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[1.09]

Not my words: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=55495676&postcount=3903

Apparently the community are dicks to each other in-game. Like a community of 1.09s except they're all various levels of bad.

i em super nice and teaching it says so on my commendations

 

[SteveWinwood]

Atos still rocks, fuck the haters.

 

[rac]

but u are dotagaf and uve played with urself therefore uve played with dotagaf #inception #challengeverything

After you guys are done stomping daily dota can we do another IHL? We can even invite lolgaf, oh and that 4chan team.

 

[Anbokr]

After you guys are done stomping daily dota can we do another IHL? We can even invite lolgaf, oh and that 4chan team.

milkman doesn't want to get exposed in ihl 2

 

[snack]

He's very flexible.

Starting (Choose 1-2)
Poor Man's Shield: Passive early game
Orb of Venom: Aggressive early game and for Skadi rushes
Bottle: If you're mid or your mid doesn't need runes
Magic Wand: For spell spammers

Core (Choose 2-3, including treads)
Treads: Almost always. Keep it on strength for fighting unless you're good enough to switch modes mid fight, the HP is invaluable for Slark.
Yasha: More speed and chase
Drums of Endurance: More HP and chase
Ultimate Orb: If you're really badass
Mask of Madness: If you're really really badass
Midas: If you're me

Midgame (Choose 1-2)
Diffusal: Good balance of chase and damage
Basher: If you're fighting other harder carries often
S&Y: If you're doing a lot of chasing against runners and you need a little more HP
Orchid: If you need to shut down blinkers/casters like QoP, AM, or OD
BKB: Self explanetory
Skadi: Huehuehue (only if you're rushing it from the Core)

Lategame
Abyssal Blade: Progress from Basher
Heart: If you need to initiate often
Butterfly: For fighting other late game hard carries, not as good as Abyssal generally
Monkey King Bar: Countering Butterflies
Divine Rapier: Huehuehuehuehuehuehuehue

Other items that are good on him but I rarely use
Mjolnir
Assault Cuirass
Armlet
Linken's Sphere
Scythe

"But Haly, this is every item in the fucking game."

That's right, Slark can make any item work, he's just that good.

ty

 

[Sibylus]

This team is hue hue horrible.

 

[Schweinehund]

So we can confirm legion and abadon are coming out soonish. Whose in the pipeline next?

3.2 million dollar hero.

Spoiler

terrorblade

 

[Skab]

So we can confirm legion and abadon are coming out soonish. Whose in the pipeline next?

Hard to say. We don't have any materials for anyone else yet, but my guess is Pit Lord since we have concept art and he seemingly has his lore worked on already.

 

[Head of Vengarl]

Is there a YouTube link for the GAF Giantbomb tourney matches? Twitch takes fucking forever to load. I get 5 seconds of video and then it pauses for 2 minutes and then I get 5 more seconds...

 

[Drkirby]

We need demos. Milk, give us the demos to the giant bomb games (I hope you downloaded the first two, I think they may have been deleted by now)

 

[rac]

milkman doesn't want to get exposed in ihl 2

Maybe it'd be more interesting if people got to make their own teams. Then when you get stomped atleast you're playing with people you know/like and understand what their capabilities are.

 

[-tetsuo-]

I must reiterate that Spirit Breaker is hilarious. Someone could be all by their lonesome across the map and along comes Spirit Breaker, breaking their spirit.

 

[TheIronChancellor]

I must reiterate that Spirit Breaker is hilarious. Someone could be all by their lonesome across the map and along comes Spirit Breaker, breaking their spirit.

It's sometimes also super depressing to play him. There have been so many games where, as spirit breaker, I have given my team 40 mins of pure domination because the enemy team kept getting picked off, but the actual hard carry on my team hasn't done dick with it whereas their's has. Then you get to watch as you slowly lose said lead, and then lose completely.

 

[1.09]

Maybe it'd be more interesting if people got to make their own teams. Then when you get stomped atleast you're playing with people you know/like and understand what their capabilities are.

I think that'd be worse. Everyone would be too busy fighting over who gets to play with rac and not a single game would be played

 

[Haly]

I think that'd be worse. Everyone would be too busy fighting over who gets to play with rac and not a single game would be played

Yeah pretty much.

 

[rac]

I think that'd be worse. Everyone would be too busy fighting over who gets to play with rac and not a single game would be played

So just like last ihl.

