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Magicphoenix
2,142 posts
Joined April 2010
Magicphoenix

MoF10 wrote:

I have just started playing DOTA 2.

I also play LoL.

Any tips? Like beginner champions and builds that i could try using?
There is in-game skill and item build for every hero, so no worries about that.
Also, get ready to rage at those towers. They are ridiculous to every LoL player and you will see what I mean. The best way to get used to it is getting hit by that tower a lot so you can kinda have a feeling when and when he won't attack you :D
Sey
1,406 posts
Joined October 2010
Sey

MoF10 wrote:

I have just started playing DOTA 2.

I also play LoL.

Any tips? Like beginner champions and builds that i could try using?
I started Dota without any guide and I maybe had 5-6 Bot games before I went over into public games *hides*
Tshemmp
1,405 posts
Joined June 2011
Tshemmp
Yeah I played my very first DotA game at a LAN party. I chose Crystal Maiden because I knew her from the campaign (Jaina Proudmoore) and started feeding endlessly. My friends had no mercy.

Second game was with Techies and my words afterwards were "this hero is stupid, all he can do is suicide".
Pizzicato
2,739 posts
Joined February 2011
Pizzicato


we tried that C9 draft

familiar damage is fucking ridiculous
yeahyeahyeahhh
osu! Alumni
2,850 posts
Joined December 2008
yeahyeahyeahhh
Well I didn't see that one coming.

https://twitter.com/ZephyrDota/status/4 ... 2480488448
[ Nana ]
121 posts
Joined June 2012
[ Nana ]
http://steamcommunity.com/id/NoGameNoIceCream <- steam link, over 1k hours in Dota so far, feel free to invite, I love to play with other people.

On the other hand, nothing grand about those finals... chinese doto in 4 rounds with 9/10 heroes being repicked. >_>
Remco32
1,755 posts
Joined May 2008
Remco32

Nanashi666 wrote:

http://steamcommunity.com/id/NoGameNoIceCream <- steam link, over 1k hours in Dota so far, feel free to invite, I love to play with other people.

On the other hand, nothing grand about those finals... chinese doto in 4 rounds with 9/10 heroes being repicked. >_>
Post your MMR so we have a clue how gud you are.
[ Nana ]
121 posts
Joined June 2012
[ Nana ]

Remco32 wrote:

Post your MMR so we have a clue how gud you are.
Yeah lol, I'm just a 2k scrub. Playing non-ranked mainly since I hate teaming up with random people that don't speak English in ranked, and the people on my friendlist rarely even touch ranked.
Chipmunk42
13 posts
Joined March 2014
Chipmunk42
So hyped for custom games again - the new map making tools look amazing!
Remco32
1,755 posts
Joined May 2008
Remco32

Chipmunk42 wrote:

So hyped for custom games again - the new map making tools look amazing!
Have you tried them?
AutoMedic
1,166 posts
Joined April 2014
AutoMedic
OHMYGOD!!

Excited for the devkits or something. I'll try to make a mod lol
Soulclenz
445 posts
Joined October 2009
Soulclenz
I just wanna hear the new Spectre voice. Gimme patch already.
Ceph23
687 posts
Joined September 2013
Ceph23
So it looks like I'm the only one who's sad about techies not being released sooner huh

mmmk then
[ Nana ]
121 posts
Joined June 2012
[ Nana ]
I'd much rather wait than see people ragequitting pubs just because someone else picked Techies before they did. That, and the huge amount of people picking Techies even if they don't know how to play them (see for reference: Arteezy during Allstar Match). September's gonna be a tough month for regular players. >_>
Tshemmp
1,405 posts
Joined June 2011
Tshemmp
this is so fucking epic https://1-media-cdn.foolz.us/ffuuka/boa ... 766688.jpg
Soulclenz
445 posts
Joined October 2009
Soulclenz

Ceph23 wrote:

So it looks like I'm the only one who's sad about techies not being released sooner huh

mmmk then
Truthfully, I didn't want techies released at all haha.
bmin11
5,438 posts
Joined October 2008
bmin11

