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This is it! The final day of the Dota 2 International has arrived! Only three teams remain, with Evil Geniuses taking on the team at LCD Gaming for the right to face CDEC Gaming in the Grand Finals. Whoever's left standing will take home $6,470,659. Here are the final brackets, for anyone that missed them, courtesy of the official Dota 2 International website.

Dota 2 lovers are welcome to join us here at Shacknews and watch the full stream below.

Watch live video from dota2ti on www.twitch.tv

With this being such a momentous day for video games and eSports, Shacknews would like to offer some analysis on what's about to go down today. However, despite having enjoyed this week's events all the way through, the Shacknews staff will admit to having fairly limited knowledge on the subject of Dota 2. That's why we continue to be grateful for having one of the most diverse and knowledgeable gaming communities in the world. So to help break down the action we're about to witness, we spoke yesterday to dedicated Dota 2 player Ian Wilder, better known to Chatty as DozIR_, to offer his analysis. Take it away, DozIR_!

We've seen some great games throughout TI5 thus far. Going into the main event tomorrow we have CDEC. CDEC started out in Wild Card, fighting for a chance to just get into the tournament and now have a solidified a spot in the Grand Final by going 2 - 0 every match in the best of three portion of the event, that in itself is an impressive feat and has blown me away.

LGD knocked out Vici Gaming (2nd place in TI4) today in the lower bracket and Evil Geniuses will be playing them to take a shot at CDEC. I root for the North American teams and EG is one of my favorites, but LGD is definitely going to be putting up a fight for the spot.

One reason I can't wait for the LGD vs Evil Geniuses match would have to be watching Maybe and Sumail face off in the mid lane. Sumail is not only new to Evil Geniuses, but to the professional Dota scene. He's not only arguably the best mid player in the pro-scene, but he is also the wee age of sixteen... and is now playing for $2.8 million dollars. Possibly $6.5 million. I think I chose the wrong career path.

So far, the biggest upset would have to be Team Secret getting knocked out in day four. They were the fan favorites. The Dota 2 subreddit even thought they threw the game on purpose in some crazy conspiracy theory of sorts. I even thought Secret would be taking the shield this year. The fact is that they haven't lost a LAN tournament since the Dota Asian Championship (to Evil Geniuses) and even then they won every match up to the last game.

Today is going to be a helluva day. No matter who wins between EG and LGD, the victor is taking on an opponent who truly fought to get to the top and they're out for blood and showing no mercy. I can't wait for it. TI5 has be a great tournament, far better than TI4 in my opinion, mostly due to the 6.84 game patch. It's a great time to be a Dota 2 fan!

Thank you, DozIR_! MOBA fans will want to give his Twitch channel a look, where he streams games like Dota 2, League of Legends, and Heroes of the Storm on a regular basis.

For those that are still not well-versed in all the intricacies of Dota 2, that's certainly nothing to be ashemed of. Fortunately, the always-helpful Newcomer's Stream will be avaliable today. That stream can be found here.

This is also one of the most anticipated events of the year for the Shacknews community. Watch along with us and don't forget to join the conversation with the rest of Chatty. (Don't be afraid. The community won't bite.)

Also, if you're looking to catch the Dota 2 International Grand Finals on the road, remember that many bars across the country are broadcasting today's matches. A full list of those locations can be found on the Dota 2 International website.

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?

From The Chatty
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    August 8, 2015 8:00 AM

    Ozzie Mejia posted a new article, Watch the Dota 2 International Grand Finals here

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      August 8, 2015 8:34 AM

      I might miss all 3 EG games. =(

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      August 8, 2015 8:58 AM

      I cannot believe CDEC is still rolling. Awesome

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        August 8, 2015 9:46 AM

        They have yet to lose a single match in the main event. Holy crap. :o

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      August 8, 2015 9:43 AM

      Daily reminder that Secret made as much money at TI5 as MVP Phoenix. T_T

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      August 8, 2015 9:46 AM

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      August 8, 2015 9:50 AM

      I really hope CDEC win this thing, what a fun team to watch and what a incredible story.

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      August 8, 2015 10:03 AM

      Mic Drops are only effective if you were holding it first.

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      August 8, 2015 10:13 AM

      I hope EG give up on the Fear Razor. It just wasn't working at all yesterday.

      Time to bring in some fresh picks.

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      August 8, 2015 10:15 AM

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      August 8, 2015 10:33 AM

      Please forgive me and my poor proofreading skills.

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        August 8, 2015 11:15 AM

        I hear ya!!! I sent out the DOTA duders the fuck out military style, groggy from playing DOTA nearly all night (POORLY) I think we're all on 4 hours of sleep and I've been cleaning shit up for an hour already.

        All I know is that I'm an expert in DOTA now. Observe:

        "let antimage get farm"
        "wtf techies"

        there you have it

        :D

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      August 8, 2015 10:38 AM

      This is sooooo cringeworthy right now.

      I am okay with having this hobby? Right?

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      August 8, 2015 10:56 AM

      I just want to note that MVP phoenix made as much money from this tourny as team secret did and that there is a really good chance the wild card team is going to get first place.

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      August 8, 2015 11:07 AM

      How fun was that 10 man game, I have watched that ending twice, I would love to have been in the arena when that game ended. eSports man, they are really happening!

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        August 8, 2015 11:13 AM

        that 10 man game was amazing, between the awesome ancient defense then the turnaround I was so pumped up by the end, I /almost/ played DOTA, so close!

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      August 8, 2015 11:08 AM

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      August 8, 2015 11:09 AM

      Where did that that Enigma pick come from?

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      August 8, 2015 11:09 AM

      Oh Purge and od pixel are doing the newbee stream if you want to hear them: http://www.twitch.tv/dota2ti_newcomer

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      August 8, 2015 11:09 AM

      Do the players get to bring their own keyboard/mouse or everyone playing on the same equipment?

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      August 8, 2015 11:11 AM

      Im pumped for these matches and the finals to follow, still bummed secret is out but thats how it goes, not gonna miss out on some good DOTA

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      August 8, 2015 11:13 AM

      I really like LGD's draft here.

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        August 8, 2015 11:16 AM

        EG had two opportunities to ban out the silencer. I'm really confused why they didn't. I think it's going to be really ugly for them when midgame fights roll around.

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          August 8, 2015 11:22 AM

          Not sure their thought process, but Lina can probably force out an early global which leaves your Tusk+Enigma to reengage when it is down. Silencer support is pretty weak as well so might leave PL to get out of control and he doesn't care too much about the silence.

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            August 8, 2015 11:24 AM

            The thing is you're going to be on the receiving end most of the time. Clock and Storm are incredible at forcing you to commit to fight and then bam global silence lands.

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            August 8, 2015 11:39 AM

            Kind of like that. Early Silence forced and Sumail cleans up.

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              August 8, 2015 11:40 AM

              That was so very well timed. PPD eats up so many spells.

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          August 8, 2015 11:30 AM

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      August 8, 2015 11:18 AM

      is it just me or do the sound effects ingame sound really loud today?

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      August 8, 2015 11:36 AM

      Let's go EG vs. CDEC finals!

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      August 8, 2015 11:39 AM

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      August 8, 2015 11:39 AM

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      August 8, 2015 11:39 AM

      What an awesome fight by EG!

