DOTA

[solar swan]

i call bs tho

[rich sundial]

[solar swan]

oh turns out it the invite guild abuse

[solar swan]

https://x.com/pglesports/status/1896491172970869169/photo/1

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X · Mar 3, 2025, 9:21 AM

Nigma

[rich sundial]

G

[patent forge]

more like benched

[cinder compass]

Gladiators will rise this tournament, I have faith in Quon

[solar swan]

[patent forge]

cope

[vast bridge]

holy

some cringe ass matches man

these retards actually went all in with the counters

[cinder compass]

[ivory mulch]

is that an offlane wraith king

[vast bridge]

man whats wrong with some of these players lately

why would you play a core role and not get any damage?

just building to be a mega creep

[cinder compass]

A really tanky mega creep

[echo verge]

is it me or wards aren't as op anymore

used to be able to just monitor every single chokehold easily

and ls's aghanims is busted as hell being able to just enter the enemy and get to full hp is crazy design

and people seem to actually be better now, people used to just back off after we get barracks even though we can clearly end, had a random team that listened to my ping and just went straight for the throne after getting one lane

and a supp that actually listens to my ping to get closer to me for me to ult as ls when we're tryna escape

dota players finally evolving

sidelanes also making it harder for people to gank, might actually stick to dota for a while now can actually have fun as carry instead of having to look over my shoulder to farm, having to rely on team babysitting, only supported before bc of this and was tired of supporting crap carries.

and people seem to also not be snowballing as much most of the games people actually dont hard feed and are actually somewhat equal. wonder if ppl just got better or dota made the game easier for these dumbasses to not feed

sidelanes def make the game a lot easier for sure

maybe i'll finally break ancient

[vast bridge]

Wards used to be a lot simpler and stronger

It's more like getting small vision now

[ivory mulch]

its a good thing ward spots are nerfed

its something you actually have to learn

also the ward spot is more dynamic than before

[cinder compass]

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fdfs980ctcboe1.jpeg

what in the actual fuck

This can't be real

right?

[vast bridge]

I think it's better now since it means you need to work around smaller amounts of information

[echo verge]

yea better now since you dont have to rely on team babysitting you as much

[vast bridge]

when the hero is so retarded that i cant even think of 3 other heroes i would rather ban

[cinder compass]

You always ban Pudge

Gotta save yourself the headache of your teammate picking it

[echo verge]

playing pudge sounds fun rn

time to ruin people's games

yea nvm, people are still retarded, dota put me in winner's bracket for a while then just shoved me back in the loser's bracket bright side i wont be wasting my time addicted to this game

[cinder compass]

[cinder compass]

[vast bridge]

https://www.twitch.tv/masondota2/clip/ViscousAgitatedCheeseNerfRedBlaster-vQAxF6LOhZlavYu4

I ask myself that question every time I play a match

[echo verge]

might just become an am bot for a while

seems to have a lot of games where the whole game just farms an eventually we lost bc they got better farmers or sm

like wtf happened

[echo verge]

yep, 3 wins in a row with am now

how are people winning more with ls and abaddon

[vast bridge]

this guy really said block the hook

for 0min rune

[patent forge]

gorek back on winstreak

[vast bridge]

"im pos 4"

[echo verge]

Aight nvm, i need to get off this game, taking a toll on my mind with these brainlet retards. im getting lazier and too addicted again to get shit done as well

Hope it's that easy

[patent forge]

[vast bridge]

how do you tri lane at the start of the game and still lose the tri lane?

man some people are horrible

[cinder compass]

[solar swan]

king nigma

playing tonight

be there

[rich sundial]

[cinder compass]

https://www.twitch.tv/esl_dota2/clip/BlightedAdventurousRutabagaSpicyBoy-lX1EVcfVLxd5YlnQ

[misty tinsel]

I just realized wth did they do to tinker. No rockets, Blink dont get re armed, Pos 5 is somehow legit

