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[snack]

It's in the thread title. Nyx Assassin, Keeper of the Light, and Visage are heroes being released in this patch.

Oh, I thought they had the patch yesterday. lol

 

[The Technomancer]

Oh, I thought they had the patch yesterday. lol

Yeah, that was for the test client, tonight they go live in the main client.

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

Jesus. The way DOTA2 updates makes my computer crawl.

 

[Exuro]

Can anyone tell me whats up with some of the artwork Valve put out that have a weird texture when you zoom in? In KotL's artwork you can see it while Visage/Nyx both look painted.

 

[DarkKyo]

That's some sick art. Love the Visage piece.

 

[Deadly]

Jesus. The way DOTA2 updates makes my computer crawl.

I actually have that problem too.

 

[CheesecakeRecipe]

I actually have that problem too.

Yep, that's how I can tell an update is coming - when my PC grinds to a complete halt and even my music players cease functioning for a few moments at a time while it finishes. They need to fix that shit.

 

[Sibylus]

Valve artists, damn. Which one is now my new wallpaper...

 

[Epix]

Is screen shake new?

WTF? I can't pan the camera past where my hero is....the camera just stops and start juddering...

 

[Forkball]

With that in mind, after today’s update we’ll be clamping things down a tad, focusing on getting the existing feature and hero set polished to a high sheen. Fear not, we will continue to work on new heroes internally, getting them ready for a release once The International is over.

So looks like no new heroes for at least a month.

 

[Milabrega]

Epix ping the minimap a bunch should fix. If not restart dota and it should work. I've got a new bug where my minimap completely dissappears, has happened in every game I try to spec but likely not the bot match I tried to test if its gone in game.

 

[SteveWinwood]

Yep, that's how I can tell an update is coming - when my PC grinds to a complete halt and even my music players cease functioning for a few moments at a time while it finishes. They need to fix that shit.

It's a feature!

So looks like no new heroes for at least a month.

Valve time makes it 3 months.

 

[krameriffic]

Valve time makes it 3 months.

Well with The International 2 coming up, they will probably just be doing bug fix patches and prepping for that. I wouldn't be surprised if these were the only heroes we see until after TI2 ends.

 

[sprsk]

Valve artists, damn. Which one is now my new wallpaper...

Keeper of the Light is just too awesome.

 

[SaberVulcan]

Well with The International 2 coming up, they will probably just be doing bug fix patches and prepping for that. I wouldn't be surprised if these were the only heroes we see until after TI2 ends.

We can only hope the week after TI2, 6.75 hits and we get most of the missing heroes patched into DotA 2.

 

[Telosfortelos]

Nyx looks like Dragon Knight tried (and failed) at something new.

 

[oc]

just saw this in a game. ion shell on visage's minions = ?? bug obviously

 

[TheThunder]

Jesus. The way DOTA2 updates makes my computer crawl.

I thought I was the only one.

Figured it was steam bugging or some shit.

 

[Tenck]

just saw this in a game. ion shell on visage's minions = ?? bug obviously

Looks good to me. Got to give a reason to fear Visage's minions. Have DS make em scary!

 

[Forkball]

I just tried Keeper of the Light and wow, he is pretty amazing. His pushing power is incredible, and he can harass lanes early on with his illuminate attack. He has got to be the squishiest hero in the game though I can definitely see myself playing him more often.

 

[Schweinehund]

Meepnooooooooooooooooooo. Been waiting for him all summer and now it looks like he won't be in for a while.

Surprised medusa wasn't patched in before TI2, I hear she's popular for chinese teams.

 

[Lactose_Intolerant]

Ion shell looks awesome like that, lol. I like seeing the crazy bugs that people can come up with.

 

[BannedEpisode]

Nyx Assassin is my kind of hero.

 

[OmnipotentO]

dafuq. Final score was Radiant 25 - Dire 44. We (radiant) won. Remember kids Objective>Kills

 

[Insured]

Objective>Kills

I wish even half the pubs I run into would remember this

 

[The Technomancer]

dafuq. Final score was Radiant 25 - Dire 44. We (radiant) won. Remember kids Objective>Kills

Yeah I just had a game like that where twenty-five minutes in it was like 28-13 in their favor but they weren't committing at all or organizing ganks or anything and so we started pushing and wrecked their shit half an hour later with a final tally of like 43-48

 

[Exuro]

Nyx Assassin is my kind of hero.

His artwork is badass, ganking both Disrupter and Axe.

 

[inky]

Dat Art. Wow.

 

[Mechazawa]

So, here's a question: What lane is Nyx supposed to be? Middle?

Seems like last hitting with him is an absolute bitch.

 

[Artanisix]

I would dual lane him with a support and give him farm.

 

[Sentenza]

I may be wrong but Keeper of the Light seems like a huge pain in the ass to face in lane.

 

[Ridli]

I hate laning against KOTL, or as my group has come to call him, asshole horse (AH). First come the Elrond horses hittin harder than powershots and being as wide as the lane. Then their normally mana starved characters that lane with him now able to spam as many abilities as they want, keeping us too low to fight back.

Thursday is the absolute worst day to play if you are new to the game. Haven't picked up a win in an entire week.

