And then i played a game where we had a fed phantom assassin three people on our team disconnected leaving me and phantom lancer (i was playing sand king.)
We won the game

Lol @ noob comments saying he didn't get nerfed. Do you not know about the coming patch at the end of this month? Tsk tsk..

And it actually didn't come.

Some Prophet you are, not only did PL not get the nerf, but you never mention me!

@Just another badie: Then you should be on low skill. Because it's PL dominating all pub games.

Hi guys, anyone who thinks that 4.2 was a bigger deal than 8 illusions should go ahead and take that leap of faith nao

A fate worse than death.

[url=#user_comment_262856]@Glamador[/url]: What the hell are you trying to prove, other than your own ignorance? Our WORLD is built on what you'd consider 'gibberish' (Actual terms are Jargon(Industry-specific terms) and "Knowing what the hell you're talking about"). So stuff it.

dont forget chen, enchantress, visage, and brood. there are several heroes who require micro skills to work effectively.

SC players would love Meepo if they have the perfect micro skills like they claim in SC.

[url=#user_comment_262929]@ssss[/url]: do you call it control? I sense lack of non casual game expirience.

[url=#user_comment_262891]@Myles[/url] Haven't you watched G-league? [url=#user_comment_262903] @Arteous[/url] BW player here to say how ironic your statement considering that PL's in the last panel. Don't be an elitist, you're ruining the image of SC players everywhere.

Jo since you had the illusions with him you shouldve added more speech bubbles in the second panel for them :P

[url=#user_comment_262903]@Arteous[/url] right... PL here is actually one of those heroes where you control more than 1 unit.

@Neither KOTL nor PL are specifically the problem: I think the reason it made him stronger was that he could focus less on dps early (Threads, Aquila) because of the agility buff, and he could instead use items to cover weaker areas (hp regen, mana).

The 4.2 agility gain isn't what broke phantom lancer. It made him NOTICED, but he was always very strong. The real culprit in dota powercreep is the introduction of so many cheap mana/hp regeneration items. Tranquil boots and soul ring are completely gamebreaking.

wow really.. sc2 hots comes out and we get a comic about a game made for babies that can't control more than 1 unit. sigh ...

But theres so many counters to PL, like Track (without diffusal), Medusa, ES. Why should he get nerfed? Haven't you seen Team Liquid vs Mouz in the Defense?

Also, Icefrog loves to nerf heroes that are getting banned/picked a lot on Tournaments. The description of the comic remembers that. (Morphling says "hi").

Also, Icefrog loves to nerf heroes that are getting banned/picked a lot on Tournaments. The description of the comic remembers that. (Morphling says "hi").

Actually Phantom Lancer IS overpowered. He can take more mana per second than an Anti Mage when he has a Diffusal Blade an Juxtapose on max level. Since the buff that increased the amount of Juxtapose illusions from 5 to 8 he is really strong, and it should get readjusted for at least 6 for balance.

Fantastic comic! I think kotl deserves it far more, but PL has more broad appeal. :D

Death prophet looks different from the game, even if she looks cute, but Phantom Lancer looks.... Horrible. What the fuck is that.

[url=#user_comment_262857]@2[/url]: Deal with it.

@:D: THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU:

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[url=#user_comment_262812]@dealwithit[/url]: YAY! You're back friend! Oh wait... u sucks

All this MOBA strat talk is utter gibberish...ALL MOBA talk is utter jibberish.

It's as much jibberish as sports talk. You realize that's what you've all become, right? You're like fantasy footballers, or that one guy at every sports bar that yells loudly at the ref after every call (on TV).

In all honesty he isn't that strong. Its just pubs who pick poorly that give him the edge since his counter is a specific niche

More regular Death prophecy strips!

[url=#user_comment_262815]@derpderp[/url] Naix in every game? Doesn't sound much different from DotA Allstars, then.

It's called balancing, not nerfing.

I really hope both of them get the nerf bat. I'm tired of seeing them picked every time and practically winning with those 2 alone. KotL is push AND anti-push, and PL is push late game, which KotL forces by killing creep waves in (almost) one shot.

Good Riddance.

sry jo, but if you think pl is overpowered you are just stupid.

pl is horrible in earlygame.

the only thing that breaks him is the combination with kotl which gives him infinite mana.

lol love the fortune telling strips

I have seen many (I am just at 100 ish games played) pl players putting strength and mana items on pl and then fail horribly o_o

Core is diffusal + manta yea.

Pl is actually not weak in the early game, the cancer lance makes him one of the strongest early game carry, but he doesnt deserve a nerf like naix or gyro does who we actually both see all fucking games.

Pl is actually not weak in the early game, the cancer lance makes him one of the strongest early game carry, but he doesnt deserve a nerf like naix or gyro does who we actually both see all fucking games.

this is the reason why dota 2 sucks

[url=#user_comment_262770]@Dealwithit[/url]: YOU ARE NOT THE TRUE dealwithit! FUCK YOU. FUCKING LEAVE, YOU FUCKING COPYCAT!!!!

Donna unmei ga matteiru n'darou

[url=#user_comment_262615]@911[/url]:[url=#user_comment_262694] @filozof[/url]: Oh well, guess I was just spoiled with all those updates that came after International.

sry jo, but if you think pl is overpowered you are just stupid.

pl is horrible in earlygame.

the only thing that breaks him is the combination with kotl which gives him infinite mana.

I really hope both of them get the nerf bat. I'm tired of seeing them picked every time and practically winning with those 2 alone. KotL is push AND anti-push, and PL is push late game, which KotL forces by killing creep waves in (almost) one shot.

Good Riddance.

