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theang123
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Malaysia103 Posts
November 06 2011 01:33 GMT
#601
Thanks for the tips man! appreciate it
I live to die.
Sero
Profile Joined October 2010
United States692 Posts
November 06 2011 01:33 GMT
#602
Thanks for a guide I can point my friends who play LoL toward. I'd recommend watching Luminous' guide on jungling for more detailed information, but this was a nice summary.
<3 FlaSh HiyA Stats HoeJJa
Bumblebee
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
3237 Posts
November 06 2011 01:33 GMT
#603
On November 06 2011 10:25 SKC wrote:
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On November 06 2011 10:19 Bumblebee wrote:
On November 06 2011 10:12 Hirosh wrote:
So after reading the guide again I want to add some things that are maybe worth editting in.

Illusion runes create two illusions of a hero that can be used for scouting, extra damage, or simply confusing the enemy


2 images. Last 75 seconds. Take 300% damage. Deal 35% damage.

Regeneration runes very quickly heal a hero back up to full HP and MP. Like a salve or clarity, these break upon receiving any damage.


Regenerates 3000 HP and 2010MP over 30 seconds. 100 HP/s 67 MP/s.

The Time of Day


Maybe you can add that one cycle takes 12 minutes. 6 minutes day and 6 minutes night time.

Yeah thats about it. Maybe its already to in-depth don't know (just ignore my Post then :p)

I dont know if it's intended, but they're not 6 minutes each. It's true that the first night starts at 6 minutes, but it doesn't end on 12 minutes and the next doesn't start on 18 minutes. I'm not actually sure when it changes exactly


The mechanics section on PlayDota says:

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The clock starts at 6:00, which is where daytime starts. It is considered to be day between 6:00 to 18:00, and night from 18:00 to 6:00. Each complete cycle takes 12 minutes (6 minutes day and 6 minutes night). There are only 2 ways of interrupting this cycle, and it is with Night Stalker's ultimate, Darkness and Luna's ultimate, Eclipse. While under the effect of it the clock will be paused.


Are you sure there wasn't a NS ingame? If that was the case, it may actually be a bug in Dota2, PlayDota should be acurate on something as simple as this.

I'm not too sure, I'll check it out. I just remember being baffled about it.
There is no difference between a knight and any other man aside from what he wears. @robinnymann
rwl10
Profile Joined November 2011
2 Posts
November 06 2011 01:34 GMT
#604
Looks like I shall need some luck here
ChronoCat
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
266 Posts
November 06 2011 01:35 GMT
#605
Pretty good write up, but when I first saw the title I was under the assumption that this would've been a "complete beginner's guide to dota" type of blog.

You should probably clarify that at least a minimal understanding of the game is required, as the blog goes about a lot of basic stuff, but not basic enough for people completely new to the game to grasp (at least IMO).
TheYango
Profile Joined September 2008
United States47024 Posts
November 06 2011 01:37 GMT
#606
Damn, lot of replys here.

Great guide, even though all of it's available elsewhere.
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entranced
Profile Joined October 2010
United States5 Posts
November 06 2011 01:39 GMT
#607
thanks for the write-up - hopefully i'll get lucky
FarmI3oy
Profile Joined May 2011
United States255 Posts
November 06 2011 01:39 GMT
#608
Awesome guide again :D Hopefully we get a guide on doing multi stacks and what creeps are the best for using Helm of the dominator on and what not :D
Zapdos_Smithh
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Canada2620 Posts
November 06 2011 01:42 GMT
#609
Another submission, great stuff. Good to have it all in a basic guide for dota nubs like me.
timfox
Profile Joined July 2010
Guam5 Posts
November 06 2011 01:44 GMT
#610
wow, i really didnt know about the night/day factor in ganking. i only knew it affected balanar
android_245
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Australia103 Posts
November 06 2011 01:45 GMT
#611
Nice job, keep the dota content coming!
Prez
Profile Joined February 2011
Norway1 Post
November 06 2011 01:46 GMT
#612
Amazing, might actually pick up Dota2 with all these guides going around
RiceMuncher
Profile Joined August 2010
Australia138 Posts
November 06 2011 01:46 GMT
#613
u can comeback from megacreeps if your team is co-ordinated +farmed - charge straight to the throne!
PHC
Profile Joined March 2011
United States472 Posts
November 06 2011 01:48 GMT
#614
Congrats on the featured post. Great info as always.
BronzeLeague
Profile Joined November 2011
United States17 Posts
November 06 2011 01:49 GMT
#615
Fingers crossed! I haven't played dota in a little over a year now so this was most helpful.
Epictortilla
Profile Joined December 2010
United States8 Posts
November 06 2011 01:52 GMT
#616
Here's to hoping! But mostly thanks for the jungle minimap
Crazyglue
Profile Joined March 2010
United States17 Posts
November 06 2011 02:02 GMT
#617
Great guide skimmed over it real quick; I used to play dota all the time but now I play HoN frequently and I am looking forward to DotA2.
Acidosis
Profile Joined April 2011
United States172 Posts
November 06 2011 02:02 GMT
#618
thanks for the guide, I'm looking toward Dota 2 as I've been playing the orignal Dota ever since 2004. Brings me my nostalgia!
“The will to win is not nearly as important as the will to prepare to win.” -BK
insta
Profile Joined May 2010
216 Posts
November 06 2011 02:04 GMT
#619
Looks really nice and it was a good read indeed.

Maybe you should add another section into your blog, which might include champion guides or first impressions of new champions.


=)
pls dont judge before research, pls dont research before thinking
tyr
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
France1686 Posts
November 06 2011 02:09 GMT
#620
I've been playing hon for a while and though I'm not super duper good, I gotta say it's a pretty good writeup.
Seeing how many people at my level (1700ish) don't know this kind of basics, it should definitely help the beginners.
Good job. ^^
"I'm always reminded of how manly Jaedong is every time I see him." -Bisu
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