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[BraXzy]

Am I right in thinking buying just a bottle straight up with nothing else, at the start, as a mid, is the wrong thing to do? You should get stuff like regen/branches to boost your initial stats and then courier it asap.

My buddy keeps doing it then when he gets harassed out of lane wonders why :S

 

[shira]

I am at the point after 1400 games that I feel this game needs more transparent matchmaking practices. I see no reason at my level why I should solo que and end up with a dazzle that jungles in key team fights and someone who last drafts brood mother for all the wrong reasons then afk loses us the game. They are playing against any logic and that is well below the level of play I am at. So frustrating.

Weekend dota is for casuals. ლ(ಠ益ಠ&#4314 Avoid weekend solo qq at all costs ლ(ಠ益ಠ&#4314

Am I right in thinking buying just a bottle straight up with nothing else, at the start, as a mid, is the wrong thing to do? You should get stuff like regen/branches to boost your initial stats and then courier it asap.

My buddy keeps doing it then when he gets harassed out of lane wonders why :S

In trench tier bottle first is acceptable - the courier has a high chance of dying, being used by non-mid, and not upgraded.

 

[1.09]

I am at the point after 1400 games that I feel this game needs more transparent matchmaking practices. I see no reason at my level why I should solo que and end up with a dazzle that jungles in key team fights and someone who last drafts brood mother for all the wrong reasons then afk loses us the game. They are playing against any logic and that is well below the level of play I am at. So frustrating.

Hey if you're looking for people to queue with, I can join you. I normally play jungle/mid tho, so if you're ok with that, add me!

http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197986861544/

 

[Anbokr]

Hey if you're looking for people to queue with, I can join you. I normally play jungle/mid tho, so if you're ok with that, add me!

http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197986861544/

Looks like 1.09 made a mistake there and misclicked (and linked) my profile, hahahahahaha silly 1.09!

Here's the guy you are looking for: http://steamcommunity.com/id/109iscute. He's calm, calculated, and very friendly. Great with newer players and veterans alike, I encourage everyone to add him if you need a friend to play with.

edit: Actually, I agree with 109. Freakinchair is probably the best dota player on all of neogaf right now, and a great teacher. He personally taught me how to play from HoN to dota 2--he's always willing to help and play with anyone: http://steamcommunity.com/id/freakinchair/. He's very versatile, and also an amazing hard carry player that has mastered farming the easy and medium camps at all stages in the game.

 

[1.09]

Looks like 1.09 made a mistake there and misclicked (and linked) my profile, hahahahahaha silly 1.09!

Here's the guy you are looking for: http://steamcommunity.com/id/109iscute. He's calm, calculated, and very friendly. Great with newer players and veterans alike, I encourage everyone to add him if you need a friend to play with.

hahaha oops friend you're right, but really, I'm not that good of a teacher if that's what you're looking for. You can add my friend tho, he solo queues against pros like khareese.

http://steamcommunity.com/id/freakinchair/

 

[Freakinchair]

hahaha oops friend you're right, but really, I'm not that good of a teacher if that's what you're looking for. You can add my friend tho, he solo queues against pros like khareese.

http://steamcommunity.com/id/freakinchair/

See first post please

 

[Hylian7]

Streaming some doto!

http://www.twitch.tv/hylian7

 

[Drkirby]

Streaming some doto!

http://www.twitch.tv/hylian7

Oh yeah? Well I am too, eat it Hylian:
http://www.twitch.tv/drkirby

Edit: And I turned it off since it lags my game too much

 

[Corran Horn]

Staring at this Lockless Luckbox debating on opening it or selling lol

 

[Baha]

Staring at this Lockless Luckbox debating on opening it or selling lol

It's going for roughly $100 USD after valve's cut on the steam market: http://steamcommunity.com/market/listings/570/Lockless Luckbox

 

[Archie]

Riot gonna riot.

 

[Guesong]

I don't get people who rage and get super salty in this game.

Just did an inhouse with a few unknown players I assumed would be friendly like our commons friends, and they turn out to be like...horrible. Rage from minute one, blame other people, ragequit and everything...needless to say I'm gonna stay away from inhousing with them again.

I did not utter one word, but I cannot help but feel inner rage/disgust at the moment. I was having a perfectly fine day until that dose of negativity.

Stay zen, people. Jeez.

 

[The Technomancer]

So, uhm, how is one supposed to catch Anti-Mage again?

 

[CarbonatedFalcon]

I don't get people who rage and get super salty in this game.

