sikle explained how “Bad Feeling” works for Axe
Team Spirit analyst Mark “sikle” Lerman explained on Telegram how Axe’s “Bad Feeling” mechanic works.
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“Bad Feeling” is a buff that can be obtained in a live match:
- Axe must be on one team.
- Ringmaster must be on the other team.
- All 10 hero slots must be filled (i.e., a standard 5x5 lobby).
- The game rolls a die and has a 30% chance of granting this buff to Axe.
- The chance is determined at the start of the game, before the picks, so if it doesn’t appear then, it won’t appear later in the game.
- The buff has a second stage; in this localization, the stage is named “Hmm-mm-mm,” and the description is “Everything seems fine.” The conditions for obtaining it are unknown or have been left for a later update.
- The buff disappears when Axe dies.
The buff itself doesn’t do anything. All of this is a hidden Easter egg leading up to an event that—judging by the value of 1 in “bad feeling” rather than 0.5, as it was in the patch—is coming soon. The last time something like this happened was a couple of days before Largo’s release. Two years ago, when Ringmaster was released, the developers already showed exactly how Axe is pulled into the box, so the event could be a direct continuation or simply a reference (Axe has PTSD).
What a wonderful day for a carnival [“A wonderful day for a carnival.” — Ed.]
To Valve: we’ll keep reading the variables and digging deeper. <...>
- See also: References to a new hero and an upcoming event—Dota Stepan—have been discovered in Dota 2 files
A reference to “Bad Feeling” appeared in the patch notes for 7.41d, when it was increased from 0 to 0.5. This mechanic did not exist in the game previously. Today, the developers added it and left a message for players in the code.
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