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      August 8, 2015 11:39 AM

      That fight was amazing! Go EG!!!!

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      August 8, 2015 11:39 AM

      Holy awesome team fight EG!

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      August 8, 2015 11:40 AM

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      August 8, 2015 11:45 AM

      Wow

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        August 8, 2015 11:47 AM

        Then paused. Game one of set one already is awesome

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      August 8, 2015 11:47 AM

      What are the rules for pausing? Is it like a set number that you're allowed a la timeouts in football or basketball?

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        August 8, 2015 11:48 AM

        No, pauses are only allowed for technical issues.

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          August 8, 2015 11:48 AM

          Weird. They seem to happen way more than I would think if it's just for technical issues.

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            August 8, 2015 11:50 AM

            Wondering if they're still fighting off DDOS attacks.

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        August 8, 2015 11:48 AM

        Nope, they can pause any time but it has to be for a real issue - server lag, hardware issue, player illness, etc.

        Not sure what the punishment is for a pause when there is no issue.

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          August 8, 2015 11:51 AM

          I wish they would say what the pause was for, as Grumbeld said, it seems like so many pauses sometimes for technical issues

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        August 8, 2015 11:51 AM

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      August 8, 2015 11:48 AM

      My twitch stream is just horrible right now!

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      August 8, 2015 11:56 AM

      I think this game 1 is going to be 60+ minutes, and shit's going to get crazy late game. Can't wait! :D

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      August 8, 2015 11:58 AM

      Dear God, I was pooping my pants at that fight

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        August 8, 2015 11:59 AM

        Rosh was just chillin in his spectator's seat.

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      August 8, 2015 11:59 AM

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      August 8, 2015 11:59 AM

      First double silence didn't pay off...that's a good sign for EG.

      If only they could have picked off Maybe during that fight!

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      August 8, 2015 12:00 PM

      What the fuck Storm Spirit

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      August 8, 2015 12:00 PM

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      August 8, 2015 12:00 PM

      Holy fucking fuck shit

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      August 8, 2015 12:01 PM

      The high ground advantage is annoying in this meta. Seriously only get a tower out of that. Blah.

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      August 8, 2015 12:09 PM

      wait you can suicide on the fly ???

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      August 8, 2015 12:16 PM

      YOU CAN DO IT EG!!!!!!!

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      August 8, 2015 12:17 PM

      I don't understand tusk. He is frost themed but has a Jamaican accent. Jamaica doesn't have ice.

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      August 8, 2015 12:19 PM

      GO EG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      2-0, baby!

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      August 8, 2015 12:19 PM

      That was an amazingly close game. Wow.

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      August 8, 2015 12:19 PM

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      August 8, 2015 12:19 PM

      YES!

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      August 8, 2015 12:20 PM

      Yay!!

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      August 8, 2015 12:21 PM

      Love that analysis by Black. hahaha

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      August 8, 2015 12:28 PM

      It was great to see an Enigma. He has barely shown his face this tourney.

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        August 8, 2015 12:30 PM

        that indeed is one major blah issue... the pool of things used is quite narrow. BUT, when they actually deviate, it works!! techies wins!!! enigma wins!!!!!!! yayyyyyyyyyyy diversity catching people off guard just by its own nature! hahaha

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      August 8, 2015 12:30 PM

      Ooooh Leshrac!

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      August 8, 2015 12:30 PM

      I thought EG doesn't care for Leshrac. Is SumaiL gonna play him?

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        August 8, 2015 12:31 PM

        Sounds like it.

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        August 8, 2015 12:36 PM

        Every one wants leshrac because he's a farming, lane-winning monster.

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          August 8, 2015 12:37 PM

          They've previously let other teams pick Lesh against them because they don't value the hero as highly.

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          August 8, 2015 12:37 PM

          And his damage potential is absolutely insane

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      August 8, 2015 12:36 PM

      Clinkz? I don't recognize that hero.

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      August 8, 2015 12:37 PM

      SF? GG.

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      August 8, 2015 12:38 PM

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      August 8, 2015 12:40 PM

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        August 8, 2015 12:41 PM

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        August 8, 2015 12:43 PM

        I like EG's draft slightly more.

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        August 8, 2015 12:46 PM

        I think EG takes it around the 40 min mark

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        August 8, 2015 12:49 PM

        LGD wins this I think. Really depends on the first 20 minutes. LGD has the better late game with gyro core.

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          August 8, 2015 12:49 PM

          Going for EG though. I hope sumail can wreck it with lesh

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            August 8, 2015 12:52 PM

            Yup, hoping to see a game worthy of Lesh's reputation. He can be a wrecking ball, and it's time to see it in action!

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      August 8, 2015 12:44 PM

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      August 8, 2015 12:44 PM

      LGD SF gyro is pretty good combo

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        August 8, 2015 12:48 PM

        Wisp I've said all along as long as there is a second core, SF is good. SF as main core is not. Don't lol my post :(

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          August 8, 2015 12:51 PM

          I inf'd your post too because you're absolutely right. Gyro/SF is a good.

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      August 8, 2015 12:46 PM

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      August 8, 2015 12:53 PM

      Universe. Holy shit.

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        August 8, 2015 12:53 PM

        What a hook. Was sumail there on purpose?

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          August 8, 2015 12:55 PM

          Doubt it. He could have just targeted the creeps at that same spot too.

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          August 8, 2015 12:55 PM

          He was farming the jungle camp, but he sort of moved in the direction of Universe to create a good angle. I think that part was deliberate.

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      August 8, 2015 12:53 PM

      What an escape by Universe!

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      August 8, 2015 12:53 PM

      Holy shit, that hook escape!

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      August 8, 2015 12:53 PM

      HOOK ESCAPE 15HP HOLY SHIT

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      August 8, 2015 12:53 PM

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      August 8, 2015 12:58 PM

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      August 8, 2015 1:00 PM

      Both teams taking turns making greedy mistakes.

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      August 8, 2015 1:04 PM

      The two 10-second BKBs on LGD are a serious issue for EG right now.

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        August 8, 2015 1:08 PM

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          August 8, 2015 1:08 PM

          I agree, that was very sloppy. That's one spell they absolutely cannot allow Rubick to get.

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          August 8, 2015 1:13 PM

          embrace was up and he had mana really no excuse for that one :(

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      August 8, 2015 1:08 PM

      MVP Rubick

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      August 8, 2015 1:08 PM

      That winters curse spell steal...holy shit that turned that fight around 180!

      Fuck!

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      August 8, 2015 1:08 PM

      what a fail by ppd :(

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      August 8, 2015 1:25 PM

      Sumail Leshrac is GOD!

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      August 8, 2015 1:25 PM

      HOLY SHIT!

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      August 8, 2015 1:25 PM

      That was incredible. Wow.

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      August 8, 2015 1:26 PM

      Wow - that was an insane fight. So close both ways.

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      August 8, 2015 1:26 PM

      Lol rubick with the hold my beer moment

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      August 8, 2015 1:26 PM

      UNFFFFFF THESE GAMES

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      August 8, 2015 1:26 PM

      wooooooow that graph o_O

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      August 8, 2015 1:29 PM

      I think that's GG

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        August 8, 2015 1:29 PM

        yeah this is over after that fight

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      August 8, 2015 1:29 PM

      GO EG GO GO GO GO GO SECURE YOUR DESTINY

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      August 8, 2015 1:29 PM

      Update: shadow fiend still a waste of farm

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      August 8, 2015 1:29 PM

      YESSSSSSSSSS! EG to the finals!

