On September 14 2013 12:22 MrCon wrote: Level 1 TP, you don't see that every day :o Just the logistic of buying a TP at lvl1 is complicated for radiant. The money is another one.
Level 1, you can certainly disrupt the ES. You can't necessarily stop him, though, and if he manages to get you under tower, you're toast. I thought you meant a little later.
I picked Night Stalker, started regen + shield + 1 branch. Ended up going mid vs a death prophet with random gold who absolutely molested me in lane. Like...11 CS by 5 minutes. I know it's a shitty matchup but I still feel like I played it horribly. He played ultra aggresive and kept me off bottle till 3 minutes. I couldnt bottle crow that much cause pub game = every1 wants courier. Are there any tips beyond using Q for last hits? In general I suck at melee vs ranged matchups when I'm not either playing a hero with really good base stats or have a spammable nuke that I can harass + get last hits with (shockwave, flare, etc)
On September 14 2013 12:54 TheSubtleArt wrote: I picked Night Stalker, started regen + shield + 1 branch. Ended up going mid vs a death prophet with random gold who absolutely molested me in lane. Like...11 CS by 5 minutes. I know it's a shitty matchup but I still feel like I played it horribly. He played ultra aggresive and kept me off bottle till 3 minutes. I couldnt bottle crow that much cause pub game = every1 wants courier. Are there any tips beyond using Q for last hits? In general I suck at melee vs ranged matchups when I'm not either playing a hero with really good base stats or have a spammable nuke that I can harass + get last hits with (shockwave, flare, etc)
There's not a whole lot you can do apart from skipping shield and going the standard Bottle rush build (tango 3 branches). From there you just have to bottlecrow. Something to keep in mind is that you can hold onto your Void levels until the first night, so the manacost stays lower. Nobody's going to have instant-travel 90 damage autoattack, so with a little care, you can lasthit just fine.
On September 14 2013 10:30 Erandorr wrote: Guys i just got my creeps fissureblocked for 6 mins into 12 wave attack on our towers. Since when is shit allowed in dota
krob vs ns isn't even that bad of a mu; ns has amazing base stats your attack animation is way better and your base damage is really good void for lasthits if necessary, farm your boots bottle and go kill stuff at nighttime
its not a bad matchup for ns, she can nuke you a bunch but you can just bottle crow that off, so you probably missed a bunch of last hits and positioned badly
He did say he can't bottlecrow due to the courier too busy in pub As per Acritter mentions, you just hold the level void for farming important items : boots and bottle and you are set to go for 1st night and dodge her nukes
I've been on Very High/High bracket but randomly I'll still be placed on Normal games. I understand bouncing between High and Very High, but then a Normal bracket is ridiculous. I know it doesn't mean a lot but still. Pubstats.me says this:
Normal (9.7%) High (33.3%) Very High (56.9%)
I end up with team mates who are building Vanguard on Ogre Magi (could've bought Mek, ForceStaff, wards, etc.), Vlad's on Kunkka (after Lothar's, could've bought Crystalys) and Tinker buying BoTs quite early (never split pushed nor used the TP at all since it was too hard he said).
I guess this is Valve's way of making people lose when needed to "balance" winrates.
from your stats you seem to be at the bottom of the vh bracket, so stop whining and play better, looking at your mates itembuild wont win you the game, plus they are in a pubgame, they can go dagon eb if they want to.