaR gets LB #2 due to Neustadtl over QC

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

Take me to your Shida

Universe is still good

mikeraskol
May 3, 2006

Oh yeah. I was killing you.

IcePhoenix posted:

Universe is still good

He's playing so well.

And I said he was washed. The shame.

JollyBoyJohn
Feb 13, 2019

For Real!
Holy poo poo Universe is 30

Cerepol
Dec 2, 2011


I am still a Universe fan, its too bad the NiP squad just can't seem to work.

I'm also becoming more and more of a Gambit fan.

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

Take me to your Shida

I think Gunnar is fine and their downfall against Gambit was skiter and drafting Razor twice. Haven't seen many of their games with this squad though.

emdash
Oct 19, 2003

and?
Blitz was not coaching Liquid at this event. He's supposed to be coaching again at the Major (source: his twitter, also liquipedia)

GOOD TIMES ON METH
Mar 17, 2006

Fun Shoe
Hello Tims

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

Take me to your Shida

TNC is so fun to watch

Kibner
Oct 21, 2008

#1 Pelican Fan

IcePhoenix posted:

TNC is so fun to watch

they rule

Cerepol
Dec 2, 2011


holy crap Gambit and TNC both taking 2-0s.

I am really excited for the TNC vs Gambit match again.

emdash
Oct 19, 2003

and?
Beastcoast!! Hype comeback against WAR

e: yikes WAR not letting this one go. could be a very long game

WELP nvm

emdash fucked around with this message at 14:17 on Oct 25, 2019

Cerepol
Dec 2, 2011


emdash posted:

Beastcoast!! Hype comeback against WAR

e: yikes WAR not letting this one go. could be a very long game

LMAO WHAT IS THIS GAME

that was a game 1, neither WAR nor BC willing to back down.

Cerepol fucked around with this message at 14:20 on Oct 25, 2019

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

Take me to your Shida

https://gamepedia.cursecdn.com/dota2_gamepedia/1/1c/Broo_move_09.mp3

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

Take me to your Shida

Loving this play by WaR

emdash
Oct 19, 2003

and?
that Stampede->RP by wisper, holy poo poo what a play

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

Take me to your Shida

Holy poo poo that was perfection by beast coast on that teamfight

aaaaand then they waited too long to back after forcing buybacks

Cerepol
Dec 2, 2011


holy gently caress these 2 teams

Zurreco
Dec 27, 2004

Cutty approves.
Why would you buyback into that situation?

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Cerepol
Dec 2, 2011


holy poo poo they fuckin did it!??!?!

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