The heroes in Dota 2 are defined by the roles that they are suited to play as a combination of their attributes, abilities, and items, and the ways that these shape the game. Although the abilities of heroes may suit a variety of purposes and can be used in a variety of ways in different situations, roles nonetheless exist to define the playstyle a hero is expected to conform to, as well as the actions they are meant to perform within a game.
The attributes of heroes (their essential statistics and their basic combat ability) and the varying nature and effects of their abilities all serve to provide much distinction between heroes, giving them each tactical advantages and disadvantages at various locations, situations, and times within the game that have to be understood well for success. As strategic combat between two teams of five heroes with distinctly different abilities and strengths is the central conflict of Dota 2; players need to be well informed of their role within each team, as well as the roles of the enemy heroes. Even more importantly, players should keep in mind how their ability build and item build affects their heroes and fares against the ability and item builds of enemy heroes in the context of every single game so that they make sound decisions on the abilities and items that they choose to get.
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Official roles
Roles are dictated by many factors, including: the physical stats of the hero, what they bring to the table with their abilities as well as the nature of their abilities, where they should be laned (or jungled), and the amount of gold and items they need to perform well.
Although the official classifications are fairly rigid, the reality is that multiple roles can be filled by every hero depending on the choices they make, although some choices are wiser than others.
Carry
“Will become more useful later in the game if they gain a significant gold advantage.“
Carries are the heroes that can obtain the greatest offensive power as the game progresses, the name so derived from the act being “carried” by a team into the late game; that is, to eventually bear the responsibility for ultimate victory. They tend to become extremely powerful later in the game relative to other heroes once they amass substantial levels and items. Once farmed, they are very good at killing opponents, though some carries such as Naga Siren tend to attain victory through their ability to destroy enemy structures rather than kill enemy heroes. Carries typically lack early game power, but must be powerful by the late game; thus, the items they carry are an essential part of their build. Most carries rely on right-clicking, using their inherent attack power (usually augmented by abilities) to overwhelm their enemies. Carries tend to have high base movement speed.
Although they are the powerhouses of the late game, they are relatively weak in the early game, as their abilities tend not to be very useful at low levels. Many “hard” carries, that is, carries that are extremely reliant on items to function (though benefit most from them) will need to farm almost incessantly prior to around 30-40 minutes into the game. They should not ever participate in early skirmishes unless they can assist without endangering themselves (for example, Spectre can use her Haunt ability to help her team’s damage without ever actually being in danger). This can and often does mean that their team is forced to progress through much of the game without their help, during which time a team’s semi-carry (usually the solo mid) will perform the role of carry, as the early to mid game is a semi-carries period of maximum relative power.
There are carries of all three primary attributes, although the hardest carries are almost entirely agility. Strength carries (such as Alchemist, Dragon Knight, Wraith King, and Lifestealer) typically rely on sustained damage and their own durability to carry, as well as some decent disables. Their weakness tends to be low armor (though there are some notable exceptions) and because they are almost invariably melee, they can often be kited easily (kiting being a process of staying too far away from an enemy for them to attack you; as if the enemy is being strung along like a kite). Agility carries (such as Luna, Faceless Void, and Phantom Assassin) tend to inflict substantial damage in rapid successions, and have very high limits where damage infliction is concerned. Agility carries tend to be ranged but many are melee. Their weakness tends to be an inability to do anything effectively except inflict damage – they generally have minimal utility and are quite fragile, though there are exceptions to both. Intelligence carries (such as Storm Spirit, Nature’s Prophet, and Outworld Devourer) usually rely on their abilities and active use of items to carry, but their physical damage is often respectable too. They are invariably ranged heroes owing to their frailty, but their powerful abilities mean that they are often difficult to kill. They tend to struggle against enemies with spell immunity.
Some carries with long-cooldown, teamfight-oriented ultimates, such as Naga Siren, Luna, and Outworld Devourer require constant team support all throughout the game, whereas other carries such as Phantom Assassin or Lifestealer are suited to tackling many enemies in succession and rely much less on their team (but suffer from a lack of AoE abilities). Essentially, while some carries are suited to solo encounters and ganks, others are most at home in a large clash.
Carries typically are relegated to a side lane early on with one or more support heroes to babysit them until they collect the necessary items to farm independently, while a select few carry heroes, most notably Shadow Fiend, can easily undertake a solo midlane role throughout the majority of the game. There are some cases where carries ended up in solo safe lane (Radiant Bottom, Dire Top) if the team opted to run an aggressive tri-lane at the suicide lane (Radiant Top, Dire Bottom).
A rule of carries is that the more farm a carry requires to be effective, the more power they can attain relative to other carries. The term “out-carrying” refers to one hero’s capability to carry harder than another – that is, to have more potential power to carry than another hero. Carries come in all shapes and sizes, and while some require little farm to begin carrying quite early in the game, they can (and usually will) be out-carried by a “harder” carry than themselves if that carry is given the chance to amass the gold and items they require.
