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Ceph23

dNextGen wrote:

i tried my best but only stuck at like 3,2k

what's the difference between ranked and normal matchmaking anyway

all i see is people in ranked act like they are playing in a competitive professional league not to add that they cries over the smallest thing
I think that's all there is to it really.
Suzoku
the new AD mode is amazing @.@
Soulclenz

Suzoku wrote:

the new AD mode is amazing @.@
It's fun in moderation, but I prefer actual games.
Remco32

Soulclenz wrote:

Suzoku wrote:

the new AD mode is amazing @.@
It's fun in moderation, but I prefer actual games.
That is because you hate fun ;)
Pizzicato
i hope valve develops a system where you can place wagers like rares on a lobby match so that assholes wont unfriend + block you if they lose >_>
AdhysA
The new Ability draft gamemode

Imba games with Imba Heros mixed with Imba abilities. The game either results a ass-piercing laughs or pure hatred towards the game's randomizer :3
Backfire

AdhysA wrote:

The new Ability draft gamemode

Imba games with Imba Heros mixed with Imba abilities. The game either results a ass-piercing laughs or pure hatred towards the game's randomizer :3
I picked sniper with overpower and fury swipes. It wasnt a fun game for them.
AdhysA

Backfire wrote:

AdhysA wrote:

The new Ability draft gamemode

Imba games with Imba Heros mixed with Imba abilities. The game either results a ass-piercing laughs or pure hatred towards the game's randomizer :3
I picked sniper with overpower and fury swipes. It wasnt a fun game for them.
at least you had fun XD
NoHitter
Our team for one game:
Dark Seer with Blink, Vacuum, and Black Hole.
Sven with Chain Frost.
Witch Doctor with Magic Missile and Macropyre.
Dazzle with Chakram.
Jakiro (me) with Wraithfire Blast, Ice Path and Mass Serpent Wards.

That was a fun game :)
ursa

NoHitter wrote:

Our team for one game:
Dark Seer with Blink, Vacuum, and Black Hole.
Sven with Chain Frost.
Witch Doctor with Magic Missile and Macropyre.
Dazzle with Chakram.
Jakiro (me) with Wraithfire Blast, Ice Path and Mass Serpent Wards.

That was a fun game :)
Nukers Everywhere :o
Soulclenz
Ahaha, This year of the beast mode is pretty fun. I think it's my favorite so far.
Triskelion91
I don't have any flamesalt ingots. :(

If I knew they were going to be transferred into gold, I would've played more during the week!
Soulclenz
My friends and I hit 337m damage to the year beast, hopefully that's enough to snag one of the couriers.

ETA: Of course they hotfix the method to achieve said score and now I feel like a dirty exploiter.
dNextGen
S A D B O Y S 2strong,goin H A P P Y B O Y S soon
Triskelion91
I got one of the Jadehoof couriers after the ursa/firecracker change on day 1. The new entrance fee is too harsh for those with less ingots. I don't even think it's worth it anymore with those kind of payouts.
Soulclenz

Triskelion91 wrote:

I got one of the Jadehoof couriers after the ursa/firecracker change on day 1. The new entrance fee is too harsh for those with less ingots. I don't even think it's worth it anymore with those kind of payouts.
I got everything I wanted from this patch cosmetic wise, so I don't have to worry about that thankfully, but I agree.
yeahyeahyeahhh
After 2 weeks of playing and watching, Phoenix is going to be a really strong offlaner. He can support but he needs the levels too bad. Plus he's not the best ganker (though he can). He's still good at turning around dives too specially in the early-mid game if he has success in offlane (only need levels, items don't matter).

I think Bulba will be the first player to fiend it.
Soulclenz

yeahyeahyeahhh wrote:

After 2 weeks of playing and watching, Phoenix is going to be a really strong offlaner. He can support but he needs the levels too bad. Plus he's not the best ganker (though he can). He's still good at turning around dives too specially in the early-mid game if he has success in offlane (only need levels, items don't matter).

