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General Discussion => General Discussion Boards => Technology and Gaming => Topic started by: WhoTookMyUsername on June 02, 2011, 03:04:52 pm
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What server's do you guys play on
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Bored Aussie would be the most convenient I imagine. Used to play there but I've stopped for quite a while. Wouldn't mind jumping back on for a VN in-house if you guys are having one though. Shotgun TrueTears' team though.
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HoN in house :D
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ba of course, im up for an in-house game :D
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Ya, I play on BA every now and again.
Yah, I can host.
Playing right now, in fact.
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Lets get an inhouse happening tomorrow/saturday? :D
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I would play but i think i have to patch w3 :@, also behind several versions of dota haha
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Ya, I play on BA every now and again.
Yah, I can host.
Playing right now, in fact.
what's your username?
Seikukan
I'm noob. Be nice.
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Add me as well -Jerry-
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When are we going to play? :D
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how about thursday? got an exam on wed 2:30 (fuck you physics :( )
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Anyone up for a game? I've got back to WC3 :)
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How do you get it on a Mac? :( I'll gladly play a game or so after UMAT haha
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Holy crap I just discovered this subforum!
I'd love to play with you guys as soon as I move out - I will be back!
VivaTequila on BA. /whois will say that I haven't logged on in ages, and I haven't because of exams. After schoolies when I move into a sharehouse, I'd love to scrim with you guys.
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DUDE BAZZA16 WE HAVE CHATTED ON BA, you were on my friends list for a bit!
No friggin' way, small world huh?
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DUDE BAZZA16 WE HAVE CHATTED ON BA, you were on my friends list for a bit!
No friggin' way, small world huh?
Wtf. I'm quite certain I've played a few games with you LOL. And yeah, I have a good memory xD. Small world, I love it <3
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I've played so many games with VivaTequila too, the name is so recognisable xD
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Wow I'm touched guys, taking them as compliments :D
I haven't played DotA in ages because friends have been moving to LoL, but I hate it so I'll be reverting back as soon as I move outta home. When I do, I'll join the VN scrims for sure :D
You've probably all played with me because when I did, I often hosted.
I can't believe you guys remember me considering I haven't logged on BA in what I guess would be like 4 months!
What are your igns? I probably will recognize you as well :)
edit: Does anybody want to play Melee Games? Or failing that, Civ Wars? Those and DotA are the three that I mainly enjoy playing.
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Wow I'm touched guys, taking them as compliments :D
I haven't played DotA in ages because friends have been moving to LoL, but I hate it so I'll be reverting back as soon as I move outta home. When I do, I'll join the VN scrims for sure :D
You've probably all played with me because when I did, I often hosted.
I can't believe you guys remember me considering I haven't logged on BA in what I guess would be like 4 months!
What are your igns? I probably will recognize you as well :)
edit: Does anybody want to play Melee Games? Or failing that, Civ Wars? Those and DotA are the three that I mainly enjoy playing.
i freaking loved Civ Wars. I probs suck balls now.
As for melee, >.> I suck so much ollolo
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hit me up, i'm playing most nights now on VivaTequila. Also playing LoL occasionally on account name Factorise
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hey Viva, when did u start dota? i think I've seen you around back when I still played, ever heard of clan aTi/M4sK/PIG/LaM on BA? How about the usernames Rainmaker, blackshatan?
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Rainmaker is familiar for public games, and isn't blackshatan a mod or someone really respected on the server?
Umm I'm virtually unknown in the competitive scene in BA. I only ever play pubs, but I was previously a very skilled player. I just didn't devote enough time to the game to play scrims. Now I'm nowhere near as good.
A lot of people seem to know me, and people have been randomly welcoming me back to BA even though I have no idea who they are. I hosted nightly for about 6 months, mostly AP and APEM games.
The name is probably familiar because I was online and hosting a lot, and I ended up subbing a few times for, and playing as a sub with, CrazyOldMaurice in comp play, but that would be <10games total.
Other than that, I'm an old face in pubs. I think I've played it for 4.5 yr now.
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Everyone knows blackshatan, he's like the spokesperson of Australian dota.
Add me for dota2 on steam.
syncness1
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mavisgibbons sucks.
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Rainmaker is familiar for public games, and isn't blackshatan a mod or someone really respected on the server?
Umm I'm virtually unknown in the competitive scene in BA. I only ever play pubs, but I was previously a very skilled player. I just didn't devote enough time to the game to play scrims. Now I'm nowhere near as good.
A lot of people seem to know me, and people have been randomly welcoming me back to BA even though I have no idea who they are. I hosted nightly for about 6 months, mostly AP and APEM games.
The name is probably familiar because I was online and hosting a lot, and I ended up subbing a few times for, and playing as a sub with, CrazyOldMaurice in comp play, but that would be <10games total.
Other than that, I'm an old face in pubs. I think I've played it for 4.5 yr now.
ah i see, I was rainmaker ;) me and shatan were really old team mates lol, after i retired from the competitive scene, one of my old team mates now uses rainmaker haha
Everyone knows blackshatan, he's like the spokesperson of Australian dota.
