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Profile Joined December 2012
Germany4057 Posts
September 06 2014 15:19 GMT
#19001
so i had to pick techie for my hero challange and because many ppl want to play him i needed to pick him as fast as possible.
i then googled how you instapick a certain hero and the solution would be to choose techie in a privat lobby game, leave that game and search for a MMR game. and then techie should appear as the first hero to choose from.
i did like i said above and i ended up with a timbersaw as the first hero to choose. can anyone explain me why?
yo twitch, as long as I can watch 480p lagfree I'm happy
BluemoonSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
SoCal8933 Posts
September 06 2014 16:54 GMT
#19002
On September 07 2014 00:19 75 wrote:
so i had to pick techie for my hero challange and because many ppl want to play him i needed to pick him as fast as possible.
i then googled how you instapick a certain hero and the solution would be to choose techie in a privat lobby game, leave that game and search for a MMR game. and then techie should appear as the first hero to choose from.
i did like i said above and i ended up with a timbersaw as the first hero to choose. can anyone explain me why?


its been pretty buggy lately, i've noticed. heroes that i had selected aren't brought up at the pick screen, its usually off by a hero (maybe 2?). perhaps the indexing system on the heroes hasn't been updated properly. techies and timbersaw are next to each other alphabetically i think.

i'd try picking the hero in front of techies and see if that gets techies to pop up at the pick screen for you.
LiquidDota Staff@BluemoonGG_
Trustworthy-Tony
Profile Joined March 2014
Tanzania187 Posts
September 06 2014 17:03 GMT
#19003
On September 06 2014 04:59 Mataza wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 05 2014 23:19 Trustworthy-Tony wrote:
On September 05 2014 23:15 Kupon3ss wrote:
Don't approach games with the attitude "my allies are cancerous glue-sniffing awful trash noobs."

I always give people the benefit of the doubt, assuming they're capable friendly guys who want to have fun, play good games and learn.

From what you wrote it seems like you expect games to go a certain way(probably similar to pro games, just guessing).
Dota is not *supposed* to be played a certain way. Get that misconception out of your way fast.
Playstyles are not necessarily wrong or bad because you don't know those playstyles.

k
75
Profile Joined December 2012
Germany4057 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-09-06 17:09:11
September 06 2014 17:09 GMT
#19004
On September 07 2014 01:54 BluemoonSC wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 07 2014 00:19 75 wrote:
so i had to pick techie for my hero challange and because many ppl want to play him i needed to pick him as fast as possible.
i then googled how you instapick a certain hero and the solution would be to choose techie in a privat lobby game, leave that game and search for a MMR game. and then techie should appear as the first hero to choose from.
i did like i said above and i ended up with a timbersaw as the first hero to choose. can anyone explain me why?


its been pretty buggy lately, i've noticed. heroes that i had selected aren't brought up at the pick screen, its usually off by a hero (maybe 2?). perhaps the indexing system on the heroes hasn't been updated properly. techies and timbersaw are next to each other alphabetically i think.

i'd try picking the hero in front of techies and see if that gets techies to pop up at the pick screen for you.

k, thanks. i was just worried that it is only my gameclient that is bugged.
yo twitch, as long as I can watch 480p lagfree I'm happy
Mafe
Profile Joined February 2011
Germany5966 Posts
September 06 2014 17:09 GMT
#19005
On September 05 2014 21:04 Mafe wrote:
Do chen creeps, mines, etc. stay on the map when you die in ARDM? I suppose mechanics would be similar to when rubick steals a new spell.

shameless selfquoting for still wanting to know.
Imperator x8x
Profile Joined July 2013
United States69 Posts
September 07 2014 02:18 GMT
#19006
On September 07 2014 02:09 Mafe wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 05 2014 21:04 Mafe wrote:
Do chen creeps, mines, etc. stay on the map when you die in ARDM? I suppose mechanics would be similar to when rubick steals a new spell.

shameless selfquoting for still wanting to know.


