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The International 2016 (Aug 3rd - 13th)
- Thread starter neurosisxeno
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Aeriscloud
Banned
LOL shadow is actually an EE and secret fan
even said my beloved EE
seems like secret still won in the end
Time to start my EE fanfiction.
mysteriousmage09
Member
lest we forget the real winner of TI6
lol
neurosisxeno
Member
ET stomp is REALLY good for setup, and kinda covers an insane area.
SecretMoblin
Member
lest we forget the real winner of TI6
preach
which is offset by its really long cast time, the fact that its damage is split between the spirit and the champion, and is a sleep rather than a stun
ET will probably get a move or attack speed nerf honestly
on that note, buff junkiro cast times
Technosteve
Banned
I claim wings for america
Sorry to hear that, hope you get better.
The entire event came across very well when viewing at home. I would love more feature content than walking around doing awkward fan interviews. I had to mute the stream with that poor girl that couldn't get DC out of her mouth because she was so nervous. So glad DC placed well, and what appeared to be the best team won.
waxinlyrical
Member
Don't die TUSR!
Omega Kirby
Member
All in all, I'm just happy my favourite character got a chance to shine in the finals and win in that round ^_^
neurosisxeno
Member
Ease of play doesn't really factor into whether or not it's balanced--Invoker, Chen, Meepo.
Dodging forever. ):
Don't die bro.
Come to anime fest in Dallas tomorrow and we can talk about waifus all day long!!!! Wouldn't that be fun oh gosh
I plan to do a more detailed writeup tomorrow when I get home, but in short: TI6 was awesome, and even better than last year. I hope to go again next year, at the very least to the finals if I can't make the whole week.
I can confirm.
I can confirm.
lest we forget the real winner of TI6
Kaci is really doing a great job and to think she came in there knowing nothing how huge the gaming community really is all those years ago she the real MVP.
Congrats to Wings. They were simply the best team. They proved you don't need a meta if you have the best team(at least in the current patch, heh). I'm happy to say I had them winning it all in my predictions and bracket. I had a good feeling about Wings after watching them win The Summit 5. They beat OG in the winners bracket, then again in the grand finals. You could see even then that their teamwork was superb and they were going into TI6 full stride, at their best.
So I would have missed my original flight by ~10 minutes. They hadn't left, but the door was closed and they were pushing away the second I walked past. Glad I was able to change it to this one boarding shortly.
Did I miss anything major after the lifting/interview? I'll probably rewatch the final moments on twitch tomorrow when I wake up.
And feel free to come on by the Dota2 thread over in Community, we don't all bite!
Did I miss anything major after the lifting/interview? I'll probably rewatch the final moments on twitch tomorrow when I wake up.
And feel free to come on by the Dota2 thread over in Community, we don't all bite!
shira
Member
U can ignore ursrlf?
So were you in there at the end or not?
You didn't particularly miss anything in the postgame stuff. If you want to go watch it on Twitch you can, but just postgame banter, Purge weatherman, congrats Wings, etc.
yeah that's like the only play i remember from any TI's... that at the pudge hooks to fountain
I left my seat the second the GGs were dropped. Out of the arena into the corridors after the fireworks stopped but before DC were out of their both for handshakes. I was in the lawn area during the winners interview.
Yeah, you didn't miss too much. The winners interview was cool and then the panel was just standard banter.
manfestival
Member
RIP 2gd
Wok
Member
DC thought that picking Slark and giving it to W33 instead of Resolution would turn okay. I believed them at first, but you have to admit: W33's Slark is subpar, better than Resolution's Slark, but subpar.
If you cannot play a hero at a pro level, then do not pick it at the grand finale of TI.
If you cannot play a hero at a pro level, then do not pick it at the grand finale of TI.
lucebuce12
Member
That DC vs EG Semi-Finals were insane.
DC
It was a pretty good finals all in all.
ashecitism
Member
I thought he was 11-0 before EG?
lucebuce12
Member
That was UNiVeRsE with Void, if I remember correctly.
Wok
Member
He buys a shadow blade and does nothing with it.
He watches w33 and his teammates fight the other team. Then he escapes with full hp, 3/4 of mana and an unused cheese, when his team is dead. He does this all the time, even when defending his throne.
Most importantly, he uses dark pact with bad timings all the time. Just watch Miracle- play Slark and you will see how Resolution's and W33's dark pacts are always suboptimal.
Anyway, DC realized it and gave Slark to w33 in the final game, so there has to be some truth to it. At least, w33's Slark is not as painful to watch as Resolution's.
To say something positive about Resolution, his Razor is totally amazing.
TyrantGuardian
Member
Just watched the games. Holy shit Wings just dismantled everyone and everything. Aside from one questionable teamfight (the one where Axe got arrowed and they still decided to follow up) which didn't even end up THAT bad in the end, they played seemingly flawless. Highest level Dota I have seen yet, well deserved victory!
Emerson
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He doesn't need a setup. You can just drop spirit on somebody and it moves fast enough they can't even avoid the stomp unless they have a mobility skill or item. The AOE is too large.
Have you met "real sports fans"? Have you been to Philly?
spindoctor
Member
How can you not love a team that says fuck you to the meta, pick whatever the fuck they want (including Pudge and Techies) and then go on to become world champions. Congrats to Wings for dominating the tournament and showing everyone how you don't need to pick the same 15 heroes every time. Also DC did a great job of demolishing almost everyone who came in their path and doubted their individual abilities before the roster lock. They absolutely deserved their spot in the finals over everyone else who kicked them from their teams or ignored them or whatever.
And seriously, what a great tournament this ended up being. High production values, new hero reveals and just nothing going wrong is a sign of great management of the event. Extremely high level of play where any team truly could beat anyone else. One or two small issues with the meta which will get sorted soon enough but otherwise Dota is in a great place right now. And a very good showing from South East Asia.
And seriously, what a great tournament this ended up being. High production values, new hero reveals and just nothing going wrong is a sign of great management of the event. Extremely high level of play where any team truly could beat anyone else. One or two small issues with the meta which will get sorted soon enough but otherwise Dota is in a great place right now. And a very good showing from South East Asia.
neurosisxeno
Member
Swindlez may have been on to something...
finals kind of sucked just because wings were too overwhelmingly good and dc choked a bit
the highs were about as good as last year, i don't think the skill ceiling has really gone up much but the teams are all closer together
i think ti5 was better just because it was closer but this one was really good and wings clearly deserved it, they were head and shoulders over everyone else in the game
the highs were about as good as last year, i don't think the skill ceiling has really gone up much but the teams are all closer together
i think ti5 was better just because it was closer but this one was really good and wings clearly deserved it, they were head and shoulders over everyone else in the game
I mean that really wasnt the case
spindoctor
Member
I got a couple of Beetlejaws from my boxes and thought I'd be able to make some good money on immortal International couriers.
They sold for about $1.5 each.