I'd also be interested in SC2 rants ^_^
Also don't get discouraged too fast. The first few games will always be a nightmare. The best thing you can do is play with 1-2 friends in matchmaking with vent/teamspeak/skype. If you don't have any friends who play dota 2 ask in the IRC channel or here on the boards, I'm sure you'll find people to play.
Dota2 being inherently a team game will profit immensively from speaking and teamplay. You'll notice the difference right away =) Also it will be just purely more fun!

Myrddraal

Australia937 Posts

November 11 2012 11:38 GMT

#46

I enjoyed this blog, especially because I recently played Dota2 for the first time after getting it in a TF2 trade but I had pretty much 0 moba experience and spent less time watching anything before playing. On the other hand, I played a few Bot matches to get my head around it before trying against actual players, I found the best thing about bot matches is you wont get the typical moba rage that makes you wonder why you actually want to have anything to do with the game in the first place.

I don't really think moba's are for me though, but I might still give it a go from time to time and play with a few friends who are considering giving it a go.

Conversion

United States3308 Posts

November 11 2012 17:45 GMT

#47

haha i remember my first games in wc3 dota...

the first game i was tiny and people were talking about swapping and shit and i got too scared and just left the game right then and there LOL

the second game i was PL and some tiny carried our entire team... starting off in a new game is always fun =)

OmniEulogy

Canada6598 Posts

November 11 2012 17:55 GMT

#48

Ah Gheed. I come back to TL after a short break and immediately see one of your blogs. I love reading this stuff

if you ever want to mess around and play DotA2 let me know!

Bippzy

United States1466 Posts

November 12 2012 03:50 GMT

#49

god i love gheed blogs. And this one cracked me up.

Cumstained Ridge...

surfinbird1

Germany999 Posts

November 12 2012 08:00 GMT

#50

Be assured, at the very least I would love to devour that 10.000 word beast. And I have a feeling that I'm not the only one.

Cuddle

Sweden1345 Posts

November 12 2012 09:24 GMT

#51

Great blog, I enjoyed the break from the animosity between the Dota/HON/LoL communities.

Anomek

Poland152 Posts

November 12 2012 12:39 GMT

#52

I love your blogs, they are well writen, no matter the subject. I hope that with dota 2 introduction to you and TL we will be able to read more of them in future.

Vaelone

Finland4400 Posts

November 12 2012 16:30 GMT

#53

Really nice read and keep up at it man, I heard it gets better...

Also that Cent with 3 boots and wand+stick was golden.

JDub

United States976 Posts

November 12 2012 16:40 GMT

#54

On November 12 2012 17:00 surfinbird1 wrote:
Be assured, at the very least I would love to devour that 10.000 word beast. And I have a feeling that I'm not the only one.

I'd love to read it as well. Post it!!

Tsutchie

Australia951 Posts

November 12 2012 19:43 GMT

#55

On November 13 2012 01:30 Vaelone wrote:
Really nice read and keep up at it man, I heard it gets better...

Also that Cent with 3 boots and wand+stick was golden.

i could have sworn i saw someone have tread boots and travel boots in the g1 league. that centaur is a week ahead of new meta.

edit: it was EG vs Tongfu game 2 playoffs

sraelgaiznaer

Philippines423 Posts

November 13 2012 00:45 GMT

#56

hey! welcome to the world of dota! hope you enjoy the game

Jragon

Australia1471 Posts

November 13 2012 08:37 GMT

#57

This wall-of-text could only be better if it were furry. Enjoy DotA, it's a great game, and the report system and low-priority pool for leavers seem to be working well.

Smancer

United States379 Posts

November 13 2012 12:32 GMT

#58

I really enjoyed this. There is a lot that is similar to my own situation. I stopped playing SC2 a few months ago, and started playing LoL. Back in WC3 TFT I played a lot of DotA. I really enjoyed it, so I thought I would go for LoL because it is free.

Personally I like that there is no deny.

I am curious to try DotA 2. All the heroes you mentioned are very familiar. I think my memory of heros and items would come back to me fairly quickly. I am going to check out som VoDs.

How does DotA 2 work in compared to LoL in terms of what you have to buy? I know in LoL, I don't have to buy anything. I am unlocking heroes with IP and I probably won't spend any money on skins. But what is the model with DotA? I can't imagine they have skins, but what about masetries or rune pages did they add anything like that?

Anyway great read, GJ Gheed.

Monsen

Germany2548 Posts

November 13 2012 14:27 GMT

#59

Enjoyable read, laughed a few times. Also (sadly) very true about Sc2 <-> Bw.

Tobberoth

Sweden6375 Posts

November 13 2012 14:40 GMT

#60

On November 13 2012 21:32 Smancer wrote:
I really enjoyed this. There is a lot that is similar to my own situation. I stopped playing SC2 a few months ago, and started playing LoL. Back in WC3 TFT I played a lot of DotA. I really enjoyed it, so I thought I would go for LoL because it is free.

Personally I like that there is no deny.

I am curious to try DotA 2. All the heroes you mentioned are very familiar. I think my memory of heros and items would come back to me fairly quickly. I am going to check out som VoDs.

How does DotA 2 work in compared to LoL in terms of what you have to buy? I know in LoL, I don't have to buy anything. I am unlocking heroes with IP and I probably won't spend any money on skins. But what is the model with DotA? I can't imagine they have skins, but what about masetries or rune pages did they add anything like that?

Anyway great read, GJ Gheed.

In Dota 2, you don't need to buy anything. The only thing you can pay for is cosmetic (unlike LoL where you can buy heroes, xp boosts etc). Heroes in Dota 2 do not have skins, instead, you buy gear for them. A new Axe for Axe, a new cape for Invoker, a new haircut for Drow Ranger, that kind of stuff. You also don't NEED to buy cosmetic items, there's a chance of them dropping after every MM game.

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