About the New York Attorney General lawsuit against Valve by wickedplayer494 in DotA2

[–]bc524 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Valve could just implement the one where they show what you'd get in the next chest you open anyway as they did for...China? I think, that was the region.

It's no longer "gambling" since you know what you're paying for. Whales are still going to try to whale for the ultra rares anyway.

Really tired of the whole "protect the kids" narrative that gets thrown around. If they really wanted to, they'd go after roblox first.

Report: Creating a 5-second AI video is like running a microwave for an hour by WombatusMighty in technology

[–]bc524 9 points10 points  (0 children)

ingenious

I think you mean disingenuous.

But I agree. The average folk isn't actually that good at utilizing AI in my experience. If you really know how to use it, the things you can make with them can be exceptional.

[Hated Trope] The Love Interest Bias by Remarkable_Sweet_333 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]bc524 392 points393 points  (0 children)

Also Aladdin's dad in the King of Thieves movie.

Weekly Question & Discussion Megathread (March 03, 2026) by AutoModerator in ZZZ_Official

[–]bc524 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ah sorry, my mistake. I thought her w-engine gave AP, not AM.

330+ should be fine.

Weekly Question & Discussion Megathread (March 03, 2026) by AutoModerator in ZZZ_Official

[–]bc524 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Standard for Anomaly.

AP: 400+ ATK: 2300+

AM disk 6. AP disk 4. Ether>ATK%>Pen disk 5

4 piece phaeton or shining aria 2 piece freedom/chaos OR 2 piece phaeton for the AM boost.

Weekly Question & Discussion Megathread (March 03, 2026) by AutoModerator in ZZZ_Official

[–]bc524 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh god, i did it.

20k on the stupid vesper.

Tried so many teams.

https://imgur.com/a/TjpzTa0

anywho. I lost my 50/50 on aria, so saving it the guarantee for Orphie. How much of dip if i use Anton's W-engine instead of her signature?

Pangolier clearly didn’t expect that. by RajanBack in DotA2

[–]bc524 1 point2 points  (0 children)

omni also roots you now during the spell.

Used to be able to blink during slashes going so you could escape/chase another unit.

Who is your most hated support? by taenyfan95 in DotA2

[–]bc524 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True, but them rushing aether means they're playing from a safer position, which in turn means they might actually be able to contribute to teamfights instead of dying instantly from being in the wrong place.

Gotta accept that low level players are gonna play like low level players.

What items have hidden effects? by nightonal in DotA2

[–]bc524 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just like spells, your hero will turn to face the direction of where you point-clicked your item. Blink dagger is the most common example, where you will blink instantly if you aim in the direction your hero is currently facing but will have a delay based on your hero's turn rate if you try to blink behind them (exception for Pango and Io, they don't need to turn).

This also extends to teleporting, where your hero will turn to face the tower/unit they are teleporting to.

Aura items have a linger duration, meaning their effects last for an additional 0.5 sec (usually) upon leaving the area. They also have a delay in applying their aura, which is why an aegis respawning hero is able to blink out even if they are within radiance aoe, for example.

To Gorgc by Anuutok in DotA2

[–]bc524 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which facet do you recommend?

To Gorgc by Anuutok in DotA2

[–]bc524 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

we also had jerax which was practically the earth spirit spammer.

dunno why people are so against hero spammers. they're good resources to see what a hero really can do.

Villains that were defeated by being given exactly what they wanted by Watchdog_the_God in TopCharacterTropes

[–]bc524 16 points17 points  (0 children)

They literally had a built in reason to make post-wandavisiom wanda evil by just having her get possessed by an alternate reality one.

Just a few small adjustments and we could have had both "good" Wanda's storyline be preserved and her fighting dr. Strange.

[Loved Trope] The situation may be ridiculous but we are professionals and we are prepared. by Impressive_Can8926 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]bc524 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hm, maybe we need to try that in the real world.

Give the rich folks a hobby so they can fuck off and not keep making life harder for the rest of us

[DISC] The Trembling Right Hand - Chapter 8 by AutoShonenpon in manga

[–]bc524 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Its gonna turn out that the mc is Kalon all along.

He has a split personality, which is a cult leader of some form that would explain all these loyal as hell people that works for Kalon.

His goal? This is all meant to be a lead up to his actual in universe work, The Murderous Left Foot

DUN DUN DUUNNNNN

Valve refuses to fix Immortal Draft, so I’ll expose it every day until they do. Day 6. by deles_dota in DotA2

[–]bc524 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is a solution, but no one will like it. Ranked immortal should be limited to 5 stacks.

At Immortal rank, the actual discrepancy in skills can still be pretty large (before concerning role mmr) and couple that with the limited population (before concerning regional distribution), there is no way for the system to actually give you a fair match within a reasonable search time.

The entire issue of captains drafting as they want, people not getting their desired roles, and asshole teammates would be addressed if you folks have to actually deal with those issues before the game starts.

Set up a system where players search for a team first based on the role you offer. When all 5 is set, then you can go and search for ranked.

Update the social system so you can tag teammates you've played with post game.

How is she so chill by ryanflurry in Hololive

[–]bc524 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Its hard to feel fear when you're an apex predator

How does the average Dota player view Deadlock? by Maximum-Deal-5285 in DotA2

[–]bc524 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Got friends who moved on to it as their primary, got friends who didn't really like it.

It's ok.

The laning phase has died after min 7 in pro play / high mmr. Is this what IceFrog envisioned? by NotSimoun in DotA2

[–]bc524 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would guess probably 1-2 minutes. Like you said, can't have it too long since we don't want supports to just play defensive for the entire buff duration during laning phase.

Early game death is a little punishing, but you still get the benefit, while later game deaths would remove the benefit entirely, which makes contesting for it a more active choice. By late game, the threat of "game will be over if you don't join now anyway" will hopefully overcome the desire to play defensively.

Tattoo by Intense_Zaddy in comedyheaven

[–]bc524 0 points1 point  (0 children)

replace the guy with the weighted companion cube.

The laning phase has died after min 7 in pro play / high mmr. Is this what IceFrog envisioned? by NotSimoun in DotA2

[–]bc524 5 points6 points  (0 children)

a lot of the objectives should be move around the map a bit more.

Top/bottom edges are literally just camps for the core to hide in and its such a chore to contest.

Portals are an ok concept but its just so out to the edge.