wat were lanes
I was invisible (don't think there was any true sight form the other team) as Nyx, and I was behind the tree in our side shop, with someone else on my team in front of that tree. The enemy Windrunner threw a Shackleshot, and it hits BOTH HIM AND ME, going through the tree. The tooltip says nothing about this, nor have I ever read anything about it before.
Explain this bullshit.
you sound like a toxic player
you sound like a toxic player
That tells me nothing about why the Shackleshot goes through the tree.
wat were lanes
tell me what happened
i cant watch this at work
pre bad team comp tho
wat were lanes
tell me what happened
i cant watch this at work
pre bad team comp tho
I was invisible (don't think there was any true sight form the other team) as Nyx, and I was behind the tree in our side shop, with someone else on my team in front of that tree. The enemy Windrunner threw a Shackleshot, and it hits BOTH HIM AND ME, going through the tree. The tooltip says nothing about this, nor have I ever read anything about it before.
Explain this bullshit.
I know this sounds like alien technology, but you can download the replay and check for yourself.
Just been informed by my sauce that chests will be free to open during the summer sale. I'll ketchup with you guys later!
I was invisible (don't think there was any true sight form the other team) as Nyx, and I was behind the tree in our side shop, with someone else on my team in front of that tree. The enemy Windrunner threw a Shackleshot, and it hits BOTH HIM AND ME, going through the tree. The tooltip says nothing about this, nor have I ever read anything about it before.
Explain this bullshit.
I was only kidding guysI wish...
Imagine if I called it now though? It wouldn't happen, it'd screw up the game economy but ahh well.
Warlocks items :S
Valvo greedy companyI was only kidding guysI wish...
Imagine if I called it now though? It wouldn't happen, it'd screw up the game economy but ahh well.
sounds like a bug
I'm no expert, but I would have focused on scepter before mech. While mech is great in team fights, scepter really powers up your ult, and if you're clobbering the other team, they're not going to be doing as much damage to your team.
A couple thoughts:
-You're a bit spammy with your spells in the early game. I know Skywrath was haraasing you a bunch, and it can be a bit of a reflex to fire off a spell back, but you want to ask yourself "what is this getting me?". If the spell will get last hits on creeps, it might be a good idea. If the spell will force the enemy back to use regen also a good idea, especially if you time it so they're forced away from a fighting wave and miss out on hits themselves. Your blasts weren't really doing either. Lich is a bit more spammy then other heroes thanks to sacrifice but you're still coming up with a net negative on mana without much to show for it.
-You ran back to base early on at half health and mana. While you were taking a lot of damage out there, generally speaking its better to play cautious at half health but stick around and try to absorb XP (its got quite a long range) instead of running back all the time. Especially with Sacrifice and a Warlock in lane with you
-With that said, you did then run out with low health and get killed by Huskar. These are the kind of instincts you'll get with time, just a kind of constant mental calculation of "how likely am I to die where I am right now". Huskar and Skywrath (Huskar especially) just have such high DPS that you need to play cautious when laning against them and accept that you need to be the more defensive player.
-I don't know if it was deliberate, but if it was good job recognizing that Huskar and Skywrath were gone and pushing up to hit the tower in that opening.
-However considering the carnage in the top lane someone really should have gone to gank to keep them under control. Sniper would have had it easiest, but either you or Warlock could have done it, since you both have really high-imact ults. You just kept laning while they wracked up kills up top for like fifteen minutes
-You're actual fighting is pretty good, you have good reflexes and by 20 minutes or so you're a significant presence in fights, which is more then I can say for a lot of new Lichs.
-Okay, this is the big tip, mostly because it completely changed how I play Dota: shift click on items in the store to add their components to your quick buy bar. This is invaluable when you're learning. You can buy each component piece by piece as approprate and you're not constantly checking to see what you need.
-Also you can buy TP scrolls at the side shops.
-Your map awareness seems good in the mid game, so I'm wondering if early on you weren't thinking about doing anything up top because your instinct was just not to leave the lane?
