Dota 2
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It's on!
http://www.dota2.com/ (http://www.dota2.com/)
Personally I think that Heroes of Newerth is pretty good, but I believe that this will be even better! Big fan of IceFrog!
Quote from: www.dota2.comQ: Can you spectate an already ongoing DotA 2 game? (by Valo)
A: A lot of the game will be built around spectating and shoutcasting support. You will be able to join most ongoing games (unless the players marked it as private) and just watch them. You can join a game your friend is in, see what your favorite clan is doing, or simply pick a skill level and a hero you like and it will find you one to watch. (...)
This I really like! I hate it when I log into hon just when a game have started, I think spectating can be a lot of fun. And most games doesn't even use the spectate function.
Quote from: www.dota2.comQ: Will you keep loyal to casting times like Torrent and will it still be possible to do the advanced tricks, like animation canceling, fog of war tricks we?ve learned, etc? (by Lycan)
A: Yes, those mechanics are implemented. They are a very integral part of the game and it wouldn?t feel the same without them.
Damn straight
Quote from: www.dota2.comQ: Is there reconnect support for DotA 2? (by Vanes-UT)
A: This was actually one of the very first things we added early on, before the game was stable, in order to help with testing. You?ll also be able to have a friend of similar skill level substitute for you in case you have to leave. Players that want to improve their reputation in the game and community will also be able to help out by joining ongoing games that are missing players.
Pure awesome!
And much more on their website!
So, what do you think?
Heroes of Newerth versus Dota 2
Discuss!
Dota 2 if it lives up to the hype imho. I'll be getting it.
Havent played hon since beta, but playing LOL atm. Definetely going to swap to dota2 when it pops up and hopefully will get access to beta. Felt like hon and lol has been missing just something from the original one, hopefully icefrog will have that fixed!
I agree with Sparrowhawk there. HoN and LoL both have something. But they're not quite dota. Dota 1.0 (if we can call it that now) has been epic, but it's just too old now.
I'm excited to see how it turns out. Especially the spectator part, just grabbing food/drinks and start watching games. Quite fun ;d Might turn out to be a proper e-sport as well!
I've enjoyed HoN a lot more than DoTA. It's really progressed into a stupendous game.
I'll be keeping an eye on DOTA2 though. Could be very interesting, and the added support for replacing leavers and whatnot is very welcome.
And Sparrow, playing LoL? I thought I knew you man.
I would still prefer to be playing dota if it wasnt for it being a warcraft 3 mod and all the limitations of the old battle.net, disconnects, maphack etc.
Really looking forward to DOTA 2!
Quote from: graxlos on November 26, 2010, 04:30:45 PM
I would still prefer to be playing dota if it wasnt for it being a warcraft 3 mod and all the limitations of the old battle.net, disconnects, maphack etc.
Really looking forward to DOTA 2!
Prefer as in... over the current two, HoN and LoL? I wasn't aware you played either :X
Over HON which I play very rarely, I used to play DOTA a lot.
How come you never played hon with us? I feel insulted
WEll in my opinion HON is just improved version of DOTA .Except one important thingie which I dislike in HON that there is no 20% magic ressistance passive heroes have like in DOTA . Which makes caster OooPee. So i choose Dota :)
Why is this locked? Unlocking.
I was wondering that!
Hugman locked it, incidentally... *eerie music*
Was also wondering about the lock!
Quote from: Aleandro on November 27, 2010, 02:16:54 PM
WEll in my opinion HON is just improved version of DOTA .Except one important thingie which I dislike in HON that there is no 20% magic ressistance passive heroes have like in DOTA . Which makes caster OooPee. So i choose Dota :)
If you play enough HoN you will realise that casters need to be more OP in the beginning since melee or carry in general will kick their butts later in the game. It all comes down to how you play it though. It's not really fair to say that "this or that" hero is OP, sure it may be a counter to many heroes but this "OP tag" will disappear as the game length grows. Or the other way around.
actually... I feel the carries are way too fucking strong in hon, and some strength gankers too.
fkn madman
Quote from: Palmar on December 21, 2010, 04:50:01 PM
actually... I feel the carries are way too fucking strong in hon, and some strength gankers too.
I'm not so sure... While a fed agi carry in hon is quite strong, the whole huge aoe vibe seems way more prevalent than in original hon, and agi carries can get eaten by that pretty hard. Overall, I always feel a little less safe playing an agi carry in hon than in dota. If I got fed on say, troll warlord in dota, I felt pretty much completely untouchable, wheras if I've been fed on madman I can sure murder a hero or two if they're alone, but in the big 5v5s it feels a lot easier to die to aoe than in hon.
I prefer the slightly cagier and safer style personally, where there's less aoe and more focus on target picking.
is it out yet?? :P
well u can always counter a carry somehow if team is more or less equal.
I personally think HoN is just an improved dota and must admit when I saw my brother play hon first time I got so confused of all the aoe thingies I couldnt make out but that took like 4-5 games and I got used to it :P
Quote from: Dota-utilities.comCoaching & Training System:
Once again, Valve is coming with a great innovation of coaching system which will be used to train a beginner to learn DotA 2 to sustain a respectable position in the community. It will allow veteran players to login as a coach. Coach can see beginner's screen and can get private voice chat during the game.
Now that is quite awesome. I hope we get the same player base as in the good ol' DotA, the 5vs5s was a lot of fun. And now we can have people spectate and coach the newbies!