[vast bridge]

my pos 3

[vast bridge]

https://tenor.com/view/it-gute-nacht-not-gluten-nacht-gluten-nacht-gute-nacht-gif-11419817225655515471

this guy has to be to most luckiest guy or amongus

or his gaming chair is insanely good

[vast bridge]

ah well

[cinder compass]

wtf man

posting spooky shit

[robust river]

https://www.rxddit.com/r/DotA2/s/UbDDbNbMxZ

When even the game insults you

[rich sundial]

King Nigma is back

[patent forge]

[patent forge]

TEAM BALD ROSTER: 5- PLD 4- Filminy 3- Gunnar 2- MTD 1- Gorgc

@rich sundial @cinder compass @solar swan

[cinder compass]

wait a second

that actually looks like a decent roster

[patent forge]

pretty much

@mild coral

[solar swan]

gorek

[mild coral]

https://tenor.com/view/ome20-gif-9226759380346778850

[rich sundial]

Talon SEA Last Hope

[solar swan]

first pick is really that important huh

[misty tinsel]

[hazy cloak]

They beat og?

[misty tinsel]

Yeah. Even better Nigma made it to TI since their inception iirc

[dapper jasper]

https://youtu.be/mxRedoOiOa8

Damn. This shit dead

[zinc vessel]

channel revive TI is up

||liquid and spirit already eliminated ||

[robust river]

meanwhile nigma in top 8

aurora frauds lmao

[zinc vessel]

nigma winning it all

[hazy cloak]

All malaysian player are locked in

[steep grove]

watching nigma recent fights

👉 🫀 📉 📈

[misty tinsel]

Ame aegis surely

[patent forge]

[hazy cloak]

nigma,extreme,tidebound

i believe in you

bring back malaysia pride

[misty tinsel]

Haven't watched a single main stage game yet but xtreme vs nigma would be cinema

[robust river]

damn Heroic just kicked Tundra out of TI

2:0 as well

[patent forge]

watch nigma now

[zinc vessel]

holy tundra is already out

[patent forge]

yes they got smoked by heroic

[zinc vessel]

looks like nigma win

(pls no choke)

[patent forge]

dusa wins it

[robust river]

Nigma winning with mid muerta
What the fuck am i watching

[zinc vessel]

should've ss'd earlier

ES and silencer gap only 2k

NothingToFarm

[hazy cloak]

bane too strong for setup

kratos coaching

[patent forge]

picking undying vs dusa

[hazy cloak]

axe for sure

[steep grove]

Nigma

[misty tinsel]

SUMAIL NOOOOO

[steep grove]

gege xumail

[drifting moon]

sumali

[hazy cloak]

dam good game by SA

lets go SA dota

[solar swan]

SA

pepela

[hazy cloak]

Dam

Tht bh was nice

But not enough dmg

[solar swan]

thats close

[vale crescent]

mr rdine . . .

who you want to win ti

@solar swan

[patent forge]

falconi

[solar swan]

ur mom

[robust river]

such a good ti

all these teams have good chance to win

[ivory mulch]

except xg

[misty tinsel]

Falcons grand finalist. Ammar the fucker aegis pls tell me it aint real

[solar swan]

Ammar the goat

[zinc vessel]

Ame pressed R

[robust river]

i hope XG wakes up

that game 1 was shit
who picks PL in 2025

[patent forge]

game 2 looks good for them

[solar swan]

despair

game 3

[robust river]

Idk they did it again
Wtf is a medusa

Just pick normal shit idk

You have centaur
Cart
Why have things like dusa and puck

[patent forge]

thats how nigma lost with dusa

[robust river]

Idk what xiao8 is on with these drafts

[patent forge]

maybe hes drunk

[misty tinsel]

dusa 6 slotted surely its late territory now

[patent forge]

[solar swan]

rip PV

[hazy cloak]

lets go

eu vs china

[patent forge]

[robust river]

xxs god

[steep grove]

noone

[patent forge]

third place still good

[zinc vessel]

huge improvement for noone

from stuck in nigma

[misty tinsel]

yooo lets go ame SEA pride

Managed to sneak dondo in big 2025

[hazy cloak]

xnova

[misty tinsel]

deserved honestly

[robust river]

They just need to wake up

Especially xiao8

No pl picks pls

[drifting moon]

Ammar the FIlipino i believe

[patent forge]

ame

[zinc vessel]

i dont have fav on the gf

want cr1t to win ig

[hazy cloak]

50% half salary on hair product

[patent forge]

gorek predict 3:0 xg

[hazy cloak]

Clinkz

With pb?

