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Post #724 (isolation #0) » Thu Aug 22, 2013 7:48 am
Postby Redelphic »
So I just started playing Dota 2, I've really enjoyed it so far. I originally played a bit of LoL but never got into it, there was something about it that I didn't like.
My favourite characters so far are Viper and Luna.
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Post #763 (isolation #1) » Wed Sep 04, 2013 7:01 pm
Postby Redelphic »
So after playing 30 hours against bots I played my first multiplayer game and won! There was a really nice Lion who helped me without getting mad when I made mistakes, but I did fairly well with viper. I have a long way to go, watching some live games and the internationals really showed me how newbie I still am.
I don't really think i'm at the stage where I want to give out my ingame name BB, I only get a limited amount of time anyway to play.
Some hero's I want to try are Gyrocopter, Wisp and Nature's Prophet. So far I haven't found too many character's that I'm really good with.
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions." ~Leonardo da Vinci~
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Post #791 (isolation #2) » Sat Sep 07, 2013 5:52 pm
Postby Redelphic »
It's so hard learning to play Support with bots... Wards are pretty useless with the set patterns they usually follow and the bot iq can be so frustrating. I saved Luna's life as CM with a freeze so she could get away, and after I die in the process she turns around and starts harassing with no hp instead of going back to base. She then get's killed >.>
I was happy that I got my 2nd pub win with viper today though.
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions." ~Leonardo da Vinci~
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Post #880 (isolation #9) » Thu Sep 26, 2013 2:02 pm
Postby Redelphic »
It said I needed your steam ID numbers for some reason >.< We should make a Mafiascum chat in the game client so it's easier to find people.
I played a game while I waited and lost as Vengeful Spirit. You know your team is pretty bad when you have the second highest kills out of a Night Stalker/PA/Sniper/Silencer
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions." ~Leonardo da Vinci~
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Post #891 (isolation #11) » Tue Oct 01, 2013 9:15 am
Postby Redelphic »
Reactions? Like reaction time or is that something I am not familiar with?
By the way, I got a weird invite to what appears to be a guild, but it didn't look dota oriented and the page was in Russian.... guessing that isn't the invite?
I speak a bit of russian, just enough to swear at the ones joining my games. >.>
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions." ~Leonardo da Vinci~
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Post #923 (isolation #12) » Wed Oct 02, 2013 11:32 am
Postby Redelphic »
If you're trying to silence people as a Bloodseeker it seems like you aren't going to be focused on the fight as well as you could be. The best defence is a strong offence, at least when your playing a carry who excels at fighting. And since he is is melee you need to get in close, so your basically giving them the means to kill you with an attack boost.
But i'm an ultra noobie still so you can just ignore me.
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions." ~Leonardo da Vinci~
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Post #964 (isolation #21) » Thu Oct 03, 2013 12:04 pm
Postby Redelphic »
EDIT: 6 oclock rolls around and I have to leave lol.
I played 1 game that was over an hour long, which sadly we lossed but it was close. I tried out Sand King for the first time which was probably stupid without trying him out, but we needed stuns and aoe.
Went 17/16/17 in the end.
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"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions." ~Leonardo da Vinci~
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Post #973 (isolation #24) » Sun Oct 06, 2013 7:14 pm
Postby Redelphic »
Everyone was on steam but nobody was playing
Only got one game in today, but it was a 3v5 which we won convincingly even though the odds were against us. Ended up getting so fed at the end they just all disconnected except for an Axe.
I was a Viper with a Divine Rapier on top of my SB/Manta, go figure lol.
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions." ~Leonardo da Vinci~
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Post #976 (isolation #25) » Mon Oct 07, 2013 6:18 pm
Postby Redelphic »
I've never really played against a huskar before, really caught me off guard. I was being a bit too aggressive in lane though against that lineup which is probably why I fed for a bit. That was a fun game though.
I'm going to have full access to a gaming computer tomorrow through to thursday so if anyone wants to play anytime just shoot me a message.
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions." ~Leonardo da Vinci~
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Post #1018 (isolation #28) » Fri Oct 18, 2013 7:21 pm
Postby Redelphic »
Can someone explain to me why people are saying "Trilanes are dead"?
I am still in the pub phase where every teammate you have is simple-minded and gets mad at you unless you do a 2-1-2 so if someone could explain this trilane/4p1 talk I'd appreciate it.
Unrelated: I am getting sick of these silly people who go into queue obviously with someone they know, pick carries and farm together and leave 2 supports in a lane. It makes me mad because they totally ignore the setup just to be with their friend, and lately they have been dying because of it.
