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On May 10 2011 23:48 ketomai wrote:Hm where do you guys play dota most now? (out of the options I saw in the OP) Is it still gayrena? I feel the sudden urge to learn dota again  . Since you're North American, come join us on dotacash (and teamspeak). Easiest way to play for the time being, although quality may vary.
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Anyone playing on dotalicious ?
http://www.dotalicious-gaming.com
Best client/servers I have played on so far, and I tried garena, iccup and dota-league. It's great, but could use more members.
I'm johnnih on there, add me if you want to play. Mostly play support.
How is this thread organized btw? How do I get added to original post?
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On May 11 2011 04:56 hefty wrote:Anyone playing on dotalicious ? http://www.dotalicious-gaming.comBest client/servers I have played on so far, and I tried garena, iccup and dota-league. It's great, but could use more members. I'm johnnih on there, add me if you want to play. Mostly play support. How is this thread organized btw? How do I get added to original post?
You make a pilgrimage to TL.net headquarters asking for the one named Hot_Bid where upon he will send you on 3 quests to collect the holy relics of the Troll Empire.
Or you can just pm paper and he'll add you. There's really no point as pretty much there's only a handful who still play and mostly located in NA, you could try to play still but your best shot would be hopping on TeamSpeak and seeing who is on.
Make sure you send the pm to paper with a link to fetish porn, paper loves fetish porn and that will increase the chances of you getting added to the list.
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deleted now, what happened?
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Dotalicious is a great platform, unfortunately it's not very popular right now in North America where most TL Dota'ers are. But I definitely think they're one to look out for, they keep adding new features constantly.
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On May 11 2011 06:05 rabidch wrote:deleted now, what happened?
some guy reports omgirok for hacking and gets banned for accidentally revealing that he, himself, hacked. nothing happens to omgirok because accusations were silly
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On May 11 2011 05:10 Judicator wrote:Show nested quote +On May 11 2011 04:56 hefty wrote:Anyone playing on dotalicious ? http://www.dotalicious-gaming.comBest client/servers I have played on so far, and I tried garena, iccup and dota-league. It's great, but could use more members. I'm johnnih on there, add me if you want to play. Mostly play support. How is this thread organized btw? How do I get added to original post? You make a pilgrimage to TL.net headquarters asking for the one named Hot_Bid where upon he will send you on 3 quests to collect the holy relics of the Troll Empire. Or you can just pm paper and he'll add you. There's really no point as pretty much there's only a handful who still play and mostly located in NA, you could try to play still but your best shot would be hopping on TeamSpeak and seeing who is on. Make sure you send the pm to paper with a link to fetish porn, paper loves fetish porn and that will increase the chances of you getting added to the list.
Haha, thanks, that is all very helpful ^^
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On May 11 2011 06:18 JeeJee wrote:some guy reports omgirok for hacking and gets banned for accidentally revealing that he, himself, hacked. nothing happens to omgirok because accusations were silly http://www.dotacash.com/forums/processed/ban-appeal-versatile/
lol this guy is fucked
edit: for good measure
206732 versatile[cm] Map hack, perma ban, non-appealable 0 2011-05-10 Game Moderators
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So I hand out passwords and private IPs like it's candy, I am about to put a giant sign indicating where I hid my house key so anybody can come into my house and play on my account as well as order hookers and pizza because that's what they do in porn which they subscribe to with the personal credit card numbers I post on my online profile.
On May 11 2011 06:09 5-s wrote: Dotalicious is a great platform, unfortunately it's not very popular right now in North America where most TL Dota'ers are. But I definitely think they're one to look out for, they keep adding new features constantly.
It's a good platform, but I feel like it'll suffer like the other popular services and have to deal with the massive logistical issues. I remember when the devs put it out originally, and there was like 25 - 50 people on...
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Dotalicious is good if you get on the hostbots from the right locations. Really big difference for me at least. I know the MYM guys play their public games on dotalicious ^^
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hey how can i get an invite to the clan?
