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Dota 2 Beta Thread V: Real Talk Strikes Back [Tutorials]

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shira

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Full schedule released
The prelim everyone is waiting for May 25th --> Invictus Gaming vs. Alliance (best of 1)




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- @8:30 EST joindota is starting coverage http://www.twitch.tv/joindota
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- @9:00 EST BTS will reveal the Eastern qualifier schedule + 2 hour talk http://www.twitch.tv/beyondthesummit/new
- @9:30 EST GD are starting coverage http://www.twitch.tv/thegdstudio
- @10:00 EST we have the actual game
http://www.twitch.tv/sheevergaming
http://www.twitch.tv/thegdstudio
http://www.twitch.tv/joindota

- dota2lounge is giving away 10,000 rare items (not sure how this works yet)
 

Kenaras

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Am I doing something wrong, or does Spectre take an extremely long time to come "online" as a carry? I just played her, and we won, but I spend the first half of the game just farming and farming and farming, occasionally jumping into fights with my ult. I even had a Midas, and this was how I ended up after 45 minutes.

Spectre does take a long time to start carrying; her big strength is that she's able to continuously farm while still contributing to team fights when needed. If you want to contribute more to the midgame, you can try skipping Midas, maxing Desolate first, and going for a build like Drums -> Yasha -> Vit Booster -> Manta -> Diffusal -> Heart. My biggest annoyance with that kind of build is the Tranquil Boots bug with illusions. Tranquils which worked properly would be a big help in making a cost-effective, midgame-oriented build like that work.

A more endgame-oriented build is probably better under most circumstances, though.
 

FaceDa

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Treads work well with illusions though. The AGI scales with illusions (+Damage from Phase does not) and the HP in str mode does too.
 

Gowans

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I made one but before I hit post, it didn't really make sense. It had no substance in it.

I look forward to it, I think I've put enough hours in Dota now to be able to follow my first tourney.

Looking forward to a thread dedicated to it.
 

Des0lar

will learn eventually
Am I doing something wrong, or does Spectre take an extremely long time to come "online" as a carry? I just played her, and we won, but I spend the first half of the game just farming and farming and farming, occasionally jumping into fights with my ult. I even had a Midas, and this was how I ended up after 45 minutes.



http://dotabuff.com/matches/194468918

I out GPM'd the shit out of everyone, went Midas, Treads, Diffusal, Manta, Heart, and stated Crit but only got Crystalys by the time the game ended. I know people used to advocate Radiance on Spectre, but after that whole thing about hearing that Radiance is not a very good item, I didn't get one.

Tranq, OoV, Radiance, Refresher, Disassemble tranqs as soon as possible
GGWP

http://www.playdota.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1314825
 
I think this is pretty relevant to this game (and this genre for that matter):

How do you calm yourself down after a particularly bad game?
 

Archie

Second-rate Anihawk
I think this is pretty relevant to this game (and this genre for that matter):

How do you calm yourself down after a particularly bad game?

Break something.

Yell a lot.

Make a complete asshole of yourself.

That's what I do anyway. You might want to try something else.
 

Archie

Second-rate Anihawk
Do qualifiers affect the Smeevil?

I think they might get particle effects with the more games you view ala TPL/Starladder couriers?

Regardless, you can watch replays to level that up. Live games are for item drops.
 

Sanic

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I think they might get particle effects with the more games you view ala TPL/Starladder couriers?

Regardless, you can watch replays to level that up. Live games are for item drops.

Will qualifiers have item drops? Can't seem to find that anywhere.
 

Vade

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I think this is pretty relevant to this game (and this genre for that matter):

How do you calm yourself down after a particularly bad game?

Remind myself atleast I am not the FreakingChair.

Chair your gyro was so boring Saturday I passed out.
 
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