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mafaba
Germany73 Posts
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Firebolt145
Lalalaland34504 Posts
On May 26 2013 08:50 mafaba wrote: ok thx one more question about the wards i see sometimes in progames wards in strange positions and they seem to block the creepcamp although they dont provide vision on the creepspot is that right if yes how far can they be away and still block it? Vision blocking spawns is a common misconception. It has nothing to do with whether you can see the spawn location or not, and everything to do with whether a unit or object of any kind (wards, courier, heroes, creeps, summons, albeit not dropped items) is within the vicinity. Yango has linked a nice picture showing the exact box that each neutral creep spawn location checks for this. | ||
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Staboteur
Canada1873 Posts
I'd happily wait an extra two minutes for games if it meant I got to play with people who would at least make fun of me in my own language. | ||
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SXGCoil
United States341 Posts
On May 26 2013 10:16 Staboteur wrote: Does the language filter in search actually do anything? I mean, it -says- english, but for the amount of times I've had either only spanish/mandarin speakers talk to each other (and, half the time, scream at me for being n00b) I tend to get very frustrated because I can't communicate back at all. I'd happily wait an extra two minutes for games if it meant I got to play with people who would at least make fun of me in my own language. It probably does do something but any south american will just check english. From what my friends in peru/argentina/colombia tell me, the server routing in south america is completely crap and they actually get better ping on the USE and W. | ||
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icystorage
Jollibee19350 Posts
i know the one should be a late game carry like AM, PL, Alche | ||
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antrees
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Talin
Montenegro10532 Posts
On May 26 2013 08:55 TheYango wrote: Each creep camp has a spawning box that it checks for present units to determine whether it should spawn new creeps. http://www.playdota.com/mechanics/neutralcreeps The boxes are a little different for DotA 2 but more or less this is accurate. Is it actually possible to block two radiant camps with a single ward as that picture seems to indicate? | ||
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synapse
China13814 Posts
On May 26 2013 14:04 Talin wrote: Is it actually possible to block two radiant camps with a single ward as that picture seems to indicate? Yes, this is called the "magic bush" (as in theres a little bush on the ground for where both camps can be blocked) Though if you block both camps then it's super easy to deward since theres only one place where the block could be. | ||
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Talin
Montenegro10532 Posts
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synapse
China13814 Posts
On May 26 2013 14:30 Talin wrote: Oh, that makes sense I suppose. Though I figure that people on my level will just be confused and ignore it. There's probably only a very narrow skill gap between where people know how to stack and pull and where people know to deward when their stacking isn't working due to camps being blocked | ||
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Alur
Denmark3900 Posts
On May 26 2013 15:02 synapse wrote: There's probably only a very narrow skill gap between where people know how to stack and pull and where people know to deward when their stacking isn't working due to camps being blocked Even at the level where players don't stack and pull, it would have it's uses vs jungling heroes. | ||
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taldarimAltar
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Dead9
United States4725 Posts
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taldarimAltar
973 Posts
On May 26 2013 19:20 Dead9 wrote: farm's pretty much always available in pub games Any suggestions then? That's not very helpful... Say I'm stuck against 2 really good laners (double stun etc.) and my lane partner is melee has no stuns. By the time I get phase drum my bkb and dmg item would be delayed. | ||
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solidbebe
Netherlands4921 Posts
On May 26 2013 19:28 taldarimAltar wrote: Any suggestions then? That's not very helpful... Say I'm stuck against 2 really good laners (double stun etc.) and my lane partner is melee has no stuns. By the time I get phase drum my bkb and dmg item would be delayed. You can try to switch lanes (usually if your lane really sucks there will be another lane with easy farm). In pubs it's pretty common that supports don't actively try to secure you farm, so going for cheaper earlier items with which you can get kills is a good way of getting money and snowballing to your bigger items. I wouldn't rely too much on your team trying to give a carry farm in a pub. | ||
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Belisarius
Australia6233 Posts
On May 26 2013 19:20 Dead9 wrote: farm's pretty much always available in pub games It's actually not, though. You very often get terrible lanes with a partner competing for lasthits, and lategame the jungle is often cleared out by some random support looking for a scepter or something. Likewise any wave that's pushed to reasonable position. Plus you usually have twice the sensible number of farm-dependent heroes to begin with. | ||
TheYango
United States47024 Posts
As far as the original discussion--Phase Drums is BETTER when farm is hard to find, not worse. It gives you immediate combat power rather than requiring 2-3 big items to fight. | ||
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Dead9
United States4725 Posts
you're better off working on improving your mechanics first before working on your item builds. you're wondering what you should do if you can't farm a bfury or bkb when you should be wondering what you can do to improve your rate of farm so you can afford a bfury or bkb in a reasonable amount of time | ||
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TheSubtleArt
Canada2527 Posts
On May 26 2013 18:55 taldarimAltar wrote: Watching LGD vs {A}, Loda on PA. Speaking of PA is it practical getting Phase/Drum in pub games where farm isn't so readily available? I usually go phase -> bfury+hotD If anything it's more pratical | ||
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hooahah
3752 Posts
Silencer's Ulti is so damn strong, how isn't this guy picked more in the competitive scene? it's so fucking rape and lastly, items on Silencer? I went Bottle/Treads/Force/Atos, everything after that was pretty much just dicking around. I bought a Hex eventually but I'm thinking that a Blink dagger would've helped a lot, forcestaff isn't enough mobility. Necro's an option but it's...eh~. I guess, there's probably better stuff. Shiva's Guard seems like the best go-to option, more int&armor a mek would've helped a lot in retrospect, I was a pretty brittle mid. Something for an attack speed would be nice...shadow blade? | ||
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