EPTAlso I think more people would play Bane if it was a Succubus in leather with a whip like in HoN.
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AndyJay
Australia833 Posts
Also I think more people would play Bane if it was a Succubus in leather with a whip like in HoN. | ||
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iloveroo
Canada294 Posts
I would just like to state again that I have no experience in either Dota or HoN, but I have experience in that kind of game genre. Should I play HoN to learn the basics of it since it is very similar to Dota then play Dota 2.. I thought doing this would make me not as bad as I will be when I start playing Dota 2, is this a good idea, give me your suggestions please!! Thanks | ||
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AndyJay
Australia833 Posts
However, HoN is still missing a lot of Dota heroes and has many of it's own that aren't in Dota. Also, all the items are named differently which will be a bit annoying. Personally I'd go HoN but it's not clear cut. | ||
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NB
Netherlands12045 Posts
On August 22 2011 15:19 iloveroo wrote: Hi, I currently play League of Legends with my friends for fun, occasionally play ranked games, I've always loved Dota, but never played it, sounds silly I know. Since its kind of useless to buy Dota or w/e, I was just wondering if I should just play Heros of Newerth (HoN) get use to the gameplay since it is very similar to Dota then play Dota 2 when it comes out. I would just like to state again that I have no experience in either Dota or HoN, but I have experience in that kind of game genre. Should I play HoN to learn the basics of it since it is very similar to Dota then play Dota 2.. I thought doing this would make me not as bad as I will be when I start playing Dota 2, is this a good idea, give me your suggestions please!! Thanks HoN is a fine choice but you need to know what 'not' to learn. A lots of heroes and items in HoN are different or modified from DotA which make the meta game a lot different. Also there are some mechanic that you can only find in DotA and some of those are game changer. Just play what ever you like and keep in mind that they are 2 different games. | ||
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Kahzaar
Sweden897 Posts
On August 21 2011 16:58 cecek wrote: First you need Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne. You can either buy it, or.... you know.... what 90% of people who play dota did who don't really want to pay for the game they don't play anyway. Then you need to download the map from getdota.com Last thing you need is a client where to play it. Some of the most popular are: Garena, Ranked Gaming Client, Dotalicious. Just google it. I can recommend Darer. I used to play on Garena but switched to Darer when it was launched since It has a ladder (pro/fun) and saves stas. Also, I think the mym and navi guys play there. | ||
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lozarian
United Kingdom1043 Posts
On August 22 2011 15:19 iloveroo wrote: Hi, I currently play League of Legends with my friends for fun, occasionally play ranked games, I've always loved Dota, but never played it, sounds silly I know. Since its kind of useless to buy Dota or w/e, I was just wondering if I should just play Heros of Newerth (HoN) get use to the gameplay since it is very similar to Dota then play Dota 2 when it comes out. I would just like to state again that I have no experience in either Dota or HoN, but I have experience in that kind of game genre. Should I play HoN to learn the basics of it since it is very similar to Dota then play Dota 2.. I thought doing this would make me not as bad as I will be when I start playing Dota 2, is this a good idea, give me your suggestions please!! Thanks WC3 is cheap as chips, I'd be surprised if you couldn't pick up a second hand copy for a few quid. And hate to break it to you, LoL and DotA have about as much in common as goldeneye and counterstrike do. Playing HoN will help a bit, but quite a lot of people really dislike the way it looks. If you want to play dota2 well - get dota, if you just want to have fun with your mates - there'll be a matchmaking system anyway. You could play HoN if you want, but if you're going to the extent of starting to play a new game, to learn to play a different game, why not just do it right? | ||
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Streltsy
Canada98 Posts
Recently I've gotten into playing creep controlling heroes (Ophelia, Tundra, Warbeast, etc.) and the hotkeys I bind to my creeps and hero 'stick' even after death. For example, I bind Tundra+puzzlebox minions+Coeurl to 1 and even after those minions die, next time I summon they're still bound to 1 without me having to do anything. So, do hotkeys 'stick' like this in DotA? It would be a real bitch if they didn't. | ||
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Goshawk.
