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Dead9
United States4725 Posts
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The Great Taste
389 Posts
On another note, where did the term SS (for missing hero) come from? Never heard it used until I started playing Dota 2, and I've played Dota since 2006, and a bit of LoL and HoN as well. | ||
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eluv
United States1251 Posts
On April 16 2012 17:21 The Great Taste wrote: On another note, where did the term SS (for missing hero) come from? Never heard it used until I started playing Dota 2, and I've played Dota since 2006, and a bit of LoL and HoN as well. I don't know for certain, but I do know that I started hearing it when I played HoN about two years ago, so it was definitely around at least that long ago. My best guess is that it's literally just the middle two letters of "missing", and they happen to be on under your left hand, and are therefore easier to type. | ||
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EtherealBlade
660 Posts
On April 16 2012 17:25 eluv wrote: I don't know for certain, but I do know that I started hearing it when I played HoN about two years ago, so it was definitely around at least that long ago. My best guess is that it's literally just the middle two letters of "missing", and they happen to be on under your left hand, and are therefore easier to type. Yeah, people learned to call "miss", but their right hand is on the mouse while their left is placed above ASDF, so it became easier to just write "ss". I also liked a system where people would write the lane and a number like m0 (=mid is missing) or t3 (3 on top) | ||
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Fishgle
United States2174 Posts
On April 16 2012 20:32 Muki wrote: Yeah, people learned to call "miss", but their right hand is on the mouse while their left is placed above ASDF, so it became easier to just write "ss". I also liked a system where people would write the lane and a number like m0 (=mid is missing) or t3 (3 on top) huh. i've always used: ss = stay safe... ss top, ss mid, ss 1miss, etc so in essence, as a replacement for "care" | ||
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The Great Taste
389 Posts
 . Up until middle of last year I always thought jk = joke, but it's just kidding. In essence the same thing | ||
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LAN-f34r
New Zealand2099 Posts
On April 16 2012 21:03 Fishgle wrote: huh. i've always used: ss = stay safe... ss top, ss mid, ss 1miss, etc so in essence, as a replacement for "care" That would be so confusing. I wonder if you have been in my game sometime when i rage at people for trying to call my lane miss when they have been in fog for 2 secs and i know they are coming back  When I came from LoL it changed from mia to ss. I thought it was because people dont like doing what "LoL kiddies" do :D | ||
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therockmanxx
Peru1174 Posts
Just make auto-message like in FPS games 1: Missing Hero 2: I need some help in my Line 3: Lets push this line 4: Dont engage yet ! 5: Stay back idk... u get d idea Things like that instead of just type ss , you can even add a ping in minimap so u can know who send it =D | ||
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igotmyown
United States4291 Posts
On April 16 2012 20:32 Muki wrote: Yeah, people learned to call "miss", but their right hand is on the mouse while their left is placed above ASDF, so it became easier to just write "ss". I also liked a system where people would write the lane and a number like m0 (=mid is missing) or t3 (3 on top) but s isnt near enter | ||
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scorch-
United States816 Posts
On April 16 2012 22:55 therockmanxx wrote: You know what would be cool ! Just make auto-message like in FPS games 1: Missing Hero 2: I need some help in my Line 3: Lets push this line 4: Dont engage yet ! 5: Stay back idk... u get d idea Things like that instead of just type ss , you can even add a ping in minimap so u can know who send it =D just ping and draw stuff on the minimap. | ||
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Varpulis
United States2517 Posts
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Qbek
Poland12923 Posts
On April 17 2012 00:37 Varpulis wrote: what mode (ap, rd, etc) does everybody play/is most popular? AP is by far the most popular. Most people don't like to have their hero choice restricted. | ||
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EtherealBlade
660 Posts
I play right-handed, and I use my right thumb to press enter on the numpad, then quickly type ss and then press enter again. On April 17 2012 00:37 Varpulis wrote: what mode (ap, rd, etc) does everybody play/is most popular? I loved -rd in old dota, but it's so ugly in Dota 2. I expected that the reason we get -rd so late is because they've copied the circle of heroes instead of just showing the hero selection screen, which is sometimes even confusing to see which heroes are available and which aren't. Still I prefer -rd over -ap and -sd, especially until swap is introduced. | ||
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Goshawk.
United Kingdom5338 Posts
On April 16 2012 22:55 therockmanxx wrote: You know what would be cool ! Just make auto-message like in FPS games 1: Missing Hero 2: I need some help in my Line 3: Lets push this line 4: Dont engage yet ! 5: Stay back idk... u get d idea Things like that instead of just type ss , you can even add a ping in minimap so u can know who send it =D You can do this easily with custom binds. bind "x" "say_team blahblah" etc | ||
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Kaemon
Spain52 Posts
On April 17 2012 00:37 Varpulis wrote: As you had been answered already, I also believe AP is the most popular.what mode (ap, rd, etc) does everybody play/is most popular? Myself, I prefer SD > RD > AR over AP. It forces both me and my oponents to adapt to the disponible heroes and makes me play with (and against) a more varied pool of heroes. I play by myself most of the time, and I don't really enjoy when I find myself facing a team of friends that pick and play easy abusable combos (always available on AP) or heroes that are kinda OP when playing against non coordinated teams made out of people that don't know each other. But mostly, is so I keep playing all the heroes. | ||
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TheWarbler
United States1659 Posts
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uNiGNoRe
Germany1115 Posts
In theory, SD is the second best mode, but the lack of hero switching reduces the number of heroes you can play by quite a bit. Also, if you want to play a certain role, support for example, it can easily be the case that you can't chose a hero for that role. In general, I think SD is too random to play it "seriously". I also get the most people who can't play their hero in SD. And AP is the most popular by far, it takes roughly 3 times as long (on EU) if you queue only for RD instead of AP. Oh and CM is the best mode if you queue as 5, and the worst mode if you queue with less than 4, because you will most likely face a team of 5 as opponents. | ||
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Zhiroo
Kosovo2724 Posts
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cilinder007
Slovenia7251 Posts
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Qbek
Poland12923 Posts
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