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Dota 2 |OT7| What the fuck have they done
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Nexon/KDL is trying to get this Pudge set bundled with their ticket. I hate it:
http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=318370392
http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=318370392
This is a fucking wet dream for me. This patch confirmed best patch.
With the Damage type changes in 6.82 I will have to start learning what goes thru BKB from the beginning
Nexon/KDL is trying to get this Pudge set bundled with their ticket. I hate it:
http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=318370392
Ew, they run out of textures or something?
Just give me my DMC4 Spectre hat already Volvo
The hat is the best part
Its just a heart with eye holes
I really think Necro is underrated
If you stick a mek on him you team is unkillable in the midgame because he can heal them for 500+, ult an enemy hero and have enough mana to heal them again
There is already a NO HATS mod that removes all cosmetics from the game man
I really wish they would release an updated MMR distribution now that ranked is out. Are there many 5k+ players or are they just outliers?
Kaolin was never bad, in fact I still think he was OP in 6.81 and his 6.82 buffs were a little unnecessary in my opinion.
This is true.
I know pub win rates mean nothing for balancing purposes, I just have a morbid curiosity why they are the way they are. Just interesting to see the approach pubs take to games and how it affects things.
Nexon/KDL is trying to get this Pudge set bundled with their ticket. I hate it:
http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=318370392
that looks so fucking dumb lol
I hope valve put in a competitive view for tournaments so I don't have to look at all this visually retarded bullshit
Batman sure put on some weight.Nexon/KDL is trying to get this Pudge set bundled with their ticket. I hate it:
http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=318370392
Nexon/KDL is trying to get this Pudge set bundled with their ticket. I hate it:
http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=318370392
It's actually kind of neat concept-wise but I find it super distracting and less impressive than it could be.
I don't think there's any new data sadly. Considering back then you were in the top 99% of players with as little MMR as 4,1k I'd definitely say 5k+ players are still outliers, even if the ranked average is probably a little higher than that.
Dec '13 unranked data:
http://blog.dota2.com/2013/12/matchmaking/
Cyborgmatt
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It would be pretty bullshit if Valve clamped down on all the other tournament organisers but gave Nexon and Perfect World a free pass on cosmetics.
You'll be quickly hearing from lots of angry organisers if that's the case and I'll be backing them up on it.
You'll be quickly hearing from lots of angry organisers if that's the case and I'll be backing them up on it.
I'd like to think I am good, but I doubt I am in the top 99% today unless I just underestimate the size of the whole player base, and the top 99% is a large number of people, but comparatively tiny to the 50% percentile.
manfestival
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that is just straight up stupidNexon/KDL is trying to get this Pudge set bundled with their ticket. I hate it:
http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=318370392
What restrictions are they putting on everyone else? Other then having to submit tickets 30 days in advance?
3200mmr is the 90th percentile? Feels like the trench to me.
Maledict is amazing, what am I reading? Ahhh.
Maledict is amazing, what am I reading? Ahhh.
Cyborgmatt
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I'm not sure how much I can say but basically the approval process is going to become a lot more strict to the level where they need at least a month to validate the quality of the item/set/bundle etc before it will ever see the light of day.
The overall criteria has jumped up a huge amount judging off of some things I saw declined.
No more "free passes" for cosmetics with league tickets.
That's the unranked matchmaking values, which are pretty much worthless figures now.
you really think so? im kind of worried its gonna take them a bit longer to fix bugs
True dat. I feel like these should all be shifted up by 1K.
Definitely to be taken with a grain of salt but I could swear I read an analysis relatively recently that found the difference between Dec '13 and current ranked percentiles to be surprisingly insignificant. I think it was on dotametrics but I can't find it anymore for the life of me.
Er, maybe Friday. There are a lot of small bugs (Though some of the things list I do believe really aren't bugs, like the Rubick Timber Scepter thing)
http://dev.dota2.com/showthread.php?t=146571
Any examples of stuff declined? I'm guessing that Green WK sword was likely one thing, since I noticed it got submitted a second time. Is the "All items submitted with leagues must be public on the Workshop." thing new, or has that been there a while?
Is the stuff written anywhere, like the Tournament Submission Portal, or are people supposed to just know about it/get it though word of mouth?
He'll be picked I'm sure. With the mek nerf some team will probably try to find heroes who can build mek and have a decent mana pool, not to mention sadist makes it so hard to bully him out of lane.
Monthly players hovers around 9,500,000. Pretty sure there's more players with some mmr rating but even 1% of that number is 950000 people that are on top. It's still a lot of people.
heals
Also really hoping for the patch tonight, gives me a few days to dick around before uni starts up again.
You have 1 zero too many. Its 95k players is 1% is 9.5 million.
This sounds like a good rule in the long run. But like you said, definitely has to be followed across the board to be really fair for everyone. On a positive note of that, maybe this will push more creators to make items and sets that outshine Valve's own sets more and more. Like seeing the incredible quality of DotaCinema's recent package of ultimates makes me worry about the varying range of quality compared to other junky things that could potentially make it into the game.
I hope not, I haven't abused Razor enough yet.