Oh boy

[patent forge]

1:1

[zinc vessel]

how they catching puck

[solar swan]

just kill him

alright this one is a stomp

4 unkillable heroes

[zinc vessel]

was thinking if gold kinda tied mid game

but they just rolled xg laning phase

pretty close fight

kited falcons but gold lead too big

[patent forge]

20k gold lead

[cinder compass]

Ame win

[drifting moon]

ammar the filipino

[solar swan]

ammar win pls

[zinc vessel]

r they gonna hoodwink et again

[patent forge]

we gonna get 5 games today

[cinder compass]

SF pick

[patent forge]

and sven lule

[solar swan]

XG win

2-1

gege

[cinder compass]

AME

[zinc vessel]

didnt kill sven cause my carry is broke

🥀

[patent forge]

holy

china numba wan

says puppey

oh nono

we are now late game

[zinc vessel]

yeah gg

gyro deleted in 1 second

[cinder compass]

2-1

GABEN

PLS

[patent forge]

2:2 pls

[patent forge]

ammar my goat

[zinc vessel]

Final final

[patent forge]

told you 5 games @cinder compass

[solar swan]

ES xxs

i think XG win

[patent forge]

ye its bedge

[solar swan]

nvm bro

Falcons is playing so good

[patent forge]

ts delay icant

[solar swan]

malrine choking omE

[patent forge]

icant

ame the uncrowned king

[solar swan]

AME

[zinc vessel]

Game 5 and naga is open

[cinder compass]

Ame

https://tenor.com/view/fy-sad-fy-fireworks-gif-19775421

inc

[zinc vessel]

My carry dying let me press r real quick

🐸

[hazy cloak]

Holy shit

[zinc vessel]

Bro xnova

Is not having fun

[cinder compass]

Yeah...

Pugna vs Magnus

gg

[solar swan]

fydespair

[hazy cloak]

Medusa and naga open

Instant gg

[zinc vessel]

Ame 2nd place hatrick

[hazy cloak]

[steep grove]

gege

[solar swan]

falcons just vibing

[cinder compass]

Good series overall

[placid fiber]

https://tenor.com/view/nailong-yellow-dragon-gif-11878184204091418697

[compact solar]

Fuck crit bruh

I'll always hate him

[cinder compass]

[compact solar]

Fuck that guy

Also ame just retire already

[cinder compass]

Aui

[compact solar]

[robust river]

Good series

[cinder compass]

Yeah, games were good

[robust river]

Really feel like xg lost draft like terribly g4 and g5

g4 not banning sand king
g5 naga

They had first pick too

[solar swan]

amegalul

[cinder compass]

Malrine

[robust river]

I don't like atf but dude works hard

Respect
Ursa offlane in ti finals and won with it

[cinder compass]

Yeah, he took the ATF hero puddle jokes to heart

praticed hard

[solar swan]

Ame actually lost

3 times

[robust river]

On the other hand Sneyking is now a 2 TI winner and I'm not sure what i feel about that

[solar swan]

against Magnus

game 5

[robust river]

[solar swan]

[cinder compass]

[solar swan]

TI8
TI10
TI14

[cinder compass]

NA PRIDE

[robust river]

fucking sneyking

[solar swan]

Cr1tao

[cinder compass]

worse of all, I can't say he got carried

he played really well

[robust river]

Yeah falcons been good since like last year

[solar swan]

they been shaky

before EWC

during EWC they almost got it

but Spirit too strong

[cinder compass]

NEW HERO

COME ON FROG

[patent forge]

nah no new one

[cinder compass]

https://x.com/IceFrog/status/1967307117469237473

IceFrog (@IceFrog)

Congratulations to Team Falcons for their victory at The International!

X · Sep 14, 2025, 7:19 PM

Yearly tweet

[robust river]

Really no new stuff reveal?

