[AirCoN] wrote:
Yo, ODL > NADL.
In 1 week when that shit becomes closed. ODL plays on USwest.
Meh NADL plays on west as well for the most part.
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storm spirit is 0-10 because he was mid against me and had to switch lanes with viper, who should have been their mid in the first place loliMercurial wrote:
DAT Magina, DAT Storm Spirit.
Players who got the key and They don't have any idea how to play.
0-10? ahah dang, poor guy. Curious though, since a SS should be able to at least hold his own without death against a drow mid, especially at 6. Viper would probably be the better choice in the end though, yeah, even though a Drow and Viper going toe to toe with auto attacks would be very close.foulcoon wrote:
storm spirit is 0-10 because he was mid against me and had to switch lanes with viper, who should have been their mid in the first place loliMercurial wrote:
DAT Magina, DAT Storm Spirit.
Players who got the key and They don't have any idea how to play.
Mercurial
Ohhh =o, I am pleased with these notes. UI was in major need of a change.
Just got disconnected, and reconnecting took too long (stuck at dota logo screen, the "Loading" word was already gone but still nothing). My first 'abandoned match'..
I know it's about crappy internet (although I get no delays/lag in game), but I'm still really disappointed by this client. They could at least tell us the loading percentage and shit.
I know it's about crappy internet (although I get no delays/lag in game), but I'm still really disappointed by this client. They could at least tell us the loading percentage and shit.
Mercurial
I want a loading screen animation like this
http://vimeo.com/38883144
http://vimeo.com/38870670
http://vimeo.com/38974393
and a progress bar...
http://vimeo.com/38883144
http://vimeo.com/38870670
http://vimeo.com/38974393
and a progress bar...
Being successful with Invoker is seriously NOTHING to be proud of.Magicphoenix wrote:
Didn't know something like this existed lol.
http://stats.dota2.be/player/92755545
Sitting at 4,8/5 skill level with Invoker, not sure how accurate that is but still pretty proud about itwon 29/10 with him
2nd best is Pudge, 4,5/5 - 25/8 Win Lose
3rd Shadow Demon, 4,2/5 - 7/8 Win Lose
Well, rest of heroes is around 3-4 skill level, though every supporter of mine got -3 skill level LOL (xcept Maiden & WR)
Voker pickers should burn in hell.
Voker isn't even imba, just that most players don't know what to do in situations against him.
seriously, most voker players use the shittiest combo alive, which is emp + tornado, and still rape the majority of pubs. Facepalm.
Venomancer is my most successful hero though, 7-1, lost once but that game was really, really, really close, went on for 60 minutes.
Huskar is my next successful hero, at 6-3.
All of the other heroes are either 2-0, 2-1, 2-2, 1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 0-1, 0-2. I play every hero in dota, so yea, I only ever counterpick when I want to win.
However, I feel that the funnest hero is actually sniper. I go Take aim + Headshot > Assasinate > Stats, since shrapnel is considered the worst spell. He is fun cause he requires a lot of skill to play, like abuse of mechanics, epic positioning, etc.
seriously, most voker players use the shittiest combo alive, which is emp + tornado, and still rape the majority of pubs. Facepalm.
Venomancer is my most successful hero though, 7-1, lost once but that game was really, really, really close, went on for 60 minutes.
Huskar is my next successful hero, at 6-3.
All of the other heroes are either 2-0, 2-1, 2-2, 1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 0-1, 0-2. I play every hero in dota, so yea, I only ever counterpick when I want to win.
However, I feel that the funnest hero is actually sniper. I go Take aim + Headshot > Assasinate > Stats, since shrapnel is considered the worst spell. He is fun cause he requires a lot of skill to play, like abuse of mechanics, epic positioning, etc.
I kind of disagree with that. I started playing with Sniper as my first hero, and was able to pull of a double kill on my first game as him.[AirCoN] wrote:
He is fun cause he requires a lot of skill to play, like abuse of mechanics, epic positioning, etc.
