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>INFORMATION & GUIDES
Latest patch: http://blog.dota2.com/2015/03/various-pathfinding-fixes/
New players: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=123364976
Wiki: http://www.dota2.gamepedia.com/
Blog: http://blog.dota2.com/
Lore: http://dev.dota2.com/showthread.php?t=35923
Guides: http://steamcommunity.com/app/570/guides
Disable cosmetics: http://dota2nohats.neocities.org
Cosmetic simulator: http://dotahattery.com
Translator: www.sletmo.com/dota2translator
>STATISTICS
Competitive DOTA 2 analysis: http://www.datdota.com/
DOTA 2 analysis: http://www.dotametrics.wordpress.com/
Personal statistics: http://www.dotabuff.com/
Personal statistics#2: http://www.dotamax.com/
Hero stats: http://www.devilesk.com/dota2/heroes/herodata/
Hero and DPS calculator: http://www.devilesk.com/dota2/apps/hero-calculator/
>NEWS & STREAMS
http://www.joindota.com/
http://www.gosugamers.net/
http://www.liquiddota.com/
livestreamer GUI: https://github.com/bastimeyer/livestreamer-twitch-gui
>BETTING
Cosmetic items: http://dota2lounge.com/
Coldest gril
2nd for EternalAutism
Okay, Xyclopz' voice cannot be fucking real
>>96967891
is he streaming any tourns?
ded gaem
>>96968274
The Summit
Does anyone get depressed watching pros stream alone? Like bulldog is streaming alone now and watching is stream is really depressing since he's really quiet and his friends have left him and he's all alone by himself...
He just stopped streaming...
>>96976373
Every time you post, I masturbate a little.
I don't know why.
reminder to valve buff our guy
I've reached the point where I've gotten better than my friends, but they don't want to go online because bot matches are more fun apparently and I don't want to play alone.
>>96976952
make a smurf and dick around when you play with them
Any fucker here which had dotabuff plus send a print with legion top 1000 and phoenix top 1000?
>>96977616
I have dbuff plus but I don't know how to see top 1k(only top 100)
>>96977898
I thought you could see more than the top100.
Thanks anw.
Is there any compiled list of all "LE BALANCED... hero" varations?
ded gaym
Which PL weapon looks coolest/should I get?
Holy shit this is so fucking dead, like OMG dead
>>96981208
The Ancestor's Pride set is the coolest one, in my opinion
>>96981208
Staff of the Infinite Waves, MKB design.
>>96981831
There is another thread going on which is very active. OPs from both thread fucked it up (baked way before post limit) and different header (active one doesn't have /d2g/ name in it.
Does Gaben want me to be a bad boy?
>>96982208
hm, that explains it
OPs are pic related
>>96982274
>34 matches
That better be last month nigger.
Based burden united.
nth for Traxex is the best waifu
>F: I like to be the one-position, but then you're going to start carrying from mid and I'm supposed to space-create from the safe lane? I have to play heroes that...
>R: What? Don't blame me for hero flexibility, you know who to blame
>F: When we started playing terrorblade, you played him, why? Didn't you trust me? Did you not trust me?
>F: How many championships did we win in a row?
>R: I don't know. Five?
>F: Yeah, like five. Then you left because what, we weren't good enough for you? And then see what happened
>F: I used to consider you to be the best player in the world, but then you lost that fire
>R: Oh my god, I am actually getting so mad right now
>F: I never said he wasn't top three, I just said I'm better than him. Artour is one of the few players I respect
>R: Haha what, you think you're top two in the world?
>F: I'm the best player in the world
>F: All I'm saying is that you're greedy and I hate you
>>96984414
look anon my nor your opinion matters in this
its a fact that dac isnt ti
ti is the official #1 tournament with most prestige, meaning and largest prizepool
dac is #2 at the moment
thats all there is to it and NA has won 0 TIs so far
Reminder that NA Dota will never be relevant because that scene is completely toxic to any kind of growth.
>>96983512
what a fucking newfag
>>96984537
Which is why it's called TI4.5 and not TI5 you fucking dumbshit yuro.
Yorup will always remain irrelevant as long as PPD plays dota and there is ~NOTHING~ you can do about it.
>>96984560
Because they put Singsing on a core position and don't waste his talent.
Team Tinker will fail with Black^, too because they don't even let him play ANTIMAGE HIS FUCKING SIGNATURE HERO
>TT becomes an american team
>suddenly tiers above yuroshit teams
coincidence?
I wish notail was on burden so bad
imagine the crazy aggressive play the team would be capable of with
bambo offlane
sing mid
notail fly support
random carry player
>>96984537
stop replying to the same single troll jesus christ
he will disappear when no one replies
>>96984537
Disregard the retard.
Also, learn to debate. The one and only telling sign that DAC was nothing close to TI, is that the competition wasn't a fierce.
TI4 NB > DAC EG
TI4 VG < DAC VG
TI4 EG = DAC Secret
TI4 DK >> DAC BG
and the list goes on with > and >>
Ergo TI4>>DAC skillwise.
>>96982274
>tfw get matched on dire side most of the time
screee
>>96984675
what are you trying to say
eg is the best team in the world right now
NA still has won 0 TIs and thats the only thing weve been talking about
dac isnt ti because it doesnt read anywhere there and there is right now only 1 TI a year
get real man
>>96984716
fly is the worst fucking deadweight on any team he's on
>>96984835
what an objective analysis
>>96984851
>dac isnt ti because it doesnt read anywhere there and there is right now only 1 TI a year
>>96976921
I can't wait for him to get added to CM and all the pros cry as a result.
Black's parents rejected him. He couldnt return to germany. He has to play for tinker coz only they offered him somewhere to stay. Living in gaminghouse currently. poor bastard
Sniper troll bat vs magnus pa ember
If it wasn't for this draft Burden could win this game
>>96984851
>dac isnt ti because it doesnt read anywhere there and there is right now only 1 TI a year
>again with the WELL TEKNICKALLY ACKSHUALLY IT IS NOT OFFFFICIALLY CALLED TI ITS NOT TI
DAC was more "prestigious" (read: more prize pool) than any TI that yurop won. So to claim that yurop has a better track record than NA is some epic yuro logic.
TT is now the ultimate TI wildcard team. IT consists of the best of last year wildcard teams Liquid and CIS + a swede
>>96985090
source?
>>96985090
Source.
>manta
Can someone explain this item to me? When you're morphling and there's shit like skywrath or storm with orchid on the other team I can understand going manta, but if you're a fucking sniper is it really worth it? I mean, is it just for a bit of chaos when bat tries to initiate? I don't fucking get it.
>>96985106
i dont know which team has either of those heros but the sniper troll bat easily has the advantage.
they just need 2 bkbs
>implying hero damage mattersmy hero damage/kills was so low because I was jungling, and once lanning was over i split pushed
>>96985221
>>96985228
insider info bro
>>96985260
he wants to manta out of searing chains
>>96985427
tinker doesnt have a gaming house.
black himself said he is in Canada.
who lies on the internet
>>96985260
if you go manta you NEED to go skadi, butterfly aswell to make the purchase worth it. otherwise its just a shit item on sniper
>>96981208
Any answer that is not Diffusal Lance is objectively wrong.
man these JD casters have no clue what they're talking about
what was even the point of hiring blitz if he's not even going to cast anything
http://hydra-media.cursecdn.com/dota2.gamepedia.com/6/6c/Slark_respawn_08.mp3
Holy shieeet, i just realise this slark response is a reference to the 1930s anti-marijuana film Reefer Madness.
https://youtu.be/sbjHOBJzhb0
FUCKING CWM ROAR
Reminder that this is the year of CIS Dota.
>>96985346
hero damage doesn't matter, as long as you do most of the tower damage.
and when i say most of the tower damage, i mean more than the rest of your team combined
>>96985741
I wondered about that too. Tobi's solo cast are also pretty shit. He rambles a lot and can hype things up, but his game analysis is very lacking.
How many people have actually finished the All-Hero Challenge 10 times?
Reminder that PA is a balanced hero~
>>96985898
Only people with stage 3 autism
r8 me
>>96985898
I wanted to do it once, but then I came to Huskar and haven't won with this shit hero yet (granted, only tried two times).
>>96985956
how can she be so cute?
Shitter here, how could I carry my team better?
I think that the amount of damage I managed to deal was way to low to deal with the enemies, we almost won but my team kept getting picked off solo.
How do I peep?
>troll still wins against mkb pa without an mkb of himself
>>96985850
these people are literally saying that troll sniper dont have the dmg to kill a target in lasso roar. Fucking dumb as shit.
>>96985973
>riki
cyĐºa
fucking sing entering yolo mode and cwm going full bambo
this is trully mouz rebornâ„¢
Why do people hate Nahaz so much again?
He's not that bad, better than fucking Zyori or other BTS casters.
>sing sing is bad
love this meme.
>>96986218
he's a terrible 3k player who thinks he knows shit.
FAT FUCKING FAT PPD CANT EVEN CONTROL THE FUCKING CAMERA FUCKING JOINDOTA FUCK YOu
>>96986178
Sing is carrying hard.
>>96986086
empire is choking so much it's actually funny
>>96986218
It's just BTShills trying to slander him,
>>96986218
they are jealous of his success
>>96986323
>success
what?
>meme team beating the 2nd best eu team
Ayy lmao.