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      August 8, 2015 1:29 PM

      Unf!

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      August 8, 2015 1:30 PM

      That Clinkz :D Fear in the finals <3

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      August 8, 2015 1:31 PM

      Man. I'm not sure I've ever seen a single player so single handledly responsible for completely throwing a game.

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      August 8, 2015 1:31 PM

      Depending on how the grand finals go, MMY tied with swindlemelonzzz for throw of the tournament?

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        August 8, 2015 1:31 PM

        Definitely, that was pretty horrible.

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        August 8, 2015 1:32 PM

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          August 8, 2015 1:33 PM

          He over extended and got picked off. As rubrick, not as a major core. Was a huge play, but I don't think it matters that much.

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        August 8, 2015 1:32 PM

        I don't think that play was anywhere near the scale of losing your euls for a potential 21 mana advantage at 40 minutes

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          August 8, 2015 1:34 PM

          I think it single handily sealed the game for EG actually. Wouldn't have been as bad if gyro and SF didn't follow though.

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            August 8, 2015 1:35 PM

            Possibly, it was huge, but I think EG could have sealed it without the pick on rubrick. It's not like LGD was going to win, and then that pick off turned it the other way.

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            August 8, 2015 1:35 PM

            If SF and Gyro hadn't followed, it wouldn't really have mattered. It was a mistake for sure, but the rest of the team made mistakes trying to follow his lead and then backing out too late. The SF using satanic before aegis was unfortate as well.

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            August 8, 2015 1:37 PM

            It would have been a non-issue if SF doesn't randomly pursue over the river. For Rubick it was a mistake, but not a big deal as an underfarmed support. It might have cost them a tower but they still have aegis and a good late game.

            With the SF feed...yeah you're done.

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          August 8, 2015 1:35 PM

          I dunno man that play just now with MMY led to so much more of a net worth snow ball dismantling LGD. not just rubrick's tilt but that was the beginning

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          August 8, 2015 1:35 PM

          That game was already lost for them though, this mistake cost him his life, the SF's life and aegis immediately after then the Gyro's life and then a tower and courier and put them very far behind when they were on a decent footing.

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          August 8, 2015 1:37 PM

          I don't mean the rubick pick by itself, but his decision to go HAM led to the rest of his team trying to support him, which resulted in them getting picked apart. I think EG had the lead at that point, but it was really tenuous and at that stage of the game a bad teamfight or two would have been LGD winning.

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            August 8, 2015 1:38 PM

            I'd agree with that, but it was a team through, not just mmy throw. LGD should have just sac'ed mmy and tped out

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        August 8, 2015 1:40 PM

        It was the SF who threw the game. If MMY got picked off it wouldn't have been a big deal, but SF got involved and ended up dying twice. His team tried to save him and they all died as a result.

        Had SF not gone in the game would have still been close.

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          August 8, 2015 1:45 PM

          Watch the replay from player perspective. SF and Gyro both back off to clear creeps in the mid lane, but then MMY calls them back in.

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      August 8, 2015 1:31 PM

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      August 8, 2015 1:36 PM

      Grand FInale start tonight?

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      August 8, 2015 1:37 PM

      WHAT DID I MISS?!

      If you watch the replays in-client, will it include the commentary?

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        August 8, 2015 1:38 PM

        Yes, commentary is recorded with the ingame replay.

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        August 8, 2015 1:38 PM

        Yes.

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        August 8, 2015 1:38 PM

        best series of the TI (LGD vs EG)

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        August 8, 2015 1:39 PM

        Fantastic series

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        August 8, 2015 1:39 PM

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        August 8, 2015 1:40 PM

        yep, it downloads the commentary in all four languages, for better or worse

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        August 8, 2015 1:41 PM

        If you watch the live games on Youtube you can pause and rewind the stream.

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          August 8, 2015 1:42 PM

          But then it's only 1080p/60fps. In-client it's 1440p/120Hz/ULMB. =D

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            August 8, 2015 1:43 PM

            And you can pause/rewind in the client too.

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        August 8, 2015 1:55 PM

        Oh shi

        I totally had it in my head that today was not the Grand Finals day. !! w00t

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      August 8, 2015 1:40 PM

      They need to play this when EG walks out during the FInals
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5BL4RNFr58

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      August 8, 2015 1:49 PM

      Watching that replay of Na'Vi's last stand gave me chills all over again!

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      August 8, 2015 1:52 PM

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      August 8, 2015 1:55 PM

      I think one of the best not often mentioned things about Pro DOTA is the casting..it really is top notch. Lots of great casters and I don't dislike any of them really.

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        August 8, 2015 1:55 PM

        Yep, really good. People used to hate capitalist but I think he has gotten a lot better.

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        August 8, 2015 2:01 PM

        I hate just about all the play by play guys. The analysts aren't as bad but the play by play guys are wrong/clueless so often its frustrating.

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        August 8, 2015 2:08 PM

        I have a hard time liking od pixel. He trips up a lot and says "as well" every other phrase. Like 200 times a game. He's still new though so just probably needs more experience.

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        August 8, 2015 2:13 PM

        I actually think the play-by-play of the major LOL tournaments is vastly superior to most of the Dota casters. I can't stand Tobi. Give me Purge and Synderyn all day.

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        August 8, 2015 2:19 PM

        Who's casting the final match?

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        August 8, 2015 2:52 PM

        Agreed. People hate on capitalist, but him and blitz are a good combo.

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      August 8, 2015 2:10 PM

      #1 and #3 of the day 3 highlights were bad. Base race != great play, and Rtz blinking into a huge mana void, meh.

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      August 8, 2015 2:14 PM

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        August 8, 2015 2:15 PM

        It's like a 1/1000 chance every time there's an event that triggers an item drop.

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      August 8, 2015 2:15 PM

      Are there supposed to be any announcements before the Main event? Like Pitlord or something?

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      August 8, 2015 2:21 PM

      March. It's going to suck not having him in the scene next year

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      August 8, 2015 2:28 PM

      Was the All-Star game mostly just random dudes from the crowd?

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        August 8, 2015 2:30 PM

        5v5 pro players, and they got 5 more on each team of audience members

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          August 8, 2015 2:30 PM

          Ah, OK. That's pretty funny!

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            August 8, 2015 2:49 PM

            Decalane mid is the top tier strategy clearly.

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      August 8, 2015 2:56 PM

      Ha ha, dude is saying "See Dee Ee See."

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        August 8, 2015 2:59 PM

        That's how the team says it's supposed to be pronounced.

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          August 8, 2015 3:00 PM

          Right, I posted about it the other night when he basically said "no u" in response to the Tweets. The fact that he's changed his tune is what's making me laugh.

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        August 8, 2015 3:00 PM

        Official tweet said that is correct

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      August 8, 2015 3:02 PM

      EG EG EG

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        August 8, 2015 3:05 PM

        is it too early to start drinking?

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      August 8, 2015 3:03 PM

      And so it begins.

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      August 8, 2015 3:04 PM

      GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO EG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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      August 8, 2015 3:05 PM

      Oh boy. This is gonna be good.