That is a pretty funny feature. Would be useful in lots of other games too.
http://www.dota2.com/
Thought I'd let you know if you haven't seen their latest update announcing their first tournament, where the winner gets 1 million USD. S2 outmarketed :D
Sooo any of you guys also planning to bring the fellas over and watch the livestream on some bigass screen or something similiar (projector in my case).
Two danish teams? Wtf?
Also, this seems a bit out of the blue to me, as I've yet to see anything proper from dota2...
They are obviously the beta testers!
Go Gabe.
1 Million USD prize, just extreme! ( good effect on advertising though.. )
Also no Korean team tittled as " most elite " team in this championship? They're losing it..
As far as I know it's going to be properly announced and hopefully released at the Gamescon in Cologne, which would make us assume that all the teams listed have been beta testing for quite a while.
I think their blog is failing tho... Shouldn't it be better to get us more hyped by keeping us up to date rather than saving it all for the release date? This way they would also get more feedback from the community or what is to become the community.
Copy pasted from the hon forums.
"Mineski Infinity:
Facing certainly more well-known opponents and more experienced players from all over the world, do you think your team has a chance of winning? Do you have any specific strategy in mind? How about studying (the replays) or training to counter any particular team(s)?
Dota 2, has a very different gameplay as compared to DotA. There are some heroes that are very strong, due to the fact that the traditional counters to them have not been released yet. We are still observing and experimenting with some imba heroes. As for the other teams that we have played with, I can say they are all pretty strong and talented as individuals.
Erik Johnson: DOTA 2 is a competitive game that borrows elements from action games, role-playing games, and real-time strategy games. The gameplay is very fast-paced, but rewards players for anticipating their teammates' and opponent's decisions, rather than rewarding twitch reflexes. Over the course of each match, which generally lasts less than an hour, you get a full RPG experience where your character starts with very little resources and skills -- but over time, becomes orders of magnitude more powerful. And while it has the camera position of a traditional RTS, you only (generally) control a single unit and don't have any base construction tasks to worry about.
Source: http://uk.pc.gamespy.com/pc/dota-2010/1187567p1.html
http://www.gosugamers.net/dota2"
I like that they have the fast paced gameplay, i think Dota was too slow. Or at least it feels slow after having played HoN so much.
sadface. The speed with the damage etc will mean it's just like hon :/
I suppose so, but can't really tell until we get to see the final product tho!
Or just get to see... Anything. I'm not a huge fan of it being super fast paced, as it increases the risk that it's really horrible to watch for non-players. I think HoN is pushing it in terms of pace in teambattles sometimes where I simply cannot follow what the fuck is going on most of the time. That comes down to gamestyle though, but it slightly slower gameplay makes for better spectating joy.
Image from Kunkka who made the earlier Dota loading screens, and just like those, this one is based on the characters in-game, in this case from Dota2.
[spoiler](http://i.imgur.com/1wXNZ.jpg)[/spoiler]
Wow, that sure shows us much about how the game is going to play out.
No, but maybe this will:
[spoiler](http://i56.tinypic.com/30k3r5g.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/pDSSw.jpg)[/spoiler]
QWER bindings <3
Then again, it might be fake but looks rather legit.
That was soulstealer and doombringer, how about some Vengeful Spirit and some small dude?
[spoiler](http://img804.imageshack.us/img804/4559/80894784.jpg)[/spoiler]
I wanna know what the numbers beneath each player portrait at the top are :o
that might be the levels or the ress timer maybe?
also if you look at the bindings of vengefull spirit they are EWC and thats just fucking retarded
Res timer would be my ONLY guess.
Grish, I THINK valve would enable it so that you can change the original dota bindings considering the previous pictures I posted had QWER. Most of the Dota people would however like the original random bindings, this is why I think that this will be the default bindings.
Well QWER would make the most sense for keybindings. As long as you can change the defaults as you like I guess it's no problem.
How much will Dota2 cost btw?
so they rather break their fingers trying to press a key binding then just have it at QWER
does not compute
one of the few things i realy hated about dota were those shitty bindings
Dazzle(?) and Roshan!
[spoiler](http://dota2.cn/data/attachment/forum/201108/14/223741wzvaqpxo8mexzacp.png)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cSFPIwMEq4&feature=player_embedded
Clearly shows us that Drow Ranger will become a forest hero. Nice.
nerdon!
Quote from: Gozhell on August 16, 2011, 01:41:06 PM
Clearly shows us that Drow Ranger will become a forest hero. Nice.
well by that logic she will also be melee since she stabbed a dude with her arrow
http://www.dota2.com/tournaments/international/
Sign up for the beta everyone!!! :D
thank you
Quote from: Gozhell on August 16, 2011, 07:39:58 PM
http://www.dota2.com/tournaments/international/
Sign up for the beta everyone!!! :D
quoting myself to make sure that this gets seen on the new page (sorry)! :D
I'm lucky I for once answered the secret question correctly or I would've been without a steam account lol
I think the first day of this tournament was decent tbh! Had some lag issues in the beginning and didn't have more than 2-3 pauses at the end. Sure, I fell asleep but there are a lot of chinese teams in the tournament and they are WELL KNOWN for waiting until late-game to ensure victory, and you can't really blame them when there's quite a lot of money at stake.
I don't think I'll watch every single game like I did today tho, I'm just happy that I got to see some awesome gameplay!