Puck, the Faerie Dragon, is a highly mobile ranged intelligence hero best known for being an extremely unpredictable and slippery target. Puck is commonly played as an initiator and ganker, with spells that are equally useful for super-aggressive maneuvers as well as daring escapes. Expert use of Puck’s abilities will let you appear out of nowhere, suddenly leave your enemies crippled and disadvantaged, and get away in the blink of an eye – but mess up your timing or misjudge the situation, and there is little left to save this fragile Hero from death.
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The Illusory Orb travels at a speed of 651 ( 976.5).
The orb takes 3 seconds to reach max distance and can hit units up to 2175 range away (travel distance + damage radius).
It takes up to 3.3 seconds and can hit units up to 2375 range away when the general cast range increasing talent is chosen.
It takes up to 3 seconds and can hit units up to 3150 range away when Illusory Orb’s own range and speed increasing talent is chosen.
It takes up to 3.2 seconds and can hit units up to 3350 range away when both talents are chosen.
Only the distance increase from the level 20 talent is displayed. The level 10 talent can further increase the distance to 3125.
The level 10 talent alone increases the distance to 2150.
The orb starts emitting red pulses after having traveled for 2.5 seconds, indicating that it is about to reach its maximum travel range.
The orb leaves behind a trail of flying vision, with a radius of 450. The vision lingers for 5 seconds.
This ability is automatically learned whenever Illusory Orb is learned.
This ability stays inactive until Illusory Orb is cast and turns inactive again once the orb of that cast is gone.
Ethereal Jaunt disjoints projectiles upon cast.
When two orbs are cast in succession, this ability only stays active for the duration of the first cast orb.
However, it always teleports the caster to their last created orb.
Moves Puck to the target location and silences there.
Despite the visual effects, the silence and damage are applied instantly in the entire radius.
Waning Rift first applies the damage, then the debuff.
Phase Shift disjoints projectiles upon cast.
Certain items which do not cancel channeling spells (e. g. Shadow Blade or Shiva’s Guard ) do cancel Phase Shift.
Turns the caster invulnerable and hidden for its duration.
Does not provide phased movement, so the caster can still block other units during Phase Shift.
The buff lingers for one server tick once the channeling ends or is interrupted, which allows using items while still invulnerable and hidden.
Every enemy hero (including illusions, clones, and creep-heroes) within 375 range of the coil gets leashed upon cast, preventing them from casting certain mobility spells.
Entering the area after cast has no effect. The coil does not leash enemies after cast.
If a leashed enemy moves 600 range away from the coil, the leash snaps, stunning and damaging the enemy.
It does not matter how far or how fast the enemy moves away, the stun and damage always hit it if possible.
The leash snap first applies the damage, then the debuff.
Dream Coil leashes invisible units and on units in the Fog of War as well, but it does not prov >Phase Shift .
Since the rapid fire is bound to the leash, snapping it, or dispelling it with spell immunity causes the attacks to stop.
Multiple instances of Dream Coil on enemies causes the caster to attack multiple times, for each instance, with the interval based on when the debuffs were received.
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Hero Talents
Dream Coil Rapid Fire
25
+420 Gold/Min
+50% Illusory Orb Distance/Speed
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-9s Waning Rift Cooldown
+90 Damage
15
+15% Spell Amplification
+200 Cast Range
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Phase Shift Attacks
Recommended items [ edit ]
Healing Salve helps keep Puck in lane. You can also use healing salve into phase shift to allow Puck to heal HP even while in combat.
Clarity allows Puck to use Illusory Orb more often in lane.
Null Talisman and its components gives Puck a decent early game attributes boost.
Faerie Fire supplies an instant heal and attack damage, which may give Puck an edge in trading hits and killing creeps.
Magic Wand helps Puck sustain mana and health to keep active in the m >Null Talisman because two null talismans have a ton of potential because of the magic amplification. Puck relies on fast bursts to get kills.
Bottle helps Puck manages rune from the m >Boots of Speed increase movement speed to help Puck get to runes.
Town Portal Scroll helps Puck rotate to different lanes and help out allies.
Power Treads help Puck in the early to m >Arcane Boots , an alternative to Power Treads, help Puck use its magical nukes more often in the early to m >Blink Dagger prov >Eul’s Scepter of Divinity offers another disable, as well as keeping Puck safe for a few extra seconds until its other escape abilities come off cooldown.
Dagon increases Puck’s damage output with magical burst and intelligence.
Linken’s Sphere makes Puck even harder to pin down, and prov >Scythe of Vyse prov >Aghanim’s Scepter grants attributes and increases duration of Dream Coil to better control the enemies. It also prolongs the stun duration and pierces spell immunity, great if allies can force the stun. Combined with the Level 25 Rapid Fire modifier, Puck will have more time to fire extra attacks.
Veil of Discord helps increase your team’s magical damage output in the m >Force Staff gives Puck extra mobility. Puck can also use it to break Dream Coil and trigger a stun.