I don't think you need a lot of skill to play as him at all. Pretty much aim from afar and run whenever someone gets close.
Pudge is so much fun :3
Oh all the times I've been hooked by that bastard...iDwarf wrote:
Pudge is so much fun :3
Mad Invoker-haters are mad.
Well, but if I were a non-Invoker player I'd agree, he's damn imba and is, if not the best, one of the heroes who scalest very strong.
He's imba throurough the game, got the most spells and can pwn about everyone solo as long as they don't have BKBs or sth.
Those who do EMP-Tornado-Cold Snap only on Invoker just waste his potential by a crazy lot as still 7 skills would be left unused.
If you can, then he's damn fun to play and pretty much rapes every game.
+ About that patch, saying Exort Invoker will be the new era of his, that's not true IMO. Sure, Sun Strike is pure dmg (and it's very fun to play Exort Invoker and snipe them with SS) and Meteor got dmg buff, but that doesn't nerf the Wex-effect with more MS and AS.
Tornado + EMP combo and Tornado itself is a bit worse too but as long as you don't stand F in maths you can somewhat calculate when the enemy will be hit by EMP if the hero comes down from Tornado.
+ @Sniper
Well yeah, as long as the enemy does nothing but ignore you you sure can just own with him. Otherwise you need map awareness and good positioning in fight or they will just pick you off...
Well, but if I were a non-Invoker player I'd agree, he's damn imba and is, if not the best, one of the heroes who scalest very strong.
He's imba throurough the game, got the most spells and can pwn about everyone solo as long as they don't have BKBs or sth.
Those who do EMP-Tornado-Cold Snap only on Invoker just waste his potential by a crazy lot as still 7 skills would be left unused.
If you can, then he's damn fun to play and pretty much rapes every game.
+ About that patch, saying Exort Invoker will be the new era of his, that's not true IMO. Sure, Sun Strike is pure dmg (and it's very fun to play Exort Invoker and snipe them with SS
) and Meteor got dmg buff, but that doesn't nerf the Wex-effect with more MS and AS.Tornado + EMP combo and Tornado itself is a bit worse too but as long as you don't stand F in maths you can somewhat calculate when the enemy will be hit by EMP if the hero comes down from Tornado.
+ @Sniper
Well yeah, as long as the enemy does nothing but ignore you you sure can just own with him. Otherwise you need map awareness and good positioning in fight or they will just pick you off...
Mikey wrote:
Being successful with Invoker is seriously NOTHING to be proud of.Magicphoenix wrote:
Didn't know something like this existed lol.
http://stats.dota2.be/player/92755545
Sitting at 4,8/5 skill level with Invoker, not sure how accurate that is but still pretty proud about it
2nd best is Pudge, 4,5/5 - 25/8 Win Lose
3rd Shadow Demon, 4,2/5 - 7/8 Win Lose *also correcting to 7/1 Win Lose, I actually meant 7 out of 8 matches were won
Well, rest of heroes is around 3-4 skill level, though every supporter of mine got -3 skill level LOL (xcept Maiden & WR)
I'm starting to lose faith in this thread after i read that someone said invoker wasn't that good and sniper takes a lot of skill. Please guys, stop it.
alchemist is top pick super op ban every game
I dunno about Dota 2, I'm assuming it's about the same as Dota 1 in this aspect, so...Gabi wrote:
I'm starting to lose faith in this thread after i read that someone said invoker wasn't that good and sniper takes a lot of skill. Please guys, stop it.
invoker wasn't that good and sniper takes a lot of skill.Oh god fail orz
It's okay Gabi don't get too sad, there's still plenty of hope for this thread.
^ someone with Mercurial in their name is godly at this game, no surprise there XD
I still never understood what she was saying in Dota 1 though
I still never understood what she was saying in Dota 1 though
Mercurial
Ah the joy of low tier pub games, where almost everyone picks a carry.
