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MoonfireSpam
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United Kingdom1153 Posts
June 05 2012 00:20 GMT
#2621
That does "SS" mean? I know it means dude is missing, but what the heck do the letters stand for?
Kahzaar
Profile Joined October 2010
Sweden897 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-05 00:25:13
June 05 2012 00:24 GMT
#2622
On June 05 2012 09:20 MoonfireSpam wrote:
That does "SS" mean? I know it means dude is missing, but what the heck do the letters stand for?

Probably miss, just the end of miss as a shorter version
wurm
Profile Joined October 2007
Philippines2296 Posts
June 05 2012 00:41 GMT
#2623
On June 05 2012 09:24 Kahzaar wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 05 2012 09:20 MoonfireSpam wrote:
That does "SS" mean? I know it means dude is missing, but what the heck do the letters stand for?

Probably miss, just the end of miss as a shorter version


Also, easier to type with with one hand. M and I are on the other side of the keyboard.
I know where my towel is.
TheWarbler
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States1659 Posts
June 05 2012 11:40 GMT
#2624
On June 04 2012 14:49 Yurie wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 04 2012 11:20 TheWarbler wrote:
Blink first on riki always.


No.

Blink is often the best skill and if you have to skill before seeing lane then it is the thing to pick.

Smoke is better if you are on a tri lane against a solo WR/DS/mirana since they have escape skills you stop and your tri lane makes sure you can walk in with cloud.

Third skill is better if you are on a dual or tri lane that can't kill or be killed by the opponent until level 3 when you have blink anyhow.

Though the fourth skill is one I tend to take. :p



Ur level 1 for a very short time. You can't catch anyone with riki blink is required when a fight occurs to get a hit off.
if you can believe you can concieve
Comeh
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States18919 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-05 21:32:30
June 05 2012 21:31 GMT
#2625
On June 05 2012 09:20 MoonfireSpam wrote:
That does "SS" mean? I know it means dude is missing, but what the heck do the letters stand for?

I've heard from people it stands for "Stay Safe"
IE Mids missing, stay safe!

Also, i prefer Riki's blink over other skills - i've seen some snazzy riki escapes using it in my day, so it could be used to avoid firstblood :O
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Catch]22
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Sweden2683 Posts
June 05 2012 22:45 GMT
#2626
Stop dealing in absolutes, skilling either cloud or blink at 1 are both decent options
CountChocula
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada2068 Posts
June 06 2012 00:28 GMT
#2627
On June 06 2012 07:45 Catch]22 wrote:
Stop dealing in absolutes, skilling either cloud or blink at 1 are both decent options

Only a Sith deals in absolutes.
Writer我会让他们连馒头都吃不到 Those championships owed me over the years, I will take them back one by one.
sandyph
Profile Joined September 2010
Indonesia1640 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-06 06:57:48
June 06 2012 06:56 GMT
#2628
Actually what I had in mind was, when attacking do you smoke them first then blink in or the other way around ?

but the discussion make me think about going blink first at level 1 (always back stab first because of the passive-ness of it)
Put quote here for readability
Qbek
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Poland12923 Posts
June 06 2012 07:11 GMT
#2629
On June 06 2012 15:56 sandyph wrote:
Actually what I had in mind was, when attacking do you smoke them first then blink in or the other way around ?

but the discussion make me think about going blink first at level 1 (always back stab first because of the passive-ness of it)

Whether you smoke fast or not(I usually walk up on my targets so I can immediately chase with blink) depends on the enemy. Blinkers/windwalkers you smoke before even revealing yourself, rest it should be hit hit smoke blink keep hitting so that they have no real time to react but you maximize the effect of slow. Don't blink in on a target you can walk upon, you never know what will happen and the damage is very minor after level 9 (backstab deals like 150 by this time)
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vahgar.r24
Profile Joined October 2010
India465 Posts
June 07 2012 15:22 GMT
#2630
Trying to improve my play with Darkseer- I jungle up to get Vangaur and normal boots -

a) Next shd I go for energy or void
b) Next shd I get a Hood of defiance - i keep thinking DS becomes more of a tank than support

Also, what is the combo for DS - Shd I go in an vaccum or go later and then help team? Wall first then vaccum or vice versa

sorry lot of questions
Somethings are just worth fighting for
Numy
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
South Africa35471 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-07 15:35:26
June 07 2012 15:33 GMT
#2631
I think vanguard is a bit of a waste on DS, rather just get soul ring and hood straight. Next you can go arcane boots for you team if you want. Getting fast pipe or even mek is most important thing for jungle DS or in fact any DS. That ring of health for vanguard is better used in hood. If you need extra tankiness rather just buy the vit booster but dont convert it or even get a point booster and later make aga.

