[Megathread] DotA 2

[lukemiller150]

I love to play DOTA 2, So what're your preferences? Also, share with us.

[theostrichsays]

I know this is just about a dead topic area but I had probably the single worst game I've ever played. Enough so that I am giving honest thought to if I even enjoy this game enough.

An hour and a half, with the final 40ish of it being a 3v4 with my team being the 3. Prior to two leaving, all I got was mass pinging... mass pinging all game. Where are wards? Why are wards over there? I'm not pushing that lane!!!11! Never mind the three of us communicating were together taking objectives. Then the screeching over voice came on, and fuck if I couldn't hit mute quick enough in a team fight. Not shit talking, just literal top of lungs screaming.

The other two with me were game to keep playing and nice people when the two who abadoned did so. But somewhere along the way, man that game made me doubt how much I enjoy this anymore.

[PizzaSHARK]

I fucking called it. I fucking called it. Support Sven, always said it was doable and even legit... and it's everywhere in Chongqing Major. I haven't seen support CK in this major, but he was present in previous majors.

Support Luna, swore up and down it was legit and had so much potential, everyone called me an idiot. And Secret just dogfucked VP in 17 minutes with it.

Now do y'all fucking believe me? :P

[Proskill]

id like to get into dota 2, but