DotA 2: -APEM pros only go fast!

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  1. Name P. Redacted

    Name P. Redacted I have no money and I'm also gay
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    ya and she cute
     
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  2. BrickTamland

    BrickTamland You're not Ron...
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    What component do I need to upgrade to decrease my load times? I've ordered a new graphic card and will be moving my OS to SSD, did I miss anything?
     
  3. broXcore

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    building my pc tonight, and the only thing i'll be missing is the gpu, since i'm waiting for that to come in. are the system requirements on dota low enough that i can use my motherboard's integrated graphics? (msi with a z97 chipset)

    tia
     
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  4. LuPoor

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    i play it on a 3 year old laptop
     
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  5. OTM

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    DotA requirements are really low.
     
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  6. broXcore

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    fuck yea, i'll be joining the frustration soon
     
  7. RonBurgundy

    RonBurgundy Well-Known Member

    Yeah aside from how hot it gets, my oldish laptop works just fine
     
  8. OTM

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    Remember, no one is good at DotA. Some people just suck less than others.
     
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  9. skiedfrillet

    skiedfrillet It's not a lie if you believe it.
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    Oh hello welcome, friend

    I use an old ass laptop with shit specs and I have no prob running it
     
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  10. BrickTamland

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    Starting to understand the popularity of WW.
     
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  11. J.R. Bob Dobbs

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    Ssd will be the single biggest improvement


    More ram would probably help too
     
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  12. J.R. Bob Dobbs

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    Probably yes.

    Theres a ton of extra configs available to make it run better if you need to go to extra low settings
     
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  13. J.R. Bob Dobbs

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    Wyvern is fucking bonkers.

    Glimmer cape to literally turn people invincible

    1000 range skadi with flying movement

    Splinter blast makes pushing into wyvern a fucking nightmare

    Ult is good black hole
     
  14. LuPoor

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    yeah she needs to be toned down. my preference would be to drastically cut the damage on splinter blast and increase the slow duration. cut out her farming ability, leave the utility.
     
  15. BrickTamland

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    1-3-1-1

    Tranq & soul ring.

    Come at me bro.
     
  16. RonBurgundy

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    Doom can dish some damage huh? Got stuck with him first time on random and not too shabby
     
  17. Name P. Redacted

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    like omg we can LAN
     
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  18. skiedfrillet

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    ult someone, press w, win team fight
     
  19. RonBurgundy

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    Tell me what I'm doing wrong, when jungling with Ursa or doom I'm under leveled to teammates 100% of the time halp
     
  20. LuPoor

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    Don't jungle with Ursa or Doom
     
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  21. miles

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    There's very few heroes that are good at jungling.

    You almost never want to jungle in pubs unless you have a hard support focusing on stacking creeps for you. (i.e. never) Maybe take a few out on your way if you're running back to base, but that's it.
     
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  22. skiedfrillet

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    jungling w/ ursa and getting 6min rosh is like my thing, guys
     
  23. BrickTamland

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    This literally doesn't happen.
     
  24. skiedfrillet

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    sure it does

    no one ever sees it tho bc i'm so fast
     
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  25. OTM

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    I think your problem is that you're spelling Enigma wrong.
     
  26. Poetic

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    Post-TI EG has been pretty underwhelming. Is it the patch or the roster change.
     
  27. LuPoor

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    I blame the roster change. I think it's tough finding the farm that Sumail and Arteezy both want, and trying to find the right balance is taking some time. Arteezy and Fear play that spot really differently from each other.
     
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  28. skiedfrillet

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    it was stupid to get 2 mids and put them on the same team

    and even stupider to put arteezy mid over sumail in some matches

    sumail is far and away the better mid player, but when they put him at the 1 slot and let arteezy mid, it seems they always lose
     
  29. BrickTamland

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    I'm getting pretty frustrated.

    I really felt I was improving, reaching 2,800. I thought I was getting close to being a 3k player. Seem to be stuck around 2,500 now, just sad realizing I'm not as good as I thought I was.
     
  30. LuPoor

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    Nah Arteezy is very much a safe lane carry. He just happens to be the world's best shadow friend too. He was pretty exclusively the 1 on Secret.
     
  31. J.R. Bob Dobbs

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    Raising mmr is an entirely different persuit from being good
     
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  32. RonBurgundy

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    Playing heroes for the first time is really frustrating. Randomed Dragon Knight and he's fucking slow and worthless and I'm horrible.
     
  33. LuPoor

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    Sensai bricktop has some strong opinions on Dragon Knight IIRC
     
  34. J.R. Bob Dobbs

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    How much time ya got buddy?


    He stanks and i hate him
     
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  35. miles

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    I think EG is going to have to pick a mid and roll with it, though neither sumail or arteezy would probably take it well.

    Tough to have much synergy when two guys are rotating positions most games, and compounded even more so when you already had a guy adjusting to a new position.
     
  36. LuPoor

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    It can work. Og swaps notail and miracle mid depending on heroes.
     
  37. RonBurgundy

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    Witch doctor is fun, but I don't understand his ult. What's with the channeling thing
     
  38. broXcore

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    get your mountain dew ready
     
  39. miles

    miles All I know is my gut says, maybe
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    It's getting ridiculous with EG losing game 1 and winning the next two. Has to have gone that way like 9 of their last 10 wins.
     
  40. miles

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    0:40- 1:30

    Universe dragging his sack across mind control's forehead
     
  41. RonBurgundy

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    Anyone play WD? Do you level the Stun, heal, or AOE malediction?

    Last night I was trying for a support build with Max heal but apparently from interwebs builds that's dumb.
     
  42. DEAD7

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    #facts

    I went from 3600 to 2200 by simply not taking a break or having a smurf account to play on when the meta turned to shit. [​IMG]
     
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  43. BrickTamland

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    3-2-0-1 is what I typically build towards to dominate lane. Cask is one of the best stuns in he game, and Landon it with a good maledict usually guarantees a kill.

    I typically skip voodoo restoration until mid/late game.

    Edit - wrong skill order
     
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  44. OTM

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    I usually go Q>W>Q>W>Q>R>Q then prioritize R>E>W. You'll see a lot of pros run him in a heavy mid game push comp completely skipping E because stats and heals are really strong in that push timing, but that probably won't work with pubs.
     
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  45. J.R. Bob Dobbs

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    In pubs skip the heal entirely

    Pros skip maledict because they typically max the heal after stun to sustain pushes
     
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  46. OTM

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    I like to turn on the heal before I ult so I don't get focused down as fast. But that's just me.
     
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  47. RonBurgundy

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    Sounds fun to play as WD with Bloodstone, I guess that plus max Heal turns you into a walking fountain of sorts.

    Not optimal obviously but sounds fun.
     
  48. RonBurgundy

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    Also, does anyone get shadowblade to turn invis after starting ult? That sounded interesting.
     
  49. BrickTamland

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    Good idea. Great positioning will help you more than the heal will. Assuming you got the maledict off, you'll be able to heal up afterwards as they die off.

    I feel the mana is more effective when put into casks and maledicts.
     
  50. BrickTamland

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    Glimmer cape is better at our level. You'll see some pub stompers build a shadow blade but glimmer is a much better team item.