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8e8
Profile Joined April 2012
Canada2 Posts
April 15 2012 18:23 GMT
#7901
I created a couple indepth guides on getting the most out of your settings in Dota 2, and advanced key binds/configurations. The first guide can be found here. The second guide details setting up smartcasting (like in LoL) and can be found here. I hope a lot of you find some useful information in these posts!
konadora *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Singapore66364 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-15 18:34:40
April 15 2012 18:34 GMT
#7902
is it better to get rabid or synergy first on lone druid early game?
POGGERS
PassiveAce
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States18076 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-15 18:37:29
April 15 2012 18:36 GMT
#7903
I think the standard is synergy. Seems way more useful early game.
Call me Marge Simpson cuz I love you homie
konadora *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Singapore66364 Posts
April 15 2012 18:38 GMT
#7904
what if you're jungling?
POGGERS
cilinder007
Profile Joined August 2010
Slovenia7251 Posts
April 15 2012 18:38 GMT
#7905
rabid is useless without synergy because of the cooldown and you dont have the mana to spam it anyway
PassiveAce
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States18076 Posts
April 15 2012 18:41 GMT
#7906
yeah synergy is still best even in the jungle.
Call me Marge Simpson cuz I love you homie
konadora *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Singapore66364 Posts
April 15 2012 18:42 GMT
#7907
ah right kk
POGGERS
Skullflower
Profile Joined July 2010
United States3779 Posts
April 15 2012 19:11 GMT
#7908
On April 16 2012 03:15 konadora wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 16 2012 03:14 DoNotDisturb wrote:
SK team mystery is cleared in Sayuri interview

So, Sayuri, what is the current situation with your team roster and rumored sponsor, SK Gaming?

Well, at the moment, our core roster consists of myself, Merlini, Korok and PAINTITGOLD. We are planning on using ComeWithMe and Freezer in upcoming events, and hope that they will be able to join us permanently. To clear up the confusion about SK Gaming-- they are a great organization and, for a short period of time, Ben and I were actually contracted to them. However, in the end, our expectations and goals as far as Dota2 were too different. I wish them the best of luck in whichever team they choose to back, and hope to see an SK Gaming Dota2 roster soon!


http://www.joindota.com/en/news/2863-sayuri-we-want-to-be-the-best

wait what, isnt CWM in dignitas? so he's gonna be long-term stand-in or something?


Yes he is in Dignitas along with Freezer. Dunno why they wouldn't ask someone like PhoeNiiX since WW is apparently no more.
The ruminations are mine, let the world be yours.
hunts
Profile Joined September 2010
United States2113 Posts
April 15 2012 19:12 GMT
#7909
Anyone have any idea why when I got a new headset dota2 stopped recognizing my mic? Like it works fine in vent and skype, but can't get any sound to come out in dota2.
twitch.tv/huntstv 7x legend streamer
Zlasher
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States9129 Posts
April 15 2012 19:20 GMT
#7910
When CWM was approached by Bulba/Demon and company, someone asked Odee what he thought of it and Odee laughed and said "CWM isn't going to get out of his contract"

So either CWM and freezer's contract is ending soon (it has been roughly 6 months) or Sayuri is blowing hot air again, like she did with the TSM/coL co-sponsorship of a merlini/kuroky team lol.

Also, if she is the primary drafter, then that team is fucked, I've seen her drafts and they are awful, absolutely awful. The team will never beat a top tier competitive team if she is a primary drafter, especially when the team has CWM already.
Follow me: www.twitter.com/zlasher
Unleashing
Profile Joined March 2011
Denmark14978 Posts
April 15 2012 19:31 GMT
#7911
On April 16 2012 03:23 8e8 wrote:
I created a couple indepth guides on getting the most out of your settings in Dota 2, and advanced key binds/configurations. The first guide can be found here. The second guide details setting up smartcasting (like in LoL) and can be found here. I hope a lot of you find some useful information in these posts!

Sigh.. I was hoping smartcasting would be held out of DotA.
From the Ghastly Eyrie I can see to the ends of the world, and from this vantage point I declare with utter certainty that this one is in the bag!
Nevuk
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States16280 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-15 20:19:41
April 15 2012 20:11 GMT
#7912
On April 16 2012 04:31 Unleashing wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 16 2012 03:23 8e8 wrote:
I created a couple indepth guides on getting the most out of your settings in Dota 2, and advanced key binds/configurations. The first guide can be found here. The second guide details setting up smartcasting (like in LoL) and can be found here. I hope a lot of you find some useful information in these posts!

