Frequently asked questions

Why did I create this tool?

I originally made it for myself but I thought I would share it with whoever is interested in playing mid as well.

Why not just provide only the match id and ask people to watch it in the game client?

Replays are only stored on valve servers for 7 days. Many matches that i found on dotabuff were too old and the replays are no longer available to be downloaded. Not to mention the hassle of having to load up the game client and downloading of the replay

How did i create this tool?

Its painfully tedious. Each game is actually recorded second by second into a video. And then edited to crop only the laning phase(first 10 minutes). You can imagine how long i left my computer switched on to record these videos and my electricity bill.

Why is XXX vs XXX matchup not available?

Well, as i mentioned earlier. Replays are only stored on valve server for 7 days so i can only record matches that are recent

Will all matchups be covered?

Yes for most of the meta mid heroes but probably not all. I did the math. 124 heroes. To cover all matchups, it requires 124 x 123 videos. 15252 videos and each video takes around 30 minutes to make. It would take 7626 hours. It would be too expensive to run my computer for that long.

Will the site last?

If you want the site to last, you can help by subscribing to the youtube channel.