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[Razzer]

The bounty runes just make it even more important to be quick out of the fountain. Need to get all your scouting, warding etc done before the horn. I much prefer getting the bounty rune on supports anyway, there are so many of them that become tons better at level 2 than 1.

 

[LiQuid!]

So the new alliance roster is finalized. No bulldong though

http://thealliance.gg/reborn-roster-changes-in-alliance-dota/

I'm sure earnings from his silly donation bot have exceeded his winnings from TI4. I will miss seeing him play competitive, but I would be lying if I said having a Dongerino stream near daily for the last couple months has been bad.

 

[GordonHalfman]

The new 0 minute bounty runes have turned everyone into idiots. Even the mid players don't bother to block and go sit on the runes.

Yeah it's a bloodbath in the river right now.

It's a bit annoying since I play solo it's something else that needs a bit of coordination right from the start. I often just go block my lane and stay out of that mess.

 

[Nymerio]

I'm sure earnings from his silly donation bot have exceeded his winnings from TI4. I will miss seeing him play competitive, but I would be lying if I said having a Dongerino stream near daily for the last couple months has been bad.

You're probably right and the stream really is amazing.

 

[Monochromaticx]

So the new alliance roster is finalized. No bulldong though

http://thealliance.gg/reborn-roster-changes-in-alliance-dota/

EGM offlane eh? and Pajkatt drafting so that means viper picked every game Kappa

You're probably right and the stream really is amazing.

Did he get the 100sub goal so Annafromnorway would go to him in Sweden lol?

 

[The M.O.B]

THANK YOU!

People always bitch at me for not going for them when I play mid and I usually say "I'd like to get my advantage from blocking the lane, dying over half a level's worth of XP doesn't sound that worth it to me."

Says the man who got killed trying to kick lifestealer onto the cliff.

 

[Hylian7]

Says the man who got killed trying to kick lifestealer onto the cliff.

1/3 times it failed, the other two were huge successes.

 

[SolidsnackooFoxhound]

1/3 times it failed, the other two were huge successes.

Quit playing earth spirit your builds are trash.

 

[Razzer]

Quit playing earth spirit your builds are trash.

Well that's just mean.

 

[SolidsnackooFoxhound]

Well that's just mean.

Mean but true. Never builds urn. Idk why the fuck he goes soul ring and mek. You dont build mek on him anymore since the nerf and its shit on all strength heroes. Doesn't build blink dagger. Idk what the fuck he is doing.

 

[Einbroch]

So when's the new champion being revealed?

 

[SolidsnackooFoxhound]

So when's the new champion being revealed?

New Bloom is coming up. Just be patient . Hopefully we get Arc Warden.

 

[call_kotaku]

This Alliance draft is so much better than TT's

 

[Hylian7]

Quit playing earth spirit your builds are trash.

Mean but true. Never builds urn. Idk why the fuck he goes soul ring and mek. You dont build mek on him anymore since the nerf and its shit on all strength heroes. Doesn't build blink dagger. Idk what the fuck he is doing.

???

I never have the farm to go urn in offlane. ES really isn't all that item dependent, so often times I go mek when someone else can't afford it.

I don't see a problem with soul ring.

 

[Monochromaticx]

blink ember eh?

 

[Madn]

blink ember eh?

That was unexpected

 

[Hylian7]

blink ember eh?

Not watching the game, but why?! Sounds like a complete waste, especially since ember needs real items.

 

[SolidsnackooFoxhound]

???

I never have the farm to go urn in offlane. ES really isn't all that item dependent, so often times I go mek when someone else can't afford it.

I don't see a problem with soul ring.

Are you going for kills after you get level 6 in the offlane? That's really the only time you have kill potential on earth unless somebody takes tower aggro and you rolling boulder into them and blow everything on them. Core build for Earth is bottle, boots of speed, urn, blink, force staff and aghs. Blink is good because after the start up time of rolling boulder once you roll in you can magnetize while in roll and then blink out before you're able to be disabled. If you can't get last hits you can always farm with remnant and geomagnetic grip. If you need any other advice just hit me up in PM. I can even show you a few tricks ;^).

 

[Monochromaticx]

Not watching the game, but why?! Sounds like a complete waste, especially since ember needs real items.

