Dota 2 is currently the most balanced e-sport

Hanktheloltank·Aug 13, 2016·4 votes·690 views

For their largest tournament, over 90% of their hero pool has been picked.

That's insane. How do they do it? [zombie-brand-mindblown]

6 Comments

The Aqua SnakeAug 13, 20161 votes

Because Icefrog is the God of Balance.

One person does a better job than the whole Riot balance team.

MoesndAug 14, 20161 votes

Someone made a post about this

Dota 2 is balanced purely around pro play

Its horrible for normal people ive heard

AdderTudeAug 14, 20161 votes

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Someone made a post about this

Dota 2 is balanced purely around pro play

Its horrible for normal people ive heard

Only because a lot of players don't know how to counter Pudge or Sniper.

BloodyTomponAug 14, 20161 votes

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.

AdderTudeAug 14, 20161 votes

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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.

They don't worry about clarity because most of the abilities are pretty clear by themselves.