Mikey wrote:

techies ruins the game by either:
1. being a complete deadweight on the team not doing shit excvept planting some mines getting a few novelty kills

Mikey wrote:

2. surviving till late game with substantial farm being able to shut down ANY push and prolong a game far beyond what it should be, usually winning it for the team because of how broken stasis are

Tshemmp wrote:

Mikey wrote:

techies ruins the game by either:
1. being a complete deadweight on the team not doing shit excvept planting some mines getting a few novelty kills

Every hero can fail so if played by a noob. I have already seen CM carrying (it failed ofc).

Mikey wrote:

2. surviving till late game with substantial farm being able to shut down ANY push and prolong a game far beyond what it should be, usually winning it for the team because of how broken stasis are

Get a gem/necronomicon?

Tshemmp wrote:

You have creeps/ranged heroes (if you don't play a terrible pub) on your side. They can destroy mines with one hit. I don't see a problem here.
And scouting/warding is very effective, too. You will know where Techies has his mines and where NOT to go. Yes, you can use your brain. You don't really HAVE to run in his traps.

NoHItter wrote:

I got this recently, but I am absolutely new.
Took me three CPU games to figure out you buy items by right clicking, not left clicking >.<

Also, how do you deny (correct term, right?) your own creeps?
I right click them, but I don't kill them.

Magicphoenix wrote:

Oh also, does anyone actively follow the pro scene here?

Magicphoenix wrote:

PS : I play DotA 2 24/7 so if you want somebody to play with all the time ... xD

Shadoras wrote:

btw did you watch Mousesports vs Evil Geniuses? Best game of the year imo ^^

Glass wrote:

well shit, finally got an invite to the beta but the game keeps crashing on valve logo, gg

Magicphoenix wrote:

Glass wrote:

well shit, finally got an invite to the beta but the game keeps crashing on valve logo, gg

OTL
Might want to try this, http://puu.sh/mNe7
Otherwise wait until tomorrow evening till new patch is out and try reinstall

foulcoon wrote:

they broke shit... my recipe for assault cuiras wouldnt complete itself, and the courier will not retrieve items for me. i have to manually drop them and pick them up... so weird... all other courier commands work aside from transfer items

Soulclenz wrote:

I still don't understand why I have no keys to give away, I've been in the beta since it started. Is there any reason for that?

Edit: Also Glass, have you tried installing Dota2 from a different steam client? I read on the forums that doing that solved crashing problems for some people.

Mikey wrote:

Soulclenz wrote:

I still don't understand why I have no keys to give away, I've been in the beta since it started. Is there any reason for that?

Edit: Also Glass, have you tried installing Dota2 from a different steam client? I read on the forums that doing that solved crashing problems for some people.

how many hours have you played? maybe it has something to do with that, dunno

Magicphoenix wrote:

You get 2 beta keys extra if you were chosen in the DotA2-Steam survey, if you were selected by some kind of lottery/invited by a friend you don't !

Magicphoenix wrote:

You get 2 beta keys extra if you were chosen in the DotA2-Steam survey, if you were selected by some kind of lottery/invited by a friend you don't !

Magicphoenix wrote:

If you mean his animations, yeah - his razes are a lot slower, his arm takes longer to swing and in DotA 2 you are unable to cancel spells after an animation.
Meaning - With Maiden/Lina you did a spell in DotA 1 which swings forever, that's why you move right after the spell to cancel the animation and do your next attack faster. In DotA 2 it got fixed, that's why DotA 2 Shadow Fiends razes are slower !

Magicphoenix wrote:

I think I put it in the wrong way.
If you are familiar with DotA / WC 3 you know that after - for example - Lina casts any spell, the spell comes instantly but the arm still swings in the air after the spell for like 1 more second. In that time you do absolutely nothing but watch her after the spell, unless you make her do an action right after the spell so she would cancel the arm-forward animation.

tl;dr?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW4sPeMQ01s

Tshemmp wrote:

I have the feeling animations are very poor in DOTA 2 in general. For example Viper's attack animation: He is just standing around and out of nowhere a attack missile comes out of him. This is the only thing I really don't like about DOTA 2. Animations were so much more detailed in DotA Allstars.

Tshemmp wrote:

Well, ofcourse there is a little animation, but compared to DotA it is nothing.

Magicphoenix wrote:

It doesn't even exist in DotA 2

Tshemmp wrote:

I have the feeling animations are very poor in DOTA 2 in general. For example Viper's attack animation: He is just standing around and out of nowhere a attack missile comes out of him. This is the only thing I really don't like about DOTA 2. Animations were so much more detailed in DotA Allstars.

Glass wrote:

k, reinstalled this shit for like the 8th time today and it still crashes after valve logo, fuck this.

Nyquill wrote:

Crash as in an exception occurs or do you just lag out.

foulcoon wrote:

iMercurial wrote:

I want to play with Naga Siren or Techies xD

Edit:

foulcoon wrote:

I haven't notice this...

WHY VLADIMIR WITH RAZOR?

kanye west wrote:

huehuehue



downloading now

foulcoon wrote:

kanye west wrote:

huehuehue



downloading now

add me on steam bro

need more U.S. peoples to play with.

Steam ID: foulcoon

Tshemmp wrote:

Uh, ok, I didn't know. But is this intended? Or is this just another strange thing you don't ask about like Sand King's ulti going on cooldown if cancelled while channeling but not Shadow Fiend's ulti or Furi's port?

Tshemmp wrote:

First of all it depends on the heroes you two were playing. If he was carry and you supporter he was right. Otherwise...lol, nice "friend".
Second is: play matchmaking! If you are good enough you will soon play games with less retards.

hizachan wrote:

I shall say, I WILL NEVER PLAY DOTA2 AGAIN! Man, I tried it the other day with a friend and we were doing bot games. This asshole thought he was the shit and talked shit to me because I KSed him ONCE. I was just starting the damn game and he rages at me. Well, I went to kill someone on my own and he just walks up to him and smacks him and say's "karma". I'm thinking "is this guy for real?" He was 18/1 at the end of the game and was going on about how you shouldn't KS and that's a tip when playing DOTA2. Seriously?! The community on DOTA so far, is shit.

yeahyeahyeahhh wrote:

hizachan wrote:

I shall say, I WILL NEVER PLAY DOTA2 AGAIN! Man, I tried it the other day with a friend and we were doing bot games. This asshole thought he was the shit and talked shit to me because I KSed him ONCE. I was just starting the damn game and he rages at me. Well, I went to kill someone on my own and he just walks up to him and smacks him and say's "karma". I'm thinking "is this guy for real?" He was 18/1 at the end of the game and was going on about how you shouldn't KS and that's a tip when playing DOTA2. Seriously?! The community on DOTA so far, is shit.

lol if that ticked you off I'd recommend not playing computer games.

Lybydose wrote:

pick necrolyte