Aw dammit. I preferred the original text. It was punchier.

Huh, did the text just change?

Who was so dumb that you had to change what the zombie is saying?

@^_^: I agree.

I like the text better than the old one :)

Zoey has DAT ASS and DAT CAMELTOEEE.

I say bring forth a TPDoTA with MArio, yeas a Team Pokemon DoTa with Mario strip see if you can make everybody happy then just do something. Still learning starcraft to try to get why starcraft jokes are funny and btw your Call of Duty one was the best...

I'm not worrying about how the jokes are written or which game is the context to these, but how Jo makes larger and larger foreheads on characters.

Why is there no "Zoey, watch your ass!" photonote on the first panel? Why?

[url=#user_comment_288371]@re[/url]: totaly agree, first test was better !

So uh, what was the first text all you guys are talking about?

What's the difference?

Holy shit, variety!

[url=#user_comment_287965]@grif[/url]: HE HAS THE BLUE FLU! EVERYBODY RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN!

joe, no need to pamper to the audience.
case here in point, the previous text was a lot better. people who dont get it dont get it, explaining it makes it more worse.

See, I could understand the TF2 jokes. And I've never played TF2. I learned everything about TF2 I know from this comic.

Id rather you go back to TF2 jokes. Tf2 jokes and comics were better.

Take your time with DOTA2 material.

Liked the first text better.

The first text was better. Don't tell me you changed it because some people couldn't understand.

WTH???!!! Come on Jo! The first text was way better than the new one!

I LIKED THE FIRST TEXT MORE

I actually got to know about nerfnow because of DotA 2 jokes, and they're usually really good, don't mind the haters Jo, you can't please everyone (of course you already know that). Btw, hail from Brazil ^^

First: I like the comic, probably more so because I just started playing L4D2 again, but at least it's clever. I don't use Instagram, but I get it.

Secondly: I think, if Jo is actually saying non-dota 2 jokes are a dry spell, he's trolling.

HEY JO CHANGED THE TEXT

Do you really needs? I smell a typo.

I dunno. I like all the comics though I do admit for the dota comics I often dont get the joke. Still its got enough visual gags for me to smile.

Well, he was a good photographer.

I like the Dota 2 comics. I also like the non-Dota 2 comics.

Why can't everyone else be like that? :(

I don't think that after 4 consecutive dota comics that 2 non-dota comics is considered a dry spell more of a quick break. After all variety is always needed otherwise it becomes stale.

@Problem Dotahaters?
Maybe it has something to do with the fact they were REALLY bad and almost lacked in general humor.

@Problem Dotahaters?:
I thought he said all long arcs were bad, regardless of which. And i thought he did dota comics, more so, because he likes dota2, rather than appeasing a minority.

(i'm well aware you said dota 2 is a majority but i disbelieve that)

NOooooooooooooooo not more dota2 please ANYTHING BUT PLEASE!!

@Crom Hellsgream: I found the characters from L4D2 really uninteresting compared with the original crew.

Why did you change the content and the title of this comic?

IMO it was funnier in the original version.

Heh, Left 4 Dead.

I guess Jo hasn't played L4D2 yet, otherwise I'm pretty sure we would get at least one comic about Ellis getting brutally murdered because he just can't shut up...unless his bromance with Nick ends via Charger ;)

I like how Jo is just trollbaiting at this point. Clearly the people who complain about DOTA jokes are in the minority, otherwise he would have stopped doing them (just like he stopped doing TF2-arcs because viewership dropped when they were going on).

I personally don't give a crap what he draws, I play almost none of the same games yet I still find his stuff amusing regardless of the references.

why the frak is everyone complaining about dota strips? are you paying for nerfnow? No? It's his comic. He can draw whatever he wants. so shut up and go read another comic if it bothers you. You're getting something for free and yet you complain? typical americans.

Don't worry Jo, you could draw just anything with a woman and we'd still come here to tag "mine" on everything.

[url=#user_comment_287968]@FunkyMonk[/url]'s photonote: That's not a cameltoe... that's a mons pubis.

this was a good joke, the problem with dota is not that its dota, the problem is the jokes are bad or non-existant.

"You must have this much skill in playing our game to play our game and get experience" warnings should be mandatory for any ARTS/MOBA game. The communities rip people apart for not being pro. DOTA2 is not bad, but OTHER JOKES ARE GOOD TOO.

[url=#user_comment_288203]@Anonymous[/url]: What do you mean by full damage control? Also, my comments were far more rational compared to "HERP DERP DOTA COMMUNITIES ARE BAD CUZ I SAY SO" and I didn't make any positive statements yet, so there are no grounds for calling me deluded, if you aren't deluded yourself.

[url=#user_comment_288201]@derp[/url]: You're just a defensive fanboy going into full damage control. Ignore him, folks. His comments are deluded.

I don't get 85% of the Dota jokes, please stop, in my opinion.

[url=#user_comment_288200]@derp[/url]: >from it selffix

[url=#user_comment_288163]@herp[/url]: >implying moba communities are full of shit >implying you aren't full of shit >implying you can know anything about a community with no proper data streams for it >implying "hurr durr moba communities are bad" isn't a rumor >complaining about green text That's dumb.