@Just another badie: radiance is not really a core. people usually go diffusal manta and then tarasque
You are not really that squishy when you have invis and 8 other clones of you. he also has armor, magic resist and evasion.

shit is tankier then most str heroes when he gets the heart

kotl was fine for a long time, what happenned? pro gamers remembered him?

@???: well yes, i like both games i actually play both.
but many of those things that are thrown out even i consider them unecesary, sometimes playing some heroes is like playing in hell ( meepo seriusly) they are good players out there but they are mechanicaly they are an pain in the ass

The expansion to Starcraft 2 should be celebrated with a new Drone-tan comic.

[url=#user_comment_262769]@xerido[/url]: LoL doesn't have more skillshots than DotA by any stretch of imagination. ;) Basically, the reason DotA players trash talk LoL is because it is a DotA, just with many things thrown out.

this is why league sucks.
since there nerfs are based off of whiny children screaming OP OP!

basicaly dota and lol are the same game.
main diferences? well dota is a bit harder to read than lol both requiere a lot of skill, lol has more skillshots than dota and dota sistem isnt as easy to read.

in general dota needs more mechanical skill than lol and lol needs better decisions

Screw dota.

just started with LoL cuz friends

any tips? and explain difference between DOTA and LoL please

Nerf Train > Nerf Bat

Am I the only one who reads their speech bubbles in their in-game voice? :)

just remember Starcraft just came out. Get away from this DOTA something or other crap

[url=#user_comment_262717]@123[/url]: Phantom lancer is only good once he gets his core items up (radiance, difusual, power threads), if he has freefarm, that is usually 25 minutes in. And even then he is still incredibly squishy, which is why the next item is usually a HoT. Basically all you need to do is bring dust and gank him.

She is now named the Nerf Prophet.

Jesus christ, how horrifying.

[url=#user_comment_262717]@123[/url]: Phantom lancer is only good once he gets his core items up (radiance, difusual, power threads), if he has freefarm, that is usually 25 minutes in. And even then he is still incredibly squishy, which is why the next item is usually a HoT. Basically all you need to do is bring dust and gank him.

Hi also.

I know what pushing is in the MOBA context, but seeing a sign reading "Fortune Teller" and "Pusher" both made me chuckle.

Reminds me of the Simpsons episode with Otto walking out of "Stoner's Pot Palace", which sells cookware, grumbling about false advertising.

[url=#user_comment_262590]@Faelivri[/url]: blinding light says hi. Also, every single fucking support is useless late-game, on the other hand, not all of them are so powerful early game, with the exception of Lion maybe.

@Just another badie: yeah, the difference is, Phantom doesn't stomp pub games. He stomps competitive games.
Just like Morphling did in TI2.

So Jo, when will you do fire emblem?

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A NERF! RISE AND BITCH ABOUT IT TO STOP IT FROM HAPPENING!

said everyone ever atleast once yet no one ever does anything about it

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[url=#user_comment_262595]@240[/url]: its normal. dota get new version several times of the year, so 3 months is ok.

*ehm* i dont think so. Traxex sure get nerf and centaur get some ballance, but this nerf is look like something what is not well justifiable to me.

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4.2 had it coming. Icefraud was high when he thought giving phantom cancer 4.2 agility per level is a good idea. 42 is apparently the answer to everything.

Hopefully..

So sick of cancer lancer..

Phantom Lancer being nerfed?

More like KOTL getting his arms and legs amputated, and PL getting a slap on his phantom ass.

Besides, It's not like Icefrog will awaken from his dormant slumber for another few months anyway. This game is far from "nerfy time." I just hope that Mortred gets luv.

[url=#user_comment_262647]@welp[/url]: 30 minutes? Don't you mean 70? They pick PL because he's a guaranteed win in the super late game, if they win earlier then that it usually means that the other heroes were able to shut down the other team by themselves.

Phantom Lancer being nerfed?

More like KOTL getting his arms and legs amputated, and PL getting a slap on his phantom ass.

Besides, It's not like Icefrog will awaken from his dormant slumber for another few months anyway. This game is far from "nerfy time." I just hope that Mortred gets luv.

Nerf, this is why DotaLoL sucks.

@Just another badie: majority of pro players agree he is very very strong and needs some kind of nerf. There is a reason kotl PL is picked in pro games because it is very imba and PL is the hero you pick when you want to win 30 minutes in to the game

Hah, all my DotA2 friends beat you to that prediction, Death Prophet :3

I have to say: I'm quite impressed how she looks in the second panel. She looks great, Jo!

KOTL will be nerfed harder than PL, I think.

Void see what you did there.

Cancel-lancer will be nerfed? Well now my friends gonna rage.

[url=#user_comment_262595]@240[/url]: DotA wasn't updating that often to begin with. Just stay calm.

I wouldn't say that phantom lancer needs a nerf, he's strong yes. But he is very easily countered. It's like saying huskar needs a nerf because he absolutely stomps all pub games.

http://www.dota2wiki.com/wiki/Phantom_Lancer

Gyro > PL

[url=#user_comment_262586]@Anonymous[/url]: I was talking about the original one, there wasn't any updates for almost three months. What is IceFrog up to anyway?

[url=#user_comment_262577]@countercrack[/url]: Wait, what? Strong early and great pusher/anti pusher, but he is almost useless in late game.

DoTa is going back to one.

[url=#user_comment_262575]@240[/url]: Apparently the Valve team are on holiday, so there won't be updates until they're back.

They cannot stop us!

I think I'm dying a little bit more inside.

some would say it's kotl that deserves the nerf bat more.

Nerf NOW!!

And here I thought for a second DotA was finally updated. Meh.

You don't need to know what dota is to know what nerf means XD

Icefrog' Nerf Hammer - most imba item in the whole game.

See, this is good. We don't need to know who is that guy or how is he OP to get the joke.