Dota 2

I came. I mean, they came. They're here! The Immortals III!

Artificial Intelligence is no match for Natural Stupidity.

Super Saiyan Invoker

I am unable to get my hands on the Nightstalker set, yet I got the Thunderbolt two times in a row...

I have a surplus of Night Stalker sets. Would you perchance part with a golden item for one?

Artificial Intelligence is no match for Natural Stupidity.

I would if I had a golden item.

The International website is up!

Dota Watch Beta is also up! Make sure you have HTML 5 enabled.

Artificial Intelligence is no match for Natural Stupidity.

Among other things, Ranked Matchmaking and Compendium Challenges are now live in the Reborn client! 50% bonus coins for completing challenges on the Reborn client.

Artificial Intelligence is no match for Natural Stupidity.

We now have a Deadmau5 music pack.

I am not sure if any of you are aware, but the wildcard matches has started!

I'm actually kinda hoping Archon/NAR get in, though judging by their performance against MVP in game 1, I'm not holding my breath.

Hitokiri in the streets, daishouri in the sheets.

To think that years ago, Pros banning Bloodseeker was thought to be a silly idea. Now he's getting banned in almost every match. Funny as that.

With the way his skills were reworked, I'm not surprised. That Ao E of his can massively cripple an enemy team when executed properly, and the bonus damage from his Q is ridiculous.

It's sorta the same with how people build Jugg now. Just a little over a year ago you'd be called an idiot for even leveling your crit early on and not maxing out your spin. Now it's standard to only put one point on the spin and focus on the ward and crit.

edited 27th Jul '15 9:23:23 AM by ITNW1989

Hitokiri in the streets, daishouri in the sheets.

Step 1: Use Rupture on victim.

Step 2: Immediately use Blood Rite. If they run, then:

Step 3: Chase them to finish the job.

Before, it was said that his greatest weakness was the TP Scroll. Now, he has an ability that causes Silence, disrupting it. While a TP Scroll teleports in less time than it takes for a Blood Rite to finish, this isn't taking reaction speed - or mass-teleportation delays - into account. Game, set, match.

De Romanīs, lingua Latina gloriosa non fuī.

I haven't played this game in a while. The Reborn Beta keeps failing to load games, even if I've only been trying to play the additional content. I suspect the main offender is the Hero Selection screen, but I can't tell if the graphics are also a problem because I can barely get past it :/

Maybe I should play on the non-Beta... Uh... How's it called?

Also, how do I change languages in the Reborn Beta? Both for the menus and for the server selection?

97 minutes, excessive amounts of gold and a carry who decorates his teams fountain with ornamental divine rapiers, for one game.

What a time to be alive.

I once played a game where our Bounty Hunter did literally nothing but farm and buy at least six Rapiers. To no one's surprise, we lost.

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By that point I'm thinking Mushi was doing it just to give the viewers rares lol

Hitokiri in the streets, daishouri in the sheets.

T Ps are still a problem; silences only prevent channeling from abilities, not items. But he can build Eul's to cancel T Ps, which has some synergy with Blood Rite.

If I knew how I know everything I know, I'd only be able to know half as much because my brain would be clogged up with where I know it from

silences only prevent channeling from abilities, not items

Shit, really? Just when you think you know everything important...

EDIT: Incidentally, I would constantly die to Bloodseeker because my TP Scroll was always on cooldown when he showed up. Additionally, the longer a game goes on, the more I get scared of using a TP Scroll; damage can really rack up, even from a losing team.

edited 27th Jul '15 7:36:44 PM by MightyMatilda

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Are any of you fans of Final Fantasy? Pre-order Final Fantasy Type-0 and you'll receive a courier◊, ward◊, and loading screen.

Meanwhile, I'm grinding out my Compendium achievements. You can get 1000 points (ten levels) if you win ten games in the Reborn client. You can actually achieve this by playing Easy bot (not Passive) matches.

Artificial Intelligence is no match for Natural Stupidity.

How often do we see Bloodseeker actually build Eul's in pro games? By my estimation it gives him pretty much nothing he can use. Intelligence and mana regen aren't things that are of much use to him, and the movement speed is kind of redundant. Buying that means he has to skimp on damage.

edited 29th Jul '15 9:10:29 AM by Pannic

Never let it be said that Team Secret doesn't take high risks plays. That Roshan kill in their Game 1 against LGD just now was nailbiting.

Hitokiri in the streets, daishouri in the sheets.

I was speaking more in regards to pubs, if you're moving out alone and want to cancel T Ps. Pros generally draft stunners and move in groups so they don't need him to go utility.

He often runs out of mana early game. Not accounting for stat items, he has 344 mana at lvl 6 (so 1 rupture and 2 blood rites, if he has a stat item) and 455 mana at lvl 11 (so...1 rupture and 2 blood rites again, maybe more with stat items). Again, not saying Eul's is highly viable or anything, just that mana isn't exactly wasted on him.

People make drums and Sn Y on Bloodseeker often. Bonus MS isn't redundant when there is no MS cap. EDIT: Yes, I know those items have other benefits which is why pros build them, but my point on bonus MS items still stands.

edited 29th Jul '15 7:42:18 PM by Elfhunter

If I knew how I know everything I know, I'd only be able to know half as much because my brain would be clogged up with where I know it from

It slows you down from getting items that actually do damage, which is what Bloodseeker needs to be effective. And a Bloodseeker who has mana problems during the early game means he's spamming Blood Rite, which is pretty dumb, particularly given that the standard skill build is to prioritize leveling Bloodrage and Thirst during the laning phase.

And I am pretty sure that nobody thinks "I need the movement speed" when they build SNY on Bloodseeker

The brackets are set.

My personal favorites, Team Secret and Cloud9, has made it to upper bracket. Which pleases me.