Monkey King Dota 2

Dota 2 from 7.1 to 7.2 | How Meta evolve

Meta’s progression from 7.01 to 7.02

 dota 2 patch 7.00

Right after release of 7.00 we talked about hard and easy line. Of course that do not mean that Carry must go on hard line every match, but conditions of hard liners changed dramatically.

Hardline evolution

7.01 meta

From one side, Iron Talon became much weaker, and hard (jungle) now is not for every hero. But from other side – in hard line now 2 jungle camps, and recources that you waste on farm now can be returned with the Sanctuary. Due to this top hardliners now are heroes that can farm jungle and harras line without waste of mana (Underlord, Dark Seer) or Hp (Centaur).

100% hardliner now is Enigma. People learned how to play against Sand King by the end of the past patch? but hardline is much more comfortable for him now: Creep’s camp for pulls now on low ground, and Sand King can win the line with one successful dig.

7.02 meta

Right after 7.02 we all think that Valve sent Pitlord (underlord) right into the pit, where he belongs: -15 move speed and twice reduction at 1st level aura. Even AdmiralBulldog confirmed that this is very serious nerf, and we will see him in professionals tournament much less.

Monkey King Dota 2

  • No one hero in all history of Dota 2 never get nerf for -15 move speed (Terrorblade with his Metamorphosis do not count). Heroes which move speed was reduced by 10 point: Arc Warden, Drow, Eart Spirit, Bloodseeker, Riki and Rubick
  • 5 times from 40 games Underlord was picked during qualification matches DAC after 7.02 release

And do not haste with recap. Underlord is very good at push with a team, but other strategies are much weaker right now. Opponents still try to ban this heroe against such team as Empire and Complexity, which love using the Underlord. Moreover: Team Spirit pick him in every game of their win streak matches against Vega and proved that Underlord is still strong hero.

Runic Facts

7.01 meta

Life of hardliners became easier because with new jungle it is not profitable for enemy’s supports to sit into the safe line. With changing time of the creeps respawn, Icefrog weakened 2 passive elements: stacks and pulls, but among with this, he add some bounty runes all over the map. And now priority pick – aggressive supports that can fight for runes, and roam between lines. Do not worry about HP and MANA, just go into the sanctuary.

New Roshan in Dota 2

Earth Spirit, which combo just burn all his mana pool is now the most popular roamer. Slardar, that previously worked as Jungle guardian with Iron Talon, transformed into support.

  • 48 times Slardar was picked as support in qual DAC matches, as hardliner – almost in 4 times less, just 14.

7.02 meta

All that heroes do not go into shadow, but Valve add more variety. Puppey and zai, for example play as Tusk in publics, and that hero started to appear in DAC.

Wind Ranger look’s nice too at the support position. Now at first level her’s Powershot is in 1.5 times more powerfull, mana cost of Windrun is decreased, and with 4 level and talent she can slow enemies down by 55% with windrun. Long time ago as a support Wind Ranger played EGM, and now she apper in solo ranked of YapZor and Jerax – and last one really good with her.

Closed Pull

7.01 meta

At DotaPit team Faceless show an awesome way to earn easy levels with supports at the first stages of the game. At the first video, Black^ (yes this is Black^ at the Pudge) get 2 level, and Hook at 1:15 and leave Arteezy without whole creep spawns. At second we see how NutZ get 3 level and upgrade Courier, while Black^ control the line, and his enemy play safe, because they do not see where is Rubick.

But the best of all were OG and Jerax. Task: let ana at Alchemist to kill more creeps than Suma1L at Mirana. Solution: Do not let creeps go to the Suma1lL

7.02 meta

Remember how peoples were paid to go on the rally? With new talantes of Ember Spirit and Lone Druid situation was the same, but the price was – easy PTS. Looks like Icefrog wanted that players play differently, and change alternative talantes, maked them much more attractive. +15% to the magic damage at 10 level? +65 to damage at 15? It look such strange, that even normal players realize what talantes to take in a week, and professionals much faster. Okey Icefrog, we understand that we can act like that. And now make balance back, please.

Talantes, Sanctuaries, new map – this all really revived the game in Dota 2 patch 7.00, but there were almost no heroes changes in 7.00. In general, most of the problems of 6.88 are the same – Luna + Shadow Demon, forgotten heroes like Tusk, Lina, Gyro and much more. Moreover – new one appears.

 

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DOTA 2 | MIDAS MODE

Elimination Mode III just ended, and MoonduckTV already pleased us with an announce their new tournament – Midas Mode. Main feature of this championship is that play system of the Midas Mode will be founded on financial relationships between tournament and teams. Money, or as moonduck call them – moonbucks, will decide everything!

