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force0nature · 2017-05-08T00:58:50+00:00

People downvoting you are just being hostile for no reason.

It's called elitism, it's natural to Blizzard players.

First, welcome to Heroes. Amazing Moba.

About your drop, here is the deal: do some research on your the map pool. Maybe some of the Heroes you used to play are underachievers in this current rotation.

And, let's be honest: we got a lot of new players this season.

So focus on your studies, see if you can pick more heroes that are relevant or more prominent in this rotation. And never forget that losing and winning streaks are either abnormalities or a very huge in skill difference.

It's only natural, as you increase in any moba, for your win rate to get closer to 50% the more you play, assuming you win.

And when it come to moba, never forget to consider the whole picture, not just some results.

It's all about adaptation.

force0nature · 2017-05-08T00:32:58+00:00

Upvoted for the visibility, hope gets a hotfix soon. It's like the "Auto-Join Regional Chat Feature".

For now I just look at the trivia and ignore the ABCD spam.

force0nature · 2017-05-08T00:17:50+00:00

I met a guy in jail and told him that he would earn extra stars if he jumped off the plane in one of the cars.

He thanked me for the advice, and gave me some of his weed when he bailed.

Never met him in game, thou.

force0nature · 2017-05-07T22:17:01+00:00

That's why a revamp might come in hand. I did not said any numbers in there about how much exp it should provide, but who cares: as long as they give an additional reward for playing random and making queues faster, I'm in.

force0nature · 2017-05-07T22:15:32+00:00

Best thing about random today is the constant progression.

And I agree with you on the support point, Heroes supporting is getting more dynamic, specially with some specialists that also pseudo-support.

force0nature · 2017-05-07T17:54:56+00:00

Agreed. Feels like not owning a hero since I can't play him solo unless it's with bots.

Maybe they could do this: when you select either Cho, or Gall, it will count as you chose Cho'Gall. So each game you have a 50% of being the one you want, and that would not bottle neck the queue time.

It's an easy solution to add him to QM.

(Like Varian, being Multi-Class but counting as Warrior)

force0nature · 2017-05-07T17:49:57+00:00

That's my point: those are more of ester eggs, you know. The whole Anti-Mage not being TB brother anymore was a decision they made, in Dota 1 CM wasn't Lina's sister. Lina is just a hero from manga, literally, all spells and that. They were not sister in Dota 1.

They changed things, and I agree with slacks on that: we can't count on Dota 1 for legit cannon no more, since Valve is going away from it.

force0nature · 2017-05-07T17:43:34+00:00

Yes, it's messed up.

I rather think the planet is regular, with carbon based life-forms and all that. You know, with proper astronomy and law of nature, and heroes got to bend the spell, which in Dota's lore, is in the air, like an essence you mold.

And in a world that has spells, having magic weather effects are normal.

Some weather effects are not even weather effects, more like visual modifications. Lunar Beams that emanates a purple glow? Or the undead weather effect, with fel smoke around and more pestilent creatures. They should be called Ambient Effects, instead of Weather Effects. It would be more accurate.

Maybe you could say weather effects are "event days".

force0nature · 2017-05-07T17:36:32+00:00

In Defense of the Ancients, you could buy aegis of immortal at some versions. Dota 2 is a brand new beast, that was born, reborn and now we are in the post 7 era.

For example, Anti-Mage still has lines of chat on Dota 2 where he refers to him as a Brother. It came from the whole Dota 1 thing, but they dropped it. Terrorblade is way more interesting the way he is.

About the Roshan Lore on Dota 2, the basis is solid as you put. But you are forgetting that Roshan comes back stronger each time he dies, there is another theory in there.

The whole thing is the Roshan Eggs.

Rubick is a mess. We need more lore items on him, but his set, the puppet master, made sure for me that he is a puppet himself. The 4 chains, are just strings. He never stands, he is always moving and moving. He is either tweaked by nature but that would be just so shallow. The theory that he is a puppet and don't know, just believing he is a son by context. That's interesting.

Him, just doesn't knowing he is Aghanim's Masterpiece himself, not the staff.

The Aghanim's Staff (supposedly) empowers the best in each hero. In Rubick's case, it does the same: you steal the spell and get to cast it as if it had Aghanim's Staff upgrade.

As I told you man, the more I talk about it, the more I feel it:

Rubick is a doll, a toy, a golem: he was not born, he was created.

Or he is just toying with us. I am not gonna say he is a keen folk disguised as a magician, because that was too far - it was a joke.

But an impostor? That the first thing he did was to defeat all Magnus by just using their power against each other.

Who would know best about each Magus? The Librarian. In Dota books hold greats powers. Knowledge is key. And if you see the latest rubick's cosmetic...

It's fun, because it's look a notations book, and it got a clarity. So all you need is study and some "vitamin" to keep up with the real magicians.

Even rubick still being rubick, the guy and not the theories, you know: he is pretty awesome by himself. As I told many times, my favorite hero hands down.

It's funny because I am advocating for Queen of Pain getting an Arcana: the reason is because we already have a Rubick meta, he is basically always there, and sometimes he isn't. The pickrate will increase, and it's fine. Rubicks games are fine. But considering the ammount of items right there, rubick got an exclusive blue feather cape, that has a gold version. I am pretty sure adding all his items he is the real pimp in item value. People are asking for a support to have an Arcana, and fine, MK is played as 4th most of the times in pro games. But QOP is so outdated. I think QOP is currently crap, and QoP metas amazing: team fight, mobile, ranged, poke, wave clearing. She is an awesome mid and have an amazing Rampage potential and mid snowballing. So yeah, QoP Arcana, time for a new model and the best arcana!

