Moreover, new heroes usually do not make an immediate transition to the professional scene. At the higher levels of play people try to copy the professionals a lot and trust their judgement in one way or another.Īn additional point to be made is that some of the heroes are not available in Captains Mode after patches/reworks. Looking at the professional scene can often give some insights on what is going to be popular in the upcoming week or two. The current popularity of heroes can give you a pretty good idea of what you are more likely to face in any game. The Public Metagame affects the vast majority of players. In all these years it did not converge on a static best first-pick lineup against best-response, second-pick lineup.Ĭompetitive Meta, as well as a variety of several other factors contribute to the Public Meta. The cycle of hero rotation in the competitive scene without a single point of convergence is called a "healthy" meta. That in turn, has provoked a response to a response to Lich. At first, he seemed to be overpowered, however the answers to the dual or solo-mid Lich, offlane Lich and Support Lich were soon discovered. It usually stems from one or two heroes being considered very strong or even over-powered after the most recent patch.įor example, Lich gaining XP for his Sacrifice as well as significant buffs to his Ice Armor in 6.79 resulted in him being picked and banned a lot in the competitive scene.
In simple terms, metagame in competitive Dota 2 is a set of developed habits during the picking phase of the game.
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