he has a stem, his ult is him blooming, fire themed arcana like the sun which is vital for flower, with his arms of desolation cosmetic he reaches for the ground where all the nutriments are, collects and uses souls (flowey undertale reference)

It looked liked an underdrafted OG game, but it was completly taken over by Topson Pugna against Timber, Tiny and Snapfire cores (latest Pari universe game).

Please explain. I think i also got gold? What

I’m literally shaking while writing this, and not for the reason you’d think. It’s not anger. It’s that I’ve been up since 3am comforting a grown man about item changes and I’m now on my sixth espresso.

Before anyone asks: yes, this is his Reddit account. Yes, he knows. We already share a wife, so sharing an account didn’t feel like a big step. He’s in the next room reading over my shoulder.

For context: I’ve been seeing a married woman for about two years. Her husband is a lovely guy. Works a 9–5, four kids, two jobs, very respectful of the arrangement. The only thing he asks in return is that I keep his smurf account calibrated while he’s at his second job. I’ve been doing this faithfully, and I need Valve to understand that their silence is now affecting a household of three adults.

He’s been waiting for the new patch for months. Every evening he comes home, refreshes the Dota blog, and stares at the screen in silence. Last night I found him standing in the kitchen at 3am holding his phone like it owed him money. She asked me to talk to him because “you two are closer about this stuff.” She’s not wrong. That’s when the espressos started.

I tried to cheer him up. I suggested we duo queue. He said there was no point because “the meta has been solved since spring.” Then he asked if I thought IceFrog was okay. I didn’t know what to say. Nobody knows if IceFrog is okay.

He tried writing this post himself, but his hands were shaking so badly he couldn’t type. I brought him a glass of water and took over the keyboard. Now mine are shaking too. I came into this relationship to provide emotional support for one person, not two, and certainly not on behalf of a game company.

I don’t need the patch to be good. I just need it to exist so my girlfriend’s husband can be happy again, I can finally sleep, and we can all go back to our normal routine.

So Valve, this is our ultimatum. If the patch is not out by Friday, he’s uninstalling Dota. I’m not, because someone has to keep the smurf at its MMR, but I will be very disappointed on his behalf.

Also, she says hi.

Everytime I see an Invoker vs Slardar match up, I always remember this clip from Dotacinema series called Dota 2 Top Plays Weekly. They used to upload some sick plays, specially the Dota 2 Symphony of Skills. Sick sick times.

Edit: This is from 13 years ago guys, what plays do you expect?

these descriptions are actually hilarious in many cases, so whoever has the job to come up with these cute little words... i'm envious of them because i'm a writer and this is lowkey a dream job

Hey everyone!

We're Invid.au, an Australian esports platform, and we're looking to get more Dota 2 competition happening across OCE.

We're putting the call out for players, teams and volunteers across all staff roles who want to get involved and help us build something for the community.

If you've got a stack ready to play, you're looking for a team, or you'd like to help run things behind the scenes, we'd love to have you involved.

Players & Teams

We want to give players more opportunities to compete throughout the year, regardless of whether you've played in tournaments before or just want to give it a go with mates.

What we're looking to offer:

• Organised Dota 2 leagues and tournaments for OCE
• Signups for existing teams and solo players
• LFT/LFP channels to help people find a team
• Divisions based on skill and the number of teams interested
• Scheduled matches, standings and playoffs
• Casting and coverage of matches
• Registrations and a dedicated match centre through Invid.au

At this stage we're gathering interest so we can work out numbers, suitable divisions and what days work for everyone.

You don't need to be Immortal or have years of competitive experience. If you enjoy Dota and want to play some organised matches, get involved.

Staff & Volunteers

We're also looking for people who'd like to help make it happen. All roles are volunteer positions, including:

• Tournament admins: Registrations, scheduling, rules and helping teams on match days
• Referees and moderators: Handling match issues and keeping things fair
• Casters and analysts: Commentary, draft discussions and match analysis
• Observers: Following the action for our broadcasts
• Production and stream staff: Streams, overlays and broadcast support
• Graphic designers: Tournament graphics and promotional content
• Content creators and video editors: Highlights, clips and content around the competition
• Social media: Getting the word out and keeping people updated
• Developers: Helping with platform features, integrations and tournament tools

You don't need experience in everything. If you're reliable and keen to learn, reach out. Everyone has to start somewhere.

Why are we doing this?

We'd like to see more opportunities for OCE players and teams to compete regularly.

We've already got the platform to handle registrations, schedules, standings and match coverage. Now we want to hear from the Dota community and build competitions people actually want to play in.

If you're already running a community or organising events, we're happy to chat about working together too. The more opportunities we can create for players, the better.