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      August 8, 2015 3:06 PM

      someone has to know if CDEC has a weakness

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      August 8, 2015 3:06 PM

      N00b Stream viewers unite!

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      August 8, 2015 3:06 PM

      Can't be mad no matter who wins - love EG, but the story of CDEC coming out of wild card to win it all is amazing.

      Also, your daily reminder that FUCK NEWBEE.

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      August 8, 2015 3:12 PM

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        August 8, 2015 3:16 PM

        Whaaaaat

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          August 8, 2015 3:17 PM

          Skywrath gonna get shit on with all that mobility

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            August 8, 2015 3:20 PM

            SM counters WW quite decently. He compliments clock cogs too.

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        August 8, 2015 3:17 PM

        VS pls

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        August 8, 2015 3:17 PM

        I think that Skywrath is going to be food for PL and spirit breaker.

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        August 8, 2015 3:18 PM

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        August 8, 2015 3:18 PM

        Cdec draft is legit. Hard to bet against that.

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        August 8, 2015 3:19 PM

        Newcomer announcers disagree with each other as to who's got the better draft.

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        August 8, 2015 3:20 PM

        Nice tactical pause ppd. As soon as they saw SB offlane.

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        August 8, 2015 3:20 PM

        I don't quite follow the Skywrath pick...

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          August 8, 2015 3:21 PM

          PPD with a pocket pick. Still think rubick would be better though.

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          August 8, 2015 3:23 PM

          The magical burst he offers is a really strong way to deal with WW's embrace spell. Also, clock hook->cogs->sky ult is a reliably deadly combo.

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        August 8, 2015 3:21 PM

        Hey kill9, the newcomer announcers just pimped your Twitch shit!

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        August 8, 2015 3:22 PM

        over 9000 pauses

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        August 8, 2015 3:24 PM

        Sumail had to have seen that coming from a mile away. Not watching the MM

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        August 8, 2015 3:27 PM

        shouldn't EG do something when CDEC continually sends 3 into the middle???????

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      August 8, 2015 3:22 PM

      lol, fuck your stupid tree cut

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      August 8, 2015 3:24 PM

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        August 8, 2015 3:27 PM

        CDEC is totally using Sumails lack of poise against him, qop eats a few hits to draw him out when the rotation is on the way

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          August 8, 2015 3:35 PM

          Ganking sumail 3 times in 4 minutes is apparently the wrong strat that only makes him stronger

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      August 8, 2015 3:26 PM

      Cdec to sumail: lol noob

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      August 8, 2015 3:28 PM

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      August 8, 2015 3:28 PM

      Fuck your charge son

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      August 8, 2015 3:28 PM

      Universe level 6 at 6 minutes, good lord, what a hook shot, how is that even I don't even what

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      August 8, 2015 3:28 PM

      Universe says FUCK YOU

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      August 8, 2015 3:29 PM

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      August 8, 2015 3:29 PM

      ppd mind fucked them into a support leshrac

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        August 8, 2015 3:33 PM

        Still can't believe they let Sumail have Storm

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          August 8, 2015 3:34 PM

          They were more scared of his Lina!

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          August 8, 2015 3:34 PM

          And then gank him three times and sumail is still top farm. Sumail hax

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            August 8, 2015 3:35 PM

            The long range silence is so clutch right now

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            August 8, 2015 3:39 PM

            Yeah, it's insane how much pressure they were putting on Sumail, and it basically didn't accomplish shit. He is fully online right now and CDEC needs to be careful.

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          August 8, 2015 3:44 PM

          das it mayne

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      August 8, 2015 3:30 PM

      Universe is a badass.

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      August 8, 2015 3:39 PM

      Sumail with the fastest orchid on SS in the tournament with an 0-3 start. SUMAIL HAX

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      August 8, 2015 3:41 PM

      So when do you consider GG to avoid losing too much morale?

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        August 8, 2015 3:43 PM

        About now.

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        August 8, 2015 3:44 PM

        Not this early in the grand finals, and especially not with a PL. You make them end it before PL becomes a split push nightmare.

        If they can drag this out enough for PL to hit critical mass, and also for QoP and Lesh to become relevant, they definitely have a fighting chance.

        That's why I'm hoping EG keep the pressure and try to take some objectives early.

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          August 8, 2015 3:44 PM

          Ok, after that failed gank on Clockwerk, maybe :D

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          August 8, 2015 3:45 PM

          It is because it is the grand finals that I would consider it. With 3 more games needed to win. You need to prevent your team from getting exhausted in a loss.

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        August 8, 2015 3:45 PM

        CDEC have good late game heroes. If they can hold on they may get a chance to turn it around. Not over yet.

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          August 8, 2015 3:47 PM

          This game is a massacre. You just can't let storm snowball this hard.

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            August 8, 2015 3:49 PM

            If Secret can pull a clown9 in this position then EG can too. If CDEC turn this around EG will lose their confidence big time.

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            August 8, 2015 3:49 PM

            The thing with storm snowball, is that he's basically going to peak at the 30 min mark in his effectiveness. He'll continue to scale after that, but not nearly at the same pace. And conversely, CDEC have the potential to scale insanely if they can carry it into late game.

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              August 8, 2015 3:51 PM

              Storm is too fed right now for them to wander out. And any time he gets a shot of anyone all he has to do is ult and it's an instant kill for him. All this does is is keep CDEC in their base.

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                August 8, 2015 3:54 PM

                I haven't seen a team win a grand finals after GGing before they lost a rax. Na'vi tried it in TI3 and Vici in TI4.

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              August 8, 2015 3:52 PM

              Storm trails off at 30 minutes, but storm isn't the only core, gyro is stacked as hell too.

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                August 8, 2015 3:53 PM

                Plus none of CDEC supports have any defense against Storm. QoP is the only one with BKB and everyone has to push behind PL.

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                August 8, 2015 3:54 PM

                But you have a storm/gyro core duo versus a QoP/PL/Lesh(?) potential trio late game.

                There's no question that this is EG's game to lose at this point, but I don't know if it's over just yet

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                  August 8, 2015 3:55 PM

                  Except lesh wasn't a core in this game and only a support. So lesh being a factor in late game will never happen because by the time he comes online magic damage doesn't matter. The lesh support was a bad move.

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                  August 8, 2015 3:55 PM

                  QoP falls off hard late game. And this is a support Lesh. PL at the moment is their only real damage dealer other than QoP's ult.

                  EG's line-up is farmed up across the board.

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                August 8, 2015 3:55 PM

                Gyro is fatter than William Howard Taft

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      August 8, 2015 3:45 PM

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      August 8, 2015 3:48 PM

      Drafting Question

      How do they decide which team is Dire/Radiant?

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        August 8, 2015 3:49 PM

        They have a coinflip and the winner gets to either the order of the draft or which side they want.

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          August 8, 2015 3:52 PM

          Do they literally flip a coin? Does it swap for each subsequent match, or do they coinflip for each round?

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      August 8, 2015 3:56 PM

      What a stomp

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      August 8, 2015 3:57 PM

      holy shit buckets

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      August 8, 2015 3:57 PM

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        August 8, 2015 3:57 PM

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        August 8, 2015 3:58 PM

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        August 8, 2015 3:58 PM

        I just can't understand how he turned that around. Insane skill!

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          August 8, 2015 3:59 PM

          He didn't do it by himself, EG recognized the problem and then set up a sumail buffet in the jungle for him. It was a team effort.

