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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
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
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
is suicide attack magical or composite damage?
Magicphoenix

deadbeat wrote:

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

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
Any idea if there is a reward for completing the all-heroes challenge?
Besides the trophy.
deadbeat
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/f ... =312624688
oh my god. why isn't Io like this by default D:
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
Best strat: Build all the damage items.
AutoMedic

Gumpyyy wrote:

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

just dont do it in rank k
tn5421
best strat give enemy hugs
they wont know what to do
then shoot a techies at them
Pizzicato
Tshemmp
Chuan10032
As a tinker player, I am very sad with this patch
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
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
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
Roamig Riki is real.

Buy Orb of Venom, Max Smoke Screen, kill heroes.
+ SM and any enemy lane hero dies
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
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
Lycan just keeps gets getting weaker every patch -_-
Also this PL rework sounds incredibly interesting.
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
wait, what...
what just happened in that video o.O
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


also



time to farm some MMR
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
Tshemmp
Patch tl;dr

Poczi

Mom, I must end this match. :D
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
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
Gumpy

deadbeat wrote:

LOL
deadbeat
also here's episode 1 if you're interested


i found them rather enjoyable
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
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
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
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
Tshemmp
Well it's getting good for getting good with this one particular hero, but in my opinion to get good in Dota in general you should play a diversity of heroes (and also positions).
AutoMedic
Im buying Shard of Vengeance for Anti-Mage. Your price. Negotiable
Remco32

Riince wrote:

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
If you are learning: yes. No need to understand a new hero each game AND try to get a general understanding of Dota itself at the same time.
AutoMedic

Riince wrote:

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
It's understundable since you're a newbie

Once you got the advanced mechanics, feel free to play other heroes

Dota is really fun with friends, so try to find guys that have a good experience and play with them. Im definately sure you'll learn with them
ndz

deadbeat wrote:

Nice share~ i Like it :D
Vuelo Eluko

Sonatora wrote:

Riince wrote:

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
It's understundable since you're a newbie

Once you got the advanced mechanics, feel free to play other heroes

Dota is really fun with friends, so try to find guys that have a good experience and play with them. Im definately sure you'll learn with them
i think im learning pretty fast on my own, i watch streams, mostly tournaments, a lot and take notes. i did just have my first 'high skill' game in ranked although im not entirely sure what that means since dotabuff is weird and obfuscated as all hell...

the thing is all the friends i could play with, they are all even newer than me, thats why i play solo ranked in the first place :(

im a very low level player [24] so when I queue i dont meet experienced players so its hard to find people like you mention. It's further exacerbated by the fact that the only time i do normals im queue'd with a friend who is level 10 or below... so where would you recommend i look to find a mentor?
phaZ

the dream is real <3
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Remco32
Can I get a tl;dr on these updates?
AutoMedic

Remco32 wrote:

Can I get a tl;dr on these updates?
tl;dr : matchfixing is shit and shit people should be banned playing competitively

i can't stress enough that mineski can pull this off

imeanwut
AutoMedic
The new item-drop system is kinda cool

Now, the game will drop full sets (including loading screens), arcanas, HUD's even at level one.

The drops are now based from time played rather than level based (it probably means that rarer item drops have a higher percentage of dropping the longer the match you're in)

Also, new treasure came out (although it's shitty)

other than that, more bugfixes and probably no diretide
Remco32
Can't wait for the oh so creative minds of the internet to spam car company Volvo yet again.
Tshemmp
Why? It was made clear by Valve already months ago that there will be no Diretide this year.
Remco32

Tshemmp wrote:

Why? It was made clear by Valve already months ago that there will be no Diretide this year.
It's like you truly think that'll stop them.
Nwolf
Didn't they already said last year that there'll be no Diretide 2013 and then there was one after Halloween
Triskelion91

Remco32 wrote:

Tshemmp wrote:

