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DOTA2 |OT15| anime only please
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shira
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FUCK YES DAY9 THA GAWD
misses bull
Banned
New techies is alright. Still miss suicide squad attack. RIP best ability
misses bull
Banned
No one would be an arcana for a shit hero
source my techies arcana was worth 11 dollars at one point
Maybe long term, but people will buy Arcana's for new heroes no matter how shit.
Source, bought techies arcana.
Also, I don't really like the MK Arcana.
I agree your point, but to be fair all of the arcanas were down to 11-13 USD during some steam sale or another at the same time as the Techies one.. I remember it specifically because a bunch of my whale friends bought almost all of them, like the Lina arcana when nobody ever plays Lina. A lot of heroes that launched along side an arcana were pretty OP for a few months afterwards tho.
shira
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https://clips.twitch.tv/admiralbulldog/StrangeHornetRiPepperonis
Bulldog level 4 mid timber
75% hp with 5 stacks of level 2 regen armor, 4 armor and stout shield gets fucking rekt in 2s
#tiwinner
Dreams-Visions
Member
Yo that's fuckin bullshit levels of damage. that's the kind of damage you get out of a max level midlaner ability (like max dragon slave, powershot, thunder bolt) but at < 4 minutes. And he didn't even need the passive to proc, which is what most people want nerfed in the first place.
Whole kit is overtuned. Except the ult itself. I like the ult (size, duration, how it works). Just gotta tune some values.
Speaking of, wish they would improve the Lina Arcana
I know it was the test run cosmetic, but damn its a piece of garbage now
Compared to everything that came after its a joke. There are normal tier cosmetics that look better, have more particles/effects and cost like $1
https://www.dotabuff.com/matches/2854546849
Played a game with a Techies on my team last night and I think that hero finally doesn't make me want to kill myself. Seems like he can do more to help team now aside from just AFK'ing in the woods and striking fear into the enemy.
Played a game with a Techies on my team last night and I think that hero finally doesn't make me want to kill myself. Seems like he can do more to help team now aside from just AFK'ing in the woods and striking fear into the enemy.
That's exactly why I am a fan of his new skill and the reworks. He can still participate in the game but still has the Techies identity.
Pureauthor
Member
I hear people saying that the key is to not trade at all with MK during laning stage because that is his thing that he is The Best at, and if you don't let him snowball the first 15 minutes he will drop off very quickly.
I have no idea how true this is because life has conspired to not make me able to dota the past few days.
I have no idea how true this is because life has conspired to not make me able to dota the past few days.
the passive was procced tho..?
Imp the Dimp
Member
Worst patch I have ever played
Technosteve
Banned
monkey king's Q needs to be nerfed
Gotta make that sweet, sweet arcana money.
Monochromaticx
Member
Not sure about worst but I am not enjoying it either
Imp the Dimp
Member
Average kill count per game is at about 110
singsing just killed a zeus with his passive plus q, then waited to zeus respawned and then instakilled him with e + q because he still had his stacks up
this was level 4 ofcourse. good hero SeemsGood
e: oh yeah, mk almost died but since his passive also heals, his q and one hit put him to full hp xd
this was level 4 ofcourse. good hero SeemsGood
e: oh yeah, mk almost died but since his passive also heals, his q and one hit put him to full hp xd
Imp the Dimp
Member
7.00 is. 6.83 was the worst up to 7.00, I would agree with that. I started with 6.77, mind you. Not sure how the patches before that were.
Monochromaticx
Member
The worst part is that I still don't understand what I did wrong in the matches I lost. So I am not learning from the loses
Wok
Member
You did not pick Lycan.
No hero or patch will ever be as bad as Centaur's release in Dota 2. This was when they changed his ult from Great Fortitude (large passive strength gain sort of like Marksmanship, but never lost) to Stampede. Stampede did more damage and fully stunned back then. Centaur was a auto win button more than any hero ever has been.
I rank MK as the third most unbalanced hero at some point in time (Only counting Dota 2). #2 is Earth Spirit and of course #1 is Centaur
I rank MK as the third most unbalanced hero at some point in time (Only counting Dota 2). #2 is Earth Spirit and of course #1 is Centaur
Imp the Dimp
Member
Had a charming MK named "rape ur sister tonight" in my game
https://www.dotabuff.com/matches/2856259902
I'm the PL and didn't contribute too much tbh.
https://www.dotabuff.com/matches/2856259902
I'm the PL and didn't contribute too much tbh.
