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@Nevuk and anyone else curious...
http://www.playdota.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21493
Should answer all your questions regarding damage calculation...ever. Side story, we actually couldn't figure out the order without extensive testing aka we couldn't just look at code and say this is how its done.
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On January 30 2012 14:41 Judicator wrote:@Nevuk and anyone else curious... http://www.playdota.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21493Should answer all your questions regarding damage calculation...ever. Side story, we actually couldn't figure out the order without extensive testing aka we couldn't just look at code and say this is how its done. Thanks. All of these still hold true in dota 2, correct? I remember there being speculation about Vanguard after tides starting buying it in the international.
My only question about damage is where blademail falls. (Say you turn on blademail and get ulted by Necro with 1 hp and have shallow grave on. What happens?)
edit : also, #8 is that where AM manabreak falls too? I've noticed diffusal works on ancients but mana break doesn't
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Im so sad First time SK mid and I did so well, even got like 5 solo kills on the SF, but noone wanted to push so they got so farmed up and crushed us
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not enough radiance/hex/shivas/ac why did you get a bkb? that's where you lost your momentum
also pms is a junk item, everyone who needs to discuss whether or not its a good option is playing at a level where saving up for a roh/other better item shouldn't be very difficult. bloodseeker may be the exception but its such a useless hero nowadays...
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On January 30 2012 18:13 Corr wrote: not enough radiance/hex/shivas/ac why did you get a bkb? that's where you lost your momentum
also pms is a junk item, everyone who needs to discuss whether or not its a good option is playing at a level where saving up for a roh/other better item shouldn't be very difficult. bloodseeker may be the exception but its such a useless hero nowadays...
I never lost my momentum lol, but I got bkb so i didn't get epi interrupted, which happened a few times b4 i got it. And why would you say pms is a bad item? If you're going to go battlefury and skip vanguard its a great item to pick up, helps in the early game tremendously, and is pretty damn cheap.
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On January 30 2012 18:32 PHILtheTANK wrote:Show nested quote +On January 30 2012 18:13 Corr wrote: not enough radiance/hex/shivas/ac why did you get a bkb? that's where you lost your momentum
also pms is a junk item, everyone who needs to discuss whether or not its a good option is playing at a level where saving up for a roh/other better item shouldn't be very difficult. bloodseeker may be the exception but its such a useless hero nowadays... I never lost my momentum lol, but I got bkb so i didn't get epi interrupted, which happened a few times b4 i got it. And why would you say pms is a bad item? If you're going to go battlefury and skip vanguard its a great item to pick up, helps in the early game tremendously, and is pretty damn cheap.
clearly you lost your momentum if you 5-0'd SF and he still ended up how he did. with proper positioning/timing you shouldn't get epi-interrupted by anything that BKB blocks against that lineup. if you wanna "carry" with SK you need one or more of these items to keep your damage output/teamfight presence otherwise you end up relying way too much on your team. skipping vanguard to get bfury has no relevance, fastest possible roh will always do more for you than a pms in a difficult lane.
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On January 30 2012 18:38 Corr wrote:Show nested quote +On January 30 2012 18:32 PHILtheTANK wrote:On January 30 2012 18:13 Corr wrote: not enough radiance/hex/shivas/ac why did you get a bkb? that's where you lost your momentum
also pms is a junk item, everyone who needs to discuss whether or not its a good option is playing at a level where saving up for a roh/other better item shouldn't be very difficult. bloodseeker may be the exception but its such a useless hero nowadays... I never lost my momentum lol, but I got bkb so i didn't get epi interrupted, which happened a few times b4 i got it. And why would you say pms is a bad item? If you're going to go battlefury and skip vanguard its a great item to pick up, helps in the early game tremendously, and is pretty damn cheap. clearly you lost your momentum if you 5-0'd SF and he still ended up how he did. with proper positioning/timing you shouldn't get epi-interrupted by anything that BKB blocks against that lineup. if you wanna "carry" with SK you need one or more of these items to keep your damage output/teamfight presence otherwise you end up relying way too much on your team. skipping vanguard to get bfury has no relevance, fastest possible roh will always do more for you than a pms in a difficult lane.
He switched lanes after that and went top, and all of his farm came like after the 20 minute mark when we just sat around and did nothing I didn't lose momentum just lost 1 teamfight. And I wasn't trying to carry with sk, just wanted to end the game at like 25 mins but everyone just refused to group up and push. Also I don't know how you can say that about roh/pms when a lot of pros still pick up pms and im fairly certain they probably know what theyre doing.
