MYM vs SK

[JohnMadden]

Well, I thought if none of you have seen a pro dota replay before, you mind as well watch this one. It is MYM vs SK final matchup. Note that the way they play to win is more deep than any of us even think like. Earthshaker is lvl 2 at like 18min mark, because he is helping his team stun and gank, take down towers, and he doesn't get ragged on after by teammates about what lvl he is, or what items he has. IMO, the reason why north american teams dont get that far as eastern europe and asian teams are the fact that they stick with the same members, as where the americans tend to replace players, which brings them back to square one.... I dunno exactly what I'm trying to say here, sounds more like a rant then anything. But I'm frustrated with where we are at, and I have been looking in the wrong places and blaming the wrong people when things go wrong. Expect new changes, and consistancy to play (as in play time) is as of now more important to the clan than your skill level. So the more the same group of people play together, the more better it is for the clan, then having some hotshot with skills come in with no team chemistry. Sorry that this post is so long... :o

[raptar]

You're echoing the same sentiments of top American players Fear and Merlini. I just happened across an interview with them a couple days ago, and as far as continuity and consistency goes they think the same thing. We're on the right track with "scheduled" scrims. The key is to follow through with them :). Now, top-level world competition may be out of our respective reaches, but there is much to be gleaned from observing the real pros put their skill to practice.

I recommend anyone interested in improving their own gameplay to have a gander, and we'll give you a moment to re-insert your eyeballs when you're through. DotA done right is a beautiful thing.

[raptar]

title's a little misleading btw... Ks.Int ≠ SK gaming :P in fact i think they played each other recently

mod plz delete this post when fix

[RichardNixon]

WOW TINKER WAS SO EXTREME

I've seen TCMK come close to playin tinker like that but never with those items and that much efficiency. WOW

I srsly gotta get that program that binds side mouse buttons to the inv slots...so imba cuz u can trigger all those items so fast...

[raptar]

^ kuroky tinker is legendary. now we need our own resident tinker god and gg.

i think skill-wise most of us have the basics down, we need more competitive and metagame experience. like warding is a huge deal (note the early obs dropped in the scourge short lane pull camp by shaker). that replay shows the importance of it, and moreso the resulting effect of a dominating early game. establish it, and the rest is downhill.

[RichardNixon]

Yeah, 3 ppl bought wards on sentinel, 2 ppl on scourge... and someone else bought the chicken on both teams. Should be a job for multiple team members and knowledge of strategic ward placement is a must.

[painful]

wai nut use a macro program? i use autohotkey but u can jus use dotakeys. ez for macro inv sluts.

btw, ES lvl 6 @ 15

[RichardNixon]

TCMK used to use something specifically for binding extra mouse buttons to inv slots. I don't want the hero skill key bindings changed cuz used to the default layouts for all the heroes. I'll check out these programs and see if they have wat i want

[JohnMadden]

o ya, its ks.int :P

[KoleTesla]

Tinker was wicked sick , fucking loved it.