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DOTA2 |OT15| anime only please
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shira
Member
ETA?
HYPUU
waxinlyrical
Member
I saw his stream title but I was assuming he was trolling like he normally does?
Procarbine
Forever Platinum
Dude I warned you. Why'd you guys all order what I had.
Fucking awful dude god bless the cute server with black hair who gave me multiple coca colas
Procarbine
Forever Platinum
She was nice
manfestival
Member
I cant buy more levels? I battled with myself about getting more levels because I wanted more immortals... ugh they are gonna be so expensive and I got such garbage ones too 
I cant buy more levels? I battled with myself about getting more levels because I wanted more immortals... ugh they are gonna be so expensive and I got such garbage ones too
the immortals are cheap af right now
I cant buy more levels? I battled with myself about getting more levels because I wanted more immortals... ugh they are gonna be so expensive and I got such garbage ones too
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immortals are dirt cheap dude, go get them
I cant buy more levels? I battled with myself about getting more levels because I wanted more immortals... ugh they are gonna be so expensive and I got such garbage ones too
if you really need levels you can buy a load of the cheap ones and recycle each of them for two levels
No, this is wrong.
Wish I would have stuck around and actually made it to one of these after parties for a change, they sound fun.
shira
Member
I don't play league but wtf. Is LCS so complex and nuanced my dota brain cannot compute.
That is basically why I don't find competitive League enjoyable to watch. Most risks in the competitive scene are really low reward, and significantly higher risk, so pros player super safe. The majority of risks in Dota tend to be mid risk mid reward, where fucking up isn't usually game losing like in League. The ways LoL play a significant part in it too, I don't believe there are many avenues to catch back up, due to itemization and map resources.
"Randomly die for virtually no reason" League players are so cute, not knowing what it's like for heroes to actually be lethal.
neurosisxeno
Member
I think it just was luck. Someone pointed out before the perma-bash on w33 he had hit creeps 11 times without a bash, so somehow he was getting all his bashes exclusively on heroes. He interrupted like what, 4 TP's? All with first hit bashes I think. It was ridiculous.
It's hard to comprehend straight bullshit.
It's harder to get ganked when everyone is given Wards round the clock and towers don't hit for 1/5th of your health for the first 10 or so minutes. LoL is more PvE with some players present, and DotA is more PvP but taking the PvE stuff technically wins the game.
Dreams-Visions
Member
NormalFish
Banned
We seriously doing mobawars smh
League is all about efficiency. In a way DOTA can't even be due to have so many more factors. In league, if players got picked off or died to the random stuff that happens in DOTA, it would be very poor play.
League person not understanding DOTA is no less or more shocking than your own remark.
neurosisxeno
Member
...it's considered poor play in DotA as well. Since when is "so and so got caught out" not an indicator of a misplay? The issue as I see it is that in DotA there's a lot more movement and risk-taking because the game incentivizes risky plays. The meta in DotA is also substantially more open-ended allowing more roaming from supports and junglers throughout the game, and certain heroes have designs that exacerbate that (Chen and Ench for example).
SecretMoblin
Member
someone should make a gaming side thread about this issue
I'm sure it will be a constructive thread full of informed opinions.someone should make a gaming side thread about this issue
i'm not sure 6.88 can be qualified as illusion meta
i agree with winter saying no meta boiz at the end
I think the "meme" (I really hate calling strats memes) is just that the SD illusions strat was a major factor in winning a handful of TI games.
However, the difference here is you will not see massive amounts of people complaining about Shadow Demon. Maybe Naga or PL, but not Shadow Demon. The hero doesn't exactly gel well with 4 other guys you have never played with before. Expect lots of "I'm helping" Disruptions on the guy stunned by the Beastmaster on your team. They also might not move the resulting illusions and just let auto attack take over.
neurosisxeno
Member
Illusions were really common in this meta, but not for the reason implied. Shadow Demon was picked a lot because Disruption is both an offensive and defensive ability that is really strong--the illusions being used to push wasn't the main reason he was taken. Drow is only on there because a few teams did SD/Drow for a pushing strat (some also did SD with Medusa or Luna for the same effect). Mirana has no real connection to Illusions, neither do ET or Timbersaw. Naga was used mostly as a split push hero that could be strong late, and TB was like a Naga that was better at pushing and could fight earlier.
The interesting thing--not mentioned there--is that Jugg and Void getting Manta became huge this meta, but not because the illusions were strong--it was mostly to counter Silences coming out of heroes like Drow.
rakkadakka
Member
The no meta part is easy to believe when Wings wins by outplaying everyone regardless of picks.
Minus pudge that is.
My guess is that we will see nerfs to the most picked/banned heroes but they probably won't be huge.
Minus pudge that is.
My guess is that we will see nerfs to the most picked/banned heroes but they probably won't be huge.
NormalFish
Banned
PLD is one of the best supports in DOTA. If he played like that in league, he'd be shit. That's where the variance lies.
manfestival
Member
alright i caved and bought a few of the ones that I use the most like ogre, lich, and a couple others. Gonna wait for a few of those luckvase ones.
Btw is lion great in this meta or no?
Not buying compendium FTW
Alch 0% win rate please buff.
His winrate can somehow go negative and he would still get picked.
6.88 = BORING AND FIGURED OUT
giff new patch
On a more serious note, great patch but I also don't agree with the people saying no meta that spawned from a caster's buzz/hype phrase (especially the reddit circle jerk), when wings was taking the series seriously they basically picked the same team twice in a row against DC opening with that strong oracle/void combo.
DC opened with mirana every single game. DC also picked timber every game it was available. ET/SD/Mirana were fp/fb nearly every game, and the first round bans were pretty much the same for the entirety of the grand finals. There was a pretty established meta—yeah wings was by far the best team, yeah they used a wide variety of heroes—but notice how they lost whenever they went too crazy and in that last game DC was just broken and w33 tunneled the axe the entire game until they tossed (they really should have won that game 4).
Very good patch but like all patches it does get figured out and it does have quirks and overtuned heroes that need to be sorted out (and completely ignored heroes that need some love).
giff new patch
On a more serious note, great patch but I also don't agree with the people saying no meta that spawned from a caster's buzz/hype phrase (especially the reddit circle jerk), when wings was taking the series seriously they basically picked the same team twice in a row against DC opening with that strong oracle/void combo.
DC opened with mirana every single game. DC also picked timber every game it was available. ET/SD/Mirana were fp/fb nearly every game, and the first round bans were pretty much the same for the entirety of the grand finals. There was a pretty established meta—yeah wings was by far the best team, yeah they used a wide variety of heroes—but notice how they lost whenever they went too crazy and in that last game DC was just broken and w33 tunneled the axe the entire game until they tossed (they really should have won that game 4).
Very good patch but like all patches it does get figured out and it does have quirks and overtuned heroes that need to be sorted out (and completely ignored heroes that need some love).
That's LC.
manfestival
Member
It's the greed bro
blitz blog post
http://www.liquiddota.com/blogs/512854-end-of-2016-thoughts-and-review
lol
surprised to see him taking a break though
http://www.liquiddota.com/blogs/512854-end-of-2016-thoughts-and-review
lol
surprised to see him taking a break though
Procarbine
Forever Platinum
Went through TSA with Artstyle pogchamp
No lies detected.
manfestival
Member
I dont normally talk about dudes looks but man black is one ugly looking dude
Sgt.Pepper
Banned
i remember when people thought it was going to be trash
Still not that good
misses bull
Banned
Every hero is meta except heroes I like a bunch
