FLAVOR POINT: METAL: Your hero must be metal as hell.So let's capture this gnarly part of dota and makes some killer new heroes! My favorite heroes are those that go bump in the night, that have blood under their nails and gristle between their teeth, that laugh demoniacally at grim fate. I love the Hell Witches, the Death Prophets, the Almighty Dirges, the Queens of Pain, the Warlocks, the Dooms. But they aren't the kind of heroes that float my boat. That's okay, dota has a place for those heroes, and I don't think it's wrong to include them or anything. The last few heroes that have been added to dota have been a twitchy furry, a cookie grandma, a scaly Puss In Boots, a saucy tween fairy, and the unshowered guy who does Tai Chi in the park. So let's get started with the criteria for this contest: METAL AND BLOOD That's a fine point, so feel free to ask questions, or just post a hero and ask the community if your dude is too busted or not busted enough. I won't be judging on whether or not your entry is 100% perfectly balanced - that kind of thing has to come from play data - but it is important that your character's abilities are balance-able. Don't be afraid to push the boundaries with your ideas, though! Nothing like Void Remnants or Rolling Thunder existed in dota before Void Spirit and Pango were introduced. "Mechanical continuity" means it should fit within the balance ideas of dota - no 12 second stuns, you probably shouldn't have 6 abilities, heroes need both strengths and weaknesses, that kind of thing. We are all posting these because we want to share them, so no criticism is wrong as long as it's clear and constructive.Įntries will be judged on thematic consistency, creativity, and mechanical continuity. You don't have to leave a huge page of comments, just a simple "I like this hero's E, it's very flavorful!" or "Your numbers seem a little high here, you might want to give your hero a little more focus to bring out the concept more." Of course, you can say more if you'd like. And the third requirement is that you must leave a constructive criticism on another contest entry.Your entry should list all your hero's abilities as well as their vital stats, which are at minimum: their starting Strength, Agility and Intelligence and growth rates (noting which one is their primary), their move speed, and their melee or ranged attack range. For example, your hero might be required to have an ability that can affect towers, or have two passive abilities, or have at least one ability that can soft dispel an ally. The mechanical criteria is some essential part of dota that your hero's mechanics must reflect.For example, Broodmother is a spider, so she has spider venom and Spins Webs as well as being a literal broodmother, so she can Spawn Spiderlings, and Mirana, the Priestess of the Moon, has a Sacred Arrow that slays creeps who dare touch it, she summons stars from the night sky, and she rides a sacred white tiger familiar that lets her Leap. You must also tie your hero's theme into their mechanics. You should have a Lore section that is somewhere between 50 and 500 words to give us a taste of your hero's personality, background, motivations, etc. It doesn't have to be the main focus of your dude, it is usually a prompt or creative springboard to inspire you. The flavor criteria must be reflected at least somewhat in your hero.To enter the contest, you submit a hero that meets two criteria, a flavor point and a mechanical point. Hey, guys, it seems a little quiet in here, so I wanna spice it up a bit by doing another Two Point Contest! It's been a while, so I'll go over the rules again to refresh us all. r/TrueDoTA2 Join Our Discord - Im-Mortality Contest! Websites specialized to help make new ideas: Information on Dota 2's mechanics and lore: Learn more here:ģ steps to reddit formatting Related Websites This subreddit has custom formatting to make posts look better. Image Format 2 - Imgur / Google Drive - u/memoirsofthedead Text Format - Pastebin / Reddit - /u/Slayer27 Templates that make creating new ideas easier: Please read the rules and guidelines before submitting or posting. (Don't fight other users or insult their ideas. (No off topic material unless the poster engages.) (Do not post more than 2 Concepts per day.) Welcome to /r/DotAConcepts - The best place to share your Hero, Item, Ability and Mechanical ideas for DotA! Rules
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