shira
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Do you use yours to write down rosh timers?
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DOTA 2 |OT8| DOTA Asian Championship (1/27-2/9)
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Do you use yours to write down rosh timers?
No, I used it as an autograph book. Forget if I ever got rtz to sign it, but I did get envy.
sleverfunk
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Spin to win bruh.
I actually played with no Jugg/Troll/Axe recently, it was very weird.
I recommend that no one EVER play Dota if you are muted in game. My last three games have included the dumbest and most ignorant people ever and I can say nothing to inform them of their wrongness. I get much angrier just from being muted. How can people ever get better if you cannot correct them for their mistakes and provide insights without them crying and reporting you(and they do the same for you)?
I think I've said maybe two words to ppl in my last three games. Gotta chill and let the dumb pass over you. "Welp" is your friend.
But how can you be silent in a team based game where communication can be the difference in a team fight? Or after a team mate gets picked off give a tip to possibly avoid a death or trade kills in the next fight instead of just dying? I thrive on having at least 2 of the 4 people talking so we can get things done orderly in a somewhat planned manner. If people don't talk or anything I assume they have us all muted or only will participate if it will get them a kill or is the safest play of all time.
Dreams-Visions
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At least I won a single time today
I know those feels. ;_;
FlutterPuffs
Member
I just ping a lot.
Helps.
Especially right now in LP where someone decided to use chat, and get someone responding with 'SHUT THE FUCK UP FUCKAHHH'
Just ping, and play safe.
rakkadakka
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While advice is always good.. you might want to look at your delivery if the end result is that you got muted.
Anytime someone starts getting toxic I mute them, this game is hard enough without someone I don't know yelling over voice.
I still ping (not sure if that works under mute). I just abide by "if you have nothing nice to say..." since saying "omfg quit being out of position noob" tends to put people on tilt as much it prevents them from getting caught out again. Sometimes I'll say stuff like "yeah" when someone's like "everyone go mid" if I agree.
If people make dumb mistakes I still go like "what the hell was that!?" but I don't vocalize it because it makes things worse. People get super-defensive. I've given up on giving constructive criticism to strangers who'll give me the mental finger more than take criticism. Ultimately I've learned not to let a loss ruin my day, and that leads to me not losing it over dumb mistakes other people make. First time someone says "no suicide techies?" I mute them because whatever they say after that is not going to help me in the least.
poppedcollar69
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Anyone who is at the DAC LAN Secret Shop can you buy me dis sic DAC jacket. I'll pay you at TI5 . . .
oh, i like that, i kinda want one too
lets have wc3 night
that naruto game sucked tho
not sure why this guy put 800 hours of his life into it
vampirism is my jam tho
shira
Member
They added a ladies TI4 jacket to the Valve store, so I hope they add this one too.
FlutterPuffs
Member
S4 <3
krameriffic
Member
How do teams keep giving Lycan to Secret?
BlastProcessing
Member
Watching Secret slowly strangle IG... jesus. Best Dota indeed.
Dreams-Visions
Member
House Slytherin too stronk.
call_kotaku
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Since you're not EE and queuing at 7k MMR, the level of your teammates will be pretty much the same as yours, even if you don't feel its true. There's basically no such thing as "helpful advice" in the middle of a game, and absolutely don't be that asshole that tells their teammates everything they did wrong after you all die in the teamfight, there's no point. Chances are they already know what mistakes they made, and their teammates being negative and condescending about it doesn't really help them learn, it's just a straight road to mute-town.
Ask for wards, ask if someone is building a certain item, ask people to back if you aren't ready to fight, ping your abilities if you want to use them, ping rosh if you want to go there, etc. You can still do most of that while muted.
Dreams-Visions
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Yes there is.
User 85168
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Pretty much choose your poison against Secret, really.
Dreams-Visions
Member
gudguy matt, feeding kuro before iG fed him
hope his stomach doesn't get upset from all that eating.
Robot Carnival
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wooo, the beer glass from that catalog is nice. the T-shirts too, especially the "Support All The Way" one and the "Evil Dreams Awaits" one. and lol at the Phase Boots and Power Treads socks XD.
How do I know that you even know what you are talking about? Part of the problem is that the toxicity of the players has eroded our trust in each other. If a person comes on chat and starts telling me how to play and it doesn't look like they are doing much better than me, I will ignore that person. It all depends on how the message is sent and received.
Yeah, pinging is the safest bet. It's easy to ignore. Also, foreign players who might not have the best spoken English abilities are able to understand written English much easier.
shira
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Don't ever play on Australian servers then. Everyone is so quiet or a grade A jerk. Not much in between. I can't really use team speak myself so I also add to the issue.
Imo telling someone that they could of avoided a death after just dying is pretty superflous; they know they fucked up and are probably feeling it. No need to rub it in, even though you have positive intentions. You are more likely to induce tilt than sudden improvement.
Also pinging + alt click are your best friends. Question: if you're muted can you not use chat wheel?
butterfly CK lol. money so much better spent on a heart
manfestival
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AUI WITH THE IGNITE PLAYS
Wonderboy91
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Apparently Newbee haven't been practicing at all. Though to be honest, I always felt they were pretty overrated and only won TI4 through fortunate circumstances and the failures of the competition.
call_kotaku
Member
They've directly said that they haven't practiced since TI4, I think
It's basically a team of 5 Xbocts right now
FlutterPuffs
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Hear me out. Maybe, just maybe
NewBee sucks now because Xiao8 and ZSMJ isn't in the team anymore.
Don't compare the new NewBee to the TI4 roster. They were really good in that tournament, just fucking boring to watch.
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