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dorkimoe said:
So those heroes get more drops? ;(. I bet by the time I'm home all the drop rates will be nerfed and I get nothing
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You get 1-2 items a game, you receive one if you get more candy than the opposing team in the first 20 minutes (which is nigh impossible right now if they have a Meepo/PL/Naga) and a guarunteed item for kill Rosh past 20 minutes.
 
MrMister said:
You get 1-2 items a game, you receive one if you get more candy than the opposing team in the first 20 minutes (which is nigh impossible right now if they have a Meepo/PL/Naga) and a guarunteed item for kill Rosh past 20 minutes.
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How does failing to kill rosh work? Is there a time limit? I only played Diretide once, but the whole time I had no clue what was going on.
 
MrMister said:
P.S. Fuck everyone who picks and doesn't random, should just force Random in this mode Valve. Sick of seeing illusion heroes.
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My first game, I go random (after typing "First game in this mode D:"). Team picks nromal heroes and enemy picks 4 blink and 1 invis. Guy on our teams says "gg all blink heroes" and I tell that Disruptor could have been a good pick. "WHY DIDNT YOU PICK IT THEN RETARD" "I randomed" "WHY WOULD YOU RANDOM IN THIS GAME MODE". And kept all game flaming, mad as hell. We lost but I got last hit on Rosh. :D

My hero was AA, didn't feel a bad hero for this mode at all btw.
 
Good lord some of the people on this are just terrible. THey have no fucking clue what to do and trying to explain to them how you play is like talking to a brick wall.
 
Was reading on reddit and they said It shows you what item you're playing for? Is that for each phase?

Consensus seems to be people hate it because everyone is picking meepo and he can get to level 25 and get ags and 2 hearts then just walk into the enemy base an steal all the candy. And people seem to be being dicks
I agree it should force all random.
 
AppleSmack said:
I may be joining you guys soon. Highly considering trying DOTA right now. Just got to convince my friends to do it first.
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I'm waiting for my friends myself so I will play later today/tonight, which is what most people are gonna do I bet. It's morning in America, afternoon in Europe, so I think we might even get 200k tonight.. maybe..


Tobi is playing with the girls from VP in a scrim, they don't speak English besides 1 I think... and only a little.. it's hilarious already with just the draft.

http://www.joindota.com/en/live/tobiwan
 
I was with a weird guy who was bitching and did not give Roshan any candy but dropped of his candy at the pumpkin as quick as possible so you did not lose any because Roshan would get buffed when you feed him candy at the end.

So, I thought otherwise so he insulted me. But is there any truth to this?
 
vocab said:
Raidboss. Massive gold gain. Roaming rosh.

Can someone explain the courier strategy?
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Camp a flying courier near the enemy pumpkin and just have it pick all the candies up while you beat them out. None of the hassle/challenge of trying to escape with 2 hp when you can just haste the courier away.
 
Prophet Steve said:
I was with a weird guy who was bitching and did not give Roshan any candy but dropped of his candy at the pumpkin as quick as possible so you did not lose any because Roshan would get buffed when you feed him candy at the end.

So, I thought otherwise so he insulted me. But is there any truth to this?
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If you feed Roshan candy he gets more armor in the fighting phase. If you kite him around for as long as possible he'll have much lower armor. Useful if you're trying to beat him down as fast as possible.

One group I was with took him down in 1:40. We would have gotten so close to the record if we all TP'd there instantly instead of dillydallying :(
 
Wait? Why would you give roshan candy? And what's the difference between giving it to him and putting it in the pumpkin? Besides the armor buff.

So confusing not being able to play. Trying to just get second hand info
 
dorkimoe said:
Wait? Why would you give roshan candy? And what's the difference between giving it to him and putting it in the pumpkin? Besides the armor buff.

So confusing not being able to play. Trying to just get second hand info
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It's trick or treat, silly. If you won't please Roshan, he will punch you to death.
 
New windrunner power shot isn't different enough in my opinion to warrant the cost of the bow.

Ah well. GET A LOAD OF ME BITCHES.
 
dorkimoe said:
Wait? Why would you give roshan candy? And what's the difference between giving it to him and putting it in the pumpkin? Besides the armor buff.