Midas Mode in Dota 2, you need to pay for everything

Midas Mode Dota 2

In the very beginning of the tournament each team will receive some amount of moonbucks, that team can spend on their will. For example to choose some hero you need to pay with moonbucks. Price on each of the heroes will vary due to his popularity, pick rate and it will continiously change during tournament. Price list will be not only on heroes! Want to ban some hero? – Pay! Want to pause the game? – Pay! Want to choose a side? – well. i hope you know the answer… As soon as the team lose all their MoonBucks, they will play only on the most dreadfull heroes. No bans, No pauses, No hope.

Ways to earn some MoonBucks

Midas Mode Bounty List

Of course there is some Bounty System. Doing these quests each team can earn moonbucks, and keep on going further. Quest lis will be designed by a player’s community, and only your’s imagination can stop you! Moreover teams have an opportunity to appalling wagering on other teams.

Some examples of the Community Bounty List:

  • Win a game with techies – Reward 3000 Moonbucks
  • BM all match – Reward 5000 Moonbucks
  • Do rosh and don’t take the Aegis – Reward 8000 Moonbucks
  • Never buy Smoke – Reward 9000 moonbucks
  • Sub a player for Bulba – Reward 10000 Moonbucks
  • Pick Flying Heroes Only – Reward 20000 Moonbucks

Special guest of this event – Alan Bester aka Nahaz

As expert of Dota 2, statistic, economy and many other aspects was invited AlanNahaz” Bester.

There aro no more information about Midas Mode, what teams are involved, what format it will have? But the date is knows, right after The Kiev Major 27-30 april.

Midas Mode – you need to PAY for all.

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Aghanim Dota

Dota 2: Speculation about new heroes

That is no secret that Valve transfer all heroes from Dota in Dota 2. The point in this process put Underlord. It would be difficult to find ideas for the further expansion of the list of characters, but at the last TI6 Valve announced the Monkey King, than surely have pleased fans of the game.

New heroes in Dota 2

All you have repeatedly heard about the Monkey King, and maybe even familiar with its history, so it makes no sense to repeat. An interesting point is that the Monkey King is the owner of the very Monkey King Bar – the well-known artifact of DOTA 2. What is interesting in it? Perhaps in this way Valve reveal the principle that new characters will be added to DOTA 2. There is a probability that they, like Monkey King, will be taken from the lore of DOTA, which, incidentally, very well established. It contains references to various mythologies, the cult and the history of the world of Warcraft.

Tarrasque – French dragon

Tarrasque

The character of a famous French mythology, which is based on one of the most expensive items in DotA Heart of Tarrasque. According to legend, a dragon lived on the banks of the Rhone, near the village of Nerluk. Now this place is called Tarrascon, in honor of the dragon itself. The beast devoured animals and humans; especially it like the taste of a virgin. Residents of Nerluka have sought to overcome Tarrasque, but they can not.

Tarasque looked like half-animal, half-fish, exceeds in thickness – bull, in length – horse. His teeth were like a sword blade, sharpened on both sides, and there were sharp like horns. On each side, he was armed with a double round shields. He was hiding in the river and kill all who try to pass it and drowned ships.

Skadi

Skadi

Skadi – guest from Nordic mythology, was the patroness of hunting. Originally she was probably a fertility goddess in its winter incarnation. Skadi is winter and ice, is the wife of Njord. As you might have guessed, that to he refers artifact Eye of Skadi.

According to Scandinavian mythology, when the Æsir (in Nordic mythology, a core group of gods and goddesses) killed her father Pjazi, Skadi armed and went to avenge him in Asgard. However aces offered to Skadi as a ransom for his father to choose one of the gods as her husband. She agreed, but only if they set off laughing her. After reconciliation Odin (Supreme God) took Thiassi eyes and threw them into the sky, creating the stars of them; so between Skadi and aces became peace. It was she who helped to Scandinavian gods conclude Loki by putting on him a snake, that exuding poison.

Aghanim

Aghanim Dota

Perhaps you did not know, but Aghanim’s Scepter, which can be collected are now by almost all the heroes of DotA was named in honor of this great dark wizard that serves as an antagonist in the game A Link To The Past (it is possible to play it on SEGA). In addition, it is believed that he is a father of the hero, who is in DotA for a long time – Rubick.

Many heroes have specially prepared phrases that they pronounce with the purchase of this scepter. I wonder what they will say, if they met the greatest magician, part of the power that they use. If developers will continue to add new aghanims in the game, then it is very likely that we will see that character.


