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Belisarius
Profile Joined November 2010
Australia6229 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-05-14 05:49:36
May 14 2015 05:44 GMT
#21821
EDIT: i'm an idiot

Always, always a new page too.
ahswtini
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Northern Ireland22208 Posts
May 14 2015 08:24 GMT
#21822
On May 14 2015 10:12 FHDH wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 14 2015 10:05 TheYango wrote:
The other distinction to note that's relevant to that interaction is that Cyclone purges you as you go into the air, not as you land. If you were silenced before you cycloned yourself, it would be removed by it.

Right, that's why I was surprised I was silenced when I landed. I knew Global goes through BKB + is cleared by it, but I didn't know it went through Euls as well.

man i always thought global silence didnt affect invulnerable units
"As I've said, balance isn't about strategies or counters, it's about probability and statistics." - paralleluniverse
Gotuso
Profile Joined May 2011
Netherlands733 Posts
May 14 2015 13:22 GMT
#21823
Question: how do you counter Undying? Or kill him? Or even just survive him? Dude is literally impossible to kill same goes for the tombstone
Yurie
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
11822 Posts
May 14 2015 13:26 GMT
#21824
On May 14 2015 22:22 Gotuso wrote:
Question: how do you counter Undying? Or kill him? Or even just survive him? Dude is literally impossible to kill same goes for the tombstone


If you are a good team you force the tombstone somewhere random and back up. 60s cd. If he plops it at a tower early game and has his team along. Just split push and trade towers. Wait until there is some items up to kill the tombstone or until you have to defend base.

Basically, force the tombstone out, then don't take the fight until you have items. Or pick Gyrocopter and get early flak canon levels, killing all the zombies during the entire duration of the team fight. Making tombstone a non issue.

Undying is also surprisingly simple to gank if he is far from backup, no escape skills. Just burst him as you would any strength hero.
intotheheart
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada33091 Posts
May 14 2015 13:33 GMT
#21825
This is probably a question that's asked a jillion times, but how do you choose between treads and phase?

My understanding is that treads favours heros that need better stats, while phase is meant for those who want extra chasing and damage potential.
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Surprise.820
Profile Joined February 2011
United Kingdom1276 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-05-14 13:41:48
May 14 2015 13:40 GMT
#21826
You've got the simple concept of it. Treads is better for farming and later-mid and late-game DPS, phase is better for chasing and early game damage (i.e. harassing in lane).

I prefer treads on a lot of heroes in general (TA, Troll) most games because I'm either looking for faster right-click and/or to survive a nuke with STR treads on top of something like a wand. I don't really understand the concept of having both phase and blink.
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intotheheart
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada33091 Posts
May 14 2015 13:43 GMT
#21827
Is there a point in the game where you get rid of treads, and go into BoT?
Or is BoT one of those items that you only get on specific heroes?
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BluemoonSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
SoCal8910 Posts
May 14 2015 13:46 GMT
#21828
On May 14 2015 22:43 IntoTheheart wrote:
Is there a point in the game where you get rid of treads, and go into BoT?
Or is BoT one of those items that you only get on specific heroes?


BoT is a luxury item for late game when you don't really have money to spend on anything else, so you want to free up an item slot and not have to carry a TP around with you.

deciding when to get BoTs as a carry is usually pretty difficult because they are expensive and you could be building up towards another item.
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FFGenerations
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
7088 Posts
May 14 2015 13:55 GMT
#21829
treads give mana to any hero that uses mana too
like i go treads on clock so i can actually use my skills whereas people who go phase boots just look like retards
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goody153
Profile Blog Joined April 2013
44118 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-05-14 14:22:43
May 14 2015 14:19 GMT
#21830
On May 14 2015 22:43 IntoTheheart wrote:
Is there a point in the game where you get rid of treads, and go into BoT?
Or is BoT one of those items that you only get on specific heroes?

if you are not naga/PL/meepo or the usual carrier of BoT's then it happens on really lategame like they said when you don't haven't anything to upgrade anymore

On May 14 2015 22:55 FFGenerations wrote:
treads give mana to any hero that uses mana too
like i go treads on clock so i can actually use my skills whereas people who go phase boots just look like retards


ever since i discovered threadswitching i usually buy threads usually except for heroes who desperately need the little boost of movespeed phase gives(aka heroes like troll or jugg or DP where it's core) .. also the attackspeed it gives is really big
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TheYango
Profile Joined September 2008
United States47024 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-05-14 15:00:51
May 14 2015 14:52 GMT
#21831
On May 14 2015 22:40 Surprise.820 wrote:
I don't really understand the concept of having both phase and blink.

You've never had a game against a teamcomp where the majority of their team are heroes that you'd have to chase/get kited by, rather than ones that would stand and manfight you?

If we're talking heroes like Drow/Sniper and squishier ranged supports, having slightly stronger man-fighting against them is not very meaningful because they'll virtually never stand and fight you, while chasing ability can matter a lot.

It's usually not a decision based on your hero, because a lot of heroes can use both. It's a lot more dependent on the teams as a whole and whether the chasing power or manfighting ability are more relevant to the teams as a whole.

On May 14 2015 22:55 FFGenerations wrote:
treads give mana to any hero that uses mana too
like i go treads on clock so i can actually use my skills whereas people who go phase boots just look like retards

Both are fine situationally, you just adjust the rest of your items toward it.

