Direct Invite Edition
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>INFORMATION & GUIDES
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>STATISTICS
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Personal statistics#2: http://yasp.co
Hero stats: http://www.devilesk.com/dota2/heroes/herodata/
Hero and DPS calculator: http://www.devilesk.com/dota2/apps/hero-calculator/
>NEWS & STREAMS
http://www.joindota.com/
http://www.gosugamers.net/
http://www.liquiddota.com/
livestreamer GUI: https://github.com/bastimeyer/livestreamer-twitch-gui
>BETTING
http://dota2lounge.com/
http://dota2.vpgame.com/
http://dota2bestyolo.com/
http://www.gosugamers.net/dota2/gosubet
Previous thread: >>145991580
which 1 team doesnt seem to belong on here?MVP?
nth for Traxex is the best waifu
i love memes
>EG
>VG
>SECRET
ALL IN THE OPEN QUALS.
EU/CN qualifiers could form a tournament on their own through sheer class of teams in there.
Mean while at NA
>DRINKING BOYS
WHat went so terribly wrong for NA dota 2 scene? How is it so nonexistent, EVEN SEA DOTA SCENE is more competitive
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11 MEMES EARLY
>>146004429
Imagine.
Spörö after Stöbö as far as the eye can see.
Friendly reminder that based Na'Vi are honorary americans, and that they do not belong to yuropoor filth.
Should we delete these threads when it's American timezone time?
What do NA posters even bring to the discussion besides that they are the absolute bottom-tier?
nth for loli arcana announcement soon with immortals II
EZ qualifier
>>146004425
it's definitely not MVP
LGD and Na'vi shouldn't have been invited and there should have been 3 EU and 3 CN invites instead
>10 invites last year
>6 this year
DOTARDS???
I was promised a blog 10 hours ago where the fuck is it
reminder to get our lord and saviour FDL.Beesa.memes to the summit
https://smash.gg/tournament/the-summit-5/voting#summit-voting
They're called team Secret because they're secretly shit
>>146004569
what if im a yuroNEET EGfag?
WHERE IS THE IXMIKE TWEET REEEE I NEED IT
Uhm Hello?
>>146004613
T-THE LEVEL OF D-D-DOTA TWO HAS RISEN
E-EVERYONE IS SOOO GOOOODODOAOAD....
>>146004613
Valve is raising their standards, obviously.
>>146004640
Also reminder that tonight FDL and Shazam will play a grant hosted BO3 for 1000+ votes in like 3 hours
This Lirik Dota stream really isn't doing the game any favours.
He's showing off everything that's wrong with the game. It's hilarious.
>>146004607
whats your ideal 6 invite scenario that doesnt include lgd and navi?
>>146004592
>>146004640
>1st 3,220
>FDL
ye im not even gonna pretend that shit isnt rigged
>>146004559
benis :DD would be more ebin than finland winning in hockey
>>146004760
>raising their standards
>invited MVP Phoenix
>>146004701
>DRINKING BOYS
>bunch of other literal whos
>EIGHT (8) slots
Man I think I'm going to die
MCDONALDS UP IN FLAMES
>>146004797
Care to write a tl;dw?
>>146004843
>$5 for every two votes
It's Beesa loaded or something?
Every single one of you will eat your petty words when EG curbstomps the competition in the grand finals of TI6.
>>146004816
I would include LGD in a 6 invite but i feel like the top 4 (5 with Fnatic) teams have a huge powergap compared to 6th onwards
>>146004607
Name 2 teams that deserve an invite more than LGD and Navi
>>146004840
>have to work on bachelors degree during quals
Worst feel
top kek
>>146004613
Will Cloud 9 ever return to Dota, /d2g/?
>>146004607
LGD is literally the second strongest CN team.
Vici Gaming broke roster lock, they're in Opens.
EHOME is in the shitter.
Na'Vi is Europe's third best team after OG and TL.
>Lirik already flaming peruvians
Like poetry
>>146004797
Still nobody cares about some random meme streamer. Go talk about it on leddit or some shit.
i imagine all the lolbabbys watching that guy must be so amazed that they dive them so hard 15min in and just ignore towers
>>146004992
>>146004929
to reiterate, I'm fine with LGD and Na'Vi being invited given 6 invites.
i'm arguing that only 4 teams were worth giving direct invites
>>146004849
Who are Drinking Boys and why does everybody keep posting about them?
Literally who are they? Serious post.
>>146005102
Considering their results there was no reason to limit it. It's not like LGD or Na'Vi were in a downward spiral like Alliance.
Biggest fault is regional based invites desu. So many good CN teams and EU teams will get fucked beacause Valve needs to pander to SEA monkeys and North America
Valve should have just disregarded the rules and invited EG.
EG is basically almost the exact same team minus Aui, who's a big massive shitter anyway and inferior to Zai.
>>146004738
But it has
>>146005168
The only hope of NA
>>146005296
No.
>>146005296
great idea
next year the winner would just destroy their rivals 2h before roster lock and still get invited beucase lmao champs get invited
rules are rules for a reason and they knew what is going to happen
>>146005281
i completely agree on the second point but they've locked themselves in, and short of an all LAN qualifier for every team in existence to go through I don't know how they can make it so they balance the invites and also don't look like they're discriminating against regions
i mean they SHOULD do but dont want to upset the nahaz crowd with "muh unfair ratios" because they spend a dumb amount of money on this game
>>146005321
TI3 form Alliance and Na'vi would 3-0 any of the TI6 direct invites in the grand finals.
WHERE IS THE FUCKING BLOCK POST
How come it doesn't pair me, a new player, up with other new players? Every time i try to give this game a try i'm paired with people who whine a bitch at me all game. I'm not new to mobas, i've played a lot of smite / league / dota 1 back in the day, but it's still a learning curve, and this is the only moba that seems to pair me with people who know how to play very well, and then throw a fit at me all game for not quite figuring it out yet.
I remember when i played dota 1, it took me many hours to really "get" it. I haven't hit that point with dota 2 yet, and it sucks, i want to enjoy it.
>>146005490
>Implying
>IM FUCKING IMPLYING
TI3 WAS A 4K PUB AT BEST
I STILL BELIEVE
>>146005490
Go look at those games again and see how big shitters people were back then
Saying this despite TI3 being my favorite all time tourney
>>146004848
>voting for a climate change denier
Guys I used to get (you)'s in this general and now I don't.
What happened?
>>146005490
(You)
>>146005490
TI3 Na'vi was beaten by rat dota. TI3 Alliance retorted to rat dota.
It was like a 2k pub.
gg ez
>>146005490
Alliance and Na'Vi played both terrible dota in Grand Finals. The fact Alliance even won it speaks volumes of how bad
This, Puppey Dendi Bulldog etc. all admit.
You can watch replays. S4 plays really dog shit dota in Grand Finals.
>>146005559
>BLOCK
FUCK I'M TIRED I MEANT BLOG*****
>>146005641
drinking boys
>>146005490
lolno.
>>146005484
>Big lan quali tournament with every team to determine who gets to play at big ti6 tournament
this sounds dumb as fuck
>>146005603
Oh no, he is merely pretending you see.
>fnatic finished same place as mvp in manila major
>not invited
what?
>venge doesn't buy wards
>axe is too much of a pussy to initiate
>lifestealer has no farm after I 6-0 mid and dominate the map
LMAO AND THEY'RE ALL IN A PARTY
THEY'RE IN A FUCKING PARTY
AND IM FUCKING SOLO
AND I LOSE 25 POINTS FOR THIS SHIT
FUCK
FUCK FUCK FUCK
>>146005181
is that chin real holy fuck
>>146005831
MVP has won 2 LANs since Shanghai major
>3:1 Vega
>3:0 EG
Fnatic has won some shitty SEA amateur tournaments at best
why aren't there two majors anyway instead of 3?
have one in december (cis/eu alternating) and one in april (sea/cn alternating)
would give more space for bigger patches. more breathing time for spectators. more hype. no retarded roster lock for a major+TI and overall more elegant spacing. bump the prizepool to 4.5m for each of them.
thoughts?
>lirik played in 3k bracket
what
LMAO NA GOT KEKED
and also fnatic
BLOG
POST
FUCKING
WHEN
>>146005945
People think Fnatic is anything more than dogshit because there are no other competent teams in SEA and MVP plays with 300 ping so they win online tournaments in SEA all the time.
>>146005583
can't wait for the qualifier games.
Any intel on the schedule yet? I really want to see EG and Secret.
>mfw twitter explodes with people who are butthurt that NA has the same amount of slots but with less teams
>the same time they bitch about feminism and equality
>>146005490
TI3 also had the most pathetic, shittiest and disgusting grand finals to ever exist in the history of Dota.
At least the TI4 finals was quick and relatively painless.
