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ahswtini
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Northern Ireland22212 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-25 15:00:54
July 25 2012 14:58 GMT
#3121
You should really learn to play all the heroes, but it's fine to focus on a particular hero. Using your hero well also depends on your game sense, and that comes from knowing what other heroes are capable of.

I mean yeah you could read up on all the heroes and their skills, but you won't visually appreciate things such as spell ranges.
"As I've said, balance isn't about strategies or counters, it's about probability and statistics." - paralleluniverse
h3r1n6
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Iceland2039 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-26 02:49:01
July 26 2012 02:48 GMT
#3122
Learn to play all the heroes is a very eager as a goal. Learning what each hero does is the actual goal I guess. I will try and get a game with every hero in sooner or later, just to always have a rough estimate on ability ranges, damage and cooldowns. All I am really interested in right now though is Invoker.
Kipsate
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Netherlands45349 Posts
July 26 2012 06:06 GMT
#3123
Some people have suggested it before, if you are really set on playing Invoker(one of the hardest heroes to play mechanically in the game) you should invoketrain for a while, create a custom game for yourself, cheats on, enter

-gold 999999
-lvlup 25
buy an Aghanims scepter(and boots, because if not you look slow as fuck)
buy a lot of mana regen items(maybe bloodstone, lotsa void stones or orchids)

or

-lvlup 25
and put on wtf mode.

and just spam spells for a while, if you do this you will gain muscle memory over time so you can quickly invoker while doing the real deal.


WriterXiao8~~
flamewheel
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
FREEAGLELAND26782 Posts
July 26 2012 06:21 GMT
#3124
hi kipsate
Writerdamn, i was two days from retirement
Slardar
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada7593 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-26 06:30:33
July 26 2012 06:30 GMT
#3125
On July 26 2012 15:06 Kipsate wrote:
Some people have suggested it before, if you are really set on playing Invoker(one of the hardest heroes to play mechanically in the game) you should invoketrain for a while, create a custom game for yourself, cheats on, enter

-gold 999999
-lvlup 25
buy an Aghanims scepter(and boots, because if not you look slow as fuck)
buy a lot of mana regen items(maybe bloodstone, lotsa void stones or orchids)

or

-lvlup 25
and put on wtf mode.

and just spam spells for a while, if you do this you will gain muscle memory over time so you can quickly invoker while doing the real deal.




Conversely if you're just starting out in learning Invoker, before even playing I recommend: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/75495922/InvokerTrainer.htm

The actual invoker trainer! I got to under 15 seconds in the Classic game before I attempted to start playing Invoker..... needless to say I ran a trainfest after I got the basics down. One of the most enjoyable heroes to play.

Hi Fw
h3r1n6
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Iceland2039 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-26 10:34:51
July 26 2012 10:34 GMT
#3126
On July 26 2012 15:30 Slardar wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 26 2012 15:06 Kipsate wrote:
Some people have suggested it before, if you are really set on playing Invoker(one of the hardest heroes to play mechanically in the game) you should invoketrain for a while, create a custom game for yourself, cheats on, enter

-gold 999999
-lvlup 25
buy an Aghanims scepter(and boots, because if not you look slow as fuck)
buy a lot of mana regen items(maybe bloodstone, lotsa void stones or orchids)

or

-lvlup 25
and put on wtf mode.

and just spam spells for a while, if you do this you will gain muscle memory over time so you can quickly invoker while doing the real deal.




Conversely if you're just starting out in learning Invoker, before even playing I recommend: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/75495922/InvokerTrainer.htm

The actual invoker trainer! I got to under 15 seconds in the Classic game before I attempted to start playing Invoker..... needless to say I ran a trainfest after I got the basics down. One of the most enjoyable heroes to play.

Hi Fw



Thanks, thats neat. I played him in some bot games instead for a couple of games until I could pull out every spell I wanted. Getting faster at it never hurts though.
Vaelone
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Finland4400 Posts
July 26 2012 10:52 GMT
#3127
I'm just getting started, played first game yesterday and I've read through the newbie guides today but is there anything I should change from default options, valve/icefrog probably defaulted them so that everything makes sense but as I don't know better I'm just making sure.

Referring to things like should auto-attack be on/off and possibly hotkeys as well, items on numpad seemed a bit weird to me for one.
ahswtini
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Northern Ireland22212 Posts
July 26 2012 11:02 GMT
#3128
Would recommend alt+q/w/e/a/s/d for items as that puts them near your spell hotkeys.
"As I've said, balance isn't about strategies or counters, it's about probability and statistics." - paralleluniverse
Dead9
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States4725 Posts
July 26 2012 11:43 GMT
#3129
i like zxcvb[space] for items
alt is cool too but i used to ping randomly whenever i had it on so i no longer use it
autoattack on/off doesn't really matter, whatever you're used to is fine
PassiveAce
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States18076 Posts
July 26 2012 14:03 GMT
#3130
Can someone explain visage for me?
Call me Marge Simpson cuz I love you homie
EtherealBlade
Profile Joined August 2010
660 Posts
July 26 2012 15:11 GMT
#3131
On July 26 2012 23:03 PassiveAce wrote:
Can someone explain visage for me?

