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Dota 2 |OT2| Ellen Pudge starring in Beyond Two Throws

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sephi22

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http://www.wetanz.com/dota2/

The Weta Buttefly, Vanguard, and Demon Edge replicas have sold out (500 unit limited editions).
The Axe statue is still in stock. Total 1000 units in the edition.

Anyone here ordered any of these?
 
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The more i think about it the less i like the neutrals sharing exp change, i think a better compromise would be that if lane creeps get the last hit the exp is shared but if a summon or an hero gets the last hit then he and his team get the full experience.
 
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G.ZZZ

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SamVimes said:
The more i think about it the less i like the neutrals sharing exp change, i think a better compromise would be that if lane creeps get the last hit the exp is shared but if a summon or an hero gets the last hit then he and his team get the full experience.
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Yeah i think it's a bit overkill of a lane change too. The 1300 range on top of that, the worse camps etc... Just one change would've made Trilanes debatables, but all of that? Shared EXP don't make a lot of sense either.
Another thing i don't like is the tons of artificial nerf to Buybacks. You want to nerf buybacks significantly? Surely there's someone more elegant than 25% more time and no unreliable gold for an arbitrary time amount. Something like making Aegis buyable from the shop for example (but expire after X time and increase cost over time) and remove buyback that's a far more defensive option compared to aegis.
 
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G.ZZZ said:
Yeah i think it's a bit overkill of a lane change too. The 1300 range on top of that, the worse camps etc... Just one change would've made Trilanes debatables, but all of that? Shared EXP don't make a lot of sense either.
Another thing i don't like is the tons of artificial nerf to Buybacks. You want to nerf buybacks significantly? Surely there's someone more elegant than 25% more time and no unreliable gold for an arbitrary time amount. Something like making Aegis buyable from the shop for example (but expire after X time and increase cost over time) and remove buyback that's a far more defensive option compared to aegis.
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I don't think the buyback nerf is that signficant. It makes it pointless to buy back to farm a lane but buying back to go into a fight isn't really changed, outside of the 25% added to the next timer


Is there a website that shows the prices of items on the Steam market that is easily searchable? Impossible to find anything right now unless you know what you want
 
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sephi22 said:
Way to piss on new esports scenes in growing countries.
God forbid someone try to start a scene. Its like all of you were dominating trilanes since when you were born. Guys like you are ruining the MOBA community.

:lol
But yeah, the Indian scene has passion at least. DotA was huge there. There's not much support from sponsors and gaming is still considered a child's hobby by most adults. But we're getting there. Its nice that there are guys like Bulba, Universe or 1437 so set examples for the South Asian players.
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The Indian scene is still way better than the Pakistani scene at least. Pakistani players are like a worse breed of BR players.
 
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I H8 Memes

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The only thing I didn't like from the patch was the random Roshan timer.
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I'm not sure if I'm going to like it or not. But I dont understand why they added it. Seems like a lot of these changes are there to increase movement and engagements so I guess thats why.
 
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Sibylus

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SamVimes said:
The more i think about it the less i like the neutrals sharing exp change, i think a better compromise would be that if lane creeps get the last hit the exp is shared but if a summon or an hero gets the last hit then he and his team get the full experience.
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Basically, this change means that you should start thinking about your pull as bait, and not the reward in and of itself.
 
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Sibylus

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Enigma is probably the hero that would struggle the least with affording sentry wards. That, and you can set aside a chunk of your starting gold to that purpose once you see a pick like Bounty Hunter.
 
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Bo said:
Enigma is probably the hero that would struggle the least with affording sentry wards. That, and you can set aside a chunk of your starting gold to that purpose once you see a pick like Bounty Hunter.
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You're gonna have to place a shitton of sentries to keep him out of xp range (now 1300) and even then how are you gonna kill him?
 
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Sibylus

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SamVimes said:
You're gonna have to place a shitton of sentries to keep him out of xp range (now 1300) and even then how are you gonna kill him?
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It isn't about blanketing every possible approach, and you kill him the same way you kill any skulking invis hero: don't bite on first sight and hit him with a stun and your eidolons. You're applying passive play to a situation that is going to call for aggressive and proactive play.
 
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The guy starts with 6 armor, if he gets a shield and plays smart there is no way you're gonna kill him unless you rotate two other heroes and then you have to question if it's even worth it. Not only that, he's gonna check your inventory and if he sees you planting sentries he just has to hide in trees to take the exp which again is not gonna be a problem because of the 1300 xp range.
 
