Support NeoGAF

[Gentle Rodriguez]

you played dota??????

Hey man I've been busy after TI and I'm now back on a normal sleep schedule which means nobody's awake when I am.

Also I realized that was actually my first match in 2 weeks, wow. The post-TI burnout was real.

 

[NormalFish]

Hey man I've been busy after TI and I'm now back on a normal sleep schedule which means nobody's awake when I am.

Also I realized that was actually my first match in 2 weeks, wow. The post-TI burnout was real.

Should've quit while you were ahead

 

[inkls]

inkls hates me and hates the pics I send him

 

[TUSR]

Hey man I've been busy after TI and I'm now back on a normal sleep schedule which means nobody's awake when I am.

Also I realized that was actually my first match in 2 weeks, wow. The post-TI burnout was real.

I've played 22 games since I got back in 3 days. Which has to be some sort of personal record.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Hey man I've been busy after TI and I'm now back on a normal sleep schedule which means nobody's awake when I am.

Also I realized that was actually my first match in 2 weeks, wow. The post-TI burnout was real.

what the fuck ever. the DV + two bear stack always has room for 1 more.

 

[Dineren]

Sorry if this is a really stupid question, but going into my first online game, should I worry at all about what other people are picking or just pick who I am familiar with? I was watching Dave Snider playing a MMR calibration match and despite his attempts, no one on his team seemed to coordinate their heroes or lanes at all. Is this typical when you're just starting?

Everything I've seen just says jump into the online once you have the basics and you'll eventually pick up the rest and I've been wondering if I've been overthinking it and should just give it a shot.

Despite playing through the tutorial(and guided bot matches in reborn) and watching quite a few matches during TI I still feel like I only really know a few hero abilities so I've been pretty hesitant to try.

 

[Emerson]

Sorry if this is a really stupid question, but going into my first online game, should I worry at all about what other people are picking or just pick who I am familiar with? I was watching Dave Snider playing a MMR calibration match and despite his attempts, no one on his team seemed to coordinate their heroes or lanes at all. Is this typical when you're just starting?

Everything I've seen just says jump into the online once you have the basics and you'll eventually pick up the rest and I've been wondering if I've been overthinking it and should just give it a shot.

Despite playing through the tutorial(and guided bot matches in reborn) and watching quite a few matches during TI I still feel like I only really know a few hero abilities so I've been pretty hesitant to try.

Nobody at your level will have any idea what they're doing so I would not worry about it. Play familiar heroes for a while then branch out to others. Eventually you will naturally improve the rest of your game as well.

 

[NormalFish]

Sorry if this is a really stupid question, but going into my first online game, should I worry at all about what other people are picking or just pick who I am familiar with? I was watching Dave Snider playing a MMR calibration match and despite his attempts, no one on his team seemed to coordinate their heroes or lanes at all. Is this typical when you're just starting?

Everything I've seen just says jump into the online once you have the basics and you'll eventually pick up the rest and I've been wondering if I've been overthinking it and should just give it a shot.

Despite playing through the tutorial(and guided bot matches in reborn) and watching quite a few matches during TI I still feel like I only really know a few hero abilities so I've been pretty hesitant to try.

that's typical pretty much regardless of MMR when you're playing all pick. Just pick what you like and try to make it work. Just don't go picking some niche hero in to hard counters (brood in to axe or something). And don't get pissy if you end up with 5 hard carries and no one buys wards. If you want em, buy em.

 

[Reckoner]

Watch replays from RTZ

Oh, that's right. He even streamed yesterday playing with Ember but I didn't pay much attention.

 

[FACE]

Should've quit while you were ahead

Like I did.

 

[NormalFish]

Like I did.

And I did.

Spoiler

kinda

 

[Sigismundo]

http://www.dotabuff.com/players/148480728/matches

I've never seen a more blatant account buyer.

 

[Quesa]

I am not entirely convinced inkls is real

 

[FACE]

I am not entirely convinced inkls is real

He's a meme-spouting bot, I thought that was well known at this point.

 

[inkls]

I am not entirely convinced inkls is real

Is inkls real? 92.2% of americans get this question wrong! Click here to find out!

 

[twobear]

i have to play with inkls whenever i get the chance, it's so rare these days with his new policy of only playing with 3k+ players

 

[Kade]

I want to learn TA.

 

[TUSR]

I want to learn TA.

Do it.

 

[twobear]

great just what dota needs, more TA players

 

[Gothos]

Those Techies games, man... Just finished one - 97 minutes long! Thank god he was on my side and we won. I even got my first mythical bundle as a reward drop!