Add me for dota2 on steam.
syncness1
yeah alex is an insane player, he's the only aussie to be able to match up against some of the worlds top pros, i always used to ward whore/support for that kent ;)
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Guys, I beat DOTA 2.
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come play League of Legends with me :p its similar to dota and its free
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Do any of you guys play HoN?
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get out :P
BTW who has a D2 beta key?
Don't have a key I can give.
Do have a key I activated on my account though.
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i already have a key
Have you swapped DotA for DotA2? When are you gonna quit for VCE?
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How did you guys get keys? Ffff I really want a key...
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Just a question, but what do you guys find so awesome about DotA, HoN, LoL, etc.?
I played a few times during yr11 english, but I seriously didn't find it to be that great... Maybe I need to play more? Is it really that fun?
btw, I'm not a "hater", just curious :)
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Just a question, but what do you guys find so awesome about DotA, HoN, LoL, etc.?
I played a few times during yr11 english, but I seriously didn't find it to be that great... Maybe I need to play more? Is it really that fun?
btw, I'm not a "hater", just curious :)
Hardest game to learn. Once you know how, you can play it forever.
Why I like it: Every game is unique. It requires skill. It requires teamwork.
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Just a question, but what do you guys find so awesome about DotA, HoN, LoL, etc.?
I played a few times during yr11 english, but I seriously didn't find it to be that great... Maybe I need to play more? Is it really that fun?
btw, I'm not a "hater", just curious :)
Probs not an RTS person. For all I know, he plays FPS just a little bit too much.
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Probs not an RTS person. For all I know, he plays FPS just a little bit too much.
That's probably true, but I can learn!
What's the best way to practise for absolute noobs? I have it already :)
edit: 5000 posts!
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^Jump to RPG's.
Or console gaming.
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^Jump to RPG's.
Or console gaming.
Well, I've played Pokemon, Dragon Age Origins and Skyrim, but that's the extent of my RPG gaming...
Console gaming... CBS. I might be moving out in a month, don't want to waste money on a console now!
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mine is nacho-man
and rain-man
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Probs not an RTS person. For all I know, he plays FPS just a little bit too much.
That's probably true, but I can learn!
What's the best way to practise for absolute noobs? I have it already :)
Just keep playing. Don't give up. It takes ages to learn but its so fun when you know how to play. You really need friends to guide you but just check out forums and read guides. I remember in Year 7, the first time I played DotA I would go on the forums and found out how to play each hero. I wrote down on a piece of paper the skill build and item build of each hero and then I promised myself that I would play a game using every single hero. 95 days later (I played a hero a day and back then there were only 95 heroes), I can now play DotA.
And one last tip: If the title name says 'NOOBS ONLY', it's definetely not 'NOOBS ONLY' ;)
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What server do you all play on?
US East?
US West?
Asia?
Europe?
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Learn from your mistakes. Don't be afraid to die. Think about why you died and how you could have avoided it.
You know how many enemies and allies are on the field. Keep tabs on everyone, be where you need to be. If it's night time and you can't see 4 enemies on the minimap, maybe it's time to be cautious.
Know when and how to use skills. If vary the timing of something by a few seconds, will it make the situation better or worse?
Know your own ability and power. Whether you're able to chase down an enemy safely, or survive an attack for long enough to counter. Whether you can save an ally under attack without feeding them another kill. Whether you should keep trying to escape someone chasing you, or turn around and make a last stand so that reinforcements can avenge you.
The basic skills such as skill builds, item builds, last hitting, warding and juking will come quickly with attention. The decision making skills are much harder to refine.
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I have always wondered what the heck Dota was....
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I have always wondered what the heck Dota was....
DotA - Defense of the Asians
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What server do you all play on?
US East?
US West?
Asia?
Europe?
I guess since most of us are probably casual players, Bored Aussies
Learn from your mistakes. Don't be afraid to die. Think about why you died and how you could have avoided it.
You know how many enemies and allies are on the field. Keep tabs on everyone, be where you need to be. If it's night time and you can't see 4 enemies on the minimap, maybe it's time to be cautious.
Know when and how to use skills. If vary the timing of something by a few seconds, will it make the situation better or worse?
Know your own ability and power. Whether you're able to chase down an enemy safely, or survive an attack for long enough to counter. Whether you can save an ally under attack without feeding them another kill. Whether you should keep trying to escape someone chasing you, or turn around and make a last stand so that reinforcements can avenge you.
The basic skills such as skill builds, item builds, last hitting, warding and juking will come quickly with attention. The decision making skills are much harder to refine.
Beautifully said.
Also always have one eye on the minimap and don't rely on your team calling MIA, and always have a teleport scroll on you <- most important!
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^Jump to RPG's.
Or console gaming.
Well, I've played Pokemon, Dragon Age Origins and Skyrim, but that's the extent of my RPG gaming...