From playing techies in ARDM, I seem to remember mines sticking around after I respawned. Don't know about Chen creeps.
If they rain on your parade, parade in the rain.
Fleetfeet
Profile Blog Joined May 2014
Canada2804 Posts
September 07 2014 05:28 GMT
#19007
Chen creeps instant despawn the moment you die. Which made me sad, because I could've killed SF with them.

TA traps do not despawn.

Dunno about anything else.
Drozeisnotmyname
Profile Joined February 2014
United States33 Posts
September 07 2014 18:46 GMT
#19008
Is it viable to build damage items on Magnus after blink and mana boots?
I shall be victorious... eventually.
Whole
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States6046 Posts
September 07 2014 19:30 GMT
#19009
It isn't the worst, but I would think Refresher has more impact in most games.
TheYango
Profile Joined September 2008
United States47024 Posts
September 07 2014 22:59 GMT
#19010
It depends on what your team needs. You build damage when your team needs damage, but it's silly to build damage if your team needs more disables or key team items.
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ahswtini
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Northern Ireland22213 Posts
September 07 2014 23:08 GMT
#19011
On September 08 2014 03:46 Drozeisnotmyname wrote:
Is it viable to build damage items on Magnus after blink and mana boots?

Refresher, shivas is normally better imo
"As I've said, balance isn't about strategies or counters, it's about probability and statistics." - paralleluniverse
evilfatsh1t
Profile Joined October 2010
Australia8916 Posts
September 08 2014 00:18 GMT
#19012
On September 08 2014 03:46 Drozeisnotmyname wrote:
Is it viable to build damage items on Magnus after blink and mana boots?

if u want to go a damage build dont build arcanes
get treads, mom and farm like a position 1. if u get fat enough you will destroy everyone with empowered crits
Fleetfeet
Profile Blog Joined May 2014
Canada2804 Posts
September 08 2014 02:11 GMT
#19013
OP has a couple broken links, firebolt pls update OP

:D
SKC
Profile Joined October 2010
Brazil18828 Posts
September 08 2014 02:26 GMT
#19014
Why was Tiny such a threat earlier in the game, and far less dangerous later?


Its funny how Dota works sometimes.
Kupon3ss
Profile Joined May 2008
時の回廊10066 Posts
September 08 2014 06:10 GMT
#19015
Tiny was an early game threat because pressing one of his buttons, then the other, resulted in an 850 or so damage nuke at lv9

He was not a lategame threat because he couldn't flash farm, his passive was essentially useless and grow was extremely inefficient as a damage multiplier
When in doubt, just believe in yourself and press buttons
Nightmarjoo
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
United States3360 Posts
September 08 2014 07:12 GMT
#19016
As I understand, if maelstrom procs while the lightning from its previous proc is still bouncing then the new proc will fail to create a new chain lightning effect. First, is that correct? Secondly, does mjolnir's chain lightning stack with maelstrom's-- as in if a mjolnir procs right after a maelstrom procs, will it start an additional lightning bounce? How about the lightning from static shield?
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Kupon3ss
Profile Joined May 2008
時の回廊10066 Posts
September 08 2014 07:19 GMT
#19017
yes yes and yes yes, there will always be more lightning since they fixed the bug and now lightning can occur while lightning is already occurring
When in doubt, just believe in yourself and press buttons
ahswtini
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Northern Ireland22213 Posts
September 08 2014 07:39 GMT
#19018
Does that mean 5 thunderhammers on ember is a good build
"As I've said, balance isn't about strategies or counters, it's about probability and statistics." - paralleluniverse
ChunderBoy
Profile Joined August 2011
3242 Posts
September 08 2014 08:29 GMT
#19019
On September 08 2014 16:39 ahswtini wrote:
Does that mean 5 thunderhammers on ember is a good build

no its awful
"mmr is a social construct" - tumblr
FetTerBender
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany1393 Posts
September 08 2014 09:06 GMT
#19020
On September 08 2014 17:29 ChunderBoy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 08 2014 16:39 ahswtini wrote:
Does that mean 5 thunderhammers on ember is a good build

no its awful


Please elaborate. I was seriously considering 2+ thunders for the lulz.
There's a fine line between bravery and stupidity.
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