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[DOTA 2] The MOBA.
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Netherward basically.
It's extremely gimmicky, and I've only done so once or twice.
Not my video, but the reason I tried it.
It’s not a very important country most of the time
http://steamcommunity.com/id/mortious
Vanguard+Wand+Guardian Greaves+Radiance meant that I could fight their entire team solo and kill the last one that tries to bug out.
Of course that only worked because I had a great early game.
I've always wanted to try this on Axe, but there never seems to be a good time to build a radiance on him.
It’s not a very important country most of the time
http://steamcommunity.com/id/mortious
So I saw an interesting new tactic in mid today. My opponent prioritised denies over last hits. Like, almost exclusively. Which, considering I was Tiny, I wasn't too fazed about. I figured that Puck would just have a much slower boots, bottle and eventually Blink, so all g. Plus I used Tiny's naturally high base damage to secure some last hits and let Puck miss the last hits on offer. But then I got aggressive and he combo'd me down. And I realised he was 7 and I was 5. So that was interesting. Didn't matter much though, because in the end he had a reeeeeeally slow blink and even skipped bottle, while I was casually farming and stuff. He got super salty about losing in the end too. Wouldn't even accept my compliment when I said it was a neat trick.
hAmmONd IsnT A mAin TAnk
Whenever I feel that I've become competent a hero I turn off guides. It makes me think about my skill points more, and dive through the shop menu more often when I'm wondering what the game needs from my next item.
That said, I think BSJ's bigass Slark guide is a great vid. Not only because the build is rock solid, but also because he drops so many knowledge bombs in the video about carry itemisation.
hAmmONd IsnT A mAin TAnk
Pretty much this. I think a lot of it for me has to do with playing Single Draft and Random Draft, where I can't actually get comfortable enough with a Hero to know what items help them yet, so I need to use the standard build guide a lot. Especially when it comes to starting items. Late-game items, I exercise a lot more decision-making.
But some Heroes I've played enough times now that I just know what I want and why. Venge, Disruptor, and some carries like Blood, Troll, and Viper. Zeus doesn't allow for a whole lot of options, but I like to try different things with him anyways.
And now we get to see Meepo in game 2. I'm gonna have to go back and watch these later, methinks.
I agree. But maybe that just means a sweet Game 3 is coming up.
That's what EG learned at TI5, CDEC play one style of dota very well, but they can only play that way.
As time goes on teams are learning how they play and countering it, It's the same sort of problem that Aliiance had.
One thing that might not take very long to figure out is that the way those guys play is not the way you'll be playing. For like, a really really long time. I started playing Dota about a year ago, and everything they say about the learning curve is true. I probably just lack lots of talent, as well. But I am so far below their skill level it risks breaking my neck. If I play with someone like Sceptre, you can almost hear the quiet sound of him sobbing while I ruin everything. And Sceptre isn't at the pro level, he's merely very good. There's just so many huge gaps in skill level in this game.
I'm convinced that players who manage to get past 5k within their first year of playing are genetic freaks. They should be curing cancer or bringing peace to the middle east.
I'm coming up on a year now and even 2k is a distant dream. Is it nice there? It sounds nice. I heard there's free beer and pizza.
hAmmONd IsnT A mAin TAnk
Sadly most people at my level also don't know he can glimpse. Missed some early game kills because my lane partner didn't know.
Anyways. The tips from last thread helped a ton and I really appreciate it.
You, me, Music, and others should play some 5v5v5 Overthrow sometime. Just so you can teamfight with him for 15 minutes straight and get some more practice with him. Disruptor is a pretty good Overthrow Hero.
Side note. I think I can plug my Xbox headset into my Mac (don't judge) and use it for both speakers and voice. Is this accurate?
I really like how the tournament bracket viewer and the schedule are constructed to prevent me from spoiling the results, so I can go back and watch the whole damn tournament if I kept my head down enough. That's very cool.
I mean. I know I shouldn't get kills. But at the same time, I didn't let them get away. I'm confused.
I also love that the Chinese teams' excuse for doing poorly is that Frankfurt "doesn't feel like a real big tournament like TI5". I mean, yeah, it's no 18 million prize pool, but 3 million plus is nothing to sneeze at. I bet they won't say the same thing when the Winter Major is in Shanghai.
Nice to see n0tail and gang delivering.
Ban Dazzle.
Seriously, just do it. Wyvern too, if you can, but definitely ban Dazzle.
So many ganks and fights ruined because the cores kept getting Grave'd.
EDIT: Hey, look, Secret banned Wyvern and first-picked Dazzle, and they're winning. What a concept.
Both teams are really good, and OG is better than people gave them credit for going in. I think their weakness is if you take away their sustain/aggro supports. That Game 3 showed, if they can't push, they're vulnerable in a farm war, especially against Secret.
EDIT: I think Game 4 is going to OG. It's early, but Secret hasn't slowed down the Doom or SF at all.
Miracle is just a beast.
I guess we expect a new patch to drop soon. Looking forward to seeing how that changes things, and to the next Major.