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paper
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On January 18 2012 07:09 epoc wrote: I have arachnophobia and wc3 broodmother is much scarier for me. Wc3 engine too scary. Dota 2 broodmother looks really tame. Thats a good thing though dem lower polygons so skary | ||
TheYango
United States47024 Posts
IMO its the sound set. The DotA 2 sound set for Broodmother is way less scary. | ||
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Mafe
Germany5966 Posts
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ahswtini
Northern Ireland22212 Posts
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Kipsate
Netherlands45349 Posts
I am really interested what Pandaren Brewmaster will be(A mexican brewmaster would be.......meh) | ||
flamewheel
FREEAGLELAND26782 Posts
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Klonere
Ireland4123 Posts
I have no idea what I am doing, tried a few games with bots with Sniper using on of the guides on playdota but feel so out of my depth. Anywhere I should start, in terms of heros, guides etc etc? | ||
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red_b
United States1267 Posts
To balance it out the dire would need Lo Pan though | ||
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superstartran
United States4013 Posts
On January 18 2012 00:28 duckii wrote: So anything but chinese top tier level is not competitive environment for you I guess. He is situational, but that does not make him crap. Bounty hunter found his place too on the solo side lane. Both Riki and BH require you to basically hamstring your line-up in order to make them fit and work because they pretty much pigeon hole you into certain picks. That is kind of a dead giveaway of what you are doing (especially since you kind of need to ban certain heroes to make them work also). Riki is also obscenely weak in lane, and pretty much dies to any kind of strong lane harasser pre-6. Yes, they can work, but only if you are in an extremely narrow situation where Riki actually works. BH can work mainly because he is a little more flexible than Riki in that he doesn't require as much farm to be effective, and grants early map control with his ganks and utility in team fights. Riki is pretty much a sitting duck early on, and still requires alot of farm to be effective. | ||
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Judicator
United States7270 Posts
Saying BH doesn't require as much farm as Riki is about as uninformative as you get as you realize that every game involving BH has required him sitting to get farm. Running around ganking is an easy way to lose the game as he is not an effective ganker due to both his limited mana and hp. | ||
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duckii
Germany1017 Posts
On January 20 2012 11:23 Judicator wrote: He doesn't hamstring your line up any more than AM does or any other AGI-based line-up. Saying BH doesn't require as much farm as Riki is about as uninformative as you get as you realize that every game involving BH has required him sitting to get farm. Running around ganking is an easy way to lose the game as he is not an effective ganker due to both his limited mana and hp. BH is mostly played by IG on the solo side lane where he can leech xp without too much danger. He gets to 6 relatively fast and then helps the team out with ganks and bounty gold. You can see him buying multiple clarity potions during that phase as well. | ||
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gosuMalicE
Canada676 Posts
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paper
13196 Posts
On January 20 2012 06:40 TheYango wrote: IMO its the sound set. The DotA 2 sound set for Broodmother is way less scary. I find it odd that the sound set would trigger arachnophobia when real life spiders don't have any means of producing sound  | ||
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lozarian
United Kingdom1043 Posts
On January 20 2012 08:47 Klonere wrote: I got into DoTA2 beta thanks to Bumblebee (<3) giving away beta keys on Twitter. I have watched Demon's and Dendi's stream quite a bit beforehand which really peaked my interest in the game. However I have never ever played any MOBA's beyond a few rounds of SOTIS in SC2 where I was affected by various substances. I have no idea what I am doing, tried a few games with bots with Sniper using on of the guides on playdota but feel so out of my depth. Anywhere I should start, in terms of heros, guides etc etc? Leoric, with his newly buffed ulti, fat arse, and soul ring in the game, is what I tend to recommend. Hit me up on steam (lozarian) and I'll play some with you. Playing sniper is a sure fire way not to make friends and influence people. A farm dependant, positional dependant, squishy as fuck carry is a bad bad choice for a newbie. You will be in the wrong place ALL THE TIME as a new player, playing something that dies when breathed on is not a good plan. | ||
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Sm3agol
United States2055 Posts
On January 20 2012 19:45 lozarian wrote: Leoric, with his newly buffed ulti, fat arse, and soul ring in the game, is what I tend to recommend. Hit me up on steam (lozarian) and I'll play some with you. Playing sniper is a sure fire way not to make friends and influence people. A farm dependant, positional dependant, squishy as fuck carry is a bad bad choice for a newbie. You will be in the wrong place ALL THE TIME as a new player, playing something that dies when breathed on is not a good plan. Hah, this. When I first played HoN, my first experience was watching some pro(testie) rip face with flint(sniper). So what do I do when I load up HoN the first time but select sniper and go mid.......vs pudge. I didn't even know how pudge worked......Lets just say my team was slightly upset with me by the 7 minute mark. Who to play and not to play. DO NOT PLAY AGILITY CARRIES, URSA IN PARTICULAR. DO NOT PLAY INVIS HEROES. DO NOT PLAY INTELLIGENCE NUKERS(heroes with multiple AoE abilities that you will need to know when and how to use). Who to play. Most strength heroes not named earth shaker, tiny, pudge, and doom bringer. Sven is a good pick. An easy(and great) to land stun, good team buff, and an easy to use ulti. Leoric(Skeleton King) is another great pick. Passive life steal, revive ulti, and a point and ckick stun. Very forgiving. Lich, Lion, and Witch doctor are all decent intelligence/stunner/team fight heroes that have fairly easy abilities to use, and don't need tons of farm. | ||
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Yoshi-
Germany10227 Posts
On January 20 2012 11:23 Judicator wrote: He doesn't hamstring your line up any more than AM does or any other AGI-based line-up. Saying BH doesn't require as much farm as Riki is about as uninformative as you get as you realize that every game involving BH has required him sitting to get farm. Running around ganking is an easy way to lose the game as he is not an effective ganker due to both his limited mana and hp. The only way a hero that is as shitty as bh could become viable is, too abuse his best skill his ulti. If his team doesn't get an advantage early on with it, he is just a big creep | ||
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cilinder007
Slovenia7251 Posts
On January 20 2012 23:02 Yoshi- wrote: The only way a hero that is as shitty as bh could become viable is, too abuse his best skill his ulti. If his team doesn't get an advantage early on with it, he is just a big creep what !? his ult gives your team an extra 150-250 gold per hero in every kill and in the metagame with a lot of kills how is that not good | ||
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SKC
Brazil18828 Posts
On January 20 2012 23:38 cilinder007 wrote: what !? his ult gives your team an extra 150-250 gold per hero in every kill and in the metagame with a lot of kills how is that not good It is good, that's what he is saying, that the only way BH is viable is by abusing his ulti, his best skill, early on and if you stay on your lane farming you are just a big creep. | ||
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cilinder007
Slovenia7251 Posts
why would a hero be shitty just cuz he needs his ult to be viable, thats why he has it | ||
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Dommk
Australia4865 Posts
On January 21 2012 00:14 SKC wrote: It is good, that's what he is saying, that the only way BH is viable is by abusing his ulti, his best skill, early on and if you stay on your lane farming you are just a big creep. His ultimate shines in the mid game, not the early game. He can gank early but it isn't that amazing tbh, he needs a bit of farm to get going--not so much the gold but the levels. He scales well into the late game and transitions into a good carry. If you've been watching BH being played lately, most teams just leave him in the lane then joins team fights. | ||
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