Tshemmp wrote:

this is so fucking epic https://1-media-cdn.foolz.us/ffuuka/boa ... 766688.jpg
welp that didn't take so long
Furasaki
53 posts
Joined June 2014
Furasaki
DoTA FTW.
GladiOol
4,475 posts
Joined August 2008
GladiOol

Soulclenz wrote:

Ceph23 wrote:

So it looks like I'm the only one who's sad about techies not being released sooner huh

mmmk then
Truthfully, I didn't want techies released at all haha.
Techies along with Pudge (and probably sniper?) are the core of DotA. Techies not being in it would be a disgrace. Next to that, it will open a lot of new possibilities which will be fun to witness. And yes it will fuck up your public matches, but cmon it's public. You can't expect a good game when solo queueing to begin with in dota. That's either wishful thinking or pure ignorance.

I also can't wait for these new custom maps to unfold. Omni Party (Uther Party), Vampirism, Sheep Tag, Tree Tag etc. etc. I've played all these games SO many times in Warcraft 3. And I'm also keeping my fingers crossed for an Escape Gay Heaven maze game. Those were hiliarious.
Remco32
1,755 posts
Joined May 2008
Remco32

GladiOol wrote:

And I'm also keeping my fingers crossed for an Escape Gay Heaven maze game.
Why am I not surprised?
Pizzicato
2,739 posts
Joined February 2011
Pizzicato
warlocks for custom map please
deadbeat
osu! Alumni
9,218 posts
Joined June 2009
deadbeat

Pizzicato wrote:

warlocks for custom map please

well, we have this
Ceph23
687 posts
Joined September 2013
Ceph23

deadbeat wrote:

Pizzicato wrote:

warlocks for custom map please

well, we have this
I tried to play this, but getting connected to a game took forever.
Chuan10032
0 posts
Joined October 2013
Chuan10032
https://www.facebook.com/cloud9gg/photo ... =1&theater

Cloud9
Jack Etienne, Cloud9 Team Owner
"Today we’re announcing that SingSing will be leaving Cloud9 to play with another team. It was an absolute pleasure working with him and I’ll miss having him as part of our organization. He is a rare talent that not only is extremely skilled at the game but also a fantastic entertainer who is able to connect with the fans in a way that few players ever do. Doubtless he will continue to perform at a high level and I’m looking forward to seeing him at future events."

SingSing
"It has been one of the most exciting and fun periods in my life... Thanks to Cloud9 and my former team mates! I wish you good luck for the next season of DotA 2 and I will be forward looking to play against you as well. My new team is already in the works, but like many teams, only time and experience will tell it's success.

A big shoutout to all the people who have followed me through my esports journey all the way and of course the ones who have tagged along halfway through. And once again, thank you Cloud9 for taking care of me during my stay on the team!"
wat
Pizzicato
2,739 posts
Joined February 2011
Pizzicato

deadbeat wrote:

Pizzicato wrote:

warlocks for custom map please

well, we have this
H-HOLY SHIT
Xylem Beer
260 posts
Joined September 2011
Xylem Beer
Singsing leaves c9. :(

That rubick brawl looks fun, can't wait to play it.
AutoMedic
1,166 posts
Joined April 2014
AutoMedic

deadbeat wrote:

Pizzicato wrote:

warlocks for custom map please

well, we have this
I played this



best decision ever to waste a few hours
Pizzicato
2,739 posts
Joined February 2011
Pizzicato
rip treasure keys
deadbeat
osu! Alumni
9,218 posts
Joined June 2009
deadbeat

