Simple Questions, Simple Answers - Page 69

On January 27 2012 09:52 CountChocula wrote:

It's there in Dota 2, but your target has to be in vision the entire time during your approach or it doesn't work. For example if you use VS, press magic missile, then click on an enemy target that's out of range (but in vision), it will auto-walk you towards the target and magic missile as soon as you get in range.

On January 26 2012 22:49 3Y3S wrote:

i feel that getting a rhythm helps me last hit better, which i would probably tell newer players to do because it simply makes you capable of timing last hits better, but it is definitely worse that simply running around randomly because you become predictable. basically if your against a pudge/mirana/clock, walk aroudn randomly otherwise find a pattern because it helps your cs get alot better

On January 27 2012 09:44 TheYango wrote:

From watching Zhou and Burning play in recent Chinese competitive games, I've seen basically 2 paths of item development for DK.

Both start by working toward Soul Ring/Bottle (Ring if sidelane, Bottle if mid), Treads, and Wand. Starting items are either Tango/Salve/Stout/Branches (when working toward Soul Ring) or Tango/Salve/Branches (for rushing Bottle).

The first item path goes something like Bracer/Janggo->BKB->Cuirass, with a Vit Booster or other survivability item slotted into the early development as needed. This build gives you damage, and buffers your mana a bit, and is your choice if you're 1st or 2nd position carry for your team.

The second option is something like Vanguard->Pipe->Cuirass. This build is all survivability until you get to Cuirass. It's not really suitable if you have to be a damage dealer, but if you're 2nd or 3rd position, going to give up xp/gold for a harder carry, and need to pick up defensive support items like pipe.

HotD is reasonable if the game is looking like a farm game, no one is going to stack Ancients for you, and you've got to do it yourself. Oftentimes though, you don't want to be just afk-farming the game out. You're a Strength semi-carry, and you have abusively strong pushing power with poison Dragon form, so you can, and often want to push the tempo of the game much faster than that. In some cases, the stack-ancients-and-farm pace is what you want to do but certainly not always. In either case, I don't think finishing Satanic as early as in the Video guide is necessary.

On January 27 2012 19:46 Yurie wrote:
I would recommend watching professional games if you want to learn. After watching a couple (following 1-2 heroes you want to learn, write down items and skill order, consider why you think they went that way) you then play those heroes in practice mode just to get used to their animation and spells. After that play with people, don't try to learn everything at once. While dead or idle in the game, select other heroes and read their skills and consider why they went for the items they did.

Only way to really learn dota is to focus on a few heroes at a time and watching high level cw:s for a feeling of what you should aim for later on. Do consider that they play with thinner margins than you will be able to, you simply don't know well enough if you will be ganked and if you can survive it to get those 3 extra creeps or skip a bracer.

This is like in SC2 where you don't play random and learn every single build if you want to improve quickly.

On January 27 2012 20:13 Muki wrote:

I'd like to add to that though, he shouldn't play with people if he really has 0 experience with dota previously. Dota 2 puts a lot of focus on bots so people can learn how to play properly without ruining the game for other people. If he watches the game and reads about it etc. he still needs to put those skills into practice, and those won't be appreciated in pubs.