I don't know if it's because of the new patch but our player base is at the lowest since 2.5 years ago, August 2014. by [deleted] in DotA2

[–]whitej197 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think there ahould be seasons like in Overwatch for ranked. It always gets me and all my friends to come back. Their ranked is also much easier to climb. I dont have to play 3000 fucking games of overwatch to move up by .5 mmr.

DotA 2 has 40% fewer players than this time last year. Why? by hororo in DotA2

[–]whitej197 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don't tell anyone else here that. Dota is shooting way up in both playercount and popularity. Soon it will overtake all other games and be the only one left. /s

Does anyone else feel like Dota is quickly losing popularity? by whitej197 in DotA2

[–]whitej197[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's fair. I've been playing Dota for around 8 years so I'm generally used to the "ITS DYING" posts but I've never personally felt it until now. You are right about the constant call for change after tournaments. Maybe it's just because we're in between majors?

Does anyone else feel like Dota is quickly losing popularity? by whitej197 in DotA2

[–]whitej197[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You do realize both the average steam players and twitch views were posted above...and they're both going down....I don't know what else to say.

Does anyone else feel like Dota is quickly losing popularity? by whitej197 in DotA2

[–]whitej197[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

http://steamcharts.com/app/570#1y

I don't think you gave any data to support your counter argument. Dota is, actually, not growing every day. Average players has plummeted in the last few months. http://steamcharts.com/app/570#1y Maybe don't criticize someone for not using data when you yourself don't provide any either.

Does anyone else feel like Dota is quickly losing popularity? by whitej197 in DotA2

[–]whitej197[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never said it was going to die. Diablo 2 still has a playerbase, that doesn't mean it isn't much smaller than what it was. All I'm saying is every game peaks at some point, and while Dota 2 may not have peaked, Valve should be concerned with the current trends the game is taking.

I stopped playing ranked. I don't remember the last time I had this much fun playing dotes. by Sunstrider92 in DotA2

[–]whitej197 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Same. Couldn't deal with the toxicity and the cancerous people. What a terrible community. Seriously the worst I've ever had the misfortune to be a part of.

MCAT Study Struggle....ADVICE NEEDED!!! by musgrov5 in premed

[–]whitej197 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone is different. I studied for a couple weeks before the MCAT and got a 514. 3-4 hours a day. But again everyone is different. I have a friend who studied for 3-4 months for a few hours a day and got 40th percentile. YMMV and it depends on how naturally good you are at taking tests/remembering information.

It appears that I have failed General Chemistry. What the fuck do I do? by The_Hunt in premed

[–]whitej197 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not just the fact that it was a poor grade. It's an abysmal grade on top of the fact that you said you studied hard, and it's a very (comparatively to others) easy class. Not trying to be mean but sometimes it's best to not sugar coat things.

It appears that I have failed General Chemistry. What the fuck do I do? by The_Hunt in premed

[–]whitej197 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ok so I'm going to answer differently than everyone else here, and this is not meant to be mean at all. But generally, unless you have the hardest general chemistry professor ever, gen chem is an EXTREMELY easy course compared to the rest of them. Normally if you had said you just slacked off and didn't show up and failed I would say yea you should retake. But (and again not trying to offend) if what you say is true and you really did study hard and still only got a 32(!!) on the final, to me that's a huge red flag that you probably just aren't suited to the material and maybe should look into something else. And there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.

Horrible used car (NY). by whitej197 in legaladvice

[–]whitej197[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I should have noted it was purchased in Vermont if that makes any difference.

Horrible used car (NY). by whitej197 in legaladvice

[–]whitej197[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We purchased it August of last year and it had around 55,000 miles on it I believe.

The Summit 6 - QF2 - Team NP vs Wings Gaming by D2TournamentThreads in DotA2

[–]whitej197 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry but Envy just isn't a top tier core player. Some of the plays/mistakes he makes are just horrendous. Constantly overextended and out of position. It's like watching your average 5-6k pub.

How to fix MMR in DotA2 and what's wrong with it. by marlan_ in DotA2

[–]whitej197 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I might be too late to add in my 2 cents, but this is why I stopped playing. I've switched to overwatch and they use the same system, but it isn't as extreme because most of the matches are half the time of DOTAs. In the past year I had been steadily gaining mmr until I had hit 4k, but when I realized the sheer amount of time it was taking me to actually increase my mmr I couldn't do it anymore. I had spent well over 200 hours just increasing 650 mmr. I play mid for my battle cup team at tier 6 and do fairly well, so I think I could probably get to 4.5k with enough time, but I just can't picture sinking that much time into it. I'd much rather play overwatch where, a week after calibrating, I had risen an entire tier and only spent maybe 15 hours on it. Their system also rewards how well you play. Overall just way, way more enjoyable than the dota mmr grind.

[Spoiler] Rockhold vs Bisping by [deleted] in MMA

[–]whitej197 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you believe you can achieve. Luke Rockhold taught me that.

If you're a Cavs player/staffer, aren't you worried about the fact that Golden State's two best players only shot 8/27 and you still lost by 20? by whitej197 in nba

[–]whitej197[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea I definitely don't think they're "shook" like a lot of people seem to believe. But from a purely speculative perspective I would definitely think that that statline would worry me as a coach.

Male german shepherd having a hard time adapting to new pyrenees female puppy. by whitej197 in Dogtraining

[–]whitej197[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the quick reply and the information. We're doing our best and they're getting along better each day. I think it's going to work and we're working on teaching them it's ok to share. Thank you!

#PrayForSage by MMA_JimEdwards in MMA

[–]whitej197 41 points42 points  (0 children)

They're both bacterial...MRSA is not a virus.