Dota 2 Discussion (~Boston Majors & Road to TI7~)

[SerratedBiz]

Complimentary brofist because the video uses Deadly Premonition's Life is Beautiful track and it brought tears to my eyes.

 

[Luckra]

The funny thing is that a lot of people took it a bit too seriously and the kobold last hitting challenge is a real thing now...

 

[Orma]

Icefrog receiving feedback from pros

 

[AstroZombie]

Someone made a Darkest Dungeon announcer mod:



DL: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=...Lwv3RJQYuyKl042N8MTQyNDQzNTE0MkAxNDI0MzQ4NzQy

 

[SerratedBiz]

C9 is currently playing the second game of a BO3 against a tier 3 team. They're at 174 mins.

 

[Mr. Pink]

http://www.dota2.com/684
the big one is here.

TONIGHT IN THIS PATCH:

WHOPPING 8 NEW ITEMS

COOLDOWN REDUCTIONS

EVERYONE GETS AGHS:
ALCHEMIST CAN EAT HIS OWN AGHS TO GIVE OTHERS TEMP AGHS
YOU CAN HOP INSIDE AGHS LIFESTEALER
AGHS MORPH ILLUSIONS USE SPELLS
WRAITH KING AGHS AURA LETS YOU CONTINUE TO FIGHT AFTER DYING
NAGA AGHS HEALS TEAM
WEAVER TIMELAPSE TEAM
WALRUS KICK
TECHIES TRUE SIGHT INVISIBLE MINES
NYX BECOMES A LURKER
NP ULT MAKES MORE TREANTS
TARGET CAST LUNA ULT
INFINITE RANGE LD BEAR
LC DUELS HAVE NO TIME LIMIT
CENTAUR STAMPEDE GOES THROUGH CLIFFS AND TREES AND GIVES 70% DMG RES


COMEBACK GOLD/XP NERFED

GENERAL BUFFS TO EVERYONE EXCEPT FOR THAT CUNT SNIPER AND TROLL AND JUGGERNAUT

CHEAP ITEMS LIKE MEDALLION ACTUALLY BUILD INTO SOMETHING NOW

POWER CREEP INTENSIFIES

 

[Orma]

Enchanted mango best item ever

 

[Jasede]

wtf

 

[you know what time it is]

Nice patch.

• Melee lane creep bounty reduced from 43 to 40 (-7%)
• Range lane creep bounty reduced from 48 to 45 (-6.25%)
• Hero kills (the non-net worth portions) are worth 10% more

This and lesser bounties for jungle/ancient creeps are the best changes for me, should have been even bigger bounty for kills and less for creeps. I always hated the fact if you rotate and doesnt get at least two kills, you lose a sizable chunk of xp and gold, while asswipe mcdouche that kept hitting creeps like there's no tomorrow is already a level or two above you when you come back to your lane.

Might even give it a whirl when the patch lands.

 

[SerratedBiz]

I don't know if I can handle all this new meta.

 

[Cromwell]

The fuck is this shit.

 

[Zed]

by chance, I was eating mango when reading patch notes

it truly is the best fruit in the world

 

[curry]

Troll didn't receive the expected nerfs. He's still über strong.

 

[polo]

Troll didn't receive the expected nerfs. He's still über strong.

• The following heroes are no longer restricted from buying Basher/Abyssal (but they are still restricted from activating Bash): Spirit Breaker, Faceless Void, Slardar and Troll

 

[polo]

You can have a 6 slotted Tiny, Jugger, etc. without using the Aghs slot if the alchemist uses it on you? Seriously?

 

[Orma]

yeah, alch finally a useful hero

 

[polo]

Stacking centrys+wards (at last). New BOTs, and new Boots that cost 5200.
Also

Radiance Burn now causes affected enemies to have a 17% miss rate

Dafuq?

 

[Malakal]

A much needed buff to a very rarely used item? Also reminiscent of the Dota1 radiance giving some evasion, 8% or so was the number I remember.

Overall very nice patch, some luxury support items that wont ever matter, some borderline useless new items and some balance.

 

[polo]

Its a specific item for ilussion heroes, sometimes used in tanky heroes. Adding evasion makes it OP imo. Spectre, naga, terror illusions with free evasion? hmmm

 

[Malakal]

Its a specific item for ilussion heroes, sometimes used in tanky heroes. Adding evasion makes it OP imo. Spectre, naga, terror illusions with free evasion? hmmm

Its not evasion its a miss chance, different things. And illusion heroes are out of meta.

The item also doesnt have to be bound to illusion heroes and buffing it is a way of ensuring that.

 

[Damned Registrations]

I look forward to the many many shit players 'farming' ancients with heartstopper aura now.

And yeah, alch aghs is crazy. Potential to see a lot of the otherwise unused aghs now, whether because of lack of space (nobody is going to try and fit aghs on a sven, but christ that ulti...) or difficulty to farm. Hell, forget the ability to circumvent 6 slotting, consider the pooling factor. How early can you now attain an aghs-refresher on heroes like warlock (Or Zeus... jesus christ super early refresher aghs zeus ultis... this has abusive potential.)? Or christ, Enchantress. Super early aghs enchantress with maxxed untouchable and 4k extra gold to spend on mana regen and attack speed. Yeah that doesn't sound broken at all. This is getting rolled back, calling it now.

Also, how does sacrificing the aghs (or the new speed item) interact with net worth? Does the buff count as net worth? Does the +60 speed buff count as the net worth of the 120 speed item?

 

[AstroZombie]

They broke Stampede again, holy shit.

I like the new item made with Lothar's and Sange. Time to play carry Silencer.

 

[Malakal]

They broke Stampede again, holy shit.

I like the new item made with Lothar's and Sange. Time to play carry Silencer.

Meh it doesnt last that long and needs Aghs anyway. Seems as balanced as crimson guard.

 

[AstroZombie]

They broke Stampede again, holy shit.

I like the new item made with Lothar's and Sange. Time to play carry Silencer.

Meh it doesnt last that long and needs Aghs anyway. Seems as balanced as crimson guard.

I dunno, man. It seems crazy good to counter-initiate/bait big spells with now.

Time to cook up some immortal team strats with WK/Centaur.

Edit: Oh yeah, support Riki even more legit now.

HOLY FUCKING SHTI

 

[Zed]

I had 10/10 correct invitees prediction
http://www.dota2.com/international/announcement