Pizzicato wrote:

rip treasure keys
guessing i'm not the only one disappointed with the 2 new chests ;w;
Nwolf
2,627 posts
Joined September 2012
Nwolf
lol another Furion set
lol another Rubick set
lol another UGLY Puck set


treasure chests are getting more and more boring
deadbeat
osu! Alumni
9,218 posts
Joined June 2009
deadbeat
batrider set was good. rest was bleh. my friend and i are convinced that the sets in the Hero's Heirloom chest are just new bloom rejects that never made it into the event :/
AutoMedic
1,166 posts
Joined April 2014
AutoMedic

deadbeat wrote:

batrider set was good. rest was bleh. my friend and i are convinced that the sets in the Hero's Heirloom chest are just new bloom rejects that never made it into the event :/
super true
Pizzicato
2,739 posts
Joined February 2011
Pizzicato
yeah im so disappointed at the 2 chests right now

kunkha set on that hero's heirloom is really cool though
deadbeat
osu! Alumni
9,218 posts
Joined June 2009
deadbeat
i really liked the Dragon's Ascension's set. that was the last one i was really happy with :<
Nwolf
2,627 posts
Joined September 2012
Nwolf
I liked the last Phantom Lancer set because it was different from all other sets, most other item sets especially out of the new treasures just seem to be.. the same.
Pizzicato
2,739 posts
Joined February 2011
Pizzicato
no one likes the puck set from eternal alliance? D:
[ Nana ]
121 posts
Joined June 2012
[ Nana ]
Puck set's cool and all, with all the mastery gems and whatnot, but it's definitely not what I'd spend all that money for. All in all, that particular chest is definitely overpriced, and the sets themselves will drop in price pretty soon anyway (as they already are starting to drop).

The problem for me is with the two new chests. The pre-TI4 chests, also appearing in pairs, priced the same, contained much more interesting sets. But the ones now are... just a no-no. The Dark Seer one looks pretty cool, same with Batrider, the Rubick one is kinda overdone but I still like it. Which I can't say about the other sets. The Puck set is barely noticable, Furion's is so minimalistic I don't know why they even bothered adding it (especially after what the last set for Furion looked like, this one is just nowhere near), the rest are all purely uninteresting.
Nwolf
2,627 posts
Joined September 2012
Nwolf
All Furion sets look the same, I don't get why there are more than 3 anyway
Vuelo Eluko
5,484 posts
Joined October 2013
Vuelo Eluko
so ive played dota 2 for around 50 games. today was a good day.

I got called a smurf
Someone gave me a FULL set to wear for my hero for free
lost 3 games in a row because 2+ of my teammates left [they were funny games]



This character is hands down the funnest ive ever played.
5-1 overall on it

if anyone wants to play with a new scrub with a barely positive win/loss add me up. i ended up going from 28-24 to 28-27 because of the 3 games in a row with leavers, and no it wasn't in low priority queue just bad luck...
Remco32
1,755 posts
Joined May 2008
Remco32
Buy TPs
[ Nana ]
121 posts
Joined June 2012
[ Nana ]
Get used to it, ragequitters can be found pretty often at this day and age. And it will only increase when Goblin Techies are added (which is announced to happen in the next 2 weeks).
I just hope the balance patch hits the game soon. Deathball push strats are way too powerful... and abused because of that.

@Nwolf that's a pretty good point. They pretty much exhausted the options for that hero, all the sets coming for that hero from now on will one way or the other resemble the old ones, which will get really boring. And if they finally kill Treasure Keys, like they are trying to do for some time now, people are going to be pissed if in some of those chests that are yet to come, a totally unoriginal and therefore cheap Furion set is what they get for, say, $2. I'd much rather see some sets for Terror, Brew, Enigma etc.
Mercurial
Mercurial
All the roster changes happening and no one talking about it...

