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Tips that help your mmr. You wouldnt BELIEVE #7

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icystorage
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Jollibee19350 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-01-27 14:20:27
January 27 2015 14:18 GMT
#1
Just a random list I find useful in game. Little stuff that might have given you an edge.

1. Use the purchase sticky (tp) key.

I bind my purchase sticky to f8. the default item is tp, it helps when you got around 100 gold and about to die and also when you need to buy a quick tp from the shop or base. ez efficiency. it can be found next to the quick buy

2. Bind your shop key.


I bind my 'open shop' key to B. So that instead of pressing the shop button, i press the easier to access B key.

3. Shift-Click an item from the shop

You can now open the shop with relative ease. When I open the shop, I shift-click the item to put it into the quick buy slot.

4. Use the quick buy

I bind my quick buy to f5. If you have an item in quick buy, it will have a golden border (along with a neat notification) if it is purchasable. Same as #1, it can be easier if you can buy an item with a push of a button in haste.

5. Bind your stash key

I bind my stash key with G. If you have multiple items and a lazy fuck like to press the get all button, you can just press G to get them all. It's all about efficiency.

6. Bind the missing bot/mid/top keys.

Some people like to use chat wheels to notify if somebody is missing, I hate this since im using my mouse on another area. I bind my missing bot/mid/top keys on ',' '.' and '/'. Easier to access using my left hand rather than use the chat wheel + mouse.

7. Right click deny.

Most people probably click attack key and attack ally creep to deny them, I prefer to use my right click to deny the creep (instead of clicking attack or A on the creep).

command to enable this is : dota_force_right_click_attack 1

8. Using the mouse as indicator of skill range

Ever tried to use assassinate but you are not sure if your sniper would walk the missing distance or immediately cast the skill? Use your mouse! If the skill is in range, the cursor would change into a cross hair, if not then it will change into a cross hair with a figure of a walking person

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Im talking about the last 2 cursors at the bottom.


that's all. i hope this helps you. it grew my mmr 3 inches. doctors hate me
LiquidDota StaffAre you ready for a Miracle-? We are! The International 2017 Champions!
ahswtini
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Northern Ireland22212 Posts
January 27 2015 14:45 GMT
#2
wow that buzzfeed title
"As I've said, balance isn't about strategies or counters, it's about probability and statistics." - paralleluniverse
teddyoojo
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Germany22369 Posts
January 27 2015 15:00 GMT
#3
TIPS THAT HELP YOUR MMR:
1. PICK TROLL WARLORD
2. THERE IS NO STEP 2
Esports historian since 2000. Creator of 'The Universe' and 'The best scrambled Eggs 2013'. Host of 'Star Wars Marathon 2015'. Thinker of 'teddyoojo's Thoughts'. Earths and Moons leading CS:GO expert. Lord of the Rings.
bagels21
Profile Joined August 2012
United States4357 Posts
January 27 2015 15:01 GMT
#4
On January 28 2015 00:00 teddyoojo wrote:
TIPS THAT HELP YOUR MMR:
1. PICK TROLL WARLORD
2. THERE IS NO STEP 2


STEP 2: PICK JUGG
TechSc2
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Netherlands554 Posts
January 27 2015 15:23 GMT
#5
Another tip to improve your MMR

Don't read more blogs/website to improve your mmr
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ahswtini
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Northern Ireland22212 Posts
January 27 2015 15:29 GMT
#6
There was that reddit post this weekend about how you should go to sleep early and wake up in the middle of the night for your server, because most people still playing at that time will be tired and sleepy.

Obviously only works if you're unemployed or a student or have some strange work hours
"As I've said, balance isn't about strategies or counters, it's about probability and statistics." - paralleluniverse
icystorage
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Jollibee19350 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-01-27 15:46:28
January 27 2015 15:46 GMT
#7
these are actually helpful tips guys
LiquidDota StaffAre you ready for a Miracle-? We are! The International 2017 Champions!
Thetwinmasters
Profile Joined January 2015
3578 Posts
January 27 2015 16:39 GMT
#8
On January 28 2015 00:01 bagels21 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 28 2015 00:00 teddyoojo wrote:
TIPS THAT HELP YOUR MMR:
1. PICK TROLL WARLORD
2. THERE IS NO STEP 2


STEP 2: PICK JUGG

PICK EARTH SPIRIT
SilverSkyLark
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Philippines8437 Posts
January 27 2015 16:54 GMT
#9
this is genius. I followed the steps in order and my mmr grew by 3.1 inches.