EZ ARCANAS
Thank you Singu
>>96986389
he is a silver fox and a tenured professor.
casting dota is just a trivial hobby of his
>>96986425
Indifferent. I like watching and playing Dota, but have no particular allegiance to the game. If it's ded one day I won't care.
when will sniper be removed from the game?
>>96986218
post NAHAZ
>>96986425
>Twitch
LOL
>>96986425
how can people call a hack fest competitive?
I'm sure i'll reach 4k mmr one day :)
what a great game of dota that was
>it's sing holding c9 back
>kick sing for tinkerino to become good
>BU is just a joke team lol they're gonna disband in a month
c9 showing how shit they are without their true carries, aui and sing
tinkerino can't even beat lmao NA teams lmao
BU beating the CIS powerhouse that is Empire
only secret left in their way and they're weak after M5 ridiculed them in that sniper game
IT'S TIME FOR THE BURDENS TO SHINE
>>96986080
>shadowblade
>>96985090
It's true. I heard it on Bulba's stream
>>96986578
how can people call an RNG fest competitive?
>>96986425
reminder to not watch any BTS streams.
our guy most-punchable-face-in-dotacommunity capatalist is casting on mlg.
Dusg is truly de greatest meme :DDD
>almost constantly hasted like a broodmother in webs
>win every manfight by being a combination of ursa/pa/void without any items
>if a teamfight is won he kills towers as fast as lycan
>viable in any lane + jungle and still wins over 90% of lane matchups
There's no hero that spells free mmr as this one
>>96986425
you only had to exaggerate by 20%
>>96986607
trying too hard
>>96986626
Hearthstone is not competitive
>>96986585
>4cores
what mmr?
>>96986505
>jealous of a professor
>jealous of an old man that still plays vidya games
I know this place is full of losers but come on
>>96986626
I'd take rng over hacks any day of the week
Terry Pratchet just died.
>>96986752
>jealous of an old man
Nahaz is only 37 though
>tfw kotlguy + purge are amazing after this durka nahaz shitfest
JD has Tobi and Blitz and they basically never cast anything. Just epic
>>96986673
Match just ended.
It was at 600k during the match.
>>96986658
fucked by magic nukers in lane
>>96986718
you're right, I should be more careful to not burn more buttholes like yours
>>96986840
should have capped it, cause i dont believe you
>>96986425
Popularity isn't an issue if you're above a level of avg players.
I'd argue that being on the low key while still being popular is the best, since the game doesn't have to pander to shitters in order to sustain the No1 place.
I mean, see what popularity did to league's actual gameplay. Although I'm quite convinced their braindead balance team would ruin the game anyway.
>>96986673
but you're not counting muh 300k ingame dota tv viewers
>>96986818
Yea, old man
>>96986813
nigga you better be joking
>>96986658
troll is shit
you need uncontested jungle for 30 minutes until you can fight 5v5
unless you pick sniper or void with him
>>96986813
>just
3 hours late m8;_;
>>96986813
good fucking riddance
>>96986813
who?
>>96986813
who?
>>96985898
I haven't even started, because the first hero it gave me was Zeus, and I'm allergic to playing shit heroes.
>>96986821
>kotlguy
kill yourself
>>96966790
>>96966790
BASED SISTER SITE DOING CUSTOM MAPS
WHY CANT WE BE AS BASED
>>96987185
what's our sister site?
>>96986614
It helped me not get picked off when antimage blinks in on me.
>>96987185
there used to be a general for custom games, but it wasn't popular enough
>>96987237
autism chan
>>96986658
I find it funny that if he's as op as you make it sound, why is it that he was NEVER picked until like 2 moths ago?
>>96986813
>>>/co/70206684
I got you covered brother.
>>96987013
He isn't joking.
>>96987250
>>96987185
What happened to the summoner's rift dota version?
>>96987306
it's fotm thing
Sniper had almost no recognition after his buffs until DAC
>>96986813
Could he finish game of thrones? it will be a shame if we never know how all ends
>>96987306
because pros are fucking bad at Dota. They didn't pick Sniper or Axe either until a few months ago.
Alot of heroes have something about them that is bad, and lately the only thing they are weak on is early game armor, but some heroes doesnt have anything bad like Cent, WR, Tide, Bat etc.
i challenge YOU to name a major weakness of
EASY: TIDE
NORMAL: WR
HARD: CENTAUR
>>96986658
He is a decent to good hero, fun to play and watch.
Mean while Sniper with his stupid fucking retarded Shrapnel + and two passives makes for boring play and boring viewer sport.
and can't be countered by anyone in lane.
and is bullshit, you can't even gank him if you don't have fucking Bara+Centaur+Tiny to tank the shrapenl early game.
SING SING WILL NEVER LOSE
>>96986578
>some dude on a Tier 2 team hacked 1 year ago
>"OMG, everyone hacks!!"
Sure. It's not like Dota 2 has not their fair share of stream snipers, fakenicking and match fixing.
>>96987506
sniper loses to silencer just like everyone else
>>96987543
who ?????????????
>>96987391
you dummy
the only reason troll was ever a pick is because of sniper and void buffs
he is an average rightclick carry even sb can outclick him
>>96987419
and they're back to not picking axe again.
Troll is pretty strong at the moment but once people learn to play against it he''l be back to being considered bad.
What pisses me off is that posts like that make it sound like it's impossible to lose with troll. It's the same shit that happened to void.
>>96987423
Doesn't siege well
No magic burst survivability
Doesn't siege well
>>96987640
How the fuck does Peeper lose to him?
What the fuck nigga just peep him.
>>96987623
>stream snipers, fakenicking and match fixing.
those three are problems, sure. but they are not even comparable to a tool that basically plays the game for you, like aim hack.
and the issue is not that one team hacked, but that when you try to achieve a pro status or w/e, you have to go through the constant doubt that people might be hacking all the time.
When do these games of irrelevant teams end? When until good games again?
>>96987776
axe fell off because ranged carries are back in style and teams put more attention on him now
>>96987870
you cant peep when you're disarmed
you cant hoho when you're oom
>>96987237
r/dota2
Yoky Troll, geegee
>>96987423
>TIDE
Long duration CD on ult that can be played around or ignored with enough bkbs
>WR
literally the most mediocre hero ever for most of the game. Doesn't excel at anything other than maybe DPS in the ultra late with carry priority.
>CENTAUR
Cant recover well at all compared to most other offlaners. If you shut him down with a magic dps support like sky he takes forever to be relevant. Literally the most snowbally hero to ever exist behind tusk. Also cant push for shit unless you're so far ahead you can just dive towers or base.
the only hero I think is legit OP right is troll.
>>96987964
Post dotabuff evidence of 5k-7k silencer defeating 5k-7k Sniper.
>>96987660
SING SING
>>96986218
>because singsing did not get caght by bla,bla,bla or skewer, blabla he didnt need to use bkb.
sing actually got caught by skewer and used bkb.
he is shit as a player, shit as a caster and shit as a stats man.
idk why people like him
>>96987964
Neither of these things happen because shrapnel has 3 charges with 50 manacost
>>96988058
ok voice and good statsman
shouldnt cast though
>>96988042
>Troll is OP!111!!!
>NOT ANYONE ELSE
I fucking L O V E this gulag MEMEMEMEMEMEMM XDD MEMEMEME that only CARRIES CAN BE OP.
No, it's not Venge and Lion outshining every other support in every single way that might be OP hahaha SUPPORTS NEVER OP LOL WTF JAJAJAJA PA TROLL OP HIT HARD OP OP CANT KITE OP OP.
Go fucking FUCK YOURSELF YOU FAGGOT.
There are fucking dozens of heroes performing better than Troll Warlord.
Fucking EMBER SPIRIT DOES BETTER LOL
Fucking kike piece fo shit.
Even nerfed to shit Brewmaster does better lo.
>>96988082
and a 30sec charge timer.
cots is a potential 8 sec cd
>>96988047
do your own digging. I have nothing to prove here.
>>96987506
sniper is useless against storm lategame
>people actually calling troll OP
i bet no one remember the hardest carry that can pause an entire team into a chain frost
you actually compare some atk speed gimmick carry to void holy shit
safe?
>>96988227
>mad troll picker doesn't want to admit he's only successful due to OP picks
>>96987306
cause the fervor bug was fixed and the attack speed cap increase???
>>96988270
There's 60 minutes before lategame...
>>96988238
40* second
>>96988337
at your 2k farming speed yes
>>96988238
cots is however useless in mid due to bottle :)
>>96988270
>sniper is useless against storm lategame
only if you put storm in safelane
which is very unlikely because pros keep putting him mid vs sniper
there are only 1 or 2 heroes in the game that can survive sniper harassment and its not even worth picking them
>>96988330
Nope.
>>96988332
How about you take a look at the picture he posted retard
>>96988446
believe whatever you want bro.
you're the one getting peeped
>>96988483
Dusa with Mana Shield and Lina because of her range?
>>96985898
>the first hero i have is kotol
never gonna happen
>>96988514
any reason?they made black^ play a fucking utility hero and that scares me
EMPIRE OUTDRAFTED HARD
>>96988550
>implying competitive wr means shit for pub games which is where people call troll OP
>>96967891
How do I know when hes casting? Does he have like a fucing schedule or something?
>Cancer lancer against 3 ints
gg ez
>>96988587
don't worry, based Padrinho will rape them with brood and slark
Screencap this
>empire keep picking ember spirit
>guy on enemy team picks Axe
>What a fucker
>expect lane cutting
>go omniknight
Purified
purified
purified
move and attack speed slowed
orb of venom further slowed
His CM supprot cant do shit
Proudest fucking Dota moment in my life. We beat back that spic tactic and I had 3.3k gold as omni by the 15 miunte mark. Fuck Axe.
