[quote who="woppin" reply="5" id="2293699"]As has been pointed out, not all 3 mines are always tripped, in my experience it's generally 2.[/quote] Unless you are Sedna: Sila is fat and specializes in triggering every mine possible. [e digicons]:annoyed:[/e]
[quote who="Busdude" reply="2" id="2293502"]It's lame as hell how end-games (close games anyway) on Cataract always end up the exact same way. People scrambling for the other team's portals to backdoor while hopefully defending their own, and spamming locks and teleporting all over the place. Some Demigods are way better then others at escaping from backdoor attempts, or defending. I think a lot of people need to stop viewing flag locks as some really
[quote]Eh, when you get down to it, talking to your pubby partner tends to go something like this: Sedna: They need to nerf that beast. Everyone plays him. Me: No, he's pretty balanced. WE HAVE FIRST BLOOD! Sedna(Dead): That spit is exactly why beast needs to be nerfed. Me: Just stack HPS and you'll be fine. Your heal will even eventually remove his spit. Sedna: That's a level 15 skill. Me: So? I'm level 11, we're almost t
[quote]Did I say that it wasn't supposed to do all of that? I'm actually pretty sure I said it had great utility, which is equivalent to saying it's versatile. I'm not sure what you're arguing here.[/quote] Are you not listing all those things in support of your theory that Mines are too good?
[quote who="BobWI" reply="12" id="2293055"]can be used as a passive trap, as a creep/minion clearing aoe, as a tower nuke, as a snare, or as a combat nuke depending on the situation at hand.[/quote] And? I suppose it hasn't occurred to you that its supposed to be able to do all that. Versatile spell is versatile.
[quote quoting="post"]Someone walks right through the base, ignoring towers, etc. Gets the flag, and locks it. Game over. It is the winning move. No counter, nothing you can do. Pay attention to your portals, always keep a teleport scroll and a lock in your inventory, lock them yourself before someone else gets them. [/quote] This was pointed out already, but the bold and underline
This map is awesome. btw I would recommend not making the center something overwhelmingly important, otherwise the complexity of the map will become superfluous as everyone just fights over the center. Make the center just an artifact shop. Scatter the important flags around the rest of the map.
[quote who="ZehDon" reply="3" id="2292019"]I wasn't comparing the two abilities - their purposes are entirely different. I was merely offering a counter-point to the poor argument that Bat Swarm is an exploit.[/quote] You're really missing the point. Bat Swarm itself is obviously not an exploit, but using it to cross the gap from gold mine flag to base on Crucible probably is. Bat Swarm normally covers the ground that it would take ~2 seconds to traverse normally, which is fi
[quote who="pacov" reply="19" id="2291997"]Wouldn't it be great for any of us to say that pacov or itchydustbin or jimbo are some of the top players instead of having to second guess due to a shite stat system that can be cheated by anyone with half a brain?[/quote] Well as I understand it, thats the whole reason for clan leagues and such.
[quote]Premades aren't playing at the "highest level of the game" because there currently isn't one. There is no team support in the game, so the number of premade vs premade games are extremely low. Right now premades are only playing against pugs, so by your logic premades right now are aren't worthy of providing their opinions on balance either. You can make the claim that premades have a higher knowledge of the game because they play in a true team setting
[quote]Now that is not true either. There are plenty of things relevant to what happens in the "minor leagues." Tactics/items/abilities which the average pug player is powerless (or unable) to stop will get nerfed regardless of whether or not the "top players" can counter it. Let's look at our old friend the Heart of Life, which the "pros" swore up and down the street was "ok." Yet, look what happened to it. While it seems tempting to balance the game for
[quote who="BobWI"]Because listening to someone who plays strictly with premades in custom games that typically are not advertised as premades in the game title against PuGs is a more credible opinion. I apologize that I raise an eyebrow at that claim. Again I stress the point that the potential burst because of multiple casts getting triggered nearly simultaneously is a problem. No other single player's single ability can
[quote who="BobWI" reply="3" id="2291321"]3 games a day in pugs.[/quote] Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if you only play pugs then you are not in a position to offer credible opinions on balance. Sorry.
[quote who="Shadow" reply="19" id="2291188"] You know Shadow, maybe if you attached reasons why Mines are fine, people wound understand better, and you wouldn't have to repost so often. Rationale is pretty useful in that regard, or so I hear. I already have, on multiple occasions, in multiple posts. I'm tired of trying to explain it to people who won't understand until they get better.[/quote] Whenever I'm in that situation I C/P my favorite version of my arguments an
Double Post... Stupid freaking forums don't refresh properly...
[quote who="woppin" reply="7" id="2291142"]Because it becomes the rock paper scissors of 1v1, which is less interesting than a mixed game. Sitting in the lobby cycling through DG choices isn't cool. My main issue is with double Beast, you can chain foul grasp, and spit has a huge damage that stacks. The synergy between two beasts is ridiculous and can only be countered by the generals (healing minions, shield, mist, heal, bramble). Eg two people playing spit UB essential
You know Shadow, maybe if you attached reasons why Mines are fine, people wound understand better, and you wouldn't have to repost so often. Rationale is pretty useful in that regard, or so I hear.
[quote who="woppin" reply="3" id="2291100"]High sim, no doubles. so its something like 2v2[US][Pre][ 5 sim][/quote] Someone explain to me why doubles are a problem in 2v2.
The ability to teleport is indeed an Erebus "perk," but imo was designed to be a combat tool allowing him to quickly chase and retreat, covering an amount of ground instantaneously that would normally take a couple seconds. The problem with the Crucible teleports, however, is that they cover an amount of ground that would normally take 20+ seconds to traverse (not to mention the danger of the normal path, or the fact that after the teleport you are standing next to the enemies only portal fla
The whole concept of a % chance to interrupt is horrid from the beginning. The reason why you interrupt someone is that they are doing something and/or you think they are about to do something, and you use a skill that you know will interrupt it. % chance interrupts lack both the deliberate timing and guaranteed nature of actual interrupts. The result is that they often trigger when nothing is happening but remain dormant when needed. Despite this, % chance interrupts are designed into a very
[quote who="Misfortune" reply="2" id="2290797"] I don't even know what to say to the lone players. Maybe, "what the hell are you doing?" This is a team game, and the only games that are meaningful or fulfilling in any way are the ones between organized teams. If you don't play in a premade, or at the very least are trying to meet people so that you can form a premade, then you are wasting your time. We are doing the "hell" only thing we can do, suffering with no system to
A lot of special level 15 skills are useless.
[quote]Odd, I had them exactly reversed. Generally the DPS reg seems to just not bring enough to the table, especially at rank 7, compared to a mine reg. In 2v2 combats, an allied reg can do strong damage to multiple enemies, often allowing your team to pull in major wins. Not just one kill, but two. Also, mines with any stun mechanism becomes an impressive damage do-er, and with shrapnel mines, it ends with a massive snare, astoundingly good for ganking. In compari
Mines Regulus is, to me, the official "I'm really annoying but I never win" build. Personally I'm glad it exists so that I don't have to deal with many DPS Regs, which are actually threatening after a while. FYI my perceptions are based on the 2v2 and 3v3 games I play with my team. If yours are different because you play in pugs a lot - thats why.
Her heal spell makes her very resistant to burst damage and negative effects. Her priest minions make her very resistant to damage over time. Well, what did you expect? Shes a defensive DG. As has already been suggested: she is vulnerable to stuns, interrupts, silence, etc. Things that make her heal not work properly. Also you might try going for someone else. Sedna is a tank, so you'd be wisest to accept that early and midgame she will probably control her lane 1v1, or e
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