Author Topic: DOTA 2 (Read 17521 times)

Slick_Beef · « **Reply #40 on:** August 13, 2013, 09:02:24 pm »

Quote from: DanFromMars on August 13, 2013, 05:47:30 pm

Great post.

This is a pretty funny clip of Korean announcers of that final.

lorenzo23 · « **Reply #41 on:** August 20, 2013, 12:42:24 am »

Anyone still playing this?

babu · « **Reply #42 on:** August 20, 2013, 03:34:20 am »

This is an awesome game. The most popular online game on Valve. They have done a tremendous job on this game and the recent international was spectacular.

The problem for most newbies is the difficult learning curve. I can recommend this you tube page:www.youtube.com/user/PurgeGamers

Good tutorials on mechanics, positioning and hero roles

JongWK · « **Reply #43 on:** August 20, 2013, 12:59:35 pm »

Quote from: lorenzo23 on August 20, 2013, 12:42:24 am

Anyone still playing this?

I am. I've played over one thousand matches since I got it late last year.

Number of unique players has more than doubled to 6.4 million since the official release in July. At any time, it's the most played game on Steam:

Current Players   Peak Today       Game

383,020   459,634       Dota 2
49,472   63,969       Team Fortress 2
27,843   49,788       Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
26,982   45,907       Football Manager 2013
24,765   33,390       Counter-Strike
24,657   45,836       PAYDAY 2
22,472   41,855       Sid Meier's Civilization V
21,918   36,805       The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
18,065   28,448       Counter-Strike: Source
13,290   25,562       Garry's Mod

Twelfth Man · « **Reply #44 on:** August 20, 2013, 08:41:12 pm »

Started playing this a week ago. Almost completed training, takes me back to my WoW days, with the focus being on builds, stats and items. Love playing Death Prophet.

kopitecrash · « **Reply #45 on:** August 31, 2013, 12:48:51 am »

So being free I downloaded it, tried it out. If my w key hadn't died I'd be playing it. And all because the rendering allows me to set the graphics to 'childs crayon drawing'

it's a bit mental...

Twelfth Man · « **Reply #46 on:** August 31, 2013, 01:21:48 am »

Will be playing next week. Rather addictive. repettitive but in a good way. Steep learning curve too, so keeps you interested, pwning is a lot of fun.

DanFromMars · « **Reply #47 on:** August 31, 2013, 02:38:14 am »

Is the GLaDoS voice announcer pack available yet?

https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F106261714&show_artwork=false

JongWK · « **Reply #48 on:** August 31, 2013, 10:38:59 pm »

Quote from: DanFromMars on August 31, 2013, 02:38:14 am

Is the GLaDoS voice announcer pack available yet?

https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F106261714&show_artwork=false

No, but it's coming.

HoinkDoink · « **Reply #49 on:** August 31, 2013, 11:52:41 pm »

Had a fun time playing as Lich today, if you get his Ulti right it can cause chaos

DerKaiser · « **Reply #50 on:** September 4, 2013, 09:18:15 pm »

About 10 hours in playing against easy bots. Loving tidehunter as support/initiator atm.

DerKaiser · « **Reply #51 on:** September 13, 2013, 08:49:21 pm »

Drow Ranger is just disgustingly op against low-tier opponents. I've been racking up around 20 kills + few deaths with this hero. And shit.. all it takes is someone to gank and nuke her squishy ass early on.

Twelfth Man · « **Reply #52 on:** September 13, 2013, 09:59:52 pm »

Quote from: DerKaiser on September 13, 2013, 08:49:21 pm

Drow Ranger is just disgustingly op against low-tier opponents. I've been racking up around 20 kills + few deaths with this hero. And shit.. all it takes is someone to gank and nuke her squishy ass early on.

I find playing her utterly boring. True about being OP though. Spirit Breaker for me right now, love ganking with that char, not all about kills, but helping the team.

DerKaiser · « **Reply #53 on:** September 14, 2013, 12:26:27 am »

Quote from: Twelfth Customer on September 13, 2013, 09:59:52 pm

I find playing her utterly boring. True about being OP though. Spirit Breaker for me right now, love ganking with that char, not all about kills, but helping the team.

Very true. I'm pretty much just using her to learn the carry role better. Any reason why she isn't used on the pro scene much?

JongWK · « **Reply #54 on:** September 14, 2013, 12:30:54 am »

Quote from: DerKaiser on September 14, 2013, 12:26:27 am

Very true. I'm pretty much just using her to learn the carry role better. Any reason why she isn't used on the pro scene much?

Drow was banned in Captain's Mode until recently, which is the one used in tournaments. As of the last big patch she's back in, but a couple other heroes were removed from CM until they get fine tuned (Huskar and Medusa).