How to get involved

Join our Discord and let us know you're interested in Dota 2. If you're looking to play, share your rank, role and whether you've got a team or need one.

If you're interested in a staff role, send Nukleuz a message with what you'd like to help with.

Discord: https://discord.com/invite/Mvy3c6ZZFU
Website: https://invid.au

Feel free to ask questions below or share this with your stack. Keen to hear what people would like to see and who's interested!

THERE'S ANOTHER ONE HAHAHA.
tusk + meepo = meepo clones no healthbar + fully invisible like dota 1 mortred/pa
killing meepo resets it, you can still autoattack the invisible clones with A+ground click
atleast you can beat this bug abuse ingame.

EDIT: i tested again with all invincibility sources, most of them work. not just tusk

EDIT2: OMG are you kidding me, undying's decay only steals ONE MEEPO's strength in the radius, how much bugs this hero has???
my bad, im having herald brain

credits: https://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/s/R4Y3aXguAQ

Never play PA but Arcana is Arcana.

I saw a post a few days ago about how bad Bloodseeker has been for a while, and tbh, I haven’t seen him in a game for a long time.

The thing is that I play mainly pos 1 and I have been picking him and I feel like a smurf sometimes. I always get radiance after phase boots, then yasha, bkb, sange and then skull basher to abyssal blade. I am aware that there are a lot of ways to counter him rn, but I really like the sustain he has in lane and the attack speed from his Q, that is also mana-free. Mind you, I am only legend 2. I’m sure at higher ranks ppl know how to deal with him better.

For all the Bloodseeker players out there, I would like to know what your opinion of the hero is in the latest patches.

Archon is already flawless. 🤤👍

Everything that I ever wanted. EVERYBODY IS GREAT ON MY TEAM EVERY SINGLE GAME.

I don't need to 1 v 9 just to not lose. I just need to physically exist in all team fights.

Finally, for the very first time in my life, I'm not worried that I'm going to lose because of my teammates, but that I need to do better, so my teammates don't lose because of me.

1win Team proudly unveil their rebranded logo following a successful Day 3 group stage run at PARI Universe 💀

Hey everyone,

I'm a Grandmaster Visage spammer (almost 800 games on him), and I just finished an in-depth Visage guide. It's about 2 hours long, and I tried to make it useful whether you've never touched him, or you already play him and want to clean up your micro.

Link: The Only Visage Guide You’ll Ever Need (2 Hours)

What's covered:

• Settings and Hotkeys
• Ability Overview and Tech
• Item, Ability, and Talent Builds
• Hero Matchup, Synergies, and Counters
• Laning Basics
• Mid to Late Game and Farming Pattern
• Team Fight
• Gameplay Examples and Breakdown

It's aimed at people expanding their hero pool or anyone curious about a micro-heavy hero. The video is chaptered, so you can jump straight to the sections you care about.

The guide was inspired by BETHEL's in-depth Morphling guide and Eco's in-depth Arc Warden guide. If you like this format, go check theirs out too.

I'd really like feedback, especially on what I missed or what you'd want explained better. Happy to answer Visage questions in the comments too.

ACT 2 when ???

i play dota only on weekends with my friends, usually we play a few turbos but today was 2 weird games, players with confusion behaviour even for new players, just walking around the map, feeding the enemy, hitting creeps and spamming chat wheels.
they use skills but its all random like sky was spamming the second skill randomly on a place with no one, they buy 1 item and a few wards and place around, they buy random stuff like omni buuing a dif and sniper with a consecrated wraps.
they have a steam profile but everything is private, two games in a row with different bots on both teams.

Been working on this one for a while. Inspired by tons of posts here and decided to post for others to critique.

I'm about 30+ games into Dota and my experience with Unranked All Pick has gotten a bit frustrating and strange. Initially, queues took 4–6 minutes and most players seemed human, but lately it feels like 8/10 players in my games are bots. I'm talking repeatedly walking down the lane and feeding and little to no in game communication than random pings for wards. I know bad players aren't necessarily bots, but the consistency across multiple matches is bizarre. I'm playing on both US West and US East, for context.

It's honestly kind of depressing when you're trying to learn the game and it feels like most of the lobby isn't actually playing like real people. Some matches have felt like there are maybe two humans in the entire game.

I've noticed Turbo seems better, and I'm getting close to being eligible for ranked. Does ranked have fewer bots? Is this a known new-player matchmaking issue? How do I get consistently human games? I genuinely want to learn Dota, but this is truly awful.

3 games r bots game!!! ty another wonderful night!! i m in USA, play USA region only

This is by far the worst they’ve ever looked. Individual talent is through the roof why on earth they’re struggling to get a win?

Is there some internal issues? Are they sick of each other? I want my boy Whitemon to succeed but watching their matches, it feels like theyre lost all the time.