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          August 8, 2015 3:59 PM

          Universe. He wrecked bot, started rotating and giving him space into early mid game. Him and Aui had a lot to do with Sumail getting back up again (and he's god tier)

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            August 8, 2015 4:01 PM

            That rocket flare pick off on QoP was amazing.

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              August 8, 2015 4:02 PM

              That and the Hook on charging SB got them back into the game. It picked up the slack for Sumail getting killed 3 times.

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                August 8, 2015 4:04 PM

                To be fair Sumail did have some pretty great plays. Fear's call downs were on point too.

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                  August 8, 2015 4:05 PM

                  Well yeah but I mean this brought them back after Sumail getting raped mid at the start

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              August 8, 2015 4:02 PM

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          August 8, 2015 3:59 PM

          Amazing team support. They stacked his jungle to help him flashfarm while rotating skymage in for the lane xp.

          Sumail is amazing but don't forget he is supported by professionals

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          August 8, 2015 4:00 PM

          Good swaps and tp support.

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        August 8, 2015 3:59 PM

        This usually happens. People focus him down while their other cores farm up. Then they switch back to those other cores while Storm comes back. As soon as Storm gets his 6 and decent mana regen. He starts to become a problem.

        They were just banking on Storm not having an escape mechanism during the early game.

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      August 8, 2015 3:58 PM

      PSA: Don't give Sumail storm spirit.

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      August 8, 2015 4:00 PM

      Back to the cringe.

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      August 8, 2015 4:01 PM

      ECHO echo echo echo.

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        August 8, 2015 4:01 PM

        All the production value of a high school basketball game.

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          August 8, 2015 4:02 PM

          What's actually worse IMO is the fact that the announcers echo themselves. That shit is fucking annoying.

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          August 8, 2015 4:03 PM

          lol what are you on about?

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            August 8, 2015 4:04 PM

            That Maci bit. She did cringey interviews where she actually got feedback from speakers in the arena.

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      August 8, 2015 4:02 PM

      FIVE GAME FRINAL!!

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      August 8, 2015 4:03 PM

      lol one of the cameras at the analyst desk had an EG flag on it.

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      August 8, 2015 4:04 PM

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      August 8, 2015 4:09 PM

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      August 8, 2015 4:16 PM

      "I could eat a CDEC" lol

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      August 8, 2015 4:17 PM

      wowow... cdec is going all-in with their aggression shtick.

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      August 8, 2015 4:23 PM

      Uh. Wow. EG's lanes are shit.

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      August 8, 2015 4:25 PM

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        August 8, 2015 4:26 PM

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        August 8, 2015 4:26 PM

        http://wiki.teamliquid.net/dota2/Tusk#Snowball

        Tusk begins rolling into a snowball. Allies nearby can be added to the snowball by right clicking on them. Once launched, any enemies caught in the snowball's path will be stunned and take damage. Each allied hero in the snowball will add to its speed and damage.

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        August 8, 2015 4:27 PM

        That's one of Tusk's abilities. He can grab teammates into it for saves and to bring them to enemies.

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      August 8, 2015 4:26 PM

      does the web stuff do anything?

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        August 8, 2015 4:27 PM

        Makes Broodmother invisible, move faster, and can climb up cliffs that are webbed.

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        August 8, 2015 4:27 PM

        Spiderlings and brood are invisible and move faster on it.

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        August 8, 2015 4:27 PM

        It renders brood and her spiders invisible, gives movespeed boost, terrain phasing, and some decent life regen.

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      August 8, 2015 4:29 PM

      Universe with another "nigga plz!" Hook

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      August 8, 2015 4:49 PM

      Sumail going deso instead of slahser's build?

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      August 8, 2015 4:51 PM

      Rekt

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      August 8, 2015 4:59 PM

      I think everyone agree that at least we don't have another 3-0 final.

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      August 8, 2015 5:08 PM

      i wanna see techies

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      August 8, 2015 5:10 PM

      why do they get first pick every time?

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        August 8, 2015 5:12 PM

        Because whoever loses gets to choose either first pick or a side and it seems both teams are comfortable with what they have.

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      August 8, 2015 5:18 PM

      Drow pick would be pretty neat-o here.

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      August 8, 2015 5:20 PM

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      August 8, 2015 5:20 PM

      BKBs shut down CDEC hard this game. All their physical damage comes from Slark.

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      August 8, 2015 5:30 PM

      What's Clockwerk's flamefart skill?

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      August 8, 2015 5:34 PM

      Poor EG

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      August 8, 2015 5:35 PM

      Definitely need some good counter warding to see the rotations

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      August 8, 2015 5:44 PM

      Universe is being a little too aggressive with how deep he's jumping with his hook, but holy shit Sumail knows how to turn a fight around!

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      August 8, 2015 5:47 PM

      Is EG gonna win this? It seems like their lineup favors the late game and they've already dragged this out awhile.

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      August 8, 2015 5:59 PM

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        August 8, 2015 6:00 PM

        Because he lets aui take all the resources. It's just their style.

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        August 8, 2015 6:01 PM

        Because he's a completely selfless pure support for his team. Puppey is another who does the same. PPD sacrifices most of his gold gain to his teammates.

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          August 8, 2015 6:22 PM

          And he buys (almost?) all the wards

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            August 8, 2015 6:27 PM

            Yeah he buys all the support items. He wants everyone else on EG to have their farm.

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      August 8, 2015 6:04 PM

      wow that execution...

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      August 8, 2015 6:04 PM

      EG doesn't have enough burst.

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      August 8, 2015 6:13 PM

      Damn this game. Just a hair one way or the other.

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        August 8, 2015 6:14 PM

        It's so close

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        August 8, 2015 6:17 PM

        It's a hit! - Negative. Negative. It didn't go in. It just impacted on the surface.

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      August 8, 2015 6:14 PM

      Fuck that Slark.

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      August 8, 2015 6:17 PM

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      August 8, 2015 6:17 PM

      HERE WE GO, EG!!!

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      August 8, 2015 6:17 PM

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      August 8, 2015 6:17 PM

      THE CHEESE

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      August 8, 2015 6:20 PM

      What's been the longest TI5 game so far?

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      August 8, 2015 6:21 PM

      This is insanity. I've been to four Internationals and this game is more insane than the TI3 finals

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      August 8, 2015 6:21 PM

      EG!! EG!! EG!!

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      August 8, 2015 6:22 PM

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      August 8, 2015 6:22 PM

      That was the best game (game 3) of any TI game so far. The team fights were bananas.

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        August 8, 2015 6:23 PM

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          August 8, 2015 6:25 PM

          I vaguely recall that, top contender for sure

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            August 8, 2015 6:26 PM

            I missed game 3 at dinner. If it's anything in the realm of the Pudge send back game then holy shit.

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              August 8, 2015 6:28 PM

              That game had some oo and ah moments, but overall the dendi send back was a gimmick and navi should have never won that. They were never punished for it.

              This game had some team fights that spanned minutes. A few of them.

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              August 8, 2015 6:29 PM

              The actual game and 5v5 fights were way better than the (admittedly amusing) Pudge/Chen combo game.

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            August 8, 2015 6:27 PM

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        August 8, 2015 6:27 PM

        Incredible game.