What's even sadder is if you have 3 supporter who try to semi-carryGabi wrote:
Ah the joy of low tier pub games, where almost everyone picks a carry.
Like CM with Maelstrom and Lothar, ok...
To be honest, I've never actually expirienced playing DotA as a team game :'D
Mercurial
Nope, it still was LOL I AM THE CARRY all over.
Fun times, eh.
Fun times, eh.
eh on the contrary for me, i sure as hell do feel it's a team game because my back always hurts after every game.TKiller wrote:
To be honest, I've never actually expirienced playing DotA as a team game :'D
well I assume you play mostly with Russians... no offense or anything...TKiller wrote:
To be honest, I've never actually expirienced playing DotA as a team game :'D
played*yeahyeahyeahhh wrote:
well I assume you play mostly with Russians... no offense or anything...TKiller wrote:
To be honest, I've never actually expirienced playing DotA as a team game :'D
I've stopped playing DotA long ago since there was noone here to teach me the proper way of playing it nor I wanted to take a step up myself, while I was able to beat most of the pub games yawning.
holy jesus christ you sound so bad.[AirCoN] wrote:
Voker isn't even imba, just that most players don't know what to do in situations against him.
seriously, most voker players use the shittiest combo alive, which is emp + tornado, and still rape the majority of pubs. Facepalm.
Venomancer is my most successful hero though, 7-1, lost once but that game was really, really, really close, went on for 60 minutes.
Huskar is my next successful hero, at 6-3.
All of the other heroes are either 2-0, 2-1, 2-2, 1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 0-1, 0-2. I play every hero in dota, so yea, I only ever counterpick when I want to win.
However, I feel that the funnest hero is actually sniper. I go Take aim + Headshot > Assasinate > Stats, since shrapnel is considered the worst spell. He is fun cause he requires a lot of skill to play, like abuse of mechanics, epic positioning, etc.
invoker isnt imba? have you seen his lane presence? surely something that incredibly strong would have some form of weakness later on in the game? not invoker, and with his bulky stat gain he is not even squishy anymore, so sure you can silence him but hes not exactly like storm or clinkz in terms of being easy to pick off. he has 10 spells, and so many of them (coldsnap, tornado, sunstrike) are some of THE best spells in the game. he is simply too powerful, at all levels.
as for your sniper skill build, i thought it was a joke at first. the fact that you dont even get shrapnel is a joke. also, you should max range at early game, keeping headshot at level one, as the improvements are insignificant, and secondly max shrapnel. and no, despite how badly you want to convince yourself of this, sniper is not ranked as a skillful hero to play, infact he is one of the most notorious right clickers, all you need is a good mindset and positioning (stay back, fuck that sounds really hard)
The funny thing is, I'm not bad. True, me saying invoker isn't imba or my sniper build is not "recommended" is highly debatable, however I am not bad.Mikey wrote:
holy jesus christ you sound so bad.[AirCoN] wrote:
Voker isn't even imba, just that most players don't know what to do in situations against him.
seriously, most voker players use the shittiest combo alive, which is emp + tornado, and still rape the majority of pubs. Facepalm.
Venomancer is my most successful hero though, 7-1, lost once but that game was really, really, really close, went on for 60 minutes.
Huskar is my next successful hero, at 6-3.
All of the other heroes are either 2-0, 2-1, 2-2, 1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 0-1, 0-2. I play every hero in dota, so yea, I only ever counterpick when I want to win.