Also, with Dota2 probably becoming a bigger subject, could we get a sub sub forum or whatever that would make it easier to categorize updates or whatever posts we might come up with.
since of the few games that i saw had some hero called ancient apperetion (that i probably spelled wrong) in it i was wondering if who the hell he is and if he was ported to hon
I said it several times on IRC but I can say it again and if you don't understand what I'm saying then you could always google it!
Ancient Apperation (AA) was implemented in Dota about.. a while ago. Linky to him from playdota site: http://www.playdota.com/heroes/ancient-apparition
And no, he has not been ported to HoN.
beta signup links working again
1 million $ goes to Ukraine.
The whole organization for tournament with great introducers/websites was flawless.
Makes me thing the gaming tournaments gonna be huge in the future. Maybe as huge as olympics. Who knows...
Gaming IN the Olympics!
Invites coming soon (Valve time)? I got an email to take a survey, but I think everyone can fill it in if you open this link:
steam://takesurvey/1/
Also, Valve comic about Dota...looks pretty cool.
http://blog.dota2.com/2011/10/the-sleeping-dragon-wakes/
Bump.
(Everyone should fill in the survey so there's a chance for more keys)
Anyone got a key yet from the today batch?
surely people wudve bragged and asked for sexual favors alrdy if they did
I would love a key if anyone happens to get one.
Quote from: Palmar on November 03, 2011, 02:11:33 PM
I would love a key if anyone happens to get one.
Make a pact like me, Cwave and kawe, if anyone of us gets an invite we share to the other 2.
I got one yo, not sure how many extra ones i got tho.
Huntresa and palmar already asked me on IRC but i'll be giving one to gh0st if he wants one. RL buddy perks and all that.
Quote from: Sintrael on November 03, 2011, 02:16:45 PM
I got one yo, not sure how many extra ones i got tho.
Huntresa and palmar already asked me on IRC but i'll be giving one to gh0st if he wants one. RL buddy perks and all that.
According to Dota 2 blog they are giving out 3 per invite. So 2 to give away.
No key(s) for me, but if I get them I'll share them within IE!
I was wrong btw, i mistook the survey email for an invite email :<
Sad panda.
Will trade sexual favors for beta key
Second wave is out! Check your mail!
IN OTHER NEWS; I just got a Dota2 key from a random guy!
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Will do nasty things for a key.
Someone talked on IRC earlier that there was no Mac in ze beta as of yet, anyone confirm/deny?
Since now we have more than 10 keys inside IE is anyone interest in doing some 5v5 practice matches?
If i see a lot of interest i guess we can make new tread for ppl to sign up!
I was thinking to play some games over the weekend.
I would love to play if someone have a spare key :)
Did my first game, the game feels reaaaaaaaaally slow, compared to hon. The lack of a concede option is a bit interesting, but I like this gaem.
Who has dota 2 keys then?
Quote from: Grishnag on November 18, 2011, 09:01:45 PM
Who has dota 2 keys then?
For now i know this, ppl with keys are:
1.Pluug
2.Banne
3.Pilcz
4.Figl
5.Hid
6.Grishnag
7.Cwave
8.Vorte
9.Ino
Dunno who else got key i guess Tyler got one?
yes tyler got one too
And yea i forgot Footmunch and Lickanus, we should have more than enough!
name a date and time and i can probably come... just aslong as its during the weekend
not this weekend though MLG is on and shit
wtb someone capable of holding hands for dota2
Ill do anything for Dota 2 key :(
I will do anything for a key!
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I got these cheeseburgers man.
Funny game!
[spoiler](http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/632983753052317173/AD07BC320D9BA7D09EA97A70151F0FB0A018723A/)[/spoiler]
you cut my name out because i was clearly boosting u :p
Quote from: Footmunch on November 24, 2011, 11:11:09 AM
you cut my name out because i was clearly boosting u :p
I just notice that Puck name -GRISHNATHEKILLER - is this you Grishnag?!?!?! :)
Any keys :(?
after dreamhack apparently
so... we should do an ie game or atleast get 5 people together to play and shit
and apperently i win all games with enchantress
bane pilc pluug figl and me are game any time :>
still need a key :/
Throw me your email and tell me how awesome I am and the key is all yours.
Quote from: Gozhell on December 04, 2011, 07:33:50 PM
Throw me your email and tell me how awesome I am and the key is all yours.
You got more then 1 ? if so, Johnnynilsson81@gmail.com :D And you are awesome ofc xD
Only got one extra sorry :)
I require a dota2 key. Maybe one of the Serbs needs to rough someone up in cafe, or gozhell could sell his body, but really the method isn't important... just get me a key!
Same as Kawe, but i'm willing to pay!
no one wants you iMoney
Gief key so i can pwn Pluug, since he is to scared to play hon.
Quote from: Jola on December 06, 2011, 11:03:03 AM
Gief key so i can pwn Pluug, since he is to scared to play hon.
Idd Jola I'm scared i will go mental if i start to play silly games! ;D
pluug will feed like pig, beware!!!!
Unfortunately you only get two keys. I had made a deal with my rl friends (like many other smart people have) that if you got a key, your friend would get one vise versa. So the first key went to a friend who barely plays (shame) and the other friend got a key at the same time I did so I went on here to see if anyone here wanted a key and hey look at that, Palmar just wrote! What a crazy random happenstance!