Why? It was made clear by Valve already months ago that there will be no Diretide this year.
It's like you truly think that'll stop them.
I think people will choose compendium goals and actual game updates this year rather than diretide.
AutoMedic

Tshemmp wrote:

Why? It was made clear by Valve already months ago that there will be no Diretide this year.
link nevermind, found it
Tshemmp

Nwolf wrote:

Didn't they already said last year that there'll be no Diretide 2013 and then there was one after Halloween
No, they didn't tell beforehand there won't be Diretide 2013, that's why everyone was so surprised and the GIVE DIRETIDE happened (ignoring the fact they never announced a Diretide 2013 either). So then with all the complaining Valve decided to enable Diretide.
Pizzicato


dead thread
Gumpy

Pizzicato wrote:



dead thread
inb4 best hero in game.
AutoMedic
THE ORACLE LOOKS FUCKING SHITTY
Pizzicato
towerdiving you then purifying flames -> dagon? yeah most annoying shit ever
AutoMedic

Pizzicato wrote:

towerdiving you then purifying flames -> dagon? yeah most annoying shit ever
Aesthetically, he looks like a rotting faceless void with a tiara

Gameplay-wise, a really OP support-offlane-midlaner
AutoMedic
http://www.dota2.com/oracle/day2

The second day of the update hath arrived. Oracle will be coming soon in your official clients

A bunch of new stuff has been announced. New PA arcana, New tresure, The statue thingy, new mega creeps model, and a prediction

Nemesis Assassin is also a new event announced with the conjunction of the event

Broodmother and Phoenix got enabled in Captains Mode

I am fucking pissed on that spider for some reason, as for phoenix i'm really excited
Mercurial
The only thing I'm thinking about is that the event is unfair if you have (or one of your friends) to afford almost $30 if you want to play it.

Step it up, volvo.
AutoMedic
The mechanics should change, yes

Probably a reward on the non-PA arcana owners. It's just not good to pay 30$ for a damn event

in my case i wont pay a thousand pesos for this
AutoMedic
LISTEN UP PEOPLE

THEY CHANGE THE MECHANICS. Ranked wont be affected by the Nemesis Event anymore.

Check the update page for more
Ceph23
so apparently, you don't need to own the arcana, you just need someone on any team to own the arcana to activate the event.
Time for some solo queue.
Tshemmp
Haha nice, someone on my friend list got the arcana, time to queue up and play some games with him.
AutoMedic

Ceph23 wrote:

so apparently, you don't need to own the arcana, you just need someone on any team to own the arcana to activate the event.
Time for some solo queue.
Thanks to you, PA will be the most picked hero now

isweartogod

also, alot of noob oracles
Pizzicato
i have 2 friends that have the arcana and we're planning to do it tomorrow
\:D/
Magicphoenix
How many Oracles do I have to beat solo mid before they realize it's useless putting him mid.
Get him on the offlane or as support, but he should definitely not be a 1-2 position core guys

Also, never focus enemy core when Oracle is alive, it's basically death to your team
AutoMedic

Magicphoenix wrote:

How many Oracles do I have to beat solo mid before they realize it's useless putting him mid.
Get him on the offlane or as support, but he should definitely not be a 1-2 position core guys

Also, never focus enemy core when Oracle is alive, it's basically death to your team
Oracle is really good in the midlane

He is a counter to those physical junglers such as lone druid etc.Also, once hr got a fucking level five dagon, all hells breaks lose
NoHitter
0-3 with Oracle since all my teammates are too caught up with the fcking event :(
Magicphoenix

Sonatora wrote:

Magicphoenix wrote:

How many Oracles do I have to beat solo mid before they realize it's useless putting him mid.
Get him on the offlane or as support, but he should definitely not be a 1-2 position core guys

Also, never focus enemy core when Oracle is alive, it's basically death to your team
Oracle is really good in the midlane