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions." ~Leonardo da Vinci~
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Post #1031 (isolation #29) » Sun Oct 20, 2013 6:10 pm
Postby Redelphic »
Playing single draft has remarkably improved my gameplay, it's all I've been playing lately. It's helped me get so many new heroes I can play, forces me to learn in all situations instead of being an Admiral Bulldog lol. It is so much better than All Random which I hate because you don't have a bit of choice if you need supports/carries/counters. I always get screwed in all random >.<
I played a single draft and it was my first game with Bounty Hunter, other choices were terrible. Our Lycanthrope ended up Dc'ing at lvl 3 so it was a 4v5. Ended up going 23/2!
Track really shut down their Night Stalker and helped us farm.
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions." ~Leonardo da Vinci~
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Post #1033 (isolation #30) » Sun Oct 20, 2013 6:53 pm
Postby Redelphic »
Well AR could be 1 hero you can't play and a team that sucks together because you had no control. I have more fun and just think of it as a challenge, so I don't care about the extra gold.
AP is probably the best choice you're right, but only if you know what you are doing. I found myself continually picking Skywrath/Viper because I was too scared to branch out and I was playing them well. Since I'm new I don't really know everyone I can "play well" so I might change my view in the future but right now there is something about it I love. I have yet to get a bad hero or one that I couldn't figure out.
Actually, that's not true. I stupidly picked Morphling after seeing him played in pro and thinking he looked easy. Our team was terrible anyway, but that is one hero for the life of me I could not figure out. But, I chose him so it's my fault. ^^
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions." ~Leonardo da Vinci~
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Post #1036 (isolation #31) » Mon Oct 21, 2013 5:14 am
Postby Redelphic »
Heres an interesting question, what are the 3 worst heroes that you absolutely suck as? Or even if you just really dislike them or had a terrible game.
Mine would be:
Storm Spirit / Morphling / Timbersaw
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions." ~Leonardo da Vinci~
By level 11 you're looking at 15 less agility which costs you two armor and 15 base attack speed both of which are actually a severe hit to Huskar as suddenly he's that much easier to kill with physical damage and the 200+% AS steroid on Bezerkers blood means the 15 base attack speed lost is suddenly costing you aronnd 1500 gold worth of attack speed items.
Huskar one of your main heroes and you are sad you aren't an ultimate tank anymore?
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions." ~Leonardo da Vinci~
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Post #1043 (isolation #34) » Mon Oct 21, 2013 8:08 am
Postby Redelphic »
In post 1042, TheButtonmen wrote:With the return of duo-lanes, lich sacrifice now giving allied heroes xp and frost armor now effecting ranged heroes fully I'm hoping to see more support Lich.
Well Lich is playing in this game, but my computer is being a jerk and I had to restart
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions." ~Leonardo da Vinci~
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Post #1049 (isolation #36) » Fri Oct 25, 2013 5:10 am
Postby Redelphic »
I've been in a bit of a slump lately, not winning many games.
I'm finding there is just no coordination between the team members. They never want to five man, they are always halfway across the map when we are trying to push mid or defend. Not to mention they always get caught out, or my personnel favourite; when you initiate and they continue to run back and leave you to die. >.<
Oh dota... it's a love hate relationship. It's not always like this and you do get good teams sometimes, but when you get those 55 minute games with people like this you just want to hit something afterward.
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions." ~Leonardo da Vinci~
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Post #1055 (isolation #37) » Fri Oct 25, 2013 11:12 am
Postby Redelphic »
In post 1051, BBmolla wrote:The unfortunate thing is at the level of play you guys are at, you HAVE to play a carry because your team is unreliable. Not trying to be like "Oh I'm in Very High so I'm awesome," whenever I play with people in lower ranks(AKA, a lot), I can't count on my team mates to carry.
Back in the days of Heroes of Newerth, which was basically Dota 1.5 at the time, I had a >50% win rate. The only way I got it up was by finding a group of players who consistently played at the same time as me that I could play with. I played support for my whole HoN career, and only started playing carries due to lack of others being able to in games I've been playing.
Joining a team for matches or just pub play is really important. You can't go at this game alone, you'll have a bad time. I know we've got our little MS community here, but I don't think we're all always on at the same time.
If we really wanted to try to congregate the MS community a bit more, we could all start trying to frequent the mumble. As silly as it sounds, not talking to players disconnects you from them. Once I talk to someone on mumble, I want to play with them more simply because I have a better sense of who they are.
tldr; find a team/group of players to frequently play with.
I have actually been playing support in most of my games, I don't mind it by any means but I haven't had a lot of chances to carry. The problem (or I should say, 'another' problem) is either your teammates usually spam rush carries as soon as the game starts, or ignore the fact that they might need to play support. I do have some experience with carries, Viper of course was my only hero when I first started that I could play. Last bit I've been branching out a bit more, playing more heroes like Luna, Bounty Hunter, Riki, Queen of Pain, but my selection pool just doesn't cover all the situations yet.