[cinder compass]

Dead game

[ivory mulch]

ame choked

xd

[cinder compass]

[robust river]

I mean
He was shaky but he did what he could

The draft was just fucked

They clearly know naga is a problem yet left it free in the decider game

[ivory mulch]

i think draft was fine tbh

they wanted comfort

[cinder compass]

Jugg when oblivion staff exists

[ivory mulch]

they had a chance to win

but 2 times ame made big mistakes

[robust river]

idt pos 1 jugg pos 2 sf was comfort

[ivory mulch]

like xxs and xm had the perfect jumps

[ivory mulch]

sf was prolly comfort

jugg is mostly to deal with dusa

[robust river]

I think they wanted to pick dusa

But falcons caught it

[cinder compass]

True, but it's gets so hard to play it late game

[ivory mulch]

there isnt much heroes left to deal with dusa

[cinder compass]

feels like everything counters omni

[ivory mulch]

jugg is one of the best ones

[robust river]

Yeah jugg was not terrible in the end

[ivory mulch]

this meta is just

funny

[robust river]

Again, problem is naga

[ivory mulch]

ghost scepter + bkb is so aids

[cinder compass]

that's true

[ivory mulch]

that shit shoudl be patched

[cinder compass]

Naga ult was clutch so many times

[ivory mulch]

just looked like they had to give something up

[robust river]

The entire tournament tbh

[ivory mulch]

cus they didnt want to target ban 3 times against a support

i prolly would just let ench through tho

[robust river]

Or chen

[cinder compass]

I really hope next patch they take a good look on this

[ivory mulch]

[cinder compass]

its so stupid

[robust river]

Yeah

[ivory mulch]

not chen tho

chen is too fast

[robust river]

They tried leaving sand king and got cooked g4

[ivory mulch]

they didnt answer it properly

it was prolly a test

but it really is obvious from game 4 that alot of falcons draft relies on malrine doing well

game 5 draft was so different from their usual drafts

but it worked in the end

[robust river]

They just adapted better

[ivory mulch]

feel bad for xxs tho

he played so well today

[robust river]

xg is insane at late game plays
What you do? You play 2 carries
Ursa offlane rush bfury kek

[ivory mulch]

idk that just felt like they didnt answer the sk enough

the reason why game 4 draft worked was because sk was unanswered

lesh doesnt really win that lane vs sk

falcons had so much space cus malrine was free to do whatever he wanted

[robust river]

I believe lesh works in one of their previous games which is why they tried it

[ivory mulch]

idk

i think sf would have worked so well that game

[robust river]

Hes been carrying their ass whole day

[ivory mulch]

set the tempo and bully sk out of lane

[robust river]

If xxs did not pull off the rosh steal vs pvision
They wouldnt even be in grand finals

[cinder compass]

Hope they don't disband and stick together for Shangai TI next year

[ivory mulch]

good chance ame retires

[robust river]

Its china

[ivory mulch]

and i dont blame him

if he does retire theres very few good cn carries left

and one of them is in nigma

[robust river]

I read from some sources that shiro is also taking time off

[ivory mulch]

rip

shiro is an insane player

[cinder compass]

pls leave Nigma alone

they're finally decent once again

[ivory mulch]

xd

man

i really feel bad

[robust river]

Well its china
These dudes make more money streaming lol
Like somnus

[ivory mulch]

also looking at the bans

it wasnt even xg that was banning naga

it was falcons

[robust river]

Yeah because its op

xdd

[ivory mulch]

tbh i dont even mind the dominator meta

im just mad at the ghost scepter + bkb shit

feels like dominator let teams play the game their own way

[robust river]

I dont mind the item

Maybe nerf the cd so it isnt better midas

[ivory mulch]

its going to get hit tho for sure

but the meta of teams buying it is actually fine

i liked watching how teams use helm differently from each other

[cinder compass]

Delete that garbage from the game

Fuck zoo

[solar swan]

Honestly that pugna pick is ass too

No one can follow up shaker

Also people really flamin xiao8 with the juga last pick when its the best cus Ursa got banned

[ivory mulch]

pretty much why jugg was picked

there was no other good option

xg draft was about all in

[misty tinsel]

