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GreYMisT
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States6736 Posts
November 05 2011 17:51 GMT
#241
Awesome guide! really outlines some key concepts of DoTA
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Vehementus
Profile Joined September 2010
10 Posts
November 05 2011 17:51 GMT
#242
Appreciate the guide.
sprychipper
Profile Joined September 2011
Germany22 Posts
November 05 2011 17:52 GMT
#243
Thanks for the post, helped to understand the basics about which i have already been reading and watching a lot :D. I am an avid LOL player, got interested in Dota 2 from the time they announced it , later I found out about LOL and picked it up with it being F2P and now am totally into it,

But with time after reading and watching the old dota games and the new ones , i found that LOL lacks the strategic depth that DOTA and Dota 2 offer. I am kind of bored with LOL, I tried playing HON too but i hate the graphics and it was too hard for me to distinguish stuff in the screen with everything being too dark and also the models being low LOD (Level of detail).

Me being an avid fan of Valve, am totally excited to see their involvement with Dota 2 and not to mention Icefrog, here is to hoping that I get into the Beta and sate my thirst :D





:D
Nfi
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States357 Posts
November 05 2011 17:52 GMT
#244
Loving all the TL dota blogs great stuff guys looks amazing keep it up!
"Man is least himself when he talks in his own person, give man a mask, and he will tell you the truth."
pcL.Nomad
Profile Joined February 2011
United States24 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-05 17:52:46
November 05 2011 17:52 GMT
#245
dota 2 is gonna be soooooo epic. i wonder if it will kill LoL
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Miksu
Profile Joined September 2010
Finland13 Posts
November 05 2011 17:55 GMT
#246
Great blog! Hopefully this will help the newbies alot.
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Venom`
Profile Joined November 2011
8 Posts
November 05 2011 17:56 GMT
#247
Those videos are really useful in explaining creep pulling! Hope to see more of these blogs, would really help the newer players in understanding the game better in a short time.
deth2munkies
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States4051 Posts
November 05 2011 17:56 GMT
#248
Good guide, this would work well as a preface to a guide on hero archetypes and how they work. Some people don't understand that playing support isn't just buying wards and stunning people, but managing the creep stacks, counterwarding, and zoning enemy carries.
wrags
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States379 Posts
November 05 2011 17:58 GMT
#249
entering the contest
grimonce
Profile Joined October 2010
Poland28 Posts
November 05 2011 17:58 GMT
#250
Hey, great blog entry. It contains a lot of information and these are handfully presented
think and keep cool
jbui
Profile Joined May 2010
United States193 Posts
November 05 2011 17:59 GMT
#251
nice guide :D
CoffeeJelly
Profile Joined June 2010
Canada53 Posts
November 05 2011 17:59 GMT
#252
Amazing guide - I use to play a lot of dota with my buddies on Garena a few years ago... those were the days. I will use this guide to help me regain some of the lost dota mechanics and hopefully not feed too much ^^

Thank you
Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.
nojok
Profile Joined May 2011
France15846 Posts
November 05 2011 17:59 GMT
#253
Really basic guide. Took many games to get this understanding of dota.
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Thomaseng
Profile Joined November 2011
United Kingdom1 Post
November 05 2011 18:00 GMT
#254
Thanks for the awesome guide, I can see this being very useful to loads of players!

Also, thanks for giving us a chance at keys! Good luck to all!
"I love dota!"
Tweak48
Profile Joined November 2011
Sweden1 Post
November 05 2011 18:04 GMT
#255
This was a pleasant read, very good guide.
It is great that there are guides for Dota 2 already!
dnant
Profile Joined November 2011
1 Post
November 05 2011 18:04 GMT
#256
Nice article, you broke down the information really well.
kukko
Profile Joined November 2011
2 Posts
November 05 2011 18:05 GMT
#257
Nice guide!
jambam
Profile Joined June 2010
United States324 Posts
November 05 2011 18:05 GMT
#258
I love Team Liquid and I love you Bumblebee. This is just the kind of guide I need. I've been going crazy trying to learn as much as I can about Dota2. Can't wait! <33
NevilleS
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada266 Posts
November 05 2011 18:06 GMT
#259
Cool, thanks for explaining some of these obscure (and weird, tbh) aspects of the game
balbuchi
Profile Joined November 2011
Sweden1 Post
November 05 2011 18:06 GMT
#260
Hoping for the best!
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