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TheRPGAddict
United States1403 Posts
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theqat
United States2856 Posts
It's probably better to think of it in Valve's "soon" time though | ||
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PepperoniPiZZa
Sierra Leone1660 Posts
On October 01 2011 00:55 TheRPGAddict wrote: If I signed up for the beta relatively early when should I be expecting an invite if ever? Most rumors suggest that the earlist would be starting next week. | ||
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Perscienter
957 Posts
I tested dagger on Puck in a private game against the ai. I still was able to teleport when I received damage. Kelen's Dagger was only disabled, when I fought Rosh. I can also fight dummies without letting my dagger become disabled. I haven't tested that in a public game, but it is at least disabled when I'm hit by hostile heroes. The description says, it should be disabled, once damage (no matter from whom) had been received. I also tried other game modes, in single-player it's always the same. This sucks, because I like to test the game mechanics calmly and it surely led to my demise in a pub once. I need to rely on the mechanics. | ||
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Scheefe
Netherlands226 Posts
port shift click next ability etc | ||
CountChocula
Canada2068 Posts
On October 01 2011 06:09 Perscienter wrote: I'm confused by some things in DOTA. I don't know every hero and item by heart, it's just too much information. I tested dagger on Puck in a private game against the ai. I still was able to teleport when I received damage. Kelen's Dagger was only disabled, when I fought Rosh. I can also fight dummies without letting my dagger become disabled. I haven't tested that in a public game, but it is at least disabled when I'm hit by hostile heroes. The description says, it should be disabled, once damage (no matter from whom) had been received. I also tried other game modes, in single-player it's always the same. According to dotastrategy.com, it says Kelen's Dagger Gives: Active: Blink Teleports the caster to 1200 range. Can't be used if the carrier was damaged by an enemy player-controlled unit or Roshan in the last 3 seconds. 75 manacost. 14 seconds cooldown. edit: I wouldn't be too anxious about trying it out in a public game, but I might try an easier hero to use Dagger with, like Lion or Zeus. | ||
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Perscienter
957 Posts
If someone wants to try out dagger, use it on a hero, where it's almost mandatory, like Tiny or Centaur Warchief. I was also confused about the so-called 'backstab' by the Nerubian Assassin. It's just normal extra-damage when he attacks out of the invisibility. Don't trust all in-game-descriptions. | ||
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BalancedBreakfast
United States468 Posts
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Yurie
12114 Posts
On October 02 2011 13:31 BalancedBreakfast wrote: yeah ive found some in-game descriptions that don't really show all the info or explain everything a spell does. The majority of descriptions leave out a lot of information. Especially things like how it effects linken's/BKB/Blade Fury. | ||
GTR
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5-s
United States1674 Posts
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dtz
5834 Posts
On October 05 2011 11:46 GTR wrote: Does anyone know where each of the 'servers' are for each of the MM regions? I'm in Australia and I'm not sure if NA will lag less than Asia etc, simply because I don't know where the games are hosted from. If i'm not wrong it's Singapore + Shanghai for Asia Seattle for US West France for EU Not sure for US East. For now, these makes it very hard to queue in Asia though because between Singapore and Shanghai, i got 300 ping difference and i can't really specify as they are both grouped under Asia so basically it's just luck. Likewise i much prefer US West but i can't just queue US West and will sometimes get US East. If you are in Australia then definitely just queue US. Hopefully you'll get US west then it's very playable. US East then a little more laggy. Singapore might be better for you but in case you get Shanghai, it's unplayable. | ||
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morlakaix
United States860 Posts
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theqat
United States2856 Posts
On October 05 2011 19:52 morlakaix wrote: anyone know if phantom lancer has been confirmed? One of my favorite heroes :/ All dota1 heroes will be in the game | ||
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lozarian
United Kingdom1043 Posts
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holyhalo5
United States187 Posts
Obviously I'm not accounting for something, so what am I missing about this hero? | ||
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dranko
Sweden378 Posts
On October 06 2011 10:40 holyhalo5 wrote: Does anyone know why Puck is apparently good? He has an orb, sure, a silence, sure, and he can dodge attacks/spells. In all honesty I don't see why he is that great (in the context of teamfights). His orb does negligible damage, his shift contributes nothing, and his ult is only a ministun and 200 damage (no, the enemy is not stupid enough to break the coil, barring specific circumstances). So all that's left is his silence, which is not bad, I guess. Obviously I'm not accounting for something, so what am I missing about this hero? Blinkdagger. As you may know, there is a 3 sec cooldown on the dagger after taking hero damage. Her Phafe Shift lasts for 3 seconds at the highest level. See where I'm going with this? Once puck has her dagger she becomes extremely hard to kill if you don't have enough disabling spells. Also, you make it sound like her spells are mediocre. 3 second AOE silence? A spell that let's her dodge almost any other spell in the game, with a 6 second cooldown? An ulti that may force an entire team to be stuck in a small area or be forced to stun themselves? Remember, being in a bad position is most of the time just as terrible as being stunned. She doesn't have amazing damage output but she does so much more that that, and she happens to be my favorite hero. Great guide for Puck: http://www.playdota.com/guides/you-cant-kill-me | ||
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Zlasher
United States9129 Posts
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rabidch
United States20289 Posts
On October 06 2011 11:37 dranko wrote: Blinkdagger. As you may know, there is a 3 sec cooldown on the dagger after taking hero damage. Her Phafe Shift lasts for 3 seconds at the highest level. See where I'm going with this? Once puck has her dagger she becomes extremely hard to kill if you don't have enough disabling spells. Also, you make it sound like her spells are mediocre. 3 second AOE silence? A spell that let's her dodge almost any other spell in the game, with a 6 second cooldown? An ulti that may force an entire team to be stuck in a small area or be forced to stun themselves? Remember, being in a bad position is most of the time just as terrible as being stunned. She doesn't have amazing damage output but she does so much more that that, and she happens to be my favorite hero. Great guide for Puck: http://www.playdota.com/guides/you-cant-kill-me 3 second aoe silence is one of the most disrupting things you can do in teamfights, along with orb which chains them in a certain aoe, resulting in incredibly strong synergy with other team fight spells. damage isnt great but thats not why you pick puck though its still a good amount. also is an effective ganker and very good teamfight. just has relatively weak stats but people scrape by. i'm a bit sad scepter buffs the damage instead of the cd | ||
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Judicator
United States7270 Posts
Also, Puck isn't a focus target; nobody cares if you can't kill a Puck, and the FD won't win any game by itself. It's good, but really it's no different from Sand King or Leshrac with the way it's used. | ||
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