The already long list of Dota 2 heroes is now even bigger, as Valve have released an update with Grimstroke as well as teased another called Mars.
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A ranged hero that uses the power of Ink. Here's a quick run over his abilities:
- Stroke of Fate - Damage and slow enemies.
- Phantom's Embrace - Launches a phantom which latches onto an enemy damaging and silencing it (stopping it from using abilities).
- Ink Swell - Cover you or an ally in ink, silencing you while also granting bonus speed and immunity to attacks. It will also damage nearby enemies over time and explode around you.
- Soulbind - Binds an enemy hero to its nearest allied hero in range. Spells targeting one, will affect the other.
He's a ranged hero with the ability to with his ability, he also has a P, which covers you or an ally in ink, silencing the target while granting bonus speed and immunity to attacks
See more about him here. As for Mars, that hero is due "this winter".
With the amount of heroes available in Dota 2 it can be pretty overwhelming. While it's not a particularly difficult game to grasp the basics, there's a vast amount of details about each hero that you eventually need to know. The best strategy to counter each of them, their strength and weaknesses and so on.
One thing to bring up, is that I did see some posts across Twitter about Dota 2 "not needed yet another male hero" or something to that effect. Curious about it, due to my own ignorance on the matter since I've not been playing Dota 2 regularly for some time I decided to look into it. Regardless of your feelings on all things being equal in gaming, Dota 2's hero list is predominantly male. There's over 90 male heroes and only around 16 or so female heroes. That's a pretty large difference, just something to think about…
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Quoting: liamdaweOne thing to bring up, is that I did see some posts across Twitter about Dota 2 "not needed yet another male hero" or something to that effect. Curious about it, due to my own ignorance on the matter since I've not been playing Dota 2 regularly for some time I decided to look into it. Regardless of your feelings on all things being equal in gaming, Dota 2's hero list is predominantly male. There's over 90 male heroes and only around 16 or so female heroes. That's a pretty large difference, just something to think about…Something to think about, sure. Just make sure not to jump to simple solutions. Look at LoL heroes. Look at their female heroes. Does that look like a solution? No. LoL female heroes are more sexist than Dota 2's hero base.
Is it worth asking for more female characters in Dota 2? Sure. I don't see how asking for that makes someone feminist. FWIW, one of last year's two new characters was a female. Perhaps Mars will be female as well.
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Quoting: 14Oh sure, I wasn't meaning to cause some sort of controversy here. It's just something I thought was interesting and so I mentioned it, because (as mentioned) I didn't really notice it before.Quoting: liamdaweOne thing to bring up, is that I did see some posts across Twitter about Dota 2 "not needed yet another male hero" or something to that effect. Curious about it, due to my own ignorance on the matter since I've not been playing Dota 2 regularly for some time I decided to look into it. Regardless of your feelings on all things being equal in gaming, Dota 2's hero list is predominantly male. There's over 90 male heroes and only around 16 or so female heroes. That's a pretty large difference, just something to think about…Something to think about, sure. Just make sure not to jump to simple solutions. Look at LoL heroes. Look at their female heroes. Does that look like a solution? No. LoL female heroes are more sexist than Dota 2's hero base.
Is it worth asking for more female characters in Dota 2? Sure. I don't see how asking for that makes someone feminist. FWIW, one of last year's two new characters was a female. Perhaps Mars will be female as well.
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DamonLinuxPL Aug 27, 2018
Quoting: 14Quoting: liamdaweOne thing to bring up, is that I did see some posts across Twitter about Dota 2 "not needed yet another male hero" or something to that effect. Curious about it, due to my own ignorance on the matter since I've not been playing Dota 2 regularly for some time I decided to look into it. Regardless of your feelings on all things being equal in gaming, Dota 2's hero list is predominantly male. There's over 90 male heroes and only around 16 or so female heroes. That's a pretty large difference, just something to think about…Something to think about, sure. Just make sure not to jump to simple solutions. Look at LoL heroes. Look at their female heroes. Does that look like a solution? No. LoL female heroes are more sexist than Dota 2's hero base.
Is it worth asking for more female characters in Dota 2? Sure. I don't see how asking for that makes someone feminist. FWIW, one of last year's two new characters was a female. Perhaps Mars will be female as well.
Previous heroes were not new. They came from Dota 1 (warcraft3 mod). So, by nature for example Wraith King is male not female because this hero is from dota1. So thats why Icefrog did not turn it into Wrait Queen... because this is the story of the game - the story does not change.
Only new heroes were invented from scratch - from Monkey King.
"Monkey King is the first original hero made for Dota 2. All previous heroes were ported from DotA."
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Quoting: liamdaweQuoting: kalinPlease don't bring that feminist bullshit here. Ofcourse there is more male characters. Dota is game of war not virtual family gameDon't bring that bullshit here, please.
Thanks Liam. When I saw the comment at the end of the article I was like "please don't let this go in the wrong direction" and then was pleasantly surprised. Your reinforcement in the comments is further great.
I'm even more happy to check this multiple times a day now :)
I just logged in for the 2nd time to like and post this. I know I don't substantially add to the discussion, sorry ;)
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heidi.wenger Aug 27, 2018
Quoting: kalinPlease don't bring that feminist bullshit here. Ofcourse there is more male characters. Dota is game of war not virtual family game
I too as a woman find this modern "feminism movement" nothing more than actually a harmful thing for women. It most def. does not advocate true equality when you think about it but quite the opposite :/
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TheLinuxPleb Aug 27, 2018
Quoting: GuestYour profile picture says it all. :)Quoting: DamonLinuxPLPrevious heroes were not new. They came from Dota 1 (warcraft3 mod). So, by nature for example Wraith King is male not female because this hero is from dota1. So thats why Icefrog did not turn it into Wrait Queen... because this is the story of the game - the story does not change.It should have been Monkey Queen. Just for seeing people acting as kids because somebody turned Sun Wukong into a girl, muh masculine feelings!
Only new heroes were invented from scratch - from Monkey King.
"Monkey King is the first original hero made for Dota 2. All previous heroes were ported from DotA."
Damn. I lowered myself to that level.
Last edited by TheLinuxPleb on 27 August 2018 at 6:02 pm UTC
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