The reason I got into Dota was because my friend nagged me continually to download the game on steam, and %90 of the time I will be playing with him in pub games. It is nice to have a friend to play with and I enjoy the games a lot more. The communication is still a problem with your teammates though since it's always so uncoordinated. I totally agree with what everyone is saying though, it's usually the carries that are the trouble makers on the team. Sad thing is the bad ones are usually the ones who can't even take the slightest bit of advice.
Sure is fun when you get a good carry on your team though, it's that fact that makes the other games so frustrating.
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions." ~Leonardo da Vinci~
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Post #1056 (isolation #38) » Fri Oct 25, 2013 6:41 pm
Postby Redelphic »
Just played a 60 minute game (loss) that was really close. I think 56-54 for them in the end. I tried out Abaddon for the first time, really enjoyed playing him.
My case and point about earlier; We had a mid Spirit Breaker who died 20 times. If he hadn't of been a feeder for no reason we would have easily won. Those angry facepalm moment when he charges t3 towers for a kill and dies first. Or when he charges a full hp pudge whenn having about 100 hp himself... I had fun anyway, found a new hero I can play.
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions." ~Leonardo da Vinci~
Certain situations i'm just not good in and I make poor decisions. Although if our team sucks and we are losing I tend to play more aggressive and die more which affects my k/d at the end. I get frustrated when you have to play 40 minute games when you know your going to lose at 15.
And sometimes I get Courage and Stupidity mixed up.
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions." ~Leonardo da Vinci~
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Post #1159 (isolation #43) » Thu Nov 07, 2013 3:01 pm
Postby Redelphic »
Had a really fun day today. I got the opportunity to pick some carries in games.
I won two games as Phantom Assassin, had only played her once before with bots. I'll definitely be adding her to my roster, I had kind of underestimated her before today.
My last game of the day I tried out Magnus for the first time. I should have tried him way sooner, he's awesome.
First game as mag = Soloes Roshan, Gets Divine Rapier Was just one of those games.
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions." ~Leonardo da Vinci~
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Post #1190 (isolation #48) » Tue Nov 12, 2013 7:55 pm
Postby Redelphic »
Good games, that was a lot of fun! Definitely need to do more of those. I'm not used to Slardar, only played him once before. I like all the stuns he can dish out. ^^
ArcAngel I really enjoyed that one game, I finally had a game where I didn't feed lol! That was a good team with PA/Mirana, well played.
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions." ~Leonardo da Vinci~
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Post #1193 (isolation #49) » Wed Nov 13, 2013 8:34 am
Postby Redelphic »
Oh my goodness! I totally had forgotten that I started playing Warcraft III a couple years back! I was at my brothers and he had it on his computer, it was totally awesome but I only got to play a couple hours. I never got to continue.
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Post #1201 (isolation #51) » Wed Nov 13, 2013 9:47 am
Postby Redelphic »
1v1? That's a lot of free farming.
I didn't know such tourneys existed, but I'd be interested in trying it. When you say tourny do you mean winners move on losers are out, like in a cup bracket?
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions." ~Leonardo da Vinci~
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Post #1216 (isolation #54) » Wed Nov 13, 2013 2:48 pm
Postby Redelphic »
Thanks for the game Arc and Mister!
Sorry I had to afk for the last minute or so, my dinner had been growing cold and my mother angry so I had to go after we had taken the base. They were all waiting for me otherwise I would have been able to stay for that little bit extra.
That last teamfight was awesome, I had like 5 hp left ^^ You got some nice items as well
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions." ~Leonardo da Vinci~
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Post #1239 (isolation #56) » Thu Nov 14, 2013 8:22 am
Postby Redelphic »
In post 1238, ArcAngel9 wrote:I just bought MLG Championship bundle.. Is it a good thing or badthing?
I got Battle bouns pack
One new mythical corrier
Ticket to watch tournament
MLG tournament HUD Skin
and a lovely WARD.
feels not so bad.. what do you all think?
Sounds pretty sweet to me ^^
I logged on this morning all excited and then I see Dota isn't updating. I was so mad when I read it was announced but you then had to wait a day to play it.
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions." ~Leonardo da Vinci~
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Post #1253 (isolation #58) » Thu Nov 14, 2013 7:53 pm
Postby Redelphic »
Earth Spirit seems like he will be a hero that will rely on the skill of the player, which I think is kind of cool. When everyone one of his skills has to be used together to be fully effective it will all come down to how well you can play him and strategize in the moment. I just love how his skills have so much combo potential. I got first blood in my bot game with him
Haven't been able to play Diretide yet, had to go as soon as it started.
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions." ~Leonardo da Vinci~