Shiva’s Guard increases mana pool and armor to resist physical damage. It also prov >Gameplay [ edit ]
Introduction to Philosophy/The Branches of Philosophy
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Western philosophy can be divided into six branches that have assumed various importance over time. Traditionally metaphysics sets the questions for philosophy. Epistemology asks how do we know? Ethics and politics have to do with action and quality of life. Aesthetics or value theory has to do with beauty, balance, and harmony. Logic has to do with the relations of things. Epistemology sometimes replaces metaphysics these days, because it has fewer religious overtones. Among Eastern European and continental philosophers, philosophy tends to be the study of politics. Logic is critical for analytic philosophers, who are deeply suspicious of ethics, politics, and metaphysics.
Understanding philosophy in the 6th century B. C. involves taking into account different priorities than those of the 19th century a. Dota 2 6 branches of philosophy d. However, these divisions remain helpful for identifying what’s at stake. Metaphysics, which studies the nature of existence, is closely related to Epistemology, the study of knowledge and how we know what we do about the world around us. Ethics, the study of how individuals should act, depends on Epistemology, because we need knowledge to make good choices. Politics studies human interaction. Aesthetics studies the value of things. Logic is about the symbolic representation of language and thought processes. Once the domain of Aristotle, the foundation of the exact sciences must now take into account relativity, uncertainty and incompleteness. 5/17
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The theory of knowledge, from the Greek words episteme (knowledge) and logos (word/speech/study), is the branch of philosophy that deals with the nature, origin, scope and (possibility/study) of knowledge. Dealing with nature, is one of the branches of philosophy. But before anything is done, the meaning of philosophy should be understood. A philosopher of religion must be objective. Anyone who is ready to study philosophy should be able to attack and defend. In other definitions logic is the study of reasoning . It can also be described as the study of strength of the evident links between the premises and the conclusion. Logic is further divided into deductive reasoning and inductive reasoning . Deductive reasoning proceeds from a general statement to a particular statement , it is mostly a valid argument given that is tautological in nature this means that the conclusion bares no new knowledge that it is missing in the premises . Inductive argument this reasoning perceives from a particular statement to a general statement this reasoning is mostly uterlised in the scientific researches
Metaphysics Edit
Metaphysics however (derived from the Greek words ” meta & physika “) – meaning ‘after physics’. It was the way students referred to a specific book in the works of Aristotle, and it was a book on First Philosophy. (The assumption that the word means “beyond physics” is misleading) Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy concerned with the study of “first principles” and “being” (ontology). In other words, Metaphysics is the study of the most general aspects of reality, pertaining to subjects such as substance, identity, the nature of the mind, and free will. It is a study of nature, the nature of reality, and the nature of the world in which humans live.
Logic Edit
Logic (from Classical Greek λόγος (logos), originally meaning the word, or what is spoken, but coming to mean thought or reason is most often said to be the study of arguments. Logic is the study of correct reasoning. However the subject is grounded, the task of the logician is the same: to advance an account of valid and fallacious inference to allow one to distinguish.
Ethics Edit
Ethics is a general term for what is often described as the “science (study) of morality”. In philosophy, ethical behavior is that which is “good” or “right”. The Western tradition of ethics is sometimes called moral philosophy. Its the study of right and wrong in human endeavors
Aesthetics Edit
Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy that explores the creation and appreciation of beauty through critical analysis and reflection.
Other Branches Edit
Philosophy of Education: Fairly self-explanatory. A minor branch, mainly concerned with what is the correct way to educate a person. Classic works include Plato’s Republic, Locke’s Thoughts Concerning Education, and Rousseau’s Emile.
Philosophy of History: Fairly minor branch (not as minor as education), although highly important to Hegel and those who followed him, most notably Marx. It is the philosophical study of history, particularly concerned with the question whether history (i. e. the universe and/or humankind) is progressing towards a specific end? Hegel argued that it was, as did Marx. Classic works include Vico’s New Science, and Hegel and Marx’s works.
Philosophy of Language: Ancient branch of philosophy which gained prominence in the last century under Wittgenstein. Basically concerned with how our languages affect our thought. Wittgenstein famously asserted that the limits of our languages mark the limits of our thought. Classic works include Plato’s Cratylus, Locke’s Essay, and Wittgenstein’s Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus.
Philosophy of Law: Also called Jurisprudence. Study of law attempting to discern what the best laws might be, how laws came into being in the first place, attempting to delimit human laws from natural laws, whether we should always obey the law, and so on. Law isn’t often directly dealt with by philosophers, but much of political philosophy obviously has a bearing on it.
Philosophy of Mathematics: Concerned with issues such as, the nature of the axioms and symbols (numbers, triangle, operands) of mathematics that we use to understand the world, do perfect mathematical forms exist in the real world, and so on. Principia Mathematica is almost certainly the most important work in this field.
Philosophy of Mind: Study of the mind, attempting to ascertain exactly what the mind is, how it interacts with our body, do other minds exist, how does it work, and so on. Probably the most popular branch of philosophy right now, it has expanded to include issues of AI. Classic works include Plato’s Republic and Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations, although every major philosopher has had some opinion at least on what the mind is and how it works.
