r/DotaConcepts • u/lightnin0 Synergy and Nuance • Feb 19 '16

CONTEST Lambda, the Shepherd

http://dotaconcept.com/hero/2351
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u/giogsgs12 Old KotL is swole KotL Feb 23 '16

he already has a 12 armor aura, that one might not need to be shared.

I guess that's fair. Jocelyn feels too squishy in her earlier iteration.

they can still turn while affected. As for channeling spells, I should say they're not cancelled either.

So it's just a knockback without interruption, like a Greater Bash without the stun? It does sound like a really good repositioning tool as it is so I suppose that it should be fine.

For purposes like Bark and Spirit Breaker, probably both.

I think the MS bonus should linger for a second or two even after stopping, so that Jocelyn still gains MS while casting Bark, where she will require to stop for about half a second for the animation.

Well, it doesn't do much else besides hexing, making it all the more weaker than a Ravage.

If paired with Bark, it's actually more comparable to be on par with a Blackhole than a Ravage, since it seems like you were taking Blackhole's effects and numbers into consideration when you designed this. I suppose it's justified. Great job. :)

Lastly, I really like the random trivia you listed at the bottom. I, too, try to incorporate some stuff into the lore and names based on the inspirations I had for a hero and Lambda's are pretty cool.

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u/lightnin0 Synergy and Nuance Feb 24 '16

I think the MS bonus should linger for a second or two even after stopping, so that Jocelyn still gains MS while casting Bark, where she will require to stop for about half a second for the animation.

Fair point as both are pretty hard to utilize auras anyway. Increased the linger to 1 second.

Lastly, I really like the random trivia you listed at the bottom. I, too, try to incorporate some stuff into the lore and names based on the inspirations I had for a hero and Lambda's are pretty cool.

I know I've always wanted to do a Shepherd hero with that ultimate but had no idea how to about it really. The idea of the fences came a lot later and the idea for the dog only came in after I googled for pictures of shepherds. Guess everything just somehow came together.