You still often end up holding a Robe, Staff, or Point Booster, and those can be dropped to drink Bottle.
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ChaZzza
Profile Joined May 2011
United Kingdom162 Posts
May 14 2015 16:54 GMT
#21832
Phase is also very nice for heroes with built in crits (Gondar, Yurnero...)
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govie
Profile Blog Joined November 2012
9334 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-05-14 21:29:00
May 14 2015 21:27 GMT
#21833
On May 14 2015 22:22 Gotuso wrote:
Question: how do you counter Undying? Or kill him? Or even just survive him? Dude is literally impossible to kill same goes for the tombstone


Shadowdemon max skill Q+W first

- Laningstage) The more strength he steals the more your disruptions do double damage. You force him to play undying differently which results in him dominating a lane less, maybe even opting for a wonky skillbuild resulting in less early game impact.
- Midgame teamfights 1) Your disruption will probably also grab the aura to work in favor of your team for the duration of the illusions. Micro both illusions for the duration to buff your cores.
- Midgame teamfights 2) Use the ultimate on other hero's but not undying. It doesn’t break or purge anything until undying has very expensive items. Better use it on their pos1 or pos2 hero to make sure they can rightclick less.

And hopefully your laningpartner isnt a retard.
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Sn0_Man
Profile Blog Joined October 2012
Tebellong44238 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-05-14 21:29:48
May 14 2015 21:28 GMT
#21834
Note: sd does not interact particularly well with undying in lane despite what govie says.
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TheYango
Profile Joined September 2008
United States47024 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-05-14 22:21:35
May 14 2015 22:19 GMT
#21835
On May 15 2015 06:27 govie wrote:
- Laningstage) The more strength he steals the more your disruptions do double damage. You force him to play undying differently which results in him dominating a lane less, maybe even opting for a wonky skillbuild resulting in less early game impact.

Illusions aren't spawned with Decay stacks since it's a temporary buff that illusions don't inherit. So no, using Decay on you does not lead to you getting stronger illusions from Disruption.
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SpiritoftheTunA
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States20903 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-05-15 00:10:13
May 15 2015 00:06 GMT
#21836
On May 14 2015 22:46 BluemoonSC wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 14 2015 22:43 IntoTheheart wrote:
Is there a point in the game where you get rid of treads, and go into BoT?
Or is BoT one of those items that you only get on specific heroes?


BoT is a luxury item for late game when you don't really have money to spend on anything else, so you want to free up an item slot and not have to carry a TP around with you.

i'd call this an oversimplification: BoTs are necessary for your buybacks to be relevant if you're fighting far away from your towers, and for late game split pushers to get to fights (away from towers) in general

heroes like PL sometimes want them much earlier just to increase their overall farming efficiency and split pushing efficacy; i know that BSJ never gets treads on his PL and often opts for travels after manta but before diffusal (which is also a departure from how most PLs try to get diffusal as their first core item; manta first is just better for farming and guaranteeing the lategame if you aren't forced into fighting a lot earlier)
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FFGenerations
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
7088 Posts
May 15 2015 01:11 GMT
#21837
so dota went offline so i hit cancel in search and tabbed out, didnt think it cancelled but wtvr. 5 mins later it puts me in a game so i hit cancel again. banned from matchmaking for 6 hours...???? (i very very very seldom cancel games too)
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BluemoonSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
SoCal8910 Posts
May 15 2015 02:32 GMT
#21838
On May 15 2015 09:06 SpiritoftheTunA wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 14 2015 22:46 BluemoonSC wrote:
On May 14 2015 22:43 IntoTheheart wrote:
Is there a point in the game where you get rid of treads, and go into BoT?
Or is BoT one of those items that you only get on specific heroes?


BoT is a luxury item for late game when you don't really have money to spend on anything else, so you want to free up an item slot and not have to carry a TP around with you.

i'd call this an oversimplification: BoTs are necessary for your buybacks to be relevant if you're fighting far away from your towers, and for late game split pushers to get to fights (away from towers) in general

heroes like PL sometimes want them much earlier just to increase their overall farming efficiency and split pushing efficacy; i know that BSJ never gets treads on his PL and often opts for travels after manta but before diffusal (which is also a departure from how most PLs try to get diffusal as their first core item; manta first is just better for farming and guaranteeing the lategame if you aren't forced into fighting a lot earlier)


bro this is simple questions simple answers what do you expect
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aboxcar
Profile Blog Joined May 2013
United States447 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-05-15 04:37:44
May 15 2015 04:34 GMT
#21839
On May 14 2015 22:43 IntoTheheart wrote:
Is there a point in the game where you get rid of treads, and go into BoT?
Or is BoT one of those items that you only get on specific heroes?


You can buy BoTs (but not sell treads yet) in preparation for switching treads to your final 6th slot item. Sell treads when you're ready to buy the 6th slot.

But if your team is ahead, it's sometimes okay to walk around without a TP. (but if you don't understand when this applies you probably shouldn't do it) This was one never mentioned little detail before ward stacking was added this patch. The supports of the team that's ahead can walk around without a TP and have an extra slot for items (imagine your 5 position: boots, observers, sentries, smoke, teleport, + 1 item... it's a sad life)
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Yurie
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
11822 Posts
May 15 2015 05:37 GMT
#21840
On May 15 2015 10:11 FFGenerations wrote:
so dota went offline so i hit cancel in search and tabbed out, didnt think it cancelled but wtvr. 5 mins later it puts me in a game so i hit cancel again. banned from matchmaking for 6 hours...???? (i very very very seldom cancel games too)


The duration goes up very very fast. I recall once when I had to decline 3 times in a row due to people coming online. First was a few minutes, second like 15 min. Last one several hours (I switched account).
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