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i am bad at dota.

This account - http://www.dotabuff.com/players/296431534 is stuck at 1.5k because I only played 10 ranked games and if I don't play any more it won't rise. The normal skill games are already being matched against 2k players though so it isn't even fun to play on any more. 2k has to be the worst bracket because you get some people who aren't terrible and some people who are so it becomes this mismatch of whichever team happens to get the least terrible players wins. Almost uncarriable in many cases.

um, someone who purposely called support and picked a support hero- then complained about KS and went afk because of it.

Y AM I NOT VHS? I SPAM RIKOR AND GET 2 MORE KILLS THEN DEATHS MY TEAM FEED BUT WE LOSE PLS WHAT HERO MUST I PICK TO GET VHS ? IF I PICK ZEUS AND PRESS R AT FOUNTAIN WILL I BE VERY SKILLED?

@Xbatnt I don't welcome those type of a$$hole well especially when Sniper sell everything he have just because I died carrying a gem and then he buy sentry wards and plant it around the base and start feeding them and told me not to play a tank again (Say the word from the a--hole who just sit back at fountain and flame at me non-stop instead of helping me get a gem back) and I wish I could tell that sniper if I meet him again

"You are not wanted here so you can get the !@#$ out for good!"

It's always up to your team, convince someone to support and keep telling them to ward and deward. If you pick last and all are carries, then you should pick support.

my temamates alvays bring me down sir. I tri my best, but i get always bad teammates always sir. i not know what to do anymore. like i am very good at this game, lok at my kda for example.

but this stupid tim mates is always so noob and shit. valve should make recalibration for us so i can get my deserved 9k!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I fucking flame my team all the time when they die and I wasn't watching but they don't seem to play any better, I also pretend not to care when I get shat on and say shit like I'm not trying and that the enemy are tryhards when they win, and it's never my fault. Also my name is sir swirl xd

noob team why no one back me up everytime we go dive t3 when its already 10mins !!!! report lion no ward !!!!

bait post. get better than complain

The current matchmaking system punishes players for doing well, and rewards them for doing poorly in order to average out games, which in turn artificially converges player winrates to 50% no matter how skilled they are. The better you are at dota 2, the worse your allies will be compared to your opponents.

The reality is, its not in valve's economic interests to make the matchmaking equal opportunity or fair. By coddling to that lowest common denominator and letting the worst players feel good about themselves, they get to retain a larger playerbase and in turn, sell more hats. The coins you line gabes wallet with are nothing next to the 48% winrate talentless bottom feeders who turn out in droves to suckle at the teat of valve's matchmaking handouts. Without this handicap, they would drop to 35% winrate. And at 35% winrate, they would quit the game, and there would be less revenue.

This is why the handicap must exist. Because its simply bad business to have a game that actually reflects player skill. You make a game where you have to be skilled to succeed, and only that diamond crust is retained. You make a game that will pamper the assholes, and they'll think they're actually competent enough to play it. So to be sure, theres one group that has it in their best interests to oppose the end of winrate welfare.

im in the hidden pool