So one person should be able to ruin 9 other people's fun for 20-30 minutes?
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Dota 2 Beta Thread: [Brewmaster]
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TyrantGuardian
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In some cases yes, because most people seem to give up way too quick due to frustration in DotA. I'm all for a 5/5 after 30+ mins vote option, that would be fine.
...really?
you see there are different kind of giving up. One being afk and the other is play until it's over
4 other people's fun actually, since most stomps I've been on/played against enjoy stomping.
I don't know who you think you're fooling but when you're down 10-0, and 3 of your teammates aren't even paying attention anymore, since they've already given up in their heads, you're only playing under the pretense of being a team of 5, when in reality it is probably a team of 2.
I don't know who you think you're fooling but when you're down 10-0, and 3 of your teammates aren't even paying attention anymore, since they've already given up in their heads, you're only playing under the pretense of being a team of 5, when in reality it is probably a team of 2.
We're not talking about seemingly losing here, we're talking about clear cut cases when it's being drawn out. Sure there can people who vote to end it too early, But if you have a decent team (which by your argument you're saying you do) who has a chance of winning atleast 3 will vote no.
Sure you might turn games around, but that usually doesn't happen. People start going afk, leave their lanes so you end up with a trilane 20 minutes in, and other annoying stuff. Thank god stats aren't working, but I don't see how you can't not want a concede option. 5/5 @ 15, 4/5 @ 30 is actually a pretty good sweet spot for publics.
I do agree, however, that 15 minutes is too early for DotA, which is generally slower paced than both HoN and LoL. 20 or 25 minutes would be better for the 5/5 deal. Then you can lower the required vote by 1 for every 15 minutes past.
Fulleffect
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woot woot me too
time to go drag some teams down with my badness
time to go drag some teams down with my badness
Bro read the title / First line of the OP.
Also I love how this thread has already established it's discussion cycle.
TyrantGuardian
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All I know is that in LoL there were masses of people who just wanted to surrender vote when the game wasn't even near being decided. What I really want to know right now is why my Dota 2 is stuck at "Preparing to launch..."?
steam maintenance went goofy, my games were messed up too, but it's working now. going to play now and throw my stream up http://www.twitch.tv/dommynick
Don't know about the exact details, but something along these lines please. As mentioned, sitting around waiting for the other team to complete core item #4, Rosh and then push your Shrine gets dull.
Actually, for determining the numbers I'd be interested in seeing the results of an internal/team only placebo-conceed option, where at any point in the match a team can throw up the vote, but would still be required to play out the match and the result would be recorded as usual. The point would not be to encourage a defeatist attitude, but to gather more information on whether or not games in the current Dota 2 scope DO get turned around, for better or for worse. The vote would not be visible to the other team, so as to avoid influencing their overall gameplay.
Does that make sense? Aside from indirect stats they collect from games played and whatnot, it doesn't really feel like they would be able to get feedback on this unless it were an actual poll/survey, and even so, the decision for the final numbers would come down to the Devs and their judgement.
Legato.Reborn-
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Where do I change resolution settings?
Gear symbol on the top left - click it and you'll see additional buttons for controls, audio, video/graphics and gameplayWhere do I change settings
Edit: Ah just check the graphcs tab and you'll be able to move the slider around there to change your display res.
Legato.Reborn-
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Oh wow my Fraps FPS counter was blocking it, I was seriously losing my mind wondering where it was.
Much gratitude!
TyrantGuardian
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If people still can't launch games on Steam, try changing your server location in the settings. Fixed it for me.
Perfect Blue
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Best game ever lol. Went 11/2/6
#sogood
Sand King is still pretty fun.
Also, Kag's Lion LOLOLOL
You can press F12 for a screenshot.
Also, Kag's Lion LOLOLOL
Best game ever lol. Went 11/2/6
#sogood
You can press F12 for a screenshot.
Perfect Blue
Banned
Yeah lol. My friend told me right after the match.You can press F12 for a screenshot.
Togglesworlh
Banned
I played L4D2 versus once recently and I was so out of practice (as were my friends) that the other team stomped us so hard they left out of boredom.
I laughed.
Clearly, introducing a concede option would ruin the chance of priceless moments like this.
Say "No" to concede!
While I see the point of people who want concede, every time I get a comeback or even the feeling of one it feels so good, so I kind of don't to be "that guy" that doesn't vote concede.
What would people think about just making the number of votes based on base towers/rax. One set of barracks down means 4/5 required, two down would require 3/5.
For the most part it feels like getting a rax is the cutoff point for comebacks, sometimes you can pull it off, but the whole team has to be motivated for it to work out.
What would people think about just making the number of votes based on base towers/rax. One set of barracks down means 4/5 required, two down would require 3/5.
For the most part it feels like getting a rax is the cutoff point for comebacks, sometimes you can pull it off, but the whole team has to be motivated for it to work out.
Courier, wards, mid solo.
Think having Thor on your team you'll always have a chance.
Togglesworlh
Banned
Oh man I just had the best game as Weaver I have had so far. I could've been around for more kills, but I was solo bot against a Broodmother/Sniper, so I needed to farm a little extra after laning phase ended.
Felt so good.D
Time to play Dazzle. U:
Felt so good.
DTime to play Dazzle. U:
Stahsky
A passionate embrace, a beautiful memory lingers.
Togglesworlh
Banned
Oh man I just had the best game as Weaver I have had so far. I could've been around for more kills, but I was solo bot against a Broodmother/Sniper, so I needed to farm a little extra after laning phase ended.
Felt so good.
Time to play Dazzle. U:
Oh man I just had the best game as Dazzle I have had so far.
SO GOOD this game.
It was so great. They tried to go all tryhard push mode with broodmother, furion, and venomancer. Had a fail Shadow Fiend mid (I still have never seen a good pub shadow fiend) that lost to a Lina and fed their team the whole game, they got all 6 outer towers. Didn't matter because on top of dazzle I picked Dark Seer and another friend chose Earthshaker.
Oh you want to push? Illusion wall vacuum echo slam and then I run around at high speeds with ion shell mopping up the havoc.
Dark Seer is SO GOD DAMNED FUN. (And surge + shallow grave = LOL U MAD)
Togglesworlh
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earthshaker goes "well i guess i'm dead"
dazzle goes "not yet you ain't"
dark seer goes "RUN BITCH RUN"
dazzle goes "not yet you ain't"
dark seer goes "RUN BITCH RUN"
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