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On January 30 2012 18:53 PHILtheTANK wrote:Show nested quote +On January 30 2012 18:38 Corr wrote:On January 30 2012 18:32 PHILtheTANK wrote:On January 30 2012 18:13 Corr wrote: not enough radiance/hex/shivas/ac why did you get a bkb? that's where you lost your momentum
also pms is a junk item, everyone who needs to discuss whether or not its a good option is playing at a level where saving up for a roh/other better item shouldn't be very difficult. bloodseeker may be the exception but its such a useless hero nowadays... I never lost my momentum lol, but I got bkb so i didn't get epi interrupted, which happened a few times b4 i got it. And why would you say pms is a bad item? If you're going to go battlefury and skip vanguard its a great item to pick up, helps in the early game tremendously, and is pretty damn cheap. clearly you lost your momentum if you 5-0'd SF and he still ended up how he did. with proper positioning/timing you shouldn't get epi-interrupted by anything that BKB blocks against that lineup. if you wanna "carry" with SK you need one or more of these items to keep your damage output/teamfight presence otherwise you end up relying way too much on your team. skipping vanguard to get bfury has no relevance, fastest possible roh will always do more for you than a pms in a difficult lane. He switched lanes after that and went top, and all of his farm came like after the 20 minute mark when we just sat around and did nothing  I didn't lose momentum just lost 1 teamfight. And I wasn't trying to carry with sk, just wanted to end the game at like 25 mins but everyone just refused to group up and push. Also I don't know how you can say that about roh/pms when a lot of pros still pick up pms and im fairly certain they probably know what theyre doing.
losing 1 teamfight playing SK = momentum lost :p going mid with SK/taking charge of the the game = you're trying to "carry", especially with no clear carry on your lineup. if you read carefully you would notice I put a premise for roh/pms.
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On January 30 2012 18:59 Corr wrote:Show nested quote +On January 30 2012 18:53 PHILtheTANK wrote:On January 30 2012 18:38 Corr wrote:On January 30 2012 18:32 PHILtheTANK wrote:On January 30 2012 18:13 Corr wrote: not enough radiance/hex/shivas/ac why did you get a bkb? that's where you lost your momentum
also pms is a junk item, everyone who needs to discuss whether or not its a good option is playing at a level where saving up for a roh/other better item shouldn't be very difficult. bloodseeker may be the exception but its such a useless hero nowadays... I never lost my momentum lol, but I got bkb so i didn't get epi interrupted, which happened a few times b4 i got it. And why would you say pms is a bad item? If you're going to go battlefury and skip vanguard its a great item to pick up, helps in the early game tremendously, and is pretty damn cheap. clearly you lost your momentum if you 5-0'd SF and he still ended up how he did. with proper positioning/timing you shouldn't get epi-interrupted by anything that BKB blocks against that lineup. if you wanna "carry" with SK you need one or more of these items to keep your damage output/teamfight presence otherwise you end up relying way too much on your team. skipping vanguard to get bfury has no relevance, fastest possible roh will always do more for you than a pms in a difficult lane. He switched lanes after that and went top, and all of his farm came like after the 20 minute mark when we just sat around and did nothing  I didn't lose momentum just lost 1 teamfight. And I wasn't trying to carry with sk, just wanted to end the game at like 25 mins but everyone just refused to group up and push. Also I don't know how you can say that about roh/pms when a lot of pros still pick up pms and im fairly certain they probably know what theyre doing. losing 1 teamfight playing SK = momentum lost :p going mid with SK/taking charge of the the game = you're trying to "carry", especially with no clear carry on your lineup. if you read carefully you would notice I put a premise for roh/pms.
I took mid cuz noone else would I just wish people in pubs would push. No matter how much begging everyone just wants to stay in the "laning phase" when we could just finish games by pushing.
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United Kingdom10823 Posts
Why in God's name did no one want to push against that lineup? There's no way that late game would be favorable to you guys unless your waaaaay too far ahead, so sitting back made no sense.
That's actually blowing my mind...Venge is 1-9 and has 100CK, but still had the money to get a Yasha and 2 mithrils...the game should have been over by 35 mins
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This I know. I begged all game, but everyone just stayed in their lanes and refused to push. Wouldn't even go to rosh.
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Forget item. Forget momentum loss. Forget kills and deaths. I can 100% understand why you're annoyed because that is the single stupidest decision in that game. What, they thought their NS could outcarry a Void AND SF? Replacing Jakiro for Windrunner would make that a truly fantastic team to have in any form of the game, but especially late game...
Sorry dude, hard luck. You just happened to run into some of the few players who don't push with a pushing team.
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I have trouble getting any teams to push. I understand theyre pubs and were not going to have the best coordination, but it seems that everyone I play with has a huge aversion to pushing.
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For the pms/vanguard debate - consider pms+Sange as an alternative, more raw hp (Sange gives 304), combined with the damage block gives comparable ehp in most situations, plus a Jammy slow can get you a kill, and it builds into halberd now, which is again pretty solid ehp, and screws up any dpsers pretty hard.
