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[Artanisix]

BETA KEYS ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE! ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE!

Developer: Valve
Platform: PC
Genre: MOBA (Dota?) [same genre as League of Legends or Heroes of Newerth]
Where: Click here to be put into random drawing for access, or just ask in the thread since we have tons of invites.
Join: The "Neogaf" channel in-game to play with other Gaffers, the mumble server to talk to some of Dota GAF.
Warning: If you are new to this game, be careful – you WILL suck. This is not Team Fortress 2. The barrier to competence is long and frustrating. There’s a lot of information to absorb, a significant amount of it unintuitive. But we're here to help!
Updates: Updates to the game occur every Wednesday at approx. 5pm PST, patched to the Test Server. This is then patched over to the actual game on Thursday.

The following list is only an approximation of what role each hero fulfills. Every hero can be played in a wide variety of ways. The meta is always evolving and innovation is the greatest strength you can have.
If you are new and interested in learning how to play a hero, use the guide resource hub up above to look up what skills to level, what items to purchase, and what role to play.

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WALL OF SHAME
|OT1|..............................................|OT2|...........................................|OT3|

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WILL DOTA 2 OFFICIALLY RELEASE BEFORE OT5 APPEARS?
Who knows! Who cares! LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED!

 

[bzm]

dat wall of shame

 

[Grakl]

I'll play this weekend.

 

[Stahsky]

I have kept myself out of that wall for so long.

 

[Conceptor]

I need to play this game more

 

[Aselith]

ALL PICK MEEPO FIRST GAME MEEPO

 

[SteveWinwood]

Game sucks.

 

[Lotto]

Sniper still isn't a viable competitive pick.

 

[Artanisix]

Sniper still isn't a viable competitive pick.

You take that back.

 

[Technosteve]

Fuck meepo

 

[injurai]

again? this thread is hard to keep up with...

it's like a secret society... many miserable secrets.

 

[Lotto]

You take that back.

I really want to, believe me, but it's true.

 

[Exuro]

That is one nice looking OT. Just needs the white filled in in the carries section.

 

[Hung_real]

Chinese new year patch coming nextweek ?

Bummer , I'll be back to work around that time .

 

[Ultrabum]

Fuck meepo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfAon7S7fL4

 

[Tomat]

We're on OT4 now?

I think I am finally ready to play DOTA.

 

[q_q]

Why is Meepo listed under characters for new players to try?

 

[Mister Zimbu]

In regards to trading, is there any sort of rough guide to what quality items are worth what in the economy?

edit: Slark can bite me

 

[User 85168]

Why is Meepo listed under characters for new players to try?

Micro. Skills.

 

[xanavi]

Those arrows are in really stark contrast to the rest of the OP.

 

[Duesy]

Thread title confirmed. Mike Ross the Boss has been on my team before. Nice Post. Really like the animated portraits.

 

[Hung_real]

In regards to trading, is there any sort of rough guide to what quality items are worth what in the economy?

Beside some terms you gotta remember (H, W, sweets,.... )

Its all boils down to experience and this http://d2spreadsheet.blogspot.com.ar/p/spreadsheet.html

God Tier: Banned Item, Unusual Courier with pretty effect > Event Specific Item > New Item > Unusual Courier with shitty effect > Store only item > Droppable > Golden Greevil .

And ofc you got a jack of all trade currency , which is key.

 

[Edwardo]

Just played PL for the first time in dota 2. 17-1.....

Probably the easiest pub carry to pick.

 

[Grakl]

We're on OT4 now?

I think I am finally ready to play DOTA.

Naw.

 

[DUFFMCWALIN]

New thread smell. I like it.

 

[shira]

Thread title confirmed. Mike Ross the Boss has been on my team before. Nice Post. Really like the animated portraits.

Who is Mike Ross?

 

[injurai]

No Jungles in OP? What is this...?

 

[Grakl]

Who is Mike Ross?

Mike "Mike Ross" Ross?

Spoiler

He's a guy that plays Street Fighter.

 

[Complex Shadow]

dat op. soo guud

 

[Dahbomb]

Mike Ross is ass. I want to 1 v 1 him.

 

[Corran Horn]

Dat Dragon Knight

 

[Manus]

Just started playing Crystal Maiden and loving her. For support she can hit pretty hard.

 

[woober]

OT4 and the game is still in beta.

 

[OmnipotentO]

I'm ashamed to admit I got bodied by Mike Ross (with Renic) once.

 

[Calidor]

meepo for news? *laughs*

 

[The Last One]

So, this is first page, then lets start remembering this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uERJxPw4tco

 

[markot]

Meepo in beginners?

 

[BHK3]

Loving that old ass chen portrait.

 

[HK-47]

Guys meepo had been a beginner hero since last thread.

 

[brb]

Maybe I should start posting in OT4 now that I have over 640 hours logged... or maybe I'm still not worthy.

 

[1.09]

tee hee still not walled

 

[The Technomancer]

dat wall of shame

I'm climbing the ranks baby!

 

[Arozay]

Who is Mike Ross?

Known as 'My Cross' in Australia

 

[Freakinchair]

Posting to immortalize myself in first page of thread

 

[Anbokr]

NICE JOB BZM LOL

 

[Sibylus]

I will be .500 one day, dammit!

 

[spiritfox]

What's this game?

 

[Procarbine]

Game sucks everyone quit.

 

[Axiom]

I'm new and got this all freshly downloaded, looking over the OP, why are the 'try these heroes first' orders in the order they are?

Is it just in order of difficulty?


The fact I utterly screw over my team by sucking making DOTA style games terrifying.

 

[BigAT]

Axe is at hand.