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Firebolt145
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Lalalaland34503 Posts
May 27 2012 01:51 GMT
#2601
They pool all the people queueing in a bowl, stir it with a fork then pull them out at random.
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igotmyown
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States4291 Posts
May 27 2012 02:08 GMT
#2602
Why has beastmaster largely been phased out of the picks metagame? Is it because the addition of panda allows better long lane solos (enigma/ds)?

And why is enigma less popular now? Furion/leshrac/enigma used to be the pushing trifecta, now furion/leshrac stay first picked/banned, but enigma's slipping through.
Garnet
Profile Blog Joined February 2006
Vietnam9045 Posts
May 27 2012 02:25 GMT
#2603
right lane for Radiant is safe, left is dangerous iirc. Reverse for Dire.
ilovelings
Profile Joined January 2011
Argentina776 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-27 15:13:16
May 27 2012 15:13 GMT
#2604
On May 27 2012 11:08 igotmyown wrote:
Why has beastmaster largely been phased out of the picks metagame? Is it because the addition of panda allows better long lane solos (enigma/ds)?

And why is enigma less popular now? Furion/leshrac/enigma used to be the pushing trifecta, now furion/leshrac stay first picked/banned, but enigma's slipping through.


Picks usually follow a trend.
People is diying.
EtherealBlade
Profile Joined August 2010
660 Posts
May 27 2012 15:17 GMT
#2605
On May 27 2012 11:08 igotmyown wrote:
Why has beastmaster largely been phased out of the picks metagame? Is it because the addition of panda allows better long lane solos (enigma/ds)?

And why is enigma less popular now? Furion/leshrac/enigma used to be the pushing trifecta, now furion/leshrac stay first picked/banned, but enigma's slipping through.


I think because Eni's black hole has a too long cooldown - if it goes wrong once then the team is helpless for 3 minutes, so people prefer heroes with less risk in -CM.
epoc
Profile Joined December 2010
Finland1190 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-27 17:19:36
May 27 2012 16:36 GMT
#2606
Actually from what I've seen pros last hit damn badly sometimes. That quelling blade will give them over 500g in the duration of the game
igotmyown
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States4291 Posts
May 27 2012 20:25 GMT
#2607
On May 28 2012 00:17 Muki wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 27 2012 11:08 igotmyown wrote:
Why has beastmaster largely been phased out of the picks metagame? Is it because the addition of panda allows better long lane solos (enigma/ds)?

And why is enigma less popular now? Furion/leshrac/enigma used to be the pushing trifecta, now furion/leshrac stay first picked/banned, but enigma's slipping through.


I think because Eni's black hole has a too long cooldown - if it goes wrong once then the team is helpless for 3 minutes, so people prefer heroes with less risk in -CM.


It's always been that way. The only reason anything would have changed is if fights are more frequent than before. And enigma is picked just as much for his hard laning/pushing as anything else.
The Great Taste
Profile Joined January 2012
389 Posts
May 28 2012 05:05 GMT
#2608
On May 28 2012 05:25 igotmyown wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 28 2012 00:17 Muki wrote:
On May 27 2012 11:08 igotmyown wrote:
Why has beastmaster largely been phased out of the picks metagame? Is it because the addition of panda allows better long lane solos (enigma/ds)?

And why is enigma less popular now? Furion/leshrac/enigma used to be the pushing trifecta, now furion/leshrac stay first picked/banned, but enigma's slipping through.


I think because Eni's black hole has a too long cooldown - if it goes wrong once then the team is helpless for 3 minutes, so people prefer heroes with less risk in -CM.


It's always been that way. The only reason anything would have changed is if fights are more frequent than before. And enigma is picked just as much for his hard laning/pushing as anything else.


I don't think enigma or beastmaster have been phased out at all from the metagame, they were never picked/banned every game it just depends on what teams like to play and on what the enemy team picks.

For example, PGG loves playing enigma. If you have a WR and enchantress though, you might be less likely to pick enigma because you already have a sidelane solo and a jungler.

