One distinctive trait about DotA is it's constant change.
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...agdota/usa.gif -
IceFrog is always adding,
balancing and changing the new maps that come out. Due to this, it takes a long time
before a map is "stable" and leagues and tournaments are stuck on the same map for a long time.
6.48b has been widely used for competitive play for months now. It's always the same
heroes being drafted, the same core heroes that are overpowered!
Well now we have decided to do something a little different. Every two weeks,
myMYM
will conduct a mock draft with your favorite teams and player. A mock draft is when a player
or team pretends they are drafting heroes for real in a match, but it is
just for fun and demonstration!
Of course, they will be drafting for one of the new maps,
6.52. In this map there have
been a handful of changes. The most important changes however, are all the nerfs on
the core heroes, the addition of 2 more hero bans in -XL and the numerous changes in
the neutrals spawns on both sides.
The mock drafts will show you how drafting will change in the future when the new
maps are implemented into league play. There will also be a small panel of judges
to discuss which team or player has the better hero selections and why.
The mock drafts will implement
MYM Prime Defending rules, but there is one change.
Each team will be banning 4 heroes each instead of 3 due to the change in -XL in 6.52.
Bans will now be in a 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 format and hero drafts are still 1-2-2-2-2-1.
Sharing items has also changed, now that no pooling has been implemented into the
map. Regeneration items can stil be shared, but there is an icon to show if the item
belongs to the player or not.
Teams must conduct the drafts on IRC, with the panel present. Once drafting has
concluded, the teams will play out the match on Garena. First pick and Second pick will
be determined either by a coin toss or a -roll in game! At the end of the third week, the
panel will decide which out of the six teams that participate who are the kings of hero
drafts! Good luck to all the participants and happy drafting!
There will be a total of 3 mock drafts, spanning in six weeks. Get ready to watch your
favorite teams test out competitive play on the newest map!
Round 1: (May 17th or 18th)
Round 2:
Round 3:
Panel of judges:
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...ta/belanda.gif - Naz
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...agdota/usa.gif - Rinoa
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...dota/rusia.gif - FocusIRE
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...agdota/usa.gif - Wedge
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn96/flagdota/uk.gif - GunzComeOut