Anyway, I should be relatively free to play during the weekend if anyone wanna put their game face on. Also, Dota 2 getting its own part of the forum soon? :)
Dota have part of the forum, i don't think its needed new section, just post in regular Dota.
We probably don't even need more than a single thread for dota and hon related stuff if we're honest.
AARGH! I want dota2! Been playing only Hon recently (fuck these pubs). Requesting dota2 key
I just had 700 gold per minute in 70+ min game :)
Quote from: Pluug on December 06, 2011, 11:05:47 PM
I just had 700 gold per minute in 70+ min game :)
SS or it didnt happen.
WTB Key for GOLD!
Footmunch was in game with me he can confirm! :P
Starting to get used to the pace of the game now, I like it alot more than HoN\LoL!
Yeah, I think the pace is actually great. And the heroes are much better. Feels less frantic and more strategy/teamplay oriented.
We're playing almost every night now, so feel free to join in, I'll be running dota groups from 22-ish server time (21 uk time) as many nights as I possibly can.
Sweet, let's play some tonight? The pace is a bit slower, more like LoL, which is cool.
I'm having a hard time getting used to the range though, after playing LoL too much xD Always when I've been playing vs Pudge and get hooked I'm like "WTF Where did that come from?!"
Quote from: Sparrowhawk on December 06, 2011, 10:35:21 PM
AARGH! I want dota2! Been playing only Hon recently (fuck these pubs). Requesting dota2 key
Pubs can be horrible in Dota 2 as well. Just because the game changes doesn't mean that the players change. I've had the luck to end up with decent players and met decent players, but then there are those who rage afk and won't shut up if things doesn't go his/her way.
I was a bit skeptic at the graphics when I compared them on the stream vs HoN but now I really like it. Heroes and the surroundings blend nicely together. I still find some spell animations to be too fast though, I knew I had to closely look for Lich ulti not to miss it lol.
Quote from: Archz on December 07, 2011, 07:21:40 AM
Sweet, let's play some tonight? The pace is a bit slower, more like LoL, which is cool.
I'm having a hard time getting used to the range though, after playing LoL too much xD Always when I've been playing vs Pudge and get hooked I'm like "WTF Where did that come from?!"
What confuses me is the resolution :)
You see, I'm for example used to tidehunter's ulti covering most of the screen, so now that it doesn't at bigger field of view (which I assume is because of the resolution), I overestimate it's range.
Anyway, it still feels a lot better than lol, I guess I really hated not being able to deny, and of course it helps not being forced to learn like 2 million new heroes.
Quote from: Gozhell on December 07, 2011, 07:46:05 AM
Quote from: Sparrowhawk on December 06, 2011, 10:35:21 PM
AARGH! I want dota2! Been playing only Hon recently (fuck these pubs). Requesting dota2 key
Pubs can be horrible in Dota 2 as well. Just because the game changes doesn't mean that the players change. I've had the luck to end up with decent players and met decent players, but then there are those who rage afk and won't shut up if things doesn't go his/her way.
I was a bit skeptic at the graphics when I compared them on the stream vs HoN but now I really like it. Heroes and the surroundings blend nicely together. I still find some spell animations to be too fast though, I knew I had to closely look for Lich ulti not to miss it lol.
I have to agree with the spell animation thing, I kinda find it hard to notice some spells going around, wish there was a way to increase spell effects or something.
1 thing that i noticed is that u hear the sound of ultis before u see them.
ive taught my self to spread out fast the momment i hear that lich ulti go, it bounces soo fast that ur usualy fuckd if ur clumped up in any case.
but the sound thing works for quiet a few spells like the puck orb.
you can hear them before u see them
Yea I should probably try playing a game with sound for once.... I had sound enabled in WoW for a short period but not for very long. I have had Dota2 sound enabled so far though, but still got my own music in the background so I wouldn't be able to tell the difference between a Lich ulti and a last hit. :)
the individual lines when ur hero denies are quiet funny
yeah, lot of cute little lines in dota2, definitely worth checking out.
Quote from: Palmar on December 08, 2011, 01:40:33 AM
yeah, lot of cute little lines in dota2, definitely worth checking out.
Also lots of lines when you buy certain items, or even lines between certain heroes. It's really awesome.
love playing dat Windrunner and her stupidly cute laugh
also a picture for invoker... to remember all his skills for someone like me that hasnt played dota in fucking ages and never understood invoker to begin with
edit: and here are the skills and what they actualy do
http://www.dota2wiki.com/wiki/Invoker (http://www.dota2wiki.com/wiki/Invoker)
Ah, Invoker how I've missed you!
Played for a week now. People suck at this game so much.. Maybe I go back to hon
People suck wherever you go :p Not everyone can be as skilled as yourself unfortunately. No matter where you go people will most likely be "bad". The best solution to this is to play with friends, preferably a full team or there's always a chance for you to get that one person who simply doesn't understand english or just happens to be a ragekid.
So far I've had a better experience with Dota2 than with HoN when it comes to the players, but I could just have been lucky in my 90 games. It's not until lately that I've ended up with players who are impossible to communicate with.
so i was playing against some bots to get the feel of bounty hunter you know for attack animations and stuff.... well this is what happened
edit: to be honest the bots were either completely shit or the AI broke or something cause throughout the whole game they only attacked me during the laning phase and thats it after that all they did was spells and nothing more no auto attacks or anything
Quote from: Grishnag on December 23, 2011, 05:07:08 PM
so i was playing against some bots to get the feel of bounty hunter you know for attack animations and stuff.... well this is what happened
Nice! There will be an option to set the difficulty of the bots in the future, but I think it will always be quite difficult to get good AI in this kind of game.
yeah i noticed that you had 4 options and stuff for the difficulty but currently all 4 are normal :P
I got a Dota 2 key, because it's a direct key I think you might even get 2 extra....I think Kawe needed a key, anyone else :?