GG Dota 2 osu! thread confirmed ded.
[ Nana ]
121 posts
Joined June 2012
[ Nana ]
It's nothing new that Puppey and Kuro left Na'Vi, Era left Fnatic, Sing left C9...
What is interesting tho is where will they go, since none of them admitted leaving the competitive arena.
Magicphoenix
2,142 posts
Joined April 2010
Magicphoenix

[ Nana ] wrote:

It's nothing new that Puppey and Kuro left Na'Vi, Era left Fnatic, Sing left C9...
What is interesting tho is where will they go, since none of them admitted leaving the competitive arena.
well, Puppey and KuroKy are joining up with S4, Fly & BigDaddy
[ Nana ]
121 posts
Joined June 2012
[ Nana ]
Not confirmed yet. It's a rumor, yes, considered true thanks to gosugamers, but it's not confirmed. To tell the truth, I'd much rather have Bulldog leave Alliance, since the team is too heavily depending on him and rat dota strats. Which is not likely to change even if the 'new Alliance roster' comes true (with MiSeRy and fng or Wagamama replacing s4 and EGM).
Ceph23
687 posts
Joined September 2013
Ceph23
What I'm really interested in is what their team's name will actually be.
I mean.... they're not seriously planning on playing using THAT name right?

You know if they really ARE teaming up
Magicphoenix
2,142 posts
Joined April 2010
Magicphoenix

[ Nana ] wrote:

Not confirmed yet. It's a rumor, yes, considered true thanks to gosugamers, but it's not confirmed. To tell the truth, I'd much rather have Bulldog leave Alliance, since the team is too heavily depending on him and rat dota strats. Which is not likely to change even if the 'new Alliance roster' comes true (with MiSeRy and fng or Wagamama replacing s4 and EGM).
yep, here u go
Roxas
osu! Alumni
1,354 posts
Joined August 2011
Roxas
Tinker Team is underestimated or am I wrong?

Ceph23
687 posts
Joined September 2013
Ceph23

Magicphoenix wrote:

yep, here u go
Yes!! But still no name.

Also. Does anyone know if there is a time limit as how long you can wait before we can request returns from bets?
Or can we just have the bot wait forever until we ask for the returns?
NVM. found a thread saying it lasts 10 days
[ Nana ]
121 posts
Joined June 2012
[ Nana ]
So apparently SF won't get a remodel, and even though Void is getting one, they still will release a new set for him prior to it.
I still wonder what's the point of Arcana showdown if PA, the winner, isn't the only one to get it - SF, Kunkka and Techies are going to get their arcanas as well.
Speaking of which, Techies are going to get released in the upcoming week - they already did in the test client. About time to take a break from Dota. >-> Especially since there's no signs of any balance patch coming...
deadbeat
osu! Alumni
9,218 posts
Joined June 2009
deadbeat
so techies is now a thing.
[ Nana ]
121 posts
Joined June 2012
[ Nana ]
inb4 hype->feed->rage->hate
Why did they remove the chest from this update tho, the sets were kinda nice...
Pizzicato
2,739 posts
Joined February 2011
Pizzicato


lotsatryhards
AutoMedic
1,166 posts
Joined April 2014
AutoMedic

Pizzicato wrote:



lotsatryhards
Played techies


bait capabilities is op as fuck

stupid enemies keep following me

also suicide op
[ Nana ]
121 posts
Joined June 2012
[ Nana ]
kinda let down there's no allah akbar scream when using the Suicide Squad! Attack skill

so apparently Techies works as a nice counter for Huskar, throw 2-3 barrels around you and when Huskar uses Life Break (for example out of the jungle, apparently Huskar players love doing it) to get to you just detonate them, free kills <3
Ceph23
687 posts
Joined September 2013
Ceph23
I haven't been on a game today that the team with a Techies won.

Too many people claiming they know how to play techies, when really, all they know how to do is plant mines near the secret shops.
Nwolf
2,627 posts
Joined September 2012
Nwolf
There are no people in your average pub that knows how to play with Techies
Magicphoenix
2,142 posts
Joined April 2010
Magicphoenix
For days like these I'm happy I reached 5k+ where everybody tryhards enough to not pick Techies.

I know one guy who had all his frontpage matches with Techies and not once has the team with Techies won. They need to watch some good old Ritter DotA to see how2play Techies (in the Phillipines)
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Ceph23
687 posts
Joined September 2013
Ceph23

Ceph23 wrote:

I haven't been on a game today that the team with a Techies won.

