Dota 2 is currently the most balanced e-sport
For their largest tournament, over 90% of their hero pool has been picked.
That's insane. How do they do it? [zombie-brand-mindblown]
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Because Icefrog is the God of Balance.
One person does a better job than the whole Riot balance team.
Someone made a post about this
Dota 2 is balanced purely around pro play
Its horrible for normal people ive heard
They have a completely different philosophy and approach to the game. That also reflects their approach to balance. The quick answer is Dota has fewer conditionals in their solutions so it is easier to balance. They don't worry about non-pro play. They don't worry about if the nerf is aimed at a good or bad spot as long as it reflects a change in pick rate. They don't have to worry about some of the melee/range problems largely because of the item system. They don't have to worry about clarity. They don't have to worry about 'good design' (in the conventional sense). Basically all they do have to worry about is maximising the diversity of picks in pro games.
Because their workers actually have brains.
Riot: http://bitstrategist.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/empty_brain.jpg