-Ultimately although you took back the mid-game pretty nicely, you guys mishandled Ursa in two key ways that led to your downfall: ignoring his early game killing potential and letting him get fat up top, and then when he could take any one of you solo continuing to wander around as one or two people. Your teammates especially were going really far out and then getting eaten by Ursa in a matter of seconds. When you're dealing with a threat like that, group up and push (or turtle if their entire team outclasses you, but you guys had Warlock and Lich, so I'd have pushed as a group)
I'd say your weaknesses are the laning phase and understanding the flow of the game throughout all three phases. So cheer up, same issues that every new player has!
I'm no expert, but I would have focused on scepter before mech. While mech is great in team fights, scepter really powers up your ult, and if you're clobbering the other team, they're not going to be doing as much damage to your team.
Someone should do one of those effectivness curves looking at how much damage is dealt in a reasonable number of attacks in the extra second versus how much damage would have come from building a different 4000 gold itemWhen is Scepter Void EVER viable? I'm seeing one right now and he isn't really doing much until extremely late when he has a damage or attack speed item (MKB in this case)
side shops generally have many laning items you will wantI had no idea, lmao! I feel so dumb.
drkirby is pretty good at meaningless analysisSomeone should do one of those effectivness curves looking at how much damage is dealt in a reasonable number of attacks in the extra second versus how much damage would have come from building a different 4000 gold item
I only watched the first 10 minutes.
1) When you start with Lich, stay by your lane's barracks. This way, you can deny one creep the moment they spawn, and deny another creep soon after the lanes meet.
2) You needed to be less aggressive early on. You are pretty lucky that the SWM and Huskar were scared/incompetent, cause I would've expected you to die much sooner than you did.
3) I think your starting items were Tango/Gauntlets/Ring? A better opener would've been Tango/Pot/Branches. Branches are more the more cost effective stats. And 200g worth of regen is always good to have especially if you're squishy.
4) At one point, you walked all the way back to fountain to heal, bought a tp, and then tp'd back to your tower. For 100g, you could've bought a healing pot and had the courier ferry it to you, while staying out of sight from SWM but still within range of creeps and exp (such as on the other side of the jungle).
Phantom Assassin:
Option #2: New spell, Memento Mori, a new ability that makes your next attack automatically crit based on your Ult's level. Doesn't interfere with PRG, has a shorter cooldown.
This option adds more control to PA, which is arguably what she lacks. Being able to focus your burst when it is needed could be a huge asset.
Yeah they just put in tutorials, use those and do bot matches with other players.Where do I begin to learn how to play this? I was just gifted this game and dunno where to start. Is there single player tutorials in the game or anything?
Only because you were solo. If you had a partner yo could afford to be more aggressive.2) Noted, I'll be more defensive![]()
If you're stuck with Courier AND wards duty, then you can still buy Tango/Pots/Branch/Branch.3)Hmm, ok! I'll try that! My beginning items are: Tango, courier, wards, gauntlets, and ring. Though..I don't have enough money for all of those, lol.
Sure, but you only need it mid to late game, and it shouldn't be the responsibility of a new player to build one. Someone who is better at farming should take the cost hit.Mechanism is probably the best item in the game, every team should have 1.
Only because you were solo. If you had a partner yo could afford to be more aggressive.
If you're stuck with Courier AND wards duty, then you can still buy Tango/Pots/Branch/Branch.
Sure, but you only need it mid to late game, and it shouldn't be the responsibility of a new player to build one. Someone who is better at farming should take the cost hit.
I can see that, but when I've been support I've never been able to afford it early game even when I play well. I need at least a few items for myself first to survive.It's much better early game than late game.
I can see that, but when I've been support I've never been able to afford it early game even when I play well. I need at least a few items for myself first to survive.
Sure, but you only need it mid to late game, and it shouldn't be the responsibility of a new player to build one. Someone who is better at farming should take the cost hit.
Not talking about playing lich, but mek in general. Seems I've been making it too late a priority. If I'm supporting, I try to get it by mid game, but maybe I should forgo some personal items to get it sooner.but if you can never afford mek, why should you aim for aghs?
Not talking about playing lich, but mek in general. Seems I've been making it too late a priority. If I'm supporting, I try to get it by mid game, but maybe I should forgo some personal items to get it sooner.