Console gaming... CBS. I might be moving out in a month, don't want to waste money on a console now!
Bro, if you wanna learn LoL any time, feel free to hit me up. I play regularly with a lot of people from MHS - from Frosty to draphinix (DON'T REALLY WANT TO USE IRL NAMES) and anywhere inbetween. I'm always down for a game.
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iamtom i'll play with you, add VivaTequila
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What server/realm/gateway do you all play on?
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The VCE realm, where dota / dota 2 no longer exists :D (i used to play on BA)
I loved that realm, played 700 games so far of LoL on it.
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Does anyone know when valve are sending out more DotA2 beta keys, man I really want one..
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They send them out all the time man...
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Oh God can't play anything over here in Vietnam.
Hon doesn't work because Vietnam is barred...bored aussie obviously doesn't work
6.72f AI it is for me :(
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They send them out all the time man...
Yeah but no one I know has gotten one, and we all did the survey as soon as possible.
God damn I just want to play it so badly ='(
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how do you get the beta keys from valve?
is it only via that thread on the dota-allstars website?
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Got gifted DotA2 by a friend, if anyone else on AN plays DotA2 just chuck us your steam name and we'll destroy some scrubs sometime.
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This site is amazing has everything i need
Anyways i think this is my first post but yea i got dota 2 been playing since 2011 november
if you are up for a game add me
http://steamcommunity.com/id/warrior98
and i would probably be on like sat and sunday VCE is gg
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D: LF> dota 2 beta key
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dota 2 beta is epic new update today OD released :D :D and new modes and stuff :D :D
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Thanks for rubbing salt in the wound, Ndon95.
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Lol, it is pretty great, sorry Viva.
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You guys are going to hell.
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Yeah, the update is really good. Pity I run the game abysmally.
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I bought a new rig with dota 2 specs in mind like 3 months ago and I still haven't score a key. When will the game become public D:
Supposedly Valve credit the game not being public to the fact that their servers can't handle the immense bulk of players that want to play the game...
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Heard from an insider info leak from Natural9, apparently the international 2 this year is held in seattle :P
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Heard from an insider info leak from Natural9, apparently the international 2 this year is held in seattle :P
They gonna blow another mil on the comps instead of game development/ upgrades to servers etc.?? Weird having international 2 before the open beta phase even begin....
Edit: 1.6Mil on prize money alone
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haha yeah, i haven't heard much about the prize pool, but definitely talks of it happening again
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Heard from an insider info leak from Natural9, apparently the international 2 this year is held in seattle :P
Yeah it was confirmed in an interview with Tobi I think (could be wrong), but yeah, another one this year and in Seattle
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Thanks for rubbing salt in the wound, Ndon95.
np mate LOL
Awesome international 2 soon :) cant wait to watch it and anyone know an eta for international ?
And absoloute legends better get invited xD
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Heard from an insider info leak from Natural9, apparently the international 2 this year is held in seattle :P
They gonna blow another mil on the comps instead of game development/ upgrades to servers etc.?? Weird having international 2 before the open beta phase even begin....
Edit: 1.6Mil on prize money alone
What would 1.6 million do in development? I mean, really. You need publicity for a game too.
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With PAX being the largest convention in Seattle at the rough time of the International (set for the labour day weekend, Aug 31 - Sep 2) alot of us are putting that at the top of our guess list. Is there a short list of places you are looking at?
That is a good guess, but nothing is finalized just yet.
The last international we saw a prize pool of 1.6 million dollars, are you looking to create the same prize pool?
At least.
As the rumours fly about the opening of the BETA, and the release of DOTA2, speaking as a man that runs on 'Valve Time' would you have a time frame for both these events? And do you plan them to be linked into things such as the International?
The gating factor on getting everyone playing Dota 2 right now is mostly about us having enough server capacity to support the Dota audience. Our release date is not tied to The International, but we do have a goal of everyone being able to view the matches live inside the game.
http://www.joindota.com/en/news/2526-erik-johnson-confirms-lan-mode-for-dota2 for more info.
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LOL the best news from that interview IS OMG OMG OMG OMG LAN SUPPORT lol.
and dota 2 is a masssive community... People are atm willing to do anything for a beta key even give up their virginity i totally would if i didnt have a key and yes im a virgin..
Well the point is i think they are adding a prize pool for more of the competitive aspect from games such as lol . which has a huge pricepool
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Should compile a list of AN Steam names. I don't play dota, but wouldn't mind having some AN peps on my list :)
There was a Steam thread somewhere back
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add me http://steamcommunity.com/id/warrior98 ?
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Done
Find me here
http://steamcommunity.com/id/disafear
Don't play much nowadays, just the occasional MW3/SC2
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Don't play much nowadays, just the occasional MW3/SC2
Just realised how much you've cut down on games :O 2 hrs last 2 weeks!?!?! (I swear you did more in October before exams)
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Just realised how much you've cut down on games :O 2 hrs last 2 weeks!?!?! (I swear you did more in October before exams)
Yea. Busy more nowadays (ironically)
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oh lol? really i was expecting to game 24/7 after vce ..
