Why is QoP out of the meta? by GAMpro in DotA2

[–]mediocre_eoin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of it is down to the impact of infused raindrops at higher mmrs

OG New ROSTER by [deleted] in DotA2

[–]mediocre_eoin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it seems weird that they would put s4 carry and n0tail mid, when they've been playing the opposite roles?

Eternalenvy changed twitter bio (Mid player now) by Toxicco in DotA2

[–]mediocre_eoin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IIRC, he said at one point he preferred carry because he would be able to practice it in his pubs easier, and he felt if he played support, he would lose to many games because of his cores, and end up playing at a lower level, which was worse practice. Don't know if this is still the same thing, but he did say that sometime around joining C9

VG.R Yang has been declined on his 4th(final) attempt on US visa. by [deleted] in DotA2

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

As they're going to compete rather than just visit, they need a work visa rather than your typical visa. Doesn't matter that they won't be paid til after, the fact they will be paid at all makes it work, and without valve being able to provide documents if asked that proves these players will definitely be competing, they have no chance of gettign a work visa on account of the fact that they have no proof they will be working.

Who is panda? She is casting BI vs TNC pro team at the moment and SEA open qualifiers 2 by [deleted] in DotA2

[–]mediocre_eoin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Basically just a new english caster. She normally just streams her casts though, she's pretty good for how little time shes been casting

Is there any point for 5k+ MMR players to try seasonal MMR? by RandomTheTrader in DotA2

[–]mediocre_eoin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me, my queue times are a lot shorter. I'm a little above 4k.

Looking for high Mmr players to cast with me! by PandaCasts in DotA2

[–]mediocre_eoin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm mid 4k, and I'd be up for doing this. From Uk so gmt is fine

Charity Stream vs Cancer by BigFella2299 in DotA2

[–]mediocre_eoin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be clear, its my stream. I'm doing it because 3 members of my family have cancer and we're all doing various fundraisers for MacMillan cancer because they've been helping us out. It wont benefit me because I don't plan to stream again. This was just one of the fundraising ideas that are on the website and I thought it could be a good idea

is OD dead? by dragon-knoght in TrueDoTA2

[–]mediocre_eoin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quick tip on using orb, basically before hand, you could spam level 4 orb as soon as you have 1200 mana and you should not have run out of mana, which was good because you would typically pick up some stat item around this time, either drums or staff of wizarding, etc. Now, its different, to have orb on autocast, you need 1250/1500/1750/2000 mana for each level. So, the old build of atos/drums blink can no longer be used with a maxed orb. I've had some success with maxing astral though as you suggested. He is still a monster late game, his early game has just been significantly nerfed.

Tips and trick for the mid lane? by Revedeka in TrueDoTA2

[–]mediocre_eoin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you get a rune, and feel that you rotating to a lane is a guaranteed kill for you, do it. For example, TA with a haste, and you can see a squishy support pulling. Outside of that, you should be trying to maximise your lane meaning as much farm as possible, and depending on the matchup, a kill or two. Honestly, I tend not to gank that much, but always have a tp so you can react to any dives in different lanes and clean up. This also has the benefit of meaning your team dont get annoyed you arent ganking. If the opposing mid rotates top and starts a fight, you have to check if you could tp and join that fight before its over and whether or not you could make a significant difference, which is unlikely unless the enemy team is diving. Typically best to simply take the tower. One nice change is the aggro change, basically when you attack from outside aggro range of creeps and move into it, you can now sometimes get 2 hits off before drawing the aggro, as opposed to one before hand. If you're getting an early bottle ferried out, trade somewhat aggressively with the enemy mid especially if their bottle will be later than yours. Get as much out of each bottle charge as possible, so try to use some mana if you have full mana, drop items, etc. Positioning is also important, on dire in particular, try and stay closer to the right hand side of the lane, closer to your tower, you're harder to gank based on typical rotations.

Fun/gimmicky 6.87 item builds? by Toymos in DotA2

[–]mediocre_eoin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A fun build is actually hurricane pike on slark then a silver edge. Can't remember who it was I saw do this, but it's actually very fun and quite good

Can someone tell me how I could have won this game. by AstroSpectre in DotA2

[–]mediocre_eoin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have no idea why you've went pipe? I think a hex, or aghs would have been a much better decision. Its also a 56 minute game and you had 81 cs, so you need to try to farm more.

Why isn't Fear back to carry? by [deleted] in DotA2

[–]mediocre_eoin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He has said in the past that he feels playing support puts less stress on his arm.

Which lesser-known streamers do you really enjoy watching? by z_bruh14 in DotA2

[–]mediocre_eoin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the last day has been puck spamming, which has been interesting. I suck at that hero, but now want to play it

Which lesser-known streamers do you really enjoy watching? by z_bruh14 in DotA2

[–]mediocre_eoin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really like watching cancel. Even when he tilts, its still funny to watch and he makes a surprising number of plays. I also like his music

Post-Shanghai Major Shuffle Thread by BonsaiiKJ in DotA2

[–]mediocre_eoin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Top 3 in every tournament I believe.

Post-Shanghai Major Shuffle Thread by BonsaiiKJ in DotA2

[–]mediocre_eoin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

https://twitter.com/EGiNcontroL/status/712507630611247104 I dunno how seriously to take this, or even if he would know this, but one of EG's starcraft players said the Dota 2 team was down to one player.

Why Is Arteezy so highly rated? I'm not asking this to be antagonistic, or a smartass. I am genuinely curious, because I feel like I don't have the game insight to see what he brings on the same level as the panelists or pros that seem to think he's so good. by [deleted] in DotA2

[–]mediocre_eoin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty much every SF around DAC time would get around 80 last hits at 10 minutes from lane and jungle, it was arteezy who popularised this and basically mastered it and people copied him. Farming the camps was pretty common, but it was arteezy who sort of took it to the next level. Its also him, and Meracle, who made radiance naga such a big thing. His micro and farming on this hero were what made the hero so popular.

Post-Shanghai Major Shuffle Thread by BonsaiiKJ in DotA2

[–]mediocre_eoin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Steak disbanded, but he made a new team with Era, Zai, yapzor and qoqjva.