They introduced a behaviour score system a while back, at 10k (maximum) behaviour score, you get matched pretty much exclusively with similarly zen players.
I stopped playing once 7.00 hit and Techies got reworked. His new kit might not be bad but it really isn't as fun as just dominating a lane by yourself if the enemy didn't have a silence was.
Wasn't techies reworked in 6.86? Anyhow that rework was pathetic, a total abdication by Icefraud. Insta-gibbing people with mines isn't actually that toxic or bad design at all, it's normal to get destroyed with no recourse in dota2, if you are in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Admittedly being able to deal damage from across the map is pretty obnoxious, but like with Tinker, the more serious problem is that these heroes are very good at defending high ground and very bad at taking highground.
I would make techies' mines deal damage to both enemy AND allied buildings, including the green mines. No more autistic 70 minute highground defense, but in return he becomes very good at pushing.
). Helped that by later on in the game we had a blink pudge to counter the sven's BKB, and he did get some good hooks eventually. Playing any kind of trilanemakes me feel nostalgic actually, so I didn't even complain. I probably should've been more patient in lane.
. Just too much white glow around the feet.... sad!