Philosophy of Politics: Closely related to ethics, this is a study of government and nations, particularly how they came about, what makes good governments, what obligations citizens have towards their government, and so on. Classic works include Plato’s Republic, Hobbes’ Leviathan, Locke’s Two Treatises, and J. S. Mill’s On Liberty.
Philosophy of Religion: Theology is concerned with the study of God, recommending the best religious practises, how our religion should shape our life, and so on. Philosophy of religion is concerned with much the same issues, but where Theology uses religious works, like the Bible, as its authority, philosophy likes to use reason as the ultimate authority.
Philosophy of Science: It is the Study of science concerned with whether scientific knowledge can be said to be certain, how we obtain it, can science really explain everything, does causation really exist, can every event in the universe be described in terms of physics and so on. Also popular in recent times, classic works include Hume’s Treatise on Human Nature, Kripke’s Naming and Necessity, Kuhn’s Structure of Scientific Revolutions.
In addition, it seems like this will still be really hard to level up with just playing the game itself. Investing in a money sink without it affecting the price pool feels bad. And then there is the whole restriction on trading. Id love to get the Lina set, but at this point your just gambling for it and if your unlucky you cant even buy it from the market or trade for it :S. Not a fan.
On October 04 2015 07:02 Gotuso wrote: I like that the base compendium is pretty cheap, you can just get that and unlock challenges etc. However this whole upgrading items things is pretty poor. When I get an item I dont want to feel like it is an inferior version. Theres already golden version which is annoying but ok I guess. But getting an item and then having to go through the trouble of upgrading it is just a pain.
In addition, it seems like this will still be really hard to level up with just playing the game itself. Investing in a money sink without it affecting the price pool feels bad. And then there is the whole restriction on trading. Id love to get the Lina set, but at this point your just gambling for it and if your unlucky you cant even buy it from the market or trade for it :S. Not a fan.
you know what you should do? you should buy a fresh new pa arcana and go level it up to level 3. you will need to win 100 games with pa to do exactly that.
Because they do the exact opposite to their philosophy and what they do with other games like TF2. Their founding philosophy of the marketplace was that everything should be tradeable so people can get what they want. They STILL USE THIS in CS:GO and TF2 and at the meantime milking the Dota 2 crowd for all they’re worth.
They are getting worse and worse. First it’s not tradeable for 3 months. Now things are straight up non-tradeable, non-giftable. AND they re-enabled getting duplicates. So I just got 2 sniper hats that I can’t trade, can’t sell, and can’t even give away to a friend coz I HAVE TWO.
It makes literally zero sense I don’t know what Valve is doing anymore. What happened to Game as a service??
IDK why this is the part that bothers people.
I think it’s stupid to have a compendium for *every* major separately, but with how they’ve implemented this one, duplicates+non-tradeable is the only way that coin rewards makes sense. If you could trade/never get duplicates, then there would be no point in having the crafting/upgrading portion of the coin rewards because you’d just start rolling the higher-rarity rewards once you got all the lower ones.
18m$. that leaves
16m$ from compendiums so valve cashed out 48m$. I don’t see how TI5 tournament could cost more than that.
18m$. that leaves
16m$ from compendiums so valve cashed out 48m$. I don’t see how TI5 tournament could cost more than that.
So Valve isn’t allowed to make money on a game they develop and have been supporting for 5+ years? Personally, I don’t really mind the way TI is done now. I’d enjoy a 3-5mil initial prize pool, but it’s fine the way it is.
For me personally, I will never buy a Compendium that doesn’t give at least 25% of the money raised to the players, and in that sense, for me, this Compendium is garbage. Also, I think the novelty of buying 4 compendiums a year will wear anyone out. There’s a limit to how much Dota, and how many hats people want. I would have much preferred a single Compendium for the entire year, with attachments or something for every event this year. I think this will really hurt the TI crowd funding for TI6, people just will be worn out. For me, two DAC like events and a TI would have been optimal, with a different compendium structure.
Marks when creep/tower can be killed with auto attack
Marks when creep/tower can be killed with abilities
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If some damage calculations are wrong, tell me and probably I will fix it
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best last hit marker
sometimes creeps healthbar doesnt display last hit at all, as if I dont use script.
@Goldenfroze said: best last hit marker
High level memer.
@katkahs said: sometimes creeps healthbar doesnt display last hit at all, as if I dont use script.
That can happen for the next creep wave if u reloaded assembly in game, otherwise it should work.
Do you plan on auto executing combo? Like holding key and do the skills? Would be great for some heroes like sky, zeus etc that has low cd on some spells. I think its better to auto skill than manually skilling to kill creeps. Auto attack/skill while pressing key would be great.
@anonymouse said: Do you plan on auto executing combo? Like holding key and do the skills? Would be great for some heroes like sky, zeus etc that has low cd on some spells. I think its better to auto skill than manually skilling to kill creeps. Auto attack/skill while pressing key would be great.
