Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion - Page 1306

On April 12 2015 17:24 Shaella wrote:
Lets be real there's nothing more cancer than troll and sniper

it literally can't be outcancered

On April 12 2015 17:28 Crusnik wrote:


Naga mid/carry with Void offlane is pretty cancer if sniper/troll doesn't end quickly.

On April 12 2015 14:49 eieio wrote:
fh did you watch nalcs today lol

On April 12 2015 20:22 FinestHour wrote:


i dont watch pro games ever but i hear everyone mad cuz unmeta new strategic use of smite in lane is now considered anti fun toxic breaking meta ruining games etc

On April 12 2015 20:30 CorsairHero wrote:
GoT today
WOOOOOOOOOO
shitposting is so liberating

On April 12 2015 20:40 ahswtini wrote:

why are ppl smiting in lane?

In older iterations of the jungle, we've always reacted to the problems of the previous season, which ends up leaving us on the back foot for the year of Lee Sins to come (it's like the joke writes itself). This preseason, rather than trying to kick the best champions back in line, we instead focused on taking bigger steps to bring strategic diversity back to the jungle. If we can build a jungle that empowers and reacts to the many different actions junglers can take, then we can create an ecosystem where it's almost impossible to distill an "optimal" jungler at any point. That's a bit of a muddy concept, so we'll explain: in the 2014 season, the jungle was a fairly 'solved' position, where optimal routes were established, sustain was easy to come by, and monsters were just piles of gold waiting to be picked up. Because of this, the 'best' junglers were quickly discovered to be those who could heavily influence lanes while still keeping up in their farm; in other words, gank / damage focused champs (oh, hello Lee) who don't make many tradeoffs for their superior dueling strengths.

This season we're introducing a lot more decision points to the jungle - more than can be made in any single game! By introducing so many variables, jungling becomes a combination of adaptation and preference rather than just making small optimizations as one Kha'Zix among many. This also gives us far more 'tuning levers' (aka things to balance) within the jungle, rather than just going after that single dominant jungler. If slow, safe junglers start getting crushed by the Evelynns, Kha'Zii, Elises, and Lee Sins of the world, then we have more to investigate rather than constantly whittling down their strength.

Ultimately, you can think of this new jungle as more of a chess match between you and the enemy jungler. How do you react to your enemies' actions? When will you need the right jungle buff? Should you invest in a more aggressive Smite or do you think a farm-centric approach would be better in this game?

Whatever your answer, be sure to Smite Teemo whenever you can