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FinestHour
Profile Joined August 2010
United States18466 Posts
June 25 2012 04:07 GMT
#2801
On June 25 2012 12:12 Erasme wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 25 2012 11:55 FinestHour wrote:
On June 25 2012 11:12 Erasme wrote:
I still like it on Viper and Razor. But it's really good on NS. (get it on razor and go 1v3 like a man ezpz)
Axe, Clockwerk, Doom, Brewmaster and Slardar can all get Vanguard :D


Why on earth would you get a vanguard on brewmaster

When you're too fat to blink. Saw Link do it, he couldn't farm blink dagger safely, so it helped him to survive stuns.

oops was gonna respond but le yango too pro
thug life.                                                       MVP/ex-
igotmyown
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States4291 Posts
June 25 2012 10:52 GMT
#2802
Jango's the new vanguard. At least in dota1.

On June 25 2012 12:13 TheYango wrote:
Vanguard is essentially an item of convenience. You get it if you're going to get the parts individually, and have a good-but-fragile momentum going that you don't want to lose by sitting on component items for a while before your next big item finishes.

Nobody should *plan* around getting Vanguard at this point.

Show nested quote +
On June 25 2012 11:12 Erasme wrote:
I still like it on Viper and Razor. But it's really good on NS. (get it on razor and go 1v3 like a man ezpz)
Axe, Clockwerk, Doom, Brewmaster and Slardar can all get Vanguard :D

Vit+Hood is 10000x better on ranged heroes. You don't get any extra HP from Vanguard, and the block is extraordinarily weak for ranged. Turn Hood into Pipe later and Vit into Heart.

Show nested quote +
On June 25 2012 12:12 Erasme wrote:
On June 25 2012 11:55 FinestHour wrote:
On June 25 2012 11:12 Erasme wrote:
I still like it on Viper and Razor. But it's really good on NS. (get it on razor and go 1v3 like a man ezpz)
Axe, Clockwerk, Doom, Brewmaster and Slardar can all get Vanguard :D


Why on earth would you get a vanguard on brewmaster

When you're too fat to blink. Saw Link do it, he couldn't farm blink dagger safely, so it helped him to survive stuns.

Except there's a bunch of other items that are better for that that are also way more useful for Brewmaster in the long run: Janggo, Vlad's, Point Booster (to turn into Agh's), Plate Mail (to turn into Cuirass later), etc.


Would you regularly skip it on slardar, especially if you need to fight before you can get blink?
Bswhunter
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Australia954 Posts
June 25 2012 11:47 GMT
#2803
My friend is growing tired of the dota 2 community
Is there any way to remedy this? I suggested to him finding an inhouse league to join, but he doesn't know where to start looking at one?
Stop browsing and do whatever it is you're supposed to do. TL will still be here when you get back
r.Evo
Profile Joined August 2006
Germany14080 Posts
June 25 2012 13:19 GMT
#2804
On June 25 2012 20:47 Bswhunter wrote:
My friend is growing tired of the dota 2 community
Is there any way to remedy this? I suggested to him finding an inhouse league to join, but he doesn't know where to start looking at one?


Tell him to stop playing. Keep letting him see that you play DotA 2 on steam but never talk to him about it anymore.

He'll be back in two weeks max. =P
"We don't make mistakes here, we call it happy little accidents." ~Bob Ross
TheYango
Profile Joined September 2008
United States47024 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-25 14:34:50
June 25 2012 14:30 GMT
#2805
On June 25 2012 19:52 igotmyown wrote:
Would you regularly skip it on slardar, especially if you need to fight before you can get blink?

Slardar can get Bracer/Janggo, Ogre Axe, or Urn. I'd get Vanguard if I really felt I needed the RoH for lane, and that Bottle and Urn weren't enough regen.

The thing about Vanguard is that you commit to spending 875 to Ring of Health, which is quite a lot. For Vanguard to be good, you have to 1) be sure that you actually NEED the RoH, and 2) absolutely need to build the RoH into something and can't afford to wait on more solid items to keep your tempo going.

Because of Tranquil Boots, many of the heroes that used to need RoH regen simply don't anymore (and the prevalence of Bottle-Crowing means that a lot of heroes that previously got the RoH can get away with Bottle for 275 less), and many of the ones that still use the RoH are OK turning it into Hood or Battlefury.
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Koshi
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Belgium38799 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-25 14:54:32
June 25 2012 14:42 GMT
#2806
1.How can you draw on the minimap?
2. Is there an option to change the spells bindings like it used to be in DotA?
3. How do you guys bind your spells/items?
4. Can you see creepstats on the scoreboard?

So freaking annoying. Maybe I should just get used to it but I fail so hard because of these new hotkeys. Spells are simply burned into my skull. I bind my spells on "azer" but it makes it so annoying to denie. Arff. Yesterday I was trying to play with creeps and I couldn't freaking use tab to toggle between units.
Good thing I am always in the right team. Never won so much so easily.

