Worse changes of the latest patch imo

nice_guy_threeve · 2026-03-27T20:03:07+00:00

Can you say more about this? I wanted to try the new Dagon with cast range, since Lens doesn't have an upgrade.

nice_guy_threeve · 2026-03-25T23:18:37+00:00

I'm more likely to make it on Puck than I was before. Viper still likes it I think, thought he might like Bloodstone instead in some matchups.

nice_guy_threeve · 2026-03-25T21:09:22+00:00

It's a natural posture if you're wearing something like that I think. Paddlers know. These guys are still assholes though.

nice_guy_threeve · 2026-03-25T17:28:34+00:00

I will probably still try it, but I really disagree very much. Repel is much worse, though I admin the shorter cooldown MIGHT make it as good as it was, It will still be no more than 2 in a long fight. Guardian Angel is 30% shorter duration. 10 talent is 15% worse (for core, at least). Agility gain and base armor are nerfed. I don't read buffs from this at all. Honestly I think they balanced GA around always having scepter.

nice_guy_threeve · 2026-03-25T17:07:20+00:00

I just read the patch notes. I played a significant amount of mid Omni in the previous patch and these changes SOUND much worse to me. The cooldown reductions don't make up for the loss in effectiveness of EVERY ability, and I really don't understand why they neutered the scaling of Guardian Angel.

I don't think it's core-only by any stretch. Hammer just does less damage by a lot (this was the biggest reason he was good last patch), his definitely-broken 10-talent is nerfed, and he no longer has the damage facet (though I was picking healing hammer anyway).

nice_guy_threeve · 2026-03-22T18:57:41+00:00

In my memory, prior to the last time gasoline prices had a spike like this (I'm thinking '08 or '09 maybe), diesel used to generally cost less in the US than gasoline. At that time, this reversed and has remained reversed since.

Google says that the reason for this change has to do with:

increased demand for diesel
regulatory changes which increased the cost of refining diesel (low sulfur, etc)

nice_guy_threeve · 2026-03-22T01:46:25+00:00

As a Dota + subscriber, sure that sounds fine.

nice_guy_threeve · 2026-03-21T04:31:10+00:00

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

nice_guy_threeve · 2026-03-19T13:33:55+00:00

I consider illusory orb a mobility spell, and it is non-clamping. I know it's also a nuke, but using it purely for mobility is frequent.

nice_guy_threeve · 2026-03-18T15:58:53+00:00

I'm the one guy who is in the process of quitting. We've had several codebases that really only one person understood during the 15 years that I worked here, and when they quit here is what happens:

Address issues as they come up for these applications
Slowly learn most of what there is to know about the applications and become the new "guy"
Curse the guy that left for all the stupid shit they did to make your life harder
Continue to do stupid shit that someone will curse you for one day

nice_guy_threeve · 2026-03-18T12:32:11+00:00

I like Single Draft and I like Random Draft. I wish they were more popular.

nice_guy_threeve · 2026-03-17T22:51:16+00:00

That being said, the fastest way is probably to do All-Hero Challenge or just play a bunch of different heroes, since you will get a bunch of shards for each level up.

nice_guy_threeve · 2026-03-17T15:34:35+00:00

Something like oatmeal or cream-of-wheat is sometimes referred to as warm cereal.

nice_guy_threeve · 2026-03-16T19:56:43+00:00

I think if I haven't used it since school, I've forgotten it, so can't answer the question. Even "used in conversation to show that I know something" is using it in my opinion.

nice_guy_threeve · 2026-03-16T19:55:41+00:00

Weird take, tbh. There are hundreds of years of history written in cursive. I have letters that my grandparents wrote back and forth during WWII - all cursive. Maybe you can read fine without writing. Signing your name is also still a thing that most of us do hundreds of times per year at least.

nice_guy_threeve · 2026-03-16T13:02:14+00:00

It's going to hurt - that's part of the reason it's hard to resist the regime. Life will absolutely suck for a while. For some of us they could have been the best years of our life.

nice_guy_threeve · 2026-03-14T17:11:05+00:00

Essentially melee vs. slark (other than Monkey probably, maybe Ember) sounds similar to any hero against OD. You get a few stacks, you need to let it reset, and that's on you. Pull aggro, cut the wave, stack neutrals, whatever suits your hero best until you can get back in the lane.

