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mckonzz
Profile Joined November 2011
Germany1 Post
November 05 2011 19:19 GMT
#361
thanks for the guide ! i´d love to get a key
Nithix
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States184 Posts
November 05 2011 19:20 GMT
#362
Thanks a lot for providing quality content to TL. I'm new to DotA, but not new to the "MOBA" genre. So this helps a lot, thanks! Here's a post for a shot at that key, also...
Not even death can save you from me. - Diablo
Fraggle
Profile Joined May 2010
Norway105 Posts
November 05 2011 19:22 GMT
#363
Thanks for posting this I never really got into dota when i was playing wc3 but found this genre more fun than I thought after playing a bit of LoL, hoping for a dota2 release soon.
Distortionz
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States133 Posts
November 05 2011 19:22 GMT
#364
Great guide as usual. I've been a DOTA fan for a long time, but I'm no where near being that knowledgeable about it. Your guides really shine light on it for me.. Thank-You and keep them coming!
gurrpp
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States437 Posts
November 05 2011 19:22 GMT
#365
Great guide, there's actually a lot of stuff about rosh I didn't know.
hot fuh days
Enchanted
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States1609 Posts
November 05 2011 19:25 GMT
#366
I didn't need the guide, but I read the guide. Now I hope I get a key!
0mgVitaminE
Profile Joined February 2009
United States1278 Posts
November 05 2011 19:27 GMT
#367
Love to see more and more DotA material on TL. Can't wait to play DotA2 feels like I've been waiting forever.
Hi there. I'm in a cave, how bout you?
eatmyshorts5
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States1530 Posts
November 05 2011 19:29 GMT
#368
Glad people are writing guides on fundamentals. The barrier to entry for DOTA has always been notoriously high, and it's time for it to be lowered. Thank you for this.
BF:BC2 ID: BisuStork//CJ Entusman #32
Nub4ever
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Canada1981 Posts
November 05 2011 19:30 GMT
#369
Nice guide, though about the rax I think its very important to note that melee rax's are significantly more important as the creeps just push so much harder. Though they have the same HP though, the ranged barracks has significantly less armor making it easier to kill so you may have to choose it if you're really pressed for time D:

Hope I winz key D:
Dota 3hard5me
1bitwonder
Profile Joined November 2011
United States1 Post
November 05 2011 19:32 GMT
#370
The most basic of basics. Awesome. How about a guide on positioning? That's something noobs seem to get mixed up all the time.
ProjectX
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada2 Posts
November 05 2011 19:33 GMT
#371
Hey thanks for the guide! Love it! Great for starters and those trying to stray from other similar games into Dota2.
Also, thanks for the chance at winning the beta! Thank you!
Kindream
Profile Joined September 2011
Estonia66 Posts
November 05 2011 19:33 GMT
#372
Cheers for the "tl;dr" on pulling. I have played DotA for around 4 years now, clocking in close to a thousand games... but not until now did I think that one could double-pull like that as Sentinel. :/
pieisamazing
Profile Joined May 2009
United States1234 Posts
November 05 2011 19:36 GMT
#373
I'm always so amazed about the intricacies of DotA that I never appreciated.
connoisseur
Bubbo
Profile Joined November 2011
Poland2 Posts
November 05 2011 19:39 GMT
#374
Pick me !
Funnelcakes
Profile Joined April 2010
United States34 Posts
November 05 2011 19:40 GMT
#375
Pretty cool, Should be helpful if I get a beta key.
Drones, Drones Everywhere
PetitCrabe
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Canada410 Posts
November 05 2011 19:40 GMT
#376
Like some other people said in the comments, it would be interesting to add a little section on the melee/range rax and how the melee rax has priority on the range one. Also, maybe mention that the runes can be kept for later inside a bottle?

Anyhow, awesome guide, you and flamewheel are making wonders. I'm glad to see your guides are way better and noob-friendly then most guides out there, even on the dota forums. Sadly, these are mostly guides for new players and my friends and I have been playing for a couple of years now so it's not really helpful for either of us. However, I do have some friends who are willing to try DOTA because of the DOTA2 hype these days and I'll make sure I direct them to your guides so they can prepare for their couple of first games.

TL:DR GREEEAT BLOG
CrazyFarmer
Profile Joined January 2011
Canada13 Posts
November 05 2011 19:41 GMT
#377
Do you plan on doing a guide for warding spots? It's probably THE thing that everyone should learn when they get into this game.
RQShatter
Profile Joined August 2010
United States459 Posts
November 05 2011 19:44 GMT
#378
I love basic guides. When I first started DOTA all of my friends were better than me. But, being so competitive, I like read 20 guides a day and watched pro replays. I quickly passed up all of my friends.

One interesting thing is going from a basic guide to a more advanced one. Things like first rune is :00 and getting it for your solo middle is like imba gg.

Barter
Profile Joined July 2010
Brazil15 Posts
November 05 2011 19:46 GMT
#379
Thanks for the guide, gonna help a lot for when I eventually get a key
Hindenburg
Profile Joined September 2010
Iceland1 Post
November 05 2011 19:47 GMT
#380
Nice guide that all players that are new to dota need to read.
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