Quote from: Ino on January 05, 2012, 02:45:43 AM
I got a Dota 2 key, because it's a direct key I think you might even get 2 extra....I think Kawe needed a key, anyone else :?
I think Aleandro would like one, yes he is still alive ;)
Quote from: Ino on January 05, 2012, 02:45:43 AM
I got a Dota 2 key, because it's a direct key I think you might even get 2 extra....I think Kawe needed a key, anyone else :?
I would love one :D
Quote from: Ino on January 05, 2012, 02:45:43 AM
I got a Dota 2 key, because it's a direct key I think you might even get 2 extra....I think Kawe needed a key, anyone else :?
Ino, I just wanna let you know that I love you!
Quote from: Skymunken on January 05, 2012, 10:41:34 AM
Quote from: Ino on January 05, 2012, 02:45:43 AM
I got a Dota 2 key, because it's a direct key I think you might even get 2 extra....I think Kawe needed a key, anyone else :?
Ino, I just wanna let you know that I love you!
Dota 2 isnt avaible on Mac sry bye
last i heard macs dont support free shit
Kawe got the key, still need to find out if he got 2 extra keys as gifts :P.
screenshot to show you where you can check
They also added a little envelope top right.
Quote from: Ino on January 05, 2012, 05:52:04 PM
Kawe got the key, still need to find out if he got 2 extra keys as gifts :P.
Nothin' yet, will keep an eye out. Who still needs one?
Quote from: Kawe on January 06, 2012, 01:11:07 AM
Nothin' yet, will keep an eye out. Who still needs one?
Aleandro, Huntresa , Grilldyret and Me still need one as I know but there's probably still a lot of people who dont have one...
Played a game! To be frank though it felt pretty unresponsive to me, especially when it comes to last hitting. I felt very clumsy, even compared to in LoL. The shop is indeed quite painfully unintuitive too, here's hoping they overhaul it a bit. Also, the default keybindings for items being the numpad keys made me wtf a little.
Nevertheless, it looks pretty enough, and I'm looking forward to playing some games with IE very much.
Quote from: Kawe on January 06, 2012, 06:48:22 AM
Played a game! To be frank though it felt pretty unresponsive to me, especially when it comes to last hitting. I felt very clumsy, even compared to in LoL. The shop is indeed quite painfully unintuitive too, here's hoping they overhaul it a bit. Also, the default keybindings for items being the numpad keys made me wtf a little.
Nevertheless, it looks pretty enough, and I'm looking forward to playing some games with IE very much.
Yeah the first thing you do is change the hotkeys...
As for the shop, what do you not like about it? It works pretty easy once you figure it out and you can search for items if you don't want to go through each tab.
coming from hon you have to relearn the name of all items again
to be honest i didnt think it was that bad but it was realy confusing the first time you open the show though
besides you can make your own recommended tab now so you dont even have to go through all the things in the shop anyway
Quote from: Ino on January 06, 2012, 01:58:49 PM
Quote from: Kawe on January 06, 2012, 06:48:22 AM
Played a game! To be frank though it felt pretty unresponsive to me, especially when it comes to last hitting. I felt very clumsy, even compared to in LoL. The shop is indeed quite painfully unintuitive too, here's hoping they overhaul it a bit. Also, the default keybindings for items being the numpad keys made me wtf a little.
Nevertheless, it looks pretty enough, and I'm looking forward to playing some games with IE very much.
Yeah the first thing you do is change the hotkeys...
As for the shop, what do you not like about it? It works pretty easy once you figure it out and you can search for items if you don't want to go through each tab.
Welp, I think you've described my problem with it again - having to 'figure it out' sort if suggests it has more of the nature of a puzzle about it than it should!
That's dota for you, they actually included animation quirks, so characters will have different shoot animations (not just the bullet).
Makes it a lot harder.
Im liking the game although i mainly just play sven! Bam!
I just find the UI to be utterly retarded and outdated. This is includes the shop and the way you buy things. Reaction to a click feels slower then in HoN but that might be imagination.
Can't wait for people to create mods for Dota2. I'm not playing it right now and won't be for a bit but the UI is simply too big, same goes for the minimap. I can control my mouse and sort of know where it's gonna end up and don't need such a large hitbox on the map.
I guess I'm the only one here who thinks the UI is completely fine?
Quote from: Ino on January 06, 2012, 07:52:38 PM
I guess I'm the only one here who thinks the UI is completely fine?
I like everything about the game, only thing i don't like is that game requires steam :(
Serious Rape and serious feed!
(http://i.imgur.com/8lnYM.jpg)
to be honest the only thing i find bad about the UI is that its bigger then it needs to be
after going 0-3 in losses with huskar i randomed him again.
i wasn't to confident though luckily i had my lucky charm (Tyler) with me and... well these are the results
allthough having 4 activateable items are a nightmare especially when 1 item doesn't stack with your burning spears
fun times when you are at like 20 hp and are hitting fast as fuck on anything to stay alive against enemies :P
I still really want a key if anyone has one. Haven't been able to catch up to one so far. And as though I do hate to ask, my other hopes on getting one have sailed the far reaches of the oceans. As my final and latest hope to get one, I'll try 'begging' for one!
