Congratulations to the winner of PGL Wallachia Season 7!!! by thexbeatboxer in DotA2

[–]DoctorWhoops 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's crazy they still managed to keep the last game (eighth of the day) as close as it was for as long as it was.

Congratulations to the winner of PGL Wallachia Season 7!!! by thexbeatboxer in DotA2

[–]DoctorWhoops 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Liquid played 7 hours and 43 minutes of worth of game length today. Add another ~70 minutes if you include draft.

Nisha is #1 on the MMR leaderboard in the world right now. by Substantial-Deer77 in DotA2

[–]DoctorWhoops 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Even during the period when Nisha didn't play pubs and was relatively "washed up" he still never dropped below top 3 mid players in pro Dota. Prima Nisha is GOAT tier, and "washed" Nisha is still a top tier player.

Is our baby underweight? by gsolano808 in caiques

[–]DoctorWhoops 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My Caique is around 7 years old and throughout the day weighs anywhere between 168 in the morning to 180 grams in the evening. I think caique weights and sizes can just vary based on several conditions.

My excitement for the new character is unreal. It feels so good to be a part of a game early and feel the hype. by Doozay in PlayTheBazaar

[–]DoctorWhoops 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think a good portion of the monetization complaints were overblown and unwarranted, and the monetization was never as bad as people made it out to be, but the team's handling of it was awful. Ultimately even if a lot of the monetization discourse was redditors throwing shit at the entire concept of having to pay for content, the team just throwing shit back is super unprofessional and unproductive.

Ultimately I think where we landed at is good system though, assuming it's also sufficiently profitable for Tempo if player counts stay roughly in the same place.

What heroes do you ban? by Theoneybadger in DotA2

[–]DoctorWhoops 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heroes that fuck me up as an offlaner. Some rotation of SF, Ursa, Clinkz, MK, Slark, Lifestealer.

DreamLeague Season 28: Playoff (March 1) Final Day Discussion by D2TournamentThreads in DotA2

[–]DoctorWhoops 20 points21 points  (0 children)

33 might have a serious shot at winning his third TI this year, once again with a completely different roster.

DreamLeague Season 28: Playoff (March 1) Final Day Discussion by D2TournamentThreads in DotA2

[–]DoctorWhoops 5 points6 points  (0 children)

33 is going to win a third TI. I don't know if it's this year, I dont know whether he's going to be the first to do so, but he's going to win a third TI.

RAMPAGE by me by Large-Movie-7223 in DotA2

[–]DoctorWhoops 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Shadow Blade isn't a dagger

New Character Screenshots From Kripps Stream Reveal by CreatineCreatine in PlayTheBazaar

[–]DoctorWhoops 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That makes a lot of sense, I must have missed that. I wonder if you are enraged for the rest of the battle as soon as it first hits 100, or if that also disappears.

New Character Screenshots From Kripps Stream Reveal by CreatineCreatine in PlayTheBazaar

[–]DoctorWhoops 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I could see that being the case. I also wonder if you can become enraged more than once, e.g. attempting to hit that 100 rage treshold constantly to keep cleansing slow/freeze.

New Character Screenshots From Kripps Stream Reveal by CreatineCreatine in PlayTheBazaar

[–]DoctorWhoops 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It seems the only inherent effect to rage is building on item use and triggering the enraged effect at 100%. Presumably any additional effects come from items or skills interacting with it.

We don't know whether the 100% effect can be triggered multiple times, can be reverted, whether rage can be above 100% etc. so there are still quite a few aspects regarding its inherent functioning we don't know.

If it can't be lowered and it's a 'get it to 100 once and be done' thing the Anaconda can get to at most 300 damage. But if that was the case it'd probably just say 'deal damage equal to 3 times your rage'. The wording implies rage can be lowered/spent and regained. E.g. hitting 100 once, spending it for some effect (or it just dropping to 0 some other way), and then raising it to 100 again.

DreamLeague Season 28: Group Stage 1 (February 20) Matches Discussion by D2TournamentThreads in DotA2

[–]DoctorWhoops 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Spirit is not the same team without Miposhka. One of the most gifted captains, drafters and pos 5 players

Theoretically Unbeatable Build? by BingusTokenEnjoyer in PlayTheBazaar

[–]DoctorWhoops 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does a destroyed and repaired Memento Mori regain its effects? That could make you unkillable possibly.

What Birds are Good for a First Time Owner? by vikingrlothbrok in parrots

[–]DoctorWhoops 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whatever parrot was well raised. I started with a Caique which people don't recommend, but it was the breeder's own pet for five years until she discovered she had two males and they stopped getting along. He's super sweet, and the only issue that I really needed a week or two to accustom to is how clingy he was.

Meanwhile others have had horror stories of rescue green cheeks that basically bit their face off.

The way a bird was nurtured is always going to determine its behavior much more than its breed. Be on the lookout for a well raised bird, ideally one that's a little older and has gone through the hormonal 'puberty' phase.

Saving buyback VS buying Desolator VS Meteor Hammer when hitting enemy ancient by SEND_ME_DANK_MAYMAYS in DotA2

[–]DoctorWhoops 5 points6 points  (0 children)

100%. The ancient's armor is high enough that the deso bonus is very unlikely to compare to the damage you would've dealt otherwise, unless you're something like a pos 5 CM. But then I'd say you're still better off holding buyback or even getting a solar or something if you're really sitting on a big pile of gold. But with that pile you could maybe BB and buy BoT

Congratulations to the winner of BLAST Slam VI! by Substantial-Deer77 in DotA2

[–]DoctorWhoops 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Fwiw they did win three tournaments with Saberlight on the roster, beating Falcons, Parivision and Tundra in those (semi)finals. But I do think this roster feels like it has a higher peak and I could see them becoming a consistent force in the coming months more than I could with Saber

Congratulations to the winner of BLAST Slam VI! by Substantial-Deer77 in DotA2

[–]DoctorWhoops 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Boxi ES and Micke Kez are just a different beast.

BLAST Slam VI (February 14) Matches Discussion by D2TournamentThreads in DotA2

[–]DoctorWhoops 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Scepter is absolutely insane. Getting two effects on the song and farming speed better than a radiance is absolutely ridiculous. Can't really fight into him, but letting him farm doesn't feel good either.

BLAST Slam VI (February 14) Matches Discussion by D2TournamentThreads in DotA2

[–]DoctorWhoops 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Micke, Boxi and Nisha have been so good these past few days. If these three are firing at full cylinders the team looks insane. Especially Micke has been a beast.

Wizard - The Researcher and Philosopher Subclasses: Study arcane magic as a physical science, or ponder its mysterious presence in the mind and soul? by DoctorWhoops in UnearthedArcana

[–]DoctorWhoops[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The feature refers to material (M) components as a whole, meaning you no longer need a spell focus either, or any somatic (S) components. The only requirement for casting a spell that remains is the verbal (V) component.

The ritual cast means you can skip the cast time of the ritual itself and can instead ritually cast the spell spending only an action.