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oh lol? really i was expecting to game 24/7 after vce ..
Well, I went overseas for 2 months. Back in the nick of time to set up uni
And if you don't do well in VCE for whatever reason, your passion for games may lessen a tad. Sure, many of my friends went hardcore after VCE (they all did reasonably well), so it is still an option. It's just me. I'll be gaming less and working on an epic GPA/WAM :D
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Thanks for the advice my master :)
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oh lol? really i was expecting to game 24/7 after vce ..
Yeah that's basically what I've done recently so I'll avoid posting my steam link till my hours /2weeks drops.
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Trolol do you have 336 hours per 2 weeks ahahah?
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Trolol do you have 336 hours per 2 weeks ahahah?
317, close guess. But actually for DotA2 alone (It is my highest though) it's up around 57 hours.
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ROFL how much did you sleep man and add me?
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ROFL how much did you sleep man and add me?
I didn't actually rock up 317 hours (sorry if that disappoints you).
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The only game that I have ever played online is runescape and CS 1.6 and this was back in the days.. might check this game out.. some of my friends play it too but they are a bunch of lazy bastards so not sure if this is for me, so I'm stricking with tetris atm.
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Lol Tetris such a epic game.. Oliver you should try heroes of newerth it's a very entertaining game when you get into it..
@Deank lol probably did 300 hour lol
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Lol Tetris such a epic game.. Oliver you should try heroes of newerth it's a very entertaining game when you get into it..
@Deank lol probably did 300 hour lol
Why play HoN? DOTA1 has more players nowadays.
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Anyone still play on BA? if so, what version is the game up to and do you have any invites? lol
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HoN > Dota imo
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Installing DoTA for the first time ever, I've got some friends from school that want me to play.
On a scale of 1-10, how steep is the learning curve?
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Installing DoTA for the first time ever, I've got some friends from school that want me to play.
On a scale of 1-10, how steep is the learning curve?
It'll take you at least 1 month to fully understand items etc. That is, to be able to purchase items within a heartbeat // know all the items that make up specific scrolls etc.
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Installing DoTA for the first time ever, I've got some friends from school that want me to play.
On a scale of 1-10, how steep is the learning curve?
LOL do NOT start dota in year 12, or else gg...
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Anyone got any spare BA invites? :P
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I very well might, or I may soon. But I can't check now I'm about to go. Drop me a message asking for one so next time I log onto AN I remember to check. If I don't have one now, next round of invites I'll remember to shoot you one.
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TOO MANY EM SCRUBS ON BA, but anyway, dota provides a perfect balance between study and leisure. /f add me one day if you want to pubstomp with 10 min divine rhasta np
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TOO MANY EM SCRUBS ON BA
This. Too many 10 minutes games these days, fkn leavers.
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finally dota 2 beta!!! whos down for a game? add me http://steamcommunity.com/id/jhuang
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Whooo Got my beta key as well.. the interface is so weird... and my hotkeys aren't working :(
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cmon valve just give me one D:
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so whats it like? any good? :P
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GG I'm already hooked.... no sleep for me tonight =D Too many noobs around though-.-
Add me for a game =) :http://steamcommunity.com/id/jinxi
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fark, bored aussie's noobs > dota 2 noobs anyday of the week. I dont get why ppl are so bad at dota 2 -.-
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so whats it like? any good? :P
"any good"????.. There is no word to describe how good dota 2 is .... Its just way too epic and jinxi i added you :D...
and xhero too :D
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whats dota, is it any good?
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Been playing for about 3 weeks now, swapped my main from Dwarven Sniper to Invoker. Still a complete noob though.
I've applied for my DoTA 2 key, all my friends have it but me D:
Anyone noticing any lag with the DoTA 2 Servers? That's all I ever hear about from my friends.
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I don't get any lag on dota 2 :)
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Whats dota? Is that the League of Legends rip off?
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Whats dota? Is that the League of Legends rip off?
Quite the opposite, Dota is the original game. League of Legends was made based on Dota with a couple of changes. Also I can download Dota 2 but I didn't get an email for the key. It means I haven't got a key yet right? I don't want to waste time downloading it if I can't play it yet.
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^not sure if srs
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Whats dota? Is that the League of Legends rip off?
Lolisthiskidforreal?
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Whats dota? Is that the League of Legends rip off?
Haters gonna hate
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Whats dota? Is that the League of Legends rip off?
Jesus has this kid been living under a rock????
or brainwashed by the cia ? which is it???
Edit : Big news peps Dota 2 is more played than skyrim in steam atm and its in closed beta o.o...
its the 4th most just below cod.
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Edit : Big news peps Dota 2 is more played than skyrim in steam atm and its in closed beta o.o...
its the 4th most just below cod.
Steam was probably like... hmmm, DotA 2? Is this really a good idea? Should we fund this project?