I don't understand your second part. Also it's "should" not Shd.
ahswtini
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Northern Ireland22212 Posts
June 07 2012 23:53 GMT
#2632
I see most people wall then vacuum
"As I've said, balance isn't about strategies or counters, it's about probability and statistics." - paralleluniverse
LAN-f34r
Profile Joined December 2010
New Zealand2099 Posts
June 08 2012 03:17 GMT
#2633
Shiva's, pipe, mek, necro3, sheep all work quite well as mid game items. It really depends on what you need. Shivas if they have a lot of right click damage (every pub ever -.-), pipe if they have lots of magic damage (especially in the form of large AoE like sand king and such), mek if no one else is getting it, necro3 if your team wants to push and/or you are worried about invis and aren't sure you can hold on to a gem for long, sheep if only one or two people on the other team are going to be dangerous, especially if you need to disable them to kill them (ie AM).

What do you mean by "energy or void"?

I vacuum first if they have someone that might promptly leave the area, such as qop or AM. It doesn't really matter otherwise, anything that gets the job done.
The only barrier to truth is the presumption that you already have it. It's through our pane (pain) we window (win though).
vahgar.r24
Profile Joined October 2010
India465 Posts
June 08 2012 06:22 GMT
#2634
thanks guys - energy boots or void stone..
Somethings are just worth fighting for
Dead9
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States4725 Posts
June 08 2012 11:43 GMT
#2635
arcanes
they provide more mana regen than a void stone for most of the game, plus they help out your team, give a nice boost to your pool, and take 1 less item slot
The Great Taste
Profile Joined January 2012
389 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-09 12:19:54
June 09 2012 12:18 GMT
#2636
On June 08 2012 15:22 vahgar.r24 wrote:
thanks guys - energy boots or void stone..


Someone suggested soul ring above and I agree. Void stone doesn't build into an item that Dark Seer normally gets early. Arcane boots is better than void but it costs 1.5k, almost twice soul ring, and DS doesn't need boots that much IMO, but it's not a bad alternative to soul ring if you need the slots or get boots early. As DS is quite tanky, he can afford the HP loss of soul ring, especially if your jungling and not under threat from the enemy.

You may consider tranquil boots to mitigate the soul ring effect if you are worried about your HP level, or just continue with ring of health into vanguard or hood/pipe.
Count9
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
China10928 Posts
June 09 2012 13:16 GMT
#2637
Agree with soul ring since the items you go for in lane all give you hp regen as ds.
Numy
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
South Africa35471 Posts
June 09 2012 13:34 GMT
#2638
Yea I like early soul ring then arcane a bit later if your team needs them. Treads doesn't really make sense and neither does phase so only really travel fits on him for split pushing but that's 2k gold so quite expensive.
The Great Taste
Profile Joined January 2012
389 Posts
June 10 2012 07:02 GMT
#2639
Mmmm was watching a game and synderen referred to "tp scroll" as town portal scroll. Wondering whether tp stands for town portal or teleport now, I always thought the latter. Not a big deal . I also used to thought jk stood for joking, not just kidding. Same meaning .
Qbek
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Poland12923 Posts
June 10 2012 10:16 GMT
#2640
On June 10 2012 16:02 The Great Taste wrote:
Mmmm was watching a game and synderen referred to "tp scroll" as town portal scroll. Wondering whether tp stands for town portal or teleport now, I always thought the latter. Not a big deal . I also used to thought jk stood for joking, not just kidding. Same meaning .

It's from wc3 item scroll of town portal. But I usually call it "Scroll of team play"
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