I guess to escape vs skywrath silence and quas wex invoker emp.
A manta would have been better. (Manta also removes the blind from troll it seems)

 

[Madn]

Not watching the game, but why?! Sounds like a complete waste, especially since ember needs real items.

Possibly for mana problems, with enemy team having invoker and lion

 

[Hylian7]

Are you going for kills after you get level 6 in the offlane? That's really the only time you have kill potential on earth unless somebody takes tower aggro and you rolling boulder into them and blow everything on them. Core build for Earth is bottle, boots of speed, urn, blink, force staff and aghs. Blink is good because after the start up time of rolling boulder once you roll in you can magnetize while in roll and then blink out before you're able to be disabled. If you can't get last hits you can always farm with remnant and geomagnetic grip. If you need any other advice just hit me up in PM. I can even show you a few tricks ;^).

Yeah, I usually go for kills at 6. That is a good build, but I don't really like bottle in offlane generally. I think there are many ways to itemize the hero though, usually I end up with Mek and BKB though, as Soul Ring is generally enough for the main problem, and of course BKB when the game calls for it.

I'm not sure why you call my builds "garbage" when I have won quite a few games with them. I have a 62.5% winrate on him this patch.

 

[SolidsnackooFoxhound]

Yeah, I usually go for kills at 6. That is a good build, but I don't really like bottle in offlane generally. I think there are many ways to itemize the hero though, usually I end up with Mek and BKB though, as Soul Ring is generally enough for the main problem, and of course BKB when the game calls for it.

I'm not sure why you call my builds "garbage" when I have won quite a few games with them. I have a 62.5% winrate on him this patch.

You're doing 6.82 earth spirit with the mek and everything. Just try the core build and see if you like it . Blink is pretty much core since es is a initiator/gank type hero. You'll have fun with the blink . Do you know the earth spirit exploit? And don't get the "my build is fine and im doing good" tone with me. You get that way man and you'll never keep up. DONT EVER have that attitude.

 

[Hylian7]

You're doing 6.82 earth spirit with the mek and everything. Just try the core build and see if you like it . Blink is pretty much core since es is a initiator/gank type hero. You'll have fun with the blink . Do you know the earth spirit exploit?

As in bug or just mechanic of the hero?

 

[SolidsnackooFoxhound]

As in bug or just mechanic of the hero?

It's a use 1 remnant for max distance rolling boulder and boulder smash bug. Thought it was fixed but they just changed the direction you have to be standing.

 

[Hylian7]

It's a use 1 remnant for max distance rolling boulder and boulder smash bug. Thought it was fixed but they just changed the direction you have to be standing.

I thought they fixed that when they changed the way boulder smash worked in 6.82 (where you only have to click in the direction of the rocks)

Then again the combo I usually use is rock > smash > start roll > pull same rock back

 

[SolidsnackooFoxhound]

I thought they fixed that when they changed the way boulder smash worked in 6.82 (where you only have to click in the direction of the rocks)

Then again the combo I usually use is rock > smash > start roll > pull same rock back

Nope. instead of being in front of the remanant you stand slightly behind it and rolling boulder then boulder smash. It only consumes 1 remnant for stun and max distance rolling boulder.

 

[SolidsnackooFoxhound]

I thought they fixed that when they changed the way boulder smash worked in 6.82 (where you only have to click in the direction of the rocks)

Then again the combo I usually use is rock > smash > start roll > pull same rock back

Hopefully this picture helps.

Before you ask. I do not use this .

 

[SteveWinwood]

hylian why do you hate blink on everything

 

[Ember Spirit]

i don't think blink ember was useful that game

tinker looking okay though

arise played really well

the aa pick was nice

singsing and bulba still trash tier but i guess egm is worse

 

[twobear]

ability draft is b r o k e n

popgaf played a game yesterday where someone playing lich had tiny's growth and bloodseeker's thirst, which caused him to turn invisible (!!!) and gave him max movement speed whenever someone was on low health (!!!!!)

 

[Razzer]

ability draft is b r o k e n

popgaf played a game yesterday where someone playing lich had tiny's growth and bloodseeker's thirst, which caused him to turn invisible (!!!) and gave him max movement speed whenever someone was on low health (!!!!!)