I can so see some guy being put in charge of making DotA 2 run successfully and being kept on an extremely tight leash and he'd have been sweating over making Dota a success so that his job would be sweet
and just a few months later it's in Closed Beta and it's their number 4 popular game.
They'd be kicking themselves for not doing it sooner I reckon :P
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Edit : Big news peps Dota 2 is more played than skyrim in steam atm and its in closed beta o.o...
its the 4th most just below cod.
Steam was probably like... hmmm, DotA 2? Is this really a good idea? Should we fund this project?
I can so see some guy being put in charge of making DotA 2 run successfully and being kept on an extremely tight leash and he'd have been sweating over making Dota a success so that his job would be sweet
and just a few months later it's in Closed Beta and it's their number 4 popular game.
They'd be kicking themselves for not doing it sooner I reckon :P
Speaking of closed BETA, any news on when it's officially being released?
Started playing DoTA this year, absolutely love Tiny but still trying to perfect an item build that has Bottle + Mana Boots. Any suggestions?
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People thought MyNameIsBob was serious. That's really, really depressing.
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Edit : Big news peps Dota 2 is more played than skyrim in steam atm and its in closed beta o.o...
its the 4th most just below cod.
Forgive my ignorance, but doesn't closed beta usually come before open beta? I think it is in closed beta now and soon open beta will be released, before the game gets finally launched?
Steam was probably like... hmmm, DotA 2? Is this really a good idea? Should we fund this project?
I can so see some guy being put in charge of making DotA 2 run successfully and being kept on an extremely tight leash and he'd have been sweating over making Dota a success so that his job would be sweet
and just a few months later it's in Closed Beta and it's their number 4 popular game.
They'd be kicking themselves for not doing it sooner I reckon :P
Speaking of closed BETA, any news on when it's officially being released?
Started playing DoTA this year, absolutely love Tiny but still trying to perfect an item build that has Bottle + Mana Boots. Any suggestions?
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Phantom lancers out yay.... And cant play cause of physics mid years T_T... btw if anyone is still searching for keys check your playdota account .. they are sending out keys like hotcakes these days..
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Phantom lancers out yay.... And cant play cause of physics mid years T_T... btw if anyone is still searching for keys check your playdota account .. they are sending out keys like hotcakes these days..
Is Dirge, Meepo and Lanaya too much to ask for? Far out, they're never going to get released because they're so unpopular.
I just really want dirge!!...
I also am curious as to how they are going to release Meepo because his default hero select skills are F1, F2, F3, and F4... but I can now bind my courier to F2 (and I do!) so it'll be interesting to see what kind of intuitive option they come with to deal with it.
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Fkn meepo is my fav dota hero. If they don't make him, imma be sad.
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Is anyone finding that their ingame experience playing Dota to Dota 2 has changed drastically?
Pretty much all heroes, I can last hit about 50% more accurately with. If not more.
Some carries who I used to love playing, I now suck with. And some, I'm discovering are incredibly OP (namely Lycan).
Anyone else finding wierd quirks which they like/dislike about Dota 2 which shouldn't technically be any different from the first version?
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The international 2 has finally been announced, it's gonna be held in Seattle (around August according to Luminous), the first team who has been invited is the chinese powerhouse DK, gonna be intense!
EDIT: yup it's been confirmed, news just released yesterday http://www.newgamenetwork.com/news/4653/the-international-2012-dota-2-tournament-set/
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So how many of you are in the closed beta?
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They hand out so many invites it may aswell just be open beta.
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Yep dotaing my life away instead of studying for uni exams is WINNN :D
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Curious, Who do you guys normally play?
OR is everyone pro enough to random? xD
(I play either Lyncanthrope, Clinkz or Axe ^_^)
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Curious, Who do you guys normally play?
OR is everyone pro enough to random? xD
(I play either Lyncanthrope, Clinkz or Axe ^_^)
Techies is my most favorite hero of them all.
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Curious, Who do you guys normally play?
OR is everyone pro enough to random? xD
(I play either Lyncanthrope, Clinkz or Axe ^_^)
I haven't picked a hero in my 50+ games (pubs) of dota 2 so far, and probably only picked less than 5 times over 2-3 years of playing dota. (pubs as well)
Not saying I'm good though but randoming helps keeps the game interesting, and you learn the pros and cons of each and every hero, which would help improve your game level ;D downside is that you don't master one hero in particular so your timings and etc. might not be as good. A little like the jack of all trades, master of none.
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Curious, Who do you guys normally play?
OR is everyone pro enough to random? xD
(I play either Lyncanthrope, Clinkz or Axe ^_^)
Dota 2 not having my heroes released has forced me to play others. I now know how to carry as a carry, not as a support :P
I normally (actually scratch that, always) play either Dirge (new>old but both were great), Meepo, or Visage (new, old, and old old). These guys would probably take up about 70-80% of my gameplay, I rarely ever play anything else, cuz these guys are so OP and people just have no idea how to play against them when they're played well.
