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steakmancer
May 18, 2010

by Lowtax
Freeze just assassinated an ancient in the middle of this teamfight rout but china are doing it

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Red Red Blue
Feb 11, 2007



fy god

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
How can one team have 3 f-gods?

ElNarez
Nov 4, 2009
Bai Fan

Sphyre
Jun 14, 2001

what a performance from fy

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
I'm not sure why the casters were gushing over MC's split push ult when it meant not having split available for the high ground defense.

steakmancer
May 18, 2010

by Lowtax
Absurdly good game 1

ElNarez
Nov 4, 2009
Those jackets are still loving baller as gently caress, and against the liquid tees? It's not even a fight. I'm predicting a 3-0 on that basis alone.

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
Respawn time talents are killing dota

ElNarez
Nov 4, 2009
io ruins your poo poo game 3, you don't ban io game 4

give the jackets back you don't deserve them

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

Kainser posted:

Respawn time talents are killing dota

Agreed

MisterMarmite
Feb 4, 2013

ElNarez posted:

my pro analysis right now is that godz needs to stop saying "shi-roo-ken" it's seriously distracting and bad

While we're asking, I'd like him to please stop using 'versing' as a verb.

emdash
Oct 19, 2003

and?

MisterMarmite posted:

While we're asking, I'd like him to please stop using 'versing' as a verb.

dota2 isn't a competitive poetry composition game? gently caress I've been playing this all wrong

Majuju
Dec 30, 2006

I had a beer with Stephen Miller once and now I like him.
kiev major invites start at 10 Eastern tomorrow, visible only inside the client as part of the battle pass ooooo!

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
Can't wait for people to be enraged at the Ad Finem direct invite.

that one guy
Jun 3, 2005
Just so it's here:

Direct Invites
Wings
OG
Ad Finem
Team Liquid
EG
DC
Newbee
VG.J


Regional Qualifiers
Europe
Elements Pro Gaming
Secret
NiP
Bears
Alternate
Cloud 9
Alliance
Battle Cup Champs
2 Open Qualifier Teams

CIS
Comanche
Vega Squadron
Team Empire
Virtus Pro
FRIENDS
Navi
Team Spirit
Effect
2 Open Qualifier Tams

NA Dota
Team Freedom
NP
OnyX
Team Red
WanteD
Battle Cup Champs
4 Open Qualifier Teams

South America
SG-eSports
Midas Club Elite
8 Open Qualifier Teams

China
IG.V
Cavalry
VG.P
IG
LGD
CDEC
LGD.FY
Battle Cup Champs
2 Open Qualifier Teams

SEA
Clutch_Gamers
Faceless
Execration
Rex Regum Qeon
Geek Fam
TNC
Mineski
Battle Cup Champs
2 Open Qualifier Teams

a witch
Jan 12, 2017

I'm honestly very doubtful that CoL will make it through open qualifiers.

iNteg
Dec 17, 2007

a witch posted:

I'm honestly very doubtful that CoL will make it through open qualifiers.

I just wanna see how salty swindlezz gets on twitter about not even getting a regional invite.

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

Kainser posted:

Can't wait for people to be enraged at the Ad Finem direct invite.

Im so angry right now!!

Crell
Nov 4, 2008

Hot Leggy Blonde, you
got it goin' on.

iNteg posted:

I just wanna see how salty swindlezz gets on twitter about not even getting a regional invite.

It's because they changed rosters I think

a witch
Jan 12, 2017

He's going to tilt and drop a game to a Chinese stack in the second round. It's going to be hilarious.

Martian Manfucker
Dec 27, 2012

misandry is real
glad NiP got a regional invite.

not sure about newbee on the direct invite list but they're such a forgettable team it's possible I missed them being good at some point

mikeraskol
May 3, 2006

Oh yeah. I was killing you.

iNteg posted:

I just wanna see how salty swindlezz gets on twitter about not even getting a regional invite.

They dropped Cancel and picked up 747 after the add/drop period. We already knew hey weren't getting a qualifier invite.

Xtanstic
Nov 23, 2007

I'm fine with AF getting an invite. I'm angry at the existence of SA qualifiers because it deprives us of both NP and WanteD advancing forward.

(actually it's because I'm a creepy jingoistic nerd)

Looke
Aug 2, 2013

The moonduck stream just said WanteD have disbanded

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
The SA qualifiers are gonna own. 8 open qualifier teams means the clowniest games

Also it was a lot of fun to watch Infamous at Frankfurt.

a witch
Jan 12, 2017

Kainser posted:

The SA qualifiers are gonna own. 8 open qualifier teams means the clowniest games

Also it was a lot of fun to watch Infamous at Frankfurt.

I wonder how many players will end up banned for match fixing after/during the qualifiers.

Xtanstic
Nov 23, 2007

Looke posted:

The moonduck stream just said WanteD have disbanded

Goddamnit PPD you couldn't give me one tasty upset before disbanding?

a witch posted:

I wonder how many players will end up banned for match fixing after/during the qualifiers.

Hopefully all of them

Looke
Aug 2, 2013

i can't wait to open all my trading card packs and create my collection of arteezys again

ILL Machina
Mar 25, 2004

:italy: Glory to Italia! :italy:

Ayy!! This text is-a the color of marinara! Ohhhh!! Dat's amore!!

Looke posted:

i can't wait to open all my trading card packs and create my collection of arteezys again

He's stuck in open quals/battle cup, so this dream might not come true, right?

Kild
Apr 24, 2010

ILL Machina posted:

He's stuck in open quals/battle cup, so this dream might not come true, right?

what

Centzon Totochtin
Jan 2, 2009

ILL Machina posted:

He's stuck in open quals/battle cup, so this dream might not come true, right?

EG got a direct invite

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
https://twitter.com/Peterpandam/status/838290825641545731

I wonder if Valve or some other Esports company will implement doping tests at some point.

Xtanstic
Nov 23, 2007

Unless pressured by an external force I doubt it

ILL Machina
Mar 25, 2004

:italy: Glory to Italia! :italy:

Ayy!! This text is-a the color of marinara! Ohhhh!! Dat's amore!!

Centzon Totochtin posted:

EG got a direct invite

Oh poo poo, thanks. I read poorly.

iNteg
Dec 17, 2007

mikeraskol posted:

They dropped Cancel and picked up 747 after the add/drop period. We already knew hey weren't getting a qualifier invite.

Ahhh poo poo, I completely forgot they dropped Cancel after the drop/add period. Well here's to hoping they get dumpstered in the open qualifiers.

Mr. Bill
Jan 18, 2007
Bourgeoisie Pig

Xtanstic posted:

Unless pressured by an external force I doubt it

What is especially scary is that, for pro gaming, you know what works even better as a performance enhancer? Methamphetamines.

GOOD TIMES ON METH
Mar 17, 2006

Fun Shoe
It will probably take some dude stroking out at a lan or something for anyone in charge to actually care. I remember some major or something where dudes from I think VP looked visibly pilled out of their minds half the time but they could also just be huge weirdos.

Ragingsheep
Nov 7, 2009
I think ppd was talking about fps like CSGO and Overwatch rather than Dota.

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Zurreco
Dec 27, 2004

Cutty approves.

Ragingsheep posted:

I think ppd was talking about fps like CSGO and Overwatch rather than Dota.

He was, but it's a conversation worth having when you're the CEO of a big esports org regardless.

GOOD TIMES ON METH posted:

It will probably take some dude stroking out at a lan or something for anyone in charge to actually care. I remember some major or something where dudes from I think VP looked visibly pilled out of their minds half the time but they could also just be huge weirdos.

Are you thinking of Jerax?

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