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[Moral Panic]

Looks too much like Dota for my liking. I prefer League's old cartoony look.

 

[Pancakes]

Dat SR. Colors look a little muted but besides that it looks really good.

 

[Nome]

I guess the important thing is how long are we looking at before it's on PBE, if you can answer that Nome. Is it going to be in the current 4.10 patch cycle (although of course not in the 4.10 patch), or after this cycle?

Soon? Haha.
This is one of those moments where we're busting our asses to make sure it hits as soon as possible, but obviously there's no guarantees. I think more important is how long it's going to be because it goes live--and the answer to that is "when it's ready".

 

[Stone Ocean]

I guess the important thing is how long are we looking at before it's on PBE, if you can answer that Nome. Is it going to be in the current 4.10 patch cycle (although of course not in the 4.10 patch), or after this cycle?

From the site, it seems like it's already getting deployed, but though it'll be open for testing it's not meant for this particular patch cycle.

Sort of like Team Builder was on PBE?

 

[DeadNames]

I wonder what Nev thinks of this.

Does anyone else think the cel shading is a bit too high?

 

[garath]

I wonder what Nev thinks of this.

Does anyone else think the cel shading is a bit too high?

Do you even have to ask?

 

[Cloudius12]

RIP the shit ton of Christmas trees (or whatever those trees in SR are called) that existed.

 

[PhillipCostigan]

Soon? Haha.
This is one of those moments where we're busting our asses to make sure it hits as soon as possible, but obviously there's no guarantees. I think more important is how long it's going to be because it goes live--and the answer to that is "when it's ready".

cool. well I can't wait to try it.

Spoiler

but please make it earlier than 2AM my time when you do I need to sleep these PBE patches kill me

 

[Ferrio]

RIP the shit ton of Christmas trees (or whatever those trees in SR are called) that existed.

RIP all the little houses. Fucking gentrification.

 

[Terbinator]

Wow. What a load of bollocks.

 

[Pandaman]

I mentioned previously that we haven't done a lighting pass yet, but we did choose to lower the saturation on the ground plane to let particles and characters stand out more. In fact, all of the recent VUs and champions are being designed around the map's color layouts. You'll be pleasantly surprised how much more readable the game becomes

well you better push through an urgot VU then or i'm going to have an ugly time in top lane.

 

[Snowman]

So this is probably gonna be released for real between seasons right? So like November or something? I don't wanna have to wait that long

 

[PhillipCostigan]

Wow. What a load of bollocks.

harsh

poor nome

 

[DeadNames]

Its gonna be hella weird playing playing Alistar or Nunu on there. Leagues art style has changed so much.

 

[drawkcaB]

well you better push through an urgot VU then or i'm going to have an ugly time in top lane.

Isn't Urgot time always ugly time?

And now I wait

Spoiler

im

patiently for the changes to the tank/utility junglers.

 

[Stone Ocean]

I wonder what Nev thinks of this.

"WOW RIOT COPYING DOTA SO ORIGINAL"

"IF I WANTED TO PLAY DOTA I'D PLAY DOTA"

"THIS MAP IS SO BAD IT KILLED ME OMG"

 

[Pancakes]

Did Dustin Browder get hired by Riot? So many more rocks.

 

[Mister Negative]

holy shit that SR VU

whooooaaaaaaaa

edit: just watched the video, everything looks INCREDIBLE. I was considering building a gaming rig before this, but now I DEFINITELY want to to make sure I can run this shit at max settings. League actually looks good now!


also just played my first ranked game as TF. Started out 8-1-1. Me and my team's jayce were the only people on our team to get kills. We both had like 12 by the end of the game. We lost. Idk how much I could have done to carry, our botlane just kept dying to vayne. I ganked bot when I could, got a couple of doubles off of them. our support grag kept missing ults. Bummer that it dropped me down to S3.

 

[zkylon]

"THIS MAP IS SO BAD IT KILLED ME OMG"

lol this one got me

 

[Tizoc]

Yo the new SUmmoner's Rift look is sliiiiiiiiiiiiiick, gonna miss some of the old monsters though heh.

 

[Schmattakopf]

Here's a video that shows how sexy it looks

Those jungle animations are nice and all but they're a little distracting, especially the dragon. I wonder if they do that only when they spawn or when you gain vision of them/get close to them.

 

[Cloudius12]

Probably when it spawns. Appears from blue side. Blue side op.

 

[Stone Ocean]

Those jungle animations are nice and all but they're a little distracting, especially the dragon. I wonder if they do that only when they spawn or when you gain vision of them/get close to them.

It's only when they spawn. Look at the video when Garen goes near the frog camp, the Blue Golem is already there.

 

[zkylon]

nome, srs question time

is the whole blue side advantage thing being addressed by the vu?

to be honest while pretty graphics are awesome that's prolly the one thing that matters most

ty

i love you

you gave me new blue buff

 

[Cloudius12]

SR with VU will probably takes it toll on my old laptop. I have another gaming laptop coming in. Other one was defective.

 

[Nome]

nome, srs question time

is the whole blue side advantage thing being addressed by the vu?

to be honest while pretty graphics are awesome that's prolly the one thing that matters most

ty

i love you

you gave me new blue buff

Not directly, no. There are some very minor camera changes that should help a bit, but it wasn't the focus of this update.

SR with VU will probably takes it toll on my old laptop. I have another gaming laptop coming in. Other one was defective.

We'll see! Performance is a big point for us.

 

[dave is ok]

Wait, so everyone liked that the game looked like shit?

This is much improved. Good work Nome & co.

 

[Purple Cheeto]

Project Shiny finally realized.

