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turboraton posted:Get the gently caress outta here. Ragingsheep posted:IG definitely was not one of the favourites and Newbee was slated to possibly do well but not win. DK was absolutely a favourite to win TI4, and Newbee was DK's strongest rival in the China scene. So yes, Newbee was definitely a favourite.
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Very few people believed in Newbee before TI4, It was really all about EG and DK back then with most people just ignoring all other teams.
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Jul 29, 2016 00:28
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"favorite" means youre not darer is what im gathering here
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Jul 29, 2016 00:29
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stringball posted:I've blindly copied merlini 1:1 every year and every major and probably did better than if I did it myself Also on this note I've voted Alliance to win the final every yea and every major(even the year they actually won!) because I'm both very stupid and like sticking to a team no matter what
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Jul 29, 2016 00:30
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TI4 favorites were definitely EG + DK. There's a reason there's a loving comic depicting their grand final match.
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Jul 29, 2016 00:34
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cdec almost won 5 and they were the wildcard sooo
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Jul 29, 2016 00:36
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Ragingsheep posted:IG definitely was not one of the favourites and Newbee was slated to possibly do well but not win. uhh how many teams would you have put above ig going in?? lgd and?
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Jul 29, 2016 01:21
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gently caress I got a gold PPD card with +20% points for GPM come on valve
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someone repost the quote suggesting IG shouldn't have been invited to Ti2. It was good.
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Jul 29, 2016 01:57
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TI2 was all about how Chinese teams were poo poo and stuck in dota 1 and wouldn't be able to adapt to dynamic playstyle of teams like CLG or w/e we literally have that gooniest orientalist post in memoriam of TI2 and the ascension of david gorman
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Jul 29, 2016 02:00
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Solid accusation of racism from the gooniest orientalist of them all, nicely wrapped in the sarcastic wit of a 5-star reddit post, but how about instead of comparing inarguably the best SEA dota 2 team with Mouz you try and justify MUFC, Orange, 0-2 iG (are you loving serious with this Valve), and Darer over any one of Mouz, mTw, Quantic, or ex-Quantic. Don't forget absolute "lost 21 of our last 29" Legends. Or gently caress, VP, if we're going by your ridiculously tortured standard of, "some (all) of their players were considered good in dota 1 two years ago when teams were playing for €1K EU in Farm4Fame something something pedigree something something." If you can see this as anything but a hilarious transparent grab at a market we've already established didn't even loving exist up until the TI invites went out I don't know what to tell you. One part cognitive dissonance, two parts desperately trying to curry favor with Valve, maybe. Your "casting career" isn't going anywhere, you don't need to bend over backwards to defend brazen incompetence.
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Up Circle posted:uhh how many teams would you have put above ig going in?? lgd and? Navi???
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for the record ig was expected to do pretty well at ti2 idk what youre all smoking lol...pass it...haha..idk if id have called them favorites but theres a reason everyone thought equilibrium was a retard . . ..
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gangnam reference posted:for the record ig was expected to do pretty well at ti2 idk what youre all smoking lol...pass it...haha..idk if id have called them favorites but theres a reason everyone thought equilibrium was a retard . . .. idk, I just remember everyone talking about how chinese teams wouldn't be able to adapt or were outdated or were still getting used to dota 2 or w/e
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Jul 29, 2016 02:31
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gangnam reference posted:Solid accusation of racism from the gooniest orientalist of them all, nicely wrapped in the sarcastic wit of a 5-star reddit post, but how about instead of comparing inarguably the best SEA dota 2 team with Mouz you try and justify MUFC, Orange, 0-2 iG (are you loving serious with this Valve), and Darer over any one of Mouz, mTw, Quantic, or ex-Quantic. Don't forget absolute "lost 21 of our last 29" Legends. Or gently caress, VP, if we're going by your ridiculously tortured standard of, "some (all) of their players were considered good in dota 1 two years ago when teams were playing for €1K EU in Farm4Fame something something pedigree something something." If you can see this as anything but a hilarious transparent grab at a market we've already established didn't even loving exist up until the TI invites went out I don't know what to tell you. One part cognitive dissonance, two parts desperately trying to curry favor with Valve, maybe. Your "casting career" isn't going anywhere, you don't need to bend over backwards to defend brazen incompetence.