6.82 was the worst patch because you legitimately could be down 45-2 and manage to snag 1-2 kills as they were going high ground and actually get a fucking aoe gold bounty of 10k per hero. the sniper with phase aquila mom suddenly picked up a skaadi and a butterfly off 2 kills.
nothing, nothing, will ever come close to that in terms of shitty patches. it blew up the gold mechanics and at the start they were fucking horrible
i still remember the reddit lines "just don't die!!! i rly wike dis patch cause it punishes bad play wike dying !!! l2p !!" yeah that's why it took nerfing gold like fucking 8 more times after that probably by a total of 40-60% to get the game in a non-garbage state in time for TI
if there's one thing that's a sure bet in dota unless ur a storm, ember, or weaver against discord-mumble-stack, YOU WILL DIE
nothing, nothing, will ever come close to that in terms of shitty patches. it blew up the gold mechanics and at the start they were fucking horrible
i still remember the reddit lines "just don't die!!! i rly wike dis patch cause it punishes bad play wike dying !!! l2p !!" yeah that's why it took nerfing gold like fucking 8 more times after that probably by a total of 40-60% to get the game in a non-garbage state in time for TI
if there's one thing that's a sure bet in dota unless ur a storm, ember, or weaver against discord-mumble-stack, YOU WILL DIE
shira
Member
people that solo use shrines when their teammates are in the area
>gather for shrine
I poop alone.
>Ursa damage, with a stun, and a crit, and a lifesteal, and an escape, and a taunt
sells arcanas
alternatively to all MK nerf suggestions, he'd instantly be solved if he was just a melee hero like he should be (gofu's suggestion). it's actually kind of dumb that he's 300 range, sure it's cool for "uniqueness" or special snowflake i guess but it adds nothing but frustration to the hero and makes no sense.
but i don't see icefrog changing that so i still think just rescaling everything so he's not a god of laning (but still strong in lane regardless) is the solution - 40/35/30/25s Q (instead of static 25), 25/40/55/70% slow on W (instead of fucking 40% at level 1), 50/100/150/200 damage on E (down from 80/120/160/200), and you gain 1/2/3/4 buffs of E (rather than a static 4 at all levels)
his design and play reminds me of hon heroes tbh, very hon-esque
also one thing is i don't think his ultimate monkeys should benefit from any item effects beyond the stats (i.e. diffusal, deso, abyssal, skaadi, etc...) -- you haven't been to hell in dota yet if you haven't played against an abyssal monkey king lmfao.
but i don't see icefrog changing that so i still think just rescaling everything so he's not a god of laning (but still strong in lane regardless) is the solution - 40/35/30/25s Q (instead of static 25), 25/40/55/70% slow on W (instead of fucking 40% at level 1), 50/100/150/200 damage on E (down from 80/120/160/200), and you gain 1/2/3/4 buffs of E (rather than a static 4 at all levels)
his design and play reminds me of hon heroes tbh, very hon-esque
also one thing is i don't think his ultimate monkeys should benefit from any item effects beyond the stats (i.e. diffusal, deso, abyssal, skaadi, etc...) -- you haven't been to hell in dota yet if you haven't played against an abyssal monkey king lmfao.
Monochromaticx
Member
Hey guys remember VG ? they won a tournament!
in overwatch
shira
Member
banned Korean aimbots failing
The fuck? You can't?!
Can Clockwerk latch onto him? What about Slark pounce?
If all the latter work, I feel like Pudge hook not working is a bug as the is no logical reason it shouldn't.
shira
Member
https://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/5j10pv/the_best_counter_for_monkey_king/
Basically if you don't have flying vision, a dedicated tree cutter and 3k hp
Careful
Wow. Even if you see him with wards you cannot hook
Edit: This game is a mess. Just going to do ability draft until all this stupidity is over.
I wish MK could be in Ability Draft. There would be some fun combos like Jingu Mastery + Fury Swipes + Overpower. Or hell even Jingu Mastery + Overpower.
Technosteve
Banned
Watching Mr. Robot, should i stop at season 2? Is this a true detective situation?
Might as well. I never get mad at ability draft since it's always a shit show of snowballing. But this patch was just throwing shit at the wall for regular dotas. I understand that a lot of balancing issues are done after the fact but not being able to hook when on a tree is dumb. Going from 1 HP to full HP is bullshit. Ever since that rubber band patch, he's determined to fuck shit up. I'm still legitimately confused why there is even creeps in this game. They've been nerfed every patch.
Watching DotA is becoming more of a chore, most team fights don't matter unless they happen at a moment you can take advantage from it. Team fights use to mean a lot. Now it's just for farming gold.
I hate ranting like this, cause I love this game. But this game is getting shitter.