And above: You've never played an -SD game accidentally? Never played a scrim? Because randoming in an in-house game would most likely be disastrous, save for the fact that they're seldom -AP/-AR games. Take the above guys post with a pinch of salt, he clearly only plays pubs. Pick whatever you want, when you want.
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Curious, Who do you guys normally play?
OR is everyone pro enough to random? xD
(I play either Lyncanthrope, Clinkz or Axe ^_^)
Dota 2 not having my heroes released has forced me to play others. I now know how to carry as a carry, not as a support :P
I normally (actually scratch that, always) play either Dirge (new>old but both were great), Meepo, or Visage (new, old, and old old). These guys would probably take up about 70-80% of my gameplay, I rarely ever play anything else, cuz these guys are so OP and people just have no idea how to play against them when they're played well.
And above: You've never played an -SD game accidentally? Never played a scrim? Because randoming in an in-house game would most likely be disastrous, save for the fact that they're seldom -AP/-AR games. Take the above guys post with a pinch of salt, he clearly only plays pubs. Pick whatever you want, when you want.
If you read, I did write in brackets that I only random in pubs... It's common sense not to random in other modes in dota... unless you're talking bout ar
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Curious, Who do you guys normally play?
OR is everyone pro enough to random? xD
(I play either Lyncanthrope, Clinkz or Axe ^_^)
Dota 2 not having my heroes released has forced me to play others. I now know how to carry as a carry, not as a support :P
I normally (actually scratch that, always) play either Dirge (new>old but both were great), Meepo, or Visage (new, old, and old old). These guys would probably take up about 70-80% of my gameplay, I rarely ever play anything else, cuz these guys are so OP and people just have no idea how to play against them when they're played well.
And above: You've never played an -SD game accidentally? Never played a scrim? Because randoming in an in-house game would most likely be disastrous, save for the fact that they're seldom -AP/-AR games. Take the above guys post with a pinch of salt, he clearly only plays pubs. Pick whatever you want, when you want.
My team randoms all the time in inhouse and we still own the other team, pubs or not most ppl are just terrible at dota 2 (am with diffusal blade.. nice strait mate)
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on the side note whos excited about international 2?!?! I'm hoping Na'Vi to take it again
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5 chinese teams are in, with ToFu just winning the eastern qualifiers!
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Yeah soz I didn't read properly.
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i just got back into dota after my friend let me use his account for dota 2 for abit. he wants it back sadly =(
i need a beta key >< !! lols and League of Legends is not a great substitute anymore with the servers being down more often than usual =(
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Anyone know where I can download warcraft? Can't seem to patch my current version since it's too old lol
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get it from a torrent site, i would post a link but i dont think its allowed
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pm me? I found a 1.24e version, but no 1.25 and the patch won't work..
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dw fixed it
but its kinda sad to see how it empty it is now
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bored aussie still up?
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yeah still up
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i just got back into dota after my friend let me use his account for dota 2 for abit. he wants it back sadly =(
i need a beta key >< !! lols and League of Legends is not a great substitute anymore with the servers being down more often than usual =(
Go sign up on the steam site, you'll get a key in the next wave of invites most likely. Or just buy a key lulz.
(never posting in this "dota" game thread again)
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i just got back into dota after my friend let me use his account for dota 2 for abit. he wants it back sadly =(
i need a beta key >< !! lols and League of Legends is not a great substitute anymore with the servers being down more often than usual =(
Go sign up on the steam site, you'll get a key in the next wave of invites most likely. Or just buy a key lulz.
(never posting in this "dota" game thread again)
i already did lols now its just the waiting game lols
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Might as well just wait it out. I heard it's out soon and free to play. Fuck paying 40 bucks for an invite
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I can't believe it.
I was expecting SO many more heroes to be released before my beloved Dirge and Lanaya (SURELY Centaur Khan/others would have come out before them) but they've been released in consecutive weeks! MY LIFE IS COMPLETE.
I just absolutely love dirge aosudhqowueq#!#NQOn
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This is the single best ever game of dota i have ever seen.
http://www.dotacommentaries.com/index.php/commentaries/12898/
Some pubs i've played have been nearly as exciting and intense, but to see that type of momentum shifts in a pros game is insane.
if you have an hour spare watch that game. It is the most intense game ever between 2 international heavyweights. (D1)
haha I saw it when Doc first casted it ages ago. But Lumi is just as fucking awesome.
Fucking EPIC game, I miss the good ol MYM days, now it's just all chinese domination.
Makes it even better that its a F4F game, reminds me of the epic MCiTy days when they actually beat MYM :D
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How do you guys get into watching competitive play? I only enjoy playing the game and watching the amazing plays that people like DotaCinema and MineskiTV put together. Not whole games of mostly inaction.
Professional gaming seems a bit silly to me.
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I watch it for the casters, speaking of which EG and Darer match is coming up in 3 hours :P Also professional gaming is not silly when you consider the dota international torny prize pool of over 1m (winner gets 1m!!)