Too many people claiming they know how to play techies, when really, all they know how to do is plant mines near the secret shops.
That is the case.

Except there were some ranked games (I think there were 3 this day) were people picked techies and then continue to suck horse balls right after.
I'm at 3.9k mmr BTW.

Edit: okay in retrospect, 3.9k mmr is still a pretty shitty hole.
Vuelo Eluko
5,484 posts
Joined October 2013
Vuelo Eluko
techies is pretty much spirit breaker in reverse in terms of my reaction to him being on my team or the enemy team.

this seems like a bad april fools joke, are they going to remove him when they release the full patch? hes useless for anything but turtling out a losing game and maybe winning if you have better late game heroes and the enemy supports havent farmed the entire map to 6 items while you were doing it.
Magicphoenix
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Magicphoenix
Techies solo mid is pretty sick. You just push the tower down after min 2.
And then push other lanes... and push... and push... that's all he's useful for
deadbeat
osu! Alumni
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deadbeat
is suicide attack magical or composite damage?
Magicphoenix
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Magicphoenix

deadbeat wrote:

is suicide attack magical or composite damage?
composite
deadbeat
osu! Alumni
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deadbeat
dam. and here i was hoping i could try e-blade + suicide ;w;
AutoMedic
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AutoMedic

Magicphoenix wrote:

Techies solo mid is pretty sick. You just push the tower down after min 2.
And then push other lanes... and push... and push... that's all he's useful for
and baits

dont forget the baits

that little shit knows how to bait someone
Pizzicato
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Joined February 2011
Pizzicato

Magicphoenix wrote:

Techies solo mid is pretty sick. You just push the tower down after min 2.
And then push other lanes... and push... and push... that's all he's useful for
he's ungankable too
so, is he a position 3 or a 2
Ceph23
687 posts
Joined September 2013
Ceph23
Any idea if there is a reward for completing the all-heroes challenge?
Besides the trophy.
deadbeat
osu! Alumni
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deadbeat
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/f ... =312624688
oh my god. why isn't Io like this by default D:
Magicphoenix
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Joined April 2010
Magicphoenix

deadbeat wrote:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=312624688
oh my god. why isn't Io like this by default D:
because we need more Morphling shells. And NP horns. And Mirana feathers
Gumpy
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Joined June 2014
Gumpy
Best strat: Build all the damage items.
AutoMedic
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Joined April 2014
AutoMedic

Gumpyyy wrote:

Best strat: Build all the damage items.
Best Strat: Play Riki all day

just dont do it in rank k
tn5421
72 posts
Joined September 2013
tn5421
best strat give enemy hugs
they wont know what to do
then shoot a techies at them
Pizzicato
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Pizzicato
Tshemmp
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Joined June 2011
Tshemmp
http://www.dota2.com/rekindlingsoul/

HAPPENING STATUS: IS
Chuan10032
0 posts
Joined October 2013
Chuan10032
As a tinker player, I am very sad with this patch
GladiOol
4,475 posts
Joined August 2008
GladiOol
Riki became a league of legends hero. Juking and warding just became 10x easier. The bounty rune seems... I don't know. Silly. I don't like it so far but I have to see it in action. Weaver will be top pick every game together with terrorblade and legion commander. Venomancer will be high tier as well from what I can see.
BrokenArrow
2,237 posts
Joined June 2010
BrokenArrow
I haven't played this game for more than 2 hours but from reading the patch notes I think snowballing has been reduced by a pretty significant amount with this patch, similar to what happened to League of Legends a couple months ago. I might try the game out again once the patch hits live.
Nwolf
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Joined September 2012
Nwolf
I love how Doom doesn't mute passives anymore. They also gave more chances to counter LC which I loved to see as well. The removal of Composite, Universal and HP Removal seems kinda weird but in the end they were not needed anyway.

I wonder how new PL plays tho
Magicphoenix
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Joined April 2010
Magicphoenix
Roamig Riki is real.

