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[Wok]

Taking off the training wheels. No longer gonna play with Torte de Lini's "standard guides" and just force myself to think about skill leveling and item purchases.

In-game guides are mostly useful when you play a hero for the first few times. Once you know the spells, the usual items and the playstyle for a given hero, guides are not needed anymore.

 

[Deleted member 77995]

In-game guides are mostly useful when you play a hero for the first few times. Once you know the spells, the usual items and the playstyle for a given hero, guides are not needed anymore.

Well I've only played about half the heroes but I have a basic understanding of them all at least. I would follow through with that all hero challenge but I prefer single/random draft.

and wtf @58% w/r on radiant

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Playing every hero at least once is something every newish player should do. Some of my favorite heroes are ones that I thought I would hate.

First impressions are I like Disruptor and Nyx Assassin, I really like Clinkz, I don't like Luna, I really like Viper and Dragon Knight, I don't like Enigma at all, I don't much like Bane, I quite like Drow, I don't like Tusk


Maybe that'd change with more games, but I definitely have no interest in using Enigma again

 

[RVinP]

First impressions are I like Disruptor and Nyx Assassin, I really like Clinkz, I don't like Luna, I really like Viper and Dragon Knight, I don't like Enigma at all, I don't much like Bane, I quite like Drow, I don't like Tusk


Maybe that'd change with more games, but I definitely have no interest in using Enigma again

Different play style, I think everyone goes through phases where one chooses to play ranged hero killers first, then nukers, meele hero killers and then at last support hero's (who can't directly contribute in single hero fights or in a team fight).

Bane and Enigma require the whole team to contribute to be effective, else they just feel zero/bored while playing as a lone wolf.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Different play style, I think everyone goes through phases where one chooses to play ranged hero killers first, then nukers, meele hero killers and then at last support hero's (who can't directly contribute in single hero fights or in a team fight).

Bane and Enigma require the whole team to contribute to be effective, else they just feel zero/bored while playing as a lone wolf.

Think I have big trouble with Enigma because I just don't know how to jungle. Don't know which camps are the weakest/strongest, so I don't know which ones I can farm in the early game without taking loads of damage

 

[Deleted member 77995]

Think I have big trouble with Enigma because I just don't know how to jungle. Don't know which camps are the weakest/strongest, so I don't know which ones I can farm in the early game without taking loads of damage

A 5 minute Youtube video and a custom lobby would fix that.

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Also, tonight I tried out Puck for the second time, did absolutely terrible but was super proud of setting up a very strong fight for our team (one of the few that we won). Q'd in, silence, then dream coil, then used nado on their N. Prophet for Sand King and Leshrac to combo. I really, really like Puck but mid is where I always play my worst games. I'm way too aggressive in my ganks and fall behind hard in farm.

 

[Acinixys]

Playing every hero at least once is something every newish player should do. Some of my favorite heroes are ones that I thought I would hate.

I have 2700+ games and ive still never played Invoker or Wisp

Because fuck those heros

 

[neurosisxeno]

I have 2700+ games and ive still never played Invoker or Wisp

Because fuck those heros

I have played Invoker once in probably 2000 games between DotA, HoN, and DotA 2, and I hate him. I have never played Wisp because fuck that hero. On the flip side I've played Morphling 3 times, won all 3 games, and still have no god damn idea how to play him.

 

[Acinixys]

Why the hell is the Newbee vs VG game canceled and one of then gets an auto win

Did one of the teams pull out?

 

[abunai]

Newbee missed their flights or something and got a defloss due to missing schedule

 

[kvk1]

yo, alpha protocol was a great f'ing game

it's mind blowing that the espionage-RPG genre isn't a huge thing

 

[LiQuid!]

yo, alpha protocol was a great f'ing game

it's mind blowing that the espionage-RPG genre isn't a huge thing

Hey do you want to be friends?

 

[kvk1]

Hey do you want to be friends?

 

[Imp the Dimp]

Wisp is not that hard to play. He's a poor laner who does very little in terms of securing farm for your carry and he dies with 3 auto attacks due to 0 armor, but his mechanics aren't that complicated.

 

[Prophet Steve]

Wisp is not that hard to play. He's a poor laner who does very little in terms of securing farm for your carry and he dies with 3 auto attacks due to 0 armor, but his mechanics aren't that complicated.

Can be super frustrating to play with people you don't know though. And you can get much more out of him if you play him well.