However, I feel that the funnest hero is actually sniper. I go Take aim + Headshot > Assasinate > Stats, since shrapnel is considered the worst spell. He is fun cause he requires a lot of skill to play, like abuse of mechanics, epic positioning, etc.
invoker isnt imba? have you seen his lane presence? surely something that incredibly strong would have some form of weakness later on in the game? not invoker, and with his bulky stat gain he is not even squishy anymore, so sure you can silence him but hes not exactly like storm or clinkz in terms of being easy to pick off. he has 10 spells, and so many of them (coldsnap, tornado, sunstrike) are some of THE best spells in the game. he is simply too powerful, at all levels.
as for your sniper skill build, i thought it was a joke at first. the fact that you dont even get shrapnel is a joke. also, you should max range at early game, keeping headshot at level one, as the improvements are insignificant, and secondly max shrapnel. and no, despite how badly you want to convince yourself of this, sniper is not ranked as a skillful hero to play, infact he is one of the most notorious right clickers, all you need is a good mindset and positioning (stay back, fuck that sounds really hard)
I used to be like you. I used to think invoker was imbalanced due to all the points you made. If this was me before I started playing competitive, I would agree with you. I understand why you think I'm bad, however, it all comes with experience.
You probably play really well, probably being able to dominate most games and have core knowledge about the game.
However, I have my reasons for saying so. The truth is, invoker is one of the easiest heroes to play to a high potential. He just has too many skills for every situation. That doesn't make him imbalanced though.
A person that can play sniper to his full potential will probably be able to beat a good invoker player.
Oh, and have a look at shrapnel. JUST LOOK AT IT. It is the worst scaling damage, slow, and aoe you can possibly get in a skill. It doesn't help him farm, or even less kill. Let's say you are accompanied with a stun. What will shrapnel do?
and now you say sniper is the most notorious right clicker in the game. Exactly, that is what makes him hard and fun to play. He can't do much, he can only right click. Unlike voker, he doesn't have stun, nuke, etc. When was the last time you have seen a sniper dominate a pub game? And now when was the last time you have seen invoker dominate a pub game? Sniper is considered shit-tier in pub games because he has a low success rate, and invoker is considered "imba" because, contrary to popular belief, even if you suck, you can still do well and not feed.
Oh, I wasn't being disrespectful by the way. Everyone can have their own item/skill builds since dota is just that type of game, but I am arguing my point of view here.
And just another thing, everyone has their own way of playing, not many people play with my style of unconventional builds, but they work. They work better than the conventional builds. You would not know how much satisfaction one (me) gets when your whole team rages at you for jungle SF, and then you proceed to carry your team. (note: Jungle SF works, so does blink dagger weaver.) One does not simply theorycraft in dota, you gotta try it to see if it works.
PS: Ursa is overpowered.
EDIT:
1: I never said invoker wasn't that good. I said invoker wasn't imbalanced.
2: Playing sniper to his maximum potential is fucking difficult
EDIT 2:
Okay, I just reread my post and I realised I sound like an aggressive troll. However, I just wanted to express my passion for this game.
How about we just drop this imbalance subject and discuss the new item icons and UI.
DotA 2-potm cracks me up every time, the arrows flies like up his ass and he still dodges that shit!
But well, she's still a good hero, if you play her properly she can start getting game-deciding throughout the game but just not as extreme as some others, kinda like a Allround-hero. What I hate when ppl play her is when they do 24/7 farm = = Sure, it's good for a carry but she needs to put out her mid-game impact with her over 9k nuke dmg
ED : Here's a good example. Take a look at 2:30 How could that not hit !? Not like I dislike LightOfHeaven, but he got some big bug-profit that game !
But well, she's still a good hero, if you play her properly she can start getting game-deciding throughout the game but just not as extreme as some others, kinda like a Allround-hero. What I hate when ppl play her is when they do 24/7 farm = = Sure, it's good for a carry but she needs to put out her mid-game impact with her over 9k nuke dmg
ED : Here's a good example. Take a look at 2:30 How could that not hit !? Not like I dislike LightOfHeaven, but he got some big bug-profit that game !