Last night 2 enigmas were picked by MiTH and EHOME.
Garnet
Profile Blog Joined February 2006
Vietnam9045 Posts
June 01 2012 07:30 GMT
#2609
Is Pudge still doing his normal attacks while he's dismembering someone?
flamewheel
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
FREEAGLELAND26782 Posts
June 01 2012 07:57 GMT
#2610
nope
Writerdamn, i was two days from retirement
sandyph
Profile Joined September 2010
Indonesia1640 Posts
June 01 2012 08:32 GMT
#2611
Is it better to Q-W or W-Q with Riki ?
Put quote here for readability
brachester
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Australia1786 Posts
June 01 2012 09:40 GMT
#2612
how come storm isn't a popular pick in competitive?
I hate all this singing
Dead9
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States4725 Posts
June 01 2012 10:32 GMT
#2613
On June 01 2012 17:32 sandyph wrote:
Is it better to Q-W or W-Q with Riki ?

on levels 1/2? depends, wait til you get to lane to put your point in
against easy lanes that you can't really kill you can even put your first point in e to make lasthitting super ez

On June 01 2012 18:40 brachester wrote:
how come storm isn't a popular pick in competitive?

weak laning, not too hard to shut down, no push/counterpush
dpurple
Profile Joined November 2010
Turkmenistan592 Posts
June 02 2012 21:48 GMT
#2614
Question: Is my game bugged? My HC witch doctor didnt get a single yellow drop from any boss tonight. I played in nightmare, Belial, all of act 3 and finally first boss of act 4. Nothing . Or maybe drops are worse in nightmare? I have not played this far into the game before.
FinestHour
Profile Joined August 2010
United States18466 Posts
June 02 2012 21:52 GMT
#2615
On June 03 2012 06:48 dpurple wrote:
Question: Is my game bugged? My HC witch doctor didnt get a single yellow drop from any boss tonight. I played in nightmare, Belial, all of act 3 and finally first boss of act 4. Nothing . Or maybe drops are worse in nightmare? I have not played this far into the game before.


wrong thread
thug life.                                                       MVP/ex-
PassiveAce
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States18076 Posts
June 02 2012 21:54 GMT
#2616
On June 03 2012 06:48 dpurple wrote:
Question: Is my game bugged? My HC witch doctor didnt get a single yellow drop from any boss tonight. I played in nightmare, Belial, all of act 3 and finally first boss of act 4. Nothing . Or maybe drops are worse in nightmare? I have not played this far into the game before.

here ya go http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=264646
Call me Marge Simpson cuz I love you homie
dpurple
Profile Joined November 2010
Turkmenistan592 Posts
June 02 2012 22:01 GMT
#2617
On June 03 2012 06:54 PassiveAce wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 03 2012 06:48 dpurple wrote:
Question: Is my game bugged? My HC witch doctor didnt get a single yellow drop from any boss tonight. I played in nightmare, Belial, all of act 3 and finally first boss of act 4. Nothing . Or maybe drops are worse in nightmare? I have not played this far into the game before.

here ya go http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=264646


lol thx
FlawlessFeeL
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada88 Posts
June 03 2012 18:45 GMT
#2618
Is there a recent list of the heroes tiers in competitive play?And what's the most popular dota 2 forums so far?
TheWarbler
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States1659 Posts
June 04 2012 02:20 GMT
#2619
Blink first on riki always.
if you can believe you can concieve
Yurie
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
12088 Posts
June 04 2012 05:49 GMT
#2620
On June 04 2012 11:20 TheWarbler wrote:
Blink first on riki always.


No.

Blink is often the best skill and if you have to skill before seeing lane then it is the thing to pick.

Smoke is better if you are on a tri lane against a solo WR/DS/mirana since they have escape skills you stop and your tri lane makes sure you can walk in with cloud.

Third skill is better if you are on a dual or tri lane that can't kill or be killed by the opponent until level 3 when you have blink anyhow.

Though the fourth skill is one I tend to take. :p

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