Not saying always worth doing, but it's certainly a considerable option.
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Sort of why I never play full pubs; I always sign up for games with at least one mate. Means I play less, but at least I have one reliable guy on the team. Otherwise, I dunno what the solution can be...maybe pick a more game-defining hero? SK is great and all but he doesn't dictate the pace as much as, say. an anti-mage or a dark seer.
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On January 30 2012 19:34 Hassybaby wrote: Sort of why I never play full pubs; I always sign up for games with at least one mate. Means I play less, but at least I have one reliable guy on the team. Otherwise, I dunno what the solution can be...maybe pick a more game-defining hero? SK is great and all but he doesn't dictate the pace as much as, say. an anti-mage or a dark seer.
I also play with a friend a lot, although I wouldn't exactly say he's reliable haha. I random about 90%u of my games(my 2nd game as sk) unless people have already picked then ill pick accordingly. Im just trying to get good at the game and be well rounded, and I have catching up to do because before getting my beta key the last time I had played dota was casually back in like 2005.
I started trying to play prophet so I could dictate the pace of the game, but even then people won't push with me or just push so I can split push. Game gets so frustrating sometimes so when that happens I just try and watch vods to get better.
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On January 30 2012 19:34 Hassybaby wrote: Sort of why I never play full pubs; I always sign up for games with at least one mate. Means I play less, but at least I have one reliable guy on the team. Otherwise, I dunno what the solution can be...maybe pick a more game-defining hero? SK is great and all but he doesn't dictate the pace as much as, say. an anti-mage or a dark seer.
Really kinda doesnt matter that much, you can have antimage, have 60 cs in 10 minutes, two kills and a tower 1v1 vs a windrunner, and still lose if your team are a bunch of mouth breathers who lose a 2v1 lion/jakiro vs a clinkz and never gank. He said bitterly and without the tiniest bit of personal experience. The way to win pub games in your own is to win your AND EACH OTHER lane. You need a hero that can carry, that wins a lane, and that can gang. This is why furion.
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On January 30 2012 19:50 lozarian wrote:Show nested quote +On January 30 2012 19:34 Hassybaby wrote: Sort of why I never play full pubs; I always sign up for games with at least one mate. Means I play less, but at least I have one reliable guy on the team. Otherwise, I dunno what the solution can be...maybe pick a more game-defining hero? SK is great and all but he doesn't dictate the pace as much as, say. an anti-mage or a dark seer. Really kinda doesnt matter that much, you can have antimage, have 60 cs in 10 minutes, two kills and a tower 1v1 vs a windrunner, and still lose if your team are a bunch of mouth breathers who lose a 2v1 lion/jakiro vs a clinkz and never gank. He said bitterly and without the tiniest bit of personal experience. The way to win pub games in your own is to win your AND EACH OTHER lane. You need a hero that can carry, that wins a lane, and that can gang. This is why furion.
I was going to mention Furion, but the other team had him 
But yes, if you wanna win on your own, Furion is the best hero for that. If your team has 2 possibly competent players in, you can add AM into the mix as well.
EDIT: Then again, if I pick, its almost always Engima. Every time I ulti I have Tobi screaming "BLAAACCCKKK HOOOOLLLLEEEE" in my mind
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On January 30 2012 18:13 Corr wrote: also pms is a junk item, everyone who needs to discuss whether or not its a good option is playing at a level where saving up for a roh/other better item shouldn't be very difficult. bloodseeker may be the exception but its such a useless hero nowadays... Yup, PMS is a junk item and that's why we see it all the time in competitive play. Oh wait...
PMS isn't an item for even/losing lanes. Obviously RoH and health regen are better for that. What PMS does for you is give you a quick, cheap, cost-effective upgrade to a Stout Shield that you will already have anyway that gives a minor boost to your fighting power before a gank or a teamfight. If you've got 300 gold on hand, a teamfight/gank is imminent, and you can't really buy something else, spending that 300 to upgrade to PMS isn't a terrible way to give a minor boost to your strength in that fight.
On January 30 2012 19:32 lozarian wrote: For the pms/vanguard debate - consider pms+Sange as an alternative, more raw hp (Sange gives 304), combined with the damage block gives comparable ehp in most situations, plus a Jammy slow can get you a kill, and it builds into halberd now, which is again pretty solid ehp, and screws up any dpsers pretty hard.
Not saying always worth doing, but it's certainly a considerable option. Sange is also twice as expensive as Vit Booster. I'd hardly call that a comparison, when it gives 20% more HP, but costs twice as much.
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Netherlands45349 Posts
I get PMS when I get random gold lolololol
I also get it on AM/void sometimes if I know that I will get a hard lane.
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