I think Bulba will be the first player to fiend it.
Agreed. I'm excited to see him played by some pros. I enjoy using him solo suicide lately, but my playtime on him is starting to diminish and I find myself more attracted to heroes like clock or weaver for doing that.
ursa

yeahyeahyeahhh wrote:

After 2 weeks of playing and watching, Phoenix is going to be a really strong offlaner. He can support but he needs the levels too bad. Plus he's not the best ganker (though he can). He's still good at turning around dives too specially in the early-mid game if he has success in offlane (only need levels, items don't matter).

I think Bulba will be the first player to fiend it.
beware for lifestealer

*hates his rage when I'm using phoenix's ult

also the new year beast event become worse. i see they disable for purchasing DR & Satanic :cry:
Lemozade
I couldn't really get into this game that much. I have a collective like 200 hours, but most of it is afk in the launcher :/ probably played a solid 70ish. League just grasps my attention unlike any other moba.
Remco32

Lemozade wrote:

I couldn't really get into this game that much. I have a collective like 200 hours, but most of it is afk in the launcher :/ probably played a solid 70ish. League just grasps my attention unlike any other moba.
It's okay. Some people just have terrible taste.
:D
Lemozade

Remco32 wrote:

Lemozade wrote:

I couldn't really get into this game that much. I have a collective like 200 hours, but most of it is afk in the launcher :/ probably played a solid 70ish. League just grasps my attention unlike any other moba.
It's okay. Some people just have terrible taste.
:D
Haha oh hush. :P
druidxd

Lemozade wrote:

I couldn't really get into this game that much. I have a collective like 200 hours, but most of it is afk in the launcher :/ probably played a solid 70ish. League just grasps my attention unlike any other moba.
Play scarlet rose more
Lemozade
Meh.
Tshemmp
LoL is like 10 times easier to get into than Dota. I wonder what could be done to make the entry barrier of Dota lower without making the game stale.
druidxd

Tshemmp wrote:

LoL is like 10 times easier to get into than Dota. I wonder what could be done to make the entry barrier of Dota lower without making the game stale.
The same thing could be said about Chess and Draughts/Checkers, it's 10 times easier to get into Draughts/Checkers, what should we do to chess to make the entry barrier lower? Nothing.
Lemozade

Tshemmp wrote:

LoL is like 10 times easier to get into than Dota. I wonder what could be done to make the entry barrier of Dota lower without making the game stale.
Free money at the end of every dota game. :D
bmin11

Lemozade wrote:

Tshemmp wrote:

LoL is like 10 times easier to get into than Dota. I wonder what could be done to make the entry barrier of Dota lower without making the game stale.
Free money at the end of every dota game. :D
Isn't that kind of what's happening right now? lol
Remco32

Tshemmp wrote:

LoL is like 10 times easier to get into than Dota. I wonder what could be done to make the entry barrier of Dota lower without making the game stale.
They've added:
- In-game guides telling you how to play a hero, which skills to level at which level, and what items to get at certain points in the game.
- An in-depth tutorial teaching you everything you need to know
- A coaching feature. Making it possible for seasoned players to teach their new friends how to play by giving them private in-game chat, the ability to point out stuff in the UI and making it possible to scribble things on the map and minimap.
- A limited hero pool mode, so that new people do not get overwhelmed by the 100+ heroes that all play and look differently. Shielding the new players of thinking that they have to learn all those heroes by heart just to be able to play the game.

If anything, they went the extra mile and beyond to make this game new-player friendly. I now find it possible to recommend this game to friends without them going to drown in it.
yeahyeahyeahhh

ursa wrote:

yeahyeahyeahhh wrote:

After 2 weeks of playing and watching, Phoenix is going to be a really strong offlaner. He can support but he needs the levels too bad. Plus he's not the best ganker (though he can). He's still good at turning around dives too specially in the early-mid game if he has success in offlane (only need levels, items don't matter).

