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[Drkirby]

Ok, valve made a damn good job to not leak their hats with this test patch, I see nothing.

But I did find these, the names of a ton of scrapped items!

Consumables
//"item" "item_blinders"
//"item" "item_red_mist"
//"item" "item_bounty_pact"

misc
//"item" "item_ward_dispenser"
//"item" "item_whip"
//"item" "item_telescope"

support
//"item" "item_natures_mend"
//"item" "item_iron_talon"
//"item" "item_nightfall_striders"
//"item" "item_arcane_boots2"

magics
//"item" "item_rune_breaker"
//"item" "item_aether_staff"

artifacts
//"item" "item_venomous_shield"

The whip even has a tooltip saying "Why would you use this on your self?" Some of these items are likely just the items we got renamed, but there the consumables and misc items are completely unaccounted for.

 

[Technosteve]

I feel like if the team lets me play PVE Alchemist I can be such a worthless support player

 

[Monochromaticx]

Yo
So much stuff in this update and the worst part i cant test or play it till Saturday.
Also alch lvl1 GG and get 0 minute bounty rune is a new meta.

 

[Chris R]

If you are at the point where the enemy Alchemist can just casually farm Aghs to give to his team, then you've probably already lost.

Not really, I always have a ton of gold on Alch, last winning game was BoTs, Abyssal, Cuirass, and 3x Mjollnir.

I could have bought an Aghs for my FV or Veno with all the extra gold I had and made the game end quicker.

 

[Calidor]

I got excited at first, but now I am having doubts... They added too many new items, how would I know if I have to build a Mel, a crimsom guard or a guardian greaves? Burden of knowledge

Spoiler

Kappa

 

[bbd23]

i cant believe valve killed my favorite game

 

[LiQuid!]

Minefield sign!

Haha!

See you next patch guys!!

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

i cant believe valve killed my favorite game

that's what you get for posting fake links when we were on tilt

 

[SteveWinwood]

cast spirit breaker charge on lotus orb

 

[Drkirby]

Guardian Greaves is going to be amazing during pushes. I wonder if the buff it gives will be enough to let creeps tank an extra hit.

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

cast spirit breaker charge on lotus orb

 

[Divvy]

This feels like the patch for int heroes

 

[Monochromaticx]

WW in CM before oracle or earth guy #called-it

 

[LiQuid!]

Visage got a good buff to his familiars! No more one shot from farmed ranged carries! I'm back in it boys!!!

 

[mfaex]

http://www.twitch.tv/420jenkins Patch analysis from team leviathan.

 

[Monochromaticx]

cast spirit breaker charge on lotus orb

Hahaha

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

WW in CM before oracle or earth guy #called-it

she is shit

 

[kasane]

Dota officially hon now

 

[Satch]

This feels like the patch for int heroes

Linda, Queen of Pop, and Invoker are going to be absolute cancer in this patch

 

[SteveWinwood]

Dota officially hon now

and leeg and starcraft

 

[Marauder Shields]

Lotus Orb seems kinda imba. Should be fun.

 

[shira]

I think they ruined the game.

 

[Supermanisdead]

the lotus orb repels scythe of vyse both people just turn into pigs get fucktttttt

 

[kasane]

and leeg and starcraft

1 of those actually require skill Kappa

 

[SteveWinwood]

i mean

its a lot cheaper

but like

blademail sucks hard compared to lotus

you cant even cast it on teammates

 

[bbd23]

lotus and octarine need to be deleted from the game

 

[Quesa]

Reading over these patch notes like

 

[CarbonatedFalcon]

I just read this last page and it seems the notes are absurd, not having read them myself yet.

Was gonna be hard enough to get back into Dota after a year+ away.

:/

 

[Monochromaticx]

she is shit

Dont insult my dragon waifu pls



I am re-reading these notes like i have a finals exam on them

 

[kasane]

Reading over these patch notes like

saltyfchimp

 

[Quesa]

saltyfchimp

Kusoru was the Techies of the FGC

he will be missed

 

[Divvy]

This meta is going to be one where everyone will just farm since they're all too terrified to attack anyone because of these weird ass items.

I guess that's why icefrog nerfed creep gold :O

 

[Sianos]

Oh god the octarine, I'm not ready for this. Time to become an anita mage player and farm up my seven slots.

Just have to improve my efficiency by 7% to offset this decrease in creep gold, I can do this.

 

[Anuxinamoon]

http://gfycat.com/UnfinishedTatteredAplomadofalcon
Dat 4 hero infest bomb (from reddit)

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

Dont insult my dragon waifu pls



I am re-reading these notes like i have a finals exam on them

Her saving grace was her ult, which was really good. Now you give your enemy 70% damage resistance lmao.

 

[shira]

Dat 4 hero infest bomb (from reddit)

Who do I report?

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

http://gfycat.com/UnfinishedTatteredAplomadofalcon
Dat 4 hero infest bomb (from reddit)

call me when they make a webm of the bomb damage pls

 

[Monochromaticx]

Her saving grace was her ult, which was really good. Now you give your enemy 70% damage resistance lmao.

Yeah 70% is too damn high imo. They want it to be used as a setup for other spells, like naga song making enemies sleep setup.

Also her other spells are still good.

 

[TUSR]

i need a phd in doto now to understand spell interactions

 

[Quesa]

http://gfycat.com/UnfinishedTatteredAplomadofalcon
Dat 4 hero infest bomb (from reddit)

with tinker upbots, five man. With aghs by alch

 

[Kard8p3]

http://www.twitch.tv/420jenkins Patch analysis from team leviathan.

like those nerds even fucking matter.

happy overall w/ the patch.

 

[mfaex]

like those nerds even fucking matter.

happy overall w/ the patch.

 

[TUSR]

so if you lotus someone being assassinated by sniper, you just counter them and it bounces back regardless of range?

 

[rexor0717]

Ok, alch buying aghs for the team is dumb.

 

[Quesa]

so if you lotus someone being assassinated by sniper, you just counter them and it bounces back regardless of range?

it fires back, not bounces. Two shots. Not sure if they're limited by the same rules though.

 

[kasane]

Kusoru was the Techies of the FGC

he will be missed

Usa scared him

BibleThump

 

[TUSR]

it fires back, not bounces. Two shots. Not sure if they're limited by the same rules though.

yeah im more concerned about the rules/interactions.

 

[LiQuid!]

i need a phd in doto now to understand spell interactions

Seriously. This patch just hurt my brain a lot.

 

[ant_]

Support alch farms for his carry/mid. It's a really fun buff. They get all the stats too, this is kinda nuts. Imagine a dusa+alch.

Doesn't the Alch lose the item? The support Alch would have to choose between buffing a teammate and having worthless items or being an actual useful hero with items of his own. Alch farms fast but he can't create farm out of nothing - farming when your behind as Alch is brutal, especially as a support.

Not really, I always have a ton of gold on Alch, last winning game was BoTs, Abyssal, Cuirass, and 3x Mjollnir.

I could have bought an Aghs for my FV or Veno with all the extra gold I had and made the game end quicker.

I think that's really the point. In games like this it will allow you to end it quicker. Makes late game less drawn out when a team has a huge advantage.

 

[JC Sera]

Apparently spell steal works with lotus orb