The Strongest Carry That Never Was

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For over a decade, Sniper terrorized matchmaking queues-but how much of an impact did he have on competitive Dota 2?
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Chapters:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:42 - First Implementation
00:07:40 - The International 2011
00:16:35 - The International 2014
00:29:35 - The International 2015
00:36:09 - The International 2016
00:40:09: The International 2017
00:46:48 - The International 2018
00:52:19 - OpenAI
1:00:16 - The International 2019
1:08:55 - The international 2021
1:14:20 - The International 2022
1:21:43 - Conclusion
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[@getampedmiku12]

"this strategy was never actually good, it was too risky" "but it was very funny" and then everyone nodded in agreement

[@saito853]

It's not about winning it's about sending a message

[@lordspoice5192]

No other hero can strike fear into the hearts of new players like sniper. Truly the king of pubs

[@fckihate69jokes]

3 heroes you must ban to have fun in turbos sniper, phantom assasin and phantom lancer.

[@bendeguzerdelyi8054]

u mispelled Pudge @@fckihate69jokes

[@Milanesa3032]

@@fckihate69jokes i would like to add Tinker into that list

[@albuspercivalwulfricbriand5363]

@@Milanesa3032I would like to humbly add Arc Warden. Thank you very much.

[@jona777dedios]

@@albuspercivalwulfricbriand5363 dont forget riki

[@Ziegrif]

Snipin's a good job, mate! It's challengin' work, outta doors. I guarantee you'll not go hungry - 'Cause at the end of the day, long as there's two people left on the planet, someone is gonna want someone dead.

[@fikowildtiger5072]

A sniper from different world with drinkable Jarate

[@FahmiZFX]

I'm still a believer that someday we get a TF2 sniper as a Persona for Dota 2 Sniper. Hell, even his shard is now a perfect fit to swap to Jarate.

[@namagem0]

@@FahmiZFXthere’s an AWP in TF2 as well. Might as well make the skin lmao

[@SoxExcalibur]

​@@FahmiZFXfitting since we have sniper's goggles in TF2 (even though nobody has it and the other 2 dota cosmetics)

[@yolohulan2837]

Professionals have standard

[@EliTheGleason]

The fact open ai first picks sniper is so great

[@vraku9624]

OG: picks ES AI: Nuh-uh 😂😂

[@Hunted0LessShirt]

Considering it mostly practiced against itself with perfect reaction time and such, it does make sense Sniper would rise (given his mostly "undodgeable" damage). Still a very funny happenstance, we pubs were definitely right all along! Also, I thought the reason illusions weren't allowed in OpenAI's games was to nerf the AI... Did I make that up?

[@natersumkatanuar7631]

Inconceivable how Sniper can determine whether a bracket is low skilled or high skilled.

[@arnowisp6244]

Makes sense when you consider how simple he is. Positioning is so vital for him.

[@KindredSpiritASMR]

Bro, the production and story of these videos are sooo good, there's no other like it, love the vid

[@torstendamgaardlarsen8424]

I agree. I remember spamming this hero with a good friend learning the game.

[@WoobertAIO]

Would love to see a video on Crystal Maiden and her uncanny ability to remain viable no matter how much she's nerfed or what the META is like.

[@alanmonteros6432]

I love her, she is always remained in the middle, neither bad enough to be considered dogshit nor good enough to be considered OP

[@TheTriangle444]

because the kit design is perfect as it is - aura mana regen, low cd aoe+slow, low cd 1 target disable, and another massive AOE slow and damage. it is super generic and fits any team.

[@wanderingbufoon]

she's the support Spectre. No matter how much nerfs she gets, she will get nerfed and win

[@Ultimateshirish]

Sniper's gameplay centers around capitalizing on opponents' mispositioning and lack of coordination. This tends to happen more frequently in lower-level pub matches, making him a dominant pick there. However, in the professional scene, teams are highly coordinated, and players rarely make such mistakes, which is why Sniper isn't a common choice in tournaments. Additionally, Sniper appears to be designed as an entry-level hero with straightforward mechanics, offering limited opportunities for the kind of dynamic plays that are essential in professional Dota.