>>146005754
yeah of course it sounds dumb, it's fucking retarded
we all know realistically the international would be all EU+CN teams with like, 2 token reps from NA (EG, DC) and SEA (MVP, Fnatic) if it was entirely on merit but they feel a stupid need to invite based on region to make it "truly international"
>>146005765
who are you talking to?
>>146005943
>>146006053
>he just keeps posting it
I'm sure Fnatic could have been directly invited but Valve can be sure they make it to Seattle and block one of three spots and they don't have to deal with Homeland Security while trying to get one team from the jungle to america
>>146005831
Are you stupid or just pretending?
cant wait alliance disband
>>146006024
pussied out, he's terrified Valve will fuck with him even more.
>>146006147
im addicted to (you)
>tfw forever stuck in high skill
>>146005831
Valve wants to limit the shitty teams from the SEA region now that they have 2 guaranteed invites, so they sent a decent team through the qualifiers. They are both pretty good teams but MVP have wone some memelans somewhat recently
>>146006298
You sound like a total ahegao semen toilet who will orgasm whenever someone gives you a (You).
>>146006282
He literally has Valve cum oozing out of his every orifice.
How could he get fucked even more?
>>146006024
Does ppd read /d2g/?
Would you lick her armpits?
>>146006298
Thanks, (you)'re a top lad.
>>146006432
No, maybe they're sweaty and have some hair and thats gross
AWW YIESS I WILL GET TO WATCH GLORIOUS SHITFEST KNOWN AS EU OPEN QUALIFIERS EVERY DAY AHAHAH feels guud ppepz
>>146006419
No relevant person browses 4chan
>>146006419
>does mr.reddit go on 4chan
probably
>>146006583
?
>There are so few NA teams left that Valve has to reinvite a team that was banned last time for cheating
what went wrong with NA?
>>146006583
masturbaman and cap do
>>146006412
""""""random"""""" server lag during bo1 lmao
>>146004797
That's dight, dying and waiting for respawn being a thing.
Justify having this in a supposedly action game
>bbbut ot will break the game
make icefaggot earn his paycheck for once and come up with an alternate solution
>>146006750
and me
Is RTZ truly the Burning of the west?
>considered the best player by his delusional fanbase
>never won a non honeypot tournament
>team destroyer, backstabs his teammates
>jumps ship the second things go wrong
>>146006829
youre not relevant blitz
>>146004797
The only thing I see is a new player being confused as fuck about the game - which results in the game being hard to enter
Nothing new about that
>>146006764
I remember having a 70 minutes or so Bristleback game without dying once. Shit's fucking exhausting.
PPD IS AWAKE BLOG SOON
>>146006965
buckle up
>>146006829
nahaz please kill yourself
stop forcing yourself as a meme
>>146006965
why should we care about another open qualifiers stack?
I. STILL. BELIEVE.
>>146006953
Can you tell us how many times you pressed W in that game?
Surely, not less 1000 times, right?
>>146006573
me too dude, high five.
And I'm probably gonna take a power nap or some shit to watch EGs games.
>>146006829
ODpixel?
Kaipi vs Secret when?
Best of 1s are such a horrible fucking format for qualifiers. Regional and open. It's fucking stupid and awful and makes for horrible Dota.
>>146006829
ow shit watch out, he's a big deal
You guys do realize that PPD don't really give a shit about winning a honey pot tournament when he's already set for life after TI5, right?
Get fucking real scrubs.
>>146007260
can't wait
>>146007213
>a power nap
how do people do that
>>146007304
I agree, it's fucking retarded. It's funny to see EG and Secret "get what they deserve" but you shouldn't be able to qualify to a ~20 million dollar international tournament by winning best of 1s.
>>146007304
There are thousands of players, if they were Bo3 it would take forever
What went wrong?
>>146006743
That was Elite Wolves
>>146007446
Hes alright very few people know how to play him right
>>146007509
i hope fy makes it to ti :3
>>146007304
What do you suggest for the playoff round of 1024? Best of 3s?
How about best of 2s with groups A01 through Z99, with the next round of 512 being best of 3.
Or just make it two groups of 1000 teams each and have everyone face each other in best of 1, then the top 100 teams go to the next round?
>>146007408
Wish I knew to be honest.
It's really just wishful thinking by me, I'll probably stay up until the american qualifiers and fall asleep dead tired halfway through.
I envy people that can succesfully perform a power nap, it's supposed to be super legit
>>146007304
lmao how the FUCK would anyone organize BO3's for thousands of teams?
like LITERALLY every fucking 3 k gathers up with their friends and goes to get their asses kicked for fun you cant just give these guys a fucking loser bracket and bo3's it would take ages to get through and people who are serious about trying to qualify with jobs dont have time for that shit most tier 2/3/4 teams dont make money of dotes so they cant be neets like everyone else
>get 2nd place at a honeypot
>secure invite
LOL
Fuck Valve.
PPD has been saving his drafts for TI and they don't even invite him?
>>146007304
t. poo pee doo
https://soundgasm.net/u/alwaysslightlysleepy/F4M-Script-Fill-Wake-up-mister-wake-up-Horror-Supernatural-Erotic-Rape-Snuff
reminder this exists
Man, PPD inevitable loss in OQ would be absolutely epic. Will he retire after that?
>>146007909
Doesn't that make ESL NOT A HONEYPOT?
>>146007909
Yes, OG and TL should've been the only invites.
Smart money!
>Fnatic consistently performs better at every event than MVP
>Has played in loads more events because of this
>Placed higher than MVP in almost everything
>MVP invited over Fnatic
>Liquid have top 4 finishes in like every recent tourney
>Not invited either
What are these nonsensical invites? Seriously what the fuck.
>>146007946
they had to nerf PPD
honeypot qualifier
Is it time for Valve to ignore placements in honeypot tournaments, since it's clear that the actual good teams don't care about honeypots? The fact that the invites are made based on fucking honeypots is disgusting.
what if bloodstone slark
>>146007852
power naps are for people that dont sleep a lot, then you just get tired and can take them in a day without problems
in theory you need like 3h of sleep a day in short burts, but you need to be really keep the schedule becuase if you miss even one nap your body just breaks down
thats why people dont push it that far, but just dont sleep that long and take one power nap during the day
>>146008027
WIN A LAN BEFORE YOU TALK FNASHIT
>>146007909
Even better, they didn't need to try in the finals, just threw all three games and they still got invited while keeping their strats hidden
>>146007852
Same here, I tried it a couple of times these last few days since I've got exams this week, but it just doesn't work. Just stick to any kind of piracetamum+coffee in my opinion.
>>146007304
doesnt matter, there are only 3 relevant team for ti
OG, liquid and newbee
the fastest way you can eliminate everything else and get to losers bracket final the better
>>146008027
Liquid is invited what are you talking about
>>146008103
How does he do it?
How did/do you guy get better in Dota 2? I'm not asking if you're bad or good. I usually watch my old games and analyze what mistakes I made.
Post your BOLDEST prediction about Qualifiers.
So I was at work and couldn't watch Na'Vi earlier.
I know OG's a powerhouse atm but where is Navi going wrong to get 2-0'd and then 3-0'd? They weren't able to take a game off of OG
>>146006158
But Fnatic didnt have visa trouble last year. That was like only china and ruskies.
>Newbee somehao at TI6
Hao does she do it?
>>146008027
t. pinoy
Do you guys remember when Valve wasn't complete shit at everything they did?
>>146008027
>Fnatic consistently performs better at every event than MVPyou
>>146008179
James is the panel host.
>NewB direct invite to TI6
So... this is the power of Chuan?
>>146008184
It's worse than that senpai. In their last game they got btfoed by Miracle support Lion and Cr1t core Rikimaru. It was painful to watch. Literally tier1 vs. tier2.
>>146008101
Fnatic has consistently performed better.
MVP only won fucking Dota Pit, that's the only one worth mentioning.
Hasn't Fnatic wiped the floor with MVP like every time as well?
>>146008184
Saving strats m8 see >>146008103
Artstyle is literally a genius
Here's to the retard the other thread saying that was Lina's skin on the legs
Remember how completely ADAMANT you guys all were that EG were guaranteed invited no matter what, and therefore believed the Majors were created for NO REASON WHATSOEVER?
What do you have to say for your behavior?
>>146008027
relax they did it just so we dont see too much trash at TI
there is no wya in hell fnatic doesnt qualify so that leaves just one spot for trash like mineski instead of 2 if fnatic was invited
>>146007974
p-pugna-chan!?
>>146008228
This guy threatened to eat Gabe if they didn't get an invite.
>>146008447
i miss burning
>>146008425
To be fair, we didn't fucking count on Valve counting honeypot tournaments as legitimate. If Valve completely ignored honeypot tournaments, EG would have had a guaranteed invite.
>>146008179
FDL wins NA off the back of Beesa's troll warlord and CC&C's TA hurricane pikes meme combo.