United Kingdom5338 Posts
On August 22 2011 20:47 Streltsy wrote: Question about hotkeys (from a HoN player): Recently I've gotten into playing creep controlling heroes (Ophelia, Tundra, Warbeast, etc.) and the hotkeys I bind to my creeps and hero 'stick' even after death. For example, I bind Tundra+puzzlebox minions+Coeurl to 1 and even after those minions die, next time I summon they're still bound to 1 without me having to do anything. So, do hotkeys 'stick' like this in DotA? It would be a real bitch if they didn't. They don't, I guess you will have to get used to hotkeying them each time. It's hardly surprising WC3 doesn't do this considering how old it is. >_> Ofc, can't say anything about dota2. | ||
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theqat
United States2856 Posts
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XnG_777
713 Posts
On August 22 2011 23:21 theqat wrote: Here's a random one, and sorry if it's already been asked: did they really give all heroes a flat damage or does is the attack damage displayed simply the average of the heroes' damage range? Nothing is confirmed, but we can safely assume that it's flat. | ||
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XnG_777
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Ruscour
5233 Posts
On August 22 2011 23:49 XnG_777 wrote: Nothing is confirmed, but we can safely assume that it's flat. I disagree, I'd think they'd keep it as a range like it's always been and simple have an average so it looks cleaner. My assumption is different, but yes, nothing is confirmed. And to the other guy asking, HoN will prepare you far more for DotA2 than LoL will, to find out what's similar and what's changed see the thread in the OP. | ||
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5-s
United States1674 Posts
On August 23 2011 07:38 Ruscour wrote: I disagree, I'd think they'd keep it as a range like it's always been and simple have an average so it looks cleaner. My assumption is different, but yes, nothing is confirmed. And to the other guy asking, HoN will prepare you far more for DotA2 than LoL will, to find out what's similar and what's changed see the thread in the OP. It's confirmed NOT flat. There's a range, it just shows the average, which is for the most part just fine. | ||
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DotADeMoN
United States517 Posts
On August 22 2011 23:52 XnG_777 wrote: What was the team who banned axe and in what game? One of the Chinese teams banned Pudge/Axe vs Mineski in group stages. Standard Chinese overconfidence. | ||
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MDMA_
Canada265 Posts
On August 23 2011 11:25 FawkingGoomba wrote: One of the Chinese teams banned Pudge/Axe vs Mineski in group stages. Standard Chinese overconfidence. lmao how is that standard chinese confidence mineski went 0-3 in the group stages which is when u claimed they made those bans. | ||
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Ruscour
5233 Posts
On August 24 2011 06:38 MDMA_ wrote: lmao how is that standard chinese confidence mineski went 0-3 in the group stages which is when u claimed they made those bans. Hmm, I'd be interested to see the full bans/picks to see if that had some sort of tactical reason rather than just dickery. | ||
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Yurie
11927 Posts
On August 24 2011 19:31 Ruscour wrote: Hmm, I'd be interested to see the full bans/picks to see if that had some sort of tactical reason rather than just dickery. http://dota2.com/tournaments/international/game/110 Watch and see for yourself. They banned axe/pudge. I feel like they threw away their bans since they had a strat they wanted to do that involved some heroes that risked being banned. Not sure that is what they ended up playing though. | ||
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XnG_777
713 Posts
On August 25 2011 00:13 Yurie wrote: http://dota2.com/tournaments/international/game/110 Watch and see for yourself. They banned axe/pudge. I feel like they threw away their bans since they had a strat they wanted to do that involved some heroes that risked being banned. Not sure that is what they ended up playing though. They banned axe & pudge first and second, then took storm spirit, lina and sven... Yeah we can safely assume they were just dicking around. | ||
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Xinder
United States2269 Posts
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lozarian
United Kingdom1043 Posts
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