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Yeah i got into it when i stopped playing lol, however it's very inteesting and intruiging. After a few casts and games i learnt so much about dota mechanics and such and the things the teams do you'd never, ever, see in pub games.
Pub games also get frustrating
AM: CM could you grab some wards please?
CM: If you want some wards go f***** buy them yourself
hahahah so true man!!
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Yeah i got into it when i stopped playing lol, however it's very inteesting and intruiging. After a few casts and games i learnt so much about dota mechanics and such and the things the teams do you'd never, ever, see in pub games.
Pub games also get frustrating
AM: CM could you grab some wards please?
CM: If you want some wards go f***** buy them yourself
Carry CM works well in pubs...
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anyone else saw the international 2? So sad that Na'Vi didn't win but dammit Na'Vi vs IG game 2 in semifinal was so epic!!
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Na'Vi vs IG game 2 in semifinal was so epic!!
That turn around was insane. Clip over here for anyone who wants to watch.
Quote from reddit explaining what's actually going on for those who find the battle a bit too hectic.
The lead hero from the river is Naga Siren, her Song of the Siren allows her whole team to setup a NASTY team combo combined with Dark Seer's Vacuum while the enemy team sleeps. A near guaranteed team wipe if done properly, but the big black-purple dude named Engima had an item that gives magic immunity, he activated it the moment he came out of sleep and used Black Hole, which is a gamebreaking channeling AOE disable. Note the tentacles coming from the ground: that's Tidehunter's Ravage, which failed to disable the Enigma and was used a second time by a hero named Rubick that can steal spells. A near instant reverse team wipe, which is unheard of.
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(http://i.imgur.com/Ukb5t.jpg)
from iG's Facebook page.
So disappointed that Na`Vi lost, 4 people from my group at school put $25 in for LGD, Absolute Legends (LOL, iG and I put mine on Na`Vi. :'(
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Anyone mind teaching me dota 2? Or link me to a good guide? Complete noob wanting to learn from scratch here :D
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Anyone mind teaching me dota 2? Or link me to a good guide? Complete noob wanting to learn from scratch here :D
You're in for a long ride. This game's learning curve looks something like a spiral.
http://www.purgegamers.com/welcome-to-dota-you-suck#.UKYDe2iTCkY
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i think if you want to learn, best is to play with bots
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Anyone mind teaching me dota 2? Or link me to a good guide? Complete noob wanting to learn from scratch here :D
You're in for a long ride. This game's learning curve looks something like a spiral.
http://www.purgegamers.com/welcome-to-dota-you-suck#.UKYDe2iTCkY
Thanks a lot
i think if you want to learn, best is to play with bots
Yeah I am but the thing is I can't really learn anything since all I do is stay in the top lane and just kill creeps and run away to heal whenever I die LOL
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http://www.alienwarearena.com/giveaway/dota-2-closed-beta-key-giveaway/
If anyone still doesn't have a key^
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http://www.alienwarearena.com/giveaway/dota-2-closed-beta-key-giveaway/
If anyone still doesn't have a key^
Hah, so many keys are around now, I've forgotten Dota 2 is still in "closed" beta ;D
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Hah, so many keys are around now, I've forgotten Dota 2 is still in "closed" beta ;D
Haha, everyone I know that wants a key has one - they're not as exclusive as the people selling them on other forums would have others think!
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GUYS WE HAVE DOTA 2 AUSSIE SERVERS NOW!!!! I can play PUDGE AGAIN!
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I have so many dota 2 keys lol.. if anyone wants one just pm me :P
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Just started playing a few days ago, quite interesting. Totally different to any type of strategy game I've played before (Starcraft, Warhammer, etc)
So far, I've played Omniknight, Lich, Axe, Dazzle and Jakiro - the first two are probably my favourites for now.
Last hitting is so hard #firstworldproblems
Professional gaming seems a bit silly to me.
In what sense?
You should see the Starcraft scene in Korea - craaazy
Gaming is becoming more and more popular of a hobby these days - gamers are no longer looked on as the nerdy type of people who can't say more than three words to another person. Naturally, eSports will flourish more as time goes by.
I did watch one Dota game, NaVi vs IG from the International 2012, the one that ended in like 30 minutes. Didn't get a thing the casters said.
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Just started playing a few days ago, quite interesting. Totally different to any type of strategy game I've played before (Starcraft, Warhammer, etc)
So far, I've played Omniknight, Lich, Axe, Dazzle and Jakiro - the first two are probably my favourites for now.
Last hitting is so hard #firstworldproblems
In what sense?
You should see the Starcraft scene in Korea - craaazy
Gaming is becoming more and more popular of a hobby these days - gamers are no longer looked on as the nerdy type of people who can't say more than three words to another person. Naturally, eSports will flourish more as time goes by.
I did watch one Dota game, NaVi vs IG from the International 2012, the one that ended in like 30 minutes. Didn't get a thing the casters said.
