The DotA Thread! [Basic Strats and Hero/Item talk]

[Dream_Walker]

nothing on footmen frenzy is THAT imba anymore.

 

[ChrisH36]

I can see past teh sarcasm. I still think Icefrog shouldn't have nerfed DOTA that bad.

 

[micro.micro]

anyone know where i can download v5.84 for dota? i been looking for it.

oh and why cant tinker use necro?

 

[ChrisH36]

Rearm resets cooldown on ALL abilities and items.

Its the same reason why he cannot use Hand of Midas.

 

[x42bn6]

I am going to be playing someone soon, probably 1v1 or 2v2 (or maybe 2v1), but I am planning to go for a Dwarven Sniper. I haven't had much time to figure out a build, but I am thinking of:

Boots of Speed (not Power Treads)
Yasha
Perseverance
Power Treads
Ring of Health or Soul Booster
Stack Perseverance to the end

I don't want orb effects to reveal my position, but I want to be able to farm like crazy with Scatter Shot, because there is a good chance that my opponent will be using either the Moon Rider, the Crystal Maiden or Sand King, so that I can finally be able to equip, say, Black King Bar and Butterfly to finish off the job.

I have never played this hero properly before, so any help?*

 

[Dream_Walker]

get guinsoos so you'll ****up their ult and then you can scattershot an assassinate spam.

 

[x42bn6]

get guinsoos so you'll ****up their ult and then you can scattershot an assassinate spam.

The danger is that I know how he plays - I would not be surprised if he sneaks up on me, taking me out before I can use them.

I know him a little too well.*

 

[ChrisH36]

Which is why you have be aware of your surrondings. Sometimes (even for me), its often too late to make an action, especially when your enemy just pops up behind you for example.

 

[Dream_Walker]

then i'd get a blink dagger so you can blink out of their radius.

dont forget you can cast spells while frostbited though

 

[x42bn6]

Which is why you have be aware of your surrondings. Sometimes (even for me), its often too late to make an action, especially when your enemy just pops up behind you for example.

Well, nothing you can do against Burrowstrike's range when he is hiding amongst the trees, is it?

*

 

[ChrisH36]

Well, that and Blink Strike. But the worse part is if you get caught in epicenter.

 

[Wing Zero]

il iek to use him to spam assinate and use scatter to get money

My build that i stole goes
2 nulls
quaterstaff
Eul's
Lothar
guisino thingy
Likens
put boots of speed somewhere


or a machine gun that i havent tried yet but will sometime
2 wraith bans
power treds
lothar
hyper stone
MKB
Burize

but it also depends on what ur going to like put stuff for skills
i have my own prefrence i found on the net
i sugesst some stats early so u live a bit longer
its really a team guy tho it cant really go 1v1 to much

 

[micro.micro]

i gotta admit, i've been having a blast with chen. everyone should start using him as a hero killer.

 

[ChrisH36]

I also think people underestimate the power of Knight Davion. I think of him as a good hero to practice the basics of dota. Since his skills are pretty much well rounded: A good stun, a mass damage spell, a passive that helps, and the ability the make a Davion a fearsome ranged attacker.

 

[Dream_Walker]

but he is melee which isnt so good for newbs
my first ever hero i used was Vengful Spirit. i remember that day..

 

[ChrisH36]

The first hero I remember using was Bloodseeker back in 3.6. In DOTA Allstars, I used Nortrom. On like my second try I got like 6-0, but I didn't know exactly what items to buy.

 

[Dream_Walker]

i never liked the old Nortrom. To me he was a crap hero with abilities just scrambled together. Now he has more synergy, and stealing +1 intelligence just makes you all warm and fuzzy inside like your evil

 

[ChrisH36]

Yes, especially from those heroes who don't exactly have good int in the first place.

However, the old Nortrom was a good counter to the Goblin Techies, suicide move.

 

[micro.micro]

uh which hero is nortrom? like which role? because i don't really know the hero's names.

n yea, dragon knight can be a blast when you pump up his regen and get a battle fury for the massive splash.

 

[ChrisH36]

Nortrom is the Silence.

the old one was all about dropping infernals and silencing by attack.

The new one is a more effective silencer, considering he has global silence, which sadly doesn't last very long.