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On May 11 2011 07:19 TrollLisk wrote: HoN is so addictive lol
Meh. I'm really trying my best to like it, but it just isn't happening for me. But then, maybe its because I blow. I think I have somewhere around 5 kills in my first 10 games. i dunno...it's just so wierd for me. It seems like every character but mine always just insta-kills me with a random ability. I choose that character next fight, and that same spell that insta-smashed me takes away the tiniest sliver of life from my opponent, who then auto-attacks a quarter of my health away with every hit, then simultaneously casts 4 different spells that auto-kill every single one of my teamates rallying to help, who then rage at me for getting them killed, and leave the game.
It's just not fun to me. It seems like a game you'd have to play with people you know, and even then, it doesn't seem that fun to play. It just has so many completely gay ways to screw you over, and once your average opponent gets >2 levels on you, just leave, you won't even touch them. Ever.
But maybe its me just not understanding classes, how to play inearly/mid/late game, and when and how to use the 400 different abilities all of the different heros have.
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On May 11 2011 12:36 Sm3agol wrote:Meh. I'm really trying my best to like it, but it just isn't happening for me. But then, maybe its because I blow. I think I have somewhere around 5 kills in my first 10 games. i dunno...it's just so wierd for me. It seems like every character but mine always just insta-kills me with a random ability. I choose that character next fight, and that same spell that insta-smashed me takes away the tiniest sliver of life from my opponent, who then auto-attacks a quarter of my health away with every hit, then simultaneously casts 4 different spells that auto-kill every single one of my teamates rallying to help, who then rage at me for getting them killed, and leave the game. It's just not fun to me. It seems like a game you'd have to play with people you know, and even then, it doesn't seem that fun to play. It just has so many completely gay ways to screw you over, and once your average opponent gets >2 levels on you, just leave, you won't even touch them. Ever. But maybe its me just not understanding classes, how to play inearly/mid/late game, and when and how to use the 400 different abilities all of the different heros have. I watched a ton of honcast before playing hon.
It helped me a ton. I'm still a crappy noob but it helps so much knowing what most heroes roles str and such. Im addicted big time for now as I get better. One day I'll try to make friends and play with then;p.
Learning what hero can do what and when is pure experience though. I'm definitely better than two eeks ago.... No more 1-10-1 performances :p
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On May 11 2011 12:36 Sm3agol wrote:Meh. I'm really trying my best to like it, but it just isn't happening for me. But then, maybe its because I blow. I think I have somewhere around 5 kills in my first 10 games. i dunno...it's just so wierd for me. It seems like every character but mine always just insta-kills me with a random ability. I choose that character next fight, and that same spell that insta-smashed me takes away the tiniest sliver of life from my opponent, who then auto-attacks a quarter of my health away with every hit, then simultaneously casts 4 different spells that auto-kill every single one of my teamates rallying to help, who then rage at me for getting them killed, and leave the game. It's just not fun to me. It seems like a game you'd have to play with people you know, and even then, it doesn't seem that fun to play. It just has so many completely gay ways to screw you over, and once your average opponent gets >2 levels on you, just leave, you won't even touch them. Ever. But maybe its me just not understanding classes, how to play inearly/mid/late game, and when and how to use the 400 different abilities all of the different heros have.
hon's got a very large learning curve and it will seem daunting and confusing at first, definitely. you have 2 approaches from here blue pill) throw up your hands in the air after getting killed for the umpteenth time and say 'fuck it' red pill) man up and learn the heroes and stuff, so you are more prepared and know what to expect
if you pick the latter, i can help you out in a couple of nostat games to help you get the basic sense of positioning and the judgment process. you'll have to learn all the heroes in detail on your own since that's the easy part (just play them a bit). i'm complete shit at this game, but luckily so is everyone else below 1800, so that's not a problem. once you learn what to expect from all the heroes, the game becomes a lot easier to understand, and then you get into the fun stuff.
p.s. i mean stable at below 1800, not a stat reset 1950 player being 'only' 1750 im not calling them shit since they're clearly not staying at 1750 for long unless they don't have a brain or opposable thumbs
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I really want to try this game but just can't get it working. I've made a post about the issue on the HoN forums, have contacted support (who told me to post on forums ) and have been trying tons of different things to no avail.