Also remember that her ultimate's bonus disappear if an enemy hero gets close, so she can be easy prey for melee opponents.

DerKaiser · « **Reply #55 on:** September 14, 2013, 12:32:50 am »

Quote from: JongWK on September 14, 2013, 12:30:54 am

Drow was banned in Captain's Mode until recently, which is the one used in tournaments. As of the last big patch she's back in, but a couple other heroes were removed from CM until they get fine tuned (Huskar and Medusa).

Ahh. I see. Nice one.

DerKaiser · « **Reply #56 on:** September 27, 2013, 06:47:38 pm »

qop is such a versatile solo mid. Having great fun with her.

JongWK · « **Reply #57 on:** September 27, 2013, 11:10:35 pm »

As of the last patch, Medusa is back into Captain's Mode.

There is a new game mode, and it's pretty fun: Captain's Draft lets you ban & pick from a pool of 24 heroes (8 of each attribute), with a very limited amount of time.

Malaysian Kopite · « **Reply #58 on:** October 6, 2013, 08:27:09 am »

I'm back in. Seem to have much better luck this time around, I guess many players are still new to the genre/series.

DerKaiser · « **Reply #59 on:** October 10, 2013, 01:55:46 pm »

my first terrible experience with griefers and trolls has happened.

Firstly I called mid first with Kunkaa but then some guy who was playing drow decided that didn't matter and was farming in the same lane as me. I politely asked him to move on because it's not helping both of us. Of course he refused. Then his mate who was playing as Ezalor tped me to the platform in the jungle on purpose. Soon followed by insults blah blah and his reasoning was "you need farm". Then I tried to get a tp scroll but they kept cancelling it by controlling the courier - so I was stuck there. I did eventually abandon and reported them. Unfourtunately for me I assume they both reported me as well so I am now low priority.

And of course they were Russian.

JongWK · « **Reply #60 on:** October 10, 2013, 06:58:12 pm »

Quote from: DerKaiser on October 10, 2013, 01:55:46 pm

my first terrible experience with griefers and trolls has happened.

You'll find those from time to time, sadly. Fortunately, they are the minority, and Valve's report system works pretty well.

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And of course they were Russian.

Max Leon · « **Reply #61 on:** October 18, 2013, 06:59:37 pm »

Quote from: DerKaiser on October 10, 2013, 01:55:46 pm

my first terrible experience with griefers and trolls has happened.

Firstly I called mid first with Kunkaa but then some guy who was playing drow decided that didn't matter and was farming in the same lane as me. I politely asked him to move on because it's not helping both of us. Of course he refused. Then his mate who was playing as Ezalor tped me to the platform in the jungle on purpose. Soon followed by insults blah blah and his reasoning was "you need farm". Then I tried to get a tp scroll but they kept cancelling it by controlling the courier - so I was stuck there. I did eventually abandon and reported them. Unfourtunately for me I assume they both reported me as well so I am now low priority.

And of course they were Russian.

Had the same with a Bara yesterday.
After the SP called mid he fed like there was no tomorrow.

Also new patch coming some time soon:
http://dev.dota2.com/showthread.php?t=109826

Bloodseeker:
- Base movement speed reduced from 305 to 300
- Thirst is now global instead of 6000 range
- Thirst bonus now stacks for each unit that is low HP
- Thirst HP threshold increased from 20/30/40/50% to 50%
- Thirst movement speed bonus reduced from 15/25/35/45% to 7/14/21/28%
- When Thirst is active, movement speed cap is removed on your hero
- Thirst no longer provides armor bonus
- Thirst provides bonus 7/14/21/28 damage
- Thirst no longer grants full hero vision around low HP targets, it only shows their model
- Thirst no longer lasts for an extra 3 seconds when the target is dead

And many other pretty deep changes to game mechanics.

Hoenheim · « **Reply #62 on:** October 19, 2013, 12:40:31 am »

Free vision for sunstrikes when you play with your friends

JongWK · « **Reply #63 on:** October 30, 2013, 12:32:58 pm »

So how's the new patch in your opinion?

Malaysian Kopite · « **Reply #64 on:** October 30, 2013, 04:59:29 pm »

Did BS' third skill allow allies to view low health enemy heroes pre patch?

Max Leon · « **Reply #65 on:** October 31, 2013, 02:13:08 pm »

Quote from: Malaysian Kopite on October 30, 2013, 04:59:29 pm

Did BS' third skill allow allies to view low health enemy heroes pre patch?

Yes but it had a limited radius unlike now and (I think) you could target them which is not possible now.

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So how's the new patch in your opinion?

I have more money as a support and pulling is easier.

