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23rd September 2008, 15:55

Should -rd be the new league mode?

-apxl, -rd, dota, drayich, league mode, mouz, tr

Last Sunday Europe mouz faced Czech Republ- tR in the ENADC groupstage Group 2's tiebreak. Unlike the current competitive DotA scene's favourized mode -apxl, mouz and tR agreed to try something new and played the game in -rd. The rules for picking were based on Sweden Drayich's newly published ideas which he shared in an interview a few days ago. In this article we will discuss the question with players as well as Drayich himself if -rd is viable and should become the next league mode.

Should -rd be the new league mode?


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(2 months ago)  #1 Revan-_-
Revan-_-
Not - -
(2 months ago)  #2 laTeK
laTeK
nice !!! :D
(2 months ago)  #3 HellFire69
HellFire69
apxl is fine.
(2 months ago)  #4 Champloouslanm4z
uslanm4z
the idea of competitive play is to determine who is the best. therefore I beleive we should be minimizing the random factor not maximizing it.
(2 months ago)  #5 imported_ixion
 
Who cares :)?
(2 months ago)  #6 ShiaoPi
ShiaoPi
-rd is definatly worth a thought, but will it really help to improve the attractiveness for spectators?
(2 months ago)  #7 imported_cychia
 
ar is the best lol
(2 months ago)  #8 SerBriO-_-
riO-_-
Hmm, apxl is fine, its just lucky if u get 1st or second pick cuz of heroes,mb it will be funny and apxl is booring u need like 30 mins to start game..
w/e

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(2 months ago)  #9 S.yOsiris-
 
totally agreed!!! minimise the hero selection, truely show the skill of the players~~ avoid using same hero every time lol
(2 months ago)  #10 RAAMZES
 
YES!!!
(2 months ago)  #11 I SUCKAngeLofGoD
 
Rd will be way too unbalanced, apxl seams fine, as it is right now.
(2 months ago)  #12 Jeremias-
 
bullshit
(2 months ago)  #13 alekosss
 
ye if a player knows to play good 2 or 3 heroz he is really imba....googgo rd to see who is pro enough to play everything !!
Thats why vigoss > all he could play solo carry support ganger from sniper to anything
(2 months ago)  #14 Xana-
Xana-
Haha. I have the feeling, that nearly everyone says "NOWAI -RD IMBA, TOO MUCH LUCK " is just someone who can play only 3-4 heroes. And if noone of these heroes is available in the pool they will suck as hell. Just a thought of mine :S
Last edited by Xana- at 23.09.2008, 17:23

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(2 months ago)  #15 mthDrouGluiN
 
Rd with banns and bigger pool would be fine... 2-3 banns max
(2 months ago)  #16 RotSTerrestris
 
Thoughts and feeling are two different things. Girl don't write bullshit about RD being a competetive mode. Omfg girl get a bit of a logical meaning if you know what it is.

Team Mouz: drayich support: warlock,lich,dazzle
kuroky solo mid psycho: fiend, arachnia, QOP
cat: ganger/carry: leoric, leviatan,spectre
miracle: ganger: QOP, zeus, potm

This is just an expamle the players are specialized to play a hero which is specific for team. He plays what benefits the team best. I saw drayich play nevermore can't be compared to kuroky's fiend there was a difference of 2 classes :X

The top teams are wining matches cause the players in their teams are good with some heros, but not all LOL.
(2 months ago)  #17 Xana-
Xana-
And that is exactly what I am talking about. Everyone calls him/herself a "pro" if they can play 5 heroes. Come on, you can't call someone "pro" if he/she can play 5 heroes out of 90...
-RD would show who is a real "pro" (haet this word). Someone able playing at least 20 heroes. Wouldn't that be nice?

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(2 months ago)  #19 RotSTerrestris
 
Of course thats why are public games so nice.
(2 months ago)  #52 iiBAb0rTi0N
 
well, I see were u are coming from, but dont you just love seeing how ridicolously pro some ppl are at some heroes, like when LighTofHeaveN used silencer last game EEDC finals, and went skadi so he could alternate between normal attacks and orbs to get the frost slow and then rape with glaives of wisdom, thru rd this ultra saturation of 'pro' for some heroes decrease and we will see a rise of people that arent naturally pro at dota but rather have just played a lot and are 'ok' at all heroes, once again taking skill out of dota, we've already seen "blinkgate" it would be a shame to see "rdgate"
(2 months ago)  #18 Gvis.pepp3
 
maybe with a bigger pool, else no way..
(2 months ago)  #20 CoAS0th
S0th
Why do you still suggest such a mode? It's not even close being fair to most of the teams, what a stupid idea.
(2 months ago)  #21 PKDGloRyforGreeCe
GloRyforGreeCe
certainly worth a try! however it will only reduce the pick time and is not sure if will make the game less boring to watch. to make game less boring games must be shortened somehow (like wc3) (not that o want this to happen but i dont know how the competitive part of dota will prosper otherwise)
(2 months ago)  #22 BeN-
BeN-
hmm I still prefer apxl the tactic you set in the bans are more exciting then the rd game mode ~~
(2 months ago)  #23 NnjKnoLan
noLan
yeah but in ap, 7 out of 10 games have the exact same heroes, same strat etc. so kinda gettin boring imo.
i think rd should be give the chance.
(2 months ago)  #24 BioXarscream-_-
 
go ardm 25 lifes, no picking phase, shorter game length, mass action, , everyone happy? ~~
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(2 months ago)  #25 vTsnerosky
 
fuck yes
(2 months ago)  #26 Ks.intAZEN
AZEN
no
(2 months ago)  #27 Heldarion
Heldarion
-RD solves the problems of balance only short term, depending on what the draft pool is. -RD doesn't directly nerf DK or Brood (!!), even though it does change the playstyle quite a bit. So I'm against it for now and I'd like some nerf of the most ridiculous lategamers rather than the change of the mode.
APXL requires a great amount of experience and thinking, but that's what makes it really attractive. I think DotA should not discard the thinking factor just for the sake of attracting the observers.
(2 months ago)  #28 ksa|Ksa_ROY
 
Hell no
(2 months ago)  #29 Animality
Animality
i think it is a good idea, if they add 5 more heroes on rd
(2 months ago)  #30 Oompa
 
Quoting AZEN:

no
This.
(2 months ago)  #31 sG.trech
trech
both mode rox =)
(2 months ago)  #32 Tomken
 
a little larger pick pool than it could work!
<3 WIGAN LATICS
(2 months ago)  #33 1h
 
-rd with every team inserting 3 heroes (secret for the other team) in the pool. ofc this needs icefrog to change the mapcode
(2 months ago)  #34 <---bado-
bado-
HELL YEA
(2 months ago)  #35 kiN_-
kiN_-
randomness separates the men from the boys :D