Nigger fuck piece of shit. Won by 23 minutes.
nahaz
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dropping the sex
memes
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>>96988690
so you personally think heroes should be balanced according to pubs? that is literally LoL tier of bullshit
>>96988051
cares about this shit
>>96988849
there's nothing to proud of winning over some retarded axe
>>96988983
yea cuz im tired of troll pickers
>4chan thinks i was posting from a proxy or some shit
>permabanned with my 4chan pass
Had to post here on chrome anyone getting issues too?
SINGSING WILL NEVER LOSE
>>96989091
lol thanks for the shekels, enjour ur ban
t.moot
>>96989091
ha! ban evader! reported
>>96989110
he already lost though ;_;
>>96987783
3/10
Doesnt siege well!??!?! see me after class!
>>96988042
6/10
centaur can go woods level 1, he got high str and high str gain high movement speed.
>Mid Lina
ayy thanks for free rares hats
>>96989017
well Ive always had issues against that axe tactic
so I guess I've 'levelled up' in my tactics. Still something to celebrate
THE JUKESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
>>96989153
>centaur can go woods level 1
maybe in your fucking trench he can, retard, stop posting
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS CLOWNY ASS MEME GAME
when will icefrog nerf fog of war already
toxic mechanic tbh
>>96989256
yeah no CWM is just that bad
Worse than a romanian's baby LOL
>>96989279
yes he can, the anon is right ur faggot
>>96989358
I which I knew how to make webm for this and the lasso
>>96989153
centaur can woods lvl 1 but it's slow as shit compared to like tide or bat who can manage blink by 10 easy even if they have to abandon. If you're forced to woods centaur it'll take you until atleast 16 minutes to get a blink which is garbage, and only gives you like 10 minutes before all the cores on the other team has defensive items to make you worthless for everything but your ult.
>>96989279
if its trilane with high magic damage where would you go mate, saying im in the trench will not work because im not in it and i never was
did we ever get a webbum of the desug 5 man stranding?
>Troll farming lane at 10HP.
>ENEMY VENGE SITS NEXT TO HIM
>It goes on for multiple seconds
>Venge doesn't do shit
>Troll starts juking
>Venge doesn't stun but waves him
>Troll escapes
wtf was that?
empire is seriously getting stomped by singshit?
>>96989374
I don't know how can someone be so fucking bad
>RESOSHITSON
>>96989279
Centaur can easily level 1 jungle, it's just a bit slow and he does better in lane anyway.
It's like having Lone Druid or Axe jungle, it can be done but why would you when they could win lanes instead?
>>96989647
>Centaur ShitRunner
>ShitDruid
>winning lanes
?
I agree, Axe can just aggro creep with Stout and 4hp regen and do 2k phys. damage if anyone comes at him and win lane.
>>96989647
any of these heroes will get much more in jungle than on offlane
>>96988576
PA and viper
only 2 heroes that can truly manage shrapnel and take aim
ogre magi to some extent but that's about it
the funny thing is the hero is designed to be a lane winner and still does much more than that
>>96989568
stun was on cooldown
>wait for stun to come off cooldown instead of just rightclicking troll, tilt starts
then troll starts juking
stun off cooldown
>tilt intensifies can't think straight
troll still juking ogre tps
>venge finally thinks about using scream to give vision
ogre already tpd, troll uses axes for vision, ogre stun hits before venge stun goes off
>venge dead
testing
>>96989816
how does PA do against hero with long range DoT+slow+Take Aim providing true strike
>>96989879
take aim doesn't provide truestrike noob
Reminder that Treads + Vlads + Diffusal is the ultimate PL build.
SingSing bought vlad on PL, therefore it's good on PL
>sing going vlads
WHY THE FUCK HAVENT PROS STILL NOT FIGURED OUT HOW TO PLAY PL
he is fucking BROKEN with diffusal->manta->abyssal
>>96989946
headshot does tho
When will professional players catch up on 3 orb PL + bottle PL?
i guess sing is just figuring out pl for the moment
still...
>>96990013
you mean vlads+midas+drums+heart
>illusions benefit from vlads
what
>>96990023
>>96990013
vlads is the best item on PLwhen he's supporting
>Venge/SF/Brew/PL/ES is not a good roshan lineup
-Doturd 2 casters
>>96989816
why the fuck would you pick PA against Sniper?
Ive seen pros pick PA into Sniper and lane her against him which is fucking illogical. I will not accept it. Its retarded. If you wanted to beat a sniper mid lane you would pick a brood, warlock, viper or invoker
>>96990176
How THE FUCK does Invoker beat Peeper?
no MS.
no damage.
l
>>96990176
>invoker
What?
Sniper has always been known to shit on invoker
>>96990013
>>96990073
but that's not treads+vlads+diffusal+skadi+Manta
post your ez values
Finally a relevant kebab?
>2 joindota games going
>tobi isnt casting either one
what the fuck
TELL ME /D2G/
WHY DOES SING BUILD VLADS?
>Put Singsing into a farming role
>Win
WOW WAS THAT HARD?
BUT NO YOU GOTTA GET PAJKATT AND QOJQVA AS YOUR CORES XDDDD
>>96990316
Because he's yuro and therefore dogshit
>>96990316
I don't know lil cutie, all I know is that he's a good player so I'll follow what he does and build vlad's as well
wish me luck!
negroman so good
>is from turkey
so many good mid players that are muslim
>sumail
>negroman
>s4
>rime
>>96990316
he plans to end the game before 30mins
>>96990301
He's on MLG I think.
>>96990316
It's a PL's farming item.
>>96966790
Crystal Maiden still shit edition
>>96990176
dude sniper harassment is only 1 part of his lane domination
his projectile speed ensures deny on every creep you go on,pa and viper are the only heroes that can even go in creep range against sniper because they have stifling dagger and nethertoxin + corrosive
>>96990316
he's a big guy
>>96990438
make that 20 min
>>96990420icwutudidthar
>>96990316
He's providing his team with armor to survive Troll's insane physical damage, he gets mana regen and he gets Lifesteal to farm the woods.
>>96989756
>>96989713
Stop putting them in the offlane, maybe?
The DOTA police don't hold guns to your heads and force you to play heroes in only a single lane.
Cent or LD can easily solo safe lane while you run a trilane.
>tune in
>soul ring pl
I TOLD YOU NIGGERS
I TOLD YOU
FUCKING SOUL RING
SPAM LANCE ALL DAY EVERY DAY
WIN GAMES EASY
I TOLD YOU
YOU DIDNT LISTEN
theres no way empire isnt throwing this
BREW IS ALSO BUILDING VLAD
WE ARE NOW PAYING TO WATCH 2K PUB
SWAP
>hellraisers in charge of ganking balanced mechanical man
>feeding le courier to le soul stealing man
sproink! :3
>>96990176
I think people are seriously underestimating weavers capability vs a sniper in lane
sure his cs will suffer for the first few lvls but once he's lvl 3 he can just face rush sniper and bully him with little risk, and keep him out of lane unless he gets support from someone.
Why do people never diffusal blade flame guard off?
what in the name of fuck is empire doing lel
>>96990717
not on mid where sniper can lasthit and harass while never leaving his tower range
>>96990593
>to farm the woods
heh
funny that this isnt even a viable answer as you dont need HP as PL to jungle, just base HP
it wont drop as your illus tank it all.
>singsing slowly feeding away a 20 kill lead
>dropping below net worth of ember
why do people still think this guy is good again?
Singsing will never lose
>>96990820
it's worse mid but you're exagerating snipers capabilities at lvl 3, and once you're 5 or 6 you can just dive him anyway. he's not gonna kill you unless you fuck up bad
>>96990717
>Sniper puts down sentry.
>Will peep Weaver just like any other hero.
peep
>>96990612
it's fucking shit
sing cannot get good items on pl at all
bottle is the way to go.
>>96990880
jesus penis!
>>96990907
>Sniper puts down sentry.
pfft
>>96990880
Memes, mostly. The only team that he ever did well with kicked him, and now he's back to playing for T3 teams that will never amount to anything. It's pretty sad, really.
Euls nerfs when?
>>96990717
lel
headshot dps is much more valuable than germinate dps, even troll can barely manfight sniper if he don't have bkb
>>96991046
Burden is actually a pretty legit team, they should kick sing and cwm tho
>>96991091
>germinate
is this a meme yet?
>>96990316
>not wanting lifesteal + manaburn
ARE YOU RETARDED LIL ANIMEFAG?
>>96990906
>sniper gets ONE head shot proc in your dive and you can no longer kill him because his team will just tp in because weaver's BAT is so shit the attack speed slow assrams weaver
>>96991146
Sorry i meant to sayinseminate attack
>>96991156
>what is satanic
what is the item build for the 4-1-1-1 stats pl
>>96991274
>stats over w and e
are you fucking stupid?
>>96991274
5 stack @ 2k MMR pubs.
>>96991274
You only need one in spirit lance. It scales like shit and his other abilities are garbage without investment.
>>96991274
the only acceptable stat build is
1411
>>96991353
>w
>e
fucking dota2babbies
Reminder that Brew ult is a balanced skill.