He is a counter to those physical junglers such as lone druid etc.Also, once hr got a fucking level five dagon, all hells breaks lose
Well, I played against an Oracle who went 8-0 after 12 minutes and he had Dagon 3. Guess which team lost
(this happened twice)

Also, his winrate is 40%

BUT. If the team is good enough then Oracle can be extremly viable. I think if you have at least a 3-man-stack functioning together with all the Oracle buffs, he truly can be really strong. In solo queue though? Nahhhh.
deadbeat


few days old. apparently the arcana drop rate was too high :<
Verniy_Chan
I wanna play again.. Dota 2 :oops:
AutoMedic
Hah, not arcana.

But still, a pretty good match. Close one, perhaps
Pizzicato
tbfh this is the worst event ever made by volvo
idk about the other servers but SEA is going nuts

PA being reported for not having an arcana
Lv1 ganks on PA and fails
Lv1 ganks on the marked hero and fails
Leaving players when contract is fulfilled or denied
Verniy_Chan
New Hero : Oracle -> Best Support
AutoMedic

Pizzicato wrote:

tbfh this is the worst event ever made by volvo
idk about the other servers but SEA is going nuts

PA being reported for not having an arcana
Lv1 ganks on PA and fails
Lv1 ganks on the marked hero and fails
Leaving players when contract is fulfilled or denied
I've been in multiple games bur only a single deny wtf

Also I never saw that behavior.
rzkadi
i'm in sea and im still having a proper match against/with PA and her arcana idk why tho...

the only difference i felt about this event is when somebody is going to gank PA/the nemesis they went all out and sometimes it's really irritating to see
PatZar
well, DotA2 is outdated go play dota classic :^)
AutoMedic

Genocide wrote:

well, DotA2 is outdated go play dota classic :^)
I think you have to reverse that down

Dota 2 is constantly updated, not the original Mod
AutoMedic
Bumping this intentionally

First of all, New Bloom is going to happen this February. Estimated date is the first/second week of feb. Prepare your Abyssal Underlord hype!

Second, TI5 will be held at Seattle this August 3. The team invitiations will be released in May, preperations will take place between April to August
Nwolf
I want the rest of my compendium rewards
Seph
rip w33 you're still my favorite meepo plyer
AutoMedic
w33 drama hax
c9 drama

what's next, secret disbanding because artrezy joined in
Pizzicato
Daichi Shinku

Pizzicato wrote:

http://a.pomf.se/ebzrqx.webm
wedang069
sup

can anyone teach me how to use sniper without got scratch neither die? :)
AutoMedic

Pizzicato wrote:

http://a.pomf.se/ebzrqx.webm
english, muthafuckah, speak it
Daichi Shinku

wedang069 wrote:

sup

can anyone teach me how to use sniper without got scratch neither die? :)
Armlet + Forcestaff + Dagger, and don't come into any team clash, and ward as much as possible...

Well, that's how.
wedang069

Daichi Shinku wrote:

Armlet + Forcestaff + Dagger, and don't come into any team clash, and ward as much as possible...

Well, that's how.

wow
i wonder if my enemy are pudge :')
AutoMedic
Pudge is an obvious counter to nonmobile heroes so pretty much you're screwed in the early game

BUT if you manage to get a shadow blade/BKB early, then you can essentially block off alot of damage coming from pudge
Daichi Shinku
Try to go for Mjolnir and hope for the "Electric Sniper" :v
phaZ
attack speed is usually better on sniper anyways, becuase of his chance to proc headshots (by the way, how does a half sec slow still have anything to do with a real headshot, beside the bonus dmg?)
EineKrone

phaZ wrote:

attack speed is usually better on sniper anyways, becuase of his chance to proc headshots (by the way, how does a half sec slow still have anything to do with a real headshot, beside the bonus dmg?)
A concussion?
Or say it was just a hit to a critical spot. Although that wouldn't make heroes who float slower, but are we really going that far? : D
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