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[cheezcake]

ODPIXEL in that finale

This has gotta be one of the best moments in doto history

 

[NaDannMaGoGo]

que?

Twas supposed to be unrefined.

 

[TyrantGuardian]

Even at 4,5k mmr people place sentries in the base once towers/rax are down so I just went "Oh good luck with that, ES". Then I just screamed. What a ridiculous game also Dota 2 is the best video game.

 

[bounchfx]

maybe next time with the 322 GPM

calculatored

Ana, why didn't you get a BKB? WHY?

no one got bkbs, geez

 

[kasane]

bkb is for pussies

you aint playing dota when you buy bkb

 

[Carlius]

bkb is for pussies

you aint playing dota when you buy bkb

i for one fucking hate the item lol

 

[Technosteve]

Huskar pick next please

 

[kasane]

bkb is like buy early lose

buy too late and you lose

better not buy it at all

 

[Quonny]

Booth guy best hero.

 

[bounchfx]

bkb is like buy early lose

buy too late and you lose

better not buy it at all

you're supposed to buy it exactly at 30 minutes
it's the only way

 

[TyrantGuardian]

This production is so charming <3

 

[Servbot #42]

That was a great game of Dota, if AF loses in the next i game i would be ok with that.

 

[kionedrik]

ODPIXEL in that finale

This has gotta be one of the best moments in doto history

up there with ti3 dream coil and ti5 echoslam honestly.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Twas supposed to be unrefined.

Yea, but things tend to become a little unrefined with a lot on the line, hundreds of thousands of people watching, invis heroes and divine rapiers on the map.

That's the beauty of humanity. Pressure bursts pipes and makes outcomes unpredictable.

 

[Zoon]

The game has to end by OG's WW casting ulti on Skylark and someone kills him.

 

[Fevaweva]

up there with ti3 dream coil and ti5 echoslam honestly.

I 100% agree.

 

[Lotto]

i fucking love dota. There's definitely times where it loses me, but then something beautiful like that happens and it brings me back in.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

up there with ti3 dream coil and ti5 echoslam honestly.

ehhhhhhh. nah.

Dream Coil and Echo Slam literally won their teams tournaments. Now if AF comes back from this 2-1 deficit to WIN...then yea it will be the play people remember and we can place it in the pantheon.


That said, none of them were as great as "The Play".

 

[Anno]

My hands are still shaking. Holy shit. I don't understand how you come back and play another game of Dota after that.

 

[Abilidebob]

ehhhhhhh. nah.

Dream Coil and Echo Slam literally won their teams tournaments. Now if AF comes back from this 2-1 deficit to WIN...then yea it will be the play people remember and we can place it on the pantheon.


That said, none of them were as great as "The Play".

Na'Vi lost the Tournament after The Play, so...

 

[Quonny]

This production is by far the best from all the majors and tournaments I've seen. Cringe way down, caster quality up, and so on.

I think it's at a good level of professionalism right now. Before it was just awkward and weak, whereas Riot now it's too much like ESPN and it's all buttoned up.

This is right. Do this.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Na'Vi lost the Tournament after The Play, so...

of course. but it got its own name for a reason. you knew what "The Play" was without me having to even tell you the teams involved.

It is still perhaps the single best team play in TI history. It has yet to be matched.

 

[Fevaweva]

Machine is really, REALLY good. Second only to Redeye honestly.

 

[Drkirby]

ehhhhhhh. nah.

Dream Coil and Echo Slam literally won their teams tournaments. Now if AF comes back from this 2-1 deficit to WIN...then yea it will be the play people remember and we can place it in the pantheon.


That said, none of them were as great as "The Play".

Echo Slam did shit, EG was already dominating that game, it was just flashy.

 

[M.D]

This production is by far the best from all the majors and tournaments I've seen. Cringe way down, caster quality up, and so on.

I think it's at a good level of professionalism right now. Before it was just awkward and weak, whereas Riot now it's too much like ESPN and it's all buttoned up.

This is right. Do this.

Team Fnatic Introduction - Dota 2 Shanghai Major


Anyone remembers this

I still can't believe this is a real thing

 

[Sigismundo]

Cringe way down,

That's debatable.

 

[kasane]

Fogged should be in every panel in every tournament

dude is articulate and confident without sounding like a condescending prick. Winter should be on the panel too.

 

[Shinypogs]

I imagine OG is very careful about always having tps on them for the next 4-6 months. Lots of other factors were important in how that game panned out but that moment felt like a pretty big one to me.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Echo Slam did shit, EG was already dominating that game, it was just flashy.

It was match-clinching. The moment you could see their opponents hearts break in two. Sorry you disagree.

 

[Prophet Steve]

Echo Slam did shit, EG was already dominating that game, it was just flashy.

Yup it was way too forced by the community, it didn't really change much.

 

[Omega Kirby]

So the crowd is basically twitch chat in real life

 

[bounchfx]

invoker? earth spirit? lifestealer? you got my attention

 

[Quonny]

That's debatable.

Well I mute the stream and do other things between games, so just talking bout the banter during pick/ban and post-game analysis.

 

[jediyoshi]

I think it's at a good level of professionalism right now. Before it was just awkward and weak, whereas Riot now it's too much like ESPN and it's all buttoned up.

Blizzard has the same problem. This is like the middle ground between FGC and squeaky clean coverage.

 

[M.D]

Ana Invoker

I have a bad feeling about this

 

[twobear]

up there with ti3 dream coil and ti5 echoslam honestly.

ti5 echoslam is the most overhyped dota 'thing' tbh, es in that game landed more significant slams like twice

 

[Sigismundo]

Well I mute the stream and do other things between games, so just talking bout the banter during pick/ban and post-game analysis.

Fair enough. It's been fine in that regard.

 

[kasane]

ti5 echoslam is the most overhyped dota 'thing' tbh, es in that game landed more significant slams like twice

its hype thats all. You know the community is all about dat hype

 

[shira]

what if we have 2 more 1+ hour games only to get a clown 9 ending

Singsing kicked again even in retirement?

 

[bounchfx]

ok so based on the game so far what're your predictions?
i wanna say AF because lifestealer can fucking wreck some bitches, and nyx is a good invoker counter too

but then the other side of me wants invoker to win because im biased
edit: OH SHIT HE'S USING MY SPIRITS

OG gonna win confirmd

 

[Chris R]

lets gank a hero with invisibility with no detection lul

 

[waxinlyrical]

edit: OH SHIT HE'S USING MY SPIRITS

OG gonna win confirmd

Bounch clearly a unbiased, objective judge of character .

After last game I can't help but root for AF. Let's go boys!

 

[M.D]

wait what the fuck did notail just do?

 

[shira]

ok so based on the game so far what're your predictions?
i wanna say AF because lifestealer can fucking wreck some bitches, and nyx is a good invoker counter too

but then the other side of me wants invoker to win because im biased
edit: OH SHIT HE'S USING MY SPIRITS

OG gonna win confirmd

Game 5 dammit.

 

[bounchfx]

bahah.

to be honest AF won me over after that last game, i'd love to see a tense as fuck game 5

 

[NaDannMaGoGo]

Lmao. Hype into immediate regret

 

[Technosteve]

I hate this patch, legion commander is being picked.

 

[KingKong]

not like this, AF

 

[kasane]

gg

clown 9 was ahead of the pack with boner7 lc

they were playing 4d chess while everyone else was playing checkers

 

[bounchfx]

a good invoker is a thing of beauty. please dont let this game already be over

27 minutes in and sven already 5 shots rax