>>146008447
I want to know more about China scene desu. Why can't chink veterans speak good english ffs
>>146007974
post pick of your face. i bet you're fat
>>146008420
I want to impregnate the shit out of her
>>146008447
Chuan is so fucking based
>>146008027
but MVP finished higher at both Shanghai, TI5, tied at the Manila Major and also play on 300 ping in basically every SEA online tournament
Since Na'Vi got invited based on ESL
it means that non-Majors are not honeypots
and EG posters are CANONICALLY WRONG
>>146007909
>le I wanna play only in the major tournaments that matte face
>don't even get an invite to the qualis
LOL
>>146008516
eg had a guaranteed invite then they broke the rules that nullifies the invite
its not rocket science really
How mad /10 is ACNE retard of NA?
>>146008425
It was true tho
EG got directly invited to a major despite not playing a single game, then placed 16th
The invite system will always be fucking retarded and only exists because valve refuses to make lan qualifiers
>>146008228
This is a girl.
>>146008228
Chuan did it by himself. He SUPPORTED so fucking flawlessly that it CARRIED the team. Never stop believing, my supportbros. You really can make all the difference.
>>146008607
You got to revise your cliches m8 us nerds are usually underweight
the real question is, will OUR GUYrOtkbe at TI6?
>>146008425
They rejected the invite
>>146008682
>that feel when Envy is less relevant than Alliance
>>146008682
>>146008095
I see, so that's why it's not working for me.
Whenever I've got no work or anything else that requires my presence, I fucking hibernate like a bear. I really wish I had regular sleeping behaviour, but eversince I was 14 or so, I just started sleeping 10 hours straight minimum on the weekend. It's even gotten worse. Just recently I slept 17 hours straight after pulling an all-nighter.
>>146008027
>>Fnatic consistently performs better at every event than MVP
HOW FUCKING HARD IT IS TO READ A SIMPLE FEW LIVES OF THEXT YOU FUCKING IDIOT
HOLY FU
>>146008779
I'm not sure about their lineup t b h f a m
>>146008723
Loda promised him a coach spot at Alliance after CoL disbands.
>>146008723
He's probably taking this real hard.
>>146008025
why do people level BadIlluminate before level 22 instead of rearming tp scrolls and farming heroes like a GoodLina?
>>146007974
>my dick
>>146008516
If we disregard ESLs, which are kind of big tournaments to call honeypots, the last Major really drove home the point that certain prominent teams were no longer top teams in any way.
>>146008875
label one side as fnatic and the other as MVP so people know what that image is actually showing instead of posting it over and over and wondering why the retards on this board don't understand
>>146008723
>he actually thinks that some irrelevant event from three years ago matters today
What did they mean by this?
REALITY CHECK FOR RETARDS WHO THINK ACCOMPLISHMENT FROM6 MONTHS AGO MATTER
THEY DON'T KEK
NO ONE WANTS TO WATCH YOUR DUMBASS BE UNABLE TO COMPETE OVER TEAMS MORE DESERVING
>B-BUT THEN WHY HAVE MAJORS
IDK DUDE MAYBE BECAUSE THEY ARE WORTH A SHIT TON OF MONEY YOU DUMB FUCK
>>146008723
>make it to every major
is this supposed to be an achievement
>>146008516
>Change roster after lock date
IT'S BECAUSE OF THE "HONEYPOT"
>>146008242
Sure, it was when I wan't interacting with doturd, a fundamentally flawed game, but with one of their good games indtead.
WHY DIDN'T YOU NIGGERS SAY THAT OUR GIRL ZAI IS STREAMING?
>>146009223
>Artour 2.0
no thanks kid
valve really should make some clear rules about invites
somehting like:
every finalist of every major gets auto invited
rest spots are filled with winners of lesser lans
if needed by 2nd places of lesser lans
its really not hard, instead everyone is angry as fuck beucase they think they deserve the invite over someone else for placing 9th at a major and doing like shit outside of that
>>146009306
No. Teams that are shit now should not be invited regardless of past wins.
>>146008516
>>146009265
He's Artour 1.0, he basically molded rtz into what he is
>>146009306
They'd be angry anyway.
Who gives a shit.
>>146009223
>>146009385
>>146009265
I don't get this meme
>>146007424
what the fuck are you smoking?
open q. merely gives you a spot for the regional q.
>>146009306
Just implement a point based system that ranks the teams. Tally up only the points from Majors/other big Valve approved LANS. Whomever places within a threshold gets invited
>>146009306
>Make clear set out goals
>Teams stop giving a shit once they "secure" invite making the honeypot narrative a real thing
No thanks, you ameritards bought your own lie, and now you have to deal with it
>>146009306
i'm fine with it being unknown rules so that when a shitty fag team does some dumb shit they can't say "MUH RULES I DESERVE AN INVITE"
for a good example see the "previous winners of TI get invited rule" and EGposters on the board this year
>>146009306
There should be no invites ever
>>146009514
Just ignore them
...there's absolutely no way Secret makes it out of the EU qualis, is there?
>>146009223
but if i didn't watch him and ppd in-game I couldn't hear my Rick and Morty announcer
>>146009369
if they won in the past they can win now
thats the thing, and eveyrone will literally kill themselves just to win at ti
its stupid to invite teams that actually never were the best at any lan even at some tier2 lans just because "hey at least they placed high in the last month lolz" when teams like wings were able to destroy liquid 3-0 in combined 70min not long ago and still be ignored
>>146009564
Navi not making it to TI would reduce the viewercount by like 40%.
>>146009223
>im so quirky and meme about niggers "music"
no thanks
how much longer until the compend finishes?
>>146009514
>Another wonder child with a wacky personality who's going to save NA dota
>>146009631
nigga wings fucking fluked.
they're a fucking push over team now
just a CN Vega Squadron
So Immortals II must be coming out soon right?
>>146009537
?
thats litearlly what happens now
OG after winning frankfurt were in literally one lan between the next major where they played like shit, thats why the 1 patch pony meme was born
teams sandbag already becuase they hope its true, just let them sandbag KNOWING its true
when you KNOW something you cant complain
thats why EG and Secret stay quiet about playing open qualies, they knew they will have to play them becuase thats the one rule valve stated
>>146009631
IG won a TI, proven winner, they should be invited.
HOL UP
Is Dota dead?!
>>146009306
No, because then the LANs who don't determine invites would be brushed off by the teams or straight up not even organised because what's the point.
Current system is fine, people bitching will happen regardless
>>146009835
Judging by Bruno's statement, I'd say tomorrow with Compendium points.
>Purge not playing with VEG this time
Holy shit, will they actually win for once?
>>146009901
a season lasts from one TI to another
not from the beginning of time to the heat death of universe
>>146009842
>teams sandbag already becuase they hope its true, just let them sandbag KNOWING its true
THIS ESL
PROVED THE ENTIRE MEME OF HONEYPOT LANS FALSE
AS NATUS VINCERE GOT INVITED TO THE INTERNATIONAL BASED ON ESL FRANKFURT #2 PLACE
https://twitter.com/Peterpandam/status/744662735665803264
CANCELED
>>146009584
Open qualifier teams have repeatedly been shown to be a joke when real teams are with them, no matter how low-tier the real team is.
I think it's fairly unlikely that even a long string of Bo1s against open quali teams will eliminate them. And in the same way it's also "fairly unlikely" that EG will get eliminated. What I'm getting at is that their individual chances are good but it's likely some fluke will fuck up one of the two at least. Expect somebottom-tier meme threads.
Why does LGD get an invite?
They only went to Starladder because of the name.
They didn't even get top 4 at the Manila Major.
And Secret WON THE SHANGHAI MAJOR and get nothing?
>>146009904
Are you blind or just stupid?
>>146010096
holy shit this cuck
HE HAS GIVEN UP HOPE FOR OPEN QUALIFIERS
EG WITHDRAWS
>>146010096
Well, at least he knows anything he does is just pathetic whining.
>>146008447
what is kevin doing there
>>146010113
their manager is a hot chink slut
>>146010025
I want to impregnate that wolf
>>146010076
To be fair, Navi were impressiveexcept in groupstageat the previous tournament even without making it to the top.
>>146010096
Shame
>>146009904
immortal treasurers always spike the prizepool
this year will be bigger but diminishing returns will kick in eventually
>>146010113
>They didn't even get top 4 at the Manila Major.
>>146010096
NA IS SO BTFOD BY TODAY THEY LITEARLLY ARE TOO AFRAID TO SPEAK THEIR MINDS ANYMORE
YOU CANNOT MAKE THIS SHIT UP LMAIO
Is Moonmeander basically a goodEE?
>>146010291
he's talking about the drinking voids tweet
>>146010096
>Charlie
https://twitter.com/CharlieYang/status/744663250122379265
Charlie knows what's up. He's seen all the tantrums again and again and none of them make anyone look good, ever.
what a fucking pussy
>>146010101
I meant the main ones.