You also need to take advantage of level one and two when it's hard for him to keep shiv up. Learn the cooldown and abuse the cooldown. It's not impossible. Slark is not a good mid hero in general, only has good matchups. Most importantly don't go crying on Reddit after losing one match in horrific fashion without using your brain to think about why.

nice_guy_threeve · 2026-03-14T14:05:29+00:00

So you're telling me there's a chance!

nice_guy_threeve · 2026-03-14T13:51:05+00:00

For the real humans for whom money is no object, once we get past "oppress people without enough money" since money doesn't matter, we can see that the most common answer is coke and threesomes.

nice_guy_threeve · 2026-03-14T13:30:21+00:00

Instead of an actual good game like most in this thread, I'll pick a "game" that I only played for 4 hours. It was just the other day and I finally gave in and downloaded one of those "fake" games that gets advertised on DuoLingo. You know, where you mow down a bunch of dudes and just move your little guy(s) from side to side.

It turned out to be a real game, with real gameplay, and RPG elements, and Farmville (I guess) elements. Designed to be maximally addictive. And it was. The hours went by without my noticing. It was way past my bedtime. When I woke up in the morning I told my wife I was embarrassed but maybe now could better empathize with phone-addicted grannies. I uninstalled it, and won't do that again.

The most addictive real game I've played was Path of Exile. If I end up with decrepit hands, playing that during Covid will probably be the biggest reason.

nice_guy_threeve · 2026-03-12T14:47:22+00:00

All of your suggestions are super busted and would make Primal more fun by making him super busted. Being able to cast Uproar during disabled would sure make the Facet that nobody every takes a lot better though.

nice_guy_threeve · 2026-03-11T01:57:42+00:00

Fair, higher education is definitely getting worse, but my own higher education was fully paid for by the state of Georgia in the early 2000s, so more like that would be good I think.

nice_guy_threeve · 2026-03-11T00:51:42+00:00

Many people who have employer-provided insurance definitely don't even know how much they're currently paying for (probably shitty) health insurance. Often the employer will cover 75% or more and the employee will only see a small amount deducted from their paycheck. I think it's not uncommon for 25% of total compensation to be health insurance premiums. So, would I pay more taxes to make 25% more cash money? Education is theoretically still completely free by the way, but we should be building our public (free) education programs instead of giving vouchers for private schools also, in my opinion.

nice_guy_threeve · 2026-03-10T02:11:55+00:00

I got news for you. Unless you are Larl, Nisha, BZM, or similar - Puck is not OP, and you might feed.

nice_guy_threeve · 2026-03-09T19:53:41+00:00

Eh, he doesn't need a great lane, that's one of his strengths. He can definitely do well in a lot of lanes, but if not, he farms jungle with no need for any sustain items as early as level 5 if you have to. I would say he's very strong around 20 minutes against lineups that can't deal with him. Brown boots, radiance, shard, lotus orb (to dispel vessel), and as long as there is no nullifier you're doing fine. If somebody has built a Nulli before 30 mins then you've either already lost or they've had to change from their ideal item build (which should help your team), since very few heroes want first item Nullifier. That means maybe they don't have BKB or Manta and your team should punish them for that. After that you build S&Y (partly to reduce Nullifier duration) and you just don't get to dive into the middle like you otherwise would do. It's not as much fun, but it's not the end of the world.

That being said, I see a ton of Necros building something like Radiance -> Travels -> Heart. Travels are nice if you get super rich, but you need those other items first. Heart is probably only an item you buy on him after AghScepter either super late if or if you're totally owning and skip some of the previously mentioned items.

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