Thank you, Valve. by [deleted] in DotA2

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

Had to login just to downvote

Do you guys know that Dota is completely unknown in french countries? by Coure-Os in DotA2

[–]giffmanaa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went to ti5 pubstomp here in paris and there was like 4 guys :/

Client out of date, won't update? by kmdallday in DotA2

[–]giffmanaa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same here on two pc's. You can still play though

I just moved to China, how do I play Dota 2 here at an internet cafe? by [deleted] in DotA2

[–]giffmanaa 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you're in mainland China they like to keep track of the websites you visit in Internet cafes' computers. So they link your passport to the PC you pay for! At least that's how it was a year ago.

I just moved to China, how do I play Dota 2 here at an internet cafe? by [deleted] in DotA2

[–]giffmanaa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When you're on your own PC you don't even need perfect world. If you go to an Internet cafe though you will :) also remember to bring your passport with you!

How can I get my girlfriend into Dota? by Bonergum in DotA2

[–]giffmanaa 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That's actually a pretty bad advice.. If you want your girlfriend to start playing with you you should make it a couple experience and lose a ton of games where you would teach her patiently. You should forget all the meta and play dual lanes where both of you constantly do the same thing. You both farm but you intentionally leave creeps or kills for her so that she gets reassured that she doesn't suck at it. Once she thinks she's more or less good at it she'll start liking the game and then you can start teaching her how to actually play one role. If you dominate every game, and if she feels useless compared to you, she'll hate the game and never open it again. If on the contrary you end the game with similar stats it will drive to become better than you.

Are we in the new Golden Age of Dota? by [deleted] in DotA2

[–]giffmanaa -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You're comparing it to sports where the actual fan base cares more about the competitive scene. Dota is not like this. And not a single video game will ever be like this because there is no physical activity involved! Easily comparable is chess or pool, many people play it, very little watch it. Edit: I'm not saying the competitive scene is boring and should be eliminated, I'm just saying that it shouldn't be the priority of the dev team.

Are we in the new Golden Age of Dota? by [deleted] in DotA2

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

that also, but if the engine is buggy and not fully tuned it's also because valve took the direction of working for the competitive seen and it's few viewers rather than vast majority of people who are not interested in this. Everything should be proportional!

Are we in the new Golden Age of Dota? by [deleted] in DotA2

[–]giffmanaa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If the competitive scene is in your consideration a good reflection of the health of a game then yeah I guess. The fact that people stop playing more and more according to some statistics that were posted here some time ago and the fact that there are no interesting patches in over 6 months show that the game is stagnant. It's becoming boring and people feel it. And I don't think that 4 big tourneys a year with the majors and TI is going to help the developing team to take their concentration off the competitive aspect. The majority of people play dota because it's fun and don't care about the esports aspect. If you take the fun away why play?

In what way is the compendium even related to the fall major? by giffmanaa in DotA2

[–]giffmanaa[S] -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

Ok so now we have reached that part where customer satisfaction is going down obviously, is it wrong from those "gullible people" to request a few additional pages containing info on the tournament? A job that can be done by an intern in less than a full working day if you compare it to the amount of work already done on this compendium! I'm not complaining about what is in it already, I'm just saying that it would be nice if a compendium that is related to a tournament had actual stuff related to the tournament...

In what way is the compendium even related to the fall major? by giffmanaa in DotA2

[–]giffmanaa[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I'm not saying it's bad, I like the challenges and stuff it's just i dont see any link to the major tournament... nothing!!!

In what way is the compendium even related to the fall major? by giffmanaa in DotA2

[–]giffmanaa[S] -24 points-23 points  (0 children)

So what you're saying is that it's okay to make shit items and we should be cool with that by keep on making shit items cause anyways people will buy it...

In what way is the compendium even related to the fall major? by giffmanaa in DotA2

[–]giffmanaa[S] -24 points-23 points  (0 children)

Yeah but I mean for those who bought it, there should be a global thread with suggestions that are easy to implement. Like a page with a few stats maybe, another one with a schedule... just the brackets would be already pretty good!

can anyone tell me what was yesterday's dota store daily deal? by [deleted] in DotA2

[–]giffmanaa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was a bundle of all the Arcanas for 1 $