DotA 2: -APEM pros only go fast!

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  1. broXcore

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    Day9 and purge is basically how i learned dota. Watching that series is so helpful for a new player.
     
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  2. BlazingRebel

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    I know I'm excited
     
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  3. Poetic

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    Day9 is not a better host than Chobra, Chobra so chill. Problem with the panels have been too much MARCH! I don't mind him being there, but it seems like he's on like every panel.

    Day9 is cool though, but he was new to the scene and they booted fan favorite Redeye for him last year and that was just a crime.
     
  4. Handcuffed

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    even swiggle cant hate on this ceb axe
     
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  5. swiggle

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    I have it on in the background and have only been listening. Did see him near the top of net worth, which seemed impressive.
     
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    game 4 was unbelievable. i hope y'all are able to watch and enjoy this.

    and we get a fucking game 5.
     
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  7. RonBurgundy

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    I have been out all night, I’m probably just not going to watch game 5 and watch VODs
     
  8. swiggle

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    Yeah, it was pretty awesome
     
  9. Handcuffed

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    the resiliency of this OG team is amazing and they've played three consecutive series to the limit that have been spectacular. a deserved winner IMO (assuming they close this out).

    obviously the revenge story is compelling. but i love that they're not playing the WK+DW or weaver/mirana/drow. they're just playing their heroes. i get that people don't like ceb (i don't think i've followed dota long enough to understand why... and i hold the old OG manta illusion garbage against fly, ironically) but their strats have been fantastic and pretty unique. teamfight + multiple saves. really interesting dota to watch.
     
  10. RonBurgundy

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    OG. Unbelievable Cinderella story. Open quals to TI champs with a guy who got kicked off last year and hadn’t been playing major dota and another who made his first LAN appearance at TI8. Wow.
     
  11. jplaYa

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    The Chinese curse is broken!

    Shanghai next year would be fun.
     
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  12. broXcore

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    Checked in when it was 2-1 lgd, checked now and see that OG won. Can’t wait to watch the series tomorrow. Respect to them.
     
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  13. miles

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    Day9 is like the nicest, most positive person ever and people were just straight up dicks.
     
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  14. miles

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    So rumor is that Optic went full on disband. I'm surprised and kinda disappointed.
     
  15. RonBurgundy

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    Not quite by the latest rumor, sounds like Optic was just dropped by the org and VGJs (-sneyking but + universe) was signed
     
  16. Poetic

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    Wow, that's kind of crappy. ppd has been a great professional and both teams finished 7-8.

    Also, why would they boot sneyking for Uni. Have a feeling these moves will hurt.
     
  17. miles

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    I think VGJs joining Optic was a consequence of Optic disbanding. (And also that they have to leave their org now that Valve has rules against one org having multiple teams, what with VGJs and VGJt) Doubt Optic would drop a roster that outperformed expectations for basically a lateral roster move. That would be really weird/a bad look, especially considering H3cz is generally really hands off.
     
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  18. Poetic

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    So what do we think of a new team w/ ppd? do we think he's moving to SEA to captain EE?

    5 - ppd, 4 - zai or dj, 3 - 33, 2 - Abed or CCnC, 1 - EE

    Cloud9? Fnatic?
     
  19. miles

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    Fully disbanding leads me to believe PPD and/or Zai are joining another org with some established/left over pieces. I'd imagine PPD and Zai at least would be staying with Optic and recruiting others to them if they weren't.
     
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  20. RonBurgundy

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    I love ppd, 33, and zai but I can’t root for EE. Ever.

    Please no
     
  21. Poetic

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    EE needs a ppd if hes ever going to be successful.
     
  22. Handcuffed

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    midone is staying with secret so already the post that was fueling a lot of the roster rumors has been disproven a bit:



    we'll see what happens. i would not love the idea of EE playing carry for ppd but Abed as mid would be fun.
     
  23. BlazingRebel

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    Going on vacation on the 30th so little one can meet her other set of family then now that I no longer have the brace I can PC game again, and I'll be looking to get back into this game. Ready to knock out that games limit so I can use any hero not just those 25 set for beginners.
     
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  24. RonBurgundy

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    After ranked roles, normal solo queue feels like low priority
     
  25. skiedfrillet

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    did they get rid of ranked roles or something?
     
