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This is a series of complaints about unnecessary or harmful changes to the dota 2 interface. I will not be criticizing things like the talent tree or the new map.
I. The transition from loading to the pick screen is laggy. It also looks very cheesy.
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II. The pick screen is a mess and contains a lot of useless information.
I labeled the problematic parts of this screen with green numbers:
1 - The three bar system does not give the user a good idea of what the hero does. For example, enigma players are expected to purchase Mek and place wards on the map for their team. That right there should at least give 1 bar of support to enigma. Overall, those nouns are useless in helping players choose a hero. I have never paid attention to these categories and I hope that new players don't as well as it leads to bad habits and more misunderstanding.
2 - Same complaint. These categories are awful and do not help the players get a good draft. I also would like to criticize the new way the heroes are grouped on the pick screen. Instead of the previous 6 distinct groups differentiated by attribute and Sentinel/Scourge affiliation, the heroes are now in 3 large groups and are much more difficult to find and choose.
3 - The team composition window is also arbitrary. There is no way to have a distinct difference between a bad draft and a good draft of heroes. I would like to take note of the Melee and Ranged heroes count. That is a step in the right direction but it does not account for lane composition - where ranged vs. melee really matters. Please remove these categories and reorganize the heroes into the previous 6-group configuration for quicker access.
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III. The strategy screen also suffers from an excess of useless information. Note that 30 seconds is nowhere near enough time to do such things as predict enemy lanes, select lane partners, and purchase starting items. I stand by my opinion that the team composition window is meaningless information.
Final note for this screen: please remove the "Available for purchase" menu - it is blatant advertisement and is completely unnecessary on a "strategy time" screen.
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I. The transition from loading to the pick screen is laggy. It also looks very cheesy.
dota2 2016-12-11 15-13-59-659.png
II. The pick screen is a mess and contains a lot of useless information.
I labeled the problematic parts of this screen with green numbers:
1 - The three bar system does not give the user a good idea of what the hero does. For example, enigma players are expected to purchase Mek and place wards on the map for their team. That right there should at least give 1 bar of support to enigma. Overall, those nouns are useless in helping players choose a hero. I have never paid attention to these categories and I hope that new players don't as well as it leads to bad habits and more misunderstanding.
2 - Same complaint. These categories are awful and do not help the players get a good draft. I also would like to criticize the new way the heroes are grouped on the pick screen. Instead of the previous 6 distinct groups differentiated by attribute and Sentinel/Scourge affiliation, the heroes are now in 3 large groups and are much more difficult to find and choose.
3 - The team composition window is also arbitrary. There is no way to have a distinct difference between a bad draft and a good draft of heroes. I would like to take note of the Melee and Ranged heroes count. That is a step in the right direction but it does not account for lane composition - where ranged vs. melee really matters. Please remove these categories and reorganize the heroes into the previous 6-group configuration for quicker access.
dota2 2016-12-11 15-14-23-847.png
III. The strategy screen also suffers from an excess of useless information. Note that 30 seconds is nowhere near enough time to do such things as predict enemy lanes, select lane partners, and purchase starting items. I stand by my opinion that the team composition window is meaningless information.
Final note for this screen: please remove the "Available for purchase" menu - it is blatant advertisement and is completely unnecessary on a "strategy time" screen.
dota2 2016-12-11 15-14-25-946.png
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