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BurningSera
Ireland19621 Posts
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Firebolt145
Lalalaland34505 Posts
On October 15 2012 16:02 BurningSera wrote: Ya i am still getting used to it and still often press s out of habit but i think i'll stick with it (because i am a lazy lol). If you were a true lazy then you wouldn't bother to learn this new method of laziness. | ||
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igotmyown
United States4291 Posts
On October 15 2012 15:36 5-s wrote: It really depends. A lot of us use s to farm, so it's impossible to switch it off for us. It looks nice on syllabear, especially since dota2 doesn't seem to formation properly. | ||
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Implenia
Austria3846 Posts
Also check this out: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/dota2/G-1_Dota_2_League | ||
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Resent
Australia938 Posts
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pap0t
Philippines279 Posts
On October 15 2012 18:02 Resent wrote: Playing riki for the first time...went through diffusal charges so fast...but you can't re-buy recipe to recharge it if its upgraded? Do people normally sell it and buy a new one or just not bother about the active after running out? by the time u ran out of charges.. you should probably have basher or even better an abyssal blade. | ||
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Praetorial
United States4241 Posts
I have a beta key. What are some champions that I should be taking a look at for starting? I played a single game as support Shadow Demon a month ago, but that didn't really appeal to me. | ||
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Tobberoth
Sweden6375 Posts
On October 15 2012 19:31 Praetorial wrote: Okay, I'm finally going to be making good on my promise to some people a while back to start playing DOTA 2. I have a beta key. What are some champions that I should be taking a look at for starting? I played a single game as support Shadow Demon a month ago, but that didn't really appeal to me. Lich is an amazing hero to start out with. It's support, but there's a lot of possibility for aggression early and it teaches you a lot of aspects which are great to be good at later, such as knowing when to run, how to get in decent position for a gank, how to be useful in a teamfight even if you're squishy. Basically, just play lich, focus on denying using Sacrifice, get Power Threads as fast as possible and then focus on getting bracers for survivability until you feel more comfortable, then you can go for a Mekansm etc. Only goal in lategame is to keep frost armor on everyone and get ulti off before dying. Against low MMR opponents, if you learn how to be aggressive early, it's no problem getting a decent amount of kills on lane which will help your team a ton. If you prefer to try your hand at carrying, Skeleton King is probably the best carry for beginners. Great nuke stun, tanky, ulti which means it's OK to die in a teamfight, lifesteal... really easy to stomp if you get decent items. | ||
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DR.Ham
Netherlands621 Posts
On October 15 2012 19:31 Praetorial wrote: Okay, I'm finally going to be making good on my promise to some people a while back to start playing DOTA 2. I have a beta key. What are some champions that I should be taking a look at for starting? I played a single game as support Shadow Demon a month ago, but that didn't really appeal to me. Also hero's with an escape mechanism like Wind Runner may be good. Her spells and builds are straightforward, if you hit Windrun, you can escape most ganks and you will be helpful with few items if you can land shackles. | ||
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Ryrk
United States82 Posts
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rob.au
1087 Posts
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Fyrren
Norway4 Posts
On October 15 2012 19:31 Praetorial wrote: Okay, I'm finally going to be making good on my promise to some people a while back to start playing DOTA 2. I have a beta key. What are some champions that I should be taking a look at for starting? I played a single game as support Shadow Demon a month ago, but that didn't really appeal to me. You shouldn't use the term "Champions", at least in game. Some people go completely nuts if you mention it. Lich is the best choice. I started with Lina, which was quite an experience (Lina's attack animation is horrible). You should stay away from carries until you're confident with your farming abilities. | ||
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Osteriet
Denmark149 Posts
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Dead9
United States4725 Posts
On October 15 2012 19:31 Praetorial wrote: Okay, I'm finally going to be making good on my promise to some people a while back to start playing DOTA 2. I have a beta key. What are some champions that I should be taking a look at for starting? I played a single game as support Shadow Demon a month ago, but that didn't really appeal to me. http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=317167¤tpage=30#585 | ||
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Incze
Romania2058 Posts
Easy to do good with heroes like leoric, windrunner or lich are great to start with. You should probably train last hitting in practice games, because it is important for everyone, no matter their role. As a support, when and if you ever get an empty lane you really want to take full advantage of it and last hit every creep as long as you still got the chance. In the rare occasions that supports have access to farm they really need to be good at it, while carries have to last hit well all game long. You will still get flamed a lot no matter how good you do, never forget that. And it doesn't get better either, so your skin better get pretty thick pretty fast. | ||
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heishe
Germany2284 Posts
On October 15 2012 21:04 Incze wrote: You will still get flamed a lot no matter how good you do, never forget that. And it doesn't get better either, so your skin better get pretty thick pretty fast. One thing that does happen more often though, is that people commend you for playing well. I still get flamed the same amount, but every now and again I get a "wp [yourhero]" from somebody, which makes everything a bit better. | ||
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duoform
Spain5180 Posts
On October 15 2012 22:32 heishe wrote: One thing that does happen more often though, is that people commend you for playing well. I still get flamed the same amount, but every now and again I get a "wp [yourchamp]" from somebody, which makes everything a bit better. Champ... Also go watch EG vs SQL : http://es.twitch.tv/beyondthesummit GoDz and LD casting this. | ||
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Goldfish
2230 Posts
It works sometimes apparently! Though fortunately, I haven't had to report anyone lately. In case anyone was wondering, I usually don't report unless they're really "vocal" in either mic or text (I think a total of maybe like 5-7 people out of 100+ games so far, which isn't too bad). On October 15 2012 22:32 heishe wrote: One thing that does happen more often though, is that people commend you for playing well. I still get flamed the same amount, but every now and again I get a "wp [yourhero]" from somebody, which makes everything a bit better. Speaking of getting commended for playing well, the "friendly" and "forgiving" commendations aren't always a good indicator if said person is a nice person. I remember someone with 11+ friendly (100 wins, so approx 200 games I assume) flaming someone in a game I was in (not for any major mistakes but minor ones). Sometimes people get commended because they're good rather than because they're actually friendly (or they're only "friendly" when you do good which is the case with most people). Though it isn't useless. If someone has 0 friendly commendations (or really few) and 100 games won in their details page, you know something may not be right. | ||
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Qbek
Poland12923 Posts
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how2TL
1197 Posts
On October 15 2012 19:38 Tobberoth wrote: Lich is an amazing hero to start out with. It's support, but there's a lot of possibility for aggression early and it teaches you a lot of aspects which are great to be good at later, such as knowing when to run, how to get in decent position for a gank, how to be useful in a teamfight even if you're squishy. Basically, just play lich, focus on denying using Sacrifice, get Power Threads as fast as possible and then focus on getting bracers for survivability until you feel more comfortable, then you can go for a Mekansm etc. Only goal in lategame is to keep frost armor on everyone and get ulti off before dying. Against low MMR opponents, if you learn how to be aggressive early, it's no problem getting a decent amount of kills on lane which will help your team a ton. If you prefer to try your hand at carrying, Skeleton King is probably the best carry for beginners. Great nuke stun, tanky, ulti which means it's OK to die in a teamfight, lifesteal... really easy to stomp if you get decent items. I know Lich is commonly recommended and I know why, but don't play Lich unless it's a good pick for your team. I say this for no reason besides the fact that Lich is boring as hell. Windrunner is a better choice. More fun, more flexible, more to do. Yeah there's some manual targeting of her spells but I think that's where a lot of the fun is. She also has an escape so you don't feed as hard. | ||
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