SO PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. Every time I watch a joindota.com live stream or VoD I die a little inside wanting to play it SO bad.
So some friends and I decided to do some proper beta testing and I can now tell you guys that it is not safe to save more than 20k gold or spam couriers. If you die with ~20k gold you will stop receiving gold until you're down to a reasonable amount of gold and if you spam couriers (couple of hundreds in this case) the server will crash.
Thought I'd let you know.
Quote from: Grishnag on January 12, 2012, 11:41:04 PM
after going 0-3 in losses with huskar i randomed him again.
i wasn't to confident though luckily i had my lucky charm (Tyler) with me and... well these are the results
allthough having 4 activateable items are a nightmare especially when 1 item doesn't stack with your burning spears
fun times when you are at like 20 hp and are hitting fast as fuck on anything to stay alive against enemies :P
Why don't you bind inventory, there is plenty available keybinds and it will help you a lot.
Since I'm using Legacy Hero Bindings I'm kinda limited so I'm using Space, Tab, Caps Lock etc. for inventory.
The UI doesn't look any bigger than SC2? Looks a bit thinner, even.
wtb Dota2 key
Quote from: delling on January 17, 2012, 01:29:19 AM
The UI doesn't look any bigger than SC2? Looks a bit thinner, even.
Having had a thunk about it, seems to me the main problem isn't exactly the size, but the inconsistancy in height of the bottom UI bits. The minimap especially sticking way out.
Quote from: Pluug on January 17, 2012, 12:57:23 AM
Quote from: Grishnag on January 12, 2012, 11:41:04 PM
after going 0-3 in losses with huskar i randomed him again.
i wasn't to confident though luckily i had my lucky charm (Tyler) with me and... well these are the results
allthough having 4 activateable items are a nightmare especially when 1 item doesn't stack with your burning spears
fun times when you are at like 20 hp and are hitting fast as fuck on anything to stay alive against enemies :P
Why don't you bind inventory, there is plenty available keybinds and it will help you a lot.
who in their right mind wouldnt keybind the inventory slots?
still you go from having to press 4 buttons to 8 buttons
Quote from: Pluug on January 17, 2012, 12:57:23 AM
Since I'm using Legacy Hero Bindings I'm kinda limited so I'm using Space, Tab, Caps Lock etc. for inventory.
stop defending legacy keys they are shit
He's not defending them, just saying what he is used to. But Pluug is complaining, in the sense that it limits his abilities to play, about something that is outdated and I don't quite understand it. Join the rest and learn to press QWER :p Sure it will take some time to get used to it but then you won't be "limited" anymore.
Who was playing Darkwonyx on Hon btw? I just saw some replays last night and saw him :) Was wondering if he's doing Dota2 as well!
Why don't you send him (http://www.iron-edge.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=1459) a message yourself and hope he replies? (:
Legacy Keys FTW!
PS. Grishnag you really need to bind Inventory, damn clickers! ;D
Yeah, very true Kawe, it is very hickedly pickedly. I guess they opted for showing more battle map than some additional chrome.
Quote from: Inphy on January 17, 2012, 06:11:03 PM
Who was playing Darkwonyx on Hon btw? I just saw some replays last night and saw him :) Was wondering if he's doing Dota2 as well!
He is playing it, yeah.
well cant post without text here so...
Still LF Dota 2 key...! Bored of Skyrim.
Same here, if anyone has a spare key for sale, get in touch!
http://clgaming.net/redtracker/topic/26518/?p=1
(http://clgaming.net/redtracker/topic/26518/?p=1)
http://www.dota2wiki.com/wiki/Unreleased_Content (http://www.dota2wiki.com/wiki/Unreleased_Content)
So much fun, give Phantom Lancer
Quote from: Archz on January 23, 2012, 08:00:30 PM
So much fun, give Phantom Lancer
Don't get started on which heroes they should implement, it will never stop. Phantom Lancer was the first hero I considered myself good at, that was until I realised the illusions did everything for me and I actually sucked at the game lol.
TECHIEEEEEESSSSSS
Quote from: Gozhell on January 24, 2012, 12:53:11 AM
Quote from: Archz on January 23, 2012, 08:00:30 PM
So much fun, give Phantom Lancer
Don't get started on which heroes they should implement, it will never stop. Phantom Lancer was the first hero I considered myself good at, that was until I realised the illusions did everything for me and I actually sucked at the game lol.
Haha, I still remember the first quadra kill I had with Phantom Lancer! 20 illusions or so running around laying waste to everything while I had no idea what was going on xD
http://www.joindota.com/en/vods/753-navi-vs-dignitas-the-defense (http://www.joindota.com/en/vods/753-navi-vs-dignitas-the-defense)
Dendi bieng a baller with pudge
I now have Dota 2! As does Graxlos.
Yarr!! and I have already done a horrible pug 2-8-3 with drow ranger :P
Damn. fed viper, sniper, bounty hunter and juggernaut combined with tidehunter against a noob team.
SAFS
Anyone got a key for meeeee?
Quote from: graxlos on February 17, 2012, 03:03:25 AM
... noob team.