 

[BeesEight]

We need demos. Milk, give us the demos to the giant bomb games (I hope you downloaded the first two, I think they may have been deleted by now)

Are private lobby replays not kept as long as regular replays? Or has the time on all of them been shortened?

 

[PillowKnight]

Maybe it'd be more interesting if people got to make their own teams. Then when you get stomped atleast you're playing with people you know/like and understand what their capabilities are.

Ok. Who wants to be on my team? I wont get mad when you throw. But I also only want people who can beat me 1v1 mid.

Recruitment starts now!

 

[Kade]

There are few things in Dota 2 more satisfying than fucking up every Spirit Breaker charge with Hex. At least in my bracket.

 

[Schweinehund]

There are few things in Dota 2 more satisfying than fucking up every Spirit Breaker charge with Hex. At least in my bracket.

Last time I fought an SB he would charge me everytime when I was playing lina. Built up a eul's and destroyed him by using it on my self when he ulted me.

 

[kurahador]

There are few things in Dota 2 more satisfying than fucking up every Spirit Breaker charge with Hex. At least in my bracket.

Or smoke 4 of your teammates and bait him into charging.

 

[shira]

Last time I fought an SB he would charge me everytime when I was playing lina. Built up a eul's and destroyed him by using it on my self when he ulted me.

What happens if SB charges and you Eul? Does it change target or fail or what?

 

[Schweinehund]

What happens if SB charges and you Eul? Does it change target or fail or what?

If its a charge he just stops (iirc it will charge and make the success sound to where you were standing, but no effect) and it consumes the cd. If its the ult it fails and it consumes the cd too. Its about the only cheap counter I can think of to sb, ghost sceptre will only enhance his damage.

 

[Procarbine]

Ok. Who wants to be on my team? I wont get mad when you throw. But I also only want people who can beat me 1v1 mid.

Recruitment starts now!

I wouldn't be worried about THEM throwing pillow.

 

[CarbonatedFalcon]

3 GG Tornadoes too good for Rosh pit fight. Hah!

 

[Quesa]

Karma: Playing with a someone who goes afk, telling us as much and asking for a pause being denied that paused with a big fuck you by the pl, then winning because two of their players abandoned after losing two teamfights and denying pl any farm.

 

[Head of Vengarl]

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=158645962

I republished that guide I made for my beginner friend. If anyone has tips for good noob-friendly items that I should consider, please let me know. Basically any items with good passive effects are what I was aiming for, since he won't be using actives for now.

I wouldn't be worried about THEM throwing pillow.

 

[Green Biker Dude]

Ok. Who wants to be on my team? I wont get mad when you throw. But I also only want people who can beat me 1v1 mid.

Recruitment starts now!

i'd apply, but the last time you were my captain you picked 5 int vs a pugna

 

[The Technomancer]

it's not just the tree nerf not being enough though, it's just that ig played to accommodate it. early in the lane they only needed the mana drain from am and the burst from visage. living armor didn't do that much in the laning phase

also if we're talking about useless nerfs, might as well as bring up lifestealer too, which navi had. hero is still pretty imbalanced imo

Man I cannot disagree more, the Lifestealer nerf was desperately needed in pub play and it hit right where it could be most effective. His ganking ability in the early game was sick especially if he had a single point in Rage and the range nerf on Open Wounds basically neutered it.

I must reiterate that Spirit Breaker is hilarious. Someone could be all by their lonesome across the map and along comes Spirit Breaker, breaking their spirit.

Spirit Breaker is hilarious, but Rubick with stolen Charge is more hilarious. Sending him careening across the map is one of my favorite things.

 

[Ikuu]

Freakinchair showing off his excellent grasp of English

 

[JustinBB7]

http://www.sheevergaming.com/international-3

Poor girl, I feel she works harder than most people but she always has such low viewing numbers. At least enough people donated so she can go to TI3, but... does she even have a ticket.. or did Valve say ok you can come if you pay for the rest yourself? Seems that's how she got there last year.

 

[Meteorain]

The adventures of Freakinchair

Edit: Fuck you Ikuu, beat me to it

 

[demented]

http://www.sheevergaming.com/international-3

Poor girl, I feel she works harder than most people but she always has such low viewing numbers. At least enough people donated so she can go to TI3, but... does she even have a ticket.. or did Valve say ok you can come if you pay for the rest yourself? Seems that's how she got there last year.

Yeah she works hard, wish she had more viewers. Should join some network, cohost with someone that's upcoming in the scene or needs cocaster, be exclusive broadcaster of some league etc

 

[Haly]

Povertychair.