Jugg so countered holyshit

Homecourt next year hope ame gets it

[solar swan]

also Naga is just retarded man

[robust river]

Naga is busted

I watched highlights
XG had first pick the first 4 games and Falcons always ban Naga first phase

then game 5 Falcons had first pick and they just snatched it

[solar swan]

ngl

deserved

[cinder compass]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8QkPQwzUK0&t=2s

[misty tinsel]

[vast bridge]

no

[misty tinsel]

1st TI winner muted in the booth while playing Grand finals

[vast bridge]

ah well

they should keep him muted

just cause you're a ti winner doesnt mean you can be stupid

[ivory mulch]

what the fuck

i didnt see the roster shuffles

Fly and Abed are at VP

[cinder compass]

[patent forge]

interest to watch today

[misty tinsel]

And Lulba still coaching. Abed can never escape

[cinder compass]

Another year of Storm picks

[hazy cloak]

God

What the madness i seeing here

[misty tinsel]

Magic sven build? Maybe bro is onto something

[misty tinsel]

Who the hell is gooning to undying and arc warden brah

[vast bridge]

probably shove undyings tombstone up someones ass

[hazy cloak]

Question is

Why hoodwink

[misty tinsel]

Same tier as qop too wtf

[vast bridge]

The overlooked detail with Hoodwink is how unrealistic it is for a dainty squirrel to be towing such a PHAT ASS.

I cannot comprehend how such an erotic e-squirrel even exists; what I wouldn't give to have her scurry up my tree and rabidly stuff my acorn shot inside her bulging cheeks.

I've been sitting in the hero menu for DAYS spinning her around and around, salivating over that SUCCULENT gyroscope of hazelnut rodent cake.

[misty tinsel]

U right, one would never realize that a simple squirrel could be so caked up unless u zoomed in a bit. Especially in game when its cheeks clap and bounce right as it walks toward u to tie 3 of ur cores to a fucking tree bondage style

[cinder compass]

Hoodwink sure is popular, uh?

[misty tinsel]

if they wanna run it back they coulda hit up chalice and somnus as well

[cinder compass]

[vale crescent]

@night mica knows

[cinder compass]

[night mica]

Wtffff

[misty tinsel]

Is this what u call edging

[dapper jasper]

https://youtu.be/9PxE3Ws4m-g

Good video

[rich sundial]

https://youtu.be/fQv4yLb1UdA?si=TkjM8dTfL7pldF10

[hazy cloak]

based healing ngl

[vast bridge]

[robust river]

new hero is so dumb i love it

guitar hero frog

[patent forge]

[cinder compass]

Icefrog finally self inserted into the game

[misty tinsel]

CM + Laggi supp duo the "icefrog meta"

[cinder compass]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSVVcX5CUj3/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

esldota2

Mad Pudge: Gory Road ✋😐🤚 #dota #dota2

Likes

1166

Instagram

[signal matrix]

i have lost this privilege because my score decreased from 8.2k to 7.8k. i didn't even chat, the only message i type is "gg" at the end of games. is it because of reports? i mean i'm new so naturally i play like crap but wtf is this system

[vast bridge]

Punishment system for naughty boys

They probably just reported you

The only way to increase it is to win your matches without getting reported

[pliant cove]

Largo is so fking tanky as a support

[dim yew]

logged in years, I was playing with camera grip

how much can I get

[cinder compass]

https://tenor.com/view/psycho-adam-sandler-happy-gilmore-psychopath-gif-16273376

[ivory mulch]

play meepo and stomp them

[dim yew]

I didn't play meepo

checked patch notes

clinkz seems giga

and illusion chars seems good too

[ivory mulch]

clinkz was apparently bugged

he used to pierce through 20% of phys resist

instead of armor

basically meant way more damage than normal

[dim yew]

tried lancer, he's really nice

both times stomp tho, probably will ended up in legend or ancient

seems a lot of smurfs in herald or ppl like me

[solar karma]

[misty tinsel]

Diffu being dead on PL makes him feels less threatening the 1st 20-25 mins ngl

[dim yew]

illusions themselves felt pretty strong, tried phylactery it's rather good

don't know how much they got buffed comparatively, since I didn't play prior current patch

[misty tinsel]

Ohh 've seen a short Abt how phylactery is becoming a valuable safe lane item but I'm yet to see someone use it in game

[dim yew]

If you have targeted ability, it seems good one some

probably not much

pl, spectre

[misty tinsel]

https://streamable.com/kdtbu1

bro got outplayed so bad

[dim yew]

do ppl lvl 3rd skill on slark early?