But even OQ are dangerous in EU...there's the XBOCT stack with a lot of big CIS names for example, I can see them knocking out Secret...bulba is worse than universe after all.
>>146010113
xiao8
>>146010113
>They didn't even get top 4 at the Manila Major.
>>146010096
>https://twitter.com/Peterpandam/status/744662735665803264
AHAHA AMERIKEKS CANT GET MORE
P A T H E T I C
THAN THAT!
>>146010113
>>146010460
You and I both know the rant would have been 8x more pathetic let's be real.
>http://wiki.teamliquid.net/dota2/Manila_Major/2016
fucking read this shit before you share your opinion on who deserves invites you fucktards.
jesus christ I forgot just how fucking salty NAtards are when things dont go their way.
tfw you've got 500 coins to bet but u no ur on tilt
dunno how to describe it but weather ash is physically damaging to the eyes
not worth the grind dotards
>>146010096
HE DELELTED THE TWEET ASKING WHO DRINKING BOIS WERE
SHUUUUUUUUT UUUUUUUUUUUP
>Enemy has a Tinker, Nature's Profit, and an Alchemist.
>Deny 5/6 of the towers they took
>Even when NP had 2 swarms of treants on it because of good timing/luck
>Can feel the buttrage every time they jump on me in a teamfight just to watch my team mop the floor with them seconds after I die.
>>146010638
>7th place gets invited 5th doesnt
yeah you must think you are really smart dont you mister anon smartpantski huh
>>146010096
>being /d2g/ when you're not in /d2g/
baka,f
Reminder that best Cursor is Warcog, best HUD is Scions of the Sky, and best Announcer/Mega-Kills is Rick and Morty
>>146010687
Play Alchemist or N'aix.
ez 1 level.
>>146010854
>using cosmetics
>>146009904
forgot your condolences shit
>>146010701
dumbass
>>146010854
kill yourself
>>146010807
maybe you should make it to 3 finals in a row and then only lose to the first and second place winners of the majors if you wanted a better shot at an invite?
bbbbbut honeypot xxxd
>>146010807
Funny how all the NA """""pros""""" are suddenly coming to Fnatic's defense..
>>146010912
>using the shitty default HUD
Reminder that American meme of HONEYPOT LANS has been DEMOLISHED BY VALVE.
Na'Vi got invited because 2nd place finish at ESL.
HOW HARD CAN NADOTASCENE GET FUCKING TOLD WITHIN SINGLE DAY
EVEN PDD IS KEKED
>>146011019
>"shitty default HUD"
how to spot a degenerate 101
Do you think Miracle get a lot of pussy?
Post that webm, you know the one.
So what has happened today in the world of autistic personalities and e-"sports"
>>146011173
>>146011159
no, because sex takes time and dota is more important
>>146011173
>>146011173
>>146011173
>>146011159
>>146011173
>>146011248
>brut'l
>>146011231
Valve did something predictable based on the things they were setting up all year, and some very stupid people still managed to be surprised.
>>146010934
true story
my brother killed himself like 5 days ago, my mom of course refuses to believe it and claims it was an accident but the police wont even investigate afaik becuase they said he killed himself by jumping under a train
why do you just say some shit like that to someone over nothing
he was divorced and had a son, i am his godfather, i didnt even earn a penny yet but i know i have to support that kid now
i think you should go back to redd1t honestly or your epic /b/
>>146011159
Miracle is canonically the best dota 2 player of all time, too bad that OG is sponsored by a literal who streaming site so he'll never be a famous streamer
What happened to the american qualifier invites?
Couldn't they have invited shazam or ixmike's team?
>>146011330
>>146011098
I can't wait for you to get mad when EG destroys the open qualifers, destroys the regional qualifiers, and then destroys the entirety of TI6 because they knew better than to waste their energy and strats on honeypots.
>>146011431
Sorry to hear you're going through all that. Have a (you) on me, friend. :)
>>146011435
Shazam made roster changes
TF disbanded like today If I'm not mistaken
>>146010934
i fucked ur mom lmao!!!
>>146011431
Your brother was weak and deserved death
>>146011159
If the dota scene is anything like the sc2 scene, most pro players get tons of fangirls throwing themselves at them. Especially those who win a lot.
>>146011435
Shazam broke roster lock because SVG decided to COACH eg
>>146011173
Do any of you have the webm of an allied Earthshaker and Lina both going for the same regeneration rune and cooperating as teammates toward that common goal?
>>146011173
USA
>>146011435
valve doesnt want to seem like rules can be broken to punish eg and secret so they invited only teams that didnt change their roster
like literally a team that didnt play a single game was invited but refused becuase the reason they didnt play a single game was becuase they insta disbanded
and all na teams changed roster
best part 2 teams invited did change their roster valve just doesnt know, they will prolly go back to old rosters to keep the invites or something stupid like that
>>146011565
>>146011617
what a time to be alive
>>146011383
>Aui even being on the table
>>146011787
>was on EG
>now on Secret
?
>>146011787
>Universe even being on the table when it was peter pandaman's pandaplan to have Universe leave Secret so there's no way they could make it through their own qualifiers
If EG goes down they're taking Secret with them
>Valve rather inviting disbanded teams over EG to Regional Quals.
L M A O.
>>146011948
EG is ineligible.
>>146011383
Will teams be allowed to just keep trading during their open qualifiers?
>>146011948
EG literally cannot be invited to regional qualifiers by the rules. If there's no one who deserves the spot then there should just be another open qualifiers spot.
how the fcuk atr u supposed to win a single game at 3,1k mmr
i made a new account a while ago, got 4k mmr and am playing mostly on that one, but i had bought the compendium on my old account and am occasionally trying to do the quests
how is it even possible to win? i just want the fucking sets but i keep getting surrounded by double digit iq troglodytes
http://www.dotabuff.com/players/123260931
>>146011358
Godz knows they fucked
navi for ti6 champs
you heard it here first
>>146012213
Git gud.
>say dota 2 blog invite announcement, started laughing
>went to take a nap, still laughing
>was hard to sleep cause I was still laughing
>woke up, laughing and sides hurt
EG and Secret being so shit is literally going to kill me. HELP ME BROS.
>>146012409
I'm literally going to die when they inevitably get knocked out of the open qualifiers
>>146012409
>all this thread was last year was a bunch of SWNL shitposting
bunch of bandwagoning faggots
>>146012213
i dont know
what i do know is how to win at 3.2k and its super easy
you played one game this week, so yeha you wont rankup if you dont play
you had a 52% winrate this month tho so you gained points
mmr just takes a lot of time if oyu play shit heroes, i focused mostly on 1 until i saw its not working, only mid
the picture is super outdated but you get the point, you will never rank up if you dont actually play
>>146012213
when you stop being hateful and proud of yourself
whats the lineup of drinking boys?
anyone knows?
>tfw you mute a flamer
Is there a single better feeling
>>146012914
no fuck off
>>146012938
maybe actually accomplishing something?
>>146012914
It's amazing how Valve managed to fuck up so much and invited the most literal whos of all whos.
>>146013054
?
They knew exactly what they were doing.
The NA scene are the ones who fucked up here.
>>146012765
im not after mmr on this account, i just want the quests. i have switched to unraked for the last few games expecting people to not be as inept but it was the exact same. i could get a 90% winrate easily if i spammed mediusa or some shit but i need the quests
any cu/ck/s in here? God help me I just used heavy whipping cream instead of milk in my pancake dough, is there any saving it? Its so fucking fluffy. ITS SO FUCKING FLUFFY I NEED A PROFESSIONAL
>>146013103
>Americas is just North America
?
>Teams kick players right before TI
>Reddit demands Valve makes a rule against this
>Valve does it
>NA Dota goes up in flames
so memes aside what are the chances that EG and secret can get through their respective open qualifiers?
>>146013248
Secret very low.
EG is hard to say.
>>146012740
>navi is shit bro xd
>i only root for good meme teams such as Secret and EG
>>146013103
They didn't need to invite some random ass teams that literally played like 1 series the entire season or something just because they didn't disband.
They should've just put in more Open Qualifier spots instead.
>>146013197
No one is relevant enough outside NA
Elite Wolves are ineligeble and also trash
Unknown did nothing after Frankfurt Major
BR teams are gutter trash
>>146013154
then just abuse the quests if that bothers you so much
i mean i wasnt feeling like landing 20 arrows so i just abused that and some other quests with vg retards
>>146013297
did you quote the wrong person or something
this general is a bunch of shit-eating faggots who bandwagoned Secret last year and now it's "cool" to hate them
>>146013317
Fuck off, that would be awful. Why should the NA scene deserve such special treatment when every other region has their shit together?
We could have had a meme team invited all we needed to do was form a team, get knocked out first round in some nobody tournament and then not disband.
