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Count9
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
China10928 Posts
September 11 2012 00:09 GMT
#3661
not rly a strat question but where do I go to meet with other tlers who play dota? Now that the school year is starting I want to play again but playing alone is hella boring, rather play with people I kinda know
Tryxtira
Profile Joined November 2010
Sweden572 Posts
September 11 2012 06:17 GMT
#3662
On September 11 2012 09:09 Count9 wrote:
not rly a strat question but where do I go to meet with other tlers who play dota? Now that the school year is starting I want to play again but playing alone is hella boring, rather play with people I kinda know


I think this is at least an idea. Check it out!
cool_slowbro
Profile Joined September 2012
Sweden97 Posts
September 11 2012 09:14 GMT
#3663
On September 10 2012 14:19 RuiBarbO wrote:
In SC2, I have a pretty good idea of what defines the early game, midgame, and late game, and how the game transitions from one to the other. I don't really have that sense in DotA 2, though. What defines the early game, midgame, and late game?


I'm gonna chime in with what others said about it being too blurry to clearly tell, but I really do encourage you to not even worry about it. It really depends on your team, the opposing team, and what you're all aiming to do. You can enter 50 minutes with a complete noob on a carry who has nothing but one or two major items and is underleveled, it would technically be the late game but the normal things that apply in the "late" won't.

It's more to do with how you personally feel. It's more obvious in competitive games but it varies greatly in pub games.
Quotidian
Profile Joined August 2010
Norway1937 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-11 13:32:26
September 11 2012 13:31 GMT
#3664
In an interview with Gabe Newell, he talks about how playing morphling taught him the importance of shift-queuing - or something to that effect. What did he mean by that?
Qbek
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Poland12923 Posts
September 11 2012 13:58 GMT
#3665
He meant sand king and it was about queuing blink dagger after his ultimate to instantly blink into enemies without losing any pulses of his ult
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EtherealBlade
Profile Joined August 2010
660 Posts
September 11 2012 14:28 GMT
#3666
On September 11 2012 22:31 Quotidian wrote:
In an interview with Gabe Newell, he talks about how playing morphling taught him the importance of shift-queuing - or something to that effect. What did he mean by that?

You can shift-queue commands in Dota 2 just as you can in Warcraft 3 and Starcraft 2.
Quotidian
Profile Joined August 2010
Norway1937 Posts
September 11 2012 16:31 GMT
#3667
On September 11 2012 23:28 EtherealBlade wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 11 2012 22:31 Quotidian wrote:
In an interview with Gabe Newell, he talks about how playing morphling taught him the importance of shift-queuing - or something to that effect. What did he mean by that?

You can shift-queue commands in Dota 2 just as you can in Warcraft 3 and Starcraft 2.


I know, I just couldn't figure out what was so special about shift-queing with Morphling... waypointing copies around the map didn't seem like much of a revelation
cool_slowbro
Profile Joined September 2012
Sweden97 Posts
September 11 2012 17:00 GMT
#3668
On September 12 2012 01:31 Quotidian wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 11 2012 23:28 EtherealBlade wrote:
On September 11 2012 22:31 Quotidian wrote:
In an interview with Gabe Newell, he talks about how playing morphling taught him the importance of shift-queuing - or something to that effect. What did he mean by that?

You can shift-queue commands in Dota 2 just as you can in Warcraft 3 and Starcraft 2.


I know, I just couldn't figure out what was so special about shift-queing with Morphling... waypointing copies around the map didn't seem like much of a revelation


If it was indeed about morphling, then you can shift queue the ethereal blade + wave form + adaptive strike. Personally I don't really ever use shift queueing...even with SK...(bad habit, I know).
Goshawk.
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United Kingdom5338 Posts
September 11 2012 17:05 GMT
#3669
I only use shift queue with sk and to move straight after tping without cancelling the tp. Both are really useful.
RuiBarbO
Profile Blog Joined August 2012
United States1340 Posts
September 11 2012 17:24 GMT
#3670
How does one deal with Keeper of the Light in the early game? That channeled spell of his is so annoying and deals so much damage.
Can someone please explain/how water falls with no rain?
r.Evo
Profile Joined August 2006
Germany14081 Posts
September 11 2012 17:53 GMT
#3671
On September 12 2012 02:24 RuiBarbO wrote:
How does one deal with Keeper of the Light in the early game? That channeled spell of his is so annoying and deals so much damage.

Wards.

If you can see him, you can dodge it.
"We don't make mistakes here, we call it happy little accidents." ~Bob Ross
Qbek
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Poland12923 Posts
September 11 2012 17:56 GMT
#3672
Or, as Day[9] would say "Just go fucking kill him"
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s.a.y
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
Croatia3840 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-11 21:49:52
September 11 2012 21:37 GMT
#3673
First time playing the game. I buy items from the shop but i am unable to use it from the stash. How do you activate items?

Left click, right click, nothing works

EDIT: found out, you have to pick them up at your base first :D
I am not good with quotes
cool_slowbro
Profile Joined September 2012
Sweden97 Posts
September 11 2012 22:00 GMT
#3674
On September 12 2012 06:37 s.a.y wrote:
First time playing the game. I buy items from the shop but i am unable to use it from the stash. How do you activate items?

Left click, right click, nothing works

EDIT: found out, you have to pick them up at your base first :D


You can also use the courier to retrieve items so you don't have to walk all the way back to base.
TheSwedishFan
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
Sweden608 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-11 22:34:35
September 11 2012 22:26 GMT
#3675
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I used to have banners that was asking me to meet sexy russian ladys for almost 3 years. Now they're all gone and replaced with other banners of like company improving shit and other boring junk. I'm so tired of that cuz i'm taking those classes at school. Have you filtered out those sexy adds? They were the hightlight of my day

EDIT: Wrong thread.
"Suck it" - Kennigit 2012
Erasme
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Bahamas15899 Posts
September 11 2012 23:17 GMT
#3676
I think you deleted your cookies. And your history too :p
Maybe you need to visite some website if you know what i mean :p
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7lxwFEB6FI “‘Drain the swamp’? Stupid saying, means nothing, but you guys loved it so I kept saying it.”
hooahah
Profile Joined October 2011
3752 Posts
September 12 2012 13:22 GMT
#3677
Anyone has a recommendation on which keyboard keys I should use for my items? Numpad is really uncomfortable (also how do I change it?)

thanks
Shikyo
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Finland33997 Posts
September 12 2012 13:39 GMT
#3678
On September 12 2012 22:22 hooahah wrote:
Anyone has a recommendation on which keyboard keys I should use for my items? Numpad is really uncomfortable (also how do I change it?)

thanks

options

I have them at XCVBTG, no problems though I wouldn't use an important active at B.
League of Legends EU West, Platinum III | Yousei Teikoku is the best thing that has ever happened to music.
Lumin
Profile Joined August 2010
United States217 Posts
September 12 2012 14:04 GMT
#3679
ALT + qweasd for me, lines up and matches the item slots perfectly. Plus it's what I used in DotA, except the grid was 2x3 rather than 3x2 so that was Alt QWASZX.
r.Evo
Profile Joined August 2006
Germany14081 Posts
September 12 2012 16:41 GMT
#3680
I run items at 45TGV+space, thinking about switching 4+5 for X/C or B/N though. I think if I'd start fresh right now I'd have my skills on WERT+FG just so I have a little bit more space on the left for more hotkeys. =D
"We don't make mistakes here, we call it happy little accidents." ~Bob Ross
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