Music was probably selected to emulate this invoker video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SHMTLS5_qY
I wish invoker got played more though, much more fun to watch than most of the heroes that get picked.
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Dota 2 |OT| To Hell and Back and Back to Hell
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Music was probably selected to emulate this invoker video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SHMTLS5_qY
I wish invoker got played more though, much more fun to watch than most of the heroes that get picked.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Honestly I don't really mind foreign players intrinsically, its more that I really really dislike players who don't communicate, and players from other regions have higher probabilities of, even if they are normally communicative, just not speaking the language.
If someone is Brazilian and can still speak even enough English to get across "we should group up now", "don't send Clockwerk there", etc, then I'm fine
Oh my god Invoker is so much fun. Watching that Ferrari_430 video finally inspired me to try him out. It's like a whole new love for this game was rekindled for me when I actually gave him a shot. Naturally I tried a bot game before jumping right into matchmaking, but my first match was so much fun, can't wait to try him out some more!
http://dotabuff.com/matches/250361308
http://dotabuff.com/matches/250361308
BoosterDuck
Banned
Sgt.Pepper
Banned
Not true. You can spend 30 mins waiting for the party to fill, with other 10 mins queu.
Just jump into full bot matches and mess around a bit. Doesn't take long to unlock first level on the skills.
In general you want to know how to play all the heroes just to better understand what they can do (skills, what they combo with etc. ). It's a task that will take a lot of time but once you get past the basics (last hitting, map awareness, warding, stacking, etc.) you should be good. Once you understand the general mechanics just reading the skill descriptions is usually enough to get by.
shira
Member
This. Yes, while dota has a lot of heroes that are all different, the core mechanics remain the same. Each hero only has 4 abilities and many have a few passives so simply experimenting and getting better game sense, map awareness, last hitting, a feel for warding, etc... will make you a better player than trying to master all the heroes. After you have the core mechanics down you can start to master certain heroes.
The two mistakes I see new players make on every hero is 1) never using their mana and 2) running back to tower at the first sign of a fight. Sometimes you just gotta man up, and in dota you want to actively use your mana at all levels of the early game laning phase, don't just sit on it.
I feel like there's an implied 3) Using their mana immediately and doing nothing with it.
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Anuxinamoon
Shaper Divine
Man visage is so good in tri lanes. 
http://dotabuff.com/matches/250449110
I really need to figure out the hero though. I think I need to play some bot matches and figure out a good way to control my birds.
http://dotabuff.com/matches/250449110
I really need to figure out the hero though. I think I need to play some bot matches and figure out a good way to control my birds.
rhophiehalul78
Member
Man visage is so good in tri lanes.
http://dotabuff.com/matches/250449110
I really need to figure out the hero though. I think I need to play some bot matches and figure out a good way to control my birds.
When I'm playing Visage, I only get the birds on levels 14-16. I prioritise the nuke first which is absurdly strong and spammable. I only get 1 point in grave chill for chasing enemies early game. Here is my group controls:
Ctrl 1 - Visage
Ctrl 2 - Birds
Ctrl 5 - Visage plus birds
and will manually control the individual gargoyles from time to time. Always make sure your birds has their full pontential damage by turning them into stone once their base damage reaches the minimum (10 I believe). If you have scythe of vyse, it would be a reliable setup for the gargoyle's stun too.
Anuxinamoon
Shaper Divine
oh nice! cheers mate! I didn't realise i had to turn them to stone to restore their damage. shit.
Why do I never see you onWho's ready to be sent to community tomorrow?
He's secretly working behind the scenes with Valve to make sure is non-hero predictions are true!
I mostly play in early afternoon/early evening EST when you're asleep
Kagbros have been on vacation so I haven't been able to get carried recently
I've been playing stuff I bought on Steam sale the past few weeks
SneakyStephan
Banned
Feel good. Crystal Maiden <3
All those game ( except maybe 1 ) as a trilane crystal + pudge + carry.
Game lost was against a weaver + treant + adabbon + omni ( + invoker ), we got completly destroyed. ^ ^;
Btw thanks for yesterday answer about OD, I mostly play support but try to train mid sometime, and after playing OD I couldn't see anything better to mid with.
not sure if there is anything as much fun as snowballing SK
http://dotabuff.com/matches/250668855
new xpm record for myself too.
http://dotabuff.com/matches/250668855
new xpm record for myself too.
SteveWinwood
Member
Someone posted this over in the Dota 2 Trading thread. This site seems super nice for finding trades. You just mark what you want to trade and what you want and it will automatically look for trades for you.
http://dota-trade.com/
http://dota-trade.com/
Technosteve
Banned
CarbonatedFalcon
Member
Latest K-Pop sensation.
I thought that was private lobbies only.
shira
Member
http://www.joindota.com/en/news/10985-a-kind-gesture-from-the-fans
I'll prolly steal these for TI3 thread.
Who's ready to be sent to community tomorrow?
Isn't it 1 month after the game comes out?
childplease
Banned
Meh he wins his lane easily with imprison but he is totally useless for ganks and only is good late game.
Almost all other mids are more useful tot he team imo.
Just had possibly my best game with him. Holy sqdiufhius!
I was mid, doing OK against a Nyx, my team had a bit of a weird mix, all of them weren't doing too good, early deaths, then our clockwerk rage quit. The opposite team said GG, I said to mine play on. And DAYUM OD is insane late game.
They had earthshaker, enchantress, ursa and bounty hunter after their Nyx rage quit due to me owning him after him and earthshaker trying to get the jump on me. I tried to split push bottom in a last ditch hope whilst their team were all mid. Got killed, but managed to get some good items farmed, next thing you know, I'm killing heroes like they are creeps, and we eventually win the game. It felt so good
Carried to hell
shira
Member
I think he meant the cosmetic item for OD not just Furion since most OD's get sheepstick
Problem is you risk getting an abandon because you won't be getting xp.
SteveWinwood
Member
How do I support lgd.women?
http://www.joindota.com/en/news/10985-a-kind-gesture-from-the-fans
I'll prolly steal these for TI3 thread.
GordonHalfman
Member
Does OD always go mid because he's good at it or because he needs it? His essence aura skill sounds like it would be pretty decent in a dual lane with someone like Lina. Is he considered a hard carry? I would have thought he'd have problems against magic immunity late game.
childplease
Banned
That makes more sense.
I think from this day forth whenever I play sand king and sandstorm I will play the darude song over the mic.
He's too scumbag to love.
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