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the bear jew
Profile Joined August 2014
United States3674 Posts
December 01 2014 23:45 GMT
#41
Man FHDH and Bluemoon, took the words out of my brain.
DeMoN pulled off a Miracle and Flies to the Moon
zturchan
Profile Joined January 2011
Canada156 Posts
December 02 2014 03:24 GMT
#42
Because I want to be a part of the community. I don't feel like I can post, talk, or participate in the community in any meaningful way without being told to literally kill myself. As someone who has spent months on and off considering just that, having people confirm all those dark thoughts isn't great. A high-ish mmr would mean i would feel like a subhuman mongoloid every time I played a game or said something that wasn't generic praise or twitch chat spam.
SolarFlare93
Profile Joined August 2013
Australia301 Posts
December 02 2014 07:28 GMT
#43
I guess for me, I really want to improve my gameplay in dota and I want to be able to put what I've learned from watching into my own gameplay. Knowing is one thing, executing it is another story. MMR offers me a measurement which I can use to approximate my level of play. I'm not too sure how strong the correlation is between MMR and a person's skill, but it should be accurate enough for the purpose of improving one's own play. Of course, replays and thinking about what to do is more important to me though; MMR just provides me an indication of whether I'm improving on average.
BluemoonSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
SoCal8910 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-12-02 16:20:12
December 02 2014 16:16 GMT
#44
On December 02 2014 08:45 the bear jew wrote:
Man FHDH and Bluemoon, took the words out of my brain.


ya i hate to say it, but sometimes i don't have patience for one of my friends who we play with on a regular basis..i wish he would attempt to improve but he's just a very lazy player. I'm by no means perfect, but i shouldn't be out carrying a free farm PA. or like in the same game, we had an entirely useless windrunner.

On December 02 2014 12:24 zturchan wrote:
Because I want to be a part of the community. I don't feel like I can post, talk, or participate in the community in any meaningful way without being told to literally kill myself. As someone who has spent months on and off considering just that, having people confirm all those dark thoughts isn't great. A high-ish mmr would mean i would feel like a subhuman mongoloid every time I played a game or said something that wasn't generic praise or twitch chat spam.


you can post here no problem as long as you can deal with yango and sn0_man as well as a few others correcting you. i say stupid shit all of the time because I'm not a professional player. sorry to hear about your past, though.
LiquidDota Staff@BluemoonGG_
Plansix
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States60190 Posts
December 02 2014 16:22 GMT
#45
Yeah, zturchan, I am dumpster tier MMR and I still post my opinion on the game. Discussing the game and playing the game are two separate things. Just be open to new builds or ideas on how to play and that what you might be doing is terrible. Like I used to make wand every game, but in the last 6 months I have start switched over to magic stick only(with a few exceptions).

Don't be afraid to talk about the game or have an opinion. Most of the really good players here don't have anything to prove, so they won't talk down to you. They might just point out you are wrong.
I have the Honor to be your Obedient Servant, P.6
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teddyoojo
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Germany22369 Posts
December 02 2014 16:24 GMT
#46
On December 03 2014 01:22 Plansix wrote:
terrible. Like I used to make wand every game, but in the last 6 months I have start switched over to magic stick only(with a few exceptions).

ur the worst
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BluemoonSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
SoCal8910 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-12-02 16:28:33
December 02 2014 16:27 GMT
#47
On December 03 2014 01:22 Plansix wrote:
Yeah, zturchan, I am dumpster tier MMR and I still post my opinion on the game. Discussing the game and playing the game are two separate things. Just be open to new builds or ideas on how to play and that what you might be doing is terrible. Like I used to make wand every game, but in the last 6 months I have start switched over to magic stick only(with a few exceptions).

