That Maapo dun goofed with his items. Scepter should have been his first big item. You can go Midas (if things go well) > Tranquil Boots > Scepter > Blink/AC/Heart/your choice
Dota 2 Beta Thread V: Real Talk Strikes Back [Tutorials]
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I'm not going to say I would get it but BF actually is decent on gyro. The regen and damage all very much benefit him although the cleave doesn't. Basically it's used to combine a regen item and a damage item so you can stack it up on one item. Helps with his mana issues.
That type of thinking perpetuates bad ideas and choices though.
Gyro doesn't have mana issues, and you really don't need hp regen on a ranged hero, especially on one where a natural extension is life steal. It's definitely not even close to decent, but it's not absolutely awful in the absolute sense either. Dota is a game of making choices that are superior to the other choices.
edit: I mean, you shouldn't try to rationalize, but rather evaluate the item choices afterwards. It's completely fine to get a battle fury on gyro in a game if you don't know what to get when you're in the game, I'm not gonna give shit to anyone for making that choice in that case.
Sgt.Pepper
Banned
This update is pretty damn big for a tuesday..
Hype, hype, hype!
Sounds like it was last night's update that was rolled back because it crashed 32 bit systems.
Head of Vengarl
Banned
Shit, I didn't even know. Reading through the threads, it seems like it was a massive trainwreck. Plus, dat Francis video.
Hahahahaha.
I think Enchantress was a d/c. The fact that she was only level 8 is a good indicator. And fear not about the Spirit Breaker and Disruptor with no boots, for the Cristal Maiden on my team had 2 pairs of boots!
But seriously, KotL took the cake.
this man is trying to stop you from reaching your full potential, don't listen to him.
gunnars are scientifically proven to increase your skillz or your money back, just read the description from woot: You upgrade your crowbar to a super-ultra zap beam teleporter laser. You upgrade your armor from a Cheap Shirt to Full Plate With Fuzzy Trim And Spikes. Why wouldn't you upgrade your eyes IRL? See? You can't answer. Because you know we're right.
+ they r stylishhh
If any SFMers are reading this, someone needs to make a "Can't Stop the Rock" video out of Warlock and his golem.
shira
Member
Fuck non-dota sounds. I rock iphone earbuds with noise blockers to simulate LAN experience all the time.
sorijealut
Member
I'm tempted to buy Pyrion pack + Driftwood HUD(or maybe Empowered?).
Someone talk me out of this.
Someone talk me out of this.
RadixNegative2
Member
Are the HUD previews working for anyone? When I hit preview nothing happens.
PaleFolklore
Member
Is there a way to queue up multiple replays? Or a command to just play through every downloaded replay? If not, there really should be.
YouEnjoyMySelf
Banned
So, I started playing a week ago and like the game, but have yet to win a match. Every single MM game is abysmal. I've played CS for many years and never thought pugs could get worse than that... oh man. I know I'm doing decent for only playing a week, but I have lots of RTS experience. I'm level 1 still so I know that has something to do with who I'm being matched with.
Should I be searching a certain game mode? I do all pick US east because I'm trying to get used to the game on a hero I feel comfortable with.
Should I be searching a certain game mode? I do all pick US east because I'm trying to get used to the game on a hero I feel comfortable with.
shira
Member
if the game is not naturally intuitive (IE starcraft/wc3 experience)to you, expect 100-500 hours before you get good
You can download multiple replays at the same time. Just start dl, close the window and start d/ling a new one. You can't just onetouch download a series tho
ingame might still be borked
some
http://www.cyborgmatt.com/2013/05/dota-2-16th-may-2/#unreleased-hud-skins
PaleFolklore
Member
Maybe I should have worded that differently. I have the replays downloaded I was just wondering if there was a way to get multiple replays to play back one after another.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
It gets better
how do you know you are doing decently?
you sound like you lack self awareness
levels dont really matter much
YouEnjoyMySelf
Banned
Not really what I was asking, I even stated I have RTS experience and currently play SC2. It's frustrating when it's 5 people though and 1 leaves 1/3 in and the rest are seemingly more clueless than I yet have 5 levels on me.
I'm asking are there certain match making search parameters that people who tend to know the game better use, or should I stick to playing with a group of people and forget MM solo?
I'm asking are there certain match making search parameters that people who tend to know the game better use, or should I stick to playing with a group of people and forget MM solo?
