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Great Moments in Random Hero History

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Permalink | Quote | PM | +Rep by Fumbles16x » July 28, 2014 9:08am | Report
Every now and then it's fun to just let the RNG decide your hero for you. Maybe it's for the extra gold, or maybe you just can't decide, but it usually adds some excitement and challenge to the match.

So what are some of the best/funniest/worst moments you've had while playing a random hero? I guess I'll start..

When I feel like I'm in a rut and only using the same 5-10 heroes every game, I'll make myself go into pubs and random a hero and use him, no exceptions. It's a way to get familiar with heroes I don't play that often, and sometimes discover a liking for a hero that I've never given a big chance.

That hero happened to be Chen recently. I instantly locked into random at the hero picker, and thought "ugh.. I'm no good with him and I'll get counterpicked". Anyway, I set off into the jungle and just planned to play safe and buy wards all game. I picked up an early Centaur and started farming like normal. Our top lane (Dire side, safelane) only had a carry, and they had two heroes. One was Axe, and the other was another sturdy STR hero who I can't remember. They started tower-diving at lvl 2-3 and giving my Carry a lot of trouble.

So me and my Centaur hurried over to help, and got there just as they chased him toward our pull camp, but still in tower range. I waited for the Centaur to be right between them, and blasted them with a stomp. Together we just auto attacked from there, and I ended up with a double kill.

I actually ended up going like 7-3 or something that match, and it was my first time playing Chen aside from bots. Level 3 Necrobook + Creep Army = GG

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Permalink | Quote | PM | +Rep by ThreadOfFate » July 30, 2014 12:21pm | Report
The amazing moment when I played pudge for the 15-16-17th time, idk.

I was hooking perfectly, and I never missed until an injured enemy huskar was running away from me. I missed just by a millimetre, and ended up hitting the 100 hp riki that was running beside him.

Uhh...Played Invoker, got completely accidental double kill sunstrike. Yay?

Figuring out that typing "swag" when on hero select (without clicking search bar) gives you Sand king

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Permalink | Quote | PM | +Rep by Bunkansee » July 30, 2014 12:29pm | Report
When I realised I was so good at Lina mid, there have been many times I have gone over 10 kills (16 or 17 sometimes) in lots of games when mid. So not bad :3

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Permalink | Quote | PM | +Rep by Wulfstan » July 30, 2014 12:37pm | Report
The day I randomed Earth Spirit after the nerf and went off lane. I'll never forget my opponents reaction.

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Permalink | Quote | PM | +Rep by jamesShajam » July 30, 2014 1:07pm | Report
I for one always random, It kills my winrate but it's really fun, if I do have to repick ( Shadow Demon, Invoker) Then I'll go someone like Phantom Assassin OR Viper.
I started randoming always after about 50 games.
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Permalink | Quote | PM | +Rep by Krwiozerca » July 30, 2014 1:36pm | Report
jamesShajam wrote:

I for one always random, It kills my winrate but it's really fun, if I do have to repick ( Shadow Demon, Invoker) Then I'll go someone like Phantom Assassin OR Viper.
I started randoming always after about 50 games.
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Sorry, but I hate that kind of people. It's utterly stupid. I wish they could disable that option. Maybe players would try to think what to pick and what can help a team.

It's even worse if completely new players are doing that. It's better to get familiar with game playing hero you know and it's rather easy to play, like Lion or Sven. They random Visage or Pugna and feed like crazy.

It ruins the fun and you mentioned that it kills your winrate. But hey, wait a second, it lowers your teammates winrate too, think about it.

Being good at Dota is not only clicking fast, but making good decision. And probably the most important decision comes to picking a proper, suitable and efficent in certain situation hero.

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Permalink | Quote | PM | +Rep by jamesShajam » July 30, 2014 1:43pm | Report
Krwiozerca wrote:



Sorry, but I hate that kind of people. It's utterly stupid. I wish they could disable that option. Maybe players would try to think what to pick and what can help a team.

It's even worse if completely new players are doing that. It's better to get familiar with game playing hero you know and it's rather easy to play, like Lion or Sven. They random Visage or Pugna and feed like crazy.

It ruins the fun and you mentioned that it kills your winrate. But hey, wait a second, it lowers your teammates winrate too, think about it.

Being good at Dota is not only clicking fast, but making good decision. And probably the most important decision comes to picking a proper, suitable and efficent in certain situation hero.

I don't do it in ranked, and I feel unranked isn't so tryhard. My winrate is only 3 from positive if you take away the abandons ( I don't rage quit, my Connection sucks.) I also have played every hero in the game many times in bot matches, and as I mentioned, I WILL repick if I can't play the hero or it doesn't fit the team composition. And really, if you look at my more recent replays, if we lose it's not because of me, There's almost ALWAYS someone worse than me.
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Permalink | Quote | PM | +Rep by Timminatorr » July 30, 2014 3:05pm | Report
I think that they should change it so you cant random after some time. It really annoying when people decide to lastpick random a hero that doesnt fit in the lineup at all, and then the player turns out not only to be *** at that hero, but even at basic carrying.

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Permalink | Quote | PM | +Rep by jamesShajam » July 31, 2014 1:01am | Report
Timminatorr wrote:

I think that they should change it so you cant random after some time. It really annoying when people decide to lastpick random a hero that doesnt fit in the lineup at all, and then the player turns out not only to be *** at that hero, but even at basic carrying.

I always first pick random right when the game starts, I might get counter picked but at least my team won't be. My team can build their team around my pick and the enemy picks, which os often quite sucsessful
Gr8 b8, m8. I rel8, str8 appreci8, and congratul8. I r8 this b8 an 8/8. Plz no h8, I'm str8 ir8. Cr8 more, can't w8. We should convers8, I won't ber8, my number is 8888888, ask for N8. No calls l8 or out of st8. If on a d8, ask K8 to loc8. Even with a full pl8, I always have time to communic8 so don't hesit8.

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Permalink | Quote | PM | +Rep by ThreadOfFate » July 31, 2014 1:53am | Report
jamesShajam wrote:


I always first pick random right when the game starts, I might get counter picked but at least my team won't be. My team can build their team around my pick and the enemy picks, which os often quite sucsessful

I find that unfair. If I played with you, I wouldn't WANT to have to build around you. I wouldn't WANT to have to compliment what you random. Yes, I might want to counterpick a high threat carry, but that isn't the same thing.

If I went into a game and went "OK! I'm going to play *insert hero here*, and you can just do whatever you want as long as it compliments me in some way." Would you or would you not be mad?

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Back on subject, I don't enjoy people who random and then repick. The whole POINT is that you end up with a hero you wouldn't normally play. If I see someone random something AWESOME like Faceless void or Anti mage, I don't want to see them repick Pudge for the simple fact that "I didn't want to play carry this game." Which is what most people say to me when I ask why they do it.

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