I think Bulba will be the first player to fiend it.
beware for lifestealer

*hates his rage when I'm using phoenix's ult
it's all about positioning and using your ult at the right time. I'm almost at 60% winrate with this hero now after going 0-9 ROFL

Lemozade wrote:

I couldn't really get into this game that much. I have a collective like 200 hours, but most of it is afk in the launcher :/ probably played a solid 70ish. League just grasps my attention unlike any other moba.
Whats the point in posting that?

Chinese shuffle coming soon CAN'T WAIT
dNextGen
Lolicakey
Play in Ranked is another world ;-; Teamwork > All <3
yeahyeahyeahhh
I want more Sniper in matches. CIS plz
Soulclenz

yeahyeahyeahhh wrote:

I want more Sniper in matches. CIS plz
No. No more Sniper pls! =(.
Magicphoenix
Got tickets for ESL in Frankfurt.
Time to start playing dota again...
Lolicakey

Soulclenz wrote:

yeahyeahyeahhh wrote:

I want more Sniper in matches. CIS plz
No. No more Sniper pls! =(.
we need less sniper, drow and riki please:(
Tshemmp

Magicphoenix wrote:

Got tickets for ESL in Frankfurt.
Time to start playing dota again...
Same, I am so hyped up, finally a Dota event in germany after TI 2011 in Cologne!
EineKrone
Guys, how do I dota?
I have a good enough knowing of the theory, but not sure how to train.(items, skills, commands, pulling, creep blocking, vision; these things I know/can do fairly well)
These days I finally decided to learn dota for good, so far going fairly well.

At the very least, how productive it is to play with someone who is better than you?(on your team and against)
Played with a guy yesterday(3 games, was a full party), he was a good captain, but tended to call everyone an idiot for any error, expecting everyone to be perfectly coordinated. What I would get from this?

Not trying to be a crybaby, but I don't see this as being particularly productive. I could be doing other things... And muting the guy means i won't hear when he is indeed giving good advice.

TY I think '-'
Remco32
Play with friends, enjoy the game. There's no need to train yourself, you'll pick up techniques along the way.
Tshemmp
He may be a good player but if he is always flaming you it is stupid to play with him imo. I'd prefer playing with bad but nice people over playing with good but unmannered people. There are also players who are good at the game and don't immediatly rage if you make a mistake, maybe you can find one of those to play with.
druidxd

EineKrone wrote:

Guys, how do I dota?
I have a good enough knowing of the theory, but not sure how to train.(items, skills, commands, pulling, creep blocking, vision; these things I know/can do fairly well)
These days I finally decided to learn dota for good, so far going fairly well.

At the very least, how productive it is to play with someone who is better than you?(on your team and against)
Played with a guy yesterday(3 games, was a full party), he was a good captain, but tended to call everyone an idiot for any error, expecting everyone to be perfectly coordinated. What I would get from this?

Not trying to be a crybaby, but I don't see this as being particularly productive. I could be doing other things... And muting the guy means i won't hear when he is indeed giving good advice.

TY I think '-'
All the things that I know of dota came from playing WITH and AGAINST people who were like 10 times better than me at that moment. I know I'm not the greatest player, but at least i managed to get 4k MMR rating, since you are from Brazil and you play on the SA server, add me on steam and maybe we can play some games.

STEAMID: draconiaxd (nickname: druidxd)
Lolicakey
Play in team, you'll learn a lot.


btw:
EineKrone
TY guys, I will try to find guys who aren't as angry as that. Friendly and good player. Are they orb effects?

Added you druidxd, just I won't be able to play these days, going on a trip in 5 hours (I should be sleeping...) :/
I must be free on thursday.

