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Birdie
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
New Zealand4438 Posts
April 19 2016 08:20 GMT
#23681
On April 19 2016 16:33 aeroblaster wrote:
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It is unknown if you get matched with people of a similar BMMMR.


It is known.

http://dev.dota2.com/showthread.php?t=133856&page=25&p=1082330#post1082330

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Players who repeatedly engage in activities significantly harmful to the community are put into a separate matchmaking pool for two months.


http://dev.dota2.com/showthread.php?t=136838&p=1086255&viewfull=1#post1086255

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We are making some improvements to matchmaking to put players with similar play styles together. For example, players who repeatedly abandon games before they begin, or intentionally throw the match. We want to make sure these sorts of players can more easily find each other, to increase everybody's enjoyment of the game.

Sorry, I should clarify that I have no data to confirm that BMMMR is used to achieve what they mentioned there. They may have other systems in place separate from BMMMR.
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Birdie
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
New Zealand4438 Posts
April 19 2016 09:10 GMT
#23682
If a spell is written as doing 100 magical damage, and it hits someone with no items and the default 25% magic resistance, will it do 75 damage on the combat log?
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ahswtini
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Northern Ireland22213 Posts
April 19 2016 10:17 GMT
#23683
maybe

post the combat log and describe the situation
"As I've said, balance isn't about strategies or counters, it's about probability and statistics." - paralleluniverse
Birdie
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
New Zealand4438 Posts
April 19 2016 11:06 GMT
#23684
Combat log shows only 66 damage instead of 75, situation is two heroes no items, enemy is axe, spell should do 100 before reductions.
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ahswtini
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Northern Ireland22213 Posts
April 19 2016 13:06 GMT
#23685
cant u show a screenshot of the setup with the combat log? in my mind there's always the possibility that u have omitted something from your description
"As I've said, balance isn't about strategies or counters, it's about probability and statistics." - paralleluniverse
Belisarius
Profile Joined November 2010
Australia6233 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-04-19 23:10:26
April 19 2016 22:55 GMT
#23686
Yeah I mean obviously from your description it should do 75, but describing it is kind of pointless because if you knew the relevant piece of information you wouldn't be asking the question.

My guess is that's it's a physical spell, but it could be any number of things. Post a screenshot and a log.
Birdie
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
New Zealand4438 Posts
April 20 2016 01:58 GMT
#23687

this is what I was referring to, the suggested explanation is that the AoE hits long before storm actually travels 1200 units so the damage is expected to be lower. I'm not at home so I haven't calculated it out correctly but it may be correct, I wanted to know about magical damage and resistance to make sure there wasn't some weird calculation involving magic resistance beyond a simple "subtract 25% of the damage".
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DinoMight
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
United States3725 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-04-21 14:05:44
April 21 2016 14:05 GMT
#23688
What are some good supports to pick in Ranked All-Pick when you're the first one picking and have no idea what anyone else will pick in the game?

I've been playing a bunch of Venge and ES lately, just because they seem versatile.

Maybe Lion too?
"Wtf I come back and find myself in camp DinoMight all of a sudden, feels weird man." -Wombat_NI
Velzi
Profile Joined June 2012
Finland659 Posts
April 21 2016 14:32 GMT
#23689
Lion yeah, ES isnt really good support to pick first since ES (Earthshaker i guess, could be Earth Spirit?) really needs another support to stay on lane and help the safelaner, u dont really offer that much to lane with shaker.

Some others i can think of are Disruptor, WD and Bane, all pretty good at lane in 2v1 setup and not horrible in 2v2 setup.
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DucK-
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Singapore11447 Posts
April 21 2016 17:23 GMT
#23690
Can someone confirm. If I am an Enchantress, and I enchant VS Agha illusion, am I able to use her spells?
BluemoonSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
SoCal8933 Posts
April 21 2016 19:36 GMT
#23691
IIRC the illusion is considered a hero. can you even enchant it?
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DucK-
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Singapore11447 Posts
April 21 2016 20:29 GMT
#23692
On April 22 2016 04:36 BluemoonSC wrote:
IIRC the illusion is considered a hero. can you even enchant it?


I recall in sing's stream that Lion's Mana Drain destroyed it just like any other illusion.
Nevuk
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States16280 Posts
April 21 2016 20:37 GMT
#23693
Yes, there was a pro game where the venge had to get rid of her aghs because of that
DinoMight
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
United States3725 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-04-21 22:27:33
April 21 2016 22:21 GMT
#23694
On April 22 2016 05:37 Nevuk wrote:
Yes, there was a pro game where the venge had to get rid of her aghs because of that


Following up on this (kind of related)

When would be a good time for VS to build Aghs? Considering that as pos 5 VS I'm usually totally broke and barely finishing vital items. So it seems very luxurious...
"Wtf I come back and find myself in camp DinoMight all of a sudden, feels weird man." -Wombat_NI
Just_a_Moth
Profile Joined March 2012
Canada1970 Posts
April 22 2016 01:51 GMT
#23695
If you are ahead and can afford it then it is pretty good.
BluemoonSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
SoCal8933 Posts
April 22 2016 11:42 GMT
#23696
sometimes, it takes one good fight to get a couple pieces..and you snowball from there.

but apparently, make sure you aren't up against a lion lol
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DinoMight
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
United States3725 Posts
April 22 2016 13:36 GMT
#23697
On April 22 2016 20:42 BluemoonSC wrote:
sometimes, it takes one good fight to get a couple pieces..and you snowball from there.

but apparently, make sure you aren't up against a lion lol


Lol or Enchantress
"Wtf I come back and find myself in camp DinoMight all of a sudden, feels weird man." -Wombat_NI
Kreb
Profile Joined September 2010
4834 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-04-22 14:29:39
April 22 2016 14:26 GMT
#23698
Except when against heroes who insta-kill illusions its probably never bad. Though it really excels in defending and breaking base situations. When defending base you swap enemies into T4, when breaking base its a semi-batrider to force a fight. In chaotic fights happening out on the map when two teams run into each other its much harder to get value from it. Fights are likely over before second swap, and many times you wont get a proper swap off at all. And the illusion is much more likely to just be cleaned up rather than getting a 2nd round of spells off.
Archeon
Profile Joined May 2011
3272 Posts
April 23 2016 04:24 GMT
#23699
On April 22 2016 02:23 DucK- wrote:
Can someone confirm. If I am an Enchantress, and I enchant VS Agha illusion, am I able to use her spells?

Just tested it ingame, she can use her spells.
low gravity, yes-yes!
les
Profile Joined February 2010
143 Posts
April 23 2016 13:01 GMT
#23700
What's the idea behind Aquila on int carries? (saw it on Arteezy's OD, on some invokers)
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