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[baseddota]

Road To 3K MMR - Week #1 Update

Its been a good week. Played roughly 20 games, a mix of solo and party ranked games. Despite the saturation of Mirana and Sniper pickers, all seems normal at the potato tier of Dota 2. 

I've been playing mostly Axe and I've figured that being aggressive early in the game and getting kills on the board is both fun and a pretty good way to throw people off their game. In a majority of my games, I see most players trying to farm, farm and farm rather than concentrate on taking towers early.

Also tried playing some support heroes as well and it works really well when you have a reliable carry on your team that you can secure kills and farm for early in the game. Heroes like Lion and Keeper of the Light that can make a lane hell for the opponents seem to fit in with my love for early aggression so I will definitely keep playing them.

I'm planning on posting short hero-specific posts later which give a short insight into how shit playing against (or with) some heroes is at my matchmaking level. Expect more rants soon!

[baseddota]

Supports do win games

A lot of people (and I include myself in this) never seem to give enough appreciation to support players. We only notice them when there aren't enough wards on the map or when the courier isn't upgraded, otherwise we largely ignore them and their contribution to the game. What I know for sure is that if it wasn't for the amazing support heroes in some of my games, I would have had a terrible day and quite an extensive losing streak. They set up kills, they keep my lane safe and allow me to farm my items. Like a Guardian Angel. (pun intended)

I have the great fortune to have my best friend support me through my games, despite how much I throw and feed. Although I do my best to carry the games, sometimes I fail and they don't mind. They do their best to contribute to the game and in the end it seems like the satisfaction of a job well done means more to them than us carries. We never realize how important a support hero is until we play as one ourselves. My #RoadTo3K would never be as simple as it currently is if it wasn't for my support. I hope I can remember to be as appreciative of them during a game when we lack wards or when there's a gank incoming and I die. I sometimes lose it and start blaming the support like every other pub player. But there's a limit to how Godlike a support can get and there are times when they can't save you or net you the kill. 

Anyways, I shall do my best to learn to play support as well. Let the Road continue. 3K MMR here I come.

[thetygre]

The Dire by sandara

[baseddota]

Sand King so opparino!

[baseddota]

AXELICIOUS!

Just played a couple of games and decided Axe is a definitive pubstomper when there aren't many counters to him. Squishy supports and foolish Rikis are all food to Axe!

[baseddota]

It begins!

Although I've played quite a few ranked games already, the true journey begins from this blog post. This post marks the beginning of a long and arduous journey filled with breath-taking Epicenters and lackluster Culling Blades. That might just go the other way around too.

[baseddota]

The Road to 3K MMR starts here!

Hi. I am an ordinary Dota 2 player and this is an experimental blog project which will record my journey from the trenches of Dota 2 to the eventual summit of 3000+ matchmaking rating.  That said, this is not a serious blog in the slightest. Nothing should be taken seriously and everything should be credited as sarcasm unless proven otherwise.