Buy Orb of Venom, Max Smoke Screen, kill heroes.
+ SM and any enemy lane hero dies
AutoMedic
1,166 posts
Joined April 2014
AutoMedic

Nwolf wrote:

I love how Doom doesn't mute passives anymore. They also gave more chances to counter LC which I loved to see as well. The removal of Composite, Universal and HP Removal seems kinda weird but in the end they were not needed anyway.

I wonder how new PL plays tho
PL will have less cancer right now since they changed his Juxtapose i think
Pizzicato
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Pizzicato
blood rite is too OP (._. )
PL doppelganger is like CK's ult and reality rift combined. too many disjoint frames


tho i can say that im very happy with this patch
i get to say goodbye to tinker
Ceph23
687 posts
Joined September 2013
Ceph23
Lycan just keeps gets getting weaker every patch -_-
Also this PL rework sounds incredibly interesting.
Pizzicato
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Pizzicato


i experienced it on a game myself
enemies were so far behind so i went yolo
then they punished me for doing so
fucking 9k gold weight.
deadbeat
osu! Alumni
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deadbeat
wait, what...
what just happened in that video o.O
Remco32
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Remco32
Yeah that sums this patch up quite well. Expect you or the enemy to have items out of thin air because of this.
Pizzicato
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Joined February 2011
Pizzicato


also



time to farm some MMR
Nwolf
2,627 posts
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Nwolf
this really is a feature isn't it



You know, I liked the patch until now. BUT AT LEAST I CAN PLAY WITH MY FRIENDS AND ACTUALLY WIN
Pizzicato
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Pizzicato
http://store.steampowered.com/news/14528/

immediately fixed :^)
Tshemmp
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Joined June 2011
Tshemmp
Patch tl;dr

Poczi
52 posts
Joined March 2014
Poczi

Mom, I must end this match. :D
Remco32
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Joined May 2008
Remco32
Gold nerved

Again
http://www.dota2.com/news/updates/14529/

For the Dota 1 veterans: did Icefraud ever backpaddle out of an update this much?
Tshemmp
1,405 posts
Joined June 2011
Tshemmp
You remember the patch when Centaur got reworked and got his totally overpowered ultimate (it used to stun with more damage and a lower cooldown iirc) and Drow got her new aura which basically gave you free ranged mega creeps permanently? The back toning on these two heroes is the most I remember, but then again I hadn't been following the changelogs much 4 years ago so I probably missed many things back then. Also 1000 Phoenix reworks.
deadbeat
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deadbeat
Gumpy
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Gumpy

deadbeat wrote:

LOL
deadbeat
osu! Alumni
9,218 posts
Joined June 2009
deadbeat
also here's episode 1 if you're interested


i found them rather enjoyable
Gumpy
2,418 posts
Joined June 2014
Gumpy

deadbeat wrote:

also here's episode 1 if you're interested
i found them rather enjoyable
Well this is gonna be fun too watch.
Magicphoenix
2,142 posts
Joined April 2010
Magicphoenix
Here is the best guide I have found for DOTA 2 so far, hands down.
Was always lurking between 5000-5100 for the past year but went up to 5475 MMR in just 2 weeks by just following these simple rules. Of course, I'm only just at the beginning.
My opponents hate me for it

http://ramonthomas.com/downloads/How_To ... People.pdf

Go to page 22 if you want to read the best parts only and enjoy your for-sure-way to improve your DOTA 2 experience as well as many other things
Remco32
1,755 posts
Joined May 2008
Remco32
How does Carnegie relate to bettering your game? I'm not sure how the positive reinforcement is going to make the Russian shitters play better.
Pizzicato
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Pizzicato
http://www.liquiddota.com/forum/dota-2- ... he-old-man

retirement my ass
Vuelo Eluko
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Joined October 2013
Vuelo Eluko
is it a bad idea to pick one hero and stick with it when you just start out? it sure seems to work out in ranked..

http://www.dotabuff.com/players/91712766
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