I would play some bot games until you are comfortable with using control groups and thinking about multiple areas of the map. It can be jarring to play him if you don't have any sort of RTS background.
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I would play some bot games until you are comfortable with using control groups and thinking about multiple areas of the map. It can be jarring to play him if you don't have any sort of RTS background.
The t1 tower is closer to your base, so the lane is shorter.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
This always fucks with me as well. If you look at the actual map one lane is very clearly short and very clearly long based on how the team coloring is laid out, but the one that looks short is the "long lane"
SteveWinwood
Member
Hard lane is the shortest. The river curves. Only look at the radiant or dire sides. The reason why it's dangerous, as you said, is you're in enemy territory.
A Sentient Keyboard
Member
Wait, so the long lane is the offlane, not the safelane?
Dreams-Visions
Member
So at this point, do you just quit if you're the Invoker?
edit:
Black in top form. That was 25 minutes.
Long lane/safe lane (bot for radiant, top for dire)
Short lane/offlane/hard lane/suicide lane (the opposite)
A Sentient Keyboard
Member
That's what I though, but what technomancer says suggests the opposite.
Green Biker Dude
Banned
had an enemy invoker complain about my teams' picks once he started losing. yeah, cause your tidehunter, qw invoker, void, jakiro team was totally playing for funsies. my bad we didn't do a triple carry trilane
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
I DON'T KNOW
Dreams-Visions
Member
then pay him no attention. The long lane is the safe lane. The short lane is unsafe because the creep wave tends to be closer to the enemy tower, opening up multiple avenues for ganks to come up behind you. Hence the "suicide" lane. It's very easy to die mutliple times there. Especially if you don't have a built-in escape.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Fuck everything
SteveWinwood
Member
Just call it off and safe, long and short are terrible terms.
Nailed it. Haven't used the terms long/short ever in my time playing Dota.
Love when I run into the obvious League kiddies that don't even know safe/off tho and only refer to them as top and bot, like they're symmetrical or some shit.
SteveWinwood
Member
am i crazy y/n
shira
Member
am i crazy y/n
C9 is either first place or last place.
am i crazy y/n
Yes, navi will win this because they only play seriously at TI. Navi fanboys told me this the last 2 years.
I've never played League and I call them top and bottom. How many posts did it take to describe what safe/suicide/off-lane/hard meant? Saying top or bottom requires much less explanation for people to grasp and doesn't vary based on the team you are currently playing as.
Well that doesn't matter right? Cus doom literally counters everybody.
When was the last we've seen empire play. They were rediculiusly strong in Dreamleague right?
I've had this theory of a core-mid Lina making a comeback for TI. I remember watching a Dendi stream a few months ago saying he thought it was very powerful early-mid game, but that Puppey didn't agree.
The thing is, I can't find that stream anywhere, and I'm starting to think I might be dreaming it up.
Anyone else have any predictions of new and "unorthodox" lineups we might see?
The thing is, I can't find that stream anywhere, and I'm starting to think I might be dreaming it up.
Anyone else have any predictions of new and "unorthodox" lineups we might see?
am i crazy y/n
Yeah, the Empire/C9 picks feel bold.I went EG, NewBee, IG, Alliance, LGD, and DK.
I really feel like Empire has looked a bit weak for the last two months.
SteveWinwood
Member
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEkdjsAjTT0&hd=1
video evidence of cloud 9 hazing pieliedie
shame on them and the organization
i expected better
video evidence of cloud 9 hazing pieliedie
shame on them and the organization
i expected better
A Sentient Keyboard
Member
I hope we see some venomancer so I can learn how to make smart use of veno wards. I feel like I would enjoy venomancer if I got decent with him, but currently he feels like an inferior jakiro.
Roaming gyros and slardars is what I want to see
I really do hope we see Slardar picked up more.
Hero is so beastly between levels 6 and 11 with a Blink. He doesnt even need to build any damage because his Ult and Bash do so much damage already. He can just tank up with Heart and AC and dominate the midgame. Easily my favourite solo pub stomp hero
I mean it's not like he doesn't deserve it. You've seen him play.
Just watch some 6.78 6.79 games. Venomancer or Visage every single game.
Veno
Visage
CM
Lich
and sometimes Alch.
The meta is pretty diverse now, I hope this carries with TI4. I'm here for some SHOCKING team comps.
Wok
Member
Getting first blood with Treant Protector is so easy: buy boots first, level up seeds, and play with a hero with a stun. You get the first blood at the first encounter of the opposite team in the lane.
As for TI4, I remember reading on Reddit that some people were expecting Ogre Magi mid as a secret strategy.
As for TI4, I remember reading on Reddit that some people were expecting Ogre Magi mid as a secret strategy.
Sgt.Pepper
Banned
Heavy's Sandvich
Member
Is there a link for that game?
Green Biker Dude
Banned
i max q with veno, get at least 1 point in w. in lane, if you can't kill, it's better to get 1 level in w so you can harass. level 1 gale does no damage now, so it's really bad. you need at least 2 levels in it unless the other hero on the lane can do all the damage, like a gyro with level 1 q
if getting levels fast/stomping, i'll max q and w, then max wards. i only take levels in ult after i have enough items. it's pointless to get levels in the ult if you don't have enough stats/mana regen. you're just gonna use it and die or run out of mana and have to go base. if my team is not doing so well, i skip w after 1-2 levels too. you're not gonna get many right clicks in after the laning phase is over if you aren't stomping
i usually buy wand treads drum aquila (if no one else buys it/basilius). pipe if the enemy team has enough magical damage, otherwise necrobook. euls is good too. atos is good if you maxed w and you can right click someone down after gale. i only buy aghs as a 4+ item
if getting levels fast/stomping, i'll max q and w, then max wards. i only take levels in ult after i have enough items. it's pointless to get levels in the ult if you don't have enough stats/mana regen. you're just gonna use it and die or run out of mana and have to go base. if my team is not doing so well, i skip w after 1-2 levels too. you're not gonna get many right clicks in after the laning phase is over if you aren't stomping
i usually buy wand treads drum aquila (if no one else buys it/basilius). pipe if the enemy team has enough magical damage, otherwise necrobook. euls is good too. atos is good if you maxed w and you can right click someone down after gale. i only buy aghs as a 4+ item
Finally all the teams have been announced for the Rektreational, now we just need to pick some sides
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=847586
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=847586