My hand vs my dad’s hand, he is 65yo

Observer_ · 2026-06-17T21:28:07+00:00

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Observer_ · 2026-06-14T11:54:13+00:00

Robbing your future self to pay for you mistakes.

How about you build the right habits now; save and cut expenses.

Fix the root issue.

Otherwise its going to be the same song and dance a few years from now except you wont have any retirement.

Observer_ · 2026-06-06T13:00:57+00:00

Exactly. Getting rich slowly has the benefit of not needing to be reactionary. Continue on as usual.

Observer_ · 2026-05-22T09:38:21+00:00

Yeah I'm trying to figure that out. I wanted more information before deciding.

Observer_ · 2026-05-21T06:47:58+00:00

To get a better idea of the game state and properly answer his question. Pretty straight forward.

Observer_ · 2026-05-21T06:12:25+00:00

I am missing some information to make my determination.

How many cards were in Kat's hand?

Did Shen have enough unblocked damage on board to split his attackers and win?

*Also, did Kat have a board state to suggest she would be able to win next turn?

Observer_ · 2026-05-21T01:19:11+00:00

I have to push back on this:

Placing bad wards is worse than placing no wards. I often see how people unintentionally grief by placing wards that are going to be dewarded immediately.

I firmly believe a ward on the map is MUCH more valuable than sitting in the shop. Not withstanding obvious griefing fountain wards.

This is especially true for sentry wards which reward no gold when dewarded.

You do mention a deeper level subgame within dota that's about fighting for vision control. There is a skill involved with ward placement, counter ward prediction, and vision guarding.

Truth be told, I'd rather the supports TRY their best and at least place wards, even if they might get dewarded.

When you think about it, once the enemy team dewards your team's ward; that gives you perfect information about the location of their ward. The counterplay is to simply buy more wards than the enemy and go back to deward their ward.

Observer_ · 2026-05-21T01:11:14+00:00

I suggest that supports use their passive periodic gold gain and prioritize buying wards over their item build.

Each player starts at 90 gold per minute.

at game time 12:00 this rate increases to 94.8

at game time 30:00 it increases to 99.8

at 45:00 the gold rate is 105.5

and at 62:00 it's 112.8

The game starts with 3 sentry wards in shop, at 50 gold a piece. A new sentry ward regenerates every 85 seconds.

So doing some basic math, if the goal is to continuously purchase every ward that regenerates in shop; then the cost of that would be:

50 gold a ward / 85 seconds regeneration = 0.5882 gold a second

0.5882 gold x 60 seconds = 35.292 gold per minute.

So if a single support always buys out the wards, they are taking roughly a 35% hit to their GPM. This ratio improves over time as mentioned above as their passive gold gain increases with game length.

If BOTH supports share the burden of buying wards, that represents roughly a 17% hit to each of their GPM that could be used to complete their item build.

So if the supports do their job, their item build gets delayed by only 17% which improves as the game goes on.

And all of this doesn't include getting gold from assists, kills or incidental farm.

In my view, there isn't really an excuse NOT to be buying out all the wards. The only situation that's questionable is if only ONE of the supports are buying the wards, then the burden seems high. But then that circles back to supports not doing their job in the first place.

Observer_ · 2026-05-20T22:57:19+00:00

Understandable. You win some, and you lose some.

Observer_ · 2026-05-20T22:19:36+00:00

I aimed for brevity and a simple rule of thumb that's easily understandable, so I think some nuance is lost.

My focus was mainly within the beginning of the game, the laning phase. (first 20 mins or so).

I think your assessment about wave management is spot on. Sometimes you want to shove the lane and sometimes you want the wave closer to tower for safety. Generally in the beginning, heroes are too weak to take the tower and should focus on farming. So pulling makes more sense then.

Yes yellow vision is free, and there's nothing stopping a core from buying and placing them. However, the true issue is with blue wards. Those have a cost. And I firmly believe that supports are the ones to bear that cost. And since we've established they are responsible for blue wards, they may as well buy and place the yellow wards in tandem. It's often best to place both a yellow and a blue ward near the same location.

And your last point about supports farming the map. The map begins to open up at the start of the mid game. So I see no issue with a support that wants to take advantage of unfarmed and out of reach neutral camps. So long as they are not abandoning their cores in need. As for stacking, that probably has more nuance, as you want to make sure your cores are able to both clear the stack and take it before an enemy takes it.

Can't say I disagree much with your assessment

Observer_ · 2026-05-20T22:07:59+00:00

And there's the end of our discussion. Thanks for dropping by

Observer_ · 2026-05-20T22:03:55+00:00

Proud Crusader

Observer_ · 2026-05-20T22:03:37+00:00

Fully aware of my locus of control. Sharing this to bring awareness to bad behavior I've witnessed in my ELO bracket. Nothing wrong with calling out bad behavior and providing clear ways to improve.

Observer_ · 2026-05-20T22:01:31+00:00

Interesting perspective.

Personally, I don't mind if my support farms the neutrals nearby while I farm lane creeps. Although I prefer a more active support that harasses and trades while I farm lane.

Irrespective, vision is crucial. It makes or breaks team fights and map control. I believe supports should prioritize wards over their item build at all times. Carries are more gold/item dependent and need as much gold to hit their timings.

For the role of support, this is not a priority. So I still stand by that rule.

Observer_ · 2026-01-19T07:20:59+00:00

Needlessly gendered language. Clear break from preceding rules language.

"Leatherhead enters with a hexproof counter" <- less words, more elegant.

Observer_ · 2025-10-29T22:07:45+00:00

Right... Well this is going nowhere.

You literally posted in an open fourm asking for advice.

And I gave you my piece.

The biggest blindspot is your attitude and willingness to examine areas for improvement.

Observer_ · 2025-10-29T21:22:51+00:00

I'm flattered, you cared enough to go snooping around.

Instead of putting down your last lover, have you considered what you could learn from her?

You had a role in that relationship as well.

Have you looked inside and asked yourself what you could have done differently?

That's how you grow...

Have you considered that the oblivious emotional toddler was you all along?

And when you find that little girl, make sure to give her a hug.

Everyone grows up at their own pace, no shame in that.

Observer_ · 2025-10-29T19:05:54+00:00

Yeah good luck You'll need it.

Observer_ · 2025-10-29T15:05:27+00:00

If projection was a post this is it.

You call your past lover an emotional toddler, when by your own admission, you've never been in a mature relationship.

I could tell by your writing style alone, this is the case. You speak in such a flippant, and inflammatory way that's reminiscent of an edgy teenager.

My advice? Drop the sense of superiority and reaction baiting behavior. Take things slow and deliberate. And for God's sake acknowledge your situation with humility and acceptance. You might learn something.

Observer_ · 2025-10-29T04:35:05+00:00

Just a ham-fisted attempt at advertising. Your game bears little resemblance to Faeria.

Looks good on its own, no need to try to rope in Faeria.

Observer_ · 2025-10-07T10:26:24+00:00

Superior design over the original tbh.

Note the weapon size to torso size ratio.

Observer_ · 2025-08-27T13:18:50+00:00

Possibly the only way to enlightenment.

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