>Rubick is bad
>>96991486
I have played dota 1 in 2008. Come at me you fucking SCRUB
you are nothing compared to me
>>96991486
Hello, today I was playing Sven, the Rogue Knight. I was laning alone against Alleria, the Windrunner and Krobelus, the Death Prophet. First of all I disagreed with being solo against those heroes in the first place but whatever. Anyway, I was having some serious issues with Krobelus, the Death Prophet using her Carrion Swarm ability which sends a swarm of bats to damage her enemies dealing 100/175/250/300 damage with a radius of 110-300 to harass me, as well as Alleria, the Windrunner using her Power Shot ability which causes her to charge a bow shot which deals increasing amounts of damage (120/200/280/360 maximum) depending on how long she charges it and the amount of units it passes through. With all the harass, I could never enter the lane and ran out of consumables very quickly (I am referring to Ancient Tangos of Essifation, and Healing Salves). What can I do about this?
Manta is a game losing item.
Badskadi is far better.
>>96991353
>>96991387
That one very high MMR (dunno if 6k or something) guy that only plays PL does that skillbuild.
>>96991091
>>96991187
>weaver skoochis on top of sniper
>geminate
>sniper shrapnels and a autoattacks
>headshots you
>your skoochi is up again, use it instead of standing there attacking like a retard
>headshot debuff gone
>geminate again and sniper is dead
>ult for full health
Even if sniper gets lucky/is smart and has a sentry in lane, you man up on him, notice he has vision, ult back out.
I'd agree as slow fucks weaver if it was a longer debuff, but you can literally just skoochi if he hits you with it and leave or stall for time until it's gone and geminate is back up.
Not to mention this is only talking lane match up. Once the mid game is live weaver excels at getting into the back lines where sniper would be and just toying with him/killing him if he gets no support.
>go 7-1 as offlane visage
>storm refuses to CARRY A FUCKING DUST
>brood wins
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
>>96991567
Reminder that Dota balances heroes overall strengths and weaknesses, not isolated abilities.
>tfw you realize you've been using your right hand for mouses when you're lefthanded.
I bet I am really 8k material if I swap
>>96991713
>Carry carrying support items
>multicast bloodlust
>entire team is now hasted
niiiice
>>96991663
Are you mistaking goodDrums for badSkadi?
GIVE ME ALL THE FARM ON THE MAP
I HAVE A GAME TO LOSEi love emberposting even though he's one of my most sucessful heroes
>>96991781
>not playing dota with 2 mice
you have yet to unlock your true potential
>>96991861
>troll presses r
>entire team has a free hyperstone
niiiice
>heart on PL
Kotlguy is making Purge cringe.
Somebody stop him.
so is storm spirit overpowered or balanced
>>96991870
Point Booster is goodDrums
>pick warlock
>contest first rune
>let them go low ground near spawn area
>upheaval
>team shits on them
Pretty good feel.
>That BKB by the Troll
epic
if burden throws this game because of singsing being too stupid to play PL properly i will officially stop supporting him
>>96992134
>watching BTS
fuck off shill
>>96992228
he can be countered and has weaknesses so hes balanced
wouldnt mind reverting that turnspeed buff though, he didnt really need it
>>96985741
whats the point of hiring blitz period
>>96992246
No that's SnY
THIS CAMERA WORK OMFG
They are fucking gonna lose this because of sing sings lategame decisions, calling it.
>>96992228
balanced
OP in uncoordinated pubs
>>96991713
>play a support hero in the offlane
>be surprised that the carry heroes dont want to cover your ass buying support items
>these shitty casters think PL is on a timer and cant carry late
>>96992401
No you retard, thats not how this works.
SnY is over twice as expensive as Drums, they're not comparable at all.
>>96992510
With a Heart he surely can't.
>>96992228
no matter how I look at it it seems like Storm is the only fucking hero I should play
every fucking game something goes to shit except if you pick storm
this game sucks because of this
>>96992510
he cant if you buy the wrong items tho
>>96992401
Sny = BadSkadi
Point Booster = GoodDrums
Satanic = GoodHeart
Heart = BadSkadi
Orchid = badHex
Update tier list March 2015
>Tier 1
EG, Secret, BU, VG
>Tier 2+
Nobody cares
>>96992558
It's not their costs, it's the game usage. Drums were the "do shit early / mid game" items. Now they are completely phased out by SnY
this is durka's job.
and he completely admits how trash he is at it.
why would tobi hire someone like this?
>>96992626
thank you manchild poster
>>96992680
Cap was shit at the beginning, too. Now he's good.
Just got into this game who's playing what?
>>96992589
but if you pick storm into a lot of disables/silences he blows
>>96992347
I'm here for Purge tho.
>>96992772
just get orchid and bkb and you're fine
>put Sing on position 1
>stomp the best team in Europe
ez katka
>>96992781
Wisp
Carry
Rush Skadi
>>96992850
Just wait for throw.exe
>>96992850
Wasn't that when he randomed Huskar after playing like three games of Huskar
>>96992781
IO
Jungle in enemy woods
1-1-1 + stats mom rush
>>96992753
our guy singsing is busting some slavs right now
>empire losing to shitshit and friends
>oy vey
JD LITERALLY ADDING JEWS TO THIER ROSTER TO KEEP UP WITH THE BEYOND THE MASTERRACE
>>96992850
sing is the reason why they havent won yet
>>96992781
Wisp
Carry
Boots > Divine Rapier
nahaz is a jew? was he sent by bts?
im about to go to sleep
see you tomorrow guys :)
this observing is fucking DISGUSTING
>OY VEY
ITS OVER THE JEWS TOOK OVER JD
OY VEY
>>96991690
is he safe laning? If yes, then viable I guess
It's just more farm orientered and not the treads, bottle, aquila, diffu build that just goes ham on enemy supports after getting that diffu
thats my build and I play PL in the offlane.
>>96992843
but the biggest problem is early on when you want to snowball, you certainly dont want BKB first item but even if you do its running counter to how the hero plays
>>96992680
I feel like that's the main problem with dota2 casting in general right now
people hire friends to do the job rather than qualified people. None of the casting studios care about quality at all. They incentivize perfection like they should. They're ok with mediocrity because their isnt enough competition in the market.
>>96992901
he got bashlorded by FV
>>96987423
No solokill potential
Highly positioning dependant
Percent based damage (huskar, lifestealer, terrorblade)
>>96992995
I don't know, someone just posted his Dotabuff here once.
WHY DID TEAM TINKER BUILD 2 FUCKING BUTTERS?
>>96992962
What the fuck is wrong with you its 3 pm
>empire not calling gg
the fuck?
Why would they pick that trash ember?
>>96992638
SnY is both significantly more expensive than Drums, meaning of course its better, and its not even comparable to the item timing. Drums are bought around 8-12 minutes, SnY is closer to 25.
You are wrong.
>>96993108
They are having FUN. You know? People who love this game, experience it, when they play 5v5.
>>96993025
>They incentivize perfection like they should
they dont*
>>96993103
>not building butters
How to meepo d2g?
I don't wanna buy bottle and go mid
>my rares biblethump
why does he have to meme so hard
>>96993108
They have Ember, they can handle megas. I hope.
>>96992996
just flash farm until you get your core items up, you're still safer than a lot of other mids
>>96987423
Tide is dependant on a teamfight lineup
WR is manastarved
Centaur is way too dependant on a timely Blink and not the strongest laner.
>>96993146
>SnY is closer to 25.
>wise professor allowed to cast
disgusting
>>96993236
smugfrog.jpg
>>96992781
>>96992872
>>96992945
carry wisp it is
no items
>>96993146
>sny at 25
What
Dude that's a 14-16 minute item
>SingSing is bad
-d2g
>>96993334
>>96992781
Armlet MoM Skadi
>pick cancer lancer
>build shit items
>win
EBIN :-DDDD
>>96993270
fuck off nahaz is great
way better than any caster from BTS
>>96993025
it should be up to the consumer/market to decide with viewership whether a casting studio is successful.
instead we have casters fully acknowledging viewers are drawn solely by the content.
>>96993427
oy gevalt
>>96991767
What is CM's strength?
This game is balanced by meta shifting, not by direct balance.
>>96993374
What planet are you on, that would be an SnY rush you faggot.
How about you actually watch the game.
In fact, I bet you can't even link me a single game someone has bought a 14 minute fucking SnY.
>>96992626
Are these boys or girls?
>>96993410
noice
carry
wisp
armlet mom skadi
>build SnY Skadi on every hero
>win
explain this dotards
>>96993427
Not as good as the Jewish Prime, L "take a crack at a cracker" D.
>>96993382
it took them 50 mins and megas to close out a game with a 30 kill lead because sing bought shit items and barely managed 500gpm despite all the space in the world
i like his memes too but he's still not playing very well in this new team despite their results
>>96993146
>it is double the cost therefor it is double the time to farm
do you even play this game?
>>96993382
>Does nothing all game
>Carried by Paris, mynuts and kebab
>Good
Fuck burden united not in slavladder or jewmit, i hope they qualify for esl.
>>96992626
GIVE ME
THE SOURCE
>>96993382
what did sing do that game?
farmed poorly and abused his hero?
sing is still shit
>>96993553
Nigga, battlefury is more expensive than sny and your standard non garbage player has that on AM at like 15 minutes
>>96987870
sniper loses to silencer in a 1v1 scenario.