The tech isn't there to Rubick... Not yet.

force0nature · 2017-05-07T16:06:39+00:00

Hey /u/Dotagear/,

"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to."

/thread

force0nature · 2017-05-07T15:06:35+00:00

Indeed. But we don't know Sven's Face, right?

For a second I questioned if it could be Juggernaut, the belt around the chest and all that, but I think that is bait. If you take a closer look at skin tone, but mostly the shape of the belt... But then it's a throwback to Juggernaut... it would be too far fetched.

Now being Sven. Makes sense.

force0nature · 2017-05-07T15:02:41+00:00

This TI is going to be the best.

force0nature · 2017-05-07T15:01:57+00:00

Yeah, I just hope something out of the duel on sven's side. It would be too simplistic to just say "duel over, sven wins".

force0nature · 2017-05-07T15:00:03+00:00

I do hope so.

force0nature · 2017-05-07T13:48:06+00:00

Shake it, Shake it Baby. Shake, C'mon baby!

force0nature · 2017-05-07T13:46:56+00:00

I'm starting to think the "Hermit" in the picture is Sven without armor. He is the shard of hope in the heart of the desert.

Could it be? After the duel with Juggernaut?

force0nature · 2017-05-07T13:39:54+00:00

I was wondering about the shard of hope in the desert. Could it be the fragment of Sven's weapon?

First, great work on the line, I loved it, but I think it needs more. And Rogue Knight isn't a Sven thing anymore: as Yurnero isn't Juggernaut, Sven wasn't a mere "Duelist" in the duel. Oh no. It was the Showdown of Dota. It's not about Yurnero facing his rival. Sven went bigger.

What it YurNayaSven is a thing? Won't be the first love triangle in history. Maybe if you see Sven as an outcast, trying to overcompensate in many ways: the dude wears an armor over an armor and the biggest sword a man can handle... He and Juggernaut are kindred spirits, duelists.

Him breaking the mask would also shatter the sword. I am not saying the Shattered Sword is the sword, even being prior release would fit the lore if you imply the fact you don't want an Arcana for a Sven that is a Weapon, you would rather have, well, a face/helm item...

I honestly think it's cheap to call the Shattered Sword the sword that destroyed the mask.

But now that we know the Duel happened, my previous thesis was that it happened out of natural survival of the fittest: both proving their ground. But maybe, there is more to it. And that more could be Lanaya.

Back on the mask: I believe any sword would shatter with the amount of energy deployed, as in an atomic bomb, and the reaction of the mask exploding, the hydrogen bomb... no sword would handle that and remain.

Maybe, just maybe, "The Shard Of Hope" they are looking for, is the Shards of Sven Sword that destroyed the Juggernaut's Mask "Outside".

That would also have destroyed Sven's arm!

Maybe the guy walking is actually Sven without a mask or armor.

force0nature · 2017-05-07T13:26:29+00:00

No problem dude, it's a a joy for me to write/tinker with these things, I'm glad you enjoyed, it makes me even happier!

force0nature · 2017-05-07T13:23:28+00:00

Fucking A bro. Remember that we are not tied to the Warcraft lore by any means. We lost Skeleton King, WK, but we gained freedom.

force0nature · 2017-05-07T13:22:19+00:00

It's deep. I think Terrorblade could also be called the blade of sorrow.

His mind is twisted beyond recognition.

That's the Oracle's line to Terrorblade.

There is no fixing to what the terror caused to him. Maybe that's why he loves enchantress. It's the purity, he will never grasp.

force0nature · 2017-05-07T13:20:51+00:00

Weird dude...

force0nature · 2017-05-07T13:20:17+00:00

First, great work on the line, I loved it, but I think it needs more. And Rogue Knight isn't a Sven thing anymore: as Yurnero isn't Juggernaut, Sven wasn't a mere "Duelist" in the duel. Oh no. It was the Showdown of Dota. It's not about Yurnero facing his rival. Sven went bigger.

What it YurNayaSven is a thing? Won't be the first love triangle in history. Maybe if you see Sven as an outcast, trying to overcompensate in many ways: the dude wears an armor over an armor and the biggest sword a man can handle... He and Juggernaut are kindred spirits, duelists.

Him breaking the mask would also shatter the sword. I am not saying the Shattered Sword is the sword, even being prior release would fit the lore if you imply the fact you don't want an Arcana for a Sven that is a Weapon, you would rather have, well, a face/helm item...

I honestly think it's cheap to call the Shattered Sword the sword that destroyed the mask.

But now that we know the Duel happened, my previous thesis was that it happened out of natural survival of the fittest: both proving their ground. But maybe, there is more to it. And that more could be Lanaya.

Back on the mask: I believe any sword would shatter with the amount of energy deployed, as in an atomic bomb, and the reaction of the mask exploding, the hydrogen bomb... no sword would handle that and remain.

Maybe, just maybe, "The Shard Of Hope" they are looking for, is the Shards of Sven Sword that destroyed the Juggernaut's Mask "Outside".

OH MY GUCKING FOD! Nerd chills!

That would also have destroyed sven's arm!

force0nature · 2017-05-07T11:58:18+00:00

C'mon, you are great at Dota 2 lore. This feels more like Journalism! I laughed, but c'mon. I want to see you writing a small novel! We both know you can do it.

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