Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion - Page 610

On February 27 2015 06:58 Kupon3ss wrote:
I have 5 copies of the best item in the game

On February 27 2015 06:51 Kupon3ss wrote:
Opps sorry guys, I think I may be wrong - I did not tally the stats for the entire 2013-2014 Season, just the summer split (1/2 the season)

http://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/2gg6lq/worlds_stats_874_of_champions_were_pickedbanned/

(11 dota heroes were not picked during the 5 days of the DAC group stages)

On February 27 2015 06:59 BluemoonSC wrote:
https://twitter.com/TobiWanDOTA/status/571066203734736896

put the salt back in the salt shaker folks

On February 27 2015 07:03 andyrau wrote:
were those 17 balance patches major? I don't understand how balance can be changed so many times in a year

On February 27 2015 06:59 Comeh wrote:

Why is your 6th slot empty

On February 27 2015 07:12 Kupon3ss wrote:


Because I'm currently only 5/6 overwhelmingly negative and toxic

On February 27 2015 07:03 andyrau wrote:
were those 17 balance patches major? I don't understand how balance can be changed so many times in a year

When we went into deep examination of what made Morde and Veigar who they are, we realized that a lot of their identity came down to "blow this fool up (and get a ghost!)." Unfortunately, amping up a play pattern like that makes for some sad times in the world of counterplay, so we had to take a longer look to see what could be done. Ultimately we'll explain more in their individual context paragraphs, but the rundown of the issue is this: when a champion is tuned around a fine line between "functional" and "oppressive," balance isn't a question of number tuning; rather, it's all about finding a healthy direction where that champ can prosper without getting paranoid about fame. Can you imagine a world where Veigar is the best - and most popular - champion in the game? That's a tough vision to sell for his opponents, and we want to make sure his success is warranted. Check out those contexts for more information, but this is an important philosophy to keep in mind as you read through these notes!

On February 27 2015 07:13 Kupon3ss wrote:


http://euw.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-54-notes

this is the latest patchnotes - they're all around that size - change 10-15 champions and a few items, some are bigger and contain map changes

PS. I recommend everybody read the patchnotes, they make ESEX only the second best humor series writing about superiormoba

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On February 27 2015 07:19 SKC wrote:
I can't imagine what Dota patch notes would look like if IceFrog tried to justify changes.