DotA2 - Original Thread

[Malthe]

Yea, i think so too, they must've finally upped their servers, that's their main reason for not opening the game for all. When they get the game completely up and running and the chinese start playing they will need some pretty massive servers to handle it.

My thoughts on the patch:

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1 - They finally fixed impetus interaction with magic immune targets, pineapple yes.
2 - Fixed TAs problems with psi traps, yay, i had this problem myself.
3 - Wow, that's a big oversight on venomancer, glad it's fixed.
4 - Yay, visage fix, you wont have your familiars die randomly by having them fly over stacked camps anymore.
5 - Wisp could tether magic immune allies? Wow i'm glad i never had that used against me and it was finally fixed.
6 - Yay, witch doctor cask fixed.
7 - Lmfao ancients will finally stop killing wards.
8 - Also it's good arcane boots and mek finally work on invulnerable units again.
9 - Neutral gnoll did lethal damage with their poison? That explains my random death to neuts with cent after killing off a camp with double edge.

[Forte]

I've got 3 extra keys.

Although I don't really play mobas anymore, just not fun for me =/

[Malthe]

RIP NBA Dotes.


New patch broke this amazingly hilarious custom announcer.
Hoping it'll get to work again.

[Derosis]

Man, I really need to relearn DotA again.

[Dusk]

I think it was an intentional move to disallow custom announcers. It kind of defeats the purpose of selling announcers in their store.

[Malthe]

Probably, too bad it didn't get accepted back when the workshop was released.

Also micro skillz:

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[DarkForgeJ]

Cut-thoart set complete trading my drops from dire tide



PS: Looking 1 invitation

[Dusk]

Hey, same number of wins. How is my level so much higher? I didn't buy any boosters.



Also, I have more invites if you still need them.

[DarkForgeJ]

Hey, same number of wins. How is my level so much higher? I didn't buy any boosters.

I think i had around 100 or more wins before they started whit the exp thing so... yeah ._.

a friend sttoped playing time ago, he is level 5 whit 200 wins ._.

[Dusk]

I think i had around 100 or more wins before they started whit the exp thing so... yeah ._.

a friend sttoped playing time ago, he is level 5 whit 200 wins ._.

Ah, makes sense.

[Malthe]

http://www.twitch.tv/dreamhackdota production value through the roof with thegdstudio behind it.

Holy pineapple this is the best ever, i hope you guys aren't missing out.

Ingame spectating is free though, but the stream is too funny as well.


http://trance.gg/dota/1000%20dota2%20beta%20keys.txt
A thousand DotA2 keys, i have no idea how many are taken, there are still plenty available at the moment of editing this post.

Also nobody on SP up for a 5 man stack at some point? Could be fun to voice chat it up with some fellas.

[DarkForgeJ]

Also nobody on SP up for a 5 man stack at some point? Could be fun to voice chat it up with some fellas.

Me, and maybe a friend, just don't laugh at my english

[Dusk]

Holy pomegranate, EG just knocked Na'Vi out of DHW.

And yeah, I'm up for games, though I think our skill levels vary widely.

[Malthe]

Yea... Na´vi need to start taking these kind of games more serious, i mean puppey openly admitted that anything that isn't TI doesn't matter to them and is just practice, but pineapple, that was two embarassing losses where they got outdrafted and outplayed.
I mean respect to EG, they deserved the victory, but everybody who has seen Na´vi play knows that this was some serious pineapple-up on their part.

I suspect NTH to win though.

Also i personally don't care about varying skill levels, i play for fun, not to win.
If i wanted to win i would solo Q.


Edit: Note that i'm not trying to take anything away from EGs victory or justify Na´vi's loss, they lost because EG outplayed them, without a pineappleing doubt, and out drafted, second game was lost at draft to me. No idea what puppey was thinking. But seriously congratulations to EG, i would've liked Na´vi to win though, would make for more interesting games with PUDGEEEEEEEEEEEEE.

[Dusk]

My concern with wide variation in skill levels on a team isn't the expected win rate, because that should remain around 50%. It's just that it breaks matchmaking and you inevitably get fewer balanced games.

[Malthe]

Oh well, we'll see! When would you guys be up for some games?
And would anybody else like to join? Everybody is welcome.

[Salguod]

I'm up for a game! I only have 10 wins or so though.

Also, Malthe, I have some more questions.
1. When should I try to go to team fights while we're laning? Should I use a scroll for that? It's still hard for me to keep track of things happening outside my own screen, so
2. Is there anything I can do if I get caught by Pudge?

The only hero I've played more than 5 matches with is Zeus, for reference.

[DarkForgeJ]

2. Is there anything I can do if I get caught by Pudge?

If you are using Zeus... you are dead
It depends of the hero you are using(some of them can blink/stun or something like that to run before he ulti) but all you need to know are the places where pudge hooks so you can avoid them. If you know Pudge tactics, then you know how to avoid him

[Dusk]

I'm up for a game! I only have 10 wins or so though.

Also, Malthe, I have some more questions.
1. When should I try to go to team fights while we're laning? Should I use a scroll for that? It's still hard for me to keep track of things happening outside my own screen, so
2. Is there anything I can do if I get caught by Pudge?

The only hero I've played more than 5 matches with is Zeus, for reference.

1. You always want to carry a TP scroll so you can escape to base or teleport in to defend a tower, and you should try to glance at the minimap every so often to see what's going on in other lanes. When ganks happen in another lane, you have to decide whether your presence will make a difference in the outcome of the fight. Generally, you only want to TP in if the enemies are attempting to take your tower, or diving your tower to get a kill. Otherwise, you might just be TPing in for no reason and have to stand around awkwardly.

2. There isn't much you can do if you get hooked as a hero with no escape like Zeus other than try to juke him to get away. Getting a Force Staff is a good idea. The best defense against Pudge, though, is to be aware of where he is probably hiding, and to put up Observer wards so you can see him coming.

[Malthe]

holy pineapple did anybody see game two with NTH and EG?

NEXT pineappleING LEVEL pomegranate THERE.

ROSHAN BAIT, CHEESE SWAP.