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It's bad enough that rune spawning is random and that ends up having an impact on the game. Now Roshan spawn is semi random meaning characters like TA and NP are buffed because they can have the location scouted without actually hindering their own game flow that much.
 
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Sibylus

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Dude's a Bounty Hunter, making his life painful early game is almost always going to be a productive use of time. Even if you fail at depriving him of XP, he's going to have to sacrifice a lot of his health and maybe his life to steal creeps.
 
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SamVimes

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Bo said:
Dude's a Bounty Hunter, making his life painful early game is almost always going to be a productive use of time. Even if you fail at depriving him of XP, he's going to have to sacrifice a lot of his health and maybe his life to steal creeps.
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As a BH all you really want is exp anyway so he's most likely gonna be fine with that.

F!ReW!Re said:
What happened to the free pathing for 5 sec after a hook?
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I'm thinking the code checks if Pudge is on unpathable terrain after the victim gets hooked instead of checking the victim position, so when he blinks out before the hook comes all the way back you get this bug. Probably gonna be fixed soon.
 
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Sibylus

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SamVimes said:
As a BH all you really want is exp anyway so he's most likely gonna be fine with that.
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And even if you get it, the Enigma could be leaving the jungle with a Mekansm within minutes of your level 6 and start pushing towers with his team. Playing passively has downsides for the BH too.
 
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Legit I can't even tell who's trolling and who's getting trolled anymore. This thread is A+
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Why don't you just say want you want to say?
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One set of sentries and a rotation from your mid or safe lane and he will learn his lesson.

Think of him like a cliff farming NP: make him panic and he is done.
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What. Bounty Hunters with a tough lane already head into the jungle to try to steal creeps from the pull or the jungler, this is just gonna make it more effective.
 
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sephi22 said:
I've ordered 3


This isn't it. There are 4 different items for the 4. Hopefully they've hired a contracted creator because the SK sword was their first attempt and its ass.
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Well if it takes a modeler about a month or less to make the item I confused why it is taking so long to show something.

And it doesn't say 4 different items at all, they have never clarified anything and they are "designing" the item themselves. They have delayed shipment 3-4x already they were supposed to have been shipped a long time ago.
In the box with your Axe statue you will also find a unique DOTA 2 in-game item, designed by the crew at Weta!
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edit: wtf I guess they done finished em
 
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Dreams-Visions

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shira said:
Well if it takes a modeler about a month or less to make the item I confused why it is taking so long to show something.

And it doesn't say 4 different items at all, they have never clarified anything and they are "designing" the item themselves. They have delayed shipment 3-4x already they were supposed to have been shipped a long time ago.
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they're 4 different items.

see: Cyborgmatt.com
 
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sephi22

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shira said:
And it doesn't say 4 different items at all, they have never clarified anything and they are "designing" the item themselves. They have delayed shipment 3-4x already they were supposed to have been shipped a long time ago.
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I say that because the schema was updated with 4 different placeholders for the Weta items, each one called 'Weta Butterfly placeholder', and so on.

It was in Matt's October 1st patch notes.

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http://vimeo.com/65400753

here's some stress relief for all you nerds
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This porn has bad music
 
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shira

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sephi22 said:
I say that because the schema was updated with 4 different placeholders for the Weta items, each one called 'Weta Butterfly placeholder', and so on.

It was in Matt's October 1st patch notes.


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What you gonna do if 2 of them is the Skeleton King sword and hat?
 
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sephi22

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shira said:
What you gonna do if 2 of them is the Skeleton King sword and hat?
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Nothing?
Because the Dota 2 community does not value taste when it comes to paying up the ass for rare items.
See: Alpine Stalker set

But I will be sent a request for confirmation a week before my orders ship. I won't be charged till they get shipped a la Amazon, and I can cancel my pre-order anytime. So if there's any item I don't like, I don't have to pay shit.
 
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sephi22 said:
Nothing?
Because the Dota 2 community does not value taste when it comes to paying up the ass for rare items.
See: Alpine Stalker set

But I will be sent a request for confirmation a week before my orders ship. I won't be charged till they get shipped a la Amazon, and I can cancel my pre-order anytime. So if there's any item I don't like, I don't have to pay shit.
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Ahh you are in a good spot.
 
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