>>146013286
EG will do it simply because they are literally the only good team in NA
>How to win at sub6k MMR bracket.
pick enigma go farm mek+bkb go win game
if faggots pick slark just pick lc iron talon and get blink blademail
ratz no need to tahanks
>>146013317
I think it's purely to piss off teams that did change rosters
>break rules
>expect no repercussions
dotards?
>>146013394
how 2 abuse
>>146013297
DID
THIS
MAN
JUST INSINUATED THAT NA'VI IS
IN ANY SORT OF DIMENSIONAL WORLD
ON ANY KIND OF PARALLEL UNIVERSE
""""""""""""""""""""""""GOOD""""""""""""""""
>>146013248
3 fucking teams go thru
NA had LITERAL difficulties inviting 8 teams to regionals, EG will play against some 4k shitters that didnt play a single game and got invited becuase they didnt change their roster
its IMPOSSIBLE for EG not to go AT LEAST as third and play for wildcard
meanwhile Secret will play good teams, like Empire that didnt lose to secret for over a year WITH A WEAKER ROSTER THAN THEY JUST HAD
lmao
Arteezy literally is on suicide watch as we speak but i wish him the best 2bh
>it's a "/d2g/ agrees with reddit because it fits their agenda" episode
>>146013396
Maybe they hate them now because they have EE and Bulba?
>>146013317
no special treatment for peterpoopypantsdam
w-why...
I had my game lock up today forcing me to restart my computer and now whenever I try to boot up Dota 2 there's a red line down the left side of my screen, everything's crushed up into a column, and the game immediately crashes when you get into the lobby.
Every happen to anyone?
>NADOTA STILL IN FLAMES
Okay wise guy:
What would be a better set of invites, if you are so great?
>>146013872
6 current ones + EG as champs and Secret as winners of a major
>>146013613
>EG will play against some 4k shitters
I can tell it's going to be a close one
>>146013980
but both EG and Secret broke the roster change rule so they're not eligible for an invite
>>146013018
that's pretty good but not as good
>>146014090
why should valve care about some reddit rules?
>>146014213
Because valve made the rule?
>>146014213
>Why should Valve care of the rule Valve made
FUCKING
DIOT>>146014213
>Why should Valve care of the rule Valve made
FUCKING
DIOT
>>146014282
no reddit made the rule beucase LGD or NEWBEE or some other gooks kicked a player before TI and valve just nodded to not make them angry
Does this mean Mason has a shot at destroying PPD?
>>146014514
Isn't he playing with shitsu right now?
>pick bristleback
>lose
WUBBA LUBBA DUB DUB
>>146014514
yes
Mason
Ritsu
Sneyking
Some random euro friend of Mason
Clairvoyance
that was his team not that long ago
>>146014561
No, he's playing with sneyking lmao
If Secret abuse the NA Quals thing I'm writing a lengthy email to Bruno about this BULLSHIT.
I don't give a FUCK if you have Envy Bulba and Arteezy, SECRET ARE AN EU TEAM.
>>146014789
they're already signed up for EU you dumb shit
>>146014634
Based Mason going to show poopeedee what real rejects look like.
>>146014789
they arent you retard, they realize if you cant go thru qualies you wont win the TI anyway
they dont need to abuse the weakest region in the world like PPD to qualify
>>146014916
>>146014935
Yeah good good, I know that RTZ and Kemal are some snakey fucks.
>>146014935
>the weakest region in the world
SEA?
>>146015056
sea at least had 8 teams to invite lmao
>>146011459
epin just epin
>>146015136
you could probably put drinking boys into that sea bracket and they'd be top 3
>>146015056
Nigga USofA doesn't even have 8 teams for qualifiacitoin ivites
>>146015263
please stop mentioning drinking boys my sides still hurt from laughing
Why does no one play shadow demon, dude is baller as fuck.
>100% illusion uptime for anyone on your team or other team for free, and illusions are better than manta
>free diffusal + half dagon
>free medallion of courage for all damage types
>only has 3 skills so you can level stats more often than other supports with no downsides
Why did no one tell me about good OD sooner?
>>146015286
the United States isn't the only country in both Americas you dumb piece of shit
If EG and Secret wont qualify for TI this will be the worst TI ever since Miracle will win it without and competition
>grandgrant streaming soon to talk about ti invites
oh boy I wonder how many literal who NA teams he's gonna say deserved an invite
>>146015364
becuase hes a defensive support that only is great with some combo
literally the worst combination for pubs, rellying on others to do shit and trusting that shitters know you are watching their backs so they will paly accordingly
literal suffering
i do pick him against alch tho when you drop all your spells on him he just dies without his ult from radi burn lmao
Losing a Qualifier Near You Soon, Traps and Gentlemen, NA's Own, Drinking Boys:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm-6AziniKY
>Wake up
>Half of NA either disbanded for had a roster change
>Valve didn't even give NA a full qualifier because of the Reddit Rule
And of course they're gobbling this shit up.
>>146015501
But he's gonna be right
are you actually defending valve inviting drinking boys and vulkun gaming
Is Digital Chaos even American
they have three euros or four?
Fucking daily challenges are the hardest quests.
LITERALLY
W
H
O
S
>>146015568
I saw I had a jugg and a ursa and other team had PA and Shadow Shaman and Kunkka
It turned out to be a good pick, I saved both from the shackle combo several times, as well as a boat or two. Later in the game I made illusions of myself or jugg and splitpushed while the team farmed in between fights, naga style.
Towards the end I solo'd PA with ult and PA illusions because they both crit her for 569 at once. This amused me greatly.
Overall I rate Shadow Demon 10/10 for this meta.
>>146015872
they have 4 eu and 1 american which causes them to lose everytime
But they won't qualify it will be EG and coL from NA
>>146015872
in dota you have SCENES and DC are part of the NA scene yes
nationality of players dont actually matter
there literally was a chink team made just of euros called LGDint
they played only chink lans and lived there, they were 100% a chink team
>>146015872
Live in America, plan in america, they're NA
>>146015949
>adicionar termo
i loled
>>146016027
>He thinks CoL > DC
???
>>146010889
They only drafted 4 greedy cores and 1 stun on ET. So I picked antimage, hit my timings and destroyed them.
>>146011330
>>146016027
>coL
>beating DC
>ever
W33ha and R3solution make Swindle piss himself. coL has their lowest winrate in the region against DC.
Need a second hand opinion here
>running
or
>hitting
>>146016296
>>146016205
The only way CoL get in over DC is if they get fucked by the brackets desu
>>146016412
Depends, what is it anon?
>>146016412
hitting, you're probably dead anyway
>>146016525
Which is more fun?
I demand you to stop this NA bullying.
grant is LIVE senpai
>>146016778
nice can't wait to see the buttmad
>>146015949
>do tempo
>TEMPO
IS NOTHING SAFE
>grant
>dota 1 rap
>rapping about ancients of lore
barf
where are the stretch goal for TI?
if i currently resides in the "New World" discovered by Columbus id honestly just end my existance or at least go amish so that rest of the world doesnt have to deal with what a huge embarrassment i am
>>146004915
Fnatic is good but Mushi has been shit
gonna need notification from this thread on when grant turns this shit off and actually talks
these fucking dota 1 raps are goddamn unbearable
How do i play with Dark Seer ? What am i supposed to do in game as Dark Seer ?
Aside from fucking with enemy safelaner
>>146017363
build utility and vac wall people, use surge on people when they need to go fast
>>146017363
build walls
so it's confirmed grant is shooting up ti right?
>>146017247
now
What is wildcard ?
>>146017565
>some guy rapping about lothar's shadow
you lied to me senpai, why?
>>146017596
teams who come third at the regional tournaments have some kind of tournament before TI and the top 2 get to TI
>OG winning again
REEEEEEEEEEE
SOMEBODY STOP THEM REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
REEEEEEEEEEE!
IT'S NOT FAIR! EG WON LAST YEAR THEY SHOULD OF HAVE DIRECT INVITE FUCKING VALVE..
>That feel when the Cavs are going to win the basketbowl
>>146017849
Calm down Grant
>>146017735
ty senpai havethe best girl
>>146017696
to upset you
>>146017849
They kicked Aui twice. TWICE in one year! They deserve their shit
>>146017908
>those shitty hair physics
when did D.Va get added to DOA
>>146017908
Fuck off with your casual 20 tick shit
who do people build shiva's on alch now?
nice dead thread dotards
GRANDGRANT SALT OFF THE CHARTS
>Grant buttmad
This is gonna be good
>valve
>stockholders
grant...
What the fuck is up with Grants webcam?
>>146018534
pour out the coors lite f a m
Grandgrant is the perfect personification of the typical na tard who wants welfare invites lmao
are you guys ready for the Money In The Bank ladder match tonight?
Y is grant so salty about dendi?
>>146017964
that was a fun meme when it was in its prime fampaitachidaiyo
free yous
>Bootyjuice
What did he mean by this?
