I still hate Techies

Counter cancer with cancer-Pick slark before he gets nerfed.

Thanks for all the comments guys - it's not a matter of countering them, they're weak and rarely have much game impact...it's more the psychological impact, as soon as they get picked, I know the game is going to be boring and tedious. Random insta-death is not a fun mechanic, even if it doesn't ultimately matter.

There are plenty of annoying heroes, but I enjoy countering them, no other hero just makes me wanna quit playing. The hero is broken, the very philosophy behind it is contary to fun games, they don't need a remake, just binning.

I rarely see techies picked anymore, I genuinely don't think I've seen a game where techies have won, because all they do it get gold from killing lvl 3 crystal maidens casually warding, spending that gold on mana regen items, and then planting more mines and killing more crystal maidens.


They can push well, but I honestly think that nobody ever bothers, they just sit around with 0 exp and get kills or die trying.

They are pretty good at holding back pushes though, albeit just until the enemy gets gem or sentry wards.

Techies > Michael Bay

A poor Crystal Maiden dies everytime someone picks techies, please, vote Crystal Maiden for president, and give hope to the poor supports, who's only goal in life is to ward.

Please, have some respect.

#CrystalMaiden4President

I also hate Techies. When I see Techies picked, I "blow a fuse", pun intended. They are horrible, all they do all game is lay down their bombs and buy mana items. On the rare chance that you see those damn goblins scuttling around the forest, you think you can kill them and then they use Suicide Squad Attack!!! and deny themselves. Also people would not buy gem to save their lives, so I end up getting gem as support (because everyone is a carry these days) and when I die, people rage at me for losing the gem. I'll be walking along, going to gank a lane, and then BOOOM! I'm dead. * ( stupid name ) IS ON A RAMPAGE! * Damn you Techies.

So why don't you enjoy killing Techies as much as I enjoy killing Sniper?
I mean if you hate them you must take some kind of sadistic pleasure in seeing them die so why don't you pick some kind of ganker and just hunt them all game long trying to make them go 0-20? xD
I mean it's a more constructive way to take out your hate by blasting some Techies along the way :)

Oh and btw you DO instakill heroes without serious amounts of farm : Earth Spirit, Storm Spirit, etc. you get jumped, you're done. Spirits OP :)

Crystal Maiden as President?

Honestly guys... Techies? Bah! Humbug!

I like the "map control jungle mining techies" but not the boring "turtle to no end" techies


Also sando.. Fate's Edict :D


Sniper


If you only ward as a support, then you're a bad support.

Imma pick Techies so moar bad supports ded

Physical damage, so it actually makes it worse :(. I could kind of live with it (well a little more) if techies was actually used in a genuine "anti-jungle" fashion, blocking camps and killing their farms...but it's so rare to see a techies who wants to do anything but set mines in the designated places and hope somebody walks on them.

Sniper I can live with. You either smash the grinning little twit repeatedly as his puny stature and lack of escapes entitles you, or you live with the fact he got fed and pummelled your team into submission from afar because nobody got a space closer. It's your own fault if he wins, or he played well enough to deserve it.

Storm Spirit and Earth Spirit can do a lot of damage, it's true, they can swoop on you after the early game and do you up a treat. There's plenty of counter-measures you can use against them, from your positioning to your items. They at least bother to come and kill you personally, utilising at least some skill in doing so...they didn't wander round the map for 20 minutes hoping somebody would walk over one particular spot. The others certainly can't kill you instantly at level 1.

E.g. Tiny tosses Techies, insta-kill for first blood. Absolutely minimal skill required, there's no real defence apart from a quick Refraction (available to 1 hero) or the vague chance of an evade (does that even work?). It's broken.

Also, Michael Bay > Brett Ratner.

Im talking about Remote Mines. They are magical damage unlike the physical land mines

What i dreamt of techies is the antiroaming thing. But seriously, base defence is boring.

Hell, i've seen great clips of techies mining trees to counter tinker.

Mines, mmmmmm tasty.
Get it?



Also, http://www.dotafire.com/dota-2/forum/general/gameplay-analysis-on-techies-23755.
I love techies and will vote for their cuteness should you choose to have that option in your poll.

Lets say they are as cute as teletubbies.

Playing techies is like is like playing chess. There is application of mind. They dont rely on quick fingers(what people may mistake for skill), they rely on noticing enemy movements, dewarding, smoke and everything that a pub hates to do actually.

They really dont need to be reworked and nor do they need to be binned. They are easily countered, require the team to come together in their efforts and coordinate 10% of what pros do. Its like Mirana with her ulti that binds all of the team, only that this one is perpetual.

Your job while not fighting is to plant and in teamfights use stasis +euls combo.
Dont suicide unless you will die anyway or for securing a carry kill and your carry's gonna lose without that.