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Throwback: When Riki Got Picked Every Game

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Permalink | Quote | PM | +Rep by KoDyAbAbA » January 21, 2015 8:52pm | Report
the problem with medusa is that she needs to much space and too much time to come online, and even after that, she struggles against split-pushers

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Permalink | Quote | PM | +Rep by porygon361 » January 21, 2015 9:37pm | Report
KoDyAbAbA wrote:

the problem with medusa is that she needs to much space and too much time to come online, and even after that, she struggles against split-pushers




I have a friend that plays Earth Spirit and creates so much space I don't even need to join the fights most of the time. Also, I don't find it difficult to ward off split-pushers (mostly because my Earth Spirit friend destroys them).

Basically, your team has to be decent in order for Medusa to be effective. I wouldn't recommend picking Medusa in solo-queue unless you're extremely confident with you and your team's abilities. Even if your team is having trouble early on, you can TP in after the initiation spells are thrown out to cast your Stone Gaze (A.K.A. *****vision) and win fights or save lives. But it shouldn't be a problem for you, since Mystic Snake completely destroys anyone in the laning phase (bar some heroes like Huskar).


Too much time to come online? I got 15 minute midas skadi treads once (got 2 kills, including first blood, and I got almost every single last hit on lane and I jungled a lot when my lane was occupied by enemies).



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Permalink | Quote | PM | +Rep by ElDiablo » January 21, 2015 10:00pm | Report
KoDyAbAbA wrote:

and a ******ed support in my team who thinks that he will support after he gets his aghs.


Argh... those people literally make me mad!


Back to the topic of this thread!
I myself think that Riki is atleast as strong or even stronger than what he was before the "rework". He is also more balanced now because he can't abuse Blink Strike as much than he used to be able.
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Permalink | Quote | PM | +Rep by Unscathed » January 22, 2015 2:24am | Report
The blink strike is great. Remember when you can kite riki?
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Permalink | Quote | PM | +Rep by wangyuphing » January 22, 2015 3:16am | Report
IMO

You say that but nowadays people plays him the wrong way like taking wrong skills, not using smoke, always use blink and suddenly when 4 enemies gank him he has no blink to escape...

Just look at that riki's dotabuff kody posted. His winrate keeps going down

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Permalink | Quote | PM | +Rep by KoDyAbAbA » January 22, 2015 3:19am | Report
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Permalink | Quote | PM | +Rep by Timminatorr » January 22, 2015 4:02am | Report
im still not sure if i like the new riki, since he now has the laning strength of a spectre.
at first i didnt really like the blink change, but now im used to it and its pretty good to change targets. Still his base damage and ESPECIALLY the movespeed nerf is annoying as ****. i dont really know why they did that, maybe to make him weaker in trench pubs. :P
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Permalink | Quote | PM | +Rep by wangyuphing » January 22, 2015 4:14am | Report
Timminatorr wrote:

i dont really know why they did that, maybe to make him weaker in trench pubs. :P

which is good IMO
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