 

[Stone Ocean]

On an unrelated note, the new Draven skin's lines are fantastic

HAHA SHOULD HAVE BANNED DRAVEN

CHECK OUT THESE ROTATIONS

 

[Edwardo]

On an unrelated note, the new Draven skin's lines are fantastic

HAHA SHOULD HAVE BANNED DRAVEN

CHECK OUT THESE ROTATIONS

haha

ENOUGH ABOUT DRAVEN, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT DRAAAAVEN

 

[Mister Negative]

Those jungle animations are nice and all but they're a little distracting, especially the dragon. I wonder if they do that only when they spawn or when you gain vision of them/get close to them.

I think it's just their respawn. My thinking is that the animation will start prior to when the monster actually spawns, and the first moment it's attackable is the time it would have "respawned" on the current rift.

 

[Ferrio]

Wait, so everyone liked that the game looked like shit?

This is much improved. Good work Nome & co.

I just don't like how they might of sacrificed vibrant colors that made league very distinct.

 

[Stone Ocean]

haha

ENOUGH ABOUT DRAVEN, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT DRAAAAVEN

HASHTAG DRAVENBIGPLAYS

LET'S CHECK OUT OUR OP PLAYERS FOR THE GAME
DRAVEN
UH DRAVEN
YEAH, DRAVEN

Hey Newt, pls Draven teacherino. I NEED THIS

 

[Ferrio]

On an unrelated note, the new Draven skin's lines are fantastic

HAHA SHOULD HAVE BANNED DRAVEN

CHECK OUT THESE ROTATIONS

Okay... the nashor's tooth one killed me.

 

[Cloudius12]

How would subsequent dragons spawn look? Will it have the same animation? Or Just spawn like it currently does?

 

[zkylon]

Not directly, no. There are some very minor camera changes that should help a bit, but it wasn't the focus of this update.

hmm, i guess not directly means that at least this helps set things in place for whenever a fix for that is actually deployed?

like, visual quality and the map unbalance are totally unrelated issues i know but i think the community at large is expecting that both things are gonna get sorted out at the same time and if not that prolly the map unbalance thing should take priority (which again being unrelated issues it's not really valid but you know, community expectations)

i still don't understand how the unbalance thing works, it's either a balance thing (baron entrance + safer blue buff being more important than dragon entrance?) or a camera thing, and i'm guessing it's not a camera thing since it's not an issue in doto?

so confusing

On an unrelated note, the new Draven skin's lines are fantastic

HAHA SHOULD HAVE BANNED DRAVEN

CHECK OUT THESE ROTATIONS

omg that's hilarious

WORTH

 

[Edwardo]

HASHTAG DRAVENBIGPLAYS

LET'S CHECK OUT OUR OP PLAYERS FOR THE GAME
DRAVEN
UH DRAVEN
YEAH, DRAVEN

Hey Newt, pls Draven teacherino. I NEED THIS

So good haha. I'm gonna have to buy this skin.

 

[Einbroch]

Woooooooooooow.

It looks incredible.

 

[Schmattakopf]

It's only when they spawn. Look at the video when Garen goes near the frog camp, the Blue Golem is already there.

Ah yeah, good point. I think that's more of a bulldog than a frog.

 

[Ferrio]

i still don't understand how the unbalance thing works, it's either a balance thing (baron entrance + safer blue buff being more important than dragon entrance?) or a camera thing, and i'm guessing it's not a camera thing since it's not an issue in doto?

It's the camera angle. Blue can see farther due to it. It's negated for the most part if you play unlocked (which you should be anyways).

 

[dave is ok]

i still don't understand how the unbalance thing works, it's either a balance thing (baron entrance + safer blue buff being more important than dragon entrance?) or a camera thing, and i'm guessing it's not a camera thing since it's not an issue in doto?

so confusing

Dota 2 has three dimensions. League has two and a half.

 

[Mister Negative]

So if you watch the part of the video where the dragon respawns, there's a point where he jumps down to the ground, flexes his wings, and he actually flashes a bit. I think that's the moment he actually "respawns" and becomes targetable.

 

[zkylon]

It's the camera angle. Blue can see farther due to it.

but it's not an issue with doto rite?

and like here's a doto pic (sorry)

it's still obscuring the lower part with ui and camera angle doesn't look less steep?

i mean i guess league could add a shitty bar at the top to compensate like doto?

 

[Edwardo]

So if you watch the part of the video where the dragon respawns, there's a point where he jumps down to the ground, flexes his wings, and he actually flashes a bit. I think that's the moment he actually "respawns" and becomes targetable.

Ya that makes sense.

 

[PhillipCostigan]

that Draven skin is the best skin in the game confirmed.

 

[AcridMeat]

I'm going to miss the green. More muted tones makes it look much more serious.

 

[zkylon]

Dota 2 has three dimensions. League has two and a half.

what does this mean

is height asymmetric in doto to benefit purple side?

 

[dimb]

The visual update looks really cool. The new dragon and baron abilities seem like they'd help make fights inside of those areas more interesting.

 

[Stone Ocean]

what does this mean

is height asymmetric in doto to benefit purple side?

Doesn't height have gameplay ramifications in Dota? Like putting a ward below a hill does not give you vision on top of it, while on League does, or something like that?

The new dragon and baron abilities seem like they'd help make fights inside of those areas more interesting.

Think of all the spectacular Baron throws!

 

[Ferrio]

what does this mean

is height asymmetric in doto to benefit purple side?

Dota there's actual height to terrain. So if you stand on high ground your shots go farther, if you're on low ground they can actually hit terrain. Vision is also imparied due to it. Someone can go up a flight of stairs and you'll lose sight of them.