This is a bit of a longshot, I know, but I'm kinda stumped. Here's my HoN forum post - http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/showthread.php?p=13502285 + Show Spoiler +Hi there, I am on a trial account and am interested in purchasing the game, however, I can't get my trial matches to work because it wont let me connect to games/lobbies/servers. It just hangs on the loading bar. I've searched in a ton of different places for tips and suggestions, but haven't found any working solutions. I've made rules in my firewall, I've opened up ports in my router, I've made sure that it's not being blocked by any of the security software I'm using (Microsoft Security Essentials), I've made sure that nothing else is stealing the bandwidth. Now I'm out of ideas. It's only this game that I'm having a problem with. All other online games that I play have been fine. Any help you could offer would be appreciated and would most likely lead to a purchase of the game. Here's my console log : http://tools.heroesofnewerth.com/vie...93&action=view Could anyone here offer any suggestions on what might fix this issue?
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On May 11 2011 12:36 Sm3agol wrote:Meh. I'm really trying my best to like it, but it just isn't happening for me. But then, maybe its because I blow. I think I have somewhere around 5 kills in my first 10 games. i dunno...it's just so wierd for me. It seems like every character but mine always just insta-kills me with a random ability. I choose that character next fight, and that same spell that insta-smashed me takes away the tiniest sliver of life from my opponent, who then auto-attacks a quarter of my health away with every hit, then simultaneously casts 4 different spells that auto-kill every single one of my teamates rallying to help, who then rage at me for getting them killed, and leave the game. It's just not fun to me. It seems like a game you'd have to play with people you know, and even then, it doesn't seem that fun to play. It just has so many completely gay ways to screw you over, and once your average opponent gets >2 levels on you, just leave, you won't even touch them. Ever. But maybe its me just not understanding classes, how to play inearly/mid/late game, and when and how to use the 400 different abilities all of the different heros have.
It is a 'hardcore' game that takes a lot of practice and dedication to play, that's for sure. It sounds like you're playing versus players a lot more skilled than you, which is to be expected. You mentioned spells insta-killing you and heroes auto attacking for a bunch of your life. Have you ever really tried to think of why? Preventing enemy heroes from getting strong is just as important as improving your own hero. Deny creeps, ask for ganks, and for gods sake, HARASS. If you're a ranged hero and you're up against a melee hero, punish them every time they try to go in for a creep kill. Buy wards and place them in the woods/river so you can spot enemy heroes coming to/leaving your lane. HoN has many heroes that are capable of destroying your team early on if they get overfarmed and you have to make a conscious effort as a team to prevent it. Pebbles comes to mind.
Learning all of the Heroes/Items/Skills/Jukespots/Mechanics/Etc will be for the most part a very long and grueling process. HoN is not a casual game by any means and if you're not having fun now it might not be the game for you. I've been playing for over a year and still get destroyed and fucked over in "gay" ways on a daily basis. You gotta shrug it off and tell yourself that one day you're gonna shit all over everybody. It's taken me a year of pretty constant playing just to be able to comfortably stay above ~1500MMR. I had no DotA experience either so I was like you and kinda overwhelmed by everything. If you want a more casual experience, then maybe you should try League of Legends (completely serious). The chances of finding people that are completely new to the genre are greater there and in my opinion the game in general is easier for beginners.
I encourage you to stick with HoN and I promise you one day you too will be able to wreck some poor newbie's game.
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Last hit mechanics are simply pure animation and low life creep timing correct? More r less making sure as I want to develop better habits right from the start. I also would like tup know if last hitting a creep takes priority over everything else like harassment and such.
I heard spamming S is a terrible habit so I stopped doing it and now just click like mad. It's frustrating when I attack a creep I know won't die just because I second guess myself -.-
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I personally use hold position if you want to sit somewhere waiting to hit a creep Though I spam click move around more often times than use hold position.
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