[@erfarkrasnobay]

What about "opponent missposition" is capital of sniper? Capital of Sniper is actually opposite - his capital is his own position. And team should have a way to protect their position from enemy initiation, this why for example sniper extra good in pair with Disruptor who is best support for sniper (Provide vision, provide counter-initiation ultimate, provide initiation glimpse, have zoning tool in from of static field)

[@Sennken]

@@erfarkrasnobay This. Sniper lives and dies depending on his own position. That's why in order to play sniper well one must be very aware of distance and position - if you know the absolute minimum distance you can dish out damage while still being able to retreat, you will be able to play sniper well. If you underestimate the distance, you will lose many opportunities to damage enemies and possibly get kills. If you overestimate it, you'll get killed in a second before being able to do any damage at all

[@shiuido359]

Is there any hero where you don't have to worry about your own positioning whilst also dominating teams who have good positioning? Don't think so...

[@lukamagicc]

Stop trying to be so deep. No mobility scaling adc = not a professional hero. Not a wild concept

[@justinclemmons3816]

I know these videos will probably tend to favor 1s & 2s but i really am looking forward to some videos focused on the offlane! 3s and 4s need some love. I think Broodmother would be an interesting one since the threat of brood last picks has defined certain competitve metas. Enigma would also be an obvious iconic choice. Thanks for the videos Baumi. Hope the new game does well.

[@controlcore1]

i would love to see an enigma video, considering he's been one of the single greatest impacts on the comp scene

[@Tintelinus]

Yeah would love to see a vid of a 3 next as I think thats the role that hasnt really been covered. There are some really iconic 3s. Enigma or Tidehunter comes to mind.

[@ktreadsruns]

These are awesome. Basically immortalizing DoTa 2

[@alexwallace5639]

Coming back to suggest Lina the Slayer again. She's been a support, a mid, and a carry, sometimes all at the same time. I think she'd have a very interesting dota story.

[@fendysusanto876]

Her sister is more interesting

[@NoobMicesters]

Don't forget when she became a jungler with iron talon in a pro game)

[@konstantinriumin2657]

@@fendysusanto876Support with ult which works very well 20% of the time... And remained as such despite so many changes. CM just can't ever get into any position which is not 5 Lina is more interesting for sure

[@fendysusanto876]

@@konstantinriumin2657 that's means nerf cm

[@konstantinriumin2657]

@@fendysusanto876Yes

[@kaerret]

loved the way that you made sniper being a character and stuff

[@senorstronk]

just got back into dota after years. it still feels the same and its nice to have all the heroes now. back in beta it was super limited. 2011 was so long ago!

[@intelektshualday3496]

Dont do this man... go live ur life

[@FahmiZFX]

Biggest mistake you've done. That was your chance to have a free life. Now you've just lost the next 4 years worth of your life from spending your time with this game.

[@bang.marcel0]

You shouldn’t have… really…

[@12-343]

Welcome back! It's a great game nowadays, as long as you don't let it consume you.

[@senorstronk]

@@intelektshualday3496 ​ I'm on 6 acres in the country. self employed. I'm living my dream and probably someone elses. games are just to help take my mind off of the slave grind of life. overwatch has been what i have been playing but i hate myself for playing that game after greed had ow1 deleted. its not the same game. coming back to dota is refreshing and im so glad it feels the same. map is new but oh well. feels like it did in beta and thats just a huge plus for me. Chess is my all time favorite game and playing dota always gave me that chess feel. I love it. Going to try not to spend too much time playing but the competitive itch is still there. dota still scratches.

[@EliTheGleason]

19:04 SUPPORTS LIKE WRAITH KING truly these were different times

[@wanderingbufoon]

remember when nyx and bh were carries?

[@Gajet9]

Since you talked about the pub builds... I wished you talked about the time right after aghs change (2019) where sniper was mainly picked in pubs as 4. And people were rushing tranquil into Aghs. Sometimes a rod of aton in between.