>yfw juggernaut has like 5 or 6 50+euro sets that actually look great
>>96993768
>Spending money on hats
>>96993695
Because no one rushes sny like they do bf you fuck
Every hero that builds sny get upgraded boots + lifesteal + mana item (bottle/aquila) before sny
>>96993768
>That one Clockwerk hat that's like 400 and looks like absolute shit
I don't understand cosmetics
>>96993630
>abused his hero
Are you for real?
>>96993750
>no escape
>sniper can dispel silencer's debuffs with lmao no cooldown spells
>has no way on jumping on him, so sniper just kills him
testing shekelpass
>competetive game
>guy disconnects
>no pauses
>enemy team walks down the lanes and takes everything
>gg
>disconnect is their hard carry and he had buyback
nice
fucking
servers
valve
what a fucking joke, LOL isn't this shit
>>96994135
oy vey
What's Sing building now?
>>96993768
>muh dressup game
lemme guess you are lower than 4k
>>96991713
>On a Godlike streak as [x hard carry]
>Getting fast core items like a mofucker
>Shitty support losing lane against brood hard
>I tell him to buy sentries or dust so he doesn't get fucked
>He tells me to buy them
>Lose because my team can't hold down 1 lane while I'm murdering the other team
>washed up shitter TLO playing dota
top kek
>>96994079
dont forget bottle :^)
>>96993948
Not spending anything, I just don't really understand who exactly is going to pay 240euro for a virtual item set
That said you can't deny that some of the sets are really coolI'm 3,9k
>>96994276
Or you yourself can just buy sentry and place them. You are owning and have lots of gold.
>>96994412
He's joining the dota scene so he can get cucked by Kelly again.
>>96994595
what do you think he is some sort of support cuck?
death before dishonor
>>96994412
let me guess: he is playing invoker/meepo
based starcrumps always thinking they've an edge with their muh apm
>>96994806
?
TLO was known for being the lowest APM player in sc2
>>96994806
Your inferiority complex is hilarious.
How does it feel to know that ASSFAGS are less complex than RTS in every conceivable category.
>>96993585
I didn't even say or imply that you retard, kill yourself.
Matthew Bailey@Cyborgmatt 4 mins
300k viewers on this NiP vs. CLG CS GO match stream alone. Holy shit.
Secret vs BU, who would win?
>300k viewers on Gaben's next cash cow
so it's over for dota's relevancy right
we thought 200+ days without update was bad...
>tfw you win a game with a literal account buyer on your team
jesus ficking HRIST
>>96994917
the lowest APM in sc2 is still more APM than a Meepo player/
>>96995005
>>96995123
>Game that swedes care about
Expected
this female CS:GO caster is better than every caster in Dota
CS:GO looks fun
>>96994930
Yeah, ASSFAGGOTS are so easy that RTS players could easily win our 10 million dollar tournaments if they tried, but they prefer 10k tournaments.
>>96994939
that was exactly what you implied
>Drums are bought around 8-12 minutes, SnY is closer to 25.
drums = 1850
sny = 4100
sny is 55% more than drums
a 12min timing is 48% faster than a 25min timing
therefore you implied an item of double the value is roughly double the time to farm.
clearly i am the retard here.
>>96995332
The goyim know
SHUT IT DOWN.
>>96995149
what mmr you at?
Does CSGO general have dank memes like d2g?
>>96995332
hahaahahaha based inferiority complexes
>>96995429
A few but not enough memes to fill your grimoire.
Trying to trade through the lounge cause I want the golden Slark skadi but I don't want to give Valve any jew gold. Instead all I'm getting is jews trying to jew me even more than Valve does.
based mynuts
>>96995474
how original anon.
guess you put as much effort into that as starcrumps do into their strategies. I bet protoss still goes 4 gate xDDD. le complex and deep RTS faice.
>>96995670
lol the Starcraft series is one of the most mediocre RTS ever. ASSFAG devotees are HILARIOUS
>>96995587
He may be joking, but CWM is an angry gypsy and will take it personal. Watch them disband in 2 weeks.
>>96995670
Nigga stop taking the bait.
>>96994917
>>96995184
kek
But on a serious note, I bet he isnt one of the muh apm guys. Actually one of the few starcrumps that wasnt completly autistic.
>>96995372
No thats why you read into because you suffer from high levels of autism.
Its bought later because it's both more expensive and you buy several other items before it, such as HotD and Aquila.
Don't confuse your spergings with reality.
>>96995808
fuck away with your shitty b8 m8, you were probably born just yesterday but no need to get so excited, did something good happen?
>>96994015
there are only a handfull of it, its about prestige than beauty
>Linas Catalyst Cap is worth nothing but yet the best cosmetic in the game even blowing out the Lina arcana in the water
>vs meepo
>loses lane horribly
>comes back with normal farm
what the fuck
>>96996036
every time i start to get worked up at a retarded assfag subhuman, I remember they are the people too bad to play WC3 ladder
then I get some Lols
>>96995817
Also, expect a gypsy curse... except the curse of second place, because that one was already used on kaipi
>>96996081
Meepo just fucks off to the jungle and poofs it up
BUBUBUBU IS MY WIFE!
>>96995817
All gypsies are angry and retarded but he still wants to go to esl
>>96996081
meepo is fucking broken
>>96996153
she's ugly
>>96996153
too late anon
>>96996058
Mysterious Vagabond set might as well be the default for Shadow Shaman
It is also dirt cheap.
I don't care if singsing gets fanboi hype. The guy is versatile and plays every role he has been put in good at worst. He's reliable and strong. I've been saying for a while now that I thought singsing was good pre c9 days. In fact I hated his stream until I saw him play pro simply because I just saw a hipster kid drawing in hipster fans, but the guy is good at dota2 and all you haters should look past his trendy hype and recognize he's a great pro player.
are you implying meepo shmokes that dank?
he seems like a standup kind of guyx
>>96996263
shes fat
>CSGO NiP have chinless s4 clone, cap and ponytail loda clone, and bulldog with a beard bulldog clone
do all swedes come out of a bottle?
>you will never lick sheever
AHAHAH
WE COULDNT EVEN GET FUCKING 200K PEOPLE WHEN DAC GRAND FINALS HAPPENED
WE ARE SO FUCKING DEAD
WE ARE THE PLAYIONG DEAD
>>96995890
>its bought later because it's both more expensive and you buy several other items before it
except the anon you were arguing with was suggesting you replace drums with sny. so why would you be buying hotd or the worst item in the game.
>SnY is over twice as expensive as Drums
>Drums are bought around 8-12 minutes, SnY is closer to 25.
You literally said sny is twice the cost and then said sny takes twice the time to purchase.
But somehow I am the "highly autistic delusional sperglord" nice projection faggot
>>96996321
go stream sing
>>96996443
>ignoring Dota TV
>ignoring the 1 million chinese bot viewers we had
>>96996321
sing is a master memer, thats the only reason everyone likes him.
He is solid in all roles but doesn't really exel in any of them
halp
i've been trying to get out of the trench for a while now
random losing streaks
what do
>>96996443
consider killing yourself
>43k GPM lion
>>96996443
There are people who sit in he twitch main menu refreshing viewer counts all day.
These people exist. At least NEETs have interests.
>>96993146
>SnWhy
>25 min item
oh man, why are we letting the 4k scrubs discuss this game anyway?
You make catastrophically bad, nearly game losing decisions at 32:20 and 34:50 and yet you blame your team?
Get over yourself kid. I'm 6k and would probably lose a majority of my 1v1 matchups against you, but I guarantee I would end up winning 9/10 games because my decision making is 10x what yours is.
You think because youre some pro player you can be a disgusting rude kid to everyone when they make a mistake, and then sheepishly shrug off your own awful play with a smug "we lost" in voice chat like its somehow everyone's fault and not just your own shitty mistakes.
Your terrible late game decision making is why C9 will never be an elite team. Even so, try being a nicer person like Waga and maybe your superior mechanical skill can allow you to consistently stay above 7k even though your awful xboct-like strategic mistakes will always be there to bring you down.
>>96996443
Incomparable. Dota is a popular game in a country which does not use Twitch and DAC was offered free ingame. Twitch is not everything.
>>96996546
Huomaotv actually has legit numbers. You're thinking of Douyu.
>>96996550
forgot pic
>>96996650
>>>/reddit/
>>96996443
i'd rather watch this guy, you're right
>>96996607
how new
>>96996668
Twitch userbase is the only userbase throwing Valve money.
It matters the most.
>>96996742
How the fuck does he places his keyboard???
jajajjaja d/2g/
arcanan pls xD
>>96996514
>so why would you be buying hotd or the worst item in the game.
Thats my entire fucking point as to how the 2 items are not comparable, why the fuck are you even jumping in without understanding what the fuck I'm talking about. Kill yourself.
>You literally said sny is twice the cost and then said sny takes twice the time to purchase.
Yes but I never connected the 2, because they aren't connected.
Serious question:
Is CSGO the #2 eSport in the west?
>enemy mid sven goes 30-3
>next game, enemy mid storm goes 17-1
>next game, enemy mid lina goes 17-4
>next game, enemy mid TA goes 12-1
I'm really getting fucking tired of Dota.
>CSGO was supposed to be a joke
>CSGO is bigger than Dota 2 now
what the fuck went wrong?
>>96996783
>the chinese dont buy hats
>despite there being hats constantly made SOLELY for them
nice meme m7
>>96996443
>starladder
>dotapit
>one of the biggest streamers (waga)
>still less viewers than minecraft
ayyy lmao;_;
>>96996957
Learn to mid, the game is telling you to go mid and create space.