Aircon, I'm sorry but I'm gonna have to agree with Mikey here. Experimenting on heroes doesn't happen much these days because multiple builds on every single hero in game have been beyond fine tuned by the community, and anything "new" that you see a pro player pull off in a match is quickly adapted into the meta game for all pubs to attempt, and most likely fail (Dendi carry ES for example). If you're making "unconventional" builds, which is just another way of saying you don't really know what you're doing, on heroes like Sniper, and claiming that he's a hard hero to play it just makes you look silly.
Playing sniper at maximum potential isn't difficult at all. You should perhaps look into what making "unconventional" builds does to your fellow teammates, probably throws them off quite a bit, and i don't blame them for raging. Sure you may win your games but that certainly doesn't make you an overly good player as you seem to think.
Also just as an aside, you are aware that shrapnel deals damage to buildings right? One of the few spells in game that does.
Playing sniper at maximum potential isn't difficult at all. You should perhaps look into what making "unconventional" builds does to your fellow teammates, probably throws them off quite a bit, and i don't blame them for raging. Sure you may win your games but that certainly doesn't make you an overly good player as you seem to think.
Also just as an aside, you are aware that shrapnel deals damage to buildings right? One of the few spells in game that does.
Doesn't deal much damage to buildings though. This build isn't actually unconventional, it is accepted by many people. Also the fact that sniper is one of the hardest heroes to master and play properly is also accepted. Maybe not for you though.
And Mikey, who are you on BA?
I'm Redjuice, Cirno, Dendi, [Tenshi], XBOCT, Synclicity, Huke, Urabe, meRRynightmare, suRe, moogleisBIG, TRIGSTR_50009, [AirCoN], and about 20 more aliases that I wish to not name.
And Mikey, who are you on BA?
I'm Redjuice, Cirno, Dendi, [Tenshi], XBOCT, Synclicity, Huke, Urabe, meRRynightmare, suRe, moogleisBIG, TRIGSTR_50009, [AirCoN], and about 20 more aliases that I wish to not name.
LOL, you should have a lot of alias , is it because of win/loose rate?
, is it because of win/loose rate?It's because I hoard them lol. BA invites are worth a lot, so having over 50 of them proves my e-peen.
And yea, some of them got some pretty bad reputation, which i haven't named.
And yea, some of them got some pretty bad reputation, which i haven't named.
How about naming your current name instead of your 50 aliases no one wants to know? Won't be able to find you with old names, you know
I quit BA ages ago lol, I also recently uninstalled Dota 2.
my most recent BA alias was probably "redjuice".
EDIT: I just realised, what do you mean by "find"? How do you find a single user on a large gaming network. It doesn't even keep stats lol.
my most recent BA alias was probably "redjuice".
EDIT: I just realised, what do you mean by "find"? How do you find a single user on a large gaming network. It doesn't even keep stats lol.
Sry, I seem to misunderstand something, don't even know what BA means. Nvm
I need more people to play with.
I'm good to play with because I don't have downs syndrome. I'm just really stupid, I'm moving up in the world.
I'm good to play with because I don't have downs syndrome. I'm just really stupid, I'm moving up in the world.
Feel free to play with me if you'd like.lukewarmholiday wrote:
I need more people to play with.
I'm good to play with because I don't have downs syndrome. I'm just really stupid, I'm moving up in the world.
No your avatar clearly indicates downs syndrome I only accept stupid people and above.
lawl luke. I would play but I'm currently no-lifing TERA. Perhaps I will have to take a break sometime.
luke and foul, let's play sometime.
^Yes. But you have no reason to give me, so it would be a gift to a random person on the internet. Your choice.
Cyclone add me on steam, steam ID: foulcoon
i have luke on mine already it hink
i have luke on mine already it hink
nexy i have a friend asking for a key if you haven't given it away yet.
I'll add you when i'm home foul
I'll add you when i'm home foul
@[AirCoN] & Cyclone: I have 2 keys so add junioz on steam or you can give me the email address to gift it to. Whatever works best for you.
