Dota is a very multi-faceted game and there are many things in it that can feel too strong or unfair. This includes heroes, items, neutrals and various other bits of the game. Today we would like to do a deep dive into the seemingly most broken things in the game right now and discuss why they feel overtuned and whether they truly are.
We are rapidly approaching the end of this year’s competitive season, with many high-level tournaments starting very soon. The proximity of the EWC and TI means that it is highly unlikely we will get any sweeping balance changes, but that doesn’t mean some minor patch would be unwelcome. Today we would like to concentrate on some heroes who have been out of the spotlight for a very long time and who could use a small numbers buff to become a viable option at the highest level of play.
In a couple of weeks the endgame of this year’s Dota season will kick off. Esports World Cup, formerly known as Riyadh Masters, will feature a massive $3,000,000 USD prize pool and all the best teams in the world. It will also have an extended group stage for Playoff seeding purposes and we already know the teams from each group. Today we would like to speculate on how the Group Stage might shape up.
It’s been over a decade since the last post in the “series”. Dota is a very different game and we are very different players as well. One thing remains, though — the insatiable drive to be better at Dota and squeeze out as much efficiency as possible.
We’ve already expressed our opinion on the fact that while the patch notes might not be massive, their impact on the meta could be well pronounced. From the looks of it, we were correct and there are already multiple heroes who are breaking into the game, sometimes with a devastating effect. Today we are going to go over the most “broken” new heroes of the patch.
It is always amazing to witness how small, seemingly insignificant changes can have a very pronounced effect on the overall meta of the game. Reading through the patch notes, we felt like the game is going to stay more or less the same, with maybe a couple of hero highlights. The initial impression was that this patch is mostly laying down the groundwork for future, bigger updates. Well, the initial impression was wrong.
It is always fun to watch up and coming teams try to get qualified to big tournaments. Doubly so when they are mixed with some more recognizable squads. In the absence of a DPC system, FISSURE Universe play-in is a great tournament for Tier 2 teams to showcase their prowess and maybe earn some fans.
A good balance between cosmetic content and balance update is necessary for the health of the game. While there is very little to complain about balance and meta-wise in the current, relatively fresh patch, we, like many others, are waiting for this year’s Crownfall-style event or, perhaps, even a TI Battle Pass. Here are our thoughts on what it could introduce.
The facet system is definitely starting to mature and is becoming more and more of what was originally envisioned. It is a way to adapt heroes after they have been already selected, to squeeze out higher potential or answer a potential counterpick. While we believe there is still a lot to be improved on in this system, there are some facets that need attention a bit more desperately than the others. Today we are going to talk about those.
There are always fun things to try in Dota. The sandbox nature of the game leaves a lot of room for effective creativity. Some of the ideas presented today might be hard to pull off, but with some work we believe they can work wonders for your party.
PGL Wallachia tournaments are among the most exciting tournaments out there. Because they don’t directly tie in into any of the leaderboards and as such, don’t directly contribute to other tournament invites, they typically have two interesting properties.
It says a lot about the state of the hero, when they are being ignored by the pub and pro-scene alike. While it is unreasonable to expect all heroes to be viable in the same patch, there are some that have been out of meta for a long time and deserve some time in the spotlight. Today we are going to highlight a couple of such heroes and discuss how we would make them more viable.
If you’ve played Dota at a high enough level, you’ve probably seen obvious account buyers. Questionable match history, high win rate, suspicious hero selection on the account and absolute cluelessness during the match. Nowadays, it is a lot rarer than it used to be, but each such encounter left me with a single, lingering thought: “what exactly are you trying to achieve here?”.
The current support meta is quite diverse. A lot of currently popular picks are well-analyzed and don’t require further investigation, however there are some that are only now getting the recognition they deserve. Some of these support picks are also quite unexpected, so we are going to have a quick overview of the more exotic supports and how to make them work in your pubs or, better yet, how to avoid the call of the void and understand that maybe picking some of them isn’t the best idea in the first place.
Fissure Universe is not the first tournament on the new patch, but it is probably going to be the first one where the meta is somewhat settled. By now most teams are probably aware of the most broken stuff in the game and it is going to be much harder to cheese a victory from a stronger opponent. That means better teams should win more consistently and reliably, so today we are going to have a quick look at the state of the professional scene and which teams might be underrated.
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| Herói | Aproveitamento | Mudança | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Chen | 47.85% | 3.24% |
 | Primal Beast | 47.80% | 1.45% |
 | Naga Siren | 50.22% | 1.40% |
 | Io | 48.55% | 1.48% |
 | Keeper of the Light | 46.60% | 1.64% |
 | Beastmaster | 43.16% | 2.38% |
| Herói | Taxa de escolhas | Mudança | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Nature's Prophet | 18.46% | 2.20% |
 | Axe | 24.50% | 1.75% |
 | Silencer | 16.63% | 1.52% |
 | Jakiro | 11.85% | 0.71% |
 | Terrorblade | 3.90% | 0.95% |
 | Invoker | 16.14% | 1.67% |