That's the whole point of ability draft. Seeing what is the most broken shit someone can come up with.

 

[twobear]

That's the whole point of ability draft. Seeing what is the most broken shit someone can come up with.

i was pretty proud of my build

wraith king base, with counter helix, bristleback, wraithfire blast, and poison nova

in the lategame i was basically unkillable, it was aces

 

[shira]

Meepa

 

[Monochromaticx]

Meepa

Feeda

 

[pompidu]

ability draft is b r o k e n

popgaf played a game yesterday where someone playing lich had tiny's growth and bloodseeker's thirst, which caused him to turn invisible (!!!) and gave him max movement speed whenever someone was on low health (!!!!!)

Dont take ability draft seriously. 9 out of 10 games, I can call the victor before the first creep wave hits. Game mode is seriously easy to snowball with.

 

[Haly]

I'll be honest with you guys.

If you dont make an effort to contest runes you're throwing the game at 00:00.

If you're supporting, or jungling, offer to block. Even if no one is blocking for you, you can get the rune and still do a half block. Only give up the rune if the other team devotes 3-4 people to contesting it (as you should).

 

[Drkirby]

The Carry should be the last one to get the 0 minute bounty rune, that thing does work on supports. A fast level 2 on a support or mid does work, where while a carry should strive for an XP advantage, they are going to do nothing with it at minute 1.

 

[inkls]

Doom also. Doom counters everything, and she's not a natural Linken's buyer. If you want to put a PA out of a fight, just Doom her. That said, there aren't many that can stand against her effectively once she gets BKB.

I also like Axe a lot against her. Since his most important abilities all go through BKB.

AM is pretty good if you can get to 30 minutes and not be behind her in items (and go basher --> abyssal, since that also goes through BKB).

Basically you want heroes whose skills work well against BKB (Axe, Mag, Bane, Jugg) who or buy items that go through BKB (Bashers and Abyssals).

Sniper isn't bad either IF you can get yourself into a safe position away from her line of sight. That attack speed slow does fucking WORK.

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No mention of razor vs her? I've played the matchup a few times and razor stomps her, -224 dmg that she cant crit with? yes pls. That and his ult goes through bkb. Basically you just need an mkb and you destroy her.

 

[Skab]

Why do so many people play with their graphic settings way down?

Are you all playing on ancient laptops or something?

 

[Drkirby]

Why do so many people play with their graphic settings way down?

Are you all playing on ancient laptops or something?

I know a lot of people stream like that because they have a crappy CPU/GPU combo, and can't stream with the game on higher settings.

 

[manfestival]

there are hitboxes in dota 2? Kappa

Why do so many people play with their graphic settings way down?

Are you all playing on ancient laptops or something?

Its easier for me to see things and it runs flawlessly with everything turned off. including animations

Plus it just seems easier on the eyes to me than having all the garbage turned up

 

[Akim]

i can't get out of the 3k trench

 

[twobear]

Dont take ability draft seriously. 9 out of 10 games, I can call the victor before the first creep wave hits. Game mode is seriously easy to snowball with.

I wasn't taking it seriously. It was a 3v3 and I was laughing the whole time.

I had bristleback and counterhelix and then I got a Mjolnir too. Nobody could attack me without dying at the end of the game. I just took down a barracks while two of their teammates whaled on me.

It's super broken but hilarious fun.

 

[KingKong]

Teamerino Tinkerino

 

[Qvoth]

i heard team tinker actually has a sponsor?
guess it'll take even longer time for us to find out

 

[Pratfall]

why is soul diffuser 8 bucks still. all those other immortals are cheap. I wanna trick out my spectreeeeee

 

[Razzer]

i heard team tinker actually has a sponsor?
guess it'll take even longer time for us to find out

GGA (of EG/Alliance fame) is the sponsor.

 

[Hung_real]

Piecat absolutely crushed his old teammates

 

[Drkirby]

why is soul diffuser 8 bucks still. all those other immortals are cheap. I wanna trick out my spectreeeeee

I don't think it's gonna go down.

 

[Monochromaticx]

Piecat absolutely crushed his old teammates

Yeah that was ugly. sing played like shit but I think wayto actually played well in all 3 games (better than I expected at least)