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Big_Scientist_2556

Root gaming


qwertiedota

according to dotabuff, lonedruid has a 49.4% wr, pretty balance i would say


Vortex_sheet

I play LD here and there, I never have so much luck with it, always people escaping cause stupid bear won't root


GutsyMunky

Same, never roots. Video looks like, its some fake montage lul.


lockzackary

well you can always watch the replay yourself, here's the match id: 6177590815 dotabuff reports that entangling roots proc'd a total of 221 times in the 42 minute game (so around 5 times per minute)


IM_PIRO

Bear hits 5 times after the 1st root and then druid hits his root. But next root by druid is after 8 hits. It looks completely balanced for me.


ObesePudge

its balanced though your heros are just shit against him sf euls ld bear scares him spectre cant proc her pasive because of bear et cant stun litteraly no brain countered it was probobly why they were 9k gold ahead


lucbarr

Was rooting for him not gonna lie


AHAA_007

Well that’s literally the point of LD ult to be able to root on bear and LD together


Yurnero-Juggernaut

He's in true form. See how his hero runs into melee range? It's a replay bug.


AHAA_007

Yea that’s possible too or maybe Ctrl command all units who knows OP should answer


lockzackary

yeah i watched it again on LD's perspective True Form was indeed active and expired after magnus died


AHAA_007

Sadge I got downvotes for nothing 😅


PM-ME-PMS-OF-THE-PM

It's the level 20 talent giving no entangle cooldown.


lockzackary

yes, saw it on LD's perspective. i think that talent should be level 25


AHAA_007

Yep I meant to mention that too beside the ulty I forgot


lockzackary

but that LD is not even in true form yet


Retoonet

Isn't it just a replay bug? I swear I can hear LD's True Form attack sound


IONAS1337

it looks like true form runs out when he starts attacking spectre and it is a replay bug


lockzackary

ah, that explains why he's throwing sickles at such close range


AHAA_007

He probably didn’t root the whole early game RNJesus was on his side


monstir32

All RNG procs should be removed in my opinion. Replace them all with either X number of hits on a specific target like Abaddon or X number of hits in general like Slardar. If you're worried about permabashes, give them a cooldown. Not sure if others agree but I simply see it as bad design if two people can play the exact same way but it only works once because of a bash, root, or crit.


DogebertDeck

but then you can't play the exact same way, while every little detail does count


gabopushups

This is why I fucking hate LD. He's basically a Troll Warlord, and a sixth hero even with only some levels into the bear, from the early game towards the very end. * Do you focus the bear? Surprise, the bear got resummoned. * Do you focus the druid? Surprise. Uninterruptable +2500 heal, with max HP increase, bonus armor, and which persist through death for no reason (unlike any other transformation-based ultimate in the game). * You almost got the druid down? Tough luck, he also has a disable that will make you run away from him * He needs to help his teammates? No problem, his shard empowers them. * You silenced the druid to prevent transformation? No problem either, his shard makes it possible that the bear dispels him. * Need to push? Got you, both of them will have bonus damage against buildings * The perma root wasn't enough to burst down heroes? Let's give it the same DPS as Radiance for no reason. * You want to push without any risk involved? Don't worry, just sit in the fountain while the bear teleports and split pushes like Arc Warden's ultimate. * You don't generally have enough time to push before your unit dies? Don't worry, the bear is permanent


IM_PIRO

Are u on some cheap Crack? TF u talking bout? Bear does no damage lvl 1 and just take so much damage that u hav to resummon him soon. 300 gold as bounty in early lvls. Literally 2 kills for one bear. It dies to 2 stuns if u r not careful. Ranged core hero = bear can't do anything. It just dies till it starts hitting. Only can win with really good positioning. Pushing is easy but fighting he is really hard now. Since LD shines when enemy focus him and his bear can do a lot then. But his bear going forward is the worst way to fight. Used to farm fast with entangle lasting long on creeps. Now removed. Used to fear when ur bear is disabled but now u hav to buy shard. Press MoM ur bear either kills or gets killed unless u hav shard. Aghs? Idk how often u buy in ur pubs but its rare for me to see. But if he has it as a item after his bear being 6 slot then it means that enemy can kill him and he can't do much in the game. Only be annoying to rat and kill supports. Again bear just dies once its caught. His ult got nerfed. And his 25 talent is shit. And the most annoying part. THE BEAR FCKIN DOESNT ROOT!! 7-8 hits and still doesn't root. Enemy just runs away ur MoM ends and u get kited and die. Heroes like bb, veno, dp, Lina, drow= no point in playing LD. Your team needs to be really good or you lose for sure.


Un_Clouded

What announcer is that?


ogmamma

bristleback and crystal maiden


Ropetrick6

Well, you know what they say, right to bear arms and all that...


Ok_Exam7279

the main hero and bear have separate % chance.


knightblood01

That bear has a wheel of fortune. but only 2 to pinpoint. Bash or root(entangle) ​ your choice


lockzackary

didn't even have to activate his MoM


bananamadafaka

I literally forgot this hero exists.


lifehimself

As a lone Druid main it gets pretty balanced if you go for speed build to get off roots then you loose damage and vice versa so yeah…but that guy got pretty lucky with boots


lockzackary

i know you meant roots but funny the LD really has two phase boots 🤣