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Dota 2 |OT2| Ellen Pudge starring in Beyond Two Throws
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SteveWinwood
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I feel that you should let people queue for that if they really want. You don't even have to separate the pools, just let them tick a box and then they're in some sort of ladder that just surfaces the mmr and gives them some sort of placement.
I wouldn't do it me thinks, but if others want to, sure go for it. I don't believe it would increase "WAH WHY DO YOU SUCK THIS IS MY RANK MATCH" more than ranting and complaining already is present in the matchmaking.
SteveWinwood
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tusks the best hero in the game :shrug
shira
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Cool beans, thanks guys results on reddit
http://redd.it/1rzy8g
Really wanna see Vici or Sigma surprise at EMS One - maybe knock off TL
This "fun mode" exists. Hit find lobby, no mmr tracked.
SteveWinwood
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I never said anything about a fun mode.
Also I don't care about mmr being tracked. I care about it being surfaced. Some people want that, let them have it. Some people don't give a shit, let them not have it.
An interesting idea, going by the numbers (using this to save time):
[damage with no stacks in italics]
Level 1 Familiars dmg total (no aura): 66/58/50/42/34/26/18/10
Level 2 Familiars dmg total (no aura): 108/94/80/66/52/38/24/10
Level 3 Familiars dmg total (no aura): 164/142/120/98/76/54/32/10
Drow, level 7 (1/1/4/1 skilled; agility treads, 3x branch)
Raw Agility (ult on): 88.40
Agi into dmg (36%): 31.82
Level 1 Familiars dmg total: 97.82/89.82/81.82/73.82/65.82/57.82/49.8/41.82
(7 attacks: 516.74 dmg)
Level 2 Familiars dmg total: 139.82/125.82/111.82/97.82/83.82/69.82/55.82/41.82(7 attacks: 684.74 dmg)
Level 3 Familiars dmg total: 195.82/173.82/151.82/129.82/107.82/85.82/63.82/41.82(7 attacks: 908.74 dmg)
Drow, level 11 (3/2/4/2 skilled; agility treads, magic wand, yasha)
Raw Agility (ult on): 132.00
Agi into dmg (36%): 47.52
Level 1 Familiars dmg total: 113.52/105.52/97.52/89.52/81.52/73.52/65.52/57.52
(7 attacks: 626.64 dmg)
Level 2 Familiars dmg total: 155.52/141.52/127.52/113.52/99.52/85.52/71.52/57.52(7 attacks: 794.64 dmg)
Level 3 Familiars dmg total: 211.52/189.52/167.52/145.52/123.52/101.52/79.52/57.52(7 attacks: 1,018.64 dmg)
Drow, level 16 (4/4/4/4/1 skilled; agility treads, magic wand, manta style)
Raw Agility (ult on): 173.50
Agi into dmg (36%): 62.46
Level 1 Familiars dmg total: 128.46/120.46/112.46/104.46/96.46/88.46/80.46/72.46
(7 attacks: 731.22 dmg)
Level 2 Familiars dmg total: 170.46/156.46/142.46/128.46/114.46/100.46/86.46/72.46(7 attacks: 899.22 dmg)
Level 3 Familiars dmg total: 226.46/204.46/182.46/160.46/138.46/116.46/94.46/72.46(7 attacks: 1,123.22 dmg)
It can potentially be a shitload, but between the three units there are no reliable stuns and none of them are particularly tanky. Could be good, could be awful. Losing the aura for any reason makes for no small amount of lost dps in a given engagement.
Surprised Sigma is so low, weren't they doing really well recently?
shira
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Reliable insofar that it isn't fire and forget, there's an element of prediction and managing the birds as opposed to just crapping out a magic missile.
Wow. Apparently I'm one of the few that gave Sigma respect. I think I had them top 5. with LGD just behind them I think. Otherwise that's pretty much what my list looked like. I know I had Alliance knocked down a peg.
Cyborgmatt
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I feel sorry for The GD Studio, the Fragbite Masters schedule is going to have them casting until at least 3-4am in the morning.
http://www.ongamers.com/articles/fragbite-masters-2013-finals-schedule-posted/1100-256/
http://www.ongamers.com/articles/fragbite-masters-2013-finals-schedule-posted/1100-256/
shira
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JD and GG didn't have them listed top 10, so yeah and they only made semifinals at MLG. But yeah they should have been at dreamhack instead of Liquid.
You got to think big picture matt. Energy drink sponsor opportunity.
Game was hilarious. He was in low priority and ended up abandoning that game too.
Wow, have a good showing at MLG, get second at Dreamhack Winter and still score in the bottom four with half the points of teams that they regularly beat.
No love for Fnatic.
My DSR is 215
Goddamn I'm garbage
Let's say its late game and Visage has aghs.
3x 1,123.22 = 3369 damage on 1 target when drow has her aura active.
This allows Visage to backdoor any rax using just the birds.