[@albuspercivalwulfricbriand5363]

I really loved Aghs Octarine Gleipnir Ethereal build, always funny

[@agusputraemassihombing6303]

member when aghanim ult target became AOE? and your damage is count as demage. and everyone just rush aghanim and rapier

[@Manu2k]

@@agusputraemassihombing6303 i had game like that ... we all gwent blade mail and trolled the sniper ... he was insta dead vs 5 blade mails :))

[@Dyleniz]

Yo I remember that was a fun period to be a pos 4 player lmao

[@YoutubesaysimCyberbully]

maaan something about your idea of every dota hero story is just so fucking legendary, and 1st time watching it live is so entertaining

[@Antifrost]

There was a time that I wanted to play Sniper as a support in pubs, my idea was that I could focus on constantly harassing opponents during the laning phase with his extra range. The problem was, as you pointed out, that I'd be useless by mid- to late-game, even if I did make things a little easier for my lane partner. Even still, out of all the "right-click to win" heroes, Sniper was a little more fun for me to try out on the rare occasions I picked a carry.

[@Delacrow_l_Chawngthu]

i used him as support and he is my highest winrate hero at 58%, atos and blink and aganim is all you need, and since he can farm very fast using shrapnel its quite doable.

[@yatogod69]

@@Delacrow_l_Chawngthudawt sawi sug

[@Delacrow_l_Chawngthu]

@@yatogod69 sawi lo ve tlat.. Hard support tha reuh ltk.

[@tarnax1022]

I love how you weave together the story of all the tournaments together!

[@MeddusXx]

Love these videos ngl, thanks for making them! Great to have a blast to the past for all these heros

[@hawke024]

Hey Baumi.. Just a shout-out to say thanks for taking the time and putting in the hard work to make these incredibly entertaining and nostalgic vids. We appreciate you!

[@PhoenixLabella]

Great video, Baumi. I remember Shrapnel used to provide instant vision upon cast, but then they added some delay.

[@thebigfatsoman2002]

found this channel recently, and im sad that this channel doesnt have more views and subs, keep up what ur doing sir, great content and naration

[@jiisokyun]

I haven't played dota for years but watching this reminds me of my hs and college years. Thank you.

[@harvey4893]

Grats on launching your game. GL with sales!

[@alexeymalafeev6167]

Thank you for making great in depth videos!

[@MKSiringOne]

I can still hear the hoho's and the haha's as sniper slaughters everyone with infinite attack speed thanks to troll warlord's ultimate

[@adamjohndeserra5194]

This is very well made! Congrats🎉🎉🎉

[@TheZiadGuides]

It’s hard for me to justify to paying money for twitch subs or YT joins, but I have money on my steam and I’ve been wanting to support u in some way for this so I went ahead and bought sweet dreams Alex. I love the vibe and can’t WAIT to try it this weekend

[@COFsux]

another great vid, well done!

[@duyo1310]

Very well made video as always

[@chefmike3794]

Appreciate the history of dota videos, helps new players understand the beauty of this game

[@fatcat3182]

Excellent video quality,keep it up

[@a2zistoolong448]

Top quality videos. Love these

[@sonnytag3720]

Wow, a first time I saw such a beautiful piece of arts in the embedded advertisements, definately gonna check out your game.

[@CHALLENGER_XNE]

I'd love one of these on my fav, Morphling. Keep up the great vids!

[@Misheva]

These videos are amazing, keep it up Baumi!

[@DsinCee]

Fun watch! Just like to point out at 50:58 the take aim active doesnt double snipers total attack range but just the range given by take aim(so 200/400/600/800).

[@ssjgoku276]

Awesome video. Hope we eventually see the story of Mortred the Phantom Assassin, maybe someday after TI 2023 just to see how broken she has been.

[@ScapularHail]

Good video about an all time favorite among the pubs! I have a friend that always insisted in a greed support 4 sniper that rushed Aghs. Although it was very inconsistent, it had its moments to shine

[@BioHazarddasdadfasfsad]

Man I use these videos to calm down my brain and quickly fall a sleep, great work! : D

[@riwajchand7757]

Sniper!!!! This was my first hero on warcraft 3 and Dota 2 as well! Love the gunner

[@ElCobra81]

Damn I just happened to come across this video randomly. Then I was surprised to see Baumi at the end. I missed you man. Seeing Micke in this vid brings me back to the old Heroes of Newerth days. I used to watch you guys alot back then. I was never really in the Dota 2 scene,but seeing you guys transition into this game kinda make me happy for you. 🍻

