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sinEther
Profile Joined April 2010
2 Posts
November 06 2011 00:01 GMT
#561
Great guide, covers all basics very well. *applauds*
leomon
Profile Joined December 2008
Canada169 Posts
November 06 2011 00:04 GMT
#562
Beautiful guide! I'm going to be referring this to my buddies who haven't played dota before!
Radians
dubsoldier
Profile Joined May 2010
Estonia27 Posts
November 06 2011 00:12 GMT
#563
beta invite is what I breathe and live for these days, they said couple of days for the next invite wave but my inbox is still filled with spam and not the good spam from valve
toetotheknee
Profile Joined November 2011
United States2 Posts
November 06 2011 00:13 GMT
#564
Very insightful guide-relevant to both experienced and new players.
sopas
Profile Joined July 2011
509 Posts
November 06 2011 00:13 GMT
#565
good guide to refresh some knowledge...havent played dota in a while and was thinking about starting again with dota2.
Bumblebee
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
3237 Posts
November 06 2011 00:15 GMT
#566
On November 06 2011 08:54 theSAiNT wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 06 2011 08:39 Bumblebee wrote:
Bottle autograbs the runes in DotA2 no matter if the bottle is full or not.


So if you stand near the rune the bottle just grabs it? That might not be necessarily good right? What if you're waiting to give it to someone on your team?

No you need to click on it. But it doesnt matter if the bottle is empty or full.
There is no difference between a knight and any other man aside from what he wears. @robinnymann
deathpie
Profile Joined March 2011
United States32 Posts
November 06 2011 00:20 GMT
#567
Really nice guide. It's also important to note that when you have a regen rune it goes away when your HP/MP are full so if there any beneficial spells you can cast right after getting regen they're basically free since the regen rune will refund the cost in seconds. Fingers crossed for a key as well!
Celadan
Profile Joined September 2010
Norway471 Posts
November 06 2011 00:21 GMT
#568
I thought this was an sc forum??? 0.o
спеціальна Тактика
cozak
Profile Joined May 2011
Sweden3 Posts
November 06 2011 00:22 GMT
#569
Would mean a lot to get a key! Great blog btw!
GmGandi
Profile Joined October 2010
53 Posts
November 06 2011 00:23 GMT
#570
Would love a key!
purrito
Profile Joined November 2011
1 Post
November 06 2011 00:23 GMT
#571
thanks for the guide
malloc
Profile Joined September 2010
United States21 Posts
November 06 2011 00:26 GMT
#572
Great post, thanks! I've watched a few DOTA2 games, but haven't quite got a grip on most of the basic concepts yet, and this post certainly helps with that.

Cheers!
bjhay099
Profile Joined November 2011
Philippines1 Post
November 06 2011 00:29 GMT
#573
Thanks so much for the guide, waiting for more!!
Hirosh
Profile Joined September 2010
Germany267 Posts
November 06 2011 00:29 GMT
#574
Good job Bumblebee! Very informative indeed. The only thing missing in my opinion is a section about towers. More specificially how they work. What are they going to aggro? When? Is it possible to reset etc.
Back in the day it took me quite some time to figure the tower mechanic out

Bumblebee
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
3237 Posts
November 06 2011 00:30 GMT
#575
On November 06 2011 09:29 Hirosh wrote:
Good job Bumblebee! Very informative indeed. The only thing missing in my opinion is a section about towers. More specificially how they work. What are they going to aggro? When? Is it possible to reset etc.
Back in the day it took me quite some time to figure the tower mechanic out


man.. towers are retarded, not even i know what they're doing at times!
There is no difference between a knight and any other man aside from what he wears. @robinnymann
MrKn4rz
Profile Joined November 2010
Germany2153 Posts
November 06 2011 00:33 GMT
#576
Really nice Guide. Im looking for forward for more of that in the future since I am new to DotA.
"We don't take kindly to folks who don't take kindly around here..."
yoplate
Profile Joined August 2010
United States332 Posts
November 06 2011 00:35 GMT
#577
Nice guide. I have a few friends who I want to introduce to dota (they have only played LoL), and this guide should help explain some major aspects of the game to them.
DeltaX
Profile Joined August 2011
United States287 Posts
November 06 2011 00:41 GMT
#578
Cool stuff.

If I played dota back in like 2006 would I have a hard time picking it up again?
Skeletor
Profile Joined August 2010
United States92 Posts
November 06 2011 00:44 GMT
#579
Thank you for the guide! Looking forward to this game so much so anything I can read to make me more prepared for it is awesome.
Don't quote me on this one.
KMARTRULES2
Profile Joined November 2011
Australia149 Posts
November 06 2011 00:45 GMT
#580
Really good guide. I hope that people embrace the new players rather than ignore them.
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