 

[Wes]

Yeah she works hard, wish she had more viewers. Should join some network, cohost with someone that's upcoming in the scene or needs cocaster, be exclusive broadcaster of some league etc

She's had a bunch of co-casters lately. If she's streaming she's usually the one I watch if it's not a big final or anything. It's more laidback than the studios.

 

[DreadTheUnDead]

Is there gaf group for noobish DOTA players ? (Played the first a great deal a long time ago, but this was about 15 heroes (complete estimate) before the last dota 1 iteration)

 

[Haly]

Is there gaf group for noobish DOTA players ? (Played the first a great deal a long time ago, but this was about 15 heroes (complete estimate) before the last dota 1 iteration)

The GAF community is a mix of vets and newbs (mostly newbs). Feel free to join the NeoGAF channel to find others to play with. Let me know in-game if you want an invite to the guild (it's not much different except there's a guild party finder).

 

[Procarbine]

She's had a bunch of co-casters lately. If she's streaming she's usually the one I watch if it's not a big final or anything. It's more laidback than the studios.

I really dislike LD so Sheever is always the go-to.

 

[Enco]

Another fucking DC because of the servers.

The ancient had 5 FUCKING HP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Then the game disconnected. FUCK THIS SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Anuxinamoon]

an update soon? mehbbe abbadon??

been playing dota2 on my surface pro while away and it does it very well. if you need a dota2 device as well as a tablet, i'd totally recommend this. just get the type cover or a wireless mouse+keyboad pair cause you only gots 1 usb.

 

[CarbonatedFalcon]

an update soon? mehbbe abbadon??

been playing dota2 on my surface pro while away and it does it very well. if you need a dota2 device as well as a tablet, i'd totally recommend this. just get the type cover or a wireless mouse+keyboad pair cause you only gots 1 usb.

Apparently those are really good for *drumroll*

Civ 5.

Not sure how I'd feel about trying to play Dota on one though. Was messing around with one at a Staples the other day and I can definitely see how artists would like them for drawing. Seems like a good portable solution, especially with the direct on-screen pen. The tablet-to-monitor abstraction may be better in some cases, but I always feel like it would be much easier to do stuff with say, a Cintiq. Way out of my price range as a casual hobbyist, but a Surface Pro would definitely be a cheaper solution for someone more dedicated.

 

[Einbroch]

Are the Civ games any good? Never touched one.

And is Abbadon fun?

 

[bounchfx]

an update soon? mehbbe abbadon??

been playing dota2 on my surface pro while away and it does it very well. if you need a dota2 device as well as a tablet, i'd totally recommend this. just get the type cover or a wireless mouse+keyboad pair cause you only gots 1 usb.

I'm super tempted to get a surface pro. I just updated my main PC this weekend and I'm waiting to see if they release an updated tablet this fall.. I've been dying to do some digital art on a tablet for a while and I've only heard good things about the surface so far in regards to that. Just waiting for more programs to start getting touch interfaces. cmon zbrush!

 

[BraXzy]

Any new players want to do a bot match? I have some spare time

 

[Technosteve]

Not my words: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=55495676&postcount=3903

Apparently the community are dicks to each other in-game. Like a community of 1.09s except they're all various levels of bad.

if this happens to dota gaf, i hope moody nukes the thread from orbit.

 

[Archie]

Are the Civ games any good? Never touched one.

And is Abbadon fun?

Yes

Yes

 

[Cellbomber]

Spirit Breaker is hilarious, but Rubick with stolen Charge is more hilarious. Sending him careening across the map is one of my favorite things.

What happens if sb and rubick charge at same time and hit each other? Double stun?

 

[Archie]

TI3's prize pool is about $1700 away from $2.5 million.

Valve has earned ~$2.7 million in compendium sales.

If Valve had put 50% of compendium sales to the pool, we'd be looking at a $3.4 million prize pool.

 

[tonitoni]

What happens if sb and rubick charge at same time and hit each other? Double stun?

Don't know, but rubick and sb chasing each other is pretty funny:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9kl9zlkLjg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TF-fYN6wTc - rubick autoattacks during the charge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCZvW6RV9CU

 

[dave is ok]

TI3's prize pool is about $1700 away from $2.5 million.

Valve has earned ~$2.7 million in compendium sales.

If Valve had put 50% of compendium sales to the pool, we'd be looking at a $3.4 million prize pool.

Summer Sale incoming. $5,00 Compendiums, $2.50 still goes to prize pool. Techies unlocked.