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Dota replay

Replays – way to improve your gameplay

Best way to learn your mistakes

HotS Replay

Every time, when you play Moba games you need to find ways to improve your game play. Many people thinks that to improve his skills they need more practice. But this is not the only way to the top. You may look at yourself by a different angle, and look at all your mistakes with help of the replay system.

If you are the player, which want to learn, then i highly recommended to start watch replays. When you playing it is hard to criticize your decisions and see the whole picture of the game. Right here replays will be very helpfull.

You may be shocked with things that you may missed during the match. Ability to pause the game and rewind it, that what makes replay system so great. You may analyze every target if you want. You have full control and you can find what went wrong in fight which you lost.

Start criticize yourself

Dota replay

So, what you want to do, when you watch replays? There is a various things. You may look at all your death or opportunity of ganks that you missed. You may look at map timings and mistakes that you made. May see how aggressively you play, when your healer has low mana. By other words, you can look at yourself and criticize as it is a different player.

The most easy way to improve your game, by watching replays, is to watch every your death. When you see that you lost a big chunk of HP then try to understand why this happen. You was out the preferable position? Run for enemy too far, and opposite team used it?

When you see what caused your death, then you will understand what you did wrong in that situation and learn to not do it in future. Of course you could understand it in the match, but the reason why we watch replays – too see what we missed during the match.

Another thing that you can do, while watching replays – learn every teamfight. Look at your position, cooldowns. Your position and aggression must be at the same level as your allies has. No matter on which role you play, if your allies retreated, you must run with them.

Recap

LoL replay

Thank due to replay system, you can watch at all your decisions at a different angle. It will allow to not do the wrong decision in future matches, and improve your game play style.

Every one who want to improve his game, must give a chance to replays. Enhancement that you can get through it is incomparable with anything else. Watching replays – is the one of the most profitable ways to improve your gameplay, but unfortunately not too many people bothered to use it.


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TI 2016

Dota 2: The International

The International 2016

The International 2016

The International 2016 is the sixth annual edition of The International. The tournament will be hosted in Seattle; it is the third consecutive year that the Main Event takes place at KeyArena, an arena with a total seating capacity of over 17 thousand.

The format consists of an open qualifier from June 21st to June 24th, a main qualifier from June 25th to June 28th, a Wild Card qualifier on August 2nd, the group stage from August 3rd to August 5th and the main event from August 8th to August 13th.


Open qualifier

The open qualifier consists of eight regional single-elimination tournaments, having two brackets for each region. The winners advance to the respective main qualifier.


Main qualifier

The main qualifier has four regional qualifiers. The winner advances directly to The International while the second through fifth place teams advance to the Regional Double-elimination Playoff Bracket. The winner of each regional playoff bracket will join the six directly invited teams in Seattle.

The third place teams advance to the Wild Card round which consists of a four team double-elimination bracket where the top two teams advance to the group stage and the bottom two teams are eliminated.


Group Stage

The group stage consists of two groups of eight teams. The teams play every other team in their group in a best of two and the top four teams in each group advances to the upper bracket of the main event while the bottom four advance to the lower bracket.


Main Event

The main event consists of sixteen teams playing in a double elimination format over six days. The first lower bracket game is best of one, while all other matches besides the Grand Finals are best of three. The Grand Finals are best of five.


Crew

The International 2016 Gabe

The event is hosted by Paul “ReDeYe” Chaloner, while the matches are analyzed by Dominik “Black^” Reitmeier, Charlie “Charlie” Young, Jacob “Maelk” Toft-Andersen and others. The matches are commentated by Annie “Anneedroid” LeClair, William “Blitz” Lee, Toby “TobiWan” Dawson, David “LD” Gorman, etc.


Teams

The invited teams are

  • OG, with n0tail, Miracle-, MoonMeander, Cr1t- and Fly,
  • Team Liquid with MATUMBAMAN, FATA-, MinD_ContRoL, JerAx and KuroKy,
  • Newbee with Hao, Mu, kpii, ChuaN and Kaka,
  • LGD Gaming with Agressif, Maybe, xiao8, Banana and MMY!,
  • MVP Pheonix with MP, QO, Forev, Febby and Dubu,
  • Natus Vincere with Ditya Ra, Dendi, GeneRaL, SoNNeikO and Artstyle.

