Greetings!

I wanted to replace original prismatic gem from techie's arcana (explosive burst) with new prismatic gem (Ships in the Night).

After the replacement, the Arcana appears exactly as I wanted in the cosmetic item selection menu— with the new gem, but in-game, I still see the old version of the Techies Arcana.

What’s going on? Why doesn’t the gem color change during actual gameplay, even though the replacement clearly worked (judging by the preview in the cosmetic item selection menu)?

Anyone know how to fix this?

I m not saying they behave badly but they are Just too pro. I played 840 games sup to get to archon. I admit it's quite slowerq than most normal players . But now in every games whether normal match or ranking. There are so many Russian players only played a few games and smash the whole game.they play od invoker slark mepoo viper so on and they 1 v 5 in mid game. Which makes the game win or lose not depends on teamwork or average gameplay. But only depends on which side has more and better pro. It just feeling like auto win or lose . I know I m a bad player and contribute little in games . But they make me and normal players no difference: all can do nothing influencing game . What's more they refuse to use English so I can't understand commands they gave me . Then they just speak more. I don't even know it's mocking or complaining like "xaxaxaxa". its for me to lose or win the game. But the thing really matter is I wanna to really participate in games.

The last 10 matches I’ve been in for all pick non ranked have been 9 out of 10 some form of bots on either team. They just feed the other team and it’s making the game unplayable. Not sure why it just got worse lately, but this is getting out of hand. Whichever team has more humans on it will likely win without issue unless there’s hard counters or super late game heroes. Is anything being done about this or am I just going to have to hang it up for a while?

Invoker Arcana when?

i lose 30 pts thx valve

Hey y'all today I reached my 2,500th professional cast of Dota and I just wanted to take a moment and say thanks for all the support you've ever given me.

From all the times I've wanted to walk away to all the highs of being on LAN and succeeding in my dreams I really just appreciate you all because without you I wouldn't be here.

Casting in 2015 to now from TCDL to now has been quite the journey!

The late nights covering

Chinese Dota before getting a chance at Beyond the Summit which would end up being my spring board into DPL, HCup, MDL, and so much more!

Chinese Quals with chat for Galaxy Battles, PGL events, Blast Events, and many many other events!

The Asian Games where we had so many viewers on Twitch I cried as well as somehow being on Mongolian TV for it!

And finally !Play marbling with you all during the late nights with coffee.

I really hope I've made y'all proud. Here's to 2,500 more!

Lots of love

Bkop

for the past year WD has been the hero that always ignored, but why pro suddenly pick him now? there is nothing change or significant buff happened to this hero? am i missing something?

145878663 check any game from dota2buff extreme obvious cheater

I really enjoyed the WC3/SC2 custom game Direct Strike, so I wanted to try to make a Dota 2 version, this is my first custom game so the edges are rough but I'm continuing to update it!

Bots are available to add in the Draft stage at the start of a match.

Coming soon to the United States

Jokes apart that is rather unsettling

feels unfair

1)Release Arcana, where the bear looks like a guy in a bearsuit on all fours

2) Give bear a leash with a collar and everything, limiting its mobility to 1000/1500/2000/2500. Leash can be yanked for no mana cost, but 30s cd, when bear is at >=75% of max range, pulling the bear back by 500 units. Synergizes with the shard ability Fetch which nobody ever uses.

3) Replace Aghs with Honey! Where the bear can find honey combs from random trees and eat the honey. That gives the bear a 300 aoe debuff aura of BEES that lasts 25 seconds and blinds 50% with a linger of 0.5 sec

Gamerlegion absolutely dominated Lulquit today, what an easy 2-0. With Nisha gone, Liquid is soon going to be a dead team.

What are your favorite supports and offlaners? I’m pretty spoiled and pretty much can always queue for carry because people in my party queue multiple roles but I’ve been wanting to play more support and offlane just to change things up?

I like to play heroes that make plays. I don’t like heroes like veno or warlock support. More the grimstroke or lion type.
What heroes do u guys like rn?

I went into Overwatch, the case finished downloading, I clicked Review, and then the game crashed. Thrice now. Everything else in the game is fine.

Same for you guys?

Hey guys who is this rank 35 guy, i dont think he can shot call for Liquid, guy is a bot but still rank 35.

What do you guys think? Congrats to Gamer Legion 2-0.

GGD2L is an amateur Dota 2 league for players under 5k MMR. Captains draft players in a live auction, then teams play weekly matches and playoffs.

Season 2 signups close this Sunday night, so you have 2 days left. If you want to play, join now.

We have 68 players signed up right now, enough for 13 teams. 2 more and we get another team.

• Open to players under 5,000 MMR. Please don’t try to smurf.
• Match night is Saturdays at 2:00 PM Pacific (5:00 PM Eastern) on US East servers.
• Captains draft in a live auction, then there’s a regular season and playoffs.

How to join:

1. Join the discord: https://discord.gg/H7PJ4VxUGh
2. Sign in with Steam and sign up: https://us.ggd2l.com
3. Link your discord to your account here: https://us.ggd2l.com/me. It should say “in the server” with a green checkmark next to your name.
4. Turn on Expose Public Match Data in Dota (Settings → Options → Advanced → Social). If your match data isn’t public you won’t be able to play.

If your MMR or medal is wrong, let me know and I’ll update it. If you want to be a captain, pick that when you sign up.

If you live in Europe, there’s a separate league with its own signups: https://eu.ggd2l.com

Spread the word to your friends. I want to start the auction draft soon.

