Manu Merkaba

I do dota stuff. Cat pics are encouraged

[Manu Merkaba @MerkabaDotA]

@Blitz_DotA 😢

[Manu Merkaba @MerkabaDotA]

@AlabrelHS @PlayHearthstone Yeah it needs a balance pass but that’s expected I think with emergent gameplay vs crafted experience (standard). Hope Arena continues to get timely support

[Manu Merkaba @MerkabaDotA]

@JuvenileBluster @PlayHearthstone Rewards could be better, I agree. I just really liked that they took the time to iterate and come to a better game mode after years of potential. And it landed really solidly.

Was thinking 4 cards redraft instead of 5 in underground to tone down power level, wdyt?

[Manu Merkaba @MerkabaDotA]

@PlayHearthstone Picking legendary first and having some small support for it is excellent. I’d love to see a brief pass on some over performing ones, but particularly buff some underperforming buckets that are fun

[Manu Merkaba @MerkabaDotA]

@PlayHearthstone I see a lot of people complaining about the arena changes but I personally like them, particularly underground. I do feel like the power level is a bit high sometimes, with me getting blown out more often than I’d expected. Still, great changes overall? And thanks for iterating.

[Manu Merkaba @MerkabaDotA]

@PlayHearthstone Loved the changes. Thanks

[Manu Merkaba @MerkabaDotA]

@PlayHearthstone Really hoping for some refreshes to unpopular heroes or weak hero powers 🙏 some of the designs just feel so legacy at this point, especially comparing to the excellent new stuff that has come out since.

Also, weapon slot when??

[Manu Merkaba @MerkabaDotA]

@Foggeddota Chonk

[Manu Merkaba @MerkabaDotA]

@PlayHearthstone OH HELL YEAH

[Manu Merkaba @MerkabaDotA]

@PlayHearthstone Does this make Arfus a bad boy?

[Manu Merkaba @MerkabaDotA]

@PlayHearthstone Was hoping for an arena reset at the same time :( but I’ll take it! Any word on what cards were added/removed?

[Manu Merkaba @MerkabaDotA]

@PurgeGamers I've heard about weighted blankets but weighted pillow? What's the advantage there? Sorry about your pillow!

[Manu Merkaba @MerkabaDotA]

@tvidotto Great work as always!

[DOTA 2 @DOTA2]

Crownfall -- An Ongoing Free-to-Play Story Event

#Dota2 #Crownfall

https://t.co/J2M6TKv0Xi

[Manu Merkaba @MerkabaDotA]

@Tervstone @ZeddyHS Honestly not a bad idea at all.

[Manu Merkaba @MerkabaDotA]

@HairyKraken @ZachODR Ultimately I think viewers are more interested in hard takes, and @ZachODR benefits from strong language in the form of positive/negative engagement. If something turns out to be wrong, great, he has more content for the next one. I don’t question his expertise.

[Manu Merkaba @MerkabaDotA]

@HairyKraken @ZachODR Totally agreed but with the caveat that its up to @ZachODR how much he wants to lean into the entertainment/editorialization portion. You can end up with “wishy washy” opinions if you never want to be wrong. And of course its sliding scale of entertainment versus hard fact.

[Manu Merkaba @MerkabaDotA]

@HairyKraken @ZachODR I think many decks can not be counted out in this new era of hearthstone balance despite being “bad”. Its up to the viewer, in some cases, to read and react to meta development with this in mind. Does it look bad? A little. Is the wording deliberate to evoke emotion? Yes

[Manu Merkaba @MerkabaDotA]

@DenizBoysan1 @TeamCoco Coco meets Guernica maybe

[Rowan Cheung @rowancheung]

Google just revealed an upgraded Gemini 1.5 model—featuring a groundbreaking 1M token context window (up to 10M in testing).

The LLM can now process considerably more data than competitors and enables (previously unimaginable) capabilities. https://t.co/AIdn9OoUgF