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[Haly]

Dumb question: So I know you still have an unranked MMR, but does it still change? Like could I eventually get into a higher mmr bracket in unranked if I got to be a better player, or is that just for ranked?

Yes, it still fluctuates like it always did. Just hidden.

 

[Acinixys]

Well it looks like they are going to need 10million+ stretch goals

15 Million - Turns every creep, hero, courier and Roshan into Pudge

We will hit it in 1 day

 

[Duesy]

Skills q,w,e,r,d,f
Items alt+1,2,3 and z,x,c

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Looks like compendium sales have slowed back down again

Probably another huge push when the pudge courier is released

 

[Drkirby]

Looks like compendium sales have slowed back down again

Probably another huge push when the pudge courier is released

Multi-kill banner may also be a pushing Point if Valve implements it quickly. I wonder if they will push the new game modes next week.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Also apparently some kinetic gems like bored maiden now play as random in game idle animations

Cool I guess

 

[Cyborgmatt]

Also apparently some kinetic gems like bored maiden now play as random in game idle animations

Cool I guess

That gem has an idle animation now as well as the loadout animation.

 

[Razzer]

I tune into Arteezy's stream cus I hear he just plays Windrunner now and he's playing Naga.

I demand a refund.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

That gem has an idle animation now as well as the loadout animation.

Just that gem?

Seems that one keeper load out and that one qop one would work too as idles.

 

[Cyborgmatt]

Just that gem?

Seems that one keeper load out and that one qop one would work too as idles.

Yeap.

 

[Hupsel]

So how does Brewmaster Ulti works? You need to kill all three summons otherwise he will respawn?

 

[Kioshen]

so I uh need 3 more people for my fantasy league.

Anyone want to join?

I'll join if there's a spot left.

 

[Haly]

So how does Brewmaster Ulti works? You need to kill all three summons otherwise he will respawn?

He "respawns" with the same health and mana he had when he split, so it's not a full heal or anything. There's a priority between the spirits:

Earth > Storm > Fire

If all 3 survive, then he respawns at Earth when the timer ends. If Earth is dead, then Storm, if Storm, Fire. If all 3 are killed, then it counts as a kill against him.

 

[Acinixys]

I tune into Arteezy's stream cus I hear he just plays Windrunner now and he's playing Naga.

I demand a refund.

Аятеезу, lisтеи то ме. I ам тяарреd iи sоviет яussiа. Рlease seиd неlр, чоц аяе му оигу норе. Сука блять ио сору раsтегiио саррuснiио fгаррцснiио.

Hope he plays wind next game. Cause Naga and Tinker are SO boring to watch

 

[neurosisxeno]

Im sorry but what?

Alchemist is such a sub par carry. I'd rather play him as a support/initiator then a carry any day

Any other "carry" hero totally destroys Alch. Plus he needs so many levels and items to do anything

Alch is a fine 3/4 support since he can flash farm, but the thing about Alchemist is that no other hero will be 6-slotted 30 minutes in like Alchemist. He doesn't have the passives like PA, Void, PL or the attack peed of TB and AM, but carries by definition are item dependant, and he can get those items twice as fast as any other hero. If the game goes 60+ minutes he will lose to any of those heroes, but the idea is to take Alchemist and end the game by the 30-35 minute mark, or throw their carry off so badly that you can easily overwhelm him in the mid-late game.

 

[Razzer]

Аятеезу, lisтеи то ме. I ам тяарреd iи sоviет яussiа. Рlease seиd неlр, чоц аяе му оигу норе. Сука блять ио сору раsтегiио саррuснiио fгаррцснiио.

Hope he plays wind next game. Cause Naga and Tinker are SO boring to watch

MOTHERFUCKING PA!

ARTEEZY REDEEMED!

 

[Zeth]

"Hero has such a bad turn rate"

>has sticky napalm stacks

nvm, rtz is maad

Spoiler

fockers

RTZ battlefury PA EE-Build (no space)

 

[KevinRo]

That gem has an idle animation now as well as the loadout animation.

yesssss

I complained about it on the dev forums. GG Valve

 

[SteveWinwood]

hey here is your secret guide to raising your mmr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-J9mfcExhg

eat it ultrabum you suck

 

[Ultrabum]

I am enjoying this guide to leaving low MMR hell as a support.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-J9mfcExhg

As a SUPER GOD HIGH TIER 4.3K MMR (I suck, I know), I agree with most of the things he says.

Fuck you steve.

 

[Ketch]

Haven't seen this posted yet:

Dotacinema Venomancer set unveiling.

looks pretty cool, not in the game yet though.

hey here is your secret guide to raising your mmr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-J9mfcExhg

eat it ultrabum you suck

This is fucking awesome. Is X BOX on your team? NO!

 

[Risible]

hey here is your secret guide to raising your mmr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-J9mfcExhg

eat it ultrabum you suck

"You're waiting for your carry to come, he's still in the base buying fucking branches."

In the immortal words of Homer Simpson, "It's funny cause it's true."

 

[Zeth]

hey here is your secret guide to raising your mmr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-J9mfcExhg

eat it ultrabum you suck

Perfect.

 

[Ketch]

The part about making the other team flame each other is genius. "Oh you guys lost a teamfight at 15:00? Why wasn't your Faceless void there? What a noob!"

 

[Captain Fish]

His logic is way too sound.

 

[rhophiehalul78]

I'm losing a lot of my calibration matches so far... I'm not too excited now to know my number.

