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MaKfejA
Profile Joined November 2010
Canada117 Posts
November 05 2011 18:49 GMT
#321
Very good guide for new players. Although I am not new to the genre myself, guides like this one really help to eliminate a small portion of the enormous learning curve that DotA 2 has.

I'm still keyless, unfortunately
JieXian
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Malaysia4677 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-05 18:56:57
November 05 2011 18:49 GMT
#322
Why did they have to change all the names.............

Edit : whoooooooooops those are just the new names for Sentinel and Scourge I guess.

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TL-Immorta1
Profile Joined November 2011
2 Posts
November 05 2011 18:49 GMT
#323
Nice and easy to read. GL all!
SukKkeltjE
Profile Joined August 2011
Sweden8 Posts
November 05 2011 18:49 GMT
#324
Nice guide! Cant wait to play this game
privcaboose
Profile Joined November 2011
1 Post
November 05 2011 18:51 GMT
#325
I think I'll be showing this to my new friends coming into DotA. Thanks a lot Robin
Zeles
Profile Joined October 2010
United States335 Posts
November 05 2011 18:52 GMT
#326
good stuff
SneakyAZN
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States200 Posts
November 05 2011 18:52 GMT
#327
Great Guide for basics in dota being a pretty casual player who hasn't played too much since 2007 this is exactly what i have been looking for to get back in to dota and brush up on my skills!

Looking forward to more guides would love to see some more advanced guides too!
Easily
Profile Joined November 2011
1 Post
November 05 2011 18:54 GMT
#328
Thanks for the guide! Think this will benefit a lot of new players (of which there are bound to be loads)
carpet
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States81 Posts
November 05 2011 18:55 GMT
#329
Nice guide
pQylling
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Denmark139 Posts
November 05 2011 18:56 GMT
#330
Nice to read up on the basics again. I played a little bit of DotA before I got into HoN and it's nice to see the basics are exactly the same so I won't have to start over come DotA 2!
Phaaati
Profile Joined November 2011
Sweden1 Post
November 05 2011 18:56 GMT
#331
Great guide. I've been playing DotA for a while but I've never cared for the duration of the runes. Had no idea that invis lasted for 45 secs. <3
PaPoolee
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Netherlands660 Posts
November 05 2011 18:56 GMT
#332
Thanks for this, it's always hard to get people to start playing DotA now, maybe this will help if i show them~!
WashMyBack
Profile Joined June 2011
Poland46 Posts
November 05 2011 18:57 GMT
#333
Great Job.
flankstaek
Profile Joined January 2011
United States120 Posts
November 05 2011 18:57 GMT
#334
The pulling guides are a super nice touch, really great guide overall very helpfull and informative.
we are electric
s0ulknight
Profile Joined November 2011
Canada1 Post
November 05 2011 18:58 GMT
#335
Great guide. Love the key contests.
Darksamus6
Profile Joined March 2011
United States79 Posts
November 05 2011 18:58 GMT
#336
Oh nice I am so interested in this game can't wait to play it!
seffer
Profile Joined December 2010
United States143 Posts
November 05 2011 19:00 GMT
#337
Excellent guide!
Cirrus
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United Kingdom134 Posts
November 05 2011 19:02 GMT
#338
Nice guide, Didn't actually know the full details of Roshans abilities until now :p
:)
Hoodedcack
Profile Joined November 2011
United States1 Post
November 05 2011 19:03 GMT
#339
This is a great guide, and I hope I can pass it on to friends this time around. Some of them would quit before they would pick up on common sense elements like using your towers for protection against enemy units and heroes. *fingers crossed*
Awoooo
Valckrie
Profile Joined August 2010
United Kingdom533 Posts
November 05 2011 19:03 GMT
#340
This is actually a pretty good beginners guide to the basics of the game; I also didn't know that Roshan dropped cheese after killing him 3 times - that's interesting...
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