Imp the Dimp
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This hero is so fun. I absolutely love the rework. He might be a tad to strong though.
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DOTA 2 |OT8| DOTA Asian Championship (1/27-2/9)
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This hero is so fun. I absolutely love the rework. He might be a tad to strong though.
poppedcollar69
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important question: can you use the flailing animation for your base customization
rhophiehalul78
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most likely. All available animations are selectable including taunts you have equipped.
I intend to use mine on CM's snow angel taunt.
Imp the Dimp
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Do you play on EU West? I can carry you ez with the new PL.
The_Hitcher89
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Is it feasible to use Lone Druid by moving both he and the bear at the same time all the time, or will I have to constantly switch between them for movement as well as abilities?
Also, when I played a bot match yesterday with him, the bear wasn't picking up charges with his magic stick. He can use sticks/wands right?
Also, when I played a bot match yesterday with him, the bear wasn't picking up charges with his magic stick. He can use sticks/wands right?
Haunted
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It's ok for laning and last hitting, but as soon as ganks/teamfights start, you'll want to keep the druid back and the bear in front, keeping their movement separate.
Keeping them right next to each other at all times negates one of their greatest strengths, so it's not advisable.
The_Hitcher89
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Is there a way of making a set limit for the distance between them, so Druid automatically hangs back a little, rather than catching up when the bear stops to attack? Obviously when he enters bear form I want him in the midst of things, but in his normal form he was getting a little too close to the action for my liking
Haunted
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Sorry, I think you gotta polish up your micro for that one!Is there a way of making a set limit for the distance between them, so Druid automatically hangs back a little, rather than catching up when the bear stops to attack? Obviously when he enters bear form I want him in the midst of things, but in his normal form he was getting a little too close to the action for my liking
Is there a way of making a set limit for the distance between them, so Druid automatically hangs back a little, rather than catching up when the bear stops to attack? Obviously when he enters bear form I want him in the midst of things, but in his normal form he was getting a little too close to the action for my liking
What hotkeys are you using? My micro is awful so I just have one set of hotkeys for all micro heroes which is 1=hero, 2=all other units, 3=hero and all other units. Works for most heroes with summons.
For disappointment!
The_Hitcher89
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Sorry, I think you gotta polish up your micro for that one!
I've never used a micro hero before aside from Enigma's Eidelons, so never really had to make a setup for it.
Only played one bot match with Druid and was just using the mouse to choose him/bear/both, either by clicking on them, or their icons. Putting that stuff on the keyboard will hopefully make things a little easier, last thing you want in a teamfight is to fanny about clicking on tiny little icons
The basic strategy if my hotkeys were the same as yours would be to control the bear, 1, abilities, 2, autoattack, wait for cooldowns to end, 1, abilities, 2 etc, right?
edit: Ha, I thought those bird noises were coming from outside my window
I've never used a micro hero before aside from Enigma's Eidelons, so never really had to make a setup for it.
Only played one bot match with Druid and was just using the mouse to choose him/bear/both, either by clicking on them, or their icons. Putting that stuff on the keyboard will hopefully make things a little easier, last thing you want in a teamfight is to fanny about clicking on tiny little icons
The basic strategy if my hotkeys were the same as yours would be to control the bear, 1, abilities, 2, autoattack, wait for cooldowns to end, 1, abilities, 2 etc, right?
you can also use tab to switch between him and the bear. Using tab can also be used to switch between enigma and his eidolons btw
Counter pick something that wrecks illusions, get an item that wrecks illusions, get an item to lock him down, get a chase item. EZ
Train of Midnight
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Beautiful
justjustin
Member
Yep, that's what I mostly use, too. I'm 99% satisfied.
Is there some practical way to use this setup as default but still set custom groups in-game using the same keys? Maybe using console configs to toggle hotkey settings? For some reason Elder Titan's spirit doesn't count as a unit, so I have to redo my hotkeys to set it to 2. Brewmaster, Meepo and Chen need 3+ groups and I feel like there's some other hero that has me frantically changing settings during a match because I forgot my default setup doesn't work.
Train of Midnight
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Well he's a new player to me. Played the best early game Ember I've ever seen. Then they couldn't handle TT's Naix late game. So I guess? I don't think it's really a throw.
This is the problem I have sometimes. Also beastmasters hawk.
I'm not a pro but typically shift queueing and dexterity are all you need. I.E. get used to doing stuff fast and shift queue your hero so you can rotate your concentration.
It's sort of situational advice though, because shift queueing is perhaps better for picking up an illusion rune, but for using items like manta style it's better to quickly rotate through all hero/illusions with tab shift orders. I'm not at my desktop at home so I can't definitively check but if my hero is bound to 1 on the keyboard, using manta will have all illusions and my hero on 1 after usage, so it's just a case of:
<manta hotkey>
1, tab, click
tab, click
1, click
but i'm shit in the scheme of things, so maybe there's a better way. It's what I'm used to anyway.
justjustin
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I've never done it in Dota, but it looks like it works the same as in Starcraft: http://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/1xtfoj/question_about_microing/
Monochromaticx
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I am no expert but I like to turn on the option to Auto Select New Units from settings and have a button to Select All Other Units (4)
If i activate an illusion rune,for example ,all units will be selected-> shift click in the general direction I am planning to go -> while we move I click 4-> shift move illusions to point A (click on mini map if you want, on a a creep camp) -> select one of the illusions manually and shift move it to point B
Train of Midnight
Banned
Fuck I want Bruno's wardrobe. Gotta respect that swag.
Cyborgmatt
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That isn't true. Each hero only has a select set of animations available and not all taunts work (Like CM's Snow Angel).
Monochromaticx
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dave is ok
aztek is ok
I'm going to use Zeus or Viper, so when they change their model down the line it will be a monument to their ugliness.
manfestival
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I am not sure if I would say swag about bruno. I would just say goofy and stupid mostly. Now Craig Sager(NBA) has swag but he probably also drops paychecks on one article of clothing.
Gentle Rodriguez
Member
Good lord that Slark
almost perfect play
almost perfect play
Monochromaticx
Member
Holy shit that perfect team fight!
Going for the AA kill was really smart.
gyro just sucks, especially against those heroes
Monochromaticx
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Earth Spirit is not in CM. He is only in CD.
Gentle Rodriguez
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Not in CM. Why, is Jerax good with him? Is he a filthy ES picker?
Yes and yes.
Hes ranked #1 in the world or at least the top 3
Yeah hes #1
Heres his dotobuff
GG EG
Let through Slark AGAIN
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