Dota 2

Is it possible to win the Antimage RPG, or is it some kind of meta-commentary on the fanbase?

I beat it. It was amusing.

It suddenly crashed and restarted when I attempted to buy the shoes. Not sure if that's a glitch or wholly intentional...

Nah it's possible to win. Not as "Windrunner" though, the game intentionally restarts when you get boots for some reason.

What you want to do is ward, not gank, stack the camp(do not pull first), babysit antimage (the creep doesn't matter at all), then use Ice Armor or Melty Hands (the latter is more amusing I'd say). It's worth it for the silly ending/music.

edited 3rd Apr '13 10:32:35 AM by hass

I was addicted to dota for 2 years. This is the first I'm hearing of dota 2... I'm scared how much time I'm about to waste lol

Join us... it's bliss...

On another note, Skywrath Mage drops tomorrow, as well as a revamp of the report system; apparently we can only make 4 reports a week but the punishments for infractions will be harsher.

Damn it, now I have to be NICE to rogue Russians or brazen B Rs on the North American servers or they'll just report me while XAXAXAX Aing or HUEHUEHU Eing.

XAXAXAXAXA cyka bliat

Well, the new report system is apparently a horrible idea. Who knew that giving players the ability to silence a player for days on end was a good idea? I mean, after all, Dota players are well known for being polite and reasonable.

The problem is that communication reports, unlike the other two, are completely automated and aren't actually checked by anyone. 5 reports is all it takes to silence a player for a day, then two days, then a week on the third chatban. I've heard you can still tell people before the match starts though.

So basically you could run into a 5-stack, beat them, have them all report you if they're sore losers, and would you like at that, you're chatbanned. So yeah it's a really dumb system.

Hell, even a tribunal system like League's would be better, as you at least have a chance of not getting banned because of some petty douchebags on the other team.

http://www.pcgamesn.com/dota/half-life-houndeye-courier-spotted-dota-2-update

Goddammit Valve.

Quoted from the original post they got that from:

But if you highlight the images of the courier:

It's probably a big joke but nonetheless an amusing reference.

God dammit Valve, Episode 3 better come with a free kilo of cocaine and a hooker, because it's been far too long for me to accept your game as it is.

Anyway, Elder Titan is probably up next, followed by Tresden. Might be cool. I can see Titan being really good in pro gaming as well.

Yeah, I hear he was pretty popular back in the days. The fact that his spirit is completely invincible helps out a lot.

Also, the game has finally been officially released in China (and I think Korea?). This might not sound important, but apparently back around Dota 1 estimates assumed that half the playerbase was Chinese. Since Steam isn't allowed there though they had to use a local company I believe.

Here's a little challenge. Three guesses as to what happened to cause this◊.

edited 28th Apr '13 1:35:16 PM by hass

Honestly wasn't expecting a new hero so soon. This is pretty neat. They must be trying to fill out the roster as much as possible before The International 3.

Woah.◊ Look at this guy. Totally on the ball with this design. Not sure what that weapon is supposed to be though.

And this KotL of Arabia◊ set looks really neat.

edited 1st May '13 2:55:36 PM by hass

Man, that looks so much better than the Handsome Squidward beta face.

I have no idea how to play this hero, or even what he does, but damn does he look badass.

@Hass, they did that last year too. Think about 3 came out before TI 2 if I recall correctly. And I dunno about that picture man. What the hell caused that much of a drop?

He's a good ganker and teamfighter. His ult works kind of like Kunkka's boat and does percentage based damage (35% of max health and a slow for 4 secs) and his Q pretty much is an Ao E version of Bane's Nightmare, sans the whole transfers-to-anyone-who-does-damage-to-that-unit thing.

The fact that his Q is Echo Stomp and his animation of pulling a weapon off his back made me think of Earthshaker. I know that they're probably extremely different in play but there are undeniable similarities.

EDIT: A moment later I remembered that they're both based off the same model in Do TA 1. Of course they'd look a bit similar.

edited 1st May '13 10:19:48 PM by Recon5

Answer to the gold graph picture: PA crits. Was an official pro match too.

Some things to note is that you don't really need a blink on ET, since he can initiate from a distance with his Spirit. Also of note is that heroes will only wake up to Hero damage. Tower and creeps hitting sleeping heroes won't wake 'em up, so if anyone ever dives you it might be a good idea to Echo Stomp.

Generally you want to throw your spirit out, have it touch as many things as possible before stomping, then you ult them while they're sleeping and hope your team takes the chance to finish them off.

Oooh, there's new artwork for Elder Titan up on the wiki. Or at least he has a new picture of his head. It's pretty awesome.

So, what'd you guys think of Elder Titan know that he's been out for a bit? Haven't played as him or played with/against him more then a couple time, so I don't really have much of an opinion.

This is hilariously dumb and yet, you still have to appreciate all these silly voice clips.

Best silly line:

Next hero is Fem!Tresdin or Abaddon, judging from the fact that they show up in the background of Elder Titan's splash art. Prepare to have Tresdin duel you at 10% of your health while she has all of her allies near you, snowballing further and further until she hits for 400 damage a swing.