Don't be afraid to talk about the game or have an opinion. Most of the really good players here don't have anything to prove, so they won't talk down to you. They might just point out you are wrong.


yep, this is a game where you learn through experience. so unless you have specific experience (and a lot of it), maybe you have this idea in your head and its kinda right, but someone with more experience can say it simpler or make more sense of it, or maybe correct a small aspect of it. I find that discussing this sorta stuff on LD has been helpful and made me a better player even if I don't have the experience of a veteran.

as for the wand thing, I've gotten in the habit of getting a stick too often I think... but its so useful!
LiquidDota Staff@BluemoonGG_
Plansix
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States60190 Posts
December 02 2014 16:35 GMT
#48
People often forget that getting better at something is doing a bunch of tiny things differently, rather that one huge things(like being more efficient with your support gold by not buying a full magic wand), learning to farm efficiently, or checking the mini-map more often.

I need to finish Dragon Age and get back into Dota. Maybe tonight will be my return.
I have the Honor to be your Obedient Servant, P.6
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Varth
Profile Joined August 2010
United States426 Posts
December 02 2014 18:02 GMT
#49
This game has a ridiculous learning curve so I never begrudge people who are trying to improve themselves. I've been playing for a decade now and still learn new things every day. Like yesterday I learned when you Spiked Carapace Zeuses big nuke the damn static field hits you first so that's what you reflect
Steveling
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Greece10806 Posts
December 02 2014 19:28 GMT
#50
My goal is to reach 4k.
My dick has shrunk to the point where it looks like I have 3 balls.
TheEmulator
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
28092 Posts
December 02 2014 19:31 GMT
#51
On December 03 2014 04:28 Steveling wrote:
My goal is to reach 4k.

Weren't you like 4.2k? I'm guessing you dropped a bit then?
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Uranium
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1077 Posts
December 02 2014 20:14 GMT
#52
On December 03 2014 03:02 Varth wrote:
This game has a ridiculous learning curve so I never begrudge people who are trying to improve themselves.

I would never begrudge a player who is trying to improve his/her self. I only hate those that make no effort to improve themselves, or remain willfully ignorant.
"Sentry imba! You see? YOU SEE??!!" - Sen | "Marauder die die!" - oGsMC | "Oh my god, she texted me back!" - Day[9]
BluemoonSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
SoCal8910 Posts
December 02 2014 20:16 GMT
#53
On December 03 2014 05:14 Uranium wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 03 2014 03:02 Varth wrote:
This game has a ridiculous learning curve so I never begrudge people who are trying to improve themselves.

I would never begrudge a player who is trying to improve his/her self. I only hate those that make no effort to improve themselves, or remain willfully ignorant.


exactly. or if you're playing a new hero/want to improve and you simply have no idea how it's played and you waste an hour of my time. just look up a damn guide or gameplay on youtube..it's not hard.
LiquidDota Staff@BluemoonGG_
aboxcar
Profile Blog Joined May 2013
United States447 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-12-02 20:33:05
December 02 2014 20:27 GMT
#54
a wand is actually better than a bracer though, and the parts are so cheap you can use your unreliable gold to make it...

I guess if you're a support who doesn't buy wards/smoke you have lots of item slots anyway so you only need the stick..
everything that rises must converge
Steveling
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Greece10806 Posts
December 02 2014 21:28 GMT
#55
On December 03 2014 04:31 TheEmulator wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 03 2014 04:28 Steveling wrote:
My goal is to reach 4k.

Weren't you like 4.2k? I'm guessing you dropped a bit then?


I keep dropping after I stopped playing to win.
Sad lyfe, my post was sarcastic though, my actual skill is like 6k.
My dick has shrunk to the point where it looks like I have 3 balls.
ASoo
Profile Joined November 2010
2864 Posts
December 03 2014 04:33 GMT
#56
On December 03 2014 01:22 Plansix wrote:
Don't be afraid to talk about the game or have an opinion. Most of the really good players here don't have anything to prove, so they won't talk down to you. They might just point out you are wrong.