The qualified teams are :

  • Evil Geniuses with Fear, SumaiL, UNiVeRsE, zai and ppd,
  • Wings Gaming with Shadow, bLink, Faith_bian, Innocence and iceice,
  • Team Secret with Arteezy, EternaLEnVy, BuLba, Puppey and pieliedie,
  • TnC Gaming with Raven, Kuku, Sam_H, eyyou and DeMoN,
  • Digital Chaos with Resolut1on, w33, Moo, Saksa and MiSeRy,
  • Vici Gaming Reborn with Zyf, Nono, Mikasa, fy and DDC,
  • Alliance with Loda, s4, AdmiralBulldog, Akke and EGM,
  • Fnatic with Mushi, MidOne, Ohaiyo, DJ and 343.

The wild card teams are

  • compLexity Gaming with Chessie, Limmp, swindlemelonzz, Zfreek and Handsken,
  • EHOME with iceiceice, old chicken, eLeVeN, LaNm and Fenrir,
  • Escape Gaming with Era, qojqva, KheZu, YapzOr and syndereN
  • Execration with Nando, Abed, RR, Tims and Kim0.

Prize

The prize pool consists of almost 20 million dollars. The first place earns 44% of the pool while the second place receives 16.5%, the third place receives 10.5% and the fourth place receives 7%.


Weekend sale

Weekly Dota 2 News #2

Weekly Dota 2 News #2


Another Minor update

TI 2016

On the eve of the main part of The International developers released another minor update that contains several changes related to TI.

List of changes:

  • In the main menu, adds support for the Chinese translation
  • Small changes to the special effects that will take place on the stage during the match The International.

The Hateful Eight

Only eight characters were not selected or banned in The Internationale 2016.

With the exception of the Arc Warden, which is banned in Captain Mode, during the group stage were selected and already banned 102 hero. Let’s look at those left out in the cold:

  • Bloodseeker
  • Centaur Warrunner
  • Jakiro
  • Leshrac
  • Lina
  • Techies
  • Treant Protector
  • Visage

However, another character has been banned once, but never taken. His name Necrophos .

This list would be greater if the team would not have tried to implement some of the other characters. What came of it we’ll see below
Natus Vincere could not realize Omniknight against OG, Sniper has not helped Vici Gaming Reborn against the mighty men of
EHOME, Newbee lost with his Gyrocopter to Koreans from MVP Phoenix, but Nao still beat Team Secret with Spectre.

Facts gathered by users reddit:

Gyrocopter, Leshrac and Lina were the most popular characters on The International in 2015, and now they are on the bottom of the sea – Gyro was taken in this tournament just once and failed. Pdd could well afford to choose Treant Protector, S4 perfectly plays as Leshrac, and EGM famous with Jakiro. With the rest of the characters is not so smooth, but their appearance is quite possible.
From heroes, taken at least 10 times, Ursa, Assassin Nyx and Elder Titan – the owners of the biggest win rate – 80, 78 and 73 percent respectively.
Well, now for those who are at The International 2016 is loved and appreciated.

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Legion commander prestige

Weekly Dota 2 News #1

Weekly Dota 2 News #1

Welcome in this new rubrick i’ll try to inform about all important changes of Dota 2 per week. Lets start.


Legion Commander Prestige Item set and Quest Path

dota 2 Legion commander prestige

Today Gabe released an cool item for Legion Commander, that contains Prestige item and Quest path. It available to all Battle pass owners with 225 level. When you complete Quest Path you will receive an alternative look of Prestige item

You can look at this HERE


6.88b balance patch

Dota 2 has been updated to 6.88b version. Here you can find all changes:

Wiki


Weekend Sale – Battle Level Bundle

dota 2 Weekend sale

The International 2016 has begun and with it Valve decided to start a Sale.Only this weekend they sell Battle Level bundle only for 14.99$.

This Bundle contains 50 Battle Levels, 2x Immortal Treasure I, 2x Immortal Treasure II, and 2x Collector’s Cache


30 july Bugfixes

The developers have released another minor update for Dota 2, which aims to correct various errors, including those related to the Battle Cup and alerts.

Bug fixes:

  • Fixed an issue where players were unable to leave the group Battle Cup;
  • Fixed a bug due to which it was necessary to move the Battle Cup today.

Users Interface:

  • Removed the button “Publish the game“, which is designed for use by developers and turned into a public client by mistake;
  • Removed window UPDATE 6.88b, in its place added to the registration window for a collector’s version of the Champions Aegis;
  • Small interface improvements for viewing via Twitch games in virtual reality mode.

Notifications:

  •  Added a new warning to the pop-up window, which refers to the transfer of the Battle Cup;
  • Notification of a global audience chat is now redirects to a page with details of the Compendium;
  • Added code for unreleased warning that during the early matches on the page directs the group stage of The International.

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