Dota 2 item drops 2014 impala

Dota 2 Item Drop Exploiters Intentionally Ruining Games On SA Server

As we know exams are on the verge of beginning for university students such as myself, and few things are better than taking a study break with the amazing game that is Dota 2. However that was until yesterday where I experienced quite possibly one of the worst games I have ever had to sit through in a decade of Dota, and that’s saying an awful lot, because we all know how the community can be sometimes. So I am writing this not only to share my experience, but also to issue a warning to you if you plan to play Dota in the early mornings or afternoons, and happen to encounter foreign players as a result. Grab your popcorn, folks, because this is as messed up as you can get.

Valve recently made a few much-needed changes to the item drop system in Dota 2. Previously cosmetic item drops had a small chance to happen after a game for a number of players, but they were mostly commons or occasionally uncommons worth a couple of cents and these of course had no value. The new system is now ‘time-based’ instead of level-based, which can be interpreted as longer games having a higher chance for a reward, and the dropВ list now “includes full sets, treasures, bundles and Arcanas at a rare rate instead of frequently dropping common items.” This was enough to make me happy when I first heard about it, because I’d rather not drop those worthless commons which can be bought for 3c on the community market and instead have a chance at getting something great. But now it seems people want to exploit the system because of a fundamental misunderstanding to do with ‘time-based’, where players believe that a very long game will guarantee Arcana item drops, where instead it just increases the likelihood but it’s still a rare occurrence.

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Yesterday I played against a group of foreign players who, at the beginning of the game, were talking about item abuse. В Us SA players could barely understand them, so we didn’t think much of it. Eventually we saw that they had no intent on playing the game, and all they wanted to do was hit creeps and delay the game to 2-3 hours for “Arcana drops” and “item abuse”. When we refused to play ball, obviously, the five of them simply abandoned the game within the first ten minutes. Now I was alright with this because even though it sucked it was a free win and at least they didn’t waste too much of our time. I wasn’t too bothered by it because it seemed like a group of fools playing their roles to perfection. However there’s always something worse waiting around the corner, and the next game proved to be fatal. Please get out some tissues and cry with me on this one.

I encountered similar players in the next game, and it started out the same with the foreigners asking us if we wanted to abuse the item drop system. Obviously we said no. They did the same thing in not playing, being content to hit creeps and so forth. We decided the best course of action was to try and end the game as quickly as possible, and racked up a massive lead as a result. However, the foreigners on their team got the two foreigners on our team to work with them to delay the game. What followed was absolutely one of the worst experiences you could ever imagine yourself being put in, as it ended up being a 3v7, without any exaggeration. The two foreigners on our team went to feed more thanВ 30 kills to the opposition to counter our heavy lead and prevent us from finishing quickly, and once our opponents were strong enough they then bought items such as Euls Scepter and Force Staff to stop us killing the enemy. They beefed themselves up just enough to combat creep waves, and tried to kill all neutral camps toВ preventВ us from farming. They even went as far as to try and steal Aegis when we killed Roshan, and at one point in the game denied it. The opposition simply defended.

If your jaw hasn’t dropped in horror yet, then know that this process went on for an insane two hours. And here all I wanted was a game of Dota in my study break. Fuck me, right? When the morons finally decided to end the game, not a single player got an item drop. Why? Because the system doesn’t guarantee it for a long game. It just improves the chance. These cretins were dumbstruck, yetВ no doubt went to go repeat the process elsewhere. The sheer frustration made me report them via Dota 2 and Steam, and then proceed to post the issue and match details on the official forumsВ in an effort to bring about discussion and possibly action. It was then that I discovered other SA players experiencing the same issue and posting about it on reddit, and it’s clear that it’s a very serious problem.

The reason the foreign players use the South African server is most likely because it’s a low population server, which gives them a higher chance to be paired with each other, as in others they know who’d be willing to waste their time trying to abuse the system. I suspect that other low population servers will be affected as a result. This is a game ruining issue that is absolutely appalling, and often there won’t be a thing you can do about it because you may just not have the heroes to beat it in the late game, especially when a few of your teammates are making an active effort to screw you over as well.

It stands to reason that something has to be done about this. Whether it’s clarification on the ‘time-based’ aspect of the system, threats of severe bans for any who try this or a change to the system, I am not sure. But it can’t be left alone, because this is some of the worst behaviour I have ever seen online in my many years of playing Dota. Dota 2 item drops 2014 impala Some mayВ argue that it willВ stop once the idiots realise it doesn’t work, and perhaps that’s true, but I shudder to think how many games will be ruined and how many players will suffer what I did in the time it takes for that to happen. These players shouldn’t go unpunished. I made my best effort to post the details to the forums which included links to all the offenders’ Steam profiles, so hopefully something can be done about that. As for now, I hope this serves as a warning to you if you encounter any foreign players wanting to attempt this.