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General DiscussionShould I play ranked?

Should I play ranked? in General Discussion
Trixie♥Pixie

    I'm a relatively new Dota player from Starcraft 2. It seems fun, and I've played about 100 games. Should I go to ranked? I only have knowledge from my own experience, and a shitload of guides and watching professional games.

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    LuckyNumberXI

      You're smurfing atm right?

      Trixie♥Pixie

        Smurfing? I don't think I am. I mean, I have a negative win rate. Just been watching Dota Cinema guides and looking at reddit stuff.

        SOSLICK

          There is zero reason to not play ranked.

          frostychee

            I would suggest just playing ranked. Games are generally better and people seem to try more. Unranked is a little more laid back, so it's whatever you're looking for.

            Vaikiss`742.

              its litteraly same shit

              retards everywhere

              i guess more tryhard ppls who try to get high winrate are in non ranked games

              Trixie♥Pixie

                Ah. Should I do solo ranked or would you recommend party? Or does that really matter?

                meta monkeys pick meta shit

                  bollocks... unranked taught me most things needed in short timeframe with decent mmr to compensate afterwards. BUT once you calibrate unranked becomes sad hell :(

                  THICC BABY SHUM

                    The only difference i see is that there are more good heroes picked in ranked and more flaming if u play bad. but idk about how good ppl play,cuz somehow i have very high skill on normal games in solo q, wish there was way of finding out hidden mmr.

                    THICC BABY SHUM

                      I enjoy solo, in party game starts becoming unfair unlease its 5 stack or u have 5k plus ppl getting matched vs 4ks

                      LuckyNumberXI

                        This is your first game ever played trixie?
                        http://www.dotabuff.com/matches/978943933

                        Trixie♥Pixie

                          Yes and no. I played a lot of those 'create a lobby' games for a long while before ever playing a real game. I'd been watching competitive Dota for a long time, like 4-5 months beforehand. Just never actually felt like playing because I was told about the bad community. (No offence to you guys. You seem great. lol)

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                          Vaikiss`742.

                            if i had attitude like yours in real life i probably would have never left my backyard

                            Trixie♥Pixie

                              Well now I feel bad. lol

                              THICC BABY SHUM

                                (No offence to you guys. You seem great. lol)
                                are u making fun of us?
                                kappa?

                                frostychee

                                  Yeah what the hell, people in the game and on this site are awful lol

                                  Electabruce420

                                    just go ranked, probably gonna be the same stuff for you.

                                    Trixie♥Pixie

                                      No, I'm not making fun of you guys. Didn't mean to come off that way if I did! ^^' Just saying that I heard a lot of bad stuff about this community. Wanted to be clear I wasn't talking about you guys in particular.

                                      Tinderman

                                        this smurf kiddo ,
                                        lmao

                                        иллюзия6666

                                          My experience:

                                          Ranked
                                          + Less skill disparity (until you're 5k+ most people in game will be near you in skill, unless you play weird hours)
                                          +faster queue times maybe (negligible)
                                          - More annoying nerdragers
                                          - People give up easier and afk jungle till you lose

                                          Unranked
                                          + More fun and balanced game modes IMO (RD or AR is way more interesting than allpick)
                                          -Weird unbalanced teams with huge MMR disparity, especially in less-played modes
                                          -Long queue times (negligible)

                                          End of the day it's all the same s***, so just play the game mode you like the most, for me it's probably AR/SD/RD

                                          SOSLICK

                                            Is there an online community that isn't seen as toxic? I literally can't think of one.

                                            @DingDingDx

                                              u should party up with people for ranked matches,feel free to add me tho. ( just an normal 3k scrub looking for people to play with )

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                                              Mandalorian

                                                Trixie - you should be pretty good to get into very high bracket that quick, especially cause u are completely new player. Yeah go and play ranked, i mean why not. Dont worry about other people, just do what makes you happy and feels right :)

                                                Giff me Wingman

                                                  @Trixie♥Pixie:
                                                  There is almost no reason not to play ranked. The main difference between unranked and ranked is that ranked is more competitive, if you draft bad or do poorly people will get mad. The level of tryhard is usually higher than unranked.

                                                  If you don't feel like playing more tryhard you might as well stay unranked, if you find unranked boring because of how casual people play go ranked.

                                                  You can play solo or party depending on what you prefer. Some people rather want strangers, others rather want people they know.

                                                  To the whole community thing:
                                                  The dota community sees itself as cancer but it is far better than most gaming communites, compared to LoL, dota has an amazing community. Dotabuff does not represent the dota community, since this is a statssite most people who post here are in the upper percentage of the skillset. The Dotabuff community are usually a bunch of eliteists (late 4k - 6k people) whereas the normal community is 1-3kish.

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                                                    to trixie: here's my opposite opinion.

                                                    At 100games in, do not play rank. 100 games seems to still be at the experimental stage, where it should be fun.
                                                    Just have fun at normal matchmaking until you have a particular hero/gaming style you like and are good with, then go to rank.

                                                    Otherwise going now, you're likely going to start at 2-3k mmr and play with tons of idiots who like to flame. At least there's no stress in normal while you build up your skills and have fun!

                                                    Giff me Wingman

                                                      Holy fuck a sven spammer, dat shit is rare.

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                                                      Trixie♥Pixie

                                                        Thanks for the advice and information, guys.

                                                        King of Low Prio

                                                          I would play more unranked if people didnt abandon 90% of unranked matches once they start to lose

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                                                            @great: works well for me bub. Almost 5.5k Mmr now

                                                            Giff me Wingman

                                                              i know he is a strong hero but still. Most people can't handle the manliness

                                                              btw @ Trixie♥Pixie:
                                                              you should prolly get a less gay name.

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                                                              Trixie♥Pixie

                                                                @Great: I've had this name for years. Just kinda been using it forever.

                                                                Giff me Wingman

                                                                  well, whatever floats your boat. Gayjokes inc #yoloswag