shira
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Hey, guys! We finished a new set.
Video and promo art soon!
http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=157799952
It looks nice. Not paying $18 for it though.
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Dota 2 Beta Thread V: Real Talk Strikes Back [Tutorials]
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It looks nice. Not paying $18 for it though.
Pureauthor
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If you want early game tankiness, get an Armlet or a Mek. Hell, if you're a Hero that builds Heart, get a naked Vit Booster and have it sit in your inventory.
I can only think of one situation where you'd want a Vanguard. If you're a melee hero that expects to be diving towers early in the game like Night Stalker. Other than that, there's always a better item to suit your needs.
So it's looking ultra-archie-likely that we're getting new heroes, the release of dota 2, and the steam summer sale on July 11.
A devastating combo.
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Vanguard is a pretty bad item but still hilariously underrated. I like it on Axe, Bristleback, and Magnus. It's super niche.
A devastating combo.
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Vanguard is a pretty bad item but still hilariously underrated. I like it on Axe, Bristleback, and Magnus. It's super niche.
What makes you say that?
My 2 cents on BH:
- Phase pretty much always
- Medallion is legit (activate after jinada+ww ofc) but I prefer a Urn most of the time
- Skill order 3-2-2-1-3-4 if laning against easy opponents, else 3-1-3-2-1-6 with early basi
- I don't like Orchid as first item because I have to rely on group ganks (you probably lack the muscle to kill someone full hp)
- Stygyan deso if the team has a strong early-midgame, Vlads, bkb and MKB if late oriented
Sgt.Pepper
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AFAIR all the sales have started on a thursday, so that.
-Russian Steam Page headed by a Valve Employee says Steam Summer Sale is July 11-23 (pulled this from the buy/sell/trade thread)
-Past two blog updates focused on preparing for release
-Last blog update has an Abaddon line as its title, hinting toward new hero release
That doesn't work for every hero or it isn't as good. Coming back to Bristleback: you're reducing any physical damage you take on the back by 40%+the 40 damage block from the Vanguard, you're basically getting no damage from autoattacks until really late in the game, similar logic for Spectre (which is why Burning bought it on her, that and the fact that it counters Weaver pretty well). If you bought a Mek instead you would have more hp against magical damage but basically no mana unless you buy arcane boots that don't synergize nearly as well as phase boots on BB and no damage block.
I find it incredible how everyone keeps shitting on the item without even knowing what makes it useful in the first place (hint, it's not the bonus hp) and stopping to think about situational uses.
Technosteve
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Wiki says Naga's song is blocked by magic immunity, her 45 attack power at start put her at a disadvantage for last hits. Naga is a support hero not a hard carry.
Naga's song being blocked by magic immunity is a huge plus: what is their bkb'd carry gonna do when he's netted, no one in his team can help him and every opponent is gonna hit him? He's gonna fucking die, that's what.
Yeah it is dangerous picking up bkb against naga because if you are the only one left out in a song it is a 1v5 while the rest of your team is slept.
I stopped getting Vanguard on NS a long time ago too. Now I go Bottle, Treads, Urn, BKB almost always. Stopped getting it on Razor too, go for something like Scepter/Drums or Yasha, hell even SnY over Vanguard. Same for Viper, its all about the Scepter. There's no Intel hero you should ever get Vanguard for, Mek, Scepter or Rod of Atos suffices.
I think I still get Vanguard on BB and sometimes Axe if someone else wants to make Mek but otherwise not much. Its just not a very good item but if you make it really fast on a tanky hero for a good portion of the game you become really hard to kill especially someone like BB.
I think I still get Vanguard on BB and sometimes Axe if someone else wants to make Mek but otherwise not much. Its just not a very good item but if you make it really fast on a tanky hero for a good portion of the game you become really hard to kill especially someone like BB.
Sgt.Pepper
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BKB rubick to steal the song m8
It actually happened to me only once as Rubick. Rushed BKB for kicks and managed to steal the song. It was glorious.
Technosteve
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Capitalis sounds like merlini, and merlini looks lumnious.
CarbonatedFalcon
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All according to keikaku.
Dodge everything, crit twice.
God guys I just bought some shit full price I don't care. I was geting the shakes and...I just needed some just a little taste I dun even know wut I bought god help me I don't even know
Heavy's Sandvich
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Poor map awareness/decision making costing Virtus Pro.
If they convert the dominance in team fights to wins they'd be unstoppable.
If they convert the dominance in team fights to wins they'd be unstoppable.
VP not being able to win fights decisively was more contributory to their loss than NP's split pushing. Buybacks aren't free and you only get one.
Yeah sometimes I'm watching those games and I'm like "Where the hell did they come from?"
Shorty11857
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Playing against Bots with an invis hero just feels cruel, the second you go invisible they forget you exist
You'd probably have to abuse an OP civ since that's the only way you can win.
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