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Dota 2 Beta Thread 4: Even Mike Ross Plays [Elder Titan]
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Pureauthor
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I just played a Bot game where an item from the newest BH set dropped so I'm gonna go with 'Everything'.
$35 cosmetic items...
They give you chests with a chance to get super rare items but you have to buy keys with real life money to open them...
"Enough to buy 11% of all champions and no runes."
Damn, just makes me want to play more, so attached to my account.
So they give you a chance to gamble with real money$35 cosmetic items...
They give you chests with a chance to get super rare items but you have to buy keys with real life money to open them...
a 100% chance to gamble
Oops I mean there's a chance at getting the opportunity to gamble. You're 100% correct
yeah maybe
Pureauthor
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Rush2thestart
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Played a game as Lone Druid. My microing wasnt as good as they shouldve been so Alchemist ended up carrying us more than I could. The bear was always blocking me >_>
I did do stuff like push with Radiance bear and use phase boots on him to catch enemies though.
Something I have problems with is what late game items should be on the bear and what should be on Druid. I know if the bear dies that you lose access to the items so keeeping everything on the bear is not good.
So what do I put on druid and on the bear? In the match I had basher and radiance on the bear, and Mjolnir on Druid
I did do stuff like push with Radiance bear and use phase boots on him to catch enemies though.
Something I have problems with is what late game items should be on the bear and what should be on Druid. I know if the bear dies that you lose access to the items so keeeping everything on the bear is not good.
So what do I put on druid and on the bear? In the match I had basher and radiance on the bear, and Mjolnir on Druid
About time someone made a decent Juggernaut set instead of tons of ugly masks (which I keep getting). Hope they make it in.
Inskipp
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Steam.
Do you get items and chests from bot matches?
balladofwindfishes
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that's how Keeper's model is broken up.
Chen is the same way, his mount is separate from the mount's armor.
Sgt.Pepper
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Yeah, what's up with this shit. Even Zombies move faster than her mount.
Online coop bot matches yes
CarbonatedFalcon
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Ah, never knew that. Thanks!
Played Nyx twice in a row. First time sucked but the second time went better. So fun ganking KotL and nuking fools with Dagon. He's a bit difficult to play though, since your wombo combo eats up all your mana and you can't be wreckless with your invisibility. I guess you need a lot of farm consistently to stay relevant because you can fall off so easily without enough mana.
Technosteve
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Starcraft 2 xpac comes out today, don't know if i will even get it.
Yeah, I've read to stay back a bit, and only get involved when you know you can. Also read a force staff/blink dagger is good on him. Should I rush a force staff first?
Schweinehund
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Damn. Have to book mark this in case anyone has the nerve to defend riot's p2p system.
227,754
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Enough to buy 56% of all champions and no runes.
I think that was like over 1000 games logged.
Kawaii girls with pander cleavage?
Inskipp
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Gotta brace for those e- arguments.
Schweinehund
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Or convince friends that league's system isn't that great.
But I guess someone who only posts in other gaming comm forums to troll wouldn't know anything about friends, right?
Technosteve
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Get an early bottle for mana regen and mana boots. Or do what tenck does battlefurry
http://www.twitch.tv/elg2team?utm_campaign=live_embed_click&utm_source=www.joindota.com
ELG2 Team are at it again, first it was snaqky and some cute girl, now it's some random fat guy called Matt and it's hilarious again. Talking about snaqky being gay and a ladyboy etc.
ELG2 Team are at it again, first it was snaqky and some cute girl, now it's some random fat guy called Matt and it's hilarious again. Talking about snaqky being gay and a ladyboy etc.
holy shit the salt
384,125
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Enough to buy 94% of all champions and no runes.
get on my level
DivineRage002
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Yeah why dont you all play 4000 hours of lol to be competitive guys?
yo why dont you relax here dawg i aint trying to be no pro gamer
bro have you seen the tits on some of the girls in dota2
Schweinehund
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boken we'll have to play tonight you rejected my last invite because you were "in a game".
2scurred.
DivineRage002
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I was trying to "get on your level" dawg.