>>96996957
Why didn't you mid then to stop it?implying you weren't
>>96997005
Who the fuck thought CSGO was a joke?
I heard it called a failure before, but never a joke
>>96997028
they also bought the most compendiums
>>96996957
maybe you should stop going mid
>>96996946
Yes.
Don't think Valve minds it but if they want Dota 2 to stay alive for next +4 years this should be their wake up call.
>>96997005
It's more casual, more youtubers played it, young fanbases roled in while general gaming channels stayed clear of dota
Holy SHIT
OD is so trash.
WHat a garbage hero right now.
holy fucking lmao
poor black though
Black is literally choking on BBC right now
>>96997082
>>one of the biggest streamers (waga)
That is so goddamn wrong I don't even know where to start
RTZ, Dendi, Sing, Dread all constantly have at least 10k viewers MORE than him, not to mention when they reach 30k at times
He's a cheap camwhore that will never amount to anything of value for the Dota 2 scene
>>96996939
>Yes but I never connected the 2, because they aren't connected.
except the the whole fucking argument was about replacing drums with sny.
>why the fuck are you even jumping in without understanding what the fuck I'm talking about.
you dont even know what you're talking about
>>96997163
This is a /v/ thing right? This absolute obsession with player counts.
>>96996957
I love it when match making fits me in with retards. I can rush rapier with skywrath.
>getting beten by a vanguard PL
>>96997337
>/v/
>caring about esports at all
>>96997421
end it
>Go 32/1 on QoP
>Win game single handedly
>Get reported because I told a whining autist 1/10 pudge on my team to shut the fuck up
>Muted for 24 hours
Nice system Valve
>>96997163
I don't think valve cares while millions are being raked in from community funded tournaments
I'm sure they think its fine
>Vanguard PL
>Professional players are good
>>96997337
It's more of a casual/nonplayer issue, sort of like sony console sale threads. They are more invested in what kind of scene they are participating in, instead of the products themselves. Literally quantity over quality.
>>96997172
I've been saying OD is a non hero for months now.
He can't do anything. He can't farm single effective item in the first 10-20 minutes.
Probably boots rush imprison first OD support OD is the only OD worth shit.
>>96997318
My lord stop posting.
>except the the whole fucking argument was about replacing drums with sny.
No?
The entire argument is about how you CAN'T replace drums with SnY because they have completely different timings.
>>96992558
Here, I'll even point out my first post to you because you obviously suffer from debilitating mental issues.
Seriously, kill yourself.
>mfw I get placed with a good 3 stack against a bad 3 stack and they let me go mid with ember
>>96997082
>wagashitta
>one of the biggest
top mym bro, waga has a cult-like following of male pillow biters but is in no way the biggest stream.
hi /d2g/,
after arount 1500h I finally uninstalled League of Legend and now I want to waster my life with DOTA.
I already played a little but I can't farm for shit, have no idea what to buy, what when to do etc. I even have a hard time vs bots... you typical lol shitter I guess.
How do I git gud? In league I enjoyed playing toplane bruisers, but since the whole lane and jungle meta is different I dont know what to play in DOTA.
>VANGUARD PL
LITERALLY WHAT
Reminder that the bubble is really popping this time
Do NOT let Bulba draft
Holy fuck.
>>96997473
end yourself
>>96997337
I imagine Valve cares. It's not like this is bad news for them that CSGO is doing great but they should see a pretty distinct signs of decline for dota unless they just look at ingame numbers. Esports are necessary for dota to stay relevant and their carefree ''we only do TI that's it'' only makes the game grow less interesting.
>>96997608
>>96997608
hahahahah fucking dead game
>>96997579
Bots coordinate their stuns nearly perfectly, can deny cs like gods, build solid items, and push to end early when they have a lead.
That is better than 50% of the playerbase right there.
>>96997490
WHAT A BLOG MY FRIEND, DO U HAVE A FLATTR? AT LEAST LET ME GIVE YOU REDDIT GOLD MY GOOD SIR *LE SLIPS MANORA*
6.84 when?
i'm tired of this stale ass meta
>>96997579
Play csgo instead
>>96997558
Drums suck dick
liek u lol
thread sucks
post pics of best spirit
>>96997680
>even when bots have a mile better lead they always tp to stop splitpushers
>use this to stop them from getting racks
>>96997638
>Esports are necessary for dota to stay relevant and their carefree ''we only do TI that's it'' only makes the game grow less interesting.
Daily reminder that esports will be DEAD as a doornail in 5 years.
PC gaming will be dead, it will have all gone to mobile.
>>96997558
>The entire argument is about how you CAN'T
that was your fucking counter point.
and the basis for it was that sny was twice as expensive and took twice as long to purchase.
It's autographed by Sheever
Is this too much weight?
Good thing Team Tinker is a NA team so they won't have to play against these EU teams in any qualifiers
>>96997873
Turns out the ogre dick is just a tiny micropenis compared to the BBC
Black got cucked
>>96997867
Animeme Loli Stick
Why is valve such a lazy company
You don't even have to do work yourself, just hire people to do stuff
Like, its been fucking years, why don't we have custom games yet?
>>96997951
>Big black cocks vs Black+Cuckva+Vulva
It's like pottery. It rhymes.
hey d2g when did you first play DotA?
6.72 here
>Team Tinker getting stomped by some Balkan shitters
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
FUCK
OFF
FROM
OUR
REGION
YURO
SHITTERS
Diffusal Blade - A third & fourth Diffusal Blade recipe can be purchased to replenish Purge charges. Each future Diffusal recipe removes 10 agility / 4 intellect from the item.
Healing Salve - Now has 2 charges and can be used on allies the same way Bottle can. Total healed still remains 400.
Heart of Tarrasque - Now provides 44 Strength. Health lowered to 250, previously 300.
Now has an activation called Pulse. Pulse provides combat health regeneration for 6 seconds at a rate of 2% max health per second. 60 second cooldown. Activating Pulse out of combat will stack with Heart of Tarrasque’s normal health regeneration. (4% max health per second)
Linken’s Sphere - 7 Hp regen up from 6 hp regen, 13 all stats down from 15 all stats.
When you give an ally your Linken’s Shere Spellblock they are also granted the regeneration of Linken’s Sphere for the duration, or until Spellblock is lost.
Perseverance - Now provides +6 Health regen, up from +5. When shared with an ally, provides 9 Health regen, 150% mana regen & 13 damage.
>>96997867
A divine hair from Sheever's pits
>>96997579
Just play Limited Pick for your first 10 games.
I guarantee the people playing that at Normal Skill are just as retarded as low rank LoL players.
Don't forget to pick a carry.
>>96998089
6.65
>>96997852
No it wasn't, what is confusing and angering you here?
Hell on the most basic level, 10 minutes doubled isn't 25 minutes.
>>96998132
>become murican team
>immediately drop to t4 status
BASED
>>96998089
The patch before Techies came out.
And I'm still better than all you faggots. AND I didn't have to wait 200+ days for a new hero.
Stay mad dotards.
>>96997867
trollface xD
>BLACK LOSING ON AM TO SOME FUCKING NOBODIES.
PFT HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH VICI GAMING TO LOSING TO BALKAN BEARS.
>>96998132
But Team Tinker is an NA team.
Rod of Atos - Cripple now slows turn rate 15% and attack speed by 15. Both debuffs taper off over 4 seconds.
Urn of Shadows - Recipe cost now 300 gold up from 250 gold. When sold will refund an additional 40 gold per Urn charge remaining.
Point Booster - Health lowered to +150, previously 200
>>96998224
the mental gymnastics you are going through right now to twist your words is truly a sight to behold.
>Hell on the most basic level, 10 minutes doubled isn't 25 minutes.
>Drums are bought around 8-12 minutes, SnY is closer to 25.
>>96998328
not arguing ive been playing for 5 years and im still semi-shit
>>96998008
>Have no boss
>Be your own boss
>Everyone in your 100 person company is their own boss
>Wonder why shit doesn't get done on time
>Wonder why no one is fixing bugs
>Wonder why no one is putting any effort to existing projects
>Wonder why people are only working on the next big project
All of these problems could be fixed with a proper management structure.
>>96998403
You can't win with bulba wayto and pld having a feeding contest.
His performance was the only good thing in TT this game.
>23 - 3
DO NOT LET BULBA PLAY
DO NOT LET BULBA DRAFT
>>96998403
am is a shit hero
and black is not a good AM player anyways
Bulba is the real weak link, i dnno why they keep him.
The bat was their single initiator who needed to do everything in the game
and they had a shitter on him.
>>96997867
jet fuel can't melt steel memes
>>96991696
you forgot the fact that you are in tower vision you mongoloid
2 suckuchi isn't enough to kill sniper better yet you both have the same stats
>Black^ is so le good! I don't know why VG are kicking him!!!!
This is n0lans all over again, just europoors overhyping their shit meme players.
>>96997867
timberthaw ripsaw
>>96998537
rolling for this
>>96997867
Rainbow dash is le best poni :P
>>96997867
Sheever's Futa Dick
>>96998578
>look mom I'm spouting the meme's again.
fuck off retard.
>>96998495
You can't win with a carry player that refuses to teamfight all game long either.
>>96998459
10 x 2 = 25.
Amazing. Keep posting.
>>96998514
he kills another team
when will doturds learn?
>>96997867
dragon dildo of anal penetration
>>96998578
vici did well with both sylar and black
if they kicked black they know what they talking about
Who in their right mind would go from the top team in the world to a team with BULBA AND WAYTOO
HOLY SHIT BLACK WHAT ARE YOU SMOKING
>>96998578
When will europoors learn?
