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[Clinkster]

Using a mic doesn't limit that at all. You still hear the people being assholes and you also have zero communication. Stopping what you're doing and typing out something is pretty much worthless in situations where you need to communicate. If you don't want to deal with people who are mean, you shouldn't be on the internet playing team games.

Using a mic adds someone's presence to a game.

When someone (who isn't using a mic) is being yelled at by some asshole, all that someone has to do is refrain from replying and the asshole will sound like he's talking to a brick wall. Either said asshole realizes this and stops, or continues on so the original player mutes him and gains the satisfaction this guy is raging to himself.

And I def disagree with that last line. Being online shouldn't excuse bad behavior, only that it is to be expected. Maybe the good spirited people should use the muting fucntion sooner, but I'm ok with stupid people not getting their team's cooperation.

/shrug I think mixing up differing skill levels is a really good thing. When I first started Dota ages ago, I remember see exactly what you are talking about. Bad players like me mixed in with other noobs and sometimes a couple really good high skill players.

Looks like you and I had different experiences in DotA1 then.

I wouldn't mind your scenario of being paired with/against better players for the same reasons you stated. I recall too many experiences being tainted by having players significantly worse (or completely new), thereby digging a very huge, frustrating hole for my team to dig out of. To make matters worse, those players often fed and then left.

 

[_Rick_]

This right here is good enough reason not to play DOTA 2, just saying. I can't even understand how they think punishing players for someone leaving is a bright idea. Combine this with ELO hell if you aren't queueing AT and I still don't get how the average player enjoys the game. It's like being silver rank in cs:GO playing global elites.

I think you might be mixing up party and team. The party has to be punished, so a single party member doesn't plug from a loss, and the rest of the party goes without taking that loss, as this would lead to rage/loss-plugging.

Other players only suffer if they lose the game because someone plugged after first blood. But that's generally acceptable to me - after all, they still have a chance at winning as well. And a loss in those circumstances isn't really a punishment either.

And frankly, I'm an average player, and I enjoy playing, as long as people are cooperative and nice - which isn't always the case, but in ranked games I feel like there's slightly more of that. But then, I only play when I've got at least one or two buddies in my party.

 

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Or, you could join the 20th century and get a microphone.

I can't stand people who games heavily dependent on teamwork without a mic.

Actually I am from India and I play on SEA server. It is shared by Indians, Singaporeans, Malaysians, Vietnamese, Australians, Chinese, Filipinos, Indonesian and many more. All speak different languages. So this feature is really helpful

 

[drebo]

Not sure if anyone else watched it, but Zephyr (Purge's team) just stomped the NSL Season 3 grand finals 3-0.

First game was really good. Second two were really one-sided.

Grats on them.

 

[Snock514]

Not sure if anyone else watched it, but Zephyr (Purge's team) just stomped the NSL Season 3 grand finals 3-0.

First game was really good. Second two were really one-sided.

Grats on them.

I watched game 1 and 2 before I had to sleep. Damn, that comeback in game 1 was awesome to watch! Congrats to them!

 

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Meepo has now been added to Ability Draft. Can't wait to see those Divided We Stand combos.

source :https://www.facebook.com/wykrhmreddy

 

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wtf 2 months 0 post every1 left dota???

Big new update coming

http://www.dota2.com/springcleaning

 

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As of the next update, pings to each server region will be displayed to you when matchmaking so you know which one would serve as an ideal server for you to play on at that time. Green is good.

Don't like enemies throwing crap at you all round the game and allies bad mouthing you in All Chat? No problem. You can now mute All-Chat and ignore all of it like a boss.

All ALLIED item purchases are now notified to team mates on the right hand side graphically. Players can now also ALT+CLICK items like Smoke, Arcane Boots and Mek in their inventory to send out a chat notification to the team to gather and a PING to where you are so they can spot you right away.

Life can get a little easier for supports too now and then.

As of 6.81, Huskar's Burning Spears and Ursa's Fury Swipes are no longer Unique Attack Modifiers. You can now mix them up with other orb effects in the game.

 

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Abaddon's Aghanim Scepter Upgrade is here!

There is always space for more chaos. Phantasm now has a 50% chance to summon an extra illusion.

 

[TheVrolok]

Some big changes coming. Unlimited chain frost hits with ags, front armor on buildings, the debut when VA dies.. Lotta stuff. The Ursa change is huge.

 

[Snock514]

I've been playing a few games every day, getting annoyed at the lack of English speakers on US east but what's new..

The new patch looks pretty neat. I wonder if the names of the treasures is truly related to the oracle and pitlord (Sinister Arcanery and Treasure of the Cosmic Abyss.)

 

[_Rick_]

Meepo has now been added to Ability Draft. Can't wait to see those Divided We Stand combos.

source :https://www.facebook.com/wykrhmreddy

And he's being patched out again.

 

[TheVrolok]

Well, I woke up this morning and checked TI4's Compendium stretch goals ... and now my morning wood, has been replaced with a Dota Boner (too much?). #6 unlocks ....... -dmar, the best game mode in the history of dota. I. Can't. Wait.

http://www.dota2.com/international/compendium/

 

[Peter Nixeus]

Well, I woke up this morning and checked TI4's Compendium stretch goals ... and now my morning wood, has been replaced with a Dota Boner (too much?). #6 unlocks ....... -dmar, the best game mode in the history of dota. I. Can't. Wait.

http://www.dota2.com/international/compendium/

Looks the the prize pool will hit $6 Million before the end of today 5-19-2014...

Valve would need to make new items and stretch goals... at this rate, we may see a $8-$10 million prize pool!

 

[drebo]

We'll never get the items they've already promised anyway. Shit, it took days just to get the stupid loading screens. Still no pudge courier, still no alternate styles for squakins, still no immortals.

WTF valve.

 

[TheVrolok]

We'll never get the items they've already promised anyway. Shit, it took days just to get the stupid loading screens. Still no pudge courier, still no alternate styles for squakins, still no immortals.

WTF valve.

Yeah, somewhat frustrating certainly.

 

[CWRMadcat]

Nah, I'm sure Valve will deliver what was promised. Compendium sales for future Internationals depend on it. I suspect that they really did not predict that the dota 2 community would clear 6 million in a week and a half.

 

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This thread is not dead

 

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I'm hoping they add more goals and more "HATS"

maybe add techis or pitlord also, don't remember what they are calling pitloard in dota 2

 

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and for those who are hoping to get some compendium levels like me by making qualifier predictions check these

http://www.joindota.com/en/news/18205-ti4-american-qualifiers-simple-statistics

http://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/25xsan/ti4_southeast_asia_qualifiers_compendium/

If you got more links please share.

 

[southkrn]

Man why's this site lacking real dota players, seriously. You guys need to dota 2 more. This thread should be poppin at the top but...

 

[Mr. Pedantic]

Man why's this site lacking real dota players, seriously. You guys need to dota 2 more. This thread should be poppin at the top but...

I go to Reddit because here there are people that argue that ring of health rush is a good item choice.

 

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I go to Reddit because here there are people that argue that ring of health rush is a good item choice.

they argue that ROH is a good item as 1st item

and BKB vs linken debate

still few months back this thread used to be fun

 

[Chiropteran]

I go to Reddit because here there are people that argue that ring of health rush is a good item choice.

I go to reddit because the worthless fallacy based arguments people like you use get downvoted and I never see them

Hint: nobody ever said ring of health is a good starting item.

 

[TidusZ]

Even at Anandtech the Dota community argues and jockeys over how pro they are..