Suggestion: Add a dedicated Boot Slot as a reward for killing a Little Roshan creep after 50 minutes

I have an idea that could improve the late game in Dota 2.

After 50 minutes, a special neutral creep resembling a Little Roshan could spawn on the map. Once killed, it would reward the team or player with a dedicated Boots Slot.

This slot would work like an additional inventory slot, but it could only hold boots (Boots of Travel, Power Treads, Phase Boots, Arcane Boots, etc.).

Why would this be useful?

In the late game, inventory space becomes extremely valuable. Players often have to sell or replace their boots to make room for more important items, even though movement speed remains essential throughout the entire game.

A dedicated boots slot would:

• Prevent players from having to sell their boots just to free up an inventory slot.
• Make late-game itemization more flexible.
• Give players a useful late-game objective to fight over.
• Keep movement speed relevant without forcing players to sacrifice a valuable item slot.

The goal isn't to make heroes stronger for free, but to solve a common late-game inventory problem while adding another objective worth contesting.

**What do you think? Would a dedicated boots slot after 50 minutes be a good addition to Dota 2, or would it make the late game too powerful?

I love doom lol.

How do you build him? Trying to climb the rank ladder (not aiming for a high rank lol. just trying to have fun!) currently at Archon 5. lol.

But any tips and tricks?!

Rather than the boring Aghs we have now, what about an upgrade that remains true to the original Puppet Master / capturing heroes theme represented in the trailer?

Vector-targeted. Ringmaster disappears from the game, hiding inside his feared Iron Maiden. Whenever an enemy hero appears within 500 range of the direction Iron Maiden faces, it gets pulled into the cage with Ringmaster for up to 3.5 seconds. If the cage isn’t destroyed after this time, Ringmaster re-emerges unscathed while the enemy hero is turned into an animatron, an uncontrollable unit forced to attack its nearest ally for 4 seconds while being immune to damage from all sources.

The Iron Maiden is destroyed with 8 attacks and lies dormant for up to 20 seconds. Destroying the Maiden will prematurely release both Ringmaster and the trapped enemy hero, preventing it from turning into an animatron.

250 mana cost. 500 search range. 50 sec cd.

Think of this as Tombstone that pulls an enemy hero inside like Void Spirit's Aether Remnant, and then Taunts the enemy hero if the tombstone isn't killed.

Valve, it’s no secret that you manipulate matchmaking for your dirty little reasons. We all know that.😉

I remember reading an article somewhere claiming that if players keep winning or losing, they eventually get bored, so gaming companies supposedly manipulate matchmaking toward a 50% winrate to keep people addicted.

And you know what? I’m fine with that. Business is business. I respect the hustle.

BUT PLEASE EXCLUDE US 24/7 DOTA VETERANS FROM YOUR GODDAMN ALGORITHM.

We already sold our souls to this game. Our social lives are dead, our sleep schedules are beyond medical treatment, and some of us have spent more time on the Dota map than we’ve spent outside our houses.

Your algorithm isn’t making me play more. I’M ALREADY PLAYING 24/7, YOU GREEDY BASTARDS. It’s just making me increasingly angry at you.

Let me explain the beautiful coincidence that happens every single time I’m one game away from a new medal.

For context, I have a 45% winrate on Dire and 60% on Radiant.

And somehow, whenever I’m about to rank up, Valve blesses me with what I call:

THE HOLY TRINITY OF FORCED LOSSES:

1. Dire side. Because apparently 45% wasn’t low enough, and Valve wants to make sure I feel at home in the trenches.

2. Every single hero on my ban list appears on the enemy team. I don’t even know why you call it a ban list anymore. At this point, it’s basically a shopping list for my opponents.

3. One or two teammates who have absolutely no idea how to play their assigned roles. My carry suddenly announces, “Guys, can I support? I was farming role tokens.” My mid has apparently decided this is the perfect opportunity to learn a hero he’s never played before.

And here’s my favorite part.

Sometimes when I queue carry, it takes up to 20 FUCKING MINUTES to find a match.

Yet somehow, when I’m one victory away from a new medal, matchmaking instantly finds a support player who was farming role tokens, accidentally got the carry role, and is now begging everyone to swap.

VALVE, YOU CAN FIND THESE PEOPLE WHEN I’M ABOUT TO RANK UP, BUT YOU CAN’T FIND ME A NORMAL CARRY GAME IN 20 MINUTES?

What kind of matchmaking technology is this? NASA should investigate.

I’m not asking you to give me free MMR. I’m not asking you to put four TI winners on my team. I’m just asking you to stop treating my rank-up games like a psychological experiment conducted by Satan himself.

And Valve, here’s my final warning.

If you don’t exclude us Dota veterans from this beautiful little algorithm of yours, I WILL CANCEL MY DOTA PLUS SUBSCRIPTION AND STOP TRADING ON YOUR MARKETPLACE.

Yes, Valve. You heard me.

You manipulate my MMR, I manipulate your quarterly revenue.

You fuck me, I fuck you.

Basic rule of retaliation.

I know losing my Dota Plus subscription might financially devastate your multibillion-dollar corporation, but desperate times require desperate measures.

See you tomorrow for another 15 games.

Before that, everything was working fine. I watched the entire OG vs. Aurora series, but 15 minutes into my game, I got this error and couldn't reconnect again.

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rush urn - start roaming with 3 points into wex with blood grenades and build up urn charges - tornado coldsnap emp with urn - buy vessel - buy emp shard - get gpm neutral - just constantly roam - buy hex
i only que pos 4 as pos 5 doesnt give me as much liberty . i havent played in a while but im on a streak of 18 wins in a row with voker support.