If you use B on the shop as a keybind, what hotkeys do you use for your items? I'm a lazy person and I use the defaults (yeah I can hear you guys cringe already) z-n but I rarely have more than 4 usable/consumables at a time. Usually I have Force Staff, wards, tp, dust. Wards don't actually matter much since I deploy them almost instantly and it don't matter which hotkey they use.
"If i lost an arm, I would play w3." -IntoTheWow || "Member of Hyuk Hyuk Hyuk cafe. He's the next Jaedong, baby!"
makmeatt
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
2024 Posts
January 27 2015 16:59 GMT
#10
On January 28 2015 00:23 TechSc2 wrote:
Another tip to improve your MMR

Don't read more blogs/website to improve your mmr

It's funny how surprisingly useful this one turns out to be.
"Silver Edge can't break my hope" - Kryptt 2016 || "Chrono is not a debuff, you just get rekt" - Guru 2016
icystorage
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Jollibee19350 Posts
January 27 2015 17:13 GMT
#11
On January 28 2015 01:54 SilverSkyLark wrote:
this is genius. I followed the steps in order and my mmr grew by 3.1 inches.

If you use B on the shop as a keybind, what hotkeys do you use for your items? I'm a lazy person and I use the defaults (yeah I can hear you guys cringe already) z-n but I rarely have more than 4 usable/consumables at a time. Usually I have Force Staff, wards, tp, dust. Wards don't actually matter much since I deploy them almost instantly and it don't matter which hotkey they use.


alt +

Q W E
A S D

w is for boots.

far easier that way since i dont have to leave the skill hotkeys ( Q W E R )
LiquidDota StaffAre you ready for a Miracle-? We are! The International 2017 Champions!
TRAP[yoo]
Profile Joined December 2009
Hungary6026 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-01-27 17:53:24
January 27 2015 17:53 GMT
#12
On January 28 2015 00:00 teddyoojo wrote:
TIPS THAT HELP YOUR MMR:
1. PICK TROLL WARLORD
2. THERE IS NO STEP 2

its a 3step program
1. pick troll
2.
3. 8k mmr
FTD
dfs
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Russian Federation4050 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-01-27 18:34:21
January 27 2015 18:17 GMT
#13
I have a tp quickbuy hotkey for 4 months now. I only used it once last week. By accident.
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Erasme
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Bahamas15899 Posts
January 27 2015 18:55 GMT
#14
step 1: dont die
step 2: be good
Optionnal, master meepo or es and then u can forget the first two steps
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freeshooter
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
United States477 Posts
January 27 2015 19:33 GMT
#15
Coaches hate him! 8 Weird steps to increase your mmr!
Ler
Profile Blog Joined August 2012
Germany543 Posts
January 27 2015 19:44 GMT
#16
too good!
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StarMoon
Profile Joined April 2011
Canada682 Posts
January 28 2015 10:34 GMT
#17
I have had some recent success with Troll, is he considered overpowered?
ahswtini
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Northern Ireland22212 Posts
January 28 2015 13:42 GMT
#18
He's pretty strong right now
"As I've said, balance isn't about strategies or counters, it's about probability and statistics." - paralleluniverse
MotherOfRunes
Profile Joined December 2010
Germany2862 Posts
January 28 2015 13:44 GMT
#19
On January 28 2015 03:17 dfs wrote:
I have a tp quickbuy hotkey for 4 months now. I only used it once last week. By accident.

you are awesome, art :D
"Your Razor sucks!" -Kuroky's Dad
NeThZOR
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
South Africa7387 Posts
January 29 2015 08:44 GMT
#20
I didn't know increasing MMR was that hard
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HeeroFX
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States2704 Posts
January 31 2015 14:27 GMT
#21
Great tips! But I feel like that 8th step is cheating..... The reason is its like a game aid. I think its better to just to learn when you are in range by playing that character a lot. I am not sure if that makes any sense. It is like target assist I guess, or an Aim Bot. That is what I feel like your 8th step does. But I suppose if Valve doesn't make it so you can't do that then it is legal.
icystorage
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Jollibee19350 Posts
January 31 2015 15:01 GMT
#22
There's actually a command in game that valve allows (adds a visual line to determine if you are in cast range or not)

i believe it's dota_disable_range_finder 0

try it it's legal since valve knows about this and didnt remove it
LiquidDota StaffAre you ready for a Miracle-? We are! The International 2017 Champions!
kaztah
Profile Joined September 2010
Norway1221 Posts
February 01 2015 12:02 GMT
#23
Man all these options and hotkeys. I think I'll stick with just playing meepo whenever I want more rating. Sounds easier.
I speak fluent sarcasm.
SpiritoftheTunA
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States20903 Posts
February 01 2015 14:29 GMT
#24
instead of using right click deny, which messes with your movement if you accidentally rightclick friendly creeps (even undeniable ones) i unbind s for stop and keep this in my autoexec.cfg:

alias "attackSpam" "dota_stop ;mc_attack"
alias "leftclick" "+sixense_left_click; -sixense_left_click"
bind "s" "attackSpam; leftclick"

this makes s stop and then attackmove, so if you mouseover anything, you can click s over and over and when you release you'll release your auto. this works for denies as well because it's an a-click after the stop command
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TBone-
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States2309 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-02-02 04:49:45
February 02 2015 04:49 GMT
#25
I play with nearly all of these, and it may or may not increase your mmr, but it will feel better than using defaults.
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