PillowKnight
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Damn, I need some champs, i'll trade u dota lessons for champs.
Inskipp
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Compared to Dota 2? I agree, League is miles behind.
Then again Valve has a lot more freedom on adjusting their business model than Riot does. But I suppose that's irrelevant from a consumer- standpoint.
Nah, I regularly visit (and maintain) other threads, but I sometimes am bemused by the lengths that people go to justify how their choice of leisure time is superior to others.
I mean, isn't your enjoyment/preference alone reason enough?
Gully State
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Too much LoL talk in a DOTA thread. If you want to argue LoL vs DOTA, I suggest you make a new thread.
i think you went over my level man
what kind of lessons is this
sounds kinda... wrong
shira
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I've started to practice with lone druid lately so maybe I can help you a little.
Starting items lane: Yourself: 3x branch, 1x tango, 1x salve / Bear: stout shield
Starting items woods: Yourself: 1x salve / Bear: stout shield, quelling blade
If you are going woods, I'd suggest to rush midas since LD isn't the fastest jungle hero and it's good to have to get some levels faster. Remember to always put the midas on yourself before using it. If you use it while it's on the bear, you will not get the xp-bonus from it.
Orb of venom is a core item on your bear that you should get very early on (especially if you lane) since it will help you a lot with slowing down your enemy until you get your root on him. Remember to use your phase boots on the bear to run through yourself, creeps and stuff to catch up faster. You should get tranquil boots on yourself since it gives a lot of movement speed for chasing too. Remember to change out of true form when you heal yourself with tranquil boots, tangos and salve to get more hp.
After getting those core early game items there is a lot of different ways you can go with your build. In your game you went for radiance, which is good if you get good farm early game and when the team doesn't need you that early. When going basher like you did, you want to make sure that the bear has a high attack speed. In your case, you could have just put the mjollnir on the bear. But I don't really like mjollnir on the bear unless you need it against illusion heroes, because the root can't proc on the same attack as the mjollnir lightning. You shouldn't really bother putting any carry items on yourself until very late game when your bear's item build is done, but getting some defensive items on yourself is fine if you need it.
The build I like the most when I'm not having a great start (or when I don't feel like getting a radiance because I want to help my team early) is armlet, vlad/hood, AC, basher and then whatever I feel like. Armlet is really nice on the bear since it will give him 40dmg, 25 attack speed, 8hp/sec and 5 armor when turned on. And the best thing is that it can be turned on all the time since it doesn't drain hp from the bear. Armor is great on the bear since it will make it much more harder to kill and you can't stack str on him since he doesn't benefit from str and agi. Vlad is really good if the other team has a lot of physical dps (armor aura) or if your team has a lot of melee heroes (damage aura and life steal). If the other team has a lot of magic damage that burst you down in team fights, I'd suggest to get a hood of defiance on yourself. Then get an AC for the bear for more armor and attack speed so you can get a basher. After that you can get more dps items on your bear if you need that or maybe a heart on yourself if you need more hp. Getting a ghost scepter on youself is also good if the enemy team has a really strong carry that kills you before the bear has time to lock him down.
This post became a little longer than I expected, but I hope it helps you
Pureauthor
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Dagon is only worth it at 1 or 5, and the latter is highly, highly situational.
Dagon 5 is an incredibly cost-efficient nuke in terms of mana and CD to damage ratio. Of course a Dagon 5 is also the single most expensive item in the game. I guess you'd get it if you're a nuker/assassin type hero who has cash to spare in a game that is dragging on incredibly long.
For most, the extra burst from Dagon 1 complements their inherent arsenal well enough. Dagon 2-4 is not worth it. Go big or go home.
Dagon 5 is an incredibly cost-efficient nuke in terms of mana and CD to damage ratio. Of course a Dagon 5 is also the single most expensive item in the game. I guess you'd get it if you're a nuker/assassin type hero who has cash to spare in a game that is dragging on incredibly long.
For most, the extra burst from Dagon 1 complements their inherent arsenal well enough. Dagon 2-4 is not worth it. Go big or go home.
Personally I usually go Radiance and basher on bear, AC and heart on my druid. Usually go for a midas too.
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