PinnedMeta of all previous The InternationalsSo… Hey, it’s been a while. Initially I wanted to make a series of short posts about meta at different TIs starting with TI7, but then the idea evolved, and now it seems easier to make one big post about all TIs, starting with TI1. Russian version In this post…Dota 219 min readDota 219 min read
Feb 19Playing around with a Steam DeckSo… Yeah, Steam Deck. Everyone and their dog already made a video or published a text guide on Steam Deck, and for me it took more than half a year to write one, w̵a̵s̵ ̵t̵o̵o̵ ̵b̵u̵s̵y̵ ̵p̵l̵a̵y̵i̵n̵g̵ ̵a̵r̵o̵u̵n̵d̵ ̵w̵i̵t̵h̵ ̵i̵t̵ ̵(̵a̵h̵e̵m̵)̵. На русском This blog post consists of two parts…Steam Deck23 min readSteam Deck23 min read
Jan 26A thing about Immortal Rank reportsThere were some changes in the works for a while now, and I rolled them out a couple of days ago. This is more of a byproduct of another thing I’ve been working on, but still interesting enough to discuss. And important note: the data was provided by STRATZ. There…Dota 25 min readDota 25 min read
Dec 29, 2022Spectral Wrapped 2022So um… yeah. It was a rough year. I kindof gave up with any sort of planning and roadmaps, since it’s hard to say anything. Also I kind of gave up on content, though I will get back to it in the future. What’s with 2022 plans “Play more dota, maybe stream” — Didn’t…3 min read3 min read
Dec 19, 2022Numbers of Competitive Dota: 2022 EditionThere were 8266 total matches played, 2860 of them are considered as Tier 1 events, while 3401 were played at the DPC and TI events. 17 matches were not analyzed. Radiant won 48% of games. The report started on 29th of November, 2021 with the first match of DPC China…Dota 210 min readDota 210 min read
Oct 14, 2022The International 2022 Teams and Stats OverviewThe International 2022 starts in a couple of hours. It’s perfect time to review the stats for TI11 teams, as well as go through the TI meta and take a quick look at TI Qualifiers stats. Русская версия For this year I prepared three separate Pre-TI11 profiles: Pre-TI11 Last Chance…Dota 219 min readDota 219 min read
Jan 23, 2022How to estimate meta balance levelThis was the question Decency asked on discord a while back. The idea is simple: find a method to evaluate how “diverse” and “balanced” meta is in a report (aka tournament or patch). But how to do that? And what it might show you? Russian version I was experimenting with…Dota 27 min readDota 27 min read
Dec 27, 2021Spectral Wrapped 2021I already did something like this a year ago, so it’s time to do it again, I guess. In this blog post I’ll quickly go through all the dota-related things I’ve done throughout the year, what changed and what plans I have for the next year. Unlike the previous “wrapped”…5 min read5 min read
Dec 19, 2021Detailed stats-based item builds for Dota 2 (and stuff like that)Heya! Leamare is here. For those who wasn’t there before, aside from constantly updating spectral.gg and working with teams PuckChamp and REDACTED, I’m also creating/updating a series of in-game guides called “Nerds Hero Builds”. …Dota 215 min readDota 215 min read
Oct 26, 2021The International 10 Stats Wrap UpSo… The International 10 ended about a week ago (at least it was less than a week since it concluded when I started making this post), and it’s time to wrap it up. Russian version Usually I make this kind of wrap up right after the event, but this time…The International 109 min readThe International 109 min read