Lolicakey wrote:

Play in team, you'll learn a lot.
As in full party? Yeah, the games were harder and more organized, from now on I would like more of those IF the captain wasn't so angry. I remember one amazing game with a timbersaw mid(no trees there, how he did what he did... o.O), 2nd hardest game, 1st longest i've had(70min), but the whole time he made us laugh and maintaned us organized.
And the enemy got 4 linken spheres to counter our 600+dmg legion :? They kept putting it on their pro storm spirit, quite fun teamfights '-'

Lolicakey wrote:

btw:
Sugoi '-'
Mercurial
yeahyeahyeahhh
Game 2 VG vs DK fucking EPIC. Had that TI feel to it.
Mercurial
Bo5 EG vs C9.

BEST FUCKING Bo5 I'VE SEEN IN A WHILE.
Pizzicato


soon™
Witch Mercy
Might give this game another try when I have time...
Magicphoenix
This movie really got my feels though.
What fucking bosses those 3 are.
Man.
druidxd
Amazing movie, really touching the feels.

DENDIII <3
Soulclenz
yeah i enjoyed the documentary. those sets are p nice too.
Pizzicato
hyhy ;_;
Abaddon-ext
My name answer itself...

My 1.5 mbps internet, near hopeless for fast download... but I want to watch FTP without all that streaming crap
Simpusan
Awesome documentary, watched it now for the first time. Really touched by the scene with the fishing at the end.
Remco32

Abaddon-ext wrote:

My name answer itself...

My 1.5 mbps internet, near hopeless for fast download... but I want to watch FTP without all that streaming crap
I've heard of this new alien technology called 'downloading', that eliminates the need for streaming because the data is already on your own computer.
Abaddon-ext
I've heard that this downloading doesn't work as well in slow internet

But anyway I've completed the download from preload
Pizzicato


this guy is hilarious
deadbeat
oh man, that video was amazing
Remco32

Abaddon-ext wrote:

I've heard that this downloading doesn't work as well in slow internet
It does work well. It works perfectly, but slow.
NikoYoru
DotA2 the perfect game and i`m never bored when i play it 8-)
i realy love it
Kutory
I TOLD U STAY IN TREES , WHY U COME OUT. :D
Mercurial
This thread is so ded.

Nothing interesting comes out from it.
dNextGen

Pizzicato wrote:



soon™
hyhy needs to stop talkin about his gf tho
Backfire
Probably going to be attending TI4, dunno if any of you are.
druidxd

Backfire wrote:

Probably going to be attending TI4, dunno if any of you are.
I'd love to, but it's just way too expensive.
Magicphoenix

druidxd wrote:

Backfire wrote:

Probably going to be attending TI4, dunno if any of you are.
I'd love to, but it's just way too expensive.
If it's really 17,000 seats in KeyArena, i think 100€ ($?) for a regular ticket is way too expensive.
It didn't even fill up the benaroya hall with 3000 seats. There were still 10-20% of the seats left blank
druidxd

Magicphoenix wrote:

druidxd wrote:

I'd love to, but it's just way too expensive.
If it's really 17,000 seats in KeyArena, i think 100€ ($?) for a regular ticket is way too expensive.
It didn't even fill up the benaroya hall with 3000 seats. There were still 10-20% of the seats left blank
If I only had to pay 100$ I would totally attend, hell, even the 500$ VIP ticket, but the thing is, being from Argentina, a trip to USA is not the cheapest thing in the world.
Remco32

Magicphoenix wrote:

If it's really 17,000 seats in KeyArena, i think 100€ ($?) for a regular ticket is way too expensive.
It didn't even fill up the benaroya hall with 3000 seats. There were still 10-20% of the seats left blank
There were 500k or so people watching the finale of TI3.
I'm pretty sure those 17k seats were all sold out.

Compared to something like a concert that only last an evening vs an multiple day event, €100 is nothing.
Triskelion91
$100 isn't just for one day, it's for all four days, so I would say that's a pretty good deal itself.
Magicphoenix

Remco32 wrote:

Magicphoenix wrote:

If it's really 17,000 seats in KeyArena, i think 100€ ($?) for a regular ticket is way too expensive.
It didn't even fill up the benaroya hall with 3000 seats. There were still 10-20% of the seats left blank
There were 500k or so people watching the finale of TI3.
I'm pretty sure those 17k seats were all sold out.