Cyborgmatt
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I'm already in love with Sweden's train internet.
https://twitter.com/cyborgmatt/status/515175652690231296
https://twitter.com/cyborgmatt/status/515175652690231296
The public Workshop is part of this process but the blame for that lies on DreamLeague and their stretch goal disasters.
where do you live that college starts in october
trimester college?
Also Jungle bloodseeker seems more viable (25 percent heal level 1 with bonus damage helps him sustain more and kill faster) now but I still wouldn't take it over lane. Wonder if BS couldn't also benefit from being a farming support, what with his ridiculous damage amp (free global veil+ to give Zues when he ults), huge aoe pure damage nuke/silence, and increased Rupture duration. He really doesn't need to be a carry -- just hit six, roam, and help carries get kills. Arcane, Mek, then buy a Euls to stop TPs after rupture, and while they're up there activate Blood Rite. His laning as a support would be really bad, though. Like Shadow Demon without disruption.
Wait a second, wouldn't by Valve rules Star Ladder not be allowed to do their "Mystery Courier/Additional Set" that they have as Stretch Goals, since the sets need to be public on the workshop? Did they just get some special agreement, or did Star Ladder get around this by having the sets on the Workshop, just not tagged as being Star Ladder Sets?
Heavy's Sandvich
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Potentiality of Starladder locking in ticket+items before the rule change?
25 quid, located next to the dota 2 booth. Tell people to check the map.
Dead, no queue. Just walked over bought 3!
Purple Cheeto
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I played with my first ever ES at 2100 MMR last night.
He went 0-12-3 and the only item I specifically remember him having was an Urn of shadows.
I checked DotaBuff and he had brown boots, bottle and magic wand as well. He had the lowest farm on the team by 4k gold.
Gah, was considering getting a Saturday ticket for EDX just to visit the shop and maybe have a look at what else was going on, but tickets are sold out. Piss.
TyrantGuardian
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Nah, it really isn't. I've been playing WD for about 150 games almost exclusively lately (going from 3800mmr to 4500, about 85% win-rate I'd guess), using him as a roaming duo support with Lesh/AA/Mirana/Whoever really. Cask is the definite choice for ganks, it's just one of the best stuns out there, so maxing it is given. I used to get a point in Voodoo and then go Maledict after that, but I noticed how I A) Never had mana to cast it, and even if I did I'd rather spend it on healing for tower dives etc and B) It just didn't do enough damage early if you don't max it over cask.
Instead, I started going stats over Maledict and it really made the ganking even easier than it was. My item build is Stick/Arcane/Aghanim's, but there's never enough mana to go around for this hero. You can always use more throughout the mid game.
Now, the question becomes "is Maledict worth it once you hit lategame?" and the answer I've found is a resounding NO. You need proper positioning for the Death Ward, preferably out of sight range, and that position is nowhere near close enough for Maledict. The only times I spec it at all nowadays is when I'm facing someone like Bristleback, Razor or other ridiculously tanky heroes. The DOT helps handle them once the rest of their team is down. Against anything else - why bother? Either the enemy team is completely destroyed due to your death ward + teammates or you got stomped. Neither of those situations calls for a Maledict to save the day.
Just my two cents, anyway.
(Also I can't believe how bad some 5k MMR players are. Completely abysmal. Constant overextending and just really bad decisionmaking. At what MMR do people start actually playing decent in this friggin' game?)
Beardz
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Currently I'm having a lot of fun with Necro, I have 63% win rate with him.
Early game Necro is a pain in the ass, I just hide behind some trees and let my carry to farm, while the other guys are trying to avoid my aura.
I know a lot of you guys hate Dagon, but that's how I roll with Necro, sorry!
Procarbine
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Taking stats or maledict over maxing heal on WD is insane, it's way too good after the buff to not skill early.
Dreams-Visions
Member
You shouldn't be playing Necro as a lane support. lol.
Play him solo offlane or mid. His solo or duo offlane presence is quite imposing with heartstopper and the healbomb and going mid and getting the ult online fast sort of speaks for itself.
Shorty11857
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http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=126436289&postcount=15803
I did this a while ago might give you some rough idea
20% of ranked games are in the Very High Bracket (3.7k+)
22.5% High (3.2k+)
57.5% Normal
Unranked is
8% Very High
15% High
77% Normal
Don't play necro support. He's much better as a carry if you go mid for example.
Just damage? or can you pull them in too?
Dreams-Visions
Member
All hero challenge is going to be the death of me. I'm pretty sure they've put all the heroes I have a genuine dislike for and subsequently never play right in the front.
It's always pulled magic immune targets. It just did no damage until now.
word. but I'm still saying: he's best lining up mid or against the opposing carry. he can single-handedly shut down an enemy carry duo lane with just heartstopper and a couple of heal bombs. That's too much value to put in a support role where you may not get much xp at all (assuming you're playing support correctly and stacking/pulling).
It's always pulled magic immune targets. It just did no damage until now.
word. but I'm still saying: he's best lining up mid or against the opposing carry. he can single-handedly shut down an enemy carry duo lane with just heartstopper and a couple of heal bombs. That's too much value to put in a support role where you may not get much xp at all (assuming you're playing support correctly and stacking/pulling).
Beardz
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I play with him as a mix between carry and support. I always go to the hardlane with him so I can move behind the trees, and depending on my partner I'm last hitting or not. Normally I start as support, middle and late game as a carry.
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