[@CharlieDO94]

Just subscribed. I want to see AXE journey. Thank you in advance. Keep it up. Nice work

[@Sheyl3319]

I love this new approach of treating the hero as a character

[@acceleratingthesupernatural]

Same, it is really fun

[@spheroboom7299]

Hearing the true hero name instead of just sniper makes me smile

[@nenadsekulovic1132]

Randomly came across your previous vids, and when i heard the voice and was "Is this baumigames?" And it was you 🤣 love to be back to your content used to watch you a ton! Good luck at your game release

[@hizzousekakashi8836]

I remember when I first started playing DotA at my local lan shop, while sniper was a pain, the only rule we had was "no clinkz"

[@yeeted42069]

Bro I havent watched a Dota video in 5 years but IMMEDIATELY recognized Baumi's voice. I remember watching your content a few years back. Great job on the production.

[@sexylittlewilly]

These videos are awesome, cannot wait for more

[@Kezha_Ahzek]

Nice work ! 😊

[@eurox4206]

Seeing my 3 MKBs sniper in your video made me really happy. xd

[@SoNorthitzSouth]

Man. Sniper, Techies, and Broodmother were my favorite dota2 heroes when I used to play (many) years ago. I'd love to see a brood video. I was never great at the game, but the fact that I could take some of my game knowledge from other games and implement them into a moba was amazing. All 3 just play so unique. Loved the techies video. Love this video. These heroes were the reason I put hundreds of hours into dota2 and no other moba ever got more than a few dozen hours

[@Spartan117xxxxxx]

Literal Baumi jumpscare. I did not touch dota for several years up until this video and I did not even realize that it was voiced by my favorite dota 2 content creator from the past. Very nice video. Thank you for bringing back memories and nostalgia.

[@TheGwenewier]

magic damage sniper will always have a special place in my heart, good times....

[@winmarr9702]

This Dota series is so good.. Keep it coming..

[@forgematter019]

Cool vid brought back some memorys

[@sethgno1274]

this was so beautiful i almost cried

[@andrewfariabi2022]

Great vid!

[@thepression8241]

I finished binge watching yesterday, this is like the perfect sign to actually go back to dota. Keep on with the good work!

[@gerald.3330]

Bro sweet dreams alex looks so calming, ilove it

[@KuroKishi_duLac]

I didn't play Dota 2 since it's inception, but I surely remember Sniper being a menace when I joined, and to this day he continues to be an absolute menace when unpunished

[@tadeaslehky98]

I like this new more story focused style of the videos a lot more.

[@kbzoncapo777]

I love these videos, thank you!

[@dinospd]

This video was brilliant, Baumi!

[@greenlemon44]

Comment to appreciate Philipp's efforts on creating this video❤️

[@Sharpscore247]

I've never played dota and I never will but im currently binging this channel because of how well these videos are made

[@lukaslonauer1391]

Hi. I just found your channel and find the content amazing. Next few days I will be on a binge spree to watch all your videos. Btw. I don't know what other heroes you are already/still planning to cover, but personally I would be really interested in the history of axe and/or dazzle. My personal favorite heroes. Much love

[@zaneverovati]

I grew up in the local internet café with dota 1 where Sniper was played with S & Y, Lothar's Edge, Buriza, Monkey and Rapier. Top it off with a Satanic and it's a wrap. Good times.

[@thedrumist1784]

Dammit Baumi i can't join the channel but you sold me at giving this wonderful video a thumbs up!

[@maheshkatwal7680]

Keep them content coming Good job🤞✌️✌️

[@Ultimateshirish]

This video is a piece of art and better than most 1.5 hrs movies.

[@uncoherentramblings2826]

Great video! 🤩

[@Pakadamane]

Good video my guy 👍

[@DarkenedAuras7653]

I've played 2 total Dota 2 games in my life. Yet for some reason, I've enjoyed watching all of these videos. Idk what's wrong with me but these are very compelling.

[@anzyroadside2374]

Somehow, making it so that Kardel felt emotions throughout his competitive career made the video more engaging.