First game lost; blame team! That's the Dota spirit right there :)
I am willing to pay for a dota2 key with sexual favours
ill throw in an antelope for a key please :D
Since delling (and palmar!) got me a Dota key, I'd love to play some games and actually learn this game properly!
so, you know, if you need a player just get me on steam or irc!
Anders, if you havent used both yet, I will give you cyber head for the 2nd key <3 Haha
I'd do a threesome for a dota2 key! ;o
It's sad that a game will make 1 whore themselves out to get it.
Especially since its just the beta for an unfinished game :P
Aye, exactly, and it is free
You misunderstood, Palmar got Delling a key, which generated two extra copies he could give away, where Delling was so graceful as to give me one of them.
Quote from: Skymunken on February 19, 2012, 10:55:32 PM
You misunderstood, Palmar got Delling a key, which generated two extra copies he could give away, where Delling was so graceful as to give me one of them.
so you can generate two extra keys now?
He can't. Delling got a "real" key that grants two gift keys. I got one of them, Sky got the other one and we dont have gift keys attached.
So, feeling nostalgic for some old IE Dota; is this new Dota all we have dreamed of?
And when does it come out?
It doesnt seem quite there yet, features still missing, so atleast a few months I guess.
Quote from: graxlos on February 20, 2012, 06:20:56 PM
It doesnt seem quite there yet, features still missing, so atleast a few months I guess.
features like what? so far only heroes are missing
Game modes too. Or atleast i cant choose all the old game modes.
Or did they decide not to implement. AR/AREM etc.
It's awesome, Hug -- and it's virtually identical to the original, so your awfulness will be preserved :P
Quote from: delling on February 21, 2012, 12:02:04 AM
It's awesome, Hug -- and it's virtually identical to the original, so your awfulness will be preserved :P
Uh huh.
The real question is: does it have pink?
Oh and Troll Warlord?
Not yet I think -- but it will do.
And yeah, there's pink!
Ah, it's been a long time since we've been able to witness the sheer yellow-bellied cowardice that none other than Hugman can provide in a game of dota
Quote from: Kawe on February 21, 2012, 01:16:27 AM
Ah, it's been a long time since we've been able to witness the sheer yellow-bellied cowardice that none other than Hugman can provide in a game of dota
I think you confuse me with another Dota player Kawe.
Though your Dota/HoN arrogance remains ever bitter and pointless.
Hey now that's rude and inaccurate. I'm pretty bad at hon and dota, but that's really nothing to do with you being found mostly with tail firmly between legs the moment HP dips below 95% squealing. You don't need to hide it, we accept you all the same. Well, as much as we can, it's tricky to welcome someone with open arms when they're constantly fleeing from, well, everything.
Quote from: Kawe on February 21, 2012, 02:07:34 AM
Hey now that's rude and inaccurate. I'm pretty bad at hon and dota, but that's really nothing to do with you being found mostly with tail firmly between legs the moment HP dips below 95% squealing. You don't need to hide it, we accept you all the same. Well, as much as we can, it's tricky to welcome someone with open arms when they're constantly fleeing from, well, everything.
Oh really?
And what is that based on? One moment in a Hon game (having not played in like over a year) where I decided not to follow you into a suicidal rush, and that makes me "yellow bellied" and "fleeing from everything"? One game out of the dozens of games of Dota/Hon we have played together, and enjoyed, and you feel the need to come on to the forums, make a dickish comment like you have, for god knows what reasons.
Who are you trying to impress with such comments? Are you really that person?
How about you be less of a twat Kawe, and more like the Kawe I knew who enjoyed playing Dota/Hon with his guildies, and didn't feel the need to berate them at pretty much every opportunity thus tainting a game I used to enjoy playing with you.
(http://i.imgur.com/KhMly.gif)
THIS IS HOW U GANK, OK.
This hugman running from all battles. Unacceptable i say.
Barathrum style.
Quote from: graxlos on February 20, 2012, 10:42:22 PM
Game modes too. Or atleast i cant choose all the old game modes.
Or did they decide not to implement. AR/AREM etc.
Dont think EM will be implemented but AR and all the other stupid modes will be in the game
think priority at the moment is porting over heroes from the old dota besides you can AR if you want just make a 5v5 and tell everyone to press random
AR isnt stupid...
Looking at the Dota 2 wiki, and very happy to see that most of them are there and direct ports, even Weaver! (My favorite!).
How hard is it to get a Beta key? Are they still like gold dust?
Quote from: Hugman on February 21, 2012, 05:38:08 PM
Looking at the Dota 2 wiki, and very happy to see that most of them are there and direct ports, even Weaver! (My favorite!).
How hard is it to get a Beta key? Are they still like gold dust?
They're 30$, or
get lucky be active about getting one.
Pretty sure EM is already in the scripts for the game. I linked a blog after the last patch with all the stuff that had been datamined and EM was in there.
Quote from: graxlos on February 21, 2012, 05:32:42 PM
AR isnt stupid...
yes it is
Quote from: Hugman on February 21, 2012, 05:38:08 PM
Looking at the Dota 2 wiki, and very happy to see that most of them are there and direct ports, even Weaver! (My favorite!)
why would they not make a direct port? they ALL are direct ports not most of them
hug if u need a key , DoGaming are doing a beta key give away event this coming saturday at 4pm , u can find the info here ,
http://www.playdota.com/forums/showthread.php?t=671771
(http://www.playdota.com/forums/showthread.php?t=671771)
Quote from: Hugman on February 21, 2012, 05:38:08 PM
(...) Weaver! (My favorite!).
