Warming up before gladiators

[AntlermanXXL]

While we are preparing GLADIATORS idea, let`s warm up. We planned to run it at September, but screwed a bit.

I announce the -CM/-CD hosting every 2 day (when it will be possible for me, according to my free time. Nothing stops you to host game yourself too)!

I think, since we got some really comfortable dedicated realm for dota, and having some stylish list only of DotA games (i really like to see such a 'calm' list without any junk maps), and since the map is going to be more DotA2-like, which means it will forces us to fight and such, by rewarding active fights and punishing for too passive gameplay, - i think now we are ready to play some -CD, -CM games.

Teams will be probably total random ( i will have 1-2 friends, maybe; you can call yours, of course).
Let`s learn to play some modern, clean, smart game.

Like, i will host -CM game right NOW for testing purposes, but probably no one will join without being prepared. So, tomorrow i`ll host too. At like this time.
And again - you can host yourself.

Just get the idea, feel it, like it and start playing interesting DotA games! :-)
Get the progression

[AGENT]

Players here haven't read chalonge of the maps since 6.83, so I doubt there will be some progress regarding their gameplay.
Anyway, I will join now.

[begin]

While we are preparing GLADIATORS idea, let`s warm up. We planned to run it at September, but screwed a bit.

I announce the -CM/-CD hosting every 2 day (when it will be possible for me, according to my free time. Nothing stops you to host game yourself too)!

I think, since we got some really comfortable dedicated realm for dota, and having some stylish list only of DotA games (i really like to see such a 'calm' list without any junk maps), and since the map is going to be more DotA2-like, which means it will forces us to fight and such, by rewarding active fights and punishing for too passive gameplay, - i think now we are ready to play some -CD, -CM games.

Teams will be probably total random ( i will have 1-2 friends, maybe; you can call yours, of course).
Let`s learn to play some modern, clean, smart game.

Like, i will host -CM game right NOW for testing purposes, but probably no one will join without being prepared. So, tomorrow i`ll host too. At like this time.
And again - you can host yourself.

Just get the idea, feel it, like it and start playing interesting DotA games! :-)
Get the progression

+1 for maraskeroo

[beastiary]

you dont need to read changelogs to change gameplay

[AGENT]

you dont need to read changelogs to change gameplay

I disagree.

[AntlermanXXL]

Any arguments, both?
I`m on beastiary's side now

Reading the changelog most likely will change your gameplay, yeah

But it does not work vice versa as 'a priori' - you can change your gameplay whenever you want.
I did not read any changelog still, for example. I`m pretty sucking at this map and DotA 2, but every second i play here and there - i improve by myself at dota, without reading changelogs. Same as everyone could do. Here is my little argument :-)

[AntlermanXXL]

By the way, we have played a -CM game, full of randoms;
Me / fairy were captains
Was quite fun.

[Happy..]

Man, I would not call that exactly "fun" My entire team was harassing me with "pick me naix, pick me leoric", the last guy wanted huscar as the last pick without any support in our team. And guess what? I actually picked them what they wanted, well except huscar, coz that would have been too much. They were even questioning me why am I baning abadon, kka etc.

In a case where I went some normal, decent pick, those guys would have: a) refused to play the heroes I picked for them or b) sucked abnormally and then blame me for picking them heroes they did not want to play.

So playing cm, cd modes with a bunch of randoms... Idk, good luck with that. What I suggest is trying to collect like 10-15 normal, decent ppl, set up a time like 21, 22 server time and then try that.

[AntlermanXXL]

> Man, I would not call that exactly "fun"
For me it was. Even if my team had random roaming boots+dust ursa against freefarming naix. The ursa which ruined the entire game. And my friend, the pudge player, was lagging. I still found the fun. I did not pick things they were spamming me to pick for. I simply did not react at most of that spam.
And it was fun how we lost early/midgame (which i expected to be finish time) having superior picks.

I do not care about losing/winning
Same as you guys should really not; The fun is in the gameplay at all. It was a way better than all the recent Safelist games together. Because people are not pretending to be 'professionals', because people do not behave arrogant. It was typical pub fun game, i really liked it.

> What I suggest is trying to collect like 10-15 normal, decent ppl, set up a time like 21, 22 server time and then try that.
Isn`t it what this thread about? :-D


P.S. for example, Iccup has -CM games at low ranks very often, and absolutely random pubbers are playing there. It's a good practice to play -CM / -CD games in pubs especially.
Waiting for you and such people today

[beastiary]

well the workaround about playing cm with randoms is that you ask them 3 heroes they can play and pick from that (still not great) but better than pick me xy, or you try to suggest some fitting semi-retarded hero they might like - atleast thats what i got so far

[UltimateTroll]

i wish u all the best guys,have a lot of fun

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