Im not planing to do it, at least for now.
@katkahs said: sometimes creeps healthbar doesnt display last hit at all, as if I dont use script.
That can happen for the next creep wave if u reloaded assembly in game, otherwise it should work.
I dont reload assembly in game at all and sometimes it’s happens without it.
koroche inogda gluchit, ne perezagruzau ya nichego, mb ono avtomatom eto delaet inogda
@katkahs said: sometimes creeps healthbar doesnt display last hit at all, as if I dont use script.
That can happen for the next creep wave if u reloaded assembly in game, otherwise it should work.
I dont reload assembly in game at all and sometimes it’s happens without it.
koroche inogda gluchit, ne perezagruzau ya nichego, mb ono avtomatom eto delaet inogda
I heard there is a bug when assemblies gets reloaded at 0min mark. I can make temp fix to make this assembly work correctly after reload.
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Can we get an option to disable tower healthbar or a seperate option to move the tower healthbar?
@kappatalism said: Can we get an option to disable tower healthbar or a seperate option to move the tower healthbar?
Added separate hp control. Also added tower damage abilities.
skill marker for zeus’ arc lightening seems to show up too early at 1-2 level.
@ultiworld said: skill marker for zeus’ arc lightening seems to show up too early at 1-2 level.
For me it shows up correctly. Note that red border is when u need one more auto attack hit, green is when u can kill it.
Your HP bar is not very good
@YEEEEEEE said: Your HP bar is not very good
Hp bars now will be ordered by distance to mouse.
@YEEEEEEE said: Your HP bar is not very good
Hp bars now will be ordered by distance to mouse.
Actually, im not sure, maybe they should be ordered by hp.
Here is some experience after playing with the script in several high MMR games.
The assembly is great but it’s kind of not perfect, first blight stone armor reduction is not calculated before the hit is landed. Also the refresh rate (1/750ms) is too low for competitive play in some situations e. g. Templar Assassin/Invoker . The optimal solution is to update auto attack damage right after refraction/exort applied, because so many times you will use refraction or exort right at the last moment within an IdcNoob Posts: 1,158
@hqvrrsc4 said: Here is some experience after playing with the script in several high MMR games.
The assembly is great but it’s kind of not perfect, first blight stone armor reduction is not calculated before the hit is landed. Also the refresh rate (1/750ms) is too low for competitive play in some situations e. g. Templar Assassin/Invoker . The optimal solution is to update auto attack damage right after refraction/exort applied, because so many times you will use refraction or exort right at the last moment within an hqvrrsc4 Posts: 8
@hqvrrsc4 said: Here is some experience after playing with the script in several high MMR games.
The assembly is great but it’s kind of not perfect, first blight stone armor reduction is not calculated before the hit is landed. Also the refresh rate (1/750ms) is too low for competitive play in some situations e. g. Templar Assassin/Invoker . The optimal solution is to update auto attack damage right after refraction/exort applied, because so many times you will use refraction or exort right at the last moment within an IdcNoob Posts: 1,158
@hqvrrsc4 said: Here is some experience after playing with the script in several high MMR games.
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“Awalnya, salah satu tim dari Supernova Grup perwakilan dari Yogyakarta, yang namanya Juggernout, mendapatkan slot untuk masuk ke main event Indonesian Qualifier. Hanya saja, pada saat pelaksanaan Indonesian Qualifier ini, mereka berhalangan hadir. Sehingga, kami yang juga sebagai salah satu perwakilan dari Supernova Grup, dari Pondok Gaming BarracX, ditunjuk oleh Supernova Grup untuk mewakili turnamen tersebut,” ujarnya. Turnamen dota 2 indonesia 2015 final nfl
Dalam Indonesian Qualifier ini, Pondok Gaming BarracX harus bertanding melawan 16 tim jagoan yang ada di Indonesia. Turnamen dota 2 indonesia 2015 final nfl Akan tetapi, perjuangan mereka tak sia-sia. Turnamen dota 2 indonesia 2015 final nfl Hasil yang didapat sangat membanggakan.
“Mengikuti Indonesian Qualifier ini, kami harus bertanding sengit dengan sekitar 16 tim yang ada di Indonesia. Turnamen dota 2 indonesia 2015 final nfl Dan ini membuahkan hasil, dimana tim kami meraih juara pertama dan berhak untuk mewakili Indonesia dalam Qualifikasi Asia Tenggara yang bernama New Blood Championship. Di sana kami melawan tim tangguh dari Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, dan masih banyak lagi tim kuat dari perwakilan negara di Asean,” ujarnya. Turnamen dota 2 indonesia 2015 final nfl
Menariknya, dalam New Blood Championship yang diadakan di Jakarta ini Pondok Gaming BarracX berhasil masuk ke final untuk menantang Skyville, dari Filipina. Turnamen dota 2 indonesia 2015 final nfl
Sangat disayangkan, Pondok Gaming BarracX kalah dalam pertandingan final dan hanya menjadi runner-up.