If you're having problem with last hitting, try using drow or viper, if not anti mage with quelling blade.
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last hitting with kunkka is the most easiest i rkn and u also harass your opponents =)
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I find ranged Heroes harder to last hit than melee Heroes. Just not at that level where I can time the attack time and distance to target yet. Had fun with Axe today, got a few Hero kills even! I need to learn which items go with which hero, and how to use them. Some guy raged at me for not having Blink Dagger :(
Anti-mage looks fun to last hit with, he seems to have a good attack speed from what I've seen.
He's a Carry though, isn't he? I don't think a new player like me should take that much responsibility.
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I find ranged Heroes harder to last hit than melee Heroes. Just not at that level where I can time the attack time and distance to target yet. Had fun with Axe today, got a few Hero kills even! I need to learn which items go with which hero, and how to use them. Some guy raged at me for not having Blink Dagger :(
Play LoL with me :(
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No you horrible person, come play Dota with me D:
Or Starcraft, I rarely see you on anymore.
I've nearly become Asian. I just need to watch anime, learn how to use chop-sticks, and enjoy sushi. Assimilation successful.
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I find ranged Heroes harder to last hit than melee Heroes. Just not at that level where I can time the attack time and distance to target yet. Had fun with Axe today, got a few Hero kills even! I need to learn which items go with which hero, and how to use them. Some guy raged at me for not having Blink Dagger :(
Anti-mage looks fun to last hit with, he seems to have a good attack speed from what I've seen.
He's a Carry though, isn't he? I don't think a new player like me should take that much responsibility.
New player can certainly carry the game, easily, just gotta last hit. The trick with ranged heroes is that you can move closer to the creep and last hit if you can't judge the distance properly, so your basically last hitting like a melee. If you liked axe, try centaur or spirit breaker, they are naturally tanky and can gank really well.
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does anyone dota on Bored aussies?
I just started again and barely anyone plays...
Add NACHO-MAN if you still do :)
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Get with the times, DOTA 2 is now free so naturally you should move onto that. Unless you're just a sentimentalist and love the traditional Warcraft 3 dota. (all my friends do this too)
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I have dota 2, but I don't like it. You can't improve perfection.
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true, war3 dota is always no.1
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I had a game of it the other day and I had absolutely no problems with the legacy keys after having not touched it for at least a year. It was awesome!
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A cool website for you to check out - DOTABUFF.
It summarises your stats after looking through your game history and posts up your records.
You can see lots of cool functions, for instance, who is a good counter to their picks.
If you wanted to pick a hero to counter lifestealer, for instance, just search the hero here and you can see that Drow, Riki, Templar, Ursa, and Omniknight are the best heroes to pick against him for the current week.
My records and stats
Let's post our finest up!
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12-3 as Lich, clearly MVP! Most kills in the match :P
Anyone recommend other easy to play Support heroes? May try out Zeus
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12-3 as Lich, clearly MVP! Most kills in the match :P
Anyone recommend other easy to play Support heroes? May try out Zeus
venomancer is a sick support
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A cool website for you to check out - DOTABUFF.
It summarises your stats after looking through your game history and posts up your records.
You can see lots of cool functions, for instance, who is a good counter to their picks.
If you wanted to pick a hero to counter lifestealer, for instance, just search the hero here and you can see that Drow, Riki, Templar, Ursa, and Omniknight are the best heroes to pick against him for the current week.
My records and stats
Let's post our finest up!
Holy fuck. 678 last hits, super farmed, but still lost the match.
Dude 678 last hits is beyond pro-tier. Seriously LOL. wdf?
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Lion is a good support, but I really like Dark Seer.
I find that, so long as the person playing him has an IQ of >80, he is impossible to fuck up. Four castables, amazing jungler, great ricer if he needs to be.\
Shell the carry.
Surge the carry. (half your shit is done with two clicks)
Put down your ulti wall. (can be done to varying degrees of effectiveness)
Vacuum tactfully. (again, this can make or break a fight)
But still, if you at least cast your stuff, 80% of the time you will help. A lot. He's a great support and really gets unrecognized as an introductory Dota 2 hero.
@Hutchoo: that was my first game with Medusa in Dota 2 xD I had a lucky game.
(yes, I do enjoy playing Medusa if you're wondering about my game history)
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Reviving Dota thread with this 8) that coordination
(http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/630785219586885727/54BE47364442A0A2F8D62CAB281360589EC195D3/)
Abaddon was just released, who will be next? I haven't played Dota 1, so I wouldn't know - how many more heroes are yet to be released? 10? 20?
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Legion commander/ Techies (surprise?) is most likely next, and theres 10 remaining im pretty sure
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http://dotabuff.com/players/62613007 - visage and meepo look at the stats
http://dotabuff.com/players/62613007/records - some huge visage and meepo stats that i'm pretty happy with
i have played every visage game on this guys account, and he's only recently (last day or so) started playing again. it's a mixed account, but most of the games are mine. i've never had so much fun playing dota than in the last year.