Compared to something like a concert that only last an evening vs an multiple day event, €100 is nothing.
Online, yes.
But like I said, there were still 10-20% of the seats left blank in the Benaroya Hall, indicating that the actual commitment to buy a ticket + flight/train = too much money/commitment for the most people.
80% of the crowd will probably the North Americans themselves
Remco32
You realize Ti3 was sold out right? Valve doesn't know if the people who bought the tickets will actually show up, and will be there at all the time.
Magicphoenix
I see. I hope this International will have huge success then, seeing the size cap is increased by a sixfold
Pizzicato

Backfire wrote:

Probably going to be attending TI4, dunno if any of you are.
plane ticket + visa + the game ticket

not even possible for a pleb like me
Backfire
Raiken-

No1isImpOrtant wrote:

I TOLD U STAY IN TREES , WHY U COME OUT. :D
hyhy.
TI4 wah, sounds interesting nah.
yeahyeahyeahhh
TI4 BOUND

If only I could've went to gamescon Cologne it would've been 1 2 3 4
yeahyeahyeahhh

Magicphoenix wrote:

Backfire wrote:

Probably going to be attending TI4, dunno if any of you are.


If it's really 17,000 seats in KeyArena, i think 100€ ($?) for a regular ticket is way too expensive.
It didn't even fill up the benaroya hall with 3000 seats. There were still 10-20% of the seats left blank
Benaroya hall was full dude. Maybe not the whole time but that's because a lot of people were selective of which matches they wanted to see and when there were matches they didn't want to see they would be in the line for shop, player meet&greet/autographs, workshop artist, voice actors, food, etc.. During any of the really big matches that shit was fucking PACKED. Trying to find a sit for you and 2 friends next to each other cause you came late because you went to eat was not possible.
yeahyeahyeahhh

Magicphoenix wrote:

But like I said, there were still 10-20% of the seats left blank in the Benaroya Hall, indicating that the actual commitment to buy a ticket + flight/train = too much money/commitment for the most people.
80% of the crowd will probably the North Americans themselves
Also 80% of the crowd being NA is SO wrong. There are SO MANY chinese and russian/ukraine fans its not even funny. SEA/CHN and Ru/UK prob made up majority of the people at TI3
kagaminelenz

yeahyeahyeahhh wrote:

Magicphoenix wrote:

But like I said, there were still 10-20% of the seats left blank in the Benaroya Hall, indicating that the actual commitment to buy a ticket + flight/train = too much money/commitment for the most people.
80% of the crowd will probably the North Americans themselves
Also 80% of the crowd being NA is SO wrong. There are SO MANY chinese and russian/ukraine fans its not even funny. SEA/CHN and Ru/UK prob made up majority of the people at TI3
It's possible.
The one of most favourite team is Na'Vi that from Ukraine
There are 3 or more team from chinese too, I only remember iG, LGD, TongFu though.
Maybe there are a lot of swedish people too because they root for Alliance.
Magicphoenix
Yeah guys, you're just beating on dead horses.
Remco has already convinced me long time ago lol
Magicphoenix
Did you know there was a legitimate Manhua by some chinese dude about DOTA 2?
Incredible shit :D
http://imgur.com/a/Z2MAI

ed: fail
Soulclenz

Magicphoenix wrote:

Did you know there was a legitimate Manhua by some chinese dude about DOTA 2?
Incredibly shit :D
http://imgur.com/a/Z2MAI
ahah, nice.
Lolicakey
I couldn't buy the ticket ;A;

Welp, how much the TI (in-game ticket) cost?
Quaraezha
Excuse me, just passing by.