 

[Gully State]

hey here is your secret guide to raising your mmr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-J9mfcExhg

eat it ultrabum you suck

Support like Shadow Shaman...but don't pick Shadow Shaman

 

[SteveWinwood]

I'm losing a lot of my calibration matches so far... I'm not too excited now to know my number.

It only changes you a certain amount from your unranked mmr. The calibration does have an effect but it's not a big one.

 

[Quesa]

Ok so what's the easiest way to bind rune and lane spots? I don't think it's in the client bindings anymore?

 

[W1SSY]

Ok so what's the easiest way to bind rune and lane spots? I don't think it's in the client bindings anymore?

I just have it in my autoexec. The two below should be for the runes.
bind "F3" "dota_camera_setpos -2273.898682 1232.745483 982.072876"
bind "F4" "dota_camera_setpos 3035.773438 -2972.680176 966.072937"

 

[Quesa]

I just have it in my autoexec. The two below should be for the runes.
bind "F3" "dota_camera_setpos -2273.898682 1232.745483 982.072876"
bind "F4" "dota_camera_setpos 3035.773438 -2972.680176 966.072937"

oh cool, just got it to work. Thanks!

 

[inkls]

Thanks to fellow GAFfer inkls for sending me a game to cast! It didn't really fit into my "Ragequits and Rampages" series, because there was too much skill (and not enough double boots, bottle first fun), but is still entertaining in it's own way. I'm still learning this casting thing, but I am enjoying this very much.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Aew75ZI0J0&list=PL1CQyqIDNn5pct0KTCTTUfdNAJ95y6yId&feature=share

Here it is, enjoy.

If any of you wants me to cast a game just send me a PM or say so.

EDIT:
1-5 for items, space for the last item slot (i put my blink dagger there). I have my control groups on F2-F4.

We're famous rez! edit: have to say i enjoyed the bane casting alot. Rez carried hard (even though all the scrubs were in his bracket).

 

[Hylian7]

Streaming the solo queue!

http://www.twitch.tv/hylian7

 

[Dares]

The life of a support is a hard one.


Ursa spams "We need Wards" when I have three wards on the map and have been warding the entire game. Meanwhile the Lina rushes Aghs but is in their stack so no flame for her.

 

[Finalow]

RTZ vs Fear + Merlini.

popcorn.gif

 

[Quesa]

RTZ vs Fear + Merlini.

popcorn.gif

this game

Fear kills RTZ

RTZ: retard
Fear: um...
random invoker: do you ever get tired of being literal cancer

 

[The Technomancer]

I am really really fucking over Blink Dagger not costing any mana to use

 

[SteveWinwood]

its so fun tho

best buff ever

 

[shira]

RTZ vs Fear + Merlini.

popcorn.gif

Well I guess they will be probably casting RTZ's games at TI4

 

[The Technomancer]

Fucking ursa centaur sand king all with blinks. Completely impossible to fight anywhere, even uphill inside our own base. And since there's no mana cost they never fucking had to back off, they just had to get enough mana for their next stupid stun

 

[SteveWinwood]

bro just buy a blink and initiate on their asses

or buy wards

 

[Hazaro]

Fucking ursa centaur sand king all with blinks. Completely impossible to fight anywhere, even uphill inside our own base. And since there's no mana cost they never fucking had to back off, they just had to get enough mana for their next stupid stun

Why didn't you do anything vs 3 melee heroes who need items to function?

It's a mid-game wrecking ball, once you get BKB/Pipe it's ez life

 

[The Technomancer]

bro just buy a blink and initiate on their asses

or buy wards

Even if we see them coming our only option is to just hang back outside of blink range. And since even the base isn't safe, that basically means losing rax

Our Axe really should have had a blink, but for some reason he decided to go Vanguard after Blademail

 

[The Technomancer]

A Pipe is like 5000 gold. With the aggression they were showing and the deaths we were racking up there was no way any of our supports could get a pipe. Hell, I was Luna and I spent like 20 minutes trying to get my damn Ultimate Orb

BKB tapers off. Stupid blink stuns don't. And Luna ult is on like 180 second cooldown compared to their shit.

 

[KingKong]

its so fun tho

best buff ever

Its the best. Only time I dont buy a blink is when Im the carry and even then I want to get it on like gyro and luna

Also just how rare are these player cards? I played a ton this weekend and havent gotten a drop

 

[kvk1]

That RTZ/Merlini/Fear game was so damn good.

 

[Gentle Rodriguez]

Why didn't you do anything vs 3 melee heroes who need items to function?

It's a mid-game wrecking ball, once you get BKB/Pipe it's ez life

We got wrecked in lane, they snowballed out of control and game was pretty much over by the time we even got the chance to get those items. Their rotations were better than ours, and their initiation was always going to be better, we had SD, Ogre and Axe with no Blink, we had zero initiation.

 

[Hazaro]

A Pipe is like 5000 gold. With the aggression they were showing and the deaths we were racking up there was no way any of our supports could get a pipe. Hell, I was Luna and I spent like 20 minutes trying to get my damn Ultimate Orb

BKB tapers off. Stupid blink stuns don't. And Luna ult is on like 180 second cooldown compared to their shit.

Sounds like your lanes should have denied farm and XP better and warded their jungle.

Why didn't Axe lane vs Centaur?

I don't like SD at all unless he's with Mirana or 5k

 

[The Technomancer]

Whatever, I'm on a five game losing streak and its pissing me off. Feels pointless to play

 

[Finalow]

Well I guess they will be probably casting RTZ's games at TI4

rip in fear.

That RTZ/Merlini/Fear game was so damn good.

ya, great game.