So confusing not being able to play. Trying to just get second hand info
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During the second phase rosh roams the map, chasing one hero at a time. He runs at max move speed, so he either kills you, or you give him one of your candies and he chooses another member of the opposing team to harass. This goes on until the 20 minute mark when the 3rd phase kicks in and you kill rosh. But every piece of candy he gets increases his armor.
 
Lol candies. Ok I thought there were only 2 phases. So I just need to hoard my candies.

Where do candies come from. And do you just hold them until phase 2 or deposit. I heard about moving pumpkin baskets or something

Edit. I see. Deposit so you don't lose them. Or hold them to feed roshan
 
dorkimoe said:
Lol candies. Ok I thought there were only 2 phases. So I just need to hoard my candies.

Where do candies come from. And do you just hold them until phase 2 or deposit. I heard about moving pumpkin baskets or something
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The candies drop off the Greevils (mini-roshans) in lane. Each one drops two, and you need to pick them up fast and deposit them into your pumpkin located at your ancient camp. You can also attack the opponent's pumpkin to steal their candies.

Once Roshan starts roaming the map looking for candy, he'll zero in on a player and chase them down. You can feed him a candy to get him off your back, but this makes him stronger in the second phase when you need to fight him.
 
Took us 35 minutes to kill ROsham. God damn at the 1 minute record. I got two different drow bows. One common and common. Kinda pointless since I can only equip one.
 
GAME STARTS: PHASE ONE
the aim of phase one and two is to gather candy. the winning team will receive a nice prize at the end of phase two.
  • There are two pumpkins full of candy on each side. one for your team and one for your enemy team.
  • You are able to TP to your pumpkin
  • You will collect candy from creeps to put into your pumpkin.
  • Death causes you candy to be dropped
  • At 1 minute mini Roshan's will start to run down the lanes. these will give you two candy
  • Attacking a enemy pumpkin will cause it to drop candy around it. illusions and minions do not cause candy to drop.
  • Holding candy causes you to have reduced health based on the amount you hold in you bags.(7.5%hp per candy you hold)
  • Towers cant be hurt so don't bother staying in a pushed lane
  • Giving candy into your pumpkins gives your team 100 gold
PHASE TWO
When the 10 minute mark is up Roshan will start to move to a random hero in the game and chase them for 10 minutes. when the 5 minutes or you have feed rosh is up he will change targets to a hero on the other team will do this until 20 minutes have passed
  • Roshan moves at max movement speed (522)
  • Roshan is visible to everyone on the map but will not give vision of the hero hes targeting
  • If you have candy in your bags. Roshan will love you and run for someone else
  • You cannot attack Roshan.
  • Roshan holds a Gem of True Sight. invisibility heroes beware it will reveal everyone around him, regardless of team
PHASE THREE
Roshan has moved to the dire/Radiant forest. and it time he is but to rest. it will take all the heroes in the game to slay him, you cannot harm the enemy team. when he is slain everyone will receive a cosmetic item. Roshan has 150000 hp and 4999 mana and regens mana at a impressive rate
  • Wave of chaos: A bomb that causes damage base on how close you are to Roshan, causes all hit to be disarmed and knocked back
  • Shell: he becomes immune to physical damage but takes increased magical damage, when the effect ends his cooldowns are rest
  • Toss: tosses a enemy unit to a enemy that is further away
  • Apocalypse: He will cause sunstrikes to random parts around him, within a range between of 400 - 1200(Will not hit in melee range)
 
Love this Diretide mode.. But still learning it.

What is the best strategy? Are you supposed to lane and try to accumulate candy? Or just focus on team fights and stealing candy? I've only played one match and I was told not to go to my lane...
 
Wonder if the egg still hatches with no essence? And do they not hatch until the 11th? Cuz someone on reddit filled one already but it wasn't open.
 
Watching sing play the mode against a PL and AM, PL with diffusal so Rosh couldn't use any spells at the end part, does seem to kill the fun a bit.
 
Mode is fun. got a couple of rare items + some essences.

Also most people seem to not know this but you can use a candy on roshan even if hes not chasing you, to get him off your ally. Much better to do this than just leave your ally to die
aka what has happened to me every game
 
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