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      August 8, 2015 6:22 PM

      Wow.

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      August 8, 2015 6:23 PM

      OK, do the captains have a "resign" button, or does the game just recognize when all of a given team have typed "gg" and forfeits?

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        August 8, 2015 6:24 PM

        As soon as one member of the team says "gg" a prompt comes up

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          August 8, 2015 6:24 PM

          For the captains? For the rest of the team?? I NEED TO KNOW.

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      August 8, 2015 6:24 PM

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      August 8, 2015 6:26 PM

      Amazing game 3! Feels reminiscent of TI3 finals.

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      August 8, 2015 6:26 PM

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        August 8, 2015 6:27 PM

        Love the Dotas :)

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        August 8, 2015 6:28 PM

        Cool to watch, but not very fun to play in my opinion. Too much required memorization that there's no way to get past other than just doing it.

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          August 8, 2015 6:29 PM

          Valve has gotten better about that. The mini-game like the All Hero challenge make more of the learning fun. Plus the compendium each year which I swear teaches me three or four new things about playing with challenges.

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          August 8, 2015 6:31 PM

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      August 8, 2015 6:28 PM

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      August 8, 2015 6:29 PM

      The power is in the neck pillow. Take that away and EG loses.

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      August 8, 2015 6:30 PM

      Everytime they show the crowd every other seat is empty.

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      August 8, 2015 6:34 PM

      Whoa, team flop. AND NAGA.

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      August 8, 2015 6:37 PM

      Yes! CDEC banned SF, so they wasted a ban and EG won't lose because they picked SF.

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      August 8, 2015 6:38 PM

      They let Sumail have Storm again (o_ º)

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        August 8, 2015 6:40 PM

        Comfort heroes for CDEC though... might work out for them.

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          August 8, 2015 6:42 PM

          ヽ(◉◡◔)ノ WE WILL SEE, DFAY-SAN ヽ(◉◡◔)ノ

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            August 8, 2015 6:44 PM

            I make no predictions about whether it will work, but it's a reasonable strategy in an elimination game. I'm not sure the Lesh stuff has been great for them.

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      August 8, 2015 6:43 PM

      aww I was hoping for a last pick techies

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      August 8, 2015 6:43 PM

      lmao @ the chick with the Burning sensation sign

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      August 8, 2015 6:46 PM

      kill9 the newcomer announcers pimped your shit again!

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      August 8, 2015 6:47 PM

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        August 8, 2015 6:47 PM

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        August 8, 2015 6:49 PM

        Not sure really. Cdec knew they were gonna get storm (though I don't think they should have let them, agressif plays a very good storm as well), and they drafted around it. It works well against Gyro as well. Letting the naga go as well may bite them in the end though.

        So anyway, hard to say. If EG balls out of control CDEC won't be able to stop it. I think the dragon knight pick is weak as well. He hasn't had a good winrate at TI.

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        August 8, 2015 6:50 PM

        In liking EG's odds. Would like a game 5 though.

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        August 8, 2015 6:51 PM

        I think EG is going to close it out here.

        They have a very strong draft. If it goes 60+ min game, I think CDEC might take the game, though.

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        August 8, 2015 6:51 PM

        EG

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        August 8, 2015 7:16 PM

        God, I would hate to be Agressif right now. The whole game is on his shoulder right now. :(

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      August 8, 2015 6:51 PM

      Wait, creeps boost each other's damage? Not sure how to interpret what the n00b announcer meant.

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        August 8, 2015 6:52 PM

        they don't. Maybe they were talking about AA? He has a skill that adds damage.

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          August 8, 2015 6:53 PM

          OK, maybe he was just referencing the ability to keep your creeps alive that much longer.

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        August 8, 2015 6:53 PM

        MIght have been talking about neutral creeps.

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          August 8, 2015 6:55 PM

          Maybe. I'm watching while keeping an eye on Lamp, LatestChatty, and ShackBrowse. =D

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        August 8, 2015 7:16 PM

        If you buy helm of the dominator you can dominate an alpha wolf, have it follow you, and it boasts your damage. You can also use the dominated creep to stack ancients so you should think of early HotD as a farming tool on most heroes.

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      August 8, 2015 7:06 PM

      What's the .Coffin at the end of Suma1l's name?

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        August 8, 2015 7:08 PM

        It's one of his other nicknames he uses when playing in pubs.

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        August 8, 2015 7:14 PM

        I was really surprised to learn that sumail's brother is yawar. If you watched fpl or high mmr dota you will recognize that name. Too bad they both play mid so they can't be on the same team.

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      August 8, 2015 7:06 PM

      Welp. Cdec looking a little weak right now. They don't come back from behind very often. Want to see a game 5 though.

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        August 8, 2015 7:11 PM

        I'm hungry and a game give means I gotta wait until like 8:30 to get dinner.

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          August 8, 2015 7:11 PM

          Five. Autocorrect is a piece of shit.

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      August 8, 2015 7:11 PM

      What are the static gold statues at each base?

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        August 8, 2015 7:12 PM

        Geth Prime

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        August 8, 2015 7:13 PM

        They have no function. It's entirely aesthetic. They are just little buildings that do nothing but give gold when they are killed. If you have a special item you can replace it with a statue. Statues can be made of gold, jade, ice, or stone.

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      August 8, 2015 7:12 PM

      wow

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      August 8, 2015 7:12 PM

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        August 8, 2015 7:13 PM

        You're missing it at the moment.

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        August 8, 2015 7:13 PM

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        August 8, 2015 7:13 PM

        game 4 of the grand finals now, silly buns. best of five, and EG is up 2-1, with a lead in game 4

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        August 8, 2015 7:13 PM

        Game 4 of 5. If EG wins this game, it's over. If CDEC wins we get the last game.

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      August 8, 2015 7:14 PM

      WHAT A WIPE!

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      August 8, 2015 7:14 PM

      HOLY SHIT FUCK

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      August 8, 2015 7:14 PM

      THAT ROSH FIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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      August 8, 2015 7:14 PM

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      August 8, 2015 7:14 PM

      That's why you ban AA.

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      August 8, 2015 7:14 PM

      DUNKED

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      August 8, 2015 7:19 PM

      I'm so happy right now. Fear has worked his ass off for a decade and he's so close to winning a TI. He's earned this.

      First appearance at a TI final for a NA team. And now they're winning!

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      August 8, 2015 7:21 PM

      USAAAAAAAAAA

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      August 8, 2015 7:22 PM

      CHOOO CHOOOOOOO HERE COMES THE PAIN TRAIN

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      August 8, 2015 7:23 PM

      THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT!!!!!!!!!!

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      August 8, 2015 7:24 PM

      AND GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      GO EG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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      August 8, 2015 7:24 PM

      GG EG

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      August 8, 2015 7:24 PM

      EG EG EG!

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      August 8, 2015 7:24 PM

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      August 8, 2015 7:24 PM

      Seems some guys in the USA can play DOTA2.

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      August 8, 2015 7:24 PM

      Wow.

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      August 8, 2015 7:24 PM

      WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

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      August 8, 2015 7:25 PM

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      August 8, 2015 7:25 PM

      Fear did it!

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      August 8, 2015 7:25 PM

      You just won 6 mil show some emotion jfc

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        August 8, 2015 7:27 PM

        Their emotion and charisma are intense.

