Simple Questions, Simple Answers - Page 426

On April 29 2013 21:11 taldarimAltar wrote:
since the change what time do i pull the dire top camp by the 2nd tower?

On April 30 2013 16:36 nat wrote:
Why is it that the tournament tracker (on the upcoming event) on this site removed for dota2. I dont know where else to ask this question. I use it everyday now its gone.

On April 30 2013 14:55 d_so wrote:


The most obvious answer to your question is to initiate when you know you can get your creep to get hits on the opponent. If your creeps outnumber, especially if you have two ranged creeps stacked, you should always be ready to pull the trigger.

Another thing to factor in is the range/melee balance in the lane. If you're two melee going against two range, then even if creep waves are even and both sides will get womped on by creeps, the two melee are going to win. Positioning is also very important for this. Let's say you're a melee hero. If their range hero is at any time closer to you than their range creep AND you're closer to your tower than theirs, you have to be ready to attack.

As a rule of thumb, whichever side has less ranged heroes in the lane is the one that should be more aggressive and looking for kills.

On April 29 2013 23:18 KOFgokuon wrote:


If wisp is warding and buying support items I don't see how he'd ever get 5.5 k gold to buy a heart. If he has that much farm thats so much farm taken away from your carries but w/e

On April 30 2013 21:14 Zocat wrote:
Situation: I'm the only support on the team, and realize at the 1min mark that the normal pullcamp is warded.

In what order should I buy those items: courier upgrade, sentry wards (to deward), observer wards (for other spots on the map)

On April 30 2013 20:01 Ryder. wrote:

Sorry I don't understand can you elaborate on the melee/range hero balance bit? Why will the 2 melee heroes win an exchange vs 2 ranged heroes?

On April 30 2013 20:20 Mithhaike wrote:
How can 2melee heroes outlane 2 range heroes? Chances are the 2 melee are going to be the ones outlaned even if the 2 range just uses auto attacks to harass?

On April 30 2013 21:32 imMUTAble787 wrote:
Hi,

Could someone explain to me how to drop aggro from creeps and towers ?

I've had a few games where I lost a major advantage mid because I harass and get aggro from 3 creeps and lose health that I shouldn't be losing

Same goes with clearing tower aggro without running out of tower range.

I see people do it on streams etc all the time but haven't figured it out yet myself.

On April 30 2013 21:21 d_so wrote:


Generally speaking, when you have 2 melee vs 2 ranged, most likely your two melee heroes have higher killing power whereas the two range are better at lane control. Lane control of is a more holistic thing: harassing, last hit/denying, etc. But the way dota has been designed now, when it comes to one instantaneous clash with full hp/mana/etc, two melee heroes are more likely to win out than two range.

First, there's just the HP difference. In the early laning phase, manipulating creep damage is like 30~40% of the equation, and since melee heroes generally have higher HP than ranged heroes they can withstand more punishment from creep. (I know i'm being mister obvious here). So what I was talking about before was, if you're in a situation where both your heroes and their heroes are getting equally damaged by creep, you're more likely to win out as two melee heroes strictly because you have more HP.

Also, generally speaking melee heroes have better stuns/slows and base damage. There are of course many exceptions to this, but once again generally speaking range heroes are better at chipping away at your HP, while melee heroes are better at chunking.

On April 30 2013 21:35 Qbek wrote:

A-click (issue an attack command) a friendly unit. It makes creeps and towers reevaluate aggro.

On April 30 2013 22:08 imMUTAble787 wrote:


ahh ok. so does this only work if i have an allied unit or pet around me that is low enough for me to attempt to deny?

On April 30 2013 21:14 Zocat wrote:
Situation: I'm the only support on the team, and realize at the 1min mark that the normal pullcamp is warded.

In what order should I buy those items: courier upgrade, sentry wards (to deward), observer wards (for other spots on the map)