The Backstory

So, I recently played a match of DotA 2 captains mode. The reason I like captains so much is because it involves a lot of teamwork and usually the best team wins. The matches also tend to be close and enjoyable! The usual thing, I'm sure most people are familiar with it. I didn't get the captain role, which I didn't mind. I just decided I would ask nicely for the pick I wanted and recommend some bans. That usually goes well, right?

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Not this time.

The captain was evidently a troll (and not the funny kind; the annoying kind) who ignored all our polite suggestions and just decided to pick and ban whoever the heck he wanted! When I asked for support Lina by saying,
"can I have lina support pls?"
His response was, "stfu."

Yeah. So he picked a bunch of random heroes that none of us knew how to play (except a favorable hero for him, of course). When we told him that we didn't know how to play those heroes, he responded with,
"you call yourself a dota player and you don't kno…
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This one isn't gonna be long; I just have a few things to say and ask.

So the backstory: I made a Puck guide, which was the one I mentioned in my first post ("My First Guide"). Today, when I came to check on it, all the votes were reset and it was marked as new. The strange thing is it still had all the comments and the information and the views. Just no votes.

Is this normal? Is this a glitch? Has anyone ever experienced this before?
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This might just be me, but...
are online single matches lasting for less time?

Of course, there is a possibility that it's just the matches I've been having lately are shorter by coincidence. However, I really feel (and can see) a difference!


Well, yes they do, but when a match used to be 45-65 minutes, and now it's 30-40 (and I am using the game timer as a reference), there's something going on.

There are some theories for why this is happening that I can think of at the moment:

1. People think the game is won when the first tower is down and get discouraged easily. This corresponds (but is not for sure connected to) me growing in skill level and being matched with more experienced players. What it might mean is that players (after playing for some time) have grown used to giving up early, which newer players might not do because they aren't familiar with when the game is lost. This isn't to say that the game is lost that early.
2. The multi-c

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Oh, god, where do I begin?

So I had been working on a Puck guide for quite some time, then I decided to finish it off and publish it earlier today. I didn't have any experience with this kind of stuff, so I did my best. In the process, I got some...blunt...criticism to say the least. It wasn't derogatory, but I was (at first) a bit discouraged to continue at all. Sure, I had said that feedback was appreciated, but it was a bit of a shock to me.

The thing is, I'm grateful for is that the feedback proved helpful! After toning down the colors a bunch, as well as adding some items, the guide started receiving better feedback. I have to give my thanks to the original...advisers, since they actually made it better, so thanks!

Anyways, I have a long way to go before I become any good at this, but I think it's an okay start at the moment.
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