 

[Imp the Dimp]

Yeah, don't play him in solo q ever.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

I have 2700+ games and ive still never played Invoker or Wisp

Because fuck those heros

Almost 4k games and I've yet to play Meepo.

Unfortunately, he's next on my hero challenge so I haven't played the challenge in weeks. I need to make a smurf to learn him because my second account has a higher MMR than my main.

 

[Acinixys]

Russians are still queuing SA servers to try "ABUZE" the drop system

Pisses me off so much

As SOON as the enemy team is aggressive and gets a kill they start feeding

 

[neurosisxeno]

Zephyr is pretty terrible huh...

 

[manfestival]

Russians are still queuing SA servers to try "ABUZE" the drop system

Pisses me off so much

As SOON as the enemy team is aggressive and gets a kill they start feeding

please explain this abuse the drop system thing you speak of

 

[Deadly]

please explain this abuse the drop system thing you speak of

They changed the drop system to be time-based so I imagine that the more games you play the more likely you'll get drops. Hence, people queuing but doing nothing.

 

[Acinixys]

please explain this abuse the drop system thing you speak of

Theyre under the impression that if you play for 2 or more hours you're guaranteed a drop

So they farm 3 hearts and afk under the enemy tower so they dont lose XP

And then end the game at 180 minutes

All you can do is abandon, or get stuck with feeders

 

[RVinP]

Theyre under the impression that if you play for 2 or more hours you're guaranteed a drop

So they farm 3 hearts and afk under the enemy tower so they dont lose XP

And then end the game at 180 minutes

All you can do is abandon, or get stuck with feeders

That's sure some dumb shit over there, if all SA players just stop playing Dota 2(and stop making Dota 2 related purchases/trading)..then it might spike Valve's interest to check it out.

Edit: I got a better suggestion, release a tiny patch to stop item drops until they (valve) finds a better way to explain item drops.

 

[manfestival]

They changed the drop system to be time-based so I imagine that the more games you play the more likely you'll get drops. Hence, people queuing but doing nothing.

right right

Theyre under the impression that if you play for 2 or more hours you're guaranteed a drop

So they farm 3 hearts and afk under the enemy tower so they dont lose XP

And then end the game at 180 minutes

All you can do is abandon, or get stuck with feeders

so its basically what TF2 became right after that sort of similar change. That totally blows

 

[Pratfall]

I am telling you guys, disruptor is the way, disruptor is the light.

http://www.dotabuff.com/matches/1005155305

He is really really good. Early game, late game, hero has it all.

 

[Baha]

Team Malaysia may not be going to Russia at this rate =\
http://www.twitch.tv/synergyleague

 

[FACE]

Team Malaysia may not be going to Russia at this rate =\
http://www.twitch.tv/synergyleague

IT'S MUST BE DIWINE <3

 

[bbd23]

Xyclopzz da best

this game

19 win streak for malaysia...could end here

ARCANA'S ARE CRYING

 

[FACE]

Xyclopzz da best

this game

19 win streak for malaysia...could end here

ARCANA'S ARE CRYING

They lost to IAP the other day.

 

[Hylian7]

Undying is still the only hero I have never played.

 

[bbd23]

They lost to IAP the other day.

they won the series though

 

[Baha]

This music is so hype

 

[Marauder Shields]

Gonna miss Xyclopzz casting. Hope we see him again soon.

 

[abunai]

Undying is still the only hero I have never played.

you're missing out

 

[Marauder Shields]

MUSSHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

 

[Yasae]

I am telling you guys, disruptor is the way, disruptor is the light.

http://www.dotabuff.com/matches/1005155305

*If you don't play against Sniper

 

[bbd23]

Hammer = DROPPED by Mushi

 

[FACE]

MUSSHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

 

[abunai]

That fight at top, god damn

 

[Marauder Shields]

Medusa going all in!

 

[Marauder Shields]

WHAT A FUCKING TRAP!!!

 

[FACE]

That Rapier!

 

[bbd23]

GOODBYE ARCANA'S

What a game

 

[abunai]

so many creeps were on the radiant's ancient too

 

[KingKong]

Power Rangers are so fun to watch, wish they'd go to a LAN already

 

[M.D]

C322

 

[FACE]

PR currently throwing.

 

[KingKong]

terrorblade what a hero

 

[Prophet Steve]

GG well thrown.

 

[abunai]

what an end