Just did an inhouse with a few unknown players I assumed would be friendly like our commons friends, and they turn out to be like...horrible. Rage from minute one, blame other people, ragequit and everything...needless to say I'm gonna stay away from inhousing with them again.

I did not utter one word, but I cannot help but feel inner rage/disgust at the moment. I was having a perfectly fine day until that dose of negativity.

Stay zen, people. Jeez.

Don't worry, everything will be alright.

So, uhm, how is one supposed to catch Anti-Mage again?

Try this.

 

[Drkirby]

So, uhm, how is one supposed to catch Anti-Mage again?

Hex him, Silence him, Stun him.

 

[Hugstable]

Ended up throwing down for the new Rubick set/ Starladder ticket bundle. Set actually looks pretty nice besides the condom helm. Good think it somewhat goes away after 40-80 match views.

 

[Drkirby]

Ended up throwing down for the new Rubick set/ Starladder ticket bundle. Set actually looks pretty nice besides the condom helm. Good think it somewhat goes away after 40-80 match views.

I like the Helm, but the second version is my favorite. For the staff, I think I am going to keep to my Aghs Scepter.

 

[Corran Horn]

It's going for roughly $100 USD after valve's cut on the steam market: http://steamcommunity.com/market/listings/570/Lockless Luckbox

Ya I see...but its so tempting to open it lol

 

[shira]

Ended up throwing down for the new Rubick set/ Starladder ticket bundle. Set actually looks pretty nice besides the condom helm. Good think it somewhat goes away after 40-80 match views.

The life of e-sports WPWP

Ya I see...but its so tempting to open it lol

$145 for Shadowblade and Dagon. Damn

 

[GoldandBlue]

I don't know a single thing about 3D modeling but I designed a courier for fun. I think couriers are one of the best parts about Dota. A lot of people design really neat ones.

 

[shira]

I don't know a single thing about 3D modeling but I designed a courier for fun. I think couriers are one of the best parts about Dota. A lot of people design really neat ones.

Just put feathers and balls on it - you'll be a doto millionaire

 

[SteveWinwood]

Riot gonna riot.

the hell would you go to a convention to play already out video games for

 

[woodland]

So, uhm, how is one supposed to catch Anti-Mage again?

Right click him to 25% hp, watch him be retarded and blink into hard camp, wlak uo and right click ihm to death

 

[Gully State]

So, uhm, how is one supposed to catch Anti-Mage again?

Orchid.

 

[shira]

So, uhm, how is one supposed to catch Anti-Mage again?

WTF there is a whole series of catching invoker deviantarts

 

[rhophiehalul78]

I don't know a single thing about 3D modeling but I designed a courier for fun. I think couriers are one of the best parts about Dota. A lot of people design really neat ones.

That topmost flying version seems to be doing some uh....

 

[CarbonatedFalcon]

That topmost flying version seems to be doing some uh....

Jack-o'-Lantern.

Fits perfectly in the Anuxi school of art.

 

[rhophiehalul78]

Try to find someone to model your concept, it might be a good courier for the Diretide 2013.

 

[demented]

So was that a 5v5 random MM GAF game tonight? Or were you guys 3/4 ?

Either way, should have ended it earlier, we were on a roll and then...

 

[shira]

Try to find someone to model your concept, it might be a good courier for the Diretide 2013.

I'm pretty sure Riot bought the rights to Diretide.

I would but I don't know too many people who do these things.

http://www.polycount.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=73

They are making my Fabio axe

 

[GoldandBlue]

Try to find someone to model your concept, it might be a good courier for the Diretide 2013.

I would but I don't know too many people who do these things.

 

[Anbokr]

Riot gonna riot.

LoL

 

[Mordeccai]

Holy shit. I'm over at my friends house and played a round of dota on his account, and I wish he had the sharing feature enabled. I just went 28-1 with Bloodseeker in a random draft, game was 30 minutes long. Worst part is, I died 40 seconds before the game ended because I greedily dove into their fountain to kill an alchemist. Thought the health regen from the kill would be enough to tank me outta the super tower.

Is there any way to watch that again if I don't have the sharing enabled? It should show up in my match history, right?

He's easily my favorite hero. His sustain in lane is ridiculous if you have a decent support. Rubick was great for me, set up with the throws a few times and I totally snowballed. I yearn for the day we see him played competitively because it would be so much fun to watch a pro with him.