This seems like a pretty rosy view of the posting culture here. This thread is full of good players saying "I want to improve my MMR so I won't have to put up with trash players who are worse than me." The QQ thread is full of "Oh my god I played in a game with a guy who was worse than me, and he was SO BAD." Basically this whole site* is people posting about how obnoxious it is that they have to play with people who are worse at Dota than they are.

I think it's not unreasonable to feel talked-down-to if you hang out here and aren't very good at Dota.

*("this whole site" may be slight hyperbole)
Jinxed
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States6450 Posts
December 03 2014 04:51 GMT
#57
On December 03 2014 13:33 ASoo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 03 2014 01:22 Plansix wrote:
Don't be afraid to talk about the game or have an opinion. Most of the really good players here don't have anything to prove, so they won't talk down to you. They might just point out you are wrong.

This seems like a pretty rosy view of the posting culture here. This thread is full of good players saying "I want to improve my MMR so I won't have to put up with trash players who are worse than me." The QQ thread is full of "Oh my god I played in a game with a guy who was worse than me, and he was SO BAD." Basically this whole site* is people posting about how obnoxious it is that they have to play with people who are worse at Dota than they are.

I think it's not unreasonable to feel talked-down-to if you hang out here and aren't very good at Dota.

*("this whole site" may be slight hyperbole)

I'd argue that yours is a pretty cynical way of viewing the community. QQ thread is people venting. Everyone needs to blow off steam somewhere, and that thread should never be considered anything more than that. Overall though, unless you're actively trying to argue something that is completely wrong with someone who is objectively better and has considerably more knowledge, all ideas are welcome. And if you are wrong, and someone has tried this, usually they are willing to discuss why it is the way it is with you. Provided of course you're willing to actually discuss it that is.

For all the answers in this thread that have been 'I want to play with better people' I'd say just as many are 'I'd like to reach my personal peak' as well.
LiquidDota Staff"LeLoup is a great name pls undo." -Liquid`Nazgul
-Celestial-
Profile Joined September 2011
United Kingdom3867 Posts
December 03 2014 12:55 GMT
#58
Its mostly just as a mental thing of how far can I go I guess. I have a bit of a thing similar to zturchan where I feel extremely uncomfortable in discussions where I feel I can offer something but aren't necessarily the best in the world (sort of thing) so its hard, but I try to disguise that with a degree of brashness. With higher MMR I'd be more comfortable about it I think.


On the subject of posting culture: I still maintain that fast diffusal on Naga works for and is comfortable for me, damn it.
"Protoss simultaneously feels unbeatably strong and unwinnably weak." - kcdc
Andre
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Slovenia3523 Posts
December 03 2014 13:07 GMT
#59
On December 03 2014 13:33 ASoo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 03 2014 01:22 Plansix wrote:
Don't be afraid to talk about the game or have an opinion. Most of the really good players here don't have anything to prove, so they won't talk down to you. They might just point out you are wrong.

This seems like a pretty rosy view of the posting culture here. This thread is full of good players saying "I want to improve my MMR so I won't have to put up with trash players who are worse than me." The QQ thread is full of "Oh my god I played in a game with a guy who was worse than me, and he was SO BAD." Basically this whole site* is people posting about how obnoxious it is that they have to play with people who are worse at Dota than they are.

I think it's not unreasonable to feel talked-down-to if you hang out here and aren't very good at Dota.

*("this whole site" may be slight hyperbole)

Which is funny because no matter your rating you'll always have the opportunity to blame your teammates.
You must gather your party before venturing forth.
Erasme
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Bahamas15899 Posts
December 03 2014 14:20 GMT
#60
On December 03 2014 06:28 Steveling wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 03 2014 04:31 TheEmulator wrote:
On December 03 2014 04:28 Steveling wrote:
My goal is to reach 4k.

Weren't you like 4.2k? I'm guessing you dropped a bit then?


I keep dropping after I stopped playing to win.
Sad lyfe, my post was sarcastic though, my actual skill is like 6k.

no
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