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SoCal8907 Posts
Hmmm, I debated starting this bc i can only type with one hand, so I am working painfully slow. However, I am genuinely curious to see who would be interested in seeing how well i can play DOTA with my only usable hand.
Background:
I broke my scaphoid and am in a cast that goes up to my mid bicep on my left arm. This means I can only use my right hand to play. Luckily, I have a Razer Naga which allowed me to move hotkeys to the side of my mouse.
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Unfortunately this means I can really only use one or two buttons in sequence effectively. I have no control groups. I cannot micro.
So, my question is...is there any interest in me blogging my experiences on a separate smurf account to see how high I can get my mmr using my right hand only? Streaming, etc? Let me know!
-Bluemoon
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damn, how long is it going to take to heal?
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SoCal8907 Posts
it will be 2-3 months in a cast unfortunately...and lord knows i cannot go without dota for that long lol
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I'd be interested.
You should only play wraith king.
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That's too bad about your hand! Personally I think I'd try to play some games more suited for one handed play, but the passion for dota seems strong in this one.
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On January 04 2015 09:26 tehh4ck3r wrote:
I'd be interested.
only play wraith king
oh god how do these two fit together lol.
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i played wraith king once but it wasnt as satisfying as sniper or techies were. mostly due to the fact that both of those heroes are so obnoxious. i get a rise out of it lol
i also wanna test my limits and see if i can play more complicated heroes as i get better with one hand.
i have been looking for games i can play casually, but thats no fun for me. hearthstone is too rng and single player isnt nearly as engaging.
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I think you can play any hero well with one hand. You just need to use down times to drop the items into the quick buy area so you can quickly click on them. Also pick less active items than normal so you don't have them and the skills to use.
I think you will drop 200 mmr and then stabilize there. It isn't that big of a difference not using the keyboard. The biggest problem is probably no chat wheel, if you can bind that to a mouse button you should be good to go (or since you are on US server you can use the mic to communicate).
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why can't you just set static control groups on your mouse like 1 for hero 2 for courier 3 for all 4 all other units
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On January 04 2015 13:27 BluemoonSC wrote:
i played wraith king once but it wasnt as satisfying as sniper or techies were. mostly due to the fact that both of those heroes are so obnoxious. i get a rise out of it lol
i also wanna test my limits and see if i can play more complicated heroes as i get better with one hand.
i have been looking for games i can play casually, but thats no fun for me. hearthstone is too rng and single player isnt nearly as engaging.
lmfao i love how you described sniper/techies and why you enjoyed playing them, good on you xD
If what you want to do wont hurt you in any way in terms of healing then sure go for it :~) If it's more a pain then an enjoyment for you then I'd recommend against it.
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On January 04 2015 17:30 kevymon wrote:
why can't you just set static control groups on your mouse like 1 for hero 2 for courier 3 for all 4 all other units
i only have enough room for my abilities. that gives me 1 button for opening voice (since it takes me 10 years to type)
i suppose i have 1 key i can use for a control group though, maybe i will set that to my hero for when im clicking on heroes.
On January 04 2015 16:32 Yurie wrote:
I think you can play any hero well with one hand. You just need to use down times to drop the items into the quick buy area so you can quickly click on them. Also pick less active items than normal so you don't have them and the skills to use.
I think you will drop 200 mmr and then stabilize there. It isn't that big of a difference not using the keyboard. The biggest problem is probably no chat wheel, if you can bind that to a mouse button you should be good to go (or since you are on US server you can use the mic to communicate).
idk about any hero. even with quick cast, not having more than one finger to execute ability combos is difficult. think about heroes like LC who want to use press the attack, blademail, blink, then ulti all in the span of a split second. i potentially could learn to do this but definitely cannot right now. but that would be the fun of this little project 
On January 04 2015 23:19 BongChambers wrote:Show nested quote +On January 04 2015 13:27 BluemoonSC wrote:
i played wraith king once but it wasnt as satisfying as sniper or techies were. mostly due to the fact that both of those heroes are so obnoxious. i get a rise out of it lol
i also wanna test my limits and see if i can play more complicated heroes as i get better with one hand.
i have been looking for games i can play casually, but thats no fun for me. hearthstone is too rng and single player isnt nearly as engaging. lmfao i love how you described sniper/techies and why you enjoyed playing them, good on you xD If what you want to do wont hurt you in any way in terms of healing then sure go for it :~) If it's more a pain then an enjoyment for you then I'd recommend against it.
the only thing that will be hurt by playing only with the mouse is my ego when i fuck up bc im slow as a sloth when using my abilities lol. but yeah, its gonna also have to be about fun since im gonna be super frustrated with my control setup!
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On January 04 2015 23:43 BluemoonSC wrote:Show nested quote +On January 04 2015 16:32 Yurie wrote:
I think you can play any hero well with one hand. You just need to use down times to drop the items into the quick buy area so you can quickly click on them. Also pick less active items than normal so you don't have them and the skills to use.
I think you will drop 200 mmr and then stabilize there. It isn't that big of a difference not using the keyboard. The biggest problem is probably no chat wheel, if you can bind that to a mouse button you should be good to go (or since you are on US server you can use the mic to communicate). idk about any hero. even with quick cast, not having more than one finger to execute ability combos is difficult. think about heroes like LC who want to use press the attack, blademail, blink, then ulti all in the span of a split second. i potentially could learn to do this but definitely cannot right now. but that would be the fun of this little project
I would likely not build a ganking LC. Even though that is what the hero is good at. I would build items I can use optimally, even if that might not suit the hero perfectly. Getting just the blink without another active item before hh/bkb/hex/abyssal could also be an option. You won't solo stuff as easily but can still do good ganks with an ally.
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yeah i think part of the challenge will be relearning how to play heroes a different way. i LOVE my blink dagger...now that is much more difficult for me to justify purchasing. lothar will be more commonly picked up too (an item i very rarely purchase).
thankfully i moved to an all quick cast setup (with x bound to tp being the only non-quickcast key). the only problem is that the buttons on the side of my mouse are not meant to pressed quickly as far as i can tell..they are a little clunky. luckily, if i wanted to play lc, i have a good friend who loves playing lina...only need to press r then let him do the work lol.
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i will not play invoker bc i can tell ya right now, i can't really mash combos on my mouse lol..huskar with a bkb was a challenge so far..still did well with that.
i did try jugg however, i was in a dual lane w/ lina vs spectre, dazzle, and lion. we secureda double kill early, but my ogre insisted on staying top to help drow 1v1, ganked mid by face rushing uphill, and refused to come bottom for ez support kills. double stun plus bladefury would have been broken.
instead, drow constantly ran off solo and got killed while i was frequently left for dead by my zeus and ogre.
on the plus side, mechanically it worked out. when we played as a team i ghot several good omnislashes and kills. i just had a really slow start, not being able to last hit at all.
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Ok, I'm not trying to make you feel bad, but Blitz is playing Storm one-handed on stream right now, he had a 10 minute orchid and is 11/1/2 15 minutes in lmfao
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was he playing on his main account? that's actually awesome. vod me please, im super interested!
im at work now but ill post one or two of my matches where I was at like 700gpm, fully loaded at 30 min. rapiers were had and the fact that I was working with one hand was glorious!
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what mmr are you playing at?
i'd love to see meepo hahaha
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http://www.dotabuff.com/matches/1150236005
i'm the juggernaut bitch!
panic mode when your one finger controls all of your abilities is not easy. rough start into putting the team on my back asnd holding them there with one hand.
good recommendation!
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