>>96998695
>Getting this buttblasted because your memeboys get outed as the shitters they are
>>96998772
He was booted by the racist chinks for not being a chink
what the fuck is it with these russians
literally unpausing when the enemy is disconnected
>duza
literally reported what the fuck is this shit
THIS FUCKING M5 GAME. GENUINE KEKS
>>96998741
guess ill never know what your definition of closer is :^)
>>96997867
Sheever's Big Black Cuck
>admin can we pause
>no
>trying to do fair trade on lounge
>nothing but slav jews
I wish slavs would all die.
what the fuck is this
shitladder jesus christ what the fuck is wrong with you
>>96997867
cookie messiah
>>96998730
They couldn't have taken a teamfight by the time he got any relevant farm and it's not like his timings were bad. BBC had way too big of an advantage and too many disables for TA and AM to go in.
Best thing TT could've done was getting melee rax trade which they almost did but no one was there to cancel tps.
Why is Bulba still a professional Dota player?
>>96999072
First Slavladder?
>>96997867
Yeah I'm not naming it that
>>96997867
Bazinga!
>>96998578
Black won LAN though...
>team wasted limit
Fuck this shit
If I was m5 i'd disconnect completely, fuck these fags
Why does Reddit hate EE so much?
>>96998962
Given the context of the first sample, +/- 2 obviously.
I admit, I expected you to follow at least a basic thought process here.
>>96999201
>hate
>>96999201
Because he's our guy.
can someone get me caught up on m5 and duza
>>96999086
You can easily teamfight into a euls + blink SF
But the issue is bulba is their captain/drafter/offlane initiator
And he's a fucking trashcan
>>96999063
hey bud, fuck you
>>96999201
i personally dislike EE because of his ingame decisions.
honestly he should just stick to naga and morph and let fata play hard carry
>>96999153
Several, in fact, with more than one team, even.
>>96997867
>>96998648
DO IT FAGGOT
>>96999287
>EE made h4nni quit professional dota
>>96999201
Who doesn't? I mean, there are many pros who have high MMR and manage to be somewhat calm and collected during games. Meanwhile EE freaks out all the time and flames his team and is autistic in general.
WHEN WILL BLACK GET A GOOD TEAM?
if this was navi this game would still be paused
>>96999487
holy shit stop posting anime, it makes me so horny
>kotlguy cant handle purge
lmfao you can see how kotl STRUGGLES to say anything relevant towards casting.
all he can do is SCREAM REAL LOUD about player's hp beiong 10
>>96999304
Duza is salty because Secret beat them 3v5 yesterday.
>>96998089
Been playing since 6.69
Waytoo is LITERALLY the worst drafter I've ever seen.
>>96999487
Pretty sure H4nni being shit made H4nni quit professional dota.
Random Twitch streams are fucking surreal.
>find one with jugg in the thumbnail, open it to look at some item builds
>it's some Asian guy with an avatar that looks like a photograph from the 80s
>he's instalocking jug, living in his lane and missing cs, bitching about his team, and saying "hahah, see guys? I'm really not supposed to be 2k mmr!" after every omni kill.
>close the stream when he actually targets a fucking creepwave with his ult while chasing someone
I really, really don't get why everyone who plays this game thinks their dick is fucking huge.
>>96999487
h4nni is an idiot too
Team Stinker about to get meme'd on by blood wizard?
Bloodcyka xaxaxa
>>96999287
do people not know this was staged.
>>96999569
>Meanwhile EE freaks out all the time and flames his team and is autistic in general
yes, that's why I like him
>>96999063
Me too bro, they're like the spawn of jews and niggers, breeded to provide chaos to an otherwise peaceful world.
Slav genocide best day of my life.
LC now steals 40/60/80/100%hp
duel range increased to 400
aghs adds attack speed equal to won damage
yes/yes
>>96999462
>look I can't even come up with my own meme
Hope you get rekt soon, I wanted sheever meem
>>96999657
>accidentally click a stream with no viewers
>don't realize it for a few seconds
>suddenly over the audio, "HELLO THERE! NICE OF YOU TO STOP IN. WHERE YOU FROM?"
>close stream
>feel bad
>>96999304
>1st game
m5 winning. Suddenly sf disconnect. Pause for 20 minutes and resume without him 4v5 and m5 loses
>2nd game
lobby is made and as soon as draft ends duza all disconnect. M5 is visually bugged so they think that they are still there. M5 proceed with an usual game while all 5 of duza are disconnected. At one point one of m5's members lags and m5 pauses saying "sec lag". They resume later and game automatic gg's.
Game is remade. M5's batrider disconnects. Zeus pauses but game is shortly unpaused by enemy team. 10 minutes pass and zeus all chats "admin can we pause?" "no" "pause limit
>>96999742
EE didnt
>>96999569
Actually most pros freak out and rage too, they just do it off stream.
Dendi's as bad as EE off stream but on stream he seems like a perfectly reasonable great guy.
>its only Aftershit's problem
>>96999657
watching these fucker raging is amusing though.
these russians jesus christ lmfao
Holy shit this m5 duza shitalking
FLAMES IN JEWLADDER
>Slavladder
Why don't hotdmemers just pick meepo for free hotd?
>crabby
i want kotlguy shot and thrown out of a fucking plane.
>>96999883
It is like getting seated with the weird kid with no friends
>>96999839
>aghs adds attack speed equal to won damage
As if the black people serial rapist statistic wasn't popular enough.
>>96999839
Just make her ult disable passives again, and she becomes a solid anticarry.
holy shit this M5 Duza game. If this wasn't an online game, there would be blood right now.
>>96999998
heh
>>96999893
thanks
why is pro dota such a fucking joke?
>>96999487
BASED
A
S
E
D
>>96999657
carry and mid mainers make dota a hard game to play
>give me a lane
>let me farm
>keep away all harm from me
>create space for me
>2 tango please
>oh fuck i died
>fuck you team u did nothing the whole game
also shoutout to all jungle doom and lone druid out there
Am I allowed to play clinkz now without getting called an EE fangirl?
Might reinstall if so
Guys what if you just like
Reschedule?
>>97000086
anyone got screenshots?
>>96999850
good job son
>>96999917
>>96999954
>>96999963
>>97000002
what happened
>Ember into Bloodseeker and Lina
What the ACTUAL fuck.
>>97000000
>prepare for months for a big tournament
>suddenly internet problems
>admin doesnt give a shit, enemy trash talks you
>lose to some noname team because 2v5
FUCKING EPIC DOTARDS
>>96999998
>96999998
tough luck dude
>>97000162
M5 mad that they're the new Duza DDoS victims.
>>97000235
>Slavladder
>Big tournament
Listen son the circus isn't the superbowl, the only reason people go to this thing is precisely BECAUSE this shit happens.
>>96999903
>Actually most pros freak out and rage too, they just do it off stream.
Which makes them professional and EE an immutature manchild.
>>97000172
>Tinker is not being a burden, Black is just bad
Why can't you Americans adopt the superior DUDOS strategy like us?
>>97000136
pedos should be castrated
>>97000297
IIRC yesterday Duza had problems against LC.
>>97000273
>dubs are disabled
>be a /b/retard anyway
>>97000385
Tinker is bad, Black is good. Look at SingSing.
>was on Tinker
>lost to peruvians
>leaves Tinker
>has STOMPED the two best teams in Europe
>won TI5
Can I have some extra salt on my kebab?
>>97000479
i think you need to see >>97000000
WHY DONT THEY JUST FUCKING RESCHUEDULE THE GAME
WHAT THE FUCK CUCKLADDSER
d2g inhouses are more respectable than this
>>97000514
>tfw no kebab hero
>>97000479
hehe its funny cause they are on b and they are retards. i wonder if somebody whos been here longer has a funny pun for that :D upboated though
>One of the BBC players literally called his effigy "milady"
>>97000000
>>96000000
>>95000000
>>94000000
>>93000000
>>92000000
>>91000000
>>90000000
>>89000000
>>88000000
>>87000000
>>97000559
Because it wont fix the problem.
Idiots need to learn to protect their IPs so retard script kiddies can't get hold of them.
GODDAMN FUCKING RESCHEDULE THE GAME AND PLAY IT OFFLINE AND BROADCASSTS THE VOD LATER
WHY IS THIS SO HARD IN CASE OF SHIT INTERNET?
>>97000619
blacks effigy is still the cuckiest betalord one
>>97000479
I still don't understand why dubs are disabled for /vg/
>>97000559
It's because Starladder is the one doing the DDoS.
>>97000739
>Being romantic is now beta
BAT AND NS BACK LMAOOOOOOLMAOOOOOOLMAOOOOOOLMAOOOOOOLMAOOOOOOLMAOOOOOOLMAOOOOOOLMAOOOOOOLMAOOOOOOLMAOOOOOOLMAOOOOOOLMAOOOOOOLMAOOOOOOLMAOOOOOOLMAOOOOOOLMAOOOOOO
>>97000792
because it derails really easily
>>97000734
Offline?
>>97000792
As if we need more garbage from /v/ than twitch viewer counts such as dubposting.
>>97000723
Play it offline then.
Fucking christ.
USE MUMBLE AND TEAMSPEASK SDURING THE GAME
NO YOU DONT NEED TOURANSMENT ADMIN INFO DURING THE MATCH
FUCK WHY IS THIS SO HARD
FUCKING DOTURDS
GODDAMN CS1.6 WAS MORE COMPETITIVE AND MATURE THAN THIS CHRIST
>FOR ETERNAL LOVE
M5 are doing it!
