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Qbek
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Poland12923 Posts
April 19 2012 16:54 GMT
#2361
I lay my fingers at AWERC and that's the hotkeys I use. I first found a comfortable position and than adjusted the hotkeys to it, everyone should do so.
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gostunv
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Japan1178 Posts
April 19 2012 17:16 GMT
#2362
is there any way to make the bottom bar of the UI any smaller? the iems, portrait, mini, map all too big for me.

even LoL lets you do this to an extent. =/
teamblackeye.com ///// http://www.youtube.com/user/gostunv ///// https://twitter.com/forgenjuro
Durak
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Canada3685 Posts
April 19 2012 17:31 GMT
#2363
The set screen size / zoom is intended for competitive purposes, I assume. The game is still in beta so maybe they'll be allowing more customization later.
Goshawk.
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United Kingdom5338 Posts
April 19 2012 17:48 GMT
#2364
On April 20 2012 01:53 knightwulf wrote:
Simple question but i can not find any answers to it. Where do you put your keyboard hand? like starting position, where are your fingers normally? I keep them at home row and i have recently noticed that i am unable to reach F1 keys... any advice ?

Knightwulf


Mine is like wasd keys, you don't need to reach F keys anyway. Just bind your hero to 1 or do it manually every time using ctrl groups like in wc3. Or grow bigger hands/stretch further. :p
SirMilford
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Australia1269 Posts
April 20 2012 02:16 GMT
#2365
On the topic of hadn position. I find the best position is always on the left hand side of the keyboard because of my hotkey setup. i use QWER for spells, Then ALT+qwer for items. Courier is bound to "," so i never hit it by mistake and i bind my hero to 1-2-3 if i only control him, otherwise i get my hero on 2. More comfortable that way.
Nilrem
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States3684 Posts
April 20 2012 06:57 GMT
#2366
I have a question regarding venomancer. I do not mind being support with venomancer, but my inkling to kill sort of takes over at times. I was wondering if people think it would be an ok build to go for shadow blade, in particular, going for it before scepter. I realize the importance of scepter in regards to the ult, and how great it is. But I was thinking that it would interesting since it aids in survivability and using the additional 150 damage would be nice.

One more question, if I use shadow blade in conjunction with ult, does it increase the ults damage by 150?
Meepo Haters gonna Hate. https://twitter.com/KazeNilrem (@KazeNilrem)
Qbek
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Poland12923 Posts
April 20 2012 07:28 GMT
#2367
On April 20 2012 15:57 Nilrem wrote:
I have a question regarding venomancer. I do not mind being support with venomancer, but my inkling to kill sort of takes over at times. I was wondering if people think it would be an ok build to go for shadow blade, in particular, going for it before scepter. I realize the importance of scepter in regards to the ult, and how great it is. But I was thinking that it would interesting since it aids in survivability and using the additional 150 damage would be nice.

One more question, if I use shadow blade in conjunction with ult, does it increase the ults damage by 150?

1. If it works for you, than you can. It's not like you're playing in a tournament, are you? Coz there shadow blade is nearly useless, but in pubs it's sometimes best survivability item when opponents don't buy vision.

2. No, it only works on attacks.
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Bloodash
Profile Joined April 2010
Netherlands1384 Posts
April 20 2012 07:40 GMT
#2368
brewmaster question: if you pick up a rune with one of your ult characters, if you go back to normal form, will you still retain the rune effect?
I'll bite this hand that feeds me, and take it for my own!
ralffriend
Profile Joined March 2012
Germany112 Posts
April 20 2012 10:07 GMT
#2369
not really an in game question but i think it still fits in this thread:
is it possible to play from Eu-server on US server or do i have to download another version (like in sc2). And would the ping make a play on other regions able or is it to high=?
Dead9
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States4725 Posts
April 20 2012 10:08 GMT
#2370
yes you can play across servers
EU to USE should be manageable, but EU to USW is pretty laggy
frucisky
Profile Joined September 2010
Singapore2170 Posts
April 20 2012 10:12 GMT
#2371
anybody else not having any hotkeys on brewmasters spirit abilities?
not using legacy btw
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Qbek
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Poland12923 Posts
April 20 2012 10:14 GMT
#2372
On April 20 2012 19:07 ralffriend wrote:
not really an in game question but i think it still fits in this thread:
is it possible to play from Eu-server on US server or do i have to download another version (like in sc2). And would the ping make a play on other regions able or is it to high=?