“Walau kalah, karena adanya aturan bahwa juara dua bisa mendapatkan Wild Cards, sekarang kami di sini bisa menjadi perwakilan Indonesia di Turnamen Major Galaxy Battles di Filipina 2018,” ungkapnya. Turnamen dota 2 indonesia 2015 final nfl
Kehadiran mereka menjadi perwakilan Indonesia diharapkan bisa menjadi motivasi bagi anak muda Indonesia, yang dengan apapun talentanya, bisa mengharumkan nama Indonesia di kancah Internasional.
“Kami ingin agar gamer Indonesia itu tidak dipandang sebelah mata. Turnamen dota 2 indonesia 2015 final nfl Hanya sekadar main, atau sekedar menghabiskan uang. Kami ingin nunjukin kalau gamer Indonesia itu bisa membawa wakilnya, untuk bisa ikut dalam turnamen internasional,” tambahnya. Turnamen dota 2 indonesia 2015 final nfl
Cloudia Levita, selaku Brand Ambassador dari Pondok Gaming BarracX meminta dukungan seluruh masyarakat Indonesia untuk tim ini.
“Support kita ya guys di turnamen Galaxy Battle di Manila. Turnamen dota 2 indonesia 2015 final nfl Minta doa dan dukungan penuh dari teman-teman di Indonesia, ya,” ujarnya. Turnamen dota 2 indonesia 2015 final nfl (rns/rns)
As we know, whenever the hero meta changes, the go-to items also change. Let’s take a look at some of the worst items to get in patch 7.21d right now.
Octarine Core
Octarine is a fascinating item in Dota 2. It got introduced to the game in patch 6.84, and in the beginning, there was some severe backlash. The reason behind it was the fact that there was no CD reduction item before in Dota. Dota 2 mana regen creeper Many people saw this item addition as a copy from League of Legends.
Octarine Core used to be one of the go-to items for various heroes. However, nowadays it seems like spending 5900 gold on it is just not worth it anymore. There are way better end-game items that you can get, which provide much better value.
On top of that, the entire purpose of Octarine is to reduce your CD’s and gain some life-steal from spells. What does that mean? It means that you can basically spam your spells more frequently. However, the team-fight meta that has been going around since TI 8 is all about that one giant team fight that pretty much determines the course of the games. An Octarine Core is simply not that useful in the late game. Also, it is way too expensive to be obtained early on.
Holy Locket
The Holy Locket was added in patch 7.20. It is supposed to provide some sustain and make you more tanky overall. However, the effect given from the item is not worth it when you take into account the gold that you need to spend.
One of the main issues of Holy Locket is the prize. For 2700 gold you can buy other items which provide way better value for the money. In addition, the +325 Mana that the item provides is just something which is not that impressive. As we know, mana regen is way more important compared to the mana pool nowadays.
On the contrary, the +15% Magic resistance is good, especially in the spellcaster meta. Dota 2 mana regen creeper This could justify the item, but then again, you can get a Hood for 1k less gold.
Echo Sabre
The reason why Echo Sabre is here is the fact that this item is only good on a handful of heroes. When it first got introduced, it was one of the most popular items in the game. Nearly every melee carry went for it. However, as time went on, people realized that it is not that efficient for most of the heroes.
Nowadays you can see Sven, Lifestealer (rarely) and some other heroes getting this item. 2650 gold seems just a little bit too steep for an item that tends to fall behind later on in the game. It is suitable for the first 30 minutes or so, but as the game goes on, it is just a waste of a slot.
The stats that the Echo Sabre provides is decent. The mana regen is probably one of the most important because the heroes that go for a Sabre usually have mana issues.
Blade Mail
This is the item that can change the course of a team fight whenever it is used properly. Despite that, it tends to be nearly useless in higher-level pubs because it can get easily kited.
BM is a useful item in certain scenarios and on certain heroes. However, the general value that it provides is not something spectacular. Usually, offlaners are buying the item. For the same amount of gold, you can get a Hood, which you can upgrade to a Pipe.
Blade Mail is useful for securing solo kills, but the current meta relies more on team fights. Despite that, if you are stuck in the 0-2.5k bracket, getting a Blade Mail might be a good idea. Dota 2 mana regen creeper After all, not everyone knows how to deal with it.
Bloodstone
This used to be one of the most important items for nearly every intelligence core hero back in the day. The current situation is very different because pretty much the only hero that rushes to buy a BS is Storm Spirit. In fact, the item is so bad that most SS players buy either two or three of them in order to get maximum mana regen.
There were a lot of changes to this item, most notably in 7.20. The dying charge reduction was reduced to 3 from 33%, which is great. However, the mana and HP regen per change were also reduced. On top of that, the so-called “Pocket Deny” was also removed. Instead, whenever you use your BS, it converts a percentage of the user’s current mana pool to HP regen.
Beside Storm, heroes such as Leshrac and Timbersaw tend to buy it. This item needs changes in order to be relevant again.