 

[Kyouji]

I love the little I've played of Asshole Horse. Definitely want to learn him.

 

[Fou-Lu]

Whoo! First time I've manage to actually carry as Trax. 33/9 ain't bad for me, especially with how badly that game was going at the start.

So, how to Visage?

 

[Lionheart1337]

I may be wrong but Keeper of the Light seems like a huge pain in the ass to face in lane.

He is.

 

[RukusProvider]

Whoo! First time I've manage to actually carry as Trax. 33/9 ain't bad for me, especially with how badly that game was going at the start.

So, how to Visage?

I went treads, mek, Pipe, rod of atoas and cuirass when game ended. I was basically unkillable. The other team lost solely by trying to kill me.

Use the gargoyles for stun. It's one of their best use cases.

 

[The_Player]

I may be wrong but Keeper of the Light seems like a huge pain in the ass to face in lane.

The moment I've seen him at my lane I stuned him right way and drew first blood. Repeat that every time he comes back.

 

[Sentenza]

The moment I've seen him at my lane I stuned him right way and drew first blood. Repeat that every time he comes back.

Someday I want to be as manly as you.

On a side note:

With The International arriving in just over a month, we want to give the competing teams some time to practice with a stable Hero roster, and as few new bugs from us as possible. With that in mind, after today’s update we’ll be clamping things down a tad, focusing on getting the existing feature and hero set polished to a high sheen. Fear not, we will continue to work on new heroes internally, getting them ready for a release once The International is over.

 

[Irish]

Damn, love playing Lesh with a Keeper in my lane. The harass is amazing.

 

[snoopen]

Laned with a nyx who didn't learn mana burn still level 9 -_-

We were against razor and lich

 

[Detox]

RPS: Battle Arenas
Part one of a series of articles discussing why the genre is so popular. I found it to be a good read.

 

[Forkball]

So I tried all the new heroes:

Keeper: A lot of fun with some interesting moves. His illuminate is an amazing pushing tool, and is also effective in lanes and even team fights if you position yourself well enough. I think he could synergize well with a lot of heroes.

Nyx: I admit it, I sucked as him. I suppose he needs a lot of farm to be really effective. His moves seem to be a mishmash of other characters (Lion's stun, Anti-Mage's mana void, Bounty's invis with crits). I like his move that is basically a free blade mail, it's pretty useful against characters that have a lot of illusions.

Visage: I had no idea what the hell I was doing with this guy but still managed to go 8/2 or something like that. He has a slow, and then a nuke that may or may not do a lot of damage depending on how much damage your team has received in the area, and his ult gives you extra guys that also have stuns. However, the familiars were much faster than Visage and also sometimes did not follow my commands (such as if I grouped everyone together to focus on one target). Seems like he might be fun once I get the hang of him.

 

[Cheeto]

The fact that I own as many games as I do on Steam and still haven't gotten into this Beta is a tragedy.

Yo swole bro, I think I might be able to hook you up with a key, are we friends on steam?

 

[Aesthet1c]

What is a good build for Nyx? I see a lot of int stuff in his recommended items. Is that because of mana issues?

 

[Moaradin]

What is a good build for Nyx? I see a lot of int stuff in his recommended items. Is that because of mana issues?

Dagon

 

[SaberVulcan]

What is a good build for Nyx? I see a lot of int stuff in his recommended items. Is that because of mana issues?

He's the only hero who you should go Dagon on. He's all about burst, he is not a carry. Just don't build him like a standard melee-agi (Battlefury, Vlads, etc.) and you'll be fine, probably.

After Dagon and Arcane Boots, I would usually go Necrobook and Sheep.

 

[TheThunder]

So I've been playing Skeleton King for the past couple of days (because I'm too bad to handle more than one active ability) and as usual I followed the playdota guide when it comes to which abilities to upgrade first and using the in game suggestion list for the shop. However, couple of teammates have complained that I'm not getting Vampiric Aura and instead focusing on maxing Hellfire Blast early on(and getting my ulti when I can), am I doing it right or do they not know what they're talking about ?

 

[Aesthet1c]

He's the only hero who you should go Dagon on. He's all about burst, he is not a carry. Just don't build him like a standard melee-agi (Battlefury, Vlads, etc.) and you'll be fine, probably.

After Dagon and Arcane Boots, I would usually go Necrobook and Sheep.

Oh okay, I guess that's my problem. I was viewing him more as a traditional carry. Sounds like his ult + Dagon will be fun!

 

[Archie]

Jesus Visage is difficult. I'd rather play Chen.

 

[Aesthet1c]

So I've been playing Skeleton King for the past couple of days (because I'm too bad to handle more than one active ability) and as usual I followed the playdota guide when it comes to which abilities to upgrade first and using the in game suggestion list for the shop. However, couple of teammates have complained that I'm not getting Vampiric Aura and instead focusing on maxing Hellfire Blast (and getting my ulti when I can), am I doing it right or do they not know what they're talking about ?

I think the reason most guides don't suggest getting vamp aura early on is because your creeps receive that buff as well, which will cause your lane to push to the enemy towers, which you typically don't want early game.