He's an int hero that benefits from tank builds, and has good damage potential, both physical and magic. He is also micro intensive with his familiars.
flamewheel
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
FREEAGLELAND26782 Posts
July 26 2012 16:29 GMT
#3132
On July 27 2012 00:11 EtherealBlade wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 26 2012 23:03 PassiveAce wrote:
Can someone explain visage for me?

He's an int hero that benefits from tank builds, and has good damage potential, both physical and magic. He is also micro intensive with his familiars.

Adding to this--

Strong trilane presence with soul assumption. Strong map control presence with familiars--during midgame familiars + one stunner can pick off enemy supports easily. Lack of AoE, so not that great of a pusher (familiars can only attack a few times before needing recharge) and an even worse anti-pusher.
Writerdamn, i was two days from retirement
HelpMeInhale
Profile Joined February 2012
73 Posts
July 26 2012 19:34 GMT
#3133
Hai guys I have a q. Is it possible to play matches which do not affect the mmr,cuz my brother wants to play and I dont want him to mess with my mmr.
Stoli
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada173 Posts
July 27 2012 00:23 GMT
#3134
On July 27 2012 04:34 HelpMeInhale wrote:
Hai guys I have a q. Is it possible to play matches which do not affect the mmr,cuz my brother wants to play and I dont want him to mess with my mmr.

only inhouses, or bot games afaik


maybe just get him to give you 5$ for his own acct? :D
Twisting joints like a contortionist
igotmyown
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States4291 Posts
July 27 2012 01:01 GMT
#3135
On July 26 2012 23:03 PassiveAce wrote:
Can someone explain visage for me?


4 second cooldown nuke that can do 200 damage at level 1. In trilanes vs trilanes, heroes easily take damages in exchanges which quickly bumps up the soul counter to do full damage.

His passive also bumps up his resistance physical and magic resistance to withstand bursts of harassment, even at level 1 it's 4 armor+12% magic resistance.

Visage was the king of trilanes and always picked by one team in the chinese shadowfiend/storm/lion era, before they nerfed him by increasing soul assumption's mana cost. If you can win a trilane vs trilane, you're dominating 3 of their players.

It will be very interesting to see if teams start using visage to destroy trilanes used to protect carries (like morphling). Making trilanes more dangerous also weakens jungling play.
Stancel
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Singapore15360 Posts
July 27 2012 01:23 GMT
#3136
On July 27 2012 10:01 igotmyown wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 26 2012 23:03 PassiveAce wrote:
Can someone explain visage for me?


Visage was the king of trilanes and always picked by one team in the chinese shadowfiend/storm/lion era, before they nerfed him by increasing soul assumption's mana cost. If you can win a trilane vs trilane, you're dominating 3 of their players.

It will be very interesting to see if teams start using visage to destroy trilanes used to protect carries (like morphling). Making trilanes more dangerous also weakens jungling play.


gods, I hope so

for some reason I always played him solo mid/safelane, I'd love to see how it's done properly.
ffxiv enjoyer
The Great Taste
Profile Joined January 2012
389 Posts
July 27 2012 02:07 GMT
#3137
On July 27 2012 10:23 DoNotDisturb wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 27 2012 10:01 igotmyown wrote:
On July 26 2012 23:03 PassiveAce wrote:
Can someone explain visage for me?


Visage was the king of trilanes and always picked by one team in the chinese shadowfiend/storm/lion era, before they nerfed him by increasing soul assumption's mana cost. If you can win a trilane vs trilane, you're dominating 3 of their players.

It will be very interesting to see if teams start using visage to destroy trilanes used to protect carries (like morphling). Making trilanes more dangerous also weakens jungling play.


gods, I hope so

for some reason I always played him solo mid/safelane, I'd love to see how it's done properly.


Personally, playing him solo mid I feel isn't that bad. Soul assumption mana cost is so high at early levels that I feel he can really benefit from levels to get items/reduce the mana cost so he can spam it more often in fights. Also, a fast level 6 can allow him to send his bats around to help his teammates.
TheYango
Profile Joined September 2008
United States47024 Posts
July 27 2012 07:54 GMT
#3138
iG has picked Visage a couple times for Chuan a couple times in the past 6 months in DotA 1. Finding the specific games won't be that easy, but if you're interested in seeing how Visage is played, that's probably the most recent place to look for how he's used in pro games.
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Yurie
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
12037 Posts
July 27 2012 10:28 GMT
#3139
http://dota.replays.net/HeroReplays.aspx?hero=UC60 Pretty much all relevant Visage replays in recent Dota history. Which translates to almost none. ^^
paintfive
Profile Joined September 2011
785 Posts
July 27 2012 13:29 GMT
#3140
When I should be getting a magic wand? Is it mostly hero dependent?
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