stop comparing ixdl to this
Thread title: "Alternatives to NEL?"
how are u still this retarded holy hell, 4 month mute gOod bye
Earnestly: I think the psychologists they hired are actually making the game more enjoyable to play. I dont really like how they've approached balancing but atleast the things they added that made me want to quit in the first place like shrines are now something ive come to appreciate with all the tuning that they've been given. The playerbase is not as horrible as they used to be, I mean my fucking randos are as trash as ever but theyre not horrible to play with anymore. Maybe thats just observation bias from my newfound behavior score but things really seem OK these days. I still come back for the same reason I always did, the friends that make shit like losing horribly feel not very bad at all. Thats certainly something that can justify building an IHL (here lmao) imo. People always want to make new friends to play dota with and if they have a place to do it then itll be a success. I really hope valve doesnt get any worse with the balancing choices but atleast redditors quiting the game sounds more positive than anything
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Also: FUCK matchmaking. Since I play mostly team MM when im losing games its a slow and tortorous experience cuz the enemy team is a chinastack and theyre actually coordinating hardcore and tryharding so they can win and grief the enemy team for fun afterwards , as usual. So as you can guess once theyre in my base theyre running past my fucking barracks and fountain diving me for 20 minutes instead of hitting my ancient. The funniest part to me is that theres no feature to fucking simply concede because Gabe Newell overheard once that it was a bad idea. I dont got time to get miserably raped. If there was an IHL people could just fucking call it and get on with their fucking lives. If I like the playerbase id absolutely play there for This reason alone
My winrate would be laughably bad but ill just have to bite the bullet I suppose. It beats playing mm
Honestly I think adding a way to FF in DotA would be good. A lot of people, myself included, get turned off from DotA because you have no clue if a game is going to be a 20 min stomp or a 80 min slug fest. Compare that to BRS, which are capped at like 30 minute game time with the ability to dip out at any time. An FF would make it so people don't feel like DotA is just a 40 minute shit show of insufferable teammates a majority of solo mm. you also can't just play YOUR game anymore and hope to win. Have to actively try to herd your retards around.
Mobas are dead and moving out. Just the sad fact and I don't think anything short of people cycling back to mobas will fix it.
I think you should learn to have fun while losing
The point of the game is to play the game. The ff types are universally poor emotional moderation/ unable to lose with grace people
If you think about it this is Gabe Newell teaching you to be a better person
Too bad valve wont add ff at this point because theyre too fucking self conscious to add something this late. they're fucking idiots and ff works great in customs so IHLs seem like the only choice left. And even if they did add ff, I dont think that fixes or even will be helpful for higher level players trying to get a great dota game out of matchmaking (LOL). A public matchmaking system will always try to sacrifice downtime for a quicker match, resulting in a potentially less balanced match and definitely a less beneficial/enjoyable experience for the good players involuntary teamed up with monkeys.
Lmk when an ihl is open and I’ll practice to bring my arcwarden and alchemist mid up to peak potential
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Yeah after valve went from pros complaining about hour+ q times and then complaining about rank 1ks in their games I think they gave up on higher tier mm. But I still think ff would make it better for the majority of the playerbase. And I think pros wouldn't get so much bad shit for destroying items or running it down if they could actually just ff
Really DotA needs an FF in the first 2 mins of game if drafts/teams seem really stupid
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lmfao valve psychologist plan back fires. They made it more enjoyable to the people who arent good at it while making those who loved it miserable.
NaDota will die in my life time, and i could not be happier, icefrog was raped by valve. Nadota is the heart of true dota, the 1v9 dota.
They laughed, but I was right, they hated me because i told the truth about it all. Glad ppd had the balls to say it, look how quickly they hop on his nuts.
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What do you think the psychologists that valve hired to improve player retention would say about this?
Not if someone from this community has anything to say about it
I have far more important nondelusional things to worry about tho personally
Probably dota is a team game, lets make it more about picks than individual skills, i mean the strategy hasnt worked so far, people liked the game when it was more about the player, but we know that new players spend more money than old legends so appealing to make dota great isn't profitable and if i dont make profits i lose my job so w.e fuck the good players and lets just amp the discontent more and keep forced 50 pumping to keep them playing
What the fuck lmao
Go away refpsi some valve employees gonna be reading this thread and theyre gonna drop it when they start trying to comprehend your drivel. Cant you see im trying to make a plea with Gabe Newell himself over here, using Facts and Logic to guide my reasoning.
Gabe doesnt love dota. Nobody who loves dota is playing it anymore. They are either indoctrinated pros who make a living off of it, or wanna be pros who cant realize they've been had by valve.
Real dota players are dead. No dota player has fun on dota, it is a chore, and not a passionate battle like it used to be.
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