[url=#user_comment_288187]@Anonymous[/url]: ...Says the anon.

ah the classic flame war. oh how I love the.

[url=#user_comment_288187]@Anonymous[/url]: i second that notion.

[url=#user_comment_288186]@zeph[/url]: Shut up Dota fanboy. Your comments are worthless.

[url=#user_comment_288177]@Anonymous[/url]: and you know that based on what statistics? The neckbeards that post on this comment section?

Why the FUCK would anyone want more DOTA jokes?!

"Let me make more esoteric strips that only appeal to a tiny percentage of autistic neckbeards! hurrr"

More general gaming comics.

[url=#user_comment_288162]@derp[/url]: >implying moba communities are not full of shit. >implying you need to be part of a community to realize how bad it is. >green text outside imageboards >green text in first place That's dumb.

@Dota 2 is for losers:
>says that he knows everything about a community
>wasn't ever even a part of it nor contacted heavily with it
That's dumb.

[url=#user_comment_288107]@Harkas[/url] Never heard of instagram before this comic. But then again, I have a mobile phone, not a mobile PC.

The occasional DOTA comic is fine, but having the same thing over and over again for weeks on end get boring extremely quickly. That is why I am glad for the dry spell.

we need more dota2 comics. you can make a lovestory between lanaya and magina

Iphones, so easy a zombie can use it.

I don't /mind/ the Dota jokes, it's just when that's all there is! Mix it up a bit and then everyone's happy~!

As to the people who didn't get the joke? It's a zombie taking pictures of someone instead of eating them. What's not to get?

yes Jo, fanservice is the only comics you must draw now and forever.

@Dota 2 is for losers: Okay it's pretty bad, but there are pretty nice people as well. The bad people tend to not be able to speak, thanks to the communication ban Valve installed.
Don't listen to the complainers, Jo. I love the DOTA2 comics. Well, most of em anyway. Not gonna complain either way.

As a player avoiding moba genre in total I appreciate any non dota related strip, thank you.

@Dota 2 is for losers: you my friend have not played league, thought other than 12 year old kids that play CoD, MOBA's Have the worst player bases ever.

Probably good that you mix it up and not just do DOTA or TF2 jokes all the time, using the same topical premise over and over makes a daily comic such as this redundant, as well as for this particular brand of comic, exclusionary to those who don't play the particular game it features.

@Dota 2 is for losers, Hah, naive little baby, like that would protect you against others opinion. If you think the Dota community is bad, than thank your deity you haven't discovered Encyclopaedia Dramatica yet.
(No seriously, don't go there!)

[url=#user_comment_288011]@Max[/url]: It was random strips that were funny no matter whether or not you played the game in question,like this one, that brought me here long ago. Believe me if this comic was just inside jokes for one specific game all the time, I would've left ages ago

the Dota community is the worst community ever, and anyone who says otherwise are just Dota players.

I'm pleased to see this dry spell. The dota comics aren't bad... but some of us definitely don't get as much out of them as general gaming comics.

dota community is terribad and jo tries to lure all those aweful people here by fan pandering. just take a look at all those comments since he started being almost dota exclusive and those predota.

I liked today's comic. Very witty.

but of course, do not forget about your other readers... it'd be nice if you kept intercalating between games, i think

[url=#user_comment_288078]@AckAckAck[/url]: No, the vast majority of the fanbase demands a return to Pacman comics.

can it last forever :P I like the mix em up random strips so much more

the joke here is easy to understand (if you know what instagram is) and it's not exactly related to a specific game, but still people complain they don't understand it...

Also, i don't play DOTA, but i think you should do 'em if you want... some people enjoy it, and 'tis your site, anyway.

I also came here due to dota comics. ignore those haters, pretty soon dota fans will outnumber them anyway.

Hey! A L4D comic! I haven't seen one of those in forever!

I want comics! .

good ol' non-dota comics, i love them

http://www.waroftherosesthegame.com/
heard you wanted an hard to play game ...

quick before the devs kill this game :3

We want less DOTA comics and we want them whenever you can have a joke that's funny to non-DotA players!

We want more DOTA comics and we want them now!

Zoey , watch your ass!

@FFS JO: No, the vast majority of fanbase demands a return to Tetris comics.

@Johnny Derp:
Zombie Frank West... I don't know whether that's funny or scary.

The vast majority of the fanbase demands a return to TF2 comics.

Get the fuck back to them already.

Who the hell is the guy with the camera? Did the zombies get Frank West?

Nice one, not exactly gaming related but... Still laughed. XD

@rushling twin girls: Actually, that was the very same reason I started reading Nerf NOW!! =D

Cheer up, Jo! Let's hope that Dota dry spell lasts a lot looooonger! XD

Yo Jo, there's a news that Sony will manufacture PS3 console in Brazil! They will sell it for $1000 Reais (or around US$550). Maybe this news will be a good idea for your comic?