Time to sleep...

 

[Kade]

There aren't enough.

 

[Shuggananas]

friendly reminder that secret didn't even place top4 at TI

Spoiler

which is hilarious in retrospect since I kept calling half jokingly they'd place 6th and the badnwagon would implode after the event

 

[TUSR]

There aren't enough.

Watch Waga's TA guides, and start playing around with psi blades.

why are you following in milk's footsteps? we're well on our way to IHL3 2020

?

 

[twobear]

so who does everyone want to see buffed in the next patch?

i'll go first: i want OD to be pickable again.

 

[NormalFish]

great just what dota needs, more TA players

Hero will get gutted soon. trust in the frog

so who does everyone want to see buffed in the next patch?

i'll go first: i want OD to be pickable again.

clinkz should be able to ult while invis.

 

[Pratfall]

so who does everyone want to see buffed in the next patch?

i'll go first: i want OD to be pickable again.

lelshrac

 

[Shuggananas]

too many heroes to buff to list them honestly

 

[Strider]

so who does everyone want to see buffed in the next patch?

Alchemist. He's been shit for too long.

 

[inkls]

so who does everyone want to see buffed in the next patch?

i'll go first: i want OD to be pickable again.

*ahem*

Lone druid
Alchemist
Invoker
Kunkka
Nature's prophet

 

[Anbokr]

so who does everyone want to see buffed in the next patch?

i'll go first: i want OD to be pickable again.

literally ever str hero that isn't called clockwerk or dark seer

 

[NormalFish]

literally ever str hero that isn't called clockwerk or dark seer

buff clockwerk anyway

 

[twobear]

i hope tidehunter gets an aghs

 

[inkls]

literally ever str hero that isn't called clockwerk or dark seer

I thought timber was decent? Doesn't need much in the way of buffs

 

[shira]

Dota 10 v 10, Custom Game Dedicated Servers, 24 Player Support and more. Check today's update. http://www.dota2.com/reborn/updates#August13

 

[Shuggananas]

i hope tidehunter gets an aghs

can be casted with a 1200 range + cd reduction
or
animation/stun is now instant + cd reduction

your move

 

[Chris R]

i hope tidehunter gets an aghs

Change his ult from a spreading ring to instant.

 

[Haly]

Global range but stun and damage tapers down as it gets farther from him.

 

[TUSR]

Aghs Ravage needs to be more anime.

 

[Drkirby]

I wonder if it would be too OP to have a hero with an instant global AoE mini-stun for an ult.

Maybe you could do something really dumb and make something like "Global Shuffle: All heroes randomly swap places with allies"

 

[Heavy's Sandvich]

Change his ult from a spreading ring to instant.

almost back to the good old days.

 

[Ultrabum]

Aghs Ravage needs to be more anime.

Aghs upgrade adds hentai women that get penetrated by the tentacles, this causes heros hit with ravage to be stunned for an extra 3 seconds, but only if the hero is male.

 

[NormalFish]

Ravage Aghs:

Kraken literally comes out of the ground in its entirety and eats the opposing team. 1800 AoE. 2000 composite damage nuke. Make it happen.

 

[Demoli]

Man, just give Magic Immunity to Sylla's bear so he actually becomes relevant.

Nerf Lina pls.

 

[NormalFish]

Man, just give Magic Immunity to Sylla's bear so he actually becomes relevant.

Nerf Lina pls.

pls god no

 

[twobear]

I think OD could do with more like a total rework than a buff

 

[rexor0717]

Man, just give Magic Immunity to Sylla's bear so he actually becomes relevant.

Nerf Lina pls.

Neither of those please.

 

[SilentRacoon]

literally ever str hero that isn't called clockwerk or dark seer

That cone head is an Int hero tho. But yeah I agree with you, Str heroes don't stand a chance against any of the most popular Agi carries in the late game, feels like most STR heroes shine early in the game just to fall off rather quickly as the game goes on.

 

[inkls]

Man, just give Magic Immunity to Sylla's bear so he actually becomes relevant.

Nerf Lina pls.

yes to both. Also make the bear deal pure dmg even from radiance and have 522 ms

 

[Pratfall]

honestly, as long as bloodseeker receives troll level nerfs I am fine with whatever else is in the patch

 

[twobear]

honestly, as long as bloodseeker receives troll level nerfs I am fine with whatever else is in the patch

But troll completely died. I think he was overzealously nerfed.