[DotA] Replays~!! - Page 9

On March 28 2008 23:02 DevAzTaYtA wrote:


this rep is insane. pudge goes around brutally raping people from minute 2. definitely helped me to understand what constitutes a good player/team (hint: it's not farming!).

i think i finally understand what ryugie has been bitching about all this time. haha

i assume y'all used vent to communicate ganks? it seems like it'd be pretty hard to organize that shit using in-game chat/pings.

On March 29 2008 07:48 St3MoR wrote:
other day i met strafe in a sig and he didnt go dagon

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On March 28 2008 23:02 DevAzTaYtA wrote:


this rep is insane. pudge goes around brutally raping people from minute 2. definitely helped me to understand what constitutes a good player/team (hint: it's not farming!).

i think i finally understand what ryugie has been bitching about all this time. haha

i assume y'all used vent to communicate ganks? it seems like it'd be pretty hard to organize that shit using in-game chat/pings.

On March 29 2008 09:31 {ToT}Strafe wrote:
playing at a decent level ventrilo is necessary

On March 29 2008 00:31 Ack1027 wrote:
You're welcome...I don't mind typing this stuff at all because I usually just keep it to myself. Some of my former teammates probably don't know that I think this stuff either but I believe my opinions on the game have helped me become the player I am, not necessarily raw skill.

The reason I said that tauren or potm [or both] would be a favorable pick vs Pugna THD is because they are imo the two best defensive heroes. Play the game out long enough, and even if you fed the other team like a monster you should still win simply because pugna and thd will lose effectivness. [ granted no dual sheep lol ]

I feel people overestimate netherward and more specifically, people's ability to place netherwards. In all the replays I've seen of pro players, I've only seen one, maybe two people who really know how to play pugna and how to place the netherward. Tauren still works against a good netherward because usually you'll get arcane ring. You will always know whether netherward is on you or not because of the status icon. If it is, you'll very likely know exactly where it is because someone on your team will get hit by a nether strike from the ward while casting a spell, or you can arcane ring yourself and get hit for very little damage in order to know where it is.

Tauren has 3 stuns. Not many other heroes can boast that. Even without blink dagger Pugna should get dominated simply because he has no health. Mek pugna would be a problem though. Basically, what I'm saying is blink dag tauren echo slam will decimate thd and pugna [ or most any other hero ] and fissure will stop pushes simply because it outranges icepath and creates a PHYSICAL barrier. Netherwards shouldn't hurt you either since you can just walk out of range and arcane ring.

Edit: I'm glad you decided to practice solo heroes. Although, if you want my advice you should practice PotM/Fiend/Syllabear[.48b only]/Mag/Warlock solo because all, but specifically the first 3 have such huge gains if you are good at them. A good potm player is essentially a huge team player plus even if your team is just doing decent potm is able to excel in the game.

I think my fiend is above average, even for the sponsored north american players and it helps because a LOT of players are average or just skip shadowraze. When I play my shadowfiend a lot of players don't expect me to hit my razes and I'd say I have about a 70-80% success rate of hitting razes. Even against really good teams that I expect to lose, if I 1v1 mid against another solo I generally get the first kill in that lane, I got the reps to prove that.

Syllabear is just a monster in games without lots of gank heroes and I think anyone who can use him [ sc players should find him easy ] correctly gets a huge advantage. Mag/Warlock are easier but have the same efficiency I believe transitioning into late game.

On March 29 2008 00:31 Ack1027 wrote:
You're welcome...I don't mind typing this stuff at all because I usually just keep it to myself. Some of my former teammates probably don't know that I think this stuff either but I believe my opinions on the game have helped me become the player I am, not necessarily raw skill.

The reason I said that tauren or potm [or both] would be a favorable pick vs Pugna THD is because they are imo the two best defensive heroes. Play the game out long enough, and even if you fed the other team like a monster you should still win simply because pugna and thd will lose effectivness. [ granted no dual sheep lol ]

I feel people overestimate netherward and more specifically, people's ability to place netherwards. In all the replays I've seen of pro players, I've only seen one, maybe two people who really know how to play pugna and how to place the netherward. Tauren still works against a good netherward because usually you'll get arcane ring. You will always know whether netherward is on you or not because of the status icon. If it is, you'll very likely know exactly where it is because someone on your team will get hit by a nether strike from the ward while casting a spell, or you can arcane ring yourself and get hit for very little damage in order to know where it is.

Tauren has 3 stuns. Not many other heroes can boast that. Even without blink dagger Pugna should get dominated simply because he has no health. Mek pugna would be a problem though. Basically, what I'm saying is blink dag tauren echo slam will decimate thd and pugna [ or most any other hero ] and fissure will stop pushes simply because it outranges icepath and creates a PHYSICAL barrier. Netherwards shouldn't hurt you either since you can just walk out of range and arcane ring.

Edit: I'm glad you decided to practice solo heroes. Although, if you want my advice you should practice PotM/Fiend/Syllabear[.48b only]/Mag/Warlock solo because all, but specifically the first 3 have such huge gains if you are good at them. A good potm player is essentially a huge team player plus even if your team is just doing decent potm is able to excel in the game.

I think my fiend is above average, even for the sponsored north american players and it helps because a LOT of players are average or just skip shadowraze. When I play my shadowfiend a lot of players don't expect me to hit my razes and I'd say I have about a 70-80% success rate of hitting razes. Even against really good teams that I expect to lose, if I 1v1 mid against another solo I generally get the first kill in that lane, I got the reps to prove that.

Syllabear is just a monster in games without lots of gank heroes and I think anyone who can use him [ sc players should find him easy ] correctly gets a huge advantage. Mag/Warlock are easier but have the same efficiency I believe transitioning into late game.