Conclusion
The items included here are based entirely on observations and statistics. It is important to know that this article is relevant to the current time period. Once the meta changes, some of the above-mentioned items might become top-tier again. Until then, try to avoid them if you want to improve your MMR.
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Dota 2: The Worst Current Items
As we know, whenever the hero meta changes, the go-to items also change. Let’s take a look at some of the worst items to get in patch 7.21d right now.
Octarine Core
Octarine is a fascinating item in Dota 2. It got introduced to the game in patch 6.84, and in the beginning, there was some severe backlash. The reason behind it was the fact that there was no CD reduction item before in Dota. Dota 2 mana regen creeper Many people saw this item addition as a copy from League of Legends.
Octarine Core used to be one of the go-to items for various heroes. However, nowadays it seems like spending 5900 gold on it is just not worth it anymore. There are way better end-game items that you can get, which provide much better value.
On top of that, the entire purpose of Octarine is to reduce your CD’s and gain some life-steal from spells. What does that mean? It means that you can basically spam your spells more frequently. However, the team-fight meta that has been going around since TI 8 is all about that one giant team fight that pretty much determines the course of the games. An Octarine Core is simply not that useful in the late game. Also, it is way too expensive to be obtained early on.
Holy Locket
The Holy Locket was added in patch 7.20. It is supposed to provide some sustain and make you more tanky overall. However, the effect given from the item is not worth it when you take into account the gold that you need to spend.
One of the main issues of Holy Locket is the prize. For 2700 gold you can buy other items which provide way better value for the money. In addition, the +325 Mana that the item provides is just something which is not that impressive. As we know, mana regen is way more important compared to the mana pool nowadays.
On the contrary, the +15% Magic resistance is good, especially in the spellcaster meta. Dota 2 mana regen creeper This could justify the item, but then again, you can get a Hood for 1k less gold.
Echo Sabre
The reason why Echo Sabre is here is the fact that this item is only good on a handful of heroes. When it first got introduced, it was one of the most popular items in the game. Nearly every melee carry went for it. However, as time went on, people realized that it is not that efficient for most of the heroes.
Nowadays you can see Sven, Lifestealer (rarely) and some other heroes getting this item. 2650 gold seems just a little bit too steep for an item that tends to fall behind later on in the game. It is suitable for the first 30 minutes or so, but as the game goes on, it is just a waste of a slot.
The stats that the Echo Sabre provides is decent. The mana regen is probably one of the most important because the heroes that go for a Sabre usually have mana issues.
Blade Mail
This is the item that can change the course of a team fight whenever it is used properly. Despite that, it tends to be nearly useless in higher-level pubs because it can get easily kited.
BM is a useful item in certain scenarios and on certain heroes. However, the general value that it provides is not something spectacular. Usually, offlaners are buying the item. For the same amount of gold, you can get a Hood, which you can upgrade to a Pipe.
Blade Mail is useful for securing solo kills, but the current meta relies more on team fights. Despite that, if you are stuck in the 0-2.5k bracket, getting a Blade Mail might be a good idea. Dota 2 mana regen creeper After all, not everyone knows how to deal with it.
Bloodstone
This used to be one of the most important items for nearly every intelligence core hero back in the day. The current situation is very different because pretty much the only hero that rushes to buy a BS is Storm Spirit. In fact, the item is so bad that most SS players buy either two or three of them in order to get maximum mana regen.
There were a lot of changes to this item, most notably in 7.20. The dying charge reduction was reduced to 3 from 33%, which is great. However, the mana and HP regen per change were also reduced. On top of that, the so-called “Pocket Deny” was also removed. Instead, whenever you use your BS, it converts a percentage of the user’s current mana pool to HP regen.
Beside Storm, heroes such as Leshrac and Timbersaw tend to buy it. This item needs changes in order to be relevant again.
Conclusion
The items included here are based entirely on observations and statistics. It is important to know that this article is relevant to the current time period. Once the meta changes, some of the above-mentioned items might become top-tier again. Until then, try to avoid them if you want to improve your MMR.
Make sure to follow us on Twitter and Facebook for the latest Dota 2 esports news. The MDL Disneyland Major is just around the corner.
There are 2 approaches when gambling on Dota 2. They are Dota 2 item betting and betting on matches with real money. Item betting is unique as it is only available on Valve platform games like Dota 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. It was a massive boost to reinvigorate CS: GO and the player base as well as a great source of income for the game. Dota 2 betting sites for real money like Pinnacle have been online since 2010.
Moreover, bookies have realized the potential sums that they can earn from eSports, so they created a ton of introductory markets. In this article, we will take a look at both of the aspects, their advantages, and disadvantages, as well as how to get started with each of them. Keep reading to find the best Dota 2 item betting site for you!
Betting with Items
Item betting offers a safer avenue to gamble with than using real currency. For starters, a player does not have to deposit money or attach any source of currency like a card or a bank account to start gambling. They can safely buy items from Steam and then link their account with a website such as Dota 2 Wage and Dota 2 Lounge.