Even if your birds are at their weakest, any time you're sieging, Drow can make the 3 birds dish out 217 damage per attack on any 1 target. That's like having 1 extra hero.
Drow on her own might be ass tier, but she turns Visage into a super saiyan god tier pusher.
Goddamn I'm garbage
Let's say its late game and Visage has aghs.
3x 1,123.22 = 3369 damage on 1 target when drow has her aura active.
This allows Visage to backdoor any rax using just the birds.
Even if your birds are at their weakest, any time you're sieging, Drow can make the 3 birds dish out 217 damage per attack on any 1 target. That's like having 1 extra hero.
Drow on her own might be ass tier, but she turns Visage into a super saiyan god tier pusher.
Should be a notice to Valve that people desperately crave a goddamned ranking system. Please, for the love of god, just copy the great LoL/Starcraft system. It's mind boggling that dota still has no form of ranked play, and no, TMM is complete garbage so don't even mention that.
Technosteve
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My dota rank is 190 bronze,
all pick
solo queue
no skill
so amazing
all pick
solo queue
no skill
so amazing
SteveWinwood
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did you just call the lol and starcraft ladders great
Cyborgmatt
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DSR a rating system that ranks Sheever higher than the one and only A-god RTZ.
Sounds legit.
Sounds legit.
yeah but what is their DSR like?
shira
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Wow, have a good showing at MLG, get second at Dreamhack Winter and still score in the bottom four with half the points of teams that they regularly beat.
No love for Fnatic.
MLG: 5-8th place is the same as PBS and EG
And they got destroyed in the DL finals. Coming 2nd out of 3 isn't exactly amazing. Liquid didn't belong.
We need Relic vs Sheever solo mid to confirm
you're just jealous duhhhhh
Shes really good.
uhhh arteezy is 1650? Sheever is like 500?
working as intended ez
Yep. I don't like both games, but I like their ladder system, especially the LoL one.
Here's how you win a game as Drow Ranger.
Draft a Luna-Visage-Vengeful Spirit 'Dat Har-Ass' trilane
- First point in Vengeful Aura
- First point in Lunar Blessing
5th Hero is your initiator/tank whatever
Get Agi items and levels 6/11/16. Sit in base while your trilane snowballs and their towers melt.
- Presented my sephi22 (DSR:215)
You're welcome. I accept rares as payment.
Draft a Luna-Visage-Vengeful Spirit 'Dat Har-Ass' trilane
- First point in Vengeful Aura
- First point in Lunar Blessing
5th Hero is your initiator/tank whatever
Get Agi items and levels 6/11/16. Sit in base while your trilane snowballs and their towers melt.
- Presented my sephi22 (DSR:215)
You're welcome. I accept rares as payment.
shira
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Haha Matt got trolled? Or is Sheever 1700+
Alliance vs Liquid in Champions League http://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x153r8y?autoplay=1&hidePopoutButton=1
I think you mean Luna instead of Mirana.
So Drow solo lanes in this line up? I am guessing you probably want Beastmaster as the 5th for the attack speed aura since you are going ALL IN with this aura strat.
What
I haven't played him as much as I would like to but I have a ton of fun with this hero.
I don't have games like this, pretty much ever.
http://dotabuff.com/matches/382984360
SteveWinwood
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I only have experience with the sc2 ladder, and had no problems with it personally, but always heard people complaining about it. I'm ignorant if those were legitimate issues (which sc2 had plenty of) or people bitching to simply bitch.
I absolutely loathe the idea of promotion matches though.
My DSR is 570. I don't care who I stack with and that likely has something to do with it.
I feel like we are talking about credit scores or something.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdY4dtewURQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
I think it's funny that it says "Don't play selfish" then it says that stacking with players of lower skill lowers your DSR. "Well you are too trench and will drag down my DSR, so I reject your party invite!"
I feel like we are talking about credit scores or something.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdY4dtewURQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
I think it's funny that it says "Don't play selfish" then it says that stacking with players of lower skill lowers your DSR. "Well you are too trench and will drag down my DSR, so I reject your party invite!"
Technosteve
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Am i the only one that likes solo queue?
Solo queue is fine if you have thick skin and don't get petty over losing (even if it feels shitty because of awful teammates you should be able to just glean what you can out of it) There are also a number of qualities you should look for in heroes to play solo for maximum enjoyment.
Technosteve
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I pick PL in solo queue it's a pve game for me.
Any hero that can do ok in lane and has the ability to split push semi decently is ideal for soloing. That way you don't get shit on early and can try to stall and trade if you are losing. Also good cc is useful.
Selfish player confirmed.
hylian we need a gank bot like 5 minutes ago
hylian??? why are you still farming mid
HYLIAN
Got 469 fun points, looks good to me.It really is working as intended, not even joking
Cyborgmatt
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I guess they changed something with their formula because it was like that before, when in doubt throw more random functions in there.
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