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Jul 29, 2016 02:31
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There's a difference between "favourites" and "do well". This year, I'd put OG, Liquid, Wings and Newbee as the favourites but I'd expect teams like MVP and LGD (before their vsia problem) to do well.
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The wildcard group might still be cancelled right? Or is vgr gonna play 4v5 lol
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Zo posted:The wildcard group might still be cancelled right? Or is vgr gonna play 4v5 lol vgr's not in the wildcard
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For predictions, just wait for Nahaz and Noxville to release a data driven video and then do the opposite.
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Majuju posted:vgr's not in the wildcard If a main team drops out there's an extra slot, cmon man this isn't hard.
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Ambivalent posted:idk, I just remember everyone talking about how chinese teams wouldn't be able to adapt or were outdated or were still getting used to dota 2 or w/e
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Jul 29, 2016 02:39
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Ragingsheep posted:There's a difference between "favourites" and "do well". they were expected to be top 5 idk who else that year you canc all a favorite besides navi lmao can tell ur brains broke cause eg aint ur favorite
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Ambivalent posted:idk, I just remember everyone talking about how chinese teams wouldn't be able to adapt or were outdated or were still getting used to dota 2 or w/e there's that, but that was also still the period of thinking chinese brains were superior to western ones, when we now know that to not to be the case
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Jul 29, 2016 02:43
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Zo posted:If a main team drops out there's an extra slot, cmon man this isn't hard. They have a sub, they're not dropping out
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gangnam reference posted:they were expected to be top 5 idk who else that year you canc all a favorite besides navi lmao Is your grammar some kind of gimmick or just how naturally post? Is top 5 out of 16 when the game is in relative infancy really that impressive?
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Red Red Blue posted:They have a sub, they're not dropping out Oh ok i thought nono didn't have his visa either for some reason.
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Jul 29, 2016 02:54
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Even if VGR did drop out there would be 4 wildcard teams and 3 spots to fill, you'd still play those games
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Red Red Blue posted:Even if VGR did drop out there would be 4 wildcard teams and 3 spots to fill, you'd still play those games Excretion or tnc might not make it at all. Forget which.
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Jul 29, 2016 02:57
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Well it's an even numbered year so a chinese team is going to win. But which one??
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xcore posted:Is your grammar some kind of gimmick or just how naturally post? just how naturally post. uhhh i think youre misunderstanding lol...but whatever...dumb topic anyway.. . par for course.
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Zo posted:Excretion or tnc might not make it at all. Forget which. I think they bother have issues but Execration is the one with the biggest problems from memory.
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drunken officeparty posted:Well it's an even numbered year so a chinese team is going to win. But which one?? EHOME gonna go all the way from the wildcards!
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Jul 29, 2016 03:22
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Gonna post the nahaz spergout again, why would mafia do something like this to someone, implying nahaz wasn't a sperger already https://youtu.be/7fBfmPENyK0
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stringball posted:Gonna post the nahaz spergout again, why would mafia do something like this to someone, implying nahaz wasn't a sperger already he's a perfect fit for CoL
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Jul 29, 2016 03:48
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Haha yeah that clip needs to be in the OP for sure.
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Jul 29, 2016 03:53
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ti2 is actually hilarious to look back on because ixmike complexity and demon EG were both near the top of their groups and got blown the gently caress out by china immediately in the main stage games.
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Jul 29, 2016 03:55
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Crummelhorn posted:he absolutely is Yesssss!!
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Radical posted:ti2 is actually hilarious to look back on because ixmike complexity and demon EG were both near the top of their groups and got blown the gently caress out by china immediately in the main stage games. EG shoulda won their series against iG but EG demon.
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I haven't played Dota 2 in months and have no clue what the meta is but I guess I'll watch the International. It feels weird not giving a poo poo about any of the cosmetic stuff Valve is hawking this year.
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Radical posted:ti2 is actually hilarious to look back on because ixmike complexity and demon EG were both near the top of their groups and got blown the gently caress out by china immediately in the main stage games. r i p hannahmontana
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