The changes to XP gain is ruining counterplay in unprecedented ways – Let’s review 6.84a-c changes. In 6.84, Icefrog nerfed AoE bounties of hero kills, reducing the AoE bonus gold based on net worth difference by 25% and the AoE bonus XP based on Team XP difference by 40%. Let’s take a look at the simplistic formula Dota 2 used...
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As one day after another blazes past, we start to worry if outdrafts are the name of the game for the current patch. Team Secret has rolled through each team they have faced so far, securing their place in the grand finals. They emerged out of Group B undefeated, only to further their streak in the playoffs, defeating both VG...
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Day 1 ends in blazing fashion: 3 BO3, 135 minutes. The fastest day ever in competitive Dota 2. The Summit 3 kicked off May 13th with VG vs RAVE, and it was a 2:0 stomp from VG. The Chinese team outdrafted RAVE, winning Game 1 in 27:30 and Game 2 in 20:00. As Jeyo said in his HotBid interview, he...
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The Summit 3 is warming up with a few interviews by HotBid, Jeyo, Iceiceice Kuroky and ninjaboogie. bOne7, Arteezy and Universe interviews incoming. Hotbid and iceiceice: iceiceice talks candidly about Black^’s replacement, Hao, VG’s insane tournament schedule (iLeague, MDL, WCA, ESL) and about his own girlfriend. If you notice the ring on his hand...
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Empire takes D2CL Championship over VG, Team Secret Wins First LAN at RedBull Battlegrounds. Empire seemed to have figured out VG completely, beating them 3-0 in the Grand Finals of D2CL, with a 1 round Winner Bracket advantage. Their performance against VG in this tournament was 4 games won to 1 loss (in the Winner Bracket semifinals), each game w...
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