DotA2 - Original Thread

[Raul]

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holy f'ucking pomegranate EG vs. RoX game 3

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I don't think I have words for that game

[Malthe]

I do have words, bambo doto going the way bambo doto often went for oldmouz.

[Raul]

Bit of a tossup whether they're better off with Synderen now. :\
I seriously don't think western teams practice anything for their endgame.

[Raul]

holy sweet jesus, /* Mouz */ just played so well.

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Completely different team from the Mouz we saw in the earlier games. Qojqva was great, Fata was great, and Black was amazing. Not to mention paS and Synd, some really great play from both of them. Let's just hope they can keep it up.

[Even]

WHAT THE ACTUAL pineapple? I was so sure that EG would be the one to win this tournament and they lose to roxkis 2-1 then mouz 2-0 when they stomped mouz in the group stages? I have no words, still havent seen the matches but I assume it included one of bamboe's famous aegis steal.

Actually scratch that last part, it actually makes sense when I think about it. Bamboe is a good player but it always go for the high risk high reward situations, this probably punished EG more than helping them vs mouz.

[Raul]

Anyone want a Steam Trading Card beta access key? I've got 3.

[Words]

What's recommended when no one picks support nor a mid lane hero? Or the potential mid laners don't want to go mid?
I know Rubick fits both mid and support roles but his ulti isn't that easy for me to use, especially because of heroes I don't know/understand.
Lina, Zeus, Lion and Skywrath Mage can do it too, right? I need to learn how to play 'em.
Are there any other support heroes that can take middle?

[Malthe]

Most heroes that are top tier supports at the moment are heroes that started out being primarily used mid.
Shadow demon is absolutely insane mid, for example.
Shadow shaman can also kick some butt mid if you can get around the slow base movespeed.
Bane elemental is also a hero that is often used as a support but he's also incredibly stronk mid due to amazing stat gain and base stats.
Lich is just downright dumb in terms of how good he can be 1v1.

And yea Lina and lion also function mid quite well and skywrath mage is one of the best 1v1 laners.

[IllegallySane]

You can have both arcanes and tranquils if you're cool. Buy tranquils and energy booster, disassemble when necessary and switch.

Which can lead to whacky stuff like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9y9krini_Q&t=1m57s

[Raul]

Most heroes that are top tier supports at the moment are heroes that started out being primarily used mid.
Shadow demon is absolutely insane mid, for example.
Shadow shaman can also kick some butt mid if you can get around the slow base movespeed.
Bane elemental is also a hero that is often used as a support but he's also incredibly stronk mid due to amazing stat gain and base stats.
Lich is just downright dumb in terms of how good he can be 1v1.

And yea Lina and lion also function mid quite well and skywrath mage is one of the best 1v1 laners.

Rubick too!
Only problem with Bane is his inability to clear waves. Makes up for that by being a total pimento to the enemy laner.

Which can lead to whacky stuff like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9y9krini_Q&t=1m57s

wat


anyhow there's some dota 2 super league going down. Some fun iG vs. Vici action going down (Chuan silencer support carry) and I got to see my Spectre picked and go lategame. http://www.twitch.tv/beyondthesummit

[Malthe]

Rubick too!

I know Rubick fits both mid and support roles but his ulti isn't that easy for me to use, especially because of heroes I don't know/understand.

Also
>Stomp game
>Buy 1 rapier
>Game is now interesting
>Steal aegis from @Even;
>Sell more items and buy another rapier
>Game is now VERY interesting
:D http://dotabuff.com/matches/198058612

[Even]

Also
>Stomp game
>Buy 1 rapier
>Game is now interesting
>Steal aegis from @Even;
>Sell more items and buy another rapier
>Game is now VERY interesting
:D http://dotabuff.com/matches/198058612

Fuu that game was pomegranate for me, they kept focusing me while you were 2 shotting them. They probably just hate troll.

[Malthe]

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DAZZLE PICKED IN THE WEST QUALIFIERS, ROX.KIS VS DD.
Tune in, this oughta turn out interesting.

[Raul]

> dazzle
> trilane support
> no early rosh
> aggressive trilane with Tinker and Bane
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not entirely sure what the thinking behind that was :\

[Malthe]

Zeus, i hope this game is more fun than the last.

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[Raul]

I don't think you guys know how f'ucking pumped I am right now.
Seeing Mouz play well is the best.

[IllegallySane]

wat

That 1% time where disassembling and switching items is a hilariously bad idea.

[Words]

What the hell? I keep getting invites and I've yet to use the first ones I got like last year...
29 invites laying around and no one to invite. What's the point of sending more? Feels like I'm wasting them.

Also, how many of you use wireless mouse? How long do the batteries last?
Mouse batteries last a month, give or take, and it seems to die only when I'm playing which is really annoying and frustrating... and expensive.

Watching eastern qualifiers, fun teams so far. Classes in two hours though, might be able to watch game 2 but there's not enough time if there's a g3.:(

[Dusk]

I used to have a wireless mouse but I switched to a Logitech G400 two years ago. similar experience, can't recommend.

[Malthe]

LGD domination after a sloppy game one.
Also i made a thing:

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Also i personally prefer a wired mouse, i'm too lazy to get batteries for a wireless. A friend of mine had a wireless one that he could re-charge and didn't need batteries for, if i were to get a wireless it'd prolly be something like that.

Also the playlist used by BTS comes from this guy: http://www.youtube.com/user/SadOnionDota