It started as a shitpost rant on the hero Doom in Dota 2 which became a meme.
I'm fucking sick of it. 10 years ago Doom would jump you ass. He'd slap you with Doom sure, and then lvl Doom, and maybe then he'd Centaur stomp you or something, but then everything else is up to everyone else and if he fucked it up? Bad, but he's still a hero underneath it. Sort of like how Enigma has black hole AND something to take towers. A little bit of synergy.
But modern Doom is about as synergistic as a rat slapping a button for cocaine. Dude clicks on himself and then walks at you. What the actual fuck is that? It's like the dev team were told "guys, you can't just make a hero who walks at people" and they all looked at each other and asked why not. And then every other mistake followed like the consequences for my actions returning with the shaking of the earth. No spells, no healing, no items, max movespeed, this mother fucker is just going to w a l k at you. Rename him from DOOM to fucking WALK.
What do you build then? Useful auras? Powerful fighting items? Fuck no. Your ass gets phase, blink, Shivas, Aghs, and refresher. Why? So you can fucking walk at people.
"Oh gee, sounds like you want Doom to just suck and-" No. I just want Doom to do something other than WALK. On my team. WALK. On their team. WALK. And because WALK is such a giant hit of dopamine to the highly coordinated swarm of cocaine rats that presumably main Doom they have to slap a "Fuck yo healing" passive into button Doom in the off case the hero in question manages to waddle away from the permanently hasted doom into fountain.
And can you ignore this? No. It's every fight. Every fight this giant Meth-ed out rodent is scurrying all over the fucking screen with a giant smile on his face knowing he is not only playing his hero well, but playing his hero at literally peak performance.
Look at his spells.
Devour: Gives him gold so he can buy items to walk with
Scorched Earth: It's a fucking walking spell
Infernal Blade: Gives him a button to press while walking
Doom WALK: Walk at the enemy
What a mess. How did it come to this. (Deadlock) Can Victor please be allowed to do anything other than walk at you?
I’m fucking sick of it. There are plenty of heroes that jump you ass. Lash slaps you with ground pound, and then flog, and maybe he’d death slam you or something, but then everything else is up to everyone else and if he fucked it up? Bad, but he’s still a hero underneath it. Sort of like how Dynamo has black hole AND something to heal the team. A little bit of synergy.
But modern Victor is about as synergistic as a rat slapping a button for cocaine. Dude clicks 3 and then walks at you. What the actual fuck is that? It’s like the dev team were told “guys, you can’t just make a hero who walks at people” and they all looked at each other and asked why not. And then every other mistake followed like the consequences for my actions returning with the screaming of the midboss. No spells, max healing, no items, max movespeed, this mother fucker is just going to w a l k at you. Rename him from VICTOR to fucking WALKOR.
What do you build then? Heroic Aura? Powerful fighting items? Fuck no. Your ass gets fleetfoot, enduring speed, cold front, scourge, and refresher. Why? So you can fucking walk at people.
“Oh gee, sounds like you want Victor to just suck and-” No. I just want Victor to do something other than WALK. On my team. WALK. On their team. WALK. And because WALK is such a giant hit of dopamine to the highly coordinated swarm of cocaine rats that presumably main Victor they have to slap a "Fuck yo move speed" passive into aura of suffering in the off case the hero in question has any hope of waddling away from the permanently 20+ movespeed victor into fountain.
And can you ignore this? No. It’s every fight. Every fight this giant Meth-ed out rodent is scurrying all over the fucking screen with a giant smile on his face knowing he is not only playing his hero well, but playing his hero at literally peak performance.
Look at his spells.
Pain Battery: Rewards you for walking at people
Jumpstart: Faster walking
Aura of Suffering: It’s a fucking walking spell
Reanimate: When you die you can keep walking
What a mess. How did it come to this.