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          August 8, 2015 7:29 PM

          It's like they don't even understand what they accomplished

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        August 8, 2015 7:29 PM

        The adderall hasn't worn off yet

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        August 8, 2015 7:29 PM

        I think it's totally understandable that they'd be in shock at the moment.

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      August 8, 2015 7:26 PM

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      August 8, 2015 7:26 PM

      They look fucking exhausted lol

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        August 8, 2015 7:26 PM

        Universe looks completely drained.

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      August 8, 2015 7:26 PM

      Aui, "Thanks for kicking me over Skype EE"

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      August 8, 2015 7:26 PM

      I really wish they had cut into the EG booth camera right when GG was declared. It would have been great to immediately see their reactions.

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      August 8, 2015 7:26 PM

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        August 8, 2015 7:29 PM

        He's already said his only pleasure after a win is a nice dinner. Otherwise he is a DOTA playing machine.

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        August 8, 2015 7:29 PM

        Fear is a monster. He's an emotionless DOTA machine.

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      August 8, 2015 7:26 PM

      AA plus ES dunk was unbelievable. Canada and USA woot!

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      August 8, 2015 7:27 PM

      Jesus... no emotion... stone cold...

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      August 8, 2015 7:27 PM

      rudds. Hey, rudds. rudds. You should have gone to The International.

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      August 8, 2015 7:29 PM

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      August 8, 2015 7:29 PM

      Most profitable kick of a player's life (AUI)

      Can't imagine how RTZ and Zai feel to see EG winning TI. God damn, the storyline. PPD took another kid from IXDL to TI 5 victory.

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        August 8, 2015 7:32 PM

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          August 8, 2015 7:34 PM

          Arteezy and Zai quit EG for Team Secret in the middle of the year and PPD took another new/unknown (Mason & Sumail I think) through another TI5.

          That said, Sumail is enough better than Mason that they won convincingly this year.

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            August 8, 2015 7:35 PM

            Also he was commenting on the fact that Aui was kicked from cloud 9 before getting picked up by EG.

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              August 8, 2015 7:37 PM

              Oh yeah, nothing like forgetting the first line in a post. EE kicked Aui because he wan't good enough.

              lol

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                August 8, 2015 7:38 PM

                To add insult to injury, EE fucking kicks him over Skype too.

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                  August 8, 2015 7:39 PM

                  So...par for the course in terms of EE's social skills. The guy can play but he doesn't seem like a cool guy to hang out with.

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                August 8, 2015 8:40 PM

                Not exactly, he was kicked because he wasn't motivated to win and in general damaging to the team atmosphere.

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                  August 8, 2015 9:01 PM

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                    August 9, 2015 5:10 AM

                    It's more PPD's motivation. It's hard to judge what happened internally, but from the sounds of things AUI was damaging to C9's team morale. PPD kinda acknowledged that he's "too noisy" in game, but PPD rules EG with an iron fist and is THE shot caller.

                    Also if you watched the first CDEC v EG series, Aui was easily the worst player. His entire team was playing extremely stable, but AUI started to tilt.

                    I can imagine AUI eroding EE's ability to lead his team (though he still struggled with that after the shuffle). In any case, EE thinks he didn't work for C9 and it looks like he did for EG.

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            August 8, 2015 7:37 PM

            That whole Mason/Fear thing was messy too. Mason didn't leave on good terms with EG. But then again Mason is a fucking NADota forum neckbeard. So it wasn't surprising.

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      August 8, 2015 7:29 PM

      It sounded like there was a riot in here the last five minutes, holy shit

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      August 8, 2015 7:30 PM

      I walked away for minute, what is this lol

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      August 8, 2015 7:30 PM

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      THE REAL WINNER IS AMERICA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      U. S. A.

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        August 8, 2015 7:31 PM

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        August 8, 2015 7:31 PM

        Shouldn't there be a Canadian flag 1 quarter the size next to that American flag?

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        August 8, 2015 7:32 PM

        Young Sir. Young Sir! Young. Sir.

        Your flag is missing some stars (and bars).

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      August 8, 2015 7:30 PM

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      August 8, 2015 7:31 PM

      WTF is with tripped-out Mickey Mouse?

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        August 8, 2015 7:32 PM

        I love the that the camera man just has an auto zoom out and in. Lol. Love deadmau5.

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          August 8, 2015 7:35 PM

          That was making me chortle as well.

          But I care less for electronica all the time than I do about DOTA for 50 weeks out of the year.

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          August 8, 2015 7:36 PM

          My god that zoom lol

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            August 8, 2015 7:38 PM

            Its like "do you enjoy video games? Now you will enjoy seizures!"

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        August 8, 2015 7:32 PM

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      August 8, 2015 7:32 PM

      This is some cringe

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      August 8, 2015 7:32 PM

      Millions of dollars won... now... listen to music... ?

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        August 8, 2015 7:33 PM

        Yeah, that was a bad move. The energy level was through the roof, and everyone was totally psyched about mother-fucking DOTA...and then right when the energy is peaking, ok let's just kill that and play some music.

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        August 8, 2015 7:34 PM

        Yeah super dumb

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        August 8, 2015 7:37 PM

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      August 8, 2015 7:32 PM

      Hahahaha, this deadmau5 performance is more awkward to watch than an Aui_2000 interview!

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      August 8, 2015 7:32 PM

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      August 8, 2015 7:33 PM

      I was looking forward to some post game discussion.

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      August 8, 2015 7:33 PM

      the crowd is reacting less to Deadmau5 than EG to winning TI

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      August 8, 2015 7:34 PM

      What an odd way for this to end.

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      August 8, 2015 7:34 PM

      This music is so anti-climatic to EG's victory.

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      August 8, 2015 7:34 PM

      I keep forgetting how awful twitch chat is, it's like having a stroke

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      August 8, 2015 7:35 PM

      I'm really happy for Fear. He's been playing for so long on good teams.

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      August 8, 2015 7:35 PM

      This deadmouse show though. Ho boy.

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        August 8, 2015 7:37 PM

        It's awkward but hey, free deadmau5 performance

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      August 8, 2015 7:35 PM

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      August 8, 2015 7:36 PM

      Serpico74, how weird is this in person? It's really weird on my TV.

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      August 8, 2015 7:36 PM

      Dat awk Deadmau5 appearance...

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      August 8, 2015 7:38 PM

      Cameraman is killin it.

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      August 8, 2015 7:38 PM

      C'mon... where is GabeN? We want Pit Lord!

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        August 8, 2015 7:40 PM

        Did you know that after every TI, Gabe invites the winners to his office and let's each of them keep a knife from his personal collection?

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          August 8, 2015 7:40 PM

          It's how he is building his army to fight the White Walkers.

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          August 8, 2015 7:41 PM

          Whoever chooses the "correct" knife then has to fight him. If you kill Gabe, Valve is handed over to you. Suffice to say, Gabe is undefeated.

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      August 8, 2015 7:39 PM

      All joking aside, I really don't know what I'm supposed to take away from this performance. I don't see/hear anything redeeming, appropriate, videogamey, or DOTA-y about it. It kinda reminds me of "M4 Part II" from the Mass Effect credits. Like...what? What the fuck does it at all have to do with everything that lead up to it?

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        August 8, 2015 7:40 PM

        I know you're a shitty Mass Effect fan when all you care about is the multiplayer and diss Faunts.

