General Discussion - Page 950

On September 04 2012 10:27 Nitrogen wrote:


i dont like the tide model in dota 2. i mean it's a fine model, but in wc3 dota he was wearing a fucking shark. that's awesome.

On September 04 2012 10:31 rabidch wrote:

thats why valve wants you to buy hats

On September 04 2012 09:24 Heh_ wrote:

View source, and search for the source code of the hyperlink. Does the hyperlink say something, but secretly redirects you somewhere else? That's a hoax.

Copy the source code and google it. If the first few links look sketchy, then it's probably not a good idea to continue. You can also just google the parent address (whatever you call it, like www.teamliquid.net/).

Also, view the original email (gmail has this option). See what's the original sender's address. From somewhere like asd34gs23@spam.com? Hoax.

Finally, if you click on that website and it asks for any personal details, it's definitely a hoax.

Edit: Ninja'd twice while typing out an extensive way to discern a hoax. And yeah this method works for any potential sketchy email.

On September 04 2012 10:53 Dymond wrote:


I forwarded the email to another account and opened it. It was a tinyurl or something similar, and it brought me to some file share site asking me to dl something. Screw that

Thanks!

On September 04 2012 11:12 EchoZ wrote:
Agha's on Invoker. A must get?

On September 04 2012 13:21 Bleak wrote:


Well it is certainly a really important item for Invoker, but I don't think you should rush it unless you are owning the other team pretty hard and the victory seems to be almost inevitable. For most of the times, getting a Drum(if your team has none)+Sheepstick+Force Staff will be much better instead of a rushed Aghanim. Because if you farm right, you should have it completed probably around 20 min or so, which also means you don't fully have the Invoker's full arsenal (assuming you probably picked Wex/Quas or Quas/Exort or super rare Wex/Exort build) or the mana pool to tap into that yet. Force Staff allows you to run away or get into position for ganks, and a Sheepstick will help you to disable that pesky Carry/Disabler etc. in the fights.

I'm not that knowledgable with the game but maybe an Orchid could work in some situations too. Not sure which ones though.

After you have these items, imo Aghanim's is a no-brainer.

On September 04 2012 14:33 SirMilford wrote:
What is the next step to getting better at dota? Playing pubs I don't seem to be getting any better. My winrate has dropped over the last few months.

Will valve ever release a ranked ladder/tier system? I can't seem to find any information about it.

On September 04 2012 15:15 Kupon3ss wrote:
phase mom crit is always the best build on invoker

On September 04 2012 11:12 EchoZ wrote:
Agha's on Invoker. A must get?

On September 04 2012 11:12 EchoZ wrote:
Agha's on Invoker. A must get?

On September 04 2012 15:26 Firebolt145 wrote:

I always stubbornly rush Aghanims right after drums and force staff because I really do cast a spell every 2 seconds when I play Invoker. Like Dendi. Really.

But if you aren't quite that fast, Sheep is definitely a better choice, as well as BKB against certain lineups.



Back to my streaming ideas; I'm really encouraged by the fact that no one has told me my stream has made them gouge their eyes out so far, so I will probably start streaming tonight or something. This will be interesting. ^^