>>97000715
>/d2g/ never got one
why do we suck?
you will literally never forgive yourself for not watching this slavladder game while its live
>>97000949
Valve are jewing it!
>>97000997
what is this animeme
>>97000997
I think we got this one
>>23000000
>game is still going
This isn't actually going to count, is it?
They'll be rematched, right? This shit is just disrespectful, I don't care what tier this is if this counts I'm done with pro games
>>97000997
u blind, son?
>>97001030
this is pretty good, gotta admit
>get destroyed in a game of dota
>go to sleep out of frustration
>best nap of my entire life
>>97001163
NEQROMAN GET BACK IN THE GAME YOU FUCK
>>97001163
>MUH DOTARS IS SO DISRESPECTFUL WAAAAAH
FUCK
YOU
BYE
>>97001163
This shit should be 100% rescheduled and played without stream and then later broadcated.
and everyone should use Mumble/TeamSpeak DURING THE MATCH, later post and pre-match use your DDOSkype.
>>97000897
They can't play it offline thanks to DotaTV.
Though, 90% of the problem comes from the fact teams insist on using fucking Skype.
>>97000997
here's one
>>13000000
>>97001251
I never have fun anymore in ranked, pubs are just so much better when you're not worried about mmr
and this is why Dota will never be an Esport
>>97001363
tournaments insist on using skype to communicate with teams
Not every person in the world has a dynamic ip
>Slavdota
The Negro man was right to dc from this shitshow.
>>97001380
you can play ranked without being worried about mmr
>>97000997
our first get
>>9000000
Bloodseeker and lina are going to be the next FotM
I swear if picking bloodseeker makes me a faggot then I will kill icefrog
In CSGO you can watch team POV with player audio live
twitch tv/esl_pov2
But not in Dota, because reddit don't want to hurt player feelings
Why anon, why?
M5 had all the opportunities to pre-emptively DDoS duza or counter-DDoS them during their attack, but they chose not to.
M5 deserves the loss, end of story.
>>97001375
>that archived thread
>literal nostalgia flowing trough
>secret.cyborgmatt
I WANT HIM DEAD
>stinker
>>97001472
They should have called GG after NS d/c'd
They lost so much for the 5 minutes they played 4v5, then they're supposed to deal with 3v5?
>hurr durr i belife they could have made a comeback if zeus was there
Fuck off
>>97000367
Why do you have such a big boner for EE?
>Team Stinker
Such a horrible ravage.
If they'd had ravage they could've turned that last part of the fight.
>>97001523
lina mid is trash and only slavs keep picking this shit
>>97001527
Can you imagine the SJW shitstorm if Ppy told something along the lines:
"Fuck that nigger"
Nahaz would bomb Secret for one.
>>97001708
>If they had had ravage they could've turned that last part of the fight
No, SF would still die to firefly, that Ravage would still hit only 1 hero
>Shitrekt
>>97001527
Doturd players are far more hostile.
Reddit would turn against basically everyone because everyone would be raping bitches.
>>97001762
us slavs are forgiven for racism because it's what we do tho, i'd be more worried if some cuck westerner said it
>>97001762
which is exactly what it actually sounds like. also "rofl this guys sof ucking bad we got this" - i.e shit that would actively prevent players from teamswitching and create massive amounts of drama.
>>97001527
cause 50% of teams would probably lose their sponsors after the inevitable leddit outcry
>>97001725
670 attack range, 800 range nuke, a stun and a passive that increases MS + AS for each spell cast on a hero that has spam capability makes for a Trash mid laner
>Ok
>kotlguy getting upset at purge for asking him questions he should know
WHY DID THEY HIRE THIS NORMAL FAG
>>97001363
Except DotaTV works fine for LAN games. You just need everyone in the same location.
It's for the fact that every insists on using fucking skype and giving away their IPs when they don't have dynamic IPs
>>97001527
If Envy spergs out that hard during a ranked match, I wonder how their teamchat sounds during a LAN
>chen
classic xd
>>97001908
>>97001762
>>97002063
why are CS:Go players more mature and professional than Dotards?
FOUR FUCKING MONTHS THEY'VE BSEEN TOGHEER
AND STILL FUCKING CHEN + SF PUSH IS ONLY THIGNT THEY KNOW HOW TO PLAY
THEY ARE ON MAXIMUM FUCKING TIL
JUST A FREE FUCKING DRAFT FAILURE
FOR FUCKING FREE
HAHAHA
>>97002187
CSGO is a high test game
>>96997867
Quarry settler
WHY IS PUPPEY ALLOWED TO DRAFT
Why don't teams draft clock against peeping man?
HE seems a pretty straight forward counterpick to me.
>>97002151
HE ALSO HAS A WIFE
NOT WAIFU
A FUCKING WIFE THAT HE MARRIED IN A CHURCH
OF CHRIST
>>97002151
>Kotlguy
>angry
Only time I've ever seen him lose his temper was during those couple of days with 30 min pauses, remakes and disconnects. He seems too chill to get mad for no reason tbh.
>>97002151
cuckguy is tthere to make funny noises not to know anything about dota
>>97002278
purge asked him about how the brackets work
kotlguy mummbles how purge is putting him on the spot and doesnt want to look like a fucking idiot and gives him slight attitude
>>97002259
because clock is a terrible hero and countered by a forcestaff?
>>96988849
>being proud of beating a literal retard
My issue with it is it's retarded he can do it in the first place.
Literally the only hero capable of doing so, it's just toxic and bad.
>>97002268
>2015
>succumbing to the marital jew
Cuckguy defence force pls
>>97002187
>why are CS:Go players more mature and professional than Dotards?
>In CSGO you can watch team POV with player audio live
You answered your own question before asking it.
>>97002242
>>97002223
itwo krs in our games FCUKP FF jesjudD CHRISt
why rea re dsijgusin pro games anwaywas fuckin TRASH PLDAYER
>>97002161
Why is Skype so popular?
I don't remember it being better quality than Teamspeak and never used Mumble so I can't compare that. Why use a program with such an obvious security flaw?
ARTEE - I LEFT PPD CUZ I PLAYED ONLY SO FEW HEROES - ZY'S MOST PLAYED HEROES DURING SECRET
>literally delegated to TWO HEROES.
Ha ha.
hey I'm going to bed now
>>97002541
gnight m8
ZAI CAN ONLY PLAY ENIGMA AXE BRISTLE OR BAT FUCKING AHAHHAHAHAHA HE'S WORSE THAN BULLSHIT.
HOW TO MEEPO
O
W
>>97002541
sweet dreams anon
>>97002528
Wisdom of the Facebook generation.
>>97002628
Q Tab Q W Tab W Tab W Tab W Tab W
>I hate Team Secret
>>97002823
>tab
why would you keep checking the scoreboard?
I just realized I lost a game yesterday because my sniper bought Desolator after Mask of Madness.
Then he tried building skadi.
And he wouldnt stop complaining about how the game is shit and its so easy to lose to FotM heros.
Wow, I'm glad I didnt rage at him.
>>97002864
Tab is for group selection swapping
>>97002625
B E S T TEAM IN THE WORLD FAGGOT
>>97002870
>mom deso isn't viable
-d2g
>>97002870
>pudge oracle ES
>axe with no hero damage
yea i'm sure his itemization lost him that game
why is this game full of chinks and ruskis?
when will gaben purge the west from the parasites?
dota would literally BTFO the fuck out of league if western servers were limited to beautiful white western people who speak delicious english ONLY. IP banning all the slums to the east of germany would drastically improve the overall quality of the game.
rtz has 2 cs in 2 minutes
So I just had my first game as Ember
So let me get this straight, he's not about right click damage, he's about slight. With its 6 second cooldown you slight, wait six seconds, and slight again, right?
So maelstyorm, daedalus, and battlefury? Hes essentialyl a jug ult, in a way. So focus on getting damage items and crits? His bolas, can they be thrown DURING slight without interrupting it?
>>97002983
>removing russians and chinks
might as well shut down dota on steam right away
>>97003010
3 in 3 staying on pace
>>97002528
Because everyone used it already and convenience. Someone in the scene started using it and now it's being forced to everyone when superior communication systems exist.
Both Mumble and TS are way superior to skype as a team communication tool. It's just people are too fucking stupid to install proper programs to their computer and use whatever was there when they took it out of the box.
Our guyCyborgmatteven made a fucking tutorial to all the teams on how to prevent DDoS before the TI3 quals. What do the teams do? They just ignore it because muh convenience.
>>97002982
the draft was shit too no lie, but I was wondering why sniper was falling off so quickly. He was like 8-1 until he started doing no damage (because he didnt drop MoM before picking up deso)
Also axe got mana boots for some reason then sold them?
>Shitour "Shitteezy" Shitev is the best mid in the world
-Dee Too Gee
>>97003067
NEW THREAD
>>97003138
This is the best picture of best waifu
>>97002983
ya, it's too bad western scene is halfded and all the people there watch LoL
russia and china are the bastions of dota, if you don't like it, you need to fuck off
>go to sideshop to buy orb of venom
>my team completely loses it´s shit
Ayyyyy, this game guys, this game.
Do Americans even know the horror that is playing with a stack of 4 Russians? How about we switch europe with South America?
>>97002950
If only that converted into winning tournaments...
