General DiscussionHow many games did it take you to acheive VHS?

i got it once playing with my 2 friends

When I hit 3.4 k mmr my normal games were all vhs

1500 games for me

500 games, then another 1500 later.

~50 games

I let you know when i get there. 500 I hope :)

In my 2nd game a fresh account. at some point I dropped to NS because of a lose-streak but stomped that game with like 30 KDA and never dropped from VHS again. Calibrated at 4.3k.

I was previously stuck in mid-low 3k, believing I belong there and that's just how dota is. This is why I encourage people to recalibrate rather than push 500 rating if they believe they deserve a better place on the ladder.

btw, back then the average MMR was estimated to be in the low 2k and the top 1% was ~4.4k+ - now it's low 3k, and the top 1% is ~5.2.

also, in the 3k, people barely play to win - they play to have fun, and they pick heroes they want to play regardless of the lineup. (actually) the majority of players would rather pick a support iron talon slark than a lion or smth.

1 game )

Calibrated at 4.3k, soon to drop back to 3.3k

I have 1,229 normal skill matches, 907 high. I turned VHS over a year ago.. so, I would say about 1500 is accurate.

What to expect? I first noticed while offlaning that supports were getting smarter: they'd wrap around by waiting in the fog (secret shop and such). I don't remember anything else, but people get better at everything the higher the mmr.. so.

got vhs in 2nd game