The ultimate chickenshit hero! :p
dazzle > all
had to poke around to find this, invoker's original skillset. And we think he's a pita now! :'D
Q = Quas, W = Wex, E = Extort
QQQ = Icy Path
QQW = Portal
QQE = Frost Nova
QWQ = Betrayal
QWW = Tornado Blast
QWE = Levitation
QEQ = Power Word
QEW = Invisibility Aura
QEE = Shroud of Flames
WQQ = Mana Burn
WQW = EMP
WQE = Soul Blast
WWQ = Telelightning
WWW = Shock
WWE = Arcane Acts
WEQ = Scout
WEW = Energy Ball
WEE = Lightning Shield
EQQ = Chaos Meteor
EQW = Confuse
EQE = Disarm
EWQ = Soul Reaver
EWW = Firestorm
EWE = Incinerate
EEQ = Deafening Blast
EEW = Inferno
EEE = Firebolt
I got my dota2 key <3 Won it on a facebook thingy from leaf. He's my favourite player now.
So feel free to add me on steam to play some games :). My name is Inphy ;o
if anyone is still lookign for a dota 2 key or even a cs go key DGL is doing a giveaway event , u can find all info at http://www.playdota.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=160
If anyone is still looking for a Dota 2 key, I will do WHAT WAS NOT DONE FOR ME; I will give away a key! It cost me 66 TF2 items that I would never have used again anyway :P
You are such a nice person Grilly :)
Still got that key Grilly? If yes, i'd gladly be it's new owner.
Quote from: Grilldyret on March 24, 2012, 06:49:20 PM
If anyone is still looking for a Dota 2 key, I will do WHAT WAS NOT DONE FOR ME; I will give away a key! It cost me 66 TF2 items that I would never have used again anyway :P
Did you rape my stats so bad you had to buy your own account?
hehehe no I improved your KDR with epic sand king plays
I just wanted my own account, really. Been wanting one for a while :P
Cojche, I think Aleandro was first. I'll get in touch with him to see how much he will actually play the game.
:D want to play 15.00 tomorrow?!
Working 14.00-21.30 :(
I suck cock for a dota 2 key
Seems I need to practice some DotA before the LAN. Any keys still out there?
Quote from: Shiftey on April 11, 2012, 02:11:35 PM
I suck cock for a dota 2 key
Quote from: Yoica on April 18, 2012, 02:31:12 PM
Seems I need to practice some DotA before the LAN. Any keys still out there?
Fresh Meat!
And my clicks! Really also need a key before the Edgefest so I can get slaughtered repeatedly by the veterans.
Quote from: Starbrow on April 18, 2012, 05:06:15 PM
And my clicks! Really also need a key before the Edgefest so I can get slaughtered repeatedly by the veterans.
Me too!
anyone have an invite left or key for dota 2
Not for an african
Still looking for one as well.
http://www.dota2wiki.com/wiki/Juggernaut_Announcer_Pack (http://www.dota2wiki.com/wiki/Juggernaut_Announcer_Pack)
http://go4dota.com/index.php
go sign up, get added on the team, etc. These guys are running tournaments on weekends and they seem to have gathered a bit of a following. Nice for some organized gaming sessions etc.
We might even do a tourney this weekend!
apparently you need a password to join the team. pm me for the pass.
@Delling: Could you get us a dota 2 subforum (similar to sc2)? Two forums, one general one and one guild-only for discussing strategies. Can we do that?
http://dota2.cyborgmatt.com/comedyicons/ (http://dota2.cyborgmatt.com/comedyicons/)
Again, sign up to that thing guys, if you are interested in doing a tournament run sometime over the weekend. It'll take 4 hours, starting 20:00 cest, and ending 24:00 cest most likely.
once you register (there is a button at the top) join the team "Iron Edge" and use the password sceclol to join.
I presume we'll be matched up against other "low" skill teams, any idea how they work, these tournaments?
Either way, I'm in!
Quote from: Vorte on July 25, 2012, 12:37:52 PM
I presume we'll be matched up against other "low" skill teams, any idea how they work, these tournaments?
Either way, I'm in!
I don't think so, we just sign up and get roflstomped or something, that's one of the fun parts... I think!
registered to the team and shit yo
uhm this weekend includes friday? if so i cant actually join because im going to the dark knigt rises and after im gonna get shot at all in good fun
rest of the weekend is a oke for me though
Grish, it's one tournament a day, so new tournament Sat\Sun from Friday :)
WELL I DIDNT READ THAT... GOD
Does anybody have a spare Dota2 key? In desperate search for one. Thanks guys!
Excellent theme song when you click that support hero as your team is 4 melee carries...
http://imgur.com/a/au9KH
http://i.imgur.com/QRTEg.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/QRTEg.jpg)
Still looking for a key to this, the Valve sign-up isn't providing :(
I think you can just buy one now...
Recently, all of my friends who signed up got their keys in 1-2 weeks. And i don't think, buying is a good option. The international tournaments are almost up, so i am sure they'll fasten providing free keys for the best impact.
meh you pay for the cosmetics you get with the invite anyway
I have lots of keys to giveaway! Free candy!
I have 15 to give away.
I would be surprised that someone still need Dota2 key after all this time.
It's pretty much open beta now, considering everyone has 16+ keys.