Sigh.. I was hoping smartcasting would be held out of DotA.

It'll probably be banned in tournaments at the least. Having the capacity to use it in pub games really doesn't seem like a big deal. Plus it's not really good on certain heroes. There's already range indicators and other things that shouldn't function in tournament mode.

On April 16 2012 04:12 hunts wrote:
Anyone have any idea why when I got a new headset dota2 stopped recognizing my mic? Like it works fine in vent and skype, but can't get any sound to come out in dota2.

Is it a USB headset? You may have to change the sound settings inside of dota to your default sound device or headset if it uses different drivers and isn't your default device.

edit:
Also the reason people farm with bear form on sylla is that there's a lower bat on syllabear in his ult form so he attacks faster, even if you never got a quelling blade. And bear form sylla is hard to gank while non-bearform sylla is pretty squishy (albeit faster)
hunts
Profile Joined September 2010
United States2113 Posts
April 15 2012 20:19 GMT
#7913
Yeah both this and my old one were USB headsets, but the old one worked fine. I've been looking thru the voice options in dota2 and can't find one to let me configure my device.
twitch.tv/huntstv 7x legend streamer
Nevuk
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States16280 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-15 20:34:45
April 15 2012 20:33 GMT
#7914
On April 16 2012 05:19 hunts wrote:
Yeah both this and my old one were USB headsets, but the old one worked fine. I've been looking thru the voice options in dota2 and can't find one to let me configure my device.

You could try uninstalling the drivers for your old headset.

The other place to try is that voice settings are saved in your steam profile rather than dota 2 (although dota 2 disregards the rest of the options, this is the only one that isn't also present in game). In steam go to view - > settings -> voice and change the device. Hitting detect device should also work.

edit : reverse the order of which of these to try first, uninstalling the old drivers should be the second choice not the first one
Varpulis
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States2517 Posts
April 15 2012 20:39 GMT
#7915
I just got into the beta, and i was wondering which game mode (ap, rd, etc) is most popular. So far, after an evening of bots to get used to the controls, i've played 2 games: a random draft with a leaver on my team from the start, and an ap with a feeding naix who also left halfway through the game (result: loss).

also, is it just not worth playing support in pubs dota?
For he is the Oystermeister, lord of all the oysters.
TheWarbler
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States1659 Posts
April 15 2012 20:48 GMT
#7916
On April 16 2012 05:39 Varpulis wrote:
I just got into the beta, and i was wondering which game mode (ap, rd, etc) is most popular. So far, after an evening of bots to get used to the controls, i've played 2 games: a random draft with a leaver on my team from the start, and an ap with a feeding naix who also left halfway through the game (result: loss).

also, is it just not worth playing support in pubs dota?


Support wins games. Also if someone fully leaves you are free to leave without penalty.
if you can believe you can concieve
Nevuk
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States16280 Posts
April 15 2012 20:52 GMT
#7917
On April 15 2012 18:53 Yoshi- wrote:
No your post is wrong.
Vanguard in dota1, blocks the damage It is not a triggered heal.
http://www.playdota.com/forums/showthread.php?t=96250

Is his point that the damage counter takes place after reduction rather than before not correct though? I thought that this was true of vanguard's damage mechanics in regards to dispersal and bristleback's passive as to how much damage is passed on for the former and how much damage is counted towards on the latter. I'm not quite sure whether dispersal/bristleback's damage reduction was taken into account before or after in either case in dota. (In hon I think it was after for both, but definitely after for bristle). I

have no idea about tide (or if it really matters on him) as kraken shell is usually going to be triggered more by magic damage dealt to him rather than physical auto attacks except in cases where everyone is low level (in which case he's not going to have level 4 kraken shell anyways).

In HON they changed the counter to take place post-reduction and the only issue it really caused was on bristle. It made bristleback much weaker as his spines launch after he takes 200 finalized damage rather than 200 pre-reduced damage. At least, this is what I was told by a various people. I never knew any dota mechanics. It was also a subtle nerf to spectre but no one ever seems to mind seeing her nerfed.
MrCon
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
France29748 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-15 21:04:50
April 15 2012 20:59 GMT
#7918
On April 16 2012 03:14 DoNotDisturb wrote:
SK team mystery is cleared in Sayuri interview

Show nested quote +
So, Sayuri, what is the current situation with your team roster and rumored sponsor, SK Gaming?