>no memerican invite
>>146018690
its a 10$ walmart cam
>>146018960
he meant the New Day rocks
>>146008740
It looks like that girl from Kyoukai no Kanata
So yes, that is a girl
VOLVO WHY U CONTROL OUR LIVES WE BIGBOYS NOW
GIBB ME INVITES PLZ
SO, we gonna have a fuckign complete week of nonstop doto?
For real?
THE LEVELS OF BUTTHURT ARE OFF THE FUCKING CHARTS
grant is so fucking salty, EG is constantly swapping out players but it's Valve's fault they're breaking the roster lock rules.
>this roleplay
I'ma yuro, still fucking love Grant
>>146010096
Epic.
Can someone explain to me why is "Americas" still a Dota Region? They bring nothing worthy to the table. Anyone else think they should be removed and instead "Russia" introduced? That way we can have both Russia and EU and have great quality matches every event.
Who the fuck even drinks mountain dew?
>>146019268
the Confederacy of Independent Starsystems is just Eastern Europe, there's no reason to separate Europe
>>146018889
>>146019268
>Let's abandon all this revenue because some euro gets butt blasted when they see an NA team anywhere near the top 8.
Nah, being shit at dota 2 is totally worth watching non Americans sperg when NA gets to the top 4, because when that happens you niggers go insane and god forbid NA wins, then you deny it ever happened out of sheer anal pain.
should i watch the apehoop final?
>>146019320
>>146019143
I love sfw lewds they're the best
also this grant rant is amazing
>get in taxi
>tell taxi driver "take me to the city dump"
>the taxi driver - get this - the taxi driver ACTUALLY takes you to the city dump
>flip your shit in outrage
>Tfw trying to scrape my way out of 2k MMR
>At 2.9k MMR
>It has been days since I've had a team that wasn't 4 Russians/Turks
Goddamn boosting is cheap as fuck, I want to get there on my own but fuck playing with all these Russians. Constantly diving, never saving for buyback, never just fucking farming, always forcing fights and reporting me because I don't believe in joining their suicide cult.
And it's entirely my own fault too. If I hadn't stopped playing like a week after ranked got added I would've been able to climb with Earth Spirit/TB like everybody else. I just started playing again last month, shook off the rust in Unranked and now I'm fucking dealing with the consequences of MMR inflation.
>>146019463
Nah, watch the grantbowl
reminder that euro's have won the same amount of TI's as NA despite having a larger playerbase
>>146019463
no you should watch Money In The Bank instead
Maybe NA would get more spots if their teams bothered to stick together lolz Xd
grant tl;dr
VALVE LISTENED TO REDDIT. REDDIT LIED. DOTA DIED.
>>146019514
>Teammate does fuck all/doesn't even glance at his minimap
>Holds onto ultis all game
>Die/run out of mana before dropping something
>"use ur abilities nob"
BASED GRANT BRINGS UP A GOOD POINT
SHITTY NA CASTER GET TO CAST LESS GAMES
MY FUCKING SIDES
BASED VALVE
>>146019619
also:
VALVE ARE WRONG BECAUSE I SAY THEY ARE
>>146019546
and having a healthier esport scene
NA has canada cup and maybe couple other tier 3 tournaments
>Grant so salty he starts rapping
Why is GrandWalmarT still relevant?
>>146019682
GRANT IS NOW RAPPING ABOUT VALVE BULLYING THE NA SCENE
THE BUTTHURT IS OUT OF THIS GALAXY
"MY NAME IS VALVE... UHH... AND I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING!" -gRANT
just woke up
what the fuck is going on
fucking grant I'm actually dying
>Liquid and OG living proof that roster stability make your teams better
>Secret and EG living proof that roster instability make you garbage
Roser locks must be stupid and bad guys :^)
What if EG/Secret don't make it to TI? It will make the tournament literally not worth watching.
>>146019682
They are wrong tho
how can anyone rationalize drinking boys and vultur gaming as invites is beyond me
it's just valve inviting anyone who stayed together
Imagine if valve applied that logic to TI, only teams that stayed together for a year got invited not matter there performance
thats not what invites are for, invites are so that good teams don't have to waste time playing these qualifiers (and making sure big names are in the tournament for views)
Is there any legit possibility that Sheever will not get invited to cast or host at TI6?
This may determine if the tournament becomes bearable or not.
>na dota
>>146019946
thanks grant
>>146019895
and what bout NB and LGD? 3rd and 4th at Major, and LGD won that Starladded tournament too
Reminder they swapped rosters the last time they were open.
MROAL OF THE STORY: teams work fi they can make it work
>>146019643
>>146019514
You guys aren't playing the right kind of heroes to play with russians.
Your new mains are Omniknight, Dazzle, Shadow Demon, Oracle, and Wyvern.
>>146019658
they can let llama cast NA lmao
>>146019959
theres zero chance
she would complain on twitter and reddit would complain
she basically is invited to every ti for the rest of her life
>>146019897
>secret dropped in opens
>EG dropped in opens
>OG finishes last in the event
This could be the best TI yet.
>>146019959
0. Sheever 100% confirmed. I'm a Valve employee.
>>146019946
Hi grant
>>146019897
they really don't deserve any invites with all those drama and roster change shit
>kick misery and w33
>13-16th place
>>146020072
>Playing support when all my cores are Russians
This seems like a BAD IDEA
>>146020072
>Picking Dazzle when Axe is "Meta" now.
You'll get counterpicked so fucking fast it isn't even funny.
>>146020150
go ahead and give me one reason why drinking boys deserves an invite
its clearly just valve trying to reward teams that stay together
but like what does that accomplish? No one is gonna stick on a bad team just for an invite to the qualifiers
>>146020091
I want to impregnate LlamaDownUnder
>>146020368
They don't deserve an invite.
But it's better than pandering to the NA scene and letting them think they can get away with carrying on like they are.
Grants overratin T8 NA literal whos so much while calling Empire less than favorite for EU
Lmfao
>>146020154
NA needs to band together and form some actually decent teams.
There should be 4 NA teams in tier 1 right now. EE should be carrying a team. Artour carrying a team. Sumail/Fear carrying a team. Resolution/W33 carrying a team. The talent is there, valve is doing this shit to stop them from going so full retard in the future. This ppd chess game against secret has ruined an entire region.
>team picks 4 invis heroes
>complain about it
>we somehow win
>"hurr hurr u said it wudnt work anon fuk u!"
>>146020115
>Our boys win teh dotabowl
>>146020380
GARBANZO BEANZ
>>146020321
that's why I listed 5 heroes bro.
don't pick dazzle into axe
you don't have to fucking first pick if you REALLY have 4 russians.
HOLD THE FUCK UP
EG AND SECRET NOT INVITED ?
NOT EVEN IN REGIONAL QUALIFIERS ?
THEY HAVE TO WIN OPEN QUALIFIERS AND THEN REGIONAL QUALIFIERS TO PLAY AT TI6 ?AYYYYYYYYYYY
>Beesa playing from EU
Can he carry NA from across the pond?
>>146020551
>>146020543
>implying invisibility isn't invincibility in pubs
>>146020092
>>146020131
FUCK
What is up with this shit, man
>>146020428
This won't make them to stay together
A pity invite to qualifiers isn't what any of these teams want
They'll keep disbanding if anything, especially now that they know performance doesn't mean much so invites to a qualifier is a toss up between however valve is feeling
>>146020380me too
>Arteezy said on stream in 2014 he plays the best when his back is against the wall, the odds are against him, and everyone expects him to lose
It's fucking time.
Are you guys ready for the ultimate comeback ANIME storyline?
What would Freud say about Dubai man obsession with Pirate looking Dota 2 hero?
Does anyone give a fuck about GranDGranT?
>>146020827
Leave Sheever to me. She won't be a problem
>>146020072
>shadow demon and oracle
shadow demon is SUPER situational and for some reason no one knows what oracle's spells do even if there's absolutely nothing remotely complicated about the hero
>yawar?
>I don't even know who you're playing for
COMEDY GOLD
>>146020894
At least his replays are fun to watch on youtube
>>146020682
>you don't have to fucking first pick if you REALLY have 4 russians.
>"me mid/carry/offlane pls don't make me pick first pick supports first pls pick supports first don't make me pick first."
>after losing 150 gold at the first picking screen he first picks Zeus/TA/Slark for mid
im a yuro but I love grant t b h
too bad Swecucks on reddit run the dota scene s mh
>>146019750
And barely anyone fucking plays dota in NA, or even videogames other than casual shit like fifa.
>>146020889
>>146020740
>play invis hero
>take one step outside of tower range
>3 guys instantly blink in, disable then dust you then take turns pounding your invisible boipussi
>play invis hero
>come within 20 yards of a teamfight
>get instantly blinked on and nuked for a gorillion damages because the enemy support has a hateboner for you and has dropped sentries everywhere
I don't understand this game sometimes
Valve should have just invited me and avoided all this drama
What's GrandGrant going to do with his life when dota dies?
