Acanthus
01.06.13 | Seriously though, DotA is ridiculously fun once I solved my issue with the keyboard (got a Razer Nostromo, much better for hotkeys imo).
And I have two days off form work, awesome weekend ahead. |
sailSAway
01.06.13 | I'm terribad at DotA2. love League on the other hand. |
Acanthus
01.06.13 | Never got into League nor thought it was that interesting but I follow TotalBiscuit on youtube and he started in on DotA. After a few videos of me yelling at the screen about tactics and the like I figured it was a game I should try, got a beta key and away I went.
Played six bot matches for practice then jumped into real online play. |
figure337
01.06.13 | I'm not the biggest fan of dota 2 though it is fun but TB could narrate a snail move and still make
me laugh. |
Acanthus
01.06.13 | He's funny, unless he's just being wrong. However since he has some issues similar to ADHD I can forgive some of it.
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Hyperion1001
01.06.13 | play with me n ovrot |
treeqt.
01.06.13 | 1h 45min till g-league semi finals if anyone of you cares
will be on here http://www.teamliquid.net/video/streams/BeyondTheSummitTV |
Acanthus
01.06.13 | Add me Hyp, just not past lvl one yet. I try to play a game a day, work screws with my gaming schedule as does my love of 9hrs of sleep.
Steam id = The Nimiety |
RickySpanish
01.06.13 | I do miss lynux (ubuntu) but I went windows for Diablo 3 (which failed as a game more or less)...I built my own comp, and I wish I could help assemble yours because building comps gets me hard. |
Winrar
01.06.13 | Played dota since the glory days of WCIII. Shit is good. I respect you for not playing League of Retards. What's your favourite hero(es)? |
Hyperion1001
01.06.13 | ogre magi #1
most useful character in the game |
Winrar
01.06.13 | I main Windrunner but my friends usually give me Tinker in draft matches although i hate playing tinker. I also play furion whenever i get the chance. |
treeqt.
01.06.13 | reminder dota is not league
http://www.teamliquid.net/video/streams/BeyondTheSummitTV is live btw |
qwe3
01.06.13 | "He's funny, unless he's just being wrong. However since he has some issues similar to ADHD I can forgive some of it. "
idk TB can be funny but a lot of the time he just says mildly amusing things in a way that suggests theyre sposed to be hilarious |
qwe3
01.06.13 | also dota2 is so baller pubstomp with ursa or riki feel good about life |
treeqt.
01.06.13 | tales from the lowpool q8 - ] |
qwe3
01.06.13 | tales from pwnovia |
FromDaHood
01.06.13 | Been meaning to try DotA, I'm a pretty dedicated League player though; it might be blasphemous to change. |
treeqt.
01.06.13 | it would be the right thing to do |
iswimfast
01.06.13 | oh shit fellow dota 2 players. have like ~500 games played on my main account. game is so freakin' addicting. |
treeqt.
01.06.13 | i mean it's the best game ever so it's ok |
FromDaHood
01.06.13 | Is it really? I heard the auto-attack animations and team fights are both sloppy as hell. |
iswimfast
01.06.13 | sloppy? the animations vary quite a bit from hero to hero, making you have to play each hero quite a few times before you are good at them. it is built pretty much identically to Dota 1. |
FromDaHood
01.06.13 | Never played the first one, just picked up League |
iswimfast
01.06.13 | as someone who has played both, dota is markedly harder. the game itself is more intricate overall. whether or not thats a good thing is up to you haha. |
iswimfast
01.06.13 | that being LoL vs Dota 2 |
treeqt.
01.06.13 | dota 2 isn't sloppy at all and I can't remember it ever being sloppy. on the other hand it's also not an identical copy of dota 1. the differences are so minimal though that someone who hasn't played dota 1 would not notice them. some details of the fog of war in some specific situations are different and allow you to see a little more/less than you'd do in dota 1 for example. |
wabbit
01.06.13 | Dota2 actually looks kinda interesting.
But I mean long live Brood War so fuck that noise. |
figure337
01.06.13 | Dota 2 is a good game. It just lacks IMHO in the intereface and champion originality. League is stronger in that sense. Might change my mind the more I play dota but that's how i stand now. |
treeqt.
01.06.13 | 10/10 troll |
treeqt.
01.06.13 | the fact that league heros can be categorized in 5 groups is proof enough that this is just not the case. also, half the v1.0 hero pool was - to some degree - based on dota heroes. i mean i'm obviously biased but that's just not true. |
Acanthus
01.06.13 | @Winrar - I used Windrunner a lot when I was practicing, but in ym first real match she was taken so I went with Tidehunter.