Link: http://www.polygon.com/2013/5/7/4310392/ps3-manufactured-in-brazil-gta-5-and-the-last-of-us-localized

If you guys wanna leave because not every single comic is about your favorite game, then leave already!
For those that didn't get this, it could be about any zombie game/movie, even Walking Dead: The zombie is taking photos of his "food". Geez!

We miss starcraft storylines with fanservice :(

Good God, I see all these whiners saying to quit the Dota jokes, but I just don't care. Draw whatever the heck you want. You're the one drawing it. If I go too long without a chuckle, I'll just stop coming here.

Wow. Can't believe people would actually do this. Food is for eating.

[url=#user_comment_288038]@derp[/url]: do you even check the archives to see the subject of the comic?

@Crystal Maiden:
It's actually not about L4D, it's not even about gaming - it's a parody of instagram.

[url=#user_comment_288011]@Max[/url]: Same here.

@Crystal Maiden: Are you drunk?

I personally hope you will continue with Dota 2 comics :p

I don't get this joke at all and I don't play Left 4 Dead. Pretty dry to me.

Hi there Jo.
You might be getting the impression that everyone who reads your comic doesn't like it when they're based off of DotA.

This is likely caused by many of your readers not feeling the need to comment on a comic with which they have no complaint about.

Have a nice day/night.

Since everyone is whining about no more dota comics, i think someone should speak for the rest. DotA comics brought me here and without them its unlikely i will stay. I highly doubt I am alone.

[url=#user_comment_287993]@Tim[/url]: And since you've posted, you're now one of us! Welcome aboard, entitled prick #843.

Holy fuck you lot are whiny entitled pricks.

[url=#user_comment_287918]@cbale2000[/url]: You know that means the other half do get them, right?

Please ho please stop with the DOTA jokes, there is a point when it's just too much.

"At least with TF2 or Left 4 Dead you can make sense of it without playing the game, but all the slang and jargon in DoTA makes some comics make no sense to non-players."

As a non TF2 player i can assure you than i don't get the jokes related to the game :p

[url=#user_comment_287899]@Zero[/url]: Yeah, you spoke from my heart. Please no Dota ... I can't see it anymore.

resarpada...ok

[url=#user_comment_287899]@Zero[/url]: yes i saw the alternate ending and i liked it much better than the one they pushed for

No action can satisfy everyone. Do I trust Joe to be funny? The truth is, I don't know. But I do know I'm not about to let anyone in this comments section, including myself, stand in his way.

Awww, you sure? I wouldn't mind the dota dry spell last a bit longer. Two, three years. Four with any luck

Ah thank god, was getting that weird feeling this will become a one game strip....*shudders*

I think we can do without DotA jokes for a while.

Is that a promise, Jo?

Dota jokes are a holy Graal! This should NOT be cut down on, for great justice.

Took me a moment, then I lol'd.

And people says Dota's community is bad :D

Ohhh he's filming his food because that's all instagram does these days. Jesus that took me a bit, I am not a clever man.

Dem thighs

"This here's Doter."

I'd enjoy if the DotA jokes were taken out back, beaten to death, tossed in the trunk, taken to the bridge, and then thrown off it.

Not because I don't get them, I do get most, but because they're just not entertaining.

It's ok Jo, half of us don't get the DOTA jokes anyways.

Well, I do hope that you will still make some Dota jokes and not abandon them completely - most of them were really good and I mainly started regularly visiting the site because of them.

Some Dota
and some other games

All in small doses. A bit of everything is cool.

Well Jo, most of the public has spoken. You're gonna have to cut down on the Dota comics once a week or something.

[url=#user_comment_287894]@grif[/url]: That's a piece of graffiti in the game. The apt reply is "No, that's the zombies. IDIOT."

Yeah, please, no more Dota jokes is fine by me.

No more Dota, please. Thank you.

What?! No, no please, no. No more DoTA please, I hate being left out of the joke just because I don't play one particular game. At least with TF2 or Left 4 Dead you can make sense of it without playing the game, but all the slang and jargon in DoTA makes some comics make no sense to non-players.

[url=#user_comment_287894]@grif[/url]: They've done that before, it was called "I Am Legend". And I mean the real ending they had before the crappy theater ending. Will Smith's character realized humans didn't have a place anymore, that the vampires had become the new dominant race, and that he was their monster, their "legend".

No, Jesus fuck, no. Do not go back to Dota jokes. Even generic non-gaming-related zombie Instagram jokes are better than Dota. I'd rather be going "meh" at a weak joke than pounding my head on the keyboard because Nerfnow is becoming and exclusive club for Dta players.

This the joke:

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/cant-we-enjoy-our-food-without-a-photo-shoot-8599618.html

I laughed at the comic in general; it was a good joke. But anyone else think the middle panel looks...weird?

the real joke is in left 4 dead the infected dont even eat them they just kill them because they think the survivors are the evil ones thats an interesting theory though whos the real monster in that scenario the infected see them as the monters and the survivors think the opposite thinkof that one

more dry spell! no more dota!

Bwahahahaha!

I see what you did there

"Hold on, I'm about to get a really hot photo."

the joke is shes food
also first