Then earlier today before dinner I played my second match with Timbersaw. Game lasted for 74 minutes and was intense as hell. Was against a BH, Jakiro, Weaver, lock, and morph. They all super carried and destroyed our towers within 20 minutes. Team was about to give up but we won a team fight, I really learned how to use chakra, and holy shit things flew off. Furious clashes, eventually I had to defend base against weaver while the rest of the team pushed. Bought sentries, assured victory in the final dramatic push. Both of our teams had absolutely ridiculous items haha. So much fun today with doto.

 

[Skab]

Riot gonna riot.

Apparently he was told to play League instead, and that he could earn double EXP. That's some pretty shady shit.

(It's okay though because he played CS:GO instead.)

 

[shira]

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=171929541
Far East Brotherhood set by NAS
Would have to see it in motion, but the asymmetric blades look cool

http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=174529011
Ghost Face Warrior by HeeJae
Actual Korean artist-made set for Jug

 

[sephi22]

Really shitty by Riot. I feel like this deserves a thread but I know better than to post it myself.
https://twitter.com/PurgeGamers/status/374042062099738625
https://twitter.com/PurgeGamers/status/374041498112651264

 

[Artemisia]

I started playing yesterday and this game is really fun.

I think Drow Ranger is my favorite.

 

[leehom]

How are some people lev 30-50 so bad? They'll sit in jungle and farm nearly the entire game and blame everyone but themselves for the team losing.

 

[FlutterPuffs]

How are some people lev 30-50 so bad? They'll sit in jungle and farm nearly the entire game and blame everyone but themselves for the team losing.

Depending on the hero they use, it's a legit strategy. What the rest need to do is not die.

 

[leehom]

Depending on the hero they use, it's a legit strategy. What the rest need to do is not die.

If the team is getting owned, it's a hint the jungler needs to participate in some ganks or team battles. Not sit in jungle and complain.

 

[FlutterPuffs]

If the team is getting owned, it's a hint the jungler needs to participate in some ganks or team battles. Not sit in jungle and complain.

Hence depending.

 

[JustinBB7]

Orchid.

He will just manta out of that. (If he has one)

 

[Nokterian]

Really shitty by Riot. I feel like this deserves a thread but I know better than to post it myself.
https://twitter.com/PurgeGamers/status/374042062099738625
https://twitter.com/PurgeGamers/status/374041498112651264

http://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/1lhzhw/lack_of_dota_2_at_pax_players_being_told_they/

And look what even was said to Cyborgmatt.

https://twitter.com/Cyborgmatt/status/373991749888135168

"Every other Valve game was installed and they are using a special Steam license so no one has to login. Dota 2 was the only game missing which was actually installed last year even though it was still in beta. The entire convention is filled with LoL branding and they have an entire floor dedicated to the game. The PC area allows you to play and earn double Riot points/XP or something. And yes the member of staff told me to play LoL instead and that Dota wasn't going to be playable on any PC. So take it as you will. I honestly think there is a contract restriction in place. Why else would they ditch Dota this year. It also wouldn't be the first time it has happened. No matter what the case is. It's just sad and disappointing."

Jezus fucking christ riot and pax,you sleazy motherfuckers.

 

[Mordeccai]

I think I'm gonna play Venomancer as carry from here on out. Was playing him support when I realize our huskar at top was 0-7 by 10 minutes in. Left wards lvl 1 and had gale maxed. Holy hell, give venom ags scepter, S&Y, shadow blade, and orchid and watch the other team melt. Wound up 22-11 that game and successfully carried a Huskar that was 4-17

 

[Tashi]

I met Purge tonight

 

[JustinBB7]

I met Purge tonight

What did he smell like.

 

[IceMarker]

Really shitty by Riot. I feel like this deserves a thread but I know better than to post it myself.
https://twitter.com/PurgeGamers/status/374042062099738625
https://twitter.com/PurgeGamers/status/374041498112651264

I'd say it's fair game because Riot did pay them money, but to seemingly request DOTA 2 to specifically be "banned" from PAX is some real scum ball shit.

 

[LiQuid!]

Elder Titan is my jam. Keep fleeing in terror from my spirit animal, even tho it has already touched/damaged you, you freaking noobs. I'll be here getting all the CS when you're done being a pussy.

 

[jaundicejuice]

Why is Slark so good?

 

[Kiyo]

http://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/1lhzhw/lack_of_dota_2_at_pax_players_being_told_they/

And look what even was said to Cyborgmatt.

https://twitter.com/Cyborgmatt/status/373991749888135168



Jezus fucking christ riot and pax,you sleazy motherfuckers.

This really goes against what I thought was the spirit of PAX. To exclude a community from playing what they want just because a competitor paid some money is a bit messed up. Also probably deserves a thread of its own.