The Safety of Dota 2 Item Betting
To help facilitate any bets, sites like the Dota 2 Lounge use an escrow system. An automated account is created for every transaction that only the site has access to. The account is entirely AI driven, and once a bet is placed the account will request the needed items from every party that is associated. Trades and wagers will not start until all parties have deposited the needed items into the account. And that is basically how Dota 2 item betting works.
Registering and Placing a Bet on Dota 2 Lounge
The site uses the Steam API that is available to handle the authentication and login. That provides a sense of safety. All Dota 2 Lounge users have to link their Steam accounts, and the authentication is done entirely through Steam. For a first time user making an account, the typical Steam security measures will be in place. Users have to perform the 2 step verification process by supplying a code that is sent to their email to Dota 2 Lounge. Thus, signing up and logging in the Dota 2 Lounge involves the exact same procedure and process as signing into Steam. The 3rd layer of security is also given in the form of CAPTCHA to help thwart bots from spamming the process.
Once the player has created an account and has managed to log in, their items will sync up with the site. A list of upcoming matches to gamble on will also be displayed. Here is a step by step process on how to bet on the Dota 2 Lounge:
At the top of the page, there are two available options: Bets and Trades. By clicking on Bets, you will be taken to the upcoming matches section of the website.
A list of active matches will be available there detailing every team that is playing, their region, as well as the projected percentage of every team’s chances of winning.
For example, we will choose the upcoming Vega vs Liquid match to wager on. After clicking on the match, we are brought to the main screen of the match.
To use Dota 2 Lounge, you must provide your Steam Trade URL. It will remain entirely anonymous.
Potential reward values will also be displayed here, and a live stream, the number of placed bets, the number of wagered items, as well as a ton of other important info.
Now that we have found the proper match and linked our Steam Trade URL, we are able to place a wager! You can bet up to four items at a time.
Every item carries a monetary value based mainly on its rarity.
After choosing Place Bet, you will be taken to the My Bets section of your account. It is there that the escrow account will be available for you and other users to deposit items. Once everything has been deposited, the bet is finalized.
Once that happens, you will no longer have access to your in-game items until the match is completed. Users can swap the team they prefer to wager on before the start of the match, but they cannot cancel the wager.
Betting with Real Money
Gambling has been around for quite a long time, growing in tandem with professional sports. Since eSports keep rising in popularity, it was only a matter of time until bookies caught up with the growing trend. Famous bookmakers like Pinnacle, Bet365, and Betway, have already established a massive presence. Unfortunately, this market is primarily limited to Asian and European countries because of the betting laws in America and abroad.
Is Gambling with Real-Money Secure?
Inherently, gambling with real money will not be as safe as doing so with items. For starters, personal information has to be stored on these sites for withdrawal and deposit purposes. The safety of having all your details facilitated and stored through Steam is also not available. For this reason, it is strongly stressed to perform because of diligence prior to placing a wager on any of these sites. Check reviews from other users for every company, ensure yourself that they have recognized and active betting licenses, and do not forget to proceed with caution and perform the test we recommend here. If it does not feel safe, simply do not do it. With that said, Pinnacle, Bet365, and Betway have been around for a long time and are considered quite reputable.
Registering and Placing a Bet on Pinnacle
For our second example, we will use Pinnacle to place a real-money bet. Here is a detailed process:
Create an account on Pinnacle if you still do not have one.
When doing so, ensure that you pick the right monetary denomination that you will use to deposit with.
Once you have supplied your personal details and created an account, you will have a new menu available at the top of the screen. The initial step to place a new wager will be depositing money.
If you click on Deposit, you will be brought to a new page, divided into 2 columns. The column on the left is an active list of methods which you can use to deposit money, while the right one is a list of methods to withdrawal your winnings.
There are four types of payment methods – bank transfers, vouchers, cards, and bitcoins.
For example, we will do a Bank Transfer. After you select this option, a new page will load. You will be given a Unique Reference Number. You have to supply it to your bank, either online or via phone.
You also have to supply the bank with the account’s complete name and the address you are using on it.
Once the bank approves your use of Pinnacle, you have to fill out an additional form on the bookie’s site.
Bank transfers might take a few days to verify.
You are now ready to deposit funds and start gambling with real money on best betting sites.
Placing your wager on Pinnacle is quite straightforward. After choosing eSports from Pinnacle’s the left-side panel, pick Dota 2. A list of available tournaments will be displayed. After choosing a selection, you will be taken to the Match Page. There you will see the available matches to gamble on.
After you have chosen the wager, you want to make, enter the amount you wish to bet in the white box, and select the green Submit Bet button. After you submit your wager, you will be brought to a confirmation page that shows the details of the wager you are about to make. Make sure that the details are correct and then press Confirm Bet. If the wager is accepted, a message will pop up stating so as well as a unique ticket number for that particular wager. Bets might not be accepted if the account lacks the needed funds or if the odds change during the confirmation process.
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