  26. RonBurgundy

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    Battle pass and all features are over except chat wheel sounds atm
     
  27. miles

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    I like the idea of ranked roles, I just wish they put an option for assigning you a random role/whatever becomes available. I like generally not knowing what role I'm going to play in games.
     
  28. RonBurgundy

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    Isn’t that just ranked then?
     
  29. skiedfrillet

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    i just got absolutely shit on by a jugg/shaman lane

    it was just the worst
     
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  30. miles

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    When you have ranked roles normal ranked is basically unplayable. It splits the player base and accounts with battle passes are 10X more likely to be the serious, normal players, and accounts without them are 10x more likely to be smurfs, trolls, boosters, children in lan cafe's, etc.
     
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  31. BlazingRebel

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    Decided to try out earth shaker because he is who I want to focus on getting good with. 1st game already been told to kys, uninstall and get reported I ended the game blatantly stealing his kill to take the best KDA on our team (we got fucking stomped) with a blink dagger + max range fissure kill. Already making new friends
    :sugar:
     
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  32. skiedfrillet

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    crushing smurfs gets my dick so hard
     
  33. RonBurgundy

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    Earthshaker blink echo slam onto an entire team is top 5 all time DotaHigh behind black hole, RP, and landing a tornado/EMP/meteor/deafening blast combo, and running around at max move speed as a fed bloodseeker
     
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  34. RonBurgundy

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    FYI BlazingRebel turbo games count for your 100, and are half as long, but aren’t “real” dota
     
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  35. RonBurgundy

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    Just gonna play a single game before bed, I says.

    https://www.dotabuff.com/matches/4085313434

    4 rapiers later, including an IO/Gyro combo with 2 divines on gyro, 1 on ember, and 1 on Riki. And I'm on a 1.1K HP Lich. I mean fuck that entire game. BB/Riki/ IO-Jugg combo and Ember just demolished me in 3 hits each. Awful game to suffer through for 60+ minutes. Wow.

    Net worth graph at bottom shows change in rapiers lol
     
  36. miles

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    Rumor: PPD/EE/Kpii on a team. Not excited about the idea of EE but Kpii is awesome and I would love that.

    Hopefully Zai would go with, but another rumor is he might be going to secret. If he does, hopefully they could get one of DJ or Zfreek. Mid options out there would be w33, abed, and maybe CCnC. Not gonna lie I think that team would be very good. Especially since EE wouldn't be captaining anymore.

    edit: Or I guess Kpii has played mid and was very good at it previously. Could put him there and go another direction in the offlane.
     
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  37. skiedfrillet

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    so glad I went to bed
     
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  38. RonBurgundy

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    But if you would have been mid instead of my QOP who died alone without buyback 4 times trying to pick off the ember vs a Riki/Gyro-IO lineup we could have ended 20 minutes earlier
     
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  39. skiedfrillet

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  40. miles

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    Jakiro's been my favorite 5 for a while. It's like the ultimate failsafe if your team's being retarded and all jungle farming bc you can always keep lanes shoved out.
     
  41. RonBurgundy

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    I really think my game quality has gotten better since moving up 4 brackets. I feel like I have very few completely incompetent teammates now
     
  42. skiedfrillet

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    i finally lost, but i was shaman

    we had our support and mid both dc after a fight, we all tried pausing, and they just spammed unpause

    walked down mid and won, and then in typical peru fashion spammed ez
     
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  43. miles

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    vgjs - Sney +Uni confirmed. Team looks :ballin:
     
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  44. RonBurgundy

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    Welp that’s a t1 squad. I know they were super unhappy with VGJ org, said they “Lived in a Brooklyn Ghetto” lol.

    Aui coaching

    Plus VGJ can only have 1 team per org now.

    Said they haven’t chosen the org yet though, that’s interesting.
     
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  45. Handcuffed

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    i'm guessing they are with optic as originally rumored but wouldnt announce it until contracts are finalized and signed

    ppd will be with Col
     
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  47. BlazingRebel

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    Just watched OG vs EG game 3 I would have thrown my headset against the booth if I was Sumail after that Tiny game. Team too fucking heavy.
     
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  48. skiedfrillet

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    i've followed up my 8 game win streak with a 9 game loss streak

    dota is so predictable
     
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  49. broXcore

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    should i just stop being a pussy and start playing solo ranked, or just stick to regular all pick when playing solo?
     
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  50. broXcore

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    ranked scares me