I don't play DOTA 2 but think of this as a survey.
I need to know who are the most popular DOTA 2 characters.
Magicphoenix
What do you mean by "most popular DOTA 2 characters" specifically?
The heroes that are being played the most currently ? (This changes every patch though, since specific heroes get stronger and more popular ones weaker etc.)
The heroes that are being cosplayed the most, thus seem more popular?
Or is there any other way that you imagined to be a popular hero?
Quaraezha
Not like the best hero or such.
Like which heroes are the most commonly used,
Which heroes are the poster boys/girls of Dota 2.
Chipmunk42
This list shows the most played heroes of all time (new heroes are released periodically though so you may not want to use this list)
This list is for just this month

I'd say the 'poster' boys/girls would be Pudge, Meepo and Crystal Maiden--any hero can be used though.
Magicphoenix
Most popular female heroes : #1 Templar Assassin, #2 Lina, #3 Windranger, #4 Crystal Maiden, #5 Drow Ranger
male heroes : #1 Invoker, #2 Axe, #3 Anti-Mage, #4 Kunkka, #5 Earthshaker/Sven/Dragon Knight

These are pretty much the heroes that you see all the time that catch every new guy's/girl's attention because they look cool, have cool voice or are cute. They're thus pretty much the most popular heroes / most iconic faces in the game.
Backfire

Quaraezha wrote:

Not like the best hero or such.
Like which heroes are the most commonly used,
Which heroes are the poster boys/girls of Dota 2.
Juggernaut is without a doubt the hero you could make a case for as being the "poster boy".
Not the most popular (quite close), but easily the most heroic, iconic, and "withstanding" kind of character. Stable skill set, has always been relevant, etc. Nice voice, visuals and has lots and lots of sets made for him. He was also the first hero they made a chest for.

As far as girls, Windranger and Mirana could also be made cases for. Nothing too out of the ordinary of them, but quite good skills, personality, lore, all that shit. They also have large amounts of fan-art, sets, blah blah.

I hope i'm making sense here. Popular heroes which could be shown to new players and perhaps have them like the game. Pudge and Invoker are popular because of their skills that are very unique and fun to play (as well as being easy to stomp with in pubs). Drow Ranger and Viper and those "right-clickers" are mainly picked because they are easy. I feel like the three I mentioned above are the most medium difficulty heroes you could pick, thus, making them nice points of introduction.
Remco32

Lolicakey wrote:

I couldn't buy the ticket ;A;

Welp, how much the TI (in-game ticket) cost?
Nothing, it's free.
rzkadi

Magicphoenix wrote:

Did you know there was a legitimate Manhua by some chinese dude about DOTA 2?
Incredible shit :D
http://imgur.com/a/Z2MAI

ed: fail
i just caught up by cutie senpai and start reading all of them...
Magicphoenix
possibly NSFW (text format)
funniest reddit post

SPOILER
deadbeat was here, removing the nonsense blurb
Lolicakey
A vs EG match was awesome.

Silencer with refresher, pls


P.S: This year starladder will have a new winner :( Fly high na'vi
deadbeat
that game was way to intense. best game 2014
silencer MVP
Magicphoenix
I hope EG will take this. But I know DK will.
+ EG might even lose vs iG
Backfire

Magicphoenix wrote:

I hope EG will take this. But I know DK will.
+ EG might even lose vs iG
EG just drafted badly. They see their game now, Zai said it in NADota forum. He also said if they faced them again they'd probably win. I agree. They also left Universe in lanes he was going to lose easily.

I definitely believe EG can win. iG sucks balls too anyway.
WAVEDASH
The boys'll catch DK in the grand finals don't worry!
Tetsu_old
Great tournament for DK. Let's hope they can perform like that or even better at TI4 too.

B-God so good, played so many different heroes at this tournament.
Tshemmp
LamN and MMY aswell with 8 and 7 different heroes played, you just can't ban vs this team

also as I told you, Empire > EG @ Magicphoenix :D
Magicphoenix
Tzz. I think it was more momentum than anything :P
If anything, EG would have put up a much better fight than Empire vs DK
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