>>146020894
Batten down muh dick
>>146021089
buy your own sentries
check inventories for dust
is really not that hard
>>146021019
maybe I'm more used to peru and mexicans in that mmr bracket
all I get lately is 4 STR heroes pickers, generally have axe or slardar or sven or shit like that, anything with heals and disarms makes them alive long enough to farm and right click shit till it's dead.
>>146021178
they'll find him dead with his pants down and a noose around his neck
What are the odds for secret playing in the NA open qualifiers?
>>146013660
Will Valve ever fucking release Treasure 2. Its been over a month, this is fucking too much cock teasing for a mortal man to endure.
Guys, I'm conducting a study on the average MMR for the DotA 2 pro. Can I get some help? I need PPD anda fuck ton of others.
>>146004425
I'm not sure why LGD is there. They have 2 decent LAN results since the international unless liquipedia is missing something. Na'vi at least have more results.
>>146020923
Godspeed, broduder.
>>146020894
im confused, wasnt newbee a different team when they got invited to TI5?
>>146021298
they're registered for EU,
>>146021178
He's going to take over Wallmart
What do you think of him? Will he be hosting TI6?
>Eu shits have been waiting for this moment since EG won TI5
>>146021442
I want Kaci to sit on my face. And then I want to live comfy family life with her as my wife in Seattle, WA.
>>146021178
Grants ride or die with Dota f a m
>>146021384
roster lock only became a thing after ti5
>>146021471
>They'll have to keep waiting when CN wins TI6
this hero is great
he's like clinkz but not made of wet tissue paper
>>146021375
This is some pre-fame Lone Druid Bulldong shit.
>>146021679
Clinkz is useless during the day?
I'm sure Valve are thinking long and hard about their decision after watching this Grant stream, revised invites announced tomorrowDrinking Boys Direct Invite
>>146021880
I bet gabe's considering it desu
>>146021753
Clinkz is useless when he doesn't have death pact on.
grant is so dumb it hurts, kill yourself and die with your dota scene senpai
>>146020719
He is fucking Elite Wolves level
His boipussy is going to pounded
>>146021753
>>146021973
>>146021679
You gotta time all your ults to achieve maximum total night time across the course of the game to really make NS work.
>>146021679
>he's like clinkz
friendly reminder to vote qop for arcana
>>146019504
>Tell taxi driver "Take me to dump city"
>Taxi driver takes me to NA
top kek
>>146022225
it's just going to end up being a half naked dude
Who is ready to watch Friendship, Dedication, and Memes drive Beesa into a further despair?
>>146022475
>Tell taxi driver "take me to dump city"
>He takes you to Dubai
fixed that for you
Secret will never lose
bounty hunter is a trash hero in any draft
prove me wrong
>>146022763
>2 of them are on more relevant teams than Secret now
?
>>146022826
Yeah Kuro and s4 lucked out when abandoning the ship
is there literally any reason to pick viper ever
has to be worst hero in the game
>>146022937
>attacker is actually british
wew lad
What mmr is grant?
>>146022937
at least Alliance realized the power of friendship is more important than shuffling whenever you lose
>>146023004
Did you make this webm in Microsoft PowerPoint©?
>>146023050
At some point
power of friend shit isnt going to take you anywhere
i t isnst takinga llaince anywhere
they kciked cufkcing CR1T OUT FO THEIR TEAM SOMETIM EAGO
>>146023049
like 4k last time i checked
where is singsing >_<
can these meme qualifiers just end already >_<
>>146023168
man I'm not buying the ticket
would download the replay otherwise
>>146023186
anon's having a heart attack
>>146023000
>t. salty anon who just lost a game with a viper on his team
not even close to the worst hero
worst hero is bloodseeker easily. maybe bristle or rubick
>oracle
>her
????
??
I've been watching Zai play support in pubs the past few days and it has been really unimpressive. I know he was playing great in Kaipi as an offlaner and all but that was up against tier 3 teams.
>>146023050
>you will never have a beer while talking about each other's lives with Akke
>he will never perfectly wingman you in a bar and allow you to overcome your autism
>you will never be a witness at his marriage
just die in my sleep already
>be Secret
>finally get the right roster
>be actually successful
>lmao let's change the roster
If they kept Misery&W33 none of this would have happened. Puppey, assuming he's the one who decides on the roster, has only himself to blame
>Grants co-caster
Jesus christ did he choose him so he's not the stupidest one on the stream?
>>146023340
>that was up against tier 3 teams
literally who do you think he will play against in the qualifiers
>>146023364
if he kept the same roster he'd have won 2 majors in a row and gotten a direct invite to TI
now he has to hope he can spot every possible cheese in dota and that ee/rtz wont sperg out and lose him the game
>>146023364
>the right roster
>EE on the foreground
>>146023442
>DC
>Tier 3
They're tier 2.
>>146023000
>has to be worst hero in the game
Nope.
>>146023426
thats dee dumbass
probably played dota before you were even born
>>146023364
I have made a huge mistake
>>146023571
STILL not worse than bloodseeker
>>146023364
Prime example of a captain for whom the world is not enough. He can't be satisfied with best DOTA 2 team, he needs more than that.
Fucking dude's fucking big fuckin what
>American ''''''''''professional'''''''' dota scene
the dream is dead ;_;
>>146023685
>>146023495
I love EE. Both as a player and as a showman. Too bad we won't get to see him this time
>>146023735
That's a lot of assumptions anon
>Iron talon firefly batrider
Has icefrog gone too far?
>>146023934
>Puppey: 6'
>Kuro: 5'11"
>>146023934
kuro is cute
>FDL doing the classic lose early game then stomp from 10 mins strat
>>146023934
WHEN WILL THEY LEARN?
>>146023364
If they kept misery and w33 they would've probably done decently at manila then completely imploded during TI6.
Puppey said that they didnt get along well with misery and w33, he was just trying to prevent a 2nd Kuro/rtz at TI
Now they definitely wont implode at TI because they wont qualify in the first place
>>146024041
Since NA is irrelevant in this general can we stop using these ' and '' memes here?
>>146023908
Poor CM, the stat nerf was so unnecessary
>troll shouldn't build as because at lvl 25 with 7 stacks of fervor and ult he hits the cap
this triggers me
>>146023934
>>146024358
puppey: 180cm
kuro: 175cm
>>146024417
No Troll Warlord build is complete without AC and/or Butterfly
>>146024219
>This game
Oh boy, evenNot Todaylooks better than this
Beesa's mid is so fucking awful holy shit
>>146023908LOL
Where were you when even EE was baffled by Puppey
I was stupid for thinking Grant wanted to do a legit showmatch.
This is just fucking retarded
What if Tresdin, the Legion Commander, could duel towers?
>no gay hero
Anyone have that one polina album
asking for a friend btw
>want to get tinker's model off the workshop
>entire workshop section of the website is down
What if Alleria, the Windrunner, could shackle towers?
>>146023000
You pick him for solo offlane then try to tilt the enemy carry/support.
>>146004341
hey guys im looking to climb out of 2k, im pretty efficient at farming but i need more of a variety of heros to play
How to play Ember?
>>146025157
Boots > Aquila > BoTs > Ring of Repick
how do i play leoric the skeleton king? i usually build ancient janggo into lothars & buriza but it hasn't been working very well
>>146025407
we do not talk about him here
>>146025021
>tfw polina will never host a dota 2 event
>tfw stuck with boring old faggots forever
/ ! \ ATTACKER IS CURRENTLY CONSUMING HARAM MEDIA
>>146025454
ok then how do i play daelin proudmoore the admiral? i've been trying to figure him out
>>146025528
forgot the pic
Guys what exactly makes karroch the beastmaster a good hero?
>>146025528
>>146025691
please i NEED that one album with the semi S&M theme
PPD saltblog when?
No wonder the NA community is so fucking shite.
This match could be a pretty big deal but it's fucking ruined by this trash production.
is there any reason to play cairne bloodhoof the tauren chieftain? he seems pretty shit to me
>>146025691
>posting images of women with no dicks
don't do this
>>146025835
who? you mean rexxar?
FDL are fucking weird, I'm used to seeing trash tier teams doing really well in the laning phase yet having no clue what to do after that, but they always seem to do it the other way around.
>>146025835
can initiate with roar
can push nicely with +45ias
boar can fuck your shit up with slow
hawk for great vision/scouting
funny how every competitive game has a beastmaster but not a single pub game has him
>>146025691
whos this sexy slav? post more pls
>jdnknping, sweden4
where's that
>>146026046
it's karroch in dota 2 apparently lmao
what if messerschmidt's reaver rush on centaur warchief
>TI coming up once again
Anyone else burned out?
>>146026114
>not a single pub game has him
Some of us play above 2k mmr
>>146026316
they really should make the majors/ti a 3 times a year event. i think 4 is a little too much. people are going to get sick of it.
