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Dota 2 Beta Thread 2: Real Talk Discouraged [Magnus, Teams, 6.75b, 150+ Shop Items]
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What are you talking about? The majority of the items used to have black backgrounds, now they all have colored backgrounds.
Lactose_Intolerant
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Dreams-Visions
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now that I can see them all, I really do like all of them.
I still don't know what the hell Satanic is supposed to be.
Also, I like the old Mojllnir more than the new one. That's about it.
No, think of them as shin guards to otherwise bare feet.
The icons look pretty good at that size. One of my issues is that some of them don't have enough contrast, and when they're shrunk down for the shop its hard to tell what the image is. A good example is Reaver. It's a fairly dark item with a dark background. Mask of Madness is another that just doesn't have enough contrast. Then theres others that are hard to tell what they are just due to the detail like the headress, but I guess I'll get used to that later. Of course there are revamped icons that I just dont like such as Divine Rapier and Satanic(wtf is it).
GhostRidah
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Personally I think the new Lion is way better
Lactose_Intolerant
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Think the new one needs another pass on the textures. The finger textures don't line up right and legs could use some work. I give them props for at least trying to make the fingers look good though, instead of just making them a solid color cause they didn't want to deal with the trouble.
Dreams-Visions
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Maybe I'd like the Lion more if he didn't have such a stupid fucking expression on his face.
I'd rather see a stoic face or even a scowl.
and the return of the facial hair.
I'd rather see a stoic face or even a scowl.
and the return of the facial hair.
what
krameriffic
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The new Boots of Elvenskin is clearly not a boot.
The new Magic Wand looks dumb.
The new Maelstrom is kind of weird.
The new Mjollnir... I don't even know.
The new Dagon is also a bit dumb looking.
Satanic is... I don't even know.
The new Eul's is really, really bad.
I like the old Necronomicon better.
The new Mask of Madness is silly and indinstinct.
The new Shadow Blade actually looks like a less good quality of the old one.
The main color on the Vitality/Energy/Point Boosters all look unfinished.
Otherwise they look good. Those ones just don't seem to have gotten the right care and attention.
sorijealut
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The new Lion got darker, with new double chin. Looks like a fat overseer.
Just wanted to note that Dagon has several icons depending on the level which is pretty cool.
http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/8124459/img/DotA/DOTA-ICON-NEW-OLD.png
krameriffic
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Excellent. The higher level ones are much better looking, but 4 and 5 are a bit difficult to differentiate at a glance.
I love some of the details they've accentuated with these changes.
Satanic strikes me as some kind of bone with teeth inset in it. The teeth on Morbid Mask, Vladimir's Offering, and Helm of the Dominator also seem more prominent than they used to be. Nice touch, really, a little visual flourish to imply lifesteal.
Eul's Scepter's head now looks wholly akin to the effect it creates. Necronomicon looks appropriately eldritch. Poor Man's Shield looks to be fashioned from a barrel. Boots of Travel are now a stone's throw within a certain superhero's colouring scheme. Orchid is one of the best changes, a razor-sharp flower helixing around a poisonous bud at its center. Gem is another change I quite like, it rests in an interesting halfway point between a precious stone and an organ of sight. Medallion of Courage now sports a ribbon. Daedelus now bears stronger continuity (with Crystalis), Mekansm also (with Buckler).
Satanic strikes me as some kind of bone with teeth inset in it. The teeth on Morbid Mask, Vladimir's Offering, and Helm of the Dominator also seem more prominent than they used to be. Nice touch, really, a little visual flourish to imply lifesteal.
Eul's Scepter's head now looks wholly akin to the effect it creates. Necronomicon looks appropriately eldritch. Poor Man's Shield looks to be fashioned from a barrel. Boots of Travel are now a stone's throw within a certain superhero's colouring scheme. Orchid is one of the best changes, a razor-sharp flower helixing around a poisonous bud at its center. Gem is another change I quite like, it rests in an interesting halfway point between a precious stone and an organ of sight. Medallion of Courage now sports a ribbon. Daedelus now bears stronger continuity (with Crystalis), Mekansm also (with Buckler).
Dreams-Visions
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^ I also like the I, II, and III on the Necro. Nice touch.
yea, they should add some of those nice smoke effects or something to the level 5.
yea, they should add some of those nice smoke effects or something to the level 5.