I played a bit recently on him, never took 3rd until I got 4/4 on 1st and 2nd skills

[misty tinsel]

Matchup dependent maybe. Idk I don't play slark

[vast bridge]

1 level of stat steal is pretty good

but you should be maxing out the nuke for farming

probably do something like pounce nuke stat steal then max nuke

or stat steal before nuke but still max nuke first

for that above, you just gotta expect the skewer into tower

i would have stopped chasing when i got tossed since it was getting close to the tower

and the enemy warlock could have rotated for the heal

[misty tinsel]

Stat steal is innate now. His 3rd is like a baby orb of corrosion/skadi

[vast bridge]

oh, havent played since last year

if thats the case just max nuke then pounce no?

[dim yew]

yeah, and pounce applies essence shift as well

4 at max lvl

max first for farm then second

[vast bridge]

played a single game of dota

man these guys suck

i must have been pretty retarded last year if i was queued up with these guys

[dim yew]

[steep grove]

basically the op was just amazed to see someone named their daughter crystal maiden

[cinder compass]

[fast cedar]

[vast bridge]

one of you guys should name your son, Mangina

or was it Magina

I forgot

[untold mist]

either is equally bulliable

[misty tinsel]

Should have been her real name Ryalei or what was it. what was he thinking

Anyones hypothetical children would despise them if they found out they name is Phantom lancer

[dapper jasper]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/963299408563277846/1467370142873686148/image.png?ex=69802270&is=697ed0f0&hm=11aaf81fc5a09c1982ff25650f9833ac19a9ee1e1be3a65eca7efc59f85548e4&

Caught a live one

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/938412350422265928/1467371054640136276/image.png?ex=69802349&is=697ed1c9&hm=a90bd215cdb3b8eb47db5898dabcad9878fad9ae0b4f4361486e07b16020e6da&

[vast bridge]

You can block camps with Zeus W??????

Wtf

[misty tinsel]

-25 MMR cant be that bad

dota is a "reflection of real life" LMAO what is he on

[vale crescent]

smartest dota player

[vast bridge]

mentally ill players are the ones that dm you

theres ones that are mad in game

theres ones that are mad in game and post game

and theres ones that are mad in game, post game and dms

[misty tinsel]

aaaand theeeen theres ppl that str8 up dox u

[dapper jasper]

That same game they got muted by dota system. Which is why he proceeded to friend me to flame. I got the hush guy 4 games in a row right after.

[vast bridge]

holy

just tuned into mason stream

and my god

the players are absolute animals

how is that even 10k mmr

the players are legit worse than 4k

i guess this is what happens when theres no rank reset every year

you just have retards that have infinite time to queue up and eventually they will climb

[patent forge]

@vast bridge

[misty tinsel]

wasnt this guy getting banned repeatedly

[patent forge]

ye

[vast bridge]

Yeah

[echo verge]

https://x.com/rdygg_dota2/status/2029555689169854542?s=20

rdy Dota 2 (@rdygg_dota2)

Slark might be broken... when played by Topson

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X · Mar 5, 2026, 1:52 PM

how tf is he tanking a tower, 3 champs, with only 2 bracelet and treads

[vast bridge]

cause they changed his 3rd skill

it used to be stat steal

but essence shift is now his innate passive

his 3rd skill now steal movement speed health regen and health restoration

he gets 8 regen per stack at max level

[misty tinsel]

260 hp regen per sec. Heart of tarrasque at min 11 but doesnt get cancelled when damaged by another hero

[cinder compass]

:OSFROG:

my finest creation

[misty tinsel]

No more annoying refresher just to bkb again in lategame

[robust river]

why do i feel like someone on the dota balance team plays POE

[robust river]

this as well