>>146025837
>tfw found ithttp://imgur.com/a/WgcR1
PRAISE THE OMNISCIENCE
>>146026374
>>146026316
>le over saturation meme
>>146026305
you pick me centuar warruer?
>>146026305
are you fucking retarded why would you not get kelen's dagger instead
>Doesn't diffusal take off oracles ult?
>>146026504
but i can't afford the mana cost
>>146026462
I'm really really interested to see what valve will do for this TI, how much money it'll pull and what bullshit gambling stuff they'll try
anyone else?
>>146026592
not really, valve is full of kikes, nothing they do surprises me anymore
YOU ARE ___________
>>146026523
he is ~14% pickrate in 5k bracket tho.
top-25 picked heroes
>>146026723
>not being surprised at how far the kikes can go
At some point the TI prize pool will be less than the previous year's
>that feel when ladder match about to start
who /KevinOwens/ here?
>>146026316
Pretty much.
I couldn't even stand to watch this ESL shit.
Plus they kept on mentioning the Manila Major throughout all the tournament as well. This ESL crap lived literally in shadow of the Major.
I'm also really fucking tired of seeing the god damn same panelists, hosts and commentators with the same stupid remarks, unfunny comments and retarded casting shit like TEMPO CONTROL, HIGHGROUND ADVANTAGE, WIN CONDITION AND TEAMFIGHT CAPABILITY.
Fuck all this shit, man. And fuck Valvo as well for pushing this Major crap bullshit.
I'm so fucking burned out I don't even feel like posting or browsing these shit ass generals these days.
Plus with the heat, I definitely made the smarter choice in saying, FUCK IT!, to watching the tournament today and went to the beach.
Will probably do the same tomorrow.
Get a fucking clue already, you dumbfounded morons.
hey d2g what should my teams name be for open qualifiers
>>146026748
MILDLY
>>146026748
>done for the patch
i said doom was bad and barely a good enough niche pick, but deetoogee disagreed with me ^^
Am I making shit up in my head or was there a video with n0tail playing dota on a laptop while his friend (Posing as his dad) harassed him about his user name Bigdaddy and playing dota so much and just never doing anything else. He was offering him chocolate fingers (Chocolate covered shortbread I would guess) I am starting to think it was a fever dream
For the life of me I can't find it, maybe it was on secrets page ages ago and it got taken down or something. Anyone know what I am talking about and or have it bookmarked?
>>146026898
'DEATH TO TRAITORS, FREEDOM FOR BRITAIN'
>>146026898
meme boys
>>146026898
Wheel Wreck While Whistling
>>146026898
Kool Kids Klan
>>146026898
The Tempocontrollers
>>146026898
CARRY Abaddon
>>146026898
The Honeypots
>>146026898
kys
>>146027327
ill use this one, thanks guys
>>146027267
what magic is this
>>146026898
Stats don't lie
>>146004613
Probably don't want a Manila repeat and overinviting and 3 of the direct invites getting bottom places
>>146026898
4Chan Master Race
>>146026898
win conditioners
>>146026898
Only Constant
>>146026898
post steam qt :3
>>146026898
tempo control
my wife's son
daily reminder people ACTUALLY sided with rtc over kuro during ti5
>Beesa Morph
daily reminder Liquid isn't winning TI6
>>146027603
rtc had le funny meme stream ^.^
kuro had no memes so we didn't like him x(
daily reminder that you will never be a little girl who gets headpats from cute boys
>>146026898
Me and my wife's sons
how good is anub'arak the nerubian assassin at controlling the tempo?
>>146027671
who
Just played Techies for the first time holy shit.
>Lose early game
>Feel like the team will blame me so mute them all
>Mine the base at level 8
>Manage to kill enough of them to keep up
>Extend the game long enough for my carry to learn how to carry
>Win
>It was a 4 stack on my team
LMAO
Bet I got reported earlier in the match too.
How do I win games and influence people as Jah'rakal the Troll Warlord? Should I max Wex or Exort first? Should I try to fight early or rice? Should I skip Invoke until level 10?
how do i achieve my win condition as kel'thuzad the lich?
>>146027912
build two bashers and permastun everyone to death
this thread is worse than /csgog/ when eSports aren't on jesus christ
>>146027603
Yeah I never got how the dotards sided with the cancerous faggot with utterly shit taste in music over based kuro, especially after seeing him and his game analyses at the EU HUB
is link inverse the slayer a good hero in this patch?
>>146028040
Who? Do you mean Ethreain?
>TI5 champion
>Open qualifiers
>>146028195
so this is the power... of NA doto
>>146028150
>link
who?
>>146028165
who the fuck is ethreain i clearly meant kel'thuzad
>>146028195
I'll take this b8.
It's because they broke roster lock. Any team that breaks roster lock isn't eligible for a direct invite.
>>146028291
But there's also a rule that states that the previous winner is automatically invited for next years in order to defend the title.
What now, memelord?
>>146028195
this is what happens when you listen to reddit
>>146028401
valve probably did it because dota is getting a reputation of unstable teams
>>146028429
Hi Grant
>cannot queue for matchmaking at this time
What's the best way to learn mid? What hero should I go with? 4.5 support so I know the basics
>>146028429
More like this is what happens when you literally are reddit
>>146028597
eredar is the best mid hero for beginners
>>146028645
no when you're literally plebbit you're OG
bounty hunter aghs: mark
adds a sub-ability that allows bh to mark a tower for demolition, 5 minute cd
mark makes towers have reduced armor (-5,-10,-15), reduces their damage, and give increased gold (1.25x, 1.5x, 2x) upon destruction
if the marked tower is denied, the enemy team gets the full increased bounty for themselves
if glyph is used while a tower is marked, the mark is removed and mark has a reduced cd (3 minutes instead of 5)
Why are we suddenly referring to heroes by their actual names
>>146028735
eg is literally managed by the founder of reddit, the only way they could be more reddit is if their captain was an admin on reddit oh wait
>>146028849
>suddenly
>>146028849
actually I've been playing since RoC era dota so I've always reffered to these heroes by their proper names you fucking newfag
>>146028849
US OLDFAGS RIGHT
>tfw no Dutch giantess GF
>lelbron
>LeBron died for Ohio
>>146026748
On cooldown
>>146011012
Fnatic deserves every defense they would get.
But in my opinion, it would be better for them to be on qualifiers to build up what they've lost. Mushi, Ohaiyo and 343 haven't been doing well in their last matches.
>fnatic get top 6 two majors in a row
>but muh NaVi
wow EU qualifier match gonna be blood bath
If Alliance is good enough for a direct invite like people said, they will win their qualifier with ease. Right?
>attacker is a 9gager
oh boy
>>146029867
NaVi are our guys
>>146008178
I just stop playing. Then whatever months later, I'll be magically 700 MMR better. It applies to everything I do though. I don't understand how this works at all, maybe cause I got good at other things, and applied them to Dota?
>>146024465
wtf
>>146030126
ILYA?!
>>146030126
add me qt
>>146030251
who are you?
>>146030251
sent ;)
>>146030126
need to change your name to something in russian for the full effect
>Navi invite would have gone to EG if it wasn't for their shenanigan with Secret
LMAO
>>146030474
>invite would have gone to EG if they hadn't broke the one rule valve has always enforced
And then they have the gall to react like arrogant cucks
>>146030627
>always
>literally only went in effect before they started doing Majors
>>146013625
>It's an autists can't find a good reason to be contrarian episode
>>146030753
So both a newfag AND a nigger uh?
Being ppd is suffering
Just burdened by shitters after winning the TI
did people seriously LITERALLY think eg would still get invited after changing players?
are these the same people who were retarded enough to side with rtc after ti5?
I desire to penetrate fwosh in the missionary position for the sole purpose of procreation.
>Shazam
>>146031126
same but with Soe
>>146031051
>did people seriously LITERALLY think eg would still get invited after changing players?
B-b-b-b-but NEWBEE RULE ;_;
>yesterday I had the worst teams
>first game today
>I go 17 / 0 as ember spirit 750 gpm
>controlled the game totally, knew exactly when I had to build manta style to get it just before np got his orchid
>lifestealer tried to steal my runes and feed but I carried him anyway
I mean I was mid against a pudge so I got free farm but it still feels good.
>>146011669
imissfearcarry
>>146031236
Newbee didnt make any rule infringing roster changes, they were simply playing like absolute shit
Most people simply thought that EG was just too big of a team to not be invited being defending champions, not to mention they're as strong a team as they were in TI5, in paper at least
>>146004425
>no DC invite
That's what you fucking get for shitting the bed once you got face to face with Newbee you choke artists.
>>146023908
>people are playing lina and sniper again
>BETTER FIX THIS SHIT RIGHT QUICK
>>146004425
>not a single NA invite
>trash like Navi gets through because volvo knows its good for viewership and knows there's no chance in hell they get through the yuro qualifiers