The_Player
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New Lion is ugly as fuck. Also good luck for them to release all but 5 heroes before the International 2 with this rate.
krameriffic
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It needs some background color, and it needs to be bigger and oriented differently. And the glowing part just doesn't look right, it doesn't blend into the rest of the hammer very well.
Schweinehund
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New lion is better, except the teeth, too white. *Also needs the goatee/beard back.
There is already too much purple going on in this game. They need to use all colors of the palette.
There is already too much purple going on in this game. They need to use all colors of the palette.
Dreams-Visions
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Just played a game where natures prophet had over 20k in the bank at one point, @..@
Used necromancy book with shadow shaman such a good item when combined with ward trap, great vs people with stealth blade.
Used necromancy book with shadow shaman such a good item when combined with ward trap, great vs people with stealth blade.
Manta and Yasha no longer look like plastic toys. I miss the swirl background on the blink dagger, though. And changing Sage's Mask from pink to purple/blue? I really liked the pink, it made the item really pop and stand out. I'm indifferent about the Galactic Empire logo being taken away from the Force Staff.
Also, I tried Viper, Clinkz, Spectre, and Invoker today. I didn't like Viper at first, but I had a really intense game with him and by the end I was completely wrecking their carries. They were pounding on our base, but we managed to turn it completely around. Clinkz is really fun as well, although I admittedly forgot to use his Q move until near the end of the game, but I managed to take down three towers because of it. Spectre seems pretty unusual, but her damage output near the end was incredible, and her ult move is great for scouting or trolling (had an enemy Huskar use his ult on one of my illusions). Invoker.... yeah, I can see his appeal, but I need to stay far, far away from him. Ghost Walk is great though.
Also, I tried Viper, Clinkz, Spectre, and Invoker today. I didn't like Viper at first, but I had a really intense game with him and by the end I was completely wrecking their carries. They were pounding on our base, but we managed to turn it completely around. Clinkz is really fun as well, although I admittedly forgot to use his Q move until near the end of the game, but I managed to take down three towers because of it. Spectre seems pretty unusual, but her damage output near the end was incredible, and her ult move is great for scouting or trolling (had an enemy Huskar use his ult on one of my illusions). Invoker.... yeah, I can see his appeal, but I need to stay far, far away from him. Ghost Walk is great though.
Personally I think the new Lion is way better
I didn't realize Valve just redid the texture.
He needs his Beard back.
Using my awesome MS Paint Skillz, here is an artists interpretation of how he would look with a beard:
Purple is the best color though. Game needs a purple filter.
The_Player
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This. And I wish his grin to be less mad and more about rage and revenge.
We can have every other statement out of his mouth be about hell. Oh shit he already does that.
sorijealut
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Something about the beard just made sense. A lion's mane...?
Actually.....that's exactly what is missing. It would be perfect on the new model. Hopefully they do it.
Were you against a team of 5 carries that fed you guys?
Pretty much, yeah.
CreativeSK
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I didn't realize Valve just redid the texture.
He needs his Beard back.
Using my awesome MS Paint Skillz, here is an artists interpretation of how he would look with a beard:
the only reason he needs that beard is because it hides his ugly double chin
Development isn't linear like that, for all you know they could release 10 heroes tomorrow or not release anyone at all for six months.
The_Player
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I didn't realize Valve just redid the texture.
He needs his Beard back.
Using my awesome MS Paint Skillz, here is an artists interpretation of how he would look with a beard:
Almost perfect!
Well, there are 34 characters left to port. Assuming the International 2 is in mid August, that would give 16 weeks of development. Of the 34 Heroes, 18 are known to be currently worked on. I think Valve will meet their goal, and it isn't any major loss if they don't.
I wonder if Valve is working on Visage for the small bit of humor that comes from having every Dire Int in the game. His ability strings were added this patch.
I wonder if Valve is working on Visage for the small bit of humor that comes from having every Dire Int in the game. His ability strings were added this patch.
The_Player
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Yeah I know how development might be going, but it's very difficult to believe that Valve will do something weird like 5 'new' heroes in a single update, isn't it?
Dreams-Visions
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Based on the past and new item icons, I've concluded that somehow Malestrom and Molljnir are reversed. The new Malestrom looks just like the old Molljnir. Reverse them and it all makes sense. Could this have been a simple valve oversight?
The_Player
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It may be actually, since they placed Brew on the Dire side the last test update by an accident.
throwawayname
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I like this guy
The_Player
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That was long ago, so doesn't count. :| Nah seriously, I hardly believe that Valve will do something like that in future. They have some other more important stuff to do, like the one above my post.
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