Thx Dead9. Fucking azerty-keyboard. First time in my life it annoys me. a-move was always in the top left for me. Think I will go for the 123456 for items or shift/azerty like in WoW Arena.
I had a good night of sleep.
Dead9
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States4725 Posts
June 25 2012 14:45 GMT
#2807
1. ctrl+leftclick
2. yes, it's called "legacy hotkeys" somewhere in options
3. me: qwer/zxcvb[space]
other popular ones: qwer/alt+qweasd (may cause u to ping a lot on accident)
qwer/123456 (this one sux don't use it)
4. not until the end of the game, ingame you can only see your own cs
UrE
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany55 Posts
June 25 2012 14:54 GMT
#2808
4. Using 4:3 resolutions will provide you with the cs of your own teammates if you click them (yours are at the top right and for the others it´s located at the bottom right were 16 has it)
Koshi
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Belgium38799 Posts
June 25 2012 16:57 GMT
#2809
One more.
Can you buy a private chicken?
I had a good night of sleep.
ahswtini
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Northern Ireland22212 Posts
June 25 2012 17:07 GMT
#2810
No, everything's automatically shared unfortunately. I'm not even sure if disablehelp has been implemented yet
"As I've said, balance isn't about strategies or counters, it's about probability and statistics." - paralleluniverse
TheYango
Profile Joined September 2008
United States47024 Posts
June 25 2012 18:33 GMT
#2811
On June 26 2012 02:07 ahswtini wrote:
No, everything's automatically shared unfortunately. I'm not even sure if disablehelp has been implemented yet

Disablehelp is in the game. It's in the same menu as shared unit control (shared unit control automatically applies to Chicken regardless of whether you choose to share anything else).
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Koshi
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Belgium38799 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-25 20:22:57
June 25 2012 20:18 GMT
#2812
Another one :s.

How can you disassemble items?

Thx Qbek.
I had a good night of sleep.
Qbek
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Poland12923 Posts
June 25 2012 20:19 GMT
#2813
On June 26 2012 05:18 Koshi wrote:
Another one :s.

How can you dissemble items?

Right click on item, select disassemble. Not visible sometimes if it's in the bottom slots
This space left intentionally dank /)3(\ http://i.imgur.com/RmeEUcF.png
JumboJohnson
Profile Joined December 2011
537 Posts
June 26 2012 00:23 GMT
#2814
Did they take out being able to mute people? I suck and mute is the only thing that makes the game bearable.
Ack1027
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
United States7873 Posts
June 26 2012 01:32 GMT
#2815
Anyone notice how little the griefing regarding courier has been?

If you told me that courier was always shared before dota 2 came out I'd say that's a disaster waiting to happen. Not just that, but after I found out it was that way after getting in beta, I still have yet to have a game where someone just constantly feeds courier. I guess these people would get banned but still I've played a shit ton and yet to see 1 game like that.
Fishgle
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States2174 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-26 02:53:19
June 26 2012 02:52 GMT
#2816
On June 25 2012 23:45 Dead9 wrote:


3. me: qwer/zxcvb[space]
other popular ones: qwer/alt+qweasd (may cause u to ping a lot on accident)
qwer/123456 (this one sux don't use it)


wait wait wait wait wait. Why is qwer/123456 bad?
aka ChillyGonzalo / GnozL
5-s
Profile Joined June 2010
United States1674 Posts
June 26 2012 03:00 GMT
#2817
On June 26 2012 11:52 Fishgle wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 25 2012 23:45 Dead9 wrote:


3. me: qwer/zxcvb[space]
other popular ones: qwer/alt+qweasd (may cause u to ping a lot on accident)
qwer/123456 (this one sux don't use it)


wait wait wait wait wait. Why is qwer/123456 bad?

What are you using for control groups if you're using 123456?
I liked Dota before it was Mainstream.
r.Evo
Profile Joined August 2006
Germany14080 Posts
June 26 2012 03:00 GMT
#2818
On June 26 2012 11:52 Fishgle wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 25 2012 23:45 Dead9 wrote:


3. me: qwer/zxcvb[space]
other popular ones: qwer/alt+qweasd (may cause u to ping a lot on accident)
qwer/123456 (this one sux don't use it)


wait wait wait wait wait. Why is qwer/123456 bad?


Because you'll have a hard time setting units to number keys. Control groups and stuff. =P

Personally I run qwerdf / 45tgv+space.
"We don't make mistakes here, we call it happy little accidents." ~Bob Ross
MVTaylor
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United Kingdom2893 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-26 04:50:02
June 26 2012 04:39 GMT
#2819
Hi guys.

Fairly new to DOTA, played a lot of LoL though. Few questions here (yes I've read the OP!)

K, basically after getting used to mechanics vs bots I've played 9 full 5v5 games for 6 wins, 3 losses (no idea on number of ones with early abandons, seems like a lot). Every game I've played Drow Ranger as she just seems like an easier version of Ashe (if that's actually possible), anyway, on to the questions!

Can anyone recommend me a few heroes that are simple? Bonus points if you can compare them to a LoL counterpart for my simplicity and link me a build/guide just to get to know them. Found the drow build I'm using on dotafire.

What's the point of out of game levels/battle points?

I have some items (2 unopened chests and Demon Blood belt for Axe) is there any way of getting keys without paying cash? I'm moderately interested in cosmetic items but I've never paid for a skin in LoL and have no intention of spending RL money in DOTA.

Do I have some measurable form of ranking (ELO/MMR etc) other than wins and losses? What is the "highest level" of play without joining a team? "Captain's Draft" lobbies? - currently I just play all pick and probably will until I know more heroes...

Oh and if anyone can answer this question I posted on reddit about a console command it'd be much appreciated!

http://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/vm2bh/any_way_to_change_major_vertical_health_bar/

Thanks in advance!

PS: Oh, and I found my way in to the TL chat in game, i'm milesvt on there.
@followMVT
Lavit2099
Profile Joined November 2011
United States390 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-26 05:03:52
June 26 2012 05:03 GMT
#2820
Here's one I can't quite seem to understand (it's ok, I'm stupid; stutter-step micro had to be explained to me as well). You'll often see melee heroes waving their weapon back and forth, like they're attacking but the attack is being canceled before it actually goes through. I can last hit fairly well on ranged heroes (once I get their attack speed and animation down) but I can't seem to get it done right on melee heroes. How is this accomplished?
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