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Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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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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Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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TheRat posted:

Alliance are Swedish, mate.

Watching Alliance crash and burn this year is gonna be kind of sad. It'll be like one those band reunions where all the old guys get back together but they completely flounder on stage.

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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Who is the villain of this TI gonna be

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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Majuju posted:

going back through old threads, can't believe there was a point when I thought death prophet was more fun to watch than invoker smdh

I mean, any hero becomes boring when you see them in every single match. Also despite his plethora spells, Invoker was being run pretty much the exact same way in every singe pro match.

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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klaphark posted:

Envy will win a ti

Envy being the eternal underachiever of Dota is the one constant though.

EorayMel posted:

I am expecting one (1) techies and/or necrolyte pick in The International 6.

Did Techies ever get buffed after that patch that completely gutted them?

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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drunken officeparty posted:

What did they do to nerf techies

I think it was this patch;

quote:

-Land Mines​, Stasis Trap​ and Remote Mines
No longer trigger when getting destroyed.
Can now be targeted by and destroyed with Quelling Blade and Battle Fury icon
Now have a 10 gold bounty.
-Land Mines
No longer has a max limit of 20 mines.
Are no longer phased.
No longer block neutral creep camps.
Reduced damage from 300/375/450/525 to 150/190/225/260.
Reduced mana cost from 125/150/175/205 to 60/75/85/100.
Reduced cooldown from 19/16/13/10 to 9/8/7/5.
-Stasis Trap
Trap​s no longer block neutral creep camps.

Basically reduced the damage on land mines while also preventing them from being stacked on top of each other. So Techies can no longer create a huge stack of mines on one point that instantly kill most heroes. Also melee heroes can kill the mines with QB/Battlefury so its not impossible for them to clear out a Techies minefield. So its way harder for Techies to actually do anything now and its not like the average player was amazing with him before anyways.

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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Why the gently caress would you call your team Execration? It doesn't sound menacing, just ugly.

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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I bet Arteezy's favorite pokemon is some tryhard trash like heatran.

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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So what position do pros run earth spirit in? Off lane?

EDIT: Whoa wait Batrider? Did Icefrog finally buff him???

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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lmao Escape can't kill anything

EDIT: Welp

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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Radical posted:

looks like gogey was right about china

maybe hes always been right

Lets not say things we can't take back.

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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I want Execration to lose because I can't get over how bad that team name is.

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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emdash posted:

goons are insanely salty about rtz so you probably won't find any people who want to give him a break here

Its still really funny that the year after he left EG they won TI.

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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Complexity picked Weaver so I'm obligated to support them.

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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Complexity :cripes:

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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You never run Mirana as your primary carry. She scales better than most roamers but not enough to carry a game.

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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Has batrider been on the losing team in every single game today?

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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Why are some people so angry about this terrain?

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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I want this Meepo pick to either succeed spectacularly or be a disaster of epic proportions.

scuz posted:

you can see juke lines in the trees much easier than the default, makes the tryhards all pissy :buddy:

that was a sweet rax defense from esc, drat

I assume they mean with the perfectly cut hedge trees? Those did stand out to me as being rather odd. Should probably change that.

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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scuz posted:

Yep. Good players will know the jukelines anyway, I don't see what the problem is.

Good players know the jukelines but there have always been cases of pro players hiding in the trees and surviving because the other team forgot one nook. In the heat of the moment you can easily forget them, but its a lot harder for that to happen when you have such a clear visual reminder.

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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:eyepop: Meepo :eyepop:

:eyepop: Double Dragon Lances :eyepop:

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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This guy is loving 15 years old?!? :psyduck:

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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https://hydra-media.cursecdn.com/dota2.gamepedia.com/b/b2/Meepo_kill_15.mp3

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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Oracle is loving crazy.

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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I guess Wings is probably gonna be my favorite team this year. Can't wait to watch them to fire half their roster after TI like every other team!

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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Pudge hooking a Naix is pub level stuff

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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Wings with the throws.

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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Valve please don't let Tobi's mind wander during commentary. He goes from tolerable to unbearable.

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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Meat Recital posted:

Miracle gets away with so much poo poo I dont know how he does it

:haw:

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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Really happy with how fluid the hero picks in this TI have been. This patch seems really good.

Centzon Totochtin posted:

come on EG what is this

The TI Champion Curse

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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Please don't let Tobi cast games with Drow in it

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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Meat Recital posted:

Wings gaming are losing FML

They picked Medusa so gently caress em.

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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Alliance is a mess.

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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lol Alliance getting ratted

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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The REAL Goobusters posted:

alliance fans go home

Alliance still has fans???

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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I miss when Alliance was NTH.

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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Is Winter Wyvern not in CM right now or did she get nerfed so hard nobody is gonna pick her anymore?

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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Toes posted:

Please don't get murdered CM

She let you down.

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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Are there any games left to be played today?

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Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

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emdash posted:

16 games in fact

jfc I forgot how much stuff they have to cram into the group stages.

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