There are no region restrictions. You can play on every server avaible. If you're from europe, USeast has playable pings for most people, but overally it depends on your personal preference, play some games and see how it goes for you.
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Qbek
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Poland12923 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-20 10:23:17
April 20 2012 10:16 GMT
#2373
On April 20 2012 19:12 frucisky wrote:
anybody else not having any hotkeys on brewmasters spirit abilities?
not using legacy btw

Worked for me on test client yesterday without a problem, will check the main client in a moment for ya.

EDIT: works perfectly fine for first level of ult, the earth panda has the same hotkey as clap, the storm has the 3 you'd expect him to have and they work no problem. Is the problem with aghanims on? I didn't check that. (also check if you have hotkeys for other units set in settings)
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ChrisXIV
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Austria3553 Posts
April 20 2012 13:03 GMT
#2374
How do you play vs Doom Bringer? I can't find a way that doesn't get me killed no matter how much farm I have. Every fight I just get doomed, then focused down because there's nothing I can do about it. Obviously I could just play heroes that have a lower priority, but that solution is pretty...bleak.
"Just stay on 1 base, make a lot of shit, keep attacking. It doesn't work? Keep attacking." -Chill
scorch-
Profile Joined January 2011
United States816 Posts
April 20 2012 13:15 GMT
#2375
On April 20 2012 22:03 ChrisXIV wrote:
How do you play vs Doom Bringer? I can't find a way that doesn't get me killed no matter how much farm I have. Every fight I just get doomed, then focused down because there's nothing I can do about it. Obviously I could just play heroes that have a lower priority, but that solution is pretty...bleak.


Wait for him to cast doom on something else, be in a better position so he can't doom you, gank and kill him before you fight, etc.
xsksc
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United Kingdom1044 Posts
April 20 2012 14:38 GMT
#2376
Not sure if this is the right thread to ask in..
I just got a beta invite and I've never played dota 1 before (I've played some LoL, I have a basic idea how to last hit etc, but no knowledge whatsoever about dota), so I was wondering what would be some good easy heroes to start out with? I prefer the idea of being a mage or ranged hero instead of being melee.
Also, what site is the best for hero guides?
Thanks
Stancel
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Singapore15360 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-20 14:45:55
April 20 2012 14:41 GMT
#2377
As Brood, what can you do on the hardlane if you've been shut down rather hard - sentries in lane, they have aoe to clear spiderlings quick like Anchor Smash? So far I've been sending spiderlings to jungle to slowly get that BKB, but what else can I do?


On April 20 2012 23:38 xsksc wrote:
Not sure if this is the right thread to ask in..
I just got a beta invite and I've never played dota 1 before (I've played some LoL, I have a basic idea how to last hit etc, but no knowledge whatsoever about dota), so I was wondering what would be some good easy heroes to start out with? I prefer the idea of being a mage or ranged hero instead of being melee.
Also, what site is the best for hero guides?
Thanks


Lich, Lion, Vengeful Spirit, Viper, Venomancer, Crystal Maiden are all ranged and fairly easy to use/learn, except for Venomancer's Gale and Lich's Chain Frost.

I have a problem with my network now so I can't check, but there's this site Tobi recommended to learn heroes with video guide, I think it's DotaCinema?
ffxiv enjoyer
Numy
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
South Africa35471 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-20 14:43:22
April 20 2012 14:42 GMT
#2378
On April 20 2012 23:41 DoNotDisturb wrote:
As Brood, what can you do on the hardlane if you've been shut down rather hard - sentries in lane, they have aoe to clear spiderlings quick like Anchor Smash? So far I've been sending spiderlings to jungle to slowly get that BKB, but what else can I do?


I think brood hard lane is terrible. Basically all you can do is wait until they rape your tower and hope your team is able to pull their attention away so you can get some space to catch up. Otherwise don't run brood on hard lane. Do like the Chinese and run her on safe lane with a support in jungle.
iloveroo
Profile Joined February 2009
Canada294 Posts
April 20 2012 14:44 GMT
#2379
If OP can change if dota 2 will be free.

Dota 2 will be Free to Play but with a twist.

source:http://www.theverge.com/gaming/2012/4/20/2961883/dota-2-will-be-free-to-play-with-a-twist
Pseudoku
Profile Joined March 2011
Canada1279 Posts
April 20 2012 14:44 GMT
#2380
On April 20 2012 23:38 xsksc wrote:
Not sure if this is the right thread to ask in..
I just got a beta invite and I've never played dota 1 before (I've played some LoL, I have a basic idea how to last hit etc, but no knowledge whatsoever about dota), so I was wondering what would be some good easy heroes to start out with? I prefer the idea of being a mage or ranged hero instead of being melee.
Also, what site is the best for hero guides?
Thanks


playdota.com
Look for guides with >8 rating if possible.

Start with support heroes like Lich.
Logic fails because we are lazy.
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