I think the only thing that takes getting used to is missing in mid because of the river banks. I'm just waiting for some mods so I can move my UI around. |
bloc
01.06.13 | GEEK |
Acanthus
01.06.13 | Yeah.... though I am proud to say my desktop build was almost under $250 for everything so at least I'm a frugal geek. |
FromDaHood
01.06.13 | League champs aren't actually classified into 5 positions though it's just personal preference/what kind of skills they have. Cho'Gath can go anywhere. |
Acanthus
01.06.13 | The online League community is really fun to watch, so much drama and hate. |
treeqt.
01.06.13 | I'm not an expert, it's just what I'm gathering from browsing a few ''''''''moba'''''''''' related forums. That and the fact that 9/10 champions are a rehash of already existing ones.
Just what I see people say a lot though, I haven't been bothering with LoL too much since I played the beta + I absolutely despise their design philosophy.
'I think the only thing that takes getting used to is missing in mid because of the river banks. I'm just waiting for some mods so I can move my UI around.'
Won't be available/will be considered cheating.
(welcome to the dota community)
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Acanthus
01.06.13 | I know, did some googling. It's just so damn big, I really don't need the boxes to be that large since they're mapped to the Nostromo.
Ah well, it was a fun dream. |
treeqt.
01.06.13 | wc3 on a 16:10 screen was horrible, you had like 50% interface |
Acanthus
01.06.13 | I can understand why it won't be allowed, I just think certain elements could be smaller (backpack area, etc).
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treeqt.
01.06.13 | makes keeping track of cooldowns harder :P
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Acanthus
01.06.13 | I suppose, though if I could re-arrange things I'd make it like my Guild Wars layout and all those would be in a line on the top right. |
wabbit
01.07.13 | LoL is cool cause it's so easy you can read a book while playing. |
Tyrael
01.07.13 | Doesn't the extremely hostile Dota II community bother you? |
Acanthus
01.07.13 | Not really, people AFK in game all the time but I'm in the low level bracket so I don't expect any different.
I enjoy how solid teamwork can bring a game around (had a 2 v 3 and we rocked that match because of communication).
Probably helps that I'm good at not feeding. |
Tyrael
01.07.13 | 'Probably helps that I'm good at not feeding.'
Lol
just don't play Invoker then ;]
I'm gonna stick with LoL, I have my own team now :] |
Acanthus
01.07.13 | Nice, I'd see no reason to switch if you were already invested in one or the other honestly; most of the differences come down to personal preference anyway I feel.
Also don't use a mic, and it's easy to ignore angry team messages. |
Tyrael
01.07.13 | I only play premades any more
Solo Q is hell even in LoL where any kind of profanity will likely result in a ban |
Acanthus
01.07.13 | I'm currently in All Pick until I get used to things/level up a bit. |
iswimfast
01.07.13 | when im not playing with my team, ill just random and mute everyone else and play my own way. the prevention of headaches is easily outweighed by the loss of coordination when solo queuing. |
Acanthus
01.07.13 | I've yet to have a match where people were using mic's, though I'd enjoy finding a team once I have a firm grasp of what I want my character to be doing. |
FromDaHood
01.07.13 | Solo Queue is brutal in LoL. Dropped from 1350 to 1100 just because of leavers and griefers who refused to play as a team. |
Tyrael
01.07.13 | I ALWAYS duo Q in ranked
doesn't solve everything but hey |
FromDaHood
01.07.13 | I actually started doing worse after I started duoing. My friend plays a way too aggressive top and ultimately ends up feeding as Jax because he goes 1v5 "thinking we would follow up." |
Tyrael
01.07.13 | A Jax shouldn't initiate though
maybe he needs to learn to play a tank? Too bad Shen, Malphite and Amumu are permabanned here
dunno if its the same on NA though |
FromDaHood
01.07.13 | It is. He plays Jax, Olaf and Malphite so it's mostly tanks but he goes balls deep with Olaf too. Just runs in, nukes the carry and tries to Ghost and Ragnarok out. It works a lot of the time but he's always out of position and burns all his cd's and mana. |
Hyperion1001
01.07.13 | "Solo Q is hell even in LoL where any kind of profanity will likely result in a ban"
ive been calling people niggers and inbreds in solo queue for like 2 years now and ive never even got a warning |
foxxxythnksustnk
02.21.13 | wat linux dist did u go with |
Winrar
02.21.13 | i hope its gentoo |
Acanthus
02.21.13 | Nah, I stick with Ubuntu (quicker to integrate Steam if I wanted to, and the new Ubuntu phone).
Though since my laptop crashed I've not gotten back to Dota, the wifi-driver is screwy. |