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        August 8, 2015 7:41 PM

        I think it is DOTA related because they sell an in game sound pack from him. That is the best I can come up with.

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          August 8, 2015 7:42 PM

          But...what sounds does the pack make? Nonsensical weebles and warbles?

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            August 8, 2015 7:42 PM

            I can't be bothered to spend money on it to find out for you.

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              August 8, 2015 7:42 PM

              wat

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              August 8, 2015 7:43 PM

              It costs $7 to buy. All it says is "Wage war with Deadmau5" "Music by deadmau5"

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              August 8, 2015 7:44 PM

              You can listen to the whole music pack on YouTube

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                August 8, 2015 7:46 PM

                Ah. Can't say I care to if it is anything like this.

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        August 8, 2015 7:43 PM

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          August 8, 2015 7:50 PM

          I'm 100% OK with not getting other peoples' music, 'cause I went through high school with my parents thinking I might actually "open the glove box / Reach inside / I'm gonna wreck this fucker's ride" and not realizing that it was protest/social commentary.

          I totally don't get this shit. =(

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          August 8, 2015 7:47 PM

          Hemtroll, I forgive you for some of your transgressions against me.

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        August 8, 2015 7:46 PM

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          August 8, 2015 7:47 PM

          Yeah, I think some sort of transition would have helped, but a free concert seems like a pretty reasonable way to close a big esports event.

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          August 8, 2015 7:48 PM

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      August 8, 2015 7:39 PM

      Deadmau5 minus Dota 2 = HL3 CONFIRMED!

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      August 8, 2015 7:41 PM

      HOW LONG IS THIS SONG

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      August 8, 2015 7:47 PM

      My gf says that the deadmouse show has ruined ti5 for her, and that they should have started the show with Lil' John playing "turn down for what"

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      August 8, 2015 7:48 PM

      WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED LOL

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        August 8, 2015 7:49 PM

        Did deadmau5 just throw

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        August 8, 2015 7:52 PM

        Flailing arms lmao

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          August 8, 2015 7:57 PM

          He just like fucked up a transition, played Avicii for like 10 seconds then turned everything off and did a victory lap WHAT IT FUCK HAHAHHAAHH

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        August 8, 2015 8:32 PM

        He just posted he was pressed for time and is playing at the After Party. I guess his exit came up sooner than expected.

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      August 8, 2015 7:48 PM

      Hahaha what?! He just runs out?

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      August 8, 2015 7:48 PM

      Fuck you gabe

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        August 8, 2015 8:18 PM

        They should have ended by letting Kaci conduct a first ever interview with icefrog and then the winners get to play a level from half-life 3.

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      August 8, 2015 7:49 PM

      Best part of his performance was him running around like a moron.

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      August 8, 2015 7:49 PM

      Apparently he bailed because there were sound issues?

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      August 8, 2015 7:54 PM

      No recap? Come on guys

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        August 8, 2015 7:59 PM

        Yeah, Valve is really bad at closing TI. They still don't "get it". They really need to get their shit together when ti comes to the finals. No post-game analysis, player interviews, recaps or even some sort of interacting with the audience before they shut it all down.

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          August 8, 2015 8:04 PM

          They tried to post game interview and Fear told them "we are tired and done."

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            August 8, 2015 8:13 PM

            Then do some post-game analysis with the panel. They have tons of people there to do a massive round table to speak about the plays and what worked and failed. Give me those shitty Bruno home-made pie charts.

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              August 8, 2015 8:20 PM

              The analysis panel combines all the worst aspects of ESPN's 24 hours of content to fill with DotA2 poorly. There is nothing of consequence going on there.

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          August 8, 2015 8:34 PM

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            August 8, 2015 8:35 PM

            This was easily one of the best well-put TI's so far. I'm excited about the Majors too.

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      August 8, 2015 8:13 PM

      http://www.esportsearnings.com/players

      NA on top.

      Order restored.

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        August 8, 2015 8:25 PM

        I love that Universe is #1. I put him down as my favorite player in the compendium. Such a great player and great guy, perfect US representative for Dota.

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          August 8, 2015 8:27 PM

          He really is awesome. Quietly the most consistent offlaner in the scene and can always be counted on for huge plays.

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        August 8, 2015 8:31 PM

        Its not possible, but I'd love to see the numbers that include sponsorships and salaries. A lot of the sc1 pros would be ranked way higher, most likely just behind ti5 winners. At his peak, slayers_boxer was making $180k/yr salary on top of tourney wins and bonuses.

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          August 8, 2015 8:33 PM

          The members of EG are probably also getting a salary. It's a sponsored organization.

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          August 8, 2015 8:34 PM

          The team are also part of one of the richest scene organizations. They also get a salary from EG.

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          August 8, 2015 8:37 PM

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            August 8, 2015 8:50 PM

            I know that, that was my entire point. I was saying "I wonder how different this chart would look if..." and saying "probably a lot."

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          August 8, 2015 8:38 PM

          Yep, fatal1ty's earnings from motherboards alone probably put him on top of every list I can think of.

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        August 8, 2015 8:43 PM

        Sumail, an unknown 16 year old within a year of entering the scene wins TI. Making almost 2 million for himself. He already has college paid for and can help his family get a house now.

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          August 8, 2015 8:45 PM

          Sponsorship deals would very likely include some cut of any winnings I'd think. No clue how much though.

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            August 8, 2015 8:47 PM

            Definitely. Kid is fucking rich though. APPLE JUICE FOR EVERYONE!

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            August 8, 2015 8:59 PM

            Neckpillow companies are tripping over themselves to get his endorsement.

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          August 8, 2015 8:50 PM

          He should buy some bugattis instead.

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      August 8, 2015 8:20 PM

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        August 8, 2015 8:26 PM

        My fanfic finals was BO5 with Techies

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          August 8, 2015 8:28 PM

          5 v 5 all techies? I think I'm gonna have a nightmare

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      August 8, 2015 8:30 PM

      (͡ ͡° ͜ つ ͡͡°) Kick EE, win TI. EE kicks Aui, wins TI. (͡ ͡° ͜ つ ͡͡°)

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      August 8, 2015 8:41 PM

      It's a disASter!!

      http://youtu.be/J0kRoM01aEM

      What an amazing play.

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      August 8, 2015 9:02 PM

      good shot of the entire crowd
      https://i.imgur.com/CN03gEB.jpg

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      August 8, 2015 10:20 PM

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      August 8, 2015 11:16 PM

      I don't play Dota and barely understood what was happening and that was one of the most exciting things I have seen in eSports.

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      August 9, 2015 2:06 AM

      This game is really hard to play without a mic: http://www.dotabuff.com/matches/1698495088
      Naga had one and sounded reasonably smart and wanted to be a team leader which would have been fine if he was good at it. Saying "don't fight" in team chat doesn't have to the same effect as saying it out loud.I basically have to yell at people ee style to tell them what will win the game which is buying a smoke after I get deso and getting rosh and then using my first life to hit buildings with the rest of my team standing back. I bought s and y because I felt pressured and had to buy something. I would have bought ac if I knew the game would drag so long. I had 250 duel damage but it doesn't matter against void. I have to let the earthshaker initiate and then wait for the void to chrono and then I counter counter initiate the void with blademail bkb and he kills himself on my blademail.

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