Well, at the moment, our core roster consists of myself, Merlini, Korok and PAINTITGOLD. We are planning on using ComeWithMe and Freezer in upcoming events, and hope that they will be able to join us permanently. To clear up the confusion about SK Gaming-- they are a great organization and, for a short period of time, Ben and I were actually contracted to them. However, in the end, our expectations and goals as far as Dota2 were too different. I wish them the best of luck in whichever team they choose to back, and hope to see an SK Gaming Dota2 roster soon!


http://www.joindota.com/en/news/2863-sayuri-we-want-to-be-the-best

I don't get it, Merlini in his interview says he doesn't play dota 2. Or I mistake his interview with another ? The guy in tin foil hat in me says they just borrow his name to get easier sponsors but it's not really him playing for them :D

edit :
What are you doing these days? Do you miss your previous place in the DotA community?

Ben: Shortly after graduating college, I scrapped my plans for medical school and chose a different profession. I’ve been a prop trader in Chicago for nearly a year and a half now. I don’t have too much spare time, but I still play RTS games and a few RPGs here and there with my friends. Starcraft II is my game of choice at the moment, and I do plan on playing DotA 2 when development finishes.
-How often do you still play DotA 2? What do you like or dislike about the game, and do you still advise IceFrog on its ongoing development?
-Unfortunately, I’ve only played a few games of DotA 2
Yoshi-
Profile Joined October 2008
Germany10227 Posts
April 15 2012 21:06 GMT
#7919
On April 16 2012 05:52 Nevuk wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 15 2012 18:53 Yoshi- wrote:
No your post is wrong.
Vanguard in dota1, blocks the damage It is not a triggered heal.
http://www.playdota.com/forums/showthread.php?t=96250

Is his point that the damage counter takes place after reduction rather than before not correct though? I thought that this was true of vanguard's damage mechanics in regards to dispersal and bristleback's passive as to how much damage is passed on for the former and how much damage is counted towards on the latter. I'm not quite sure whether dispersal/bristleback's damage reduction was taken into account before or after in either case in dota. (In hon I think it was after for both, but definitely after for bristle). I

have no idea about tide (or if it really matters on him) as kraken shell is usually going to be triggered more by magic damage dealt to him rather than physical auto attacks except in cases where everyone is low level (in which case he's not going to have level 4 kraken shell anyways).

In HON they changed the counter to take place post-reduction and the only issue it really caused was on bristle. It made bristleback much weaker as his spines launch after he takes 200 finalized damage rather than 200 pre-reduced damage. At least, this is what I was told by a various people. I never knew any dota mechanics. It was also a subtle nerf to spectre but no one ever seems to mind seeing her nerfed.

In both dota1 and dota2 damage reduction(vanguard, kraken shell) happens before everything else.
Skullflower
Profile Joined July 2010
United States3779 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-15 21:13:39
April 15 2012 21:09 GMT
#7920
On April 16 2012 05:59 MrCon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 16 2012 03:14 DoNotDisturb wrote:
SK team mystery is cleared in Sayuri interview

So, Sayuri, what is the current situation with your team roster and rumored sponsor, SK Gaming?

Well, at the moment, our core roster consists of myself, Merlini, Korok and PAINTITGOLD. We are planning on using ComeWithMe and Freezer in upcoming events, and hope that they will be able to join us permanently. To clear up the confusion about SK Gaming-- they are a great organization and, for a short period of time, Ben and I were actually contracted to them. However, in the end, our expectations and goals as far as Dota2 were too different. I wish them the best of luck in whichever team they choose to back, and hope to see an SK Gaming Dota2 roster soon!


http://www.joindota.com/en/news/2863-sayuri-we-want-to-be-the-best

I don't get it, Merlini in his interview says he doesn't play dota 2. Or I mistake his interview with another ? The guy in tin foil hat in me says they just borrow his name to get easier sponsors but it's not really him playing for them :D

edit :
Show nested quote +
What are you doing these days? Do you miss your previous place in the DotA community?

Ben: Shortly after graduating college, I scrapped my plans for medical school and chose a different profession. I’ve been a prop trader in Chicago for nearly a year and a half now. I don’t have too much spare time, but I still play RTS games and a few RPGs here and there with my friends. Starcraft II is my game of choice at the moment, and I do plan on playing DotA 2 when development finishes.
-How often do you still play DotA 2? What do you like or dislike about the game, and do you still advise IceFrog on its ongoing development?
-Unfortunately, I’ve only played a few games of DotA 2


He did say that and he does play Dota 2 quite a bit.
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