[@roughash853]

Great video❤

[@fajarn7052]

dang, that Sweet Dreams game seemed really good, I'll be sure to check that out.

[@SuperKingpizza]

Omg as soon as you put on facecam i realized i knew you from somewhere. Baumi Heroes of Newearth!!! Good times

[@iandittmar9547]

Thank you for video mister

[@Dark_Tesla]

I haent played this game since 2010 but these are great.

[@shigerufan1]

Regarding the Cloud9 game at 30:00, their draft also had no built-in stuns. So once Cloud9 fell behind there was nothing they could do to stop VG from walking all over them with Gyro and Dark Seer

[@Miko0219]

Banger of a video but we all know that sniper wasn’t the saddest when aquila was removed but it was Baumi and his obsession with Rjng of Aquila

[@Drizznaut]

LOVE THESE !

[@hizzyhizzles8731]

These videos are so good Baumi, because they make the difference between pub games and competitive play very clear. Great strat on this one and VERY entertaining!

[@Sujjie]

First time I rewinded an ad instead of skipping and then subscribed because of it

[@MakeMyDayBang]

Sniper is true to his name... Until he wasn't in mid-to-late game were he transform to be a LONG RANGE MACHINE GUN

[@wagz781]

Holy shit the face reveal caught my off guard. I used to watch your dota LP vids years ago and was about to search up your old channel once I was done with the video. Good to see you're doing well, baumi. Love the video.

[@nhattran8841]

Great video 🎉

[@Scintilus]

I hope you do for warlock and witch doctor too. Excellent video production.

[@UBG001]

I can't wait for the Weaver video haha

[@heraldsloth]

I've watched Baumi since the OG days, we chatted on stream about Germany YEARS ago hahaha. I'm surprised I remember that, wouldn't be surprised if he didn't.

[@zaimsyahmi7080]

there was actually a period where sniper could go mid maxing his q, building necronomicon3 with agh stun. it was actually good in pubs but never was famous. probably because people liked build more into carry. that was the moment i really liked playing sniper

[@baitlord2932]

ahhh.. we in SEA call it Sniper Rizpol strat. farm with necro got e blade and aghs

[@illbeback111]

Never played DOTA but love your videos

[@Miko0219]

Banger of a video but we all know that sniper wasn’t the saddest when aquila was removed but it was Baumi and his obsession with Ring of Aquila

[@GeoffTheG]

sniper is probably the most basic hero in the game and yet there is something about him that is very flavourful

[@harrisejaz280]

went and checked out 'sweet dreams Alex' after this video. its such a comforting vibe game

[@nine_hundred_and_eighty_one]

congratz on the game release! Will buy it now haha

[@skrrtbrrt714]

Wow baumi, never knew this was you. You've grown 🥰

[@johnmarcogonzales4890]

Yooo its baumi?! I didn't know! I used to watch you as a kid when you were playing Heroes Of Newerth!

[@Cheesusful]

I think sniper's main weakness has always been that his ultimate is fundamentally at odds with the rest of his kit. He relies on constantly hitting his opponents with right clicks, yet his ultimate requires him to stop right clicking for the cast time and it's damage is usually outclassed by the damage he can deal from just attacking during that time. Its only really benefit is its range (and its ability to inflict magic damage against ethereal targets or to target heroes that are about to become invisible ) Its essentially unusable for large portions of the game and sniper would be a lot stronger if it were reworked to simply give a damage/range buff, even at the cost of reduced attack speed, it would provide a much more capable hero. Its very telling that the best performance the hero had was when the ultimate wasnt levelled at all.

[@ChezzyKnytt]

Yeah I've often thought it would be cool if Sniper was the ranged version of Tiny, more damage and range as he levels at the cost of attack speed. Would make him more of an actual sniper. Then his abilities could be about the cases where someone gets too close, more things like the grenade.

[@Cheesusful]

@@ChezzyKnytt agreed, he's usually built more like a "machine gunner" than a "sniper". He should maybe have a "ghille suit" ability or something... But then that would be turning another of his most commonly built items into an ability (like they did giving him grenade which works just like hurricane pike)

[@ReLux28]

I still main Sniper till this day, Just to keep learning about Proper Positioning on Fights and Lane