Sigismundo
Member
I love that Gear Tooth HUD.
YouEnjoyMySelf
Banned
This is what I was assuming, I'll stick to playing with people I know for now though until I get better myself.
Thanks for actually understanding my question.
Fed up with the game for a while. I shouldn't have stopped playing for months now it seems I'm stuck in the very low tier with rude people. It wasn't like that when I left. People were playing smart. Some of them were jerk, sure but not this bad.
I mostly prefer to play supports and man some people are rude. I think I've lost the 10 last games I played. There is one game where one guy on our team DCed from the start and the other guys send me down in lane alone as Rubick when the other team is full. I stayed near the tower and got ganked again and again while the rest of the team was too busy farming according to them.
That other game I'm stuck with a rude Axe that doesn't like it I zap the creep waves when the towers at our base are overrun because that's stealing his precious kills. Then complains and tell the other to report me when I'm not joining his awesome 1 vs 4/5 team fights in the river while our 3 other heroes are dead.
And there was this game I was playing kotl where the people in the top lane kept yelling at me to TP to them to give them mana while I'm supposed to protect the carry in the bottom lane. I wonder how they play without keeper in the team... No matter what I did the people in the top lane would complain about mana while the carry would complain I'm not there to help him in the lane.
Holy shit. Bad streak.
I mostly prefer to play supports and man some people are rude. I think I've lost the 10 last games I played. There is one game where one guy on our team DCed from the start and the other guys send me down in lane alone as Rubick when the other team is full. I stayed near the tower and got ganked again and again while the rest of the team was too busy farming according to them.
That other game I'm stuck with a rude Axe that doesn't like it I zap the creep waves when the towers at our base are overrun because that's stealing his precious kills. Then complains and tell the other to report me when I'm not joining his awesome 1 vs 4/5 team fights in the river while our 3 other heroes are dead.
And there was this game I was playing kotl where the people in the top lane kept yelling at me to TP to them to give them mana while I'm supposed to protect the carry in the bottom lane. I wonder how they play without keeper in the team... No matter what I did the people in the top lane would complain about mana while the carry would complain I'm not there to help him in the lane.
Holy shit. Bad streak.
I would say avoid All Pick, and I personally hate playing on weekends unless I'm in a group; just seems much worse than during the week. Playing with a group is definitely the way to go, but grinding, at the very least, will give you lots of exposure and help thicken your skin. It's mostly fucking awful, but you can learn a lot in the trench.
shira
Member
I really like what they did with the tournament items in the latest patch.
From this:
to this:
So whenever Na'vi changes their name for lolz/trollz their tourney items will reflect that. LOL
sorijealut
Member
Thanks mayne. I might only get Empowered HUD heh.
sorijealut
Member
Holy crap. Why? How?
shira
Member
Your first step is to stop this kind of thinking so you can match up with better players. Focus on your own mistakes rather than other peoples' until you can confidently say you're a solid player. Otherwise you'll fall into the Dunnings Trap.
Frost and Tempest HUDs.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=146862508
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=146862479
both kinda ugly
The tempest one has a cool clock at least. The frost hud practically looks unfinished...
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=146862508
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=146862479
both kinda ugly
The tempest one has a cool clock at least. The frost hud practically looks unfinished...
I had one game against bots before jumping online, just do it.I'm 70 wins, 60 losses with zero moba experience. You'll be fine, most people are very bad at the game and you will learn so much more so much quicker.
I kind of want a 3D HUD now...
Oculus Rift Dota would be sureal.
so how many games do you guys play a day? I find it really hard to play more than one game, the length and the similarity (yes each game plays out differently but not at the beginning) really stop me from committing another 50 minutes when its like 9pm already
Didn't they say they were going to add a shorter mode like League of Legends has?
Didn't they say they were going to add a shorter mode like League of Legends has?
2 usually, I'm only just warmed up after the first one. Depends on length though I guess.
Procarbine
Forever Platinum
It depends on how the games go, but I can do 3-6 ish, depending on time of course.
-em (easy mode) will be added eventually, it has more passive gold gain, more experience gain, and no gold loss on death.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
2-3 usually, although I haven't played in about a week
shira
Member
The laning phase is the funnest part. Aim for 50+cs in 7 minutes = snowball city.
that1dude24
Member
you misspelled sublime
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