Baloney Scenarios 1

They're too many initiators and in my experiences with them, if the other team has a mediocre farmed carry with bkb, the initiators team will obviously lose the game . Because most of their damage are magical from their skillset. (Except enigma, can be a chance).
Balance the roles would be much easier IMO.

I would pick Dragon Knight because of his strength and core item bkb! would pick Lich to destroy position and support lane well for carry. Nature prophet to farm shadow blade and orchid. Alchemist carry so I won't be the only one who would carry bkb (I'm fam of DK). And Timbersaw on the offline because the initiator team does not have a great lane presence if they can't go aggressive.

Well magic damage and disables are easily countered but if magnus, tide, or shaker catch five people by suprise, they would be chain disabled and could be chain ulted to death, but then the other team could just constantly avoid teamfights and never 5man push.

Your thought what I had thought, and you haven't judged my heroes yet. the bkb duration is 10 sec it may be not that matter, but me and timbersaw can gank early to any lane before 10 minutes. With great nuke and reliable stun, like your Magnus can. but If my team is in trouble, Lich can bring devastating Chain Frost if initiator team are standing still, I don't see how your initiator team can stand up against it. Lich will always stay back no matter what. Your aa and tide hunter can be devastating too.

Instead we can't never 5man push, me and alchemist can farm at ease and we'll wait for initiator team instead until the late game is approaching. Nature prophet will try his best to split push with his desolator and orchid. Though he should be able to gank with just Midas and power threads to control early game. If my team is keep getting screwed by your early gank, it's gonna be very deep details thanks to the amount of initiators and semi carries, though.. Can you push too with just Enigma? Late game will win for my team. As alchemist can farm very fast if played well.

(I usually don't want silencer because I need better output damage to control early game)

Edit: my DK can man up by himself with bkb against initiator team. Explain how you will go against him while nature prophet is controlling the lanes. While initiator team has fragile hp

Edit 2: basically, if my team lost in early game, the initiator team will win. But if the initiator lost in early game, my team will win. I feel I don't need nature prophet in that kind of game unless I want to control the lanes much. I would have picked Vengeful Spirit as a roamer to control early game as well.