Foul you removed me I think, you cant really search my name because dumb characters are in my name but http://steamcommunity.com/id/lukewarmholiday
if anyone needs an additional person in the party, i'm up for games, i'm not retarded but i can be stupid sometimes.
ID:LaoXing18 (i can play on USW & USE & EU)
ID:LaoXing18 (i can play on USW & USE & EU)
It's depressing I still have more posts than you two, @ cyc and foul.
I was never trying. I rarely post unless i have to.
idk invite me on steam or something, I'm always on. Don't have any classes or anything this summer ~.~
Aside from cyclone it would help if you identified yourself before inviting me ~.~
ok bitch i'm adding you, take a wild guess at which one is me if you have more than one invite
Mercurial
Sing Sing at 4:23
Wondering if that was the real Chuan
I also think the Lich-marathon was funnier than SingSing's ;3
I also think the Lich-marathon was funnier than SingSing's ;3
FTFYiMercurial wrote:
Axe GG
gais check this shit out http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... Fs#t=4208s
saw game 
tiny was awesome + that game only proves that runes are heavily underestimated. You don't only need them for your bottle regen and early early-mid gangs/control ...
Also, if you haven't seen any DotA 2 movies yet, do so, they are slowly coming...
Recommendable channels would also be natusvinceretv, DotaCinema & WoDotA for short-clips and top 10s
tiny was awesome + that game only proves that runes are heavily underestimated. You don't only need them for your bottle regen and early early-mid gangs/control ...Also, if you haven't seen any DotA 2 movies yet, do so, they are slowly coming...
Recommendable channels would also be natusvinceretv, DotaCinema & WoDotA for short-clips and top 10s
Wow, nice videos. Commentator from the first video was very energetic hahaha
The commentator was TobiWan, don't you know him? O_O
No 
. I barely watch streams.
. I barely watch streams.tobiwan annoys the shit out of me, probably because im australian and his over ecstatic accent and tone of voice is just off putting
Dagon OP
Carry Omni or GTFO
Dayum, they really need wodota to do the top 10, I'm unsatisified with this half assed editing (i can't edit myself though, but i have bias against dotacinema)
WoDotA officially announced a Dota 2 Top 10 Weekly already, not sure when they will start with it though.
"And most of all... BEING ELECTRIC!"
Haha, so they are going to use this song for DOTA 2 Top 10, too.
Haha, so they are going to use this song for DOTA 2 Top 10, too.
No WoDotA without Electric
(Actually managed to get into WoDotA twice with my 2 only submissions, you can get in there pretty easily with mediocre-good moves which you can notice at best from 10th -> 3rd)
(Actually managed to get into WoDotA twice with my 2 only submissions, you can get in there pretty easily with mediocre-good moves which you can notice at best from 10th -> 3rd)
So iG has got an invite for The International 2.
And http://gosugamers.net/dota2/rankings/12774. What the hell.
And http://gosugamers.net/dota2/rankings/12774. What the hell.
'Cause you don't know shit.
Just don't post anything useless like that when you actually have no clue of how it really is
Just don't post anything useless like that when you actually have no clue of how it really is
Dota 2 song, pretty decent I must say //although the lyrics don't really focus on Dota 2, maybe they just named it DOTA 2 Lore to get some views and attentions Cool song either way
Cool song either wayIt was only a matter of time before aL would be invited, however where did these all these American teams come from?
They're making serious competition against all European teams since months already lol
WoDotA
ED : Not very cool volume though. At least QoP shoulda gone to #5 or so
ED : Not very cool volume though. At least QoP shoulda gone to #5 or so
Same with every other number besides Queen of Pain and mb Windrunner
QoP was really the only better clip, lucky though. I liked #4 as well.
I don't think they did any promotional artwork for Spectre.iMercurial wrote:
I can't find any picture of the Spectre in DotA 2. =/
I can only find some half decent fan art.finally got the urge to install steam and play dota 2. cant wait to try the gameeee