Dota 2 Beta Thread V: Real Talk Strikes Back [Tutorials]
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Nirvana
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Tell me about it. This is why I hate solo queuing, because no matter what the first 2 picks are, expect more carries until you are the last one standing and have to pick up the solo support role. The amount you have to nerf yourself as far as items go when you are the only support on the team is ridiculous. But it's either that or no wards, no courier and no dust unless someone rage buys some after dying to a Nyx.
what the fuck TL?
lol at the over zealous South African accent
Steam/DotA 2 network seems to be having issues
Shorty11857
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Are the servers down in game?
Doc Holliday
SPOILER: Columbus finds America
Seems like it
Shorty11857
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Also what is with all the Russians lately, so frustrating when you pick language as English and not a single person on your team speaks it
Just lost a sure win because 3 of my teammates were Russians, first they went 5 man top after I called it, then pugna decrypts CK while he TP's away while I could have right clicked him to death in that time, and our prophet... god damn... mana boots, necrobook, power treads were his items, lowest level of the team almost the entire game..
When i really want to win in matchmaking i just pick Necro and go mid, it's crazy.
travel+radi = gg
Technosteve
Banned
super league game DK vs Orange, QQQ playing an insanely great earthshaker
Schweinehund
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I'll miss the passive aggressive posts that show up every thread asking why this thread isn't in community.
Nope, fuck that shit. I get phase boots, mek and then one between Sheep, Shiva's and Heart. Sometimes if i'm really super ahead i buy dagon just to finish the game as early as possible. Also i know most people prefer heartstopper aura for laning purposes, but i just get pulses+sadist so i can avoid buying a bottle and i'm able to flashfarm.
CarbonatedFalcon
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Mushi the new premiere game thrower. Haha.
I still don't understand why there are different keys. 1 generic key should open any chest.
I think it's because you can get Treasure key for less than $2.50 from black market.
Used to at least, not sure now.
balladofwindfishes
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it helps organize payments for contributors
Pureauthor
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... Do you not know how demand and supply works?
There are a lot less Wax keys in circulation because it was just introduced, and demand for Wax keys is very high now because the new Wax Chest can now be opened. Of course it's going to be worth more.
For 10c less on the market
ScottSullivan
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I'm absolutely loving the Charles Barkley Huskar build. As soon as you finish that scepter and start ulting people every 4 seconds in a team fight with 5 seconds of near invulernability its amazing. It takes a lot of adjustment though. I messed it up the first three games I tried, it really takes an adjustment in playstyle and focus.
Anyone know any really unconventional builds with other characters I could try out?
Anyone know any really unconventional builds with other characters I could try out?
close to the edge
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Try Mek + Aghanim's on Viper. The Mek gives you and your team staying power in early game fights and with Agh's you can spam your ultimate in fights (7 sec cooldown or something). Aui_2000 gets the credit for that build.
Captain Fish
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I can't deal with new wide eyed kawaii puck.
ScottSullivan
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Would you rush the mek and scepter right after getting power treads, forgoing anything else?
Sniper McBlaze
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I hate this game. English server = retarded russians sucking and saying: "foooooowk yoooo" in the microphone.
jaundicejuice
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Holy shit at Crystal Maiden's new mana regen. With aura at lvl 1 I could basically freely spam my AoE and root. Too bad she's still slow and my positioning is dogshit, always too aggressive.
Sgt.Pepper
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She's the new treant. The aura keeps getting buffed, and her real problem isn't payed attention (shitty MS and HP)
jaundicejuice
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I've been buying Phase Boots on her to try and compensate for her movement speed.
Captain Fish
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I just wish her damage was better, although that becomes less and less of an issue as her spells become more spammable.
Imp the Dimp
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Her issue is that she's irrelevant past minute 5.
close to the edge
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You can go either Phase or Power Treads, both work. And you want your Mekasm as quickly as possible since the fixed amount of healing is stronger the earlier the game is. Ideally you have about a 12-15 min PTs, Mek and maybe Bottle if you're mid and the Agh's around 10 mins after that (4200 gold, if you're doing well, you're gonna have 400 GPM at least), so around 25 minutes you'll have both items. If you have a hero that will always go Mek (Dark Seer, Chen or something) you can skip it and get a Vitality Booster (don't get Vanguard, it's bad on ranged heroes) before the Agh's. It's a fun build.
Slow as shit
Worst attack animation
Worse projectile speed
Squishy as fuck
I really feel that she should be buffed in all these areas, because right now they make her trash mid - late game
jaundicejuice
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CM's right click is so awful, a creep's health has to be a sliver in order for her to deny it. I'm pretty sure most heroes can successfully last hit before CM can even think of trying to deny.
Treant is kind of a special case because he's so tanky and his last hitting is so amazing, I can afford to divert 60% of my to attention checking other lanes.
With other global heroes like Wisp, Nature's Prophet, Zeus, Invoker, Spirit Breaker it's much riskier to draw your attention away from your lane. And since I can't use Mumble, I cannot really play those heroes to their full potential.
In some sense, Treant is good for practicing map awareness because it's safer for him, but he's kind of a crutch.
Honestly, the biggest advice I can give to players trying to improve their map awareness is to look at their minimap 30% of the time. If you're not last hitting, harassing, or aggressing, train your eyes on the minimap.
Hrm, there's gotta be a better way. I want milliners to get their monies, but it doesn't help the consumer to fragment the trading currency like that.
Lactose_Intolerant
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Are those earnings just adding up tournament money wins? Just wondering how much their organizations like NaVi take for themselves because dont the players get a salary?
Schweinehund
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I think mirana's attack animation and base damage is the worst. It is so weird for me, the arrow comes out fast enough but travels so slow. Puck use to be even worse before they buffed her base damage.
My favorite is either Troll Warlord's melee or ranged, or sylla's ranged. Once you get used to it is so perfect.
CarbonatedFalcon
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Puck's attack animation is pretty shit. Projectile speed is alright, but animation is sooooo slow.
Invoker base damage is also pretty sad, but his animation isn't too bad.
Lina is another one with a crap animation that's really hard to adjust to if you don't play her much. Made up for by the range though I suppose. And her passive kind of fixes it, but will probably only matter if you're going carry/semi-carry Slayer.
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Also - take a drink every time AC says "day late and a dollar short".
Invoker base damage is also pretty sad, but his animation isn't too bad.
Lina is another one with a crap animation that's really hard to adjust to if you don't play her much. Made up for by the range though I suppose. And her passive kind of fixes it, but will probably only matter if you're going carry/semi-carry Slayer.
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Also - take a drink every time AC says "day late and a dollar short".
Stahsky
A passionate embrace, a beautiful memory lingers.
man those are wild. glad things are fine, though. keep safe dude
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