DerKaiser · « **Reply #66 on:** October 31, 2013, 02:32:06 pm »

Broodmother is now a top pick in pubs and stomping. Interesting to see if she can transition into pro games.

Russian's with pudge blink is driving me mad.

Max Leon · « **Reply #67 on:** October 31, 2013, 02:33:26 pm »

Quote from: DerKaiser on October 31, 2013, 02:32:06 pm

Broodmother is now a top pick in pubs and stomping. Interesting to see if she can transition into pro games.

Russian's with pudge blink is driving me mad.

Just pick a lot of stuns against her and buy a lot of dust.
Or pick Dark Seer and enjoy the free money.

DerKaiser · « **Reply #68 on:** October 31, 2013, 02:42:52 pm »

Quote from: Max Leon on October 31, 2013, 02:33:26 pm

Just pick a lot of stuns against her and buy a lot of dust.
Or pick Dark Seer and enjoy the free money.

Yeah I've played a few games with my mate and working together it's quite easy to bait her out and get that stun.

Other times the team just let her snowball and dominate the lane which gets really fustrating when I start geting flamed on for losing the damn lane.

Max Leon · « **Reply #69 on:** October 31, 2013, 11:46:49 pm »

Quote from: DerKaiser on October 31, 2013, 02:42:52 pm

Yeah I've played a few games with my mate and working together it's quite easy to bait her out and get that stun.

Other times the team just let her snowball and dominate the lane which gets really fustrating when I start geting flamed on for losing the damn lane.

Thats annoying yeah.
She is a bit better as before the patch but not as op as she was made out to be upon release of the patch notes.

Who really annoys me since the patch is Rikimaru though.
The amount of gold that you have to throw out for detection is nonsense.

DerKaiser · « **Reply #70 on:** November 1, 2013, 10:51:50 am »

Rikimaru has pretty much always been the ultimate pub stomping hero. Is it true he can use dagon without breaking invisibility?

Malaysian Kopite · « **Reply #71 on:** November 1, 2013, 12:06:28 pm »

Why do pro matches I watch always usually have one team quad laning the bottom lane, having a solo mid hero and leaving the top lane completely empty?

Max Leon · « **Reply #72 on:** November 1, 2013, 01:33:25 pm »

Quote from: DerKaiser on November 1, 2013, 10:51:50 am

Rikimaru has pretty much always been the ultimate pub stomping hero. Is it true he can use dagon without breaking invisibility?

He can use everything and stay invisible as long as he doesn't attack (right click).

Max Leon · « **Reply #73 on:** November 1, 2013, 01:36:10 pm »

Quote from: Malaysian Kopite on November 1, 2013, 12:06:28 pm

Why do pro matches I watch always usually have one team quad laning the bottom lane, having a solo mid hero and leaving the top lane completely empty?

Mostly Chinese teams I guess?
They more often than not play 4 protect 1 (anti mage, alchemist, naga etc.).
That changed a bit since the patch but generally that was their meta game.

DerKaiser · « **Reply #74 on:** November 1, 2013, 03:04:39 pm »

Quote from: Malaysian Kopite on November 1, 2013, 12:06:28 pm

Why do pro matches I watch always usually have one team quad laning the bottom lane, having a solo mid hero and leaving the top lane completely empty?

Pretty much all EU teams I watch (I haven't watched a lot of eastern games) tend to tri lane the easy lane whilst have a solo offlaner.

DrippyMungebox · « **Reply #75 on:** November 11, 2013, 10:17:35 am »

For the experience and uninitiated (apologies if this got posted before) but here's a handy intro to Dota 2 (funny as dicks)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f-jR3Vo3Rw

Max Leon · « **Reply #76 on:** November 11, 2013, 08:44:07 pm »

Quote from: DrippyMungebox on November 11, 2013, 10:17:35 am

For the experience and uninitiated (apologies if this got posted before) but here's a handy intro to Dota 2 (funny as dicks)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f-jR3Vo3Rw

The first comment on that video is actually a good advise.

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its really not too difficult, just a few hundred hours of purge vid's and you'll be fine

DerKaiser · « **Reply #77 on:** November 12, 2013, 08:57:56 pm »

I hate Purge vids...

Max Leon · « **Reply #78 on:** November 14, 2013, 03:02:47 pm »

Quote from: DerKaiser on November 12, 2013, 08:57:56 pm

I hate Purge vids...

Why is that the case?

New update coming soon, including 2 new heroes, Ember Spirit and Earth Spirit.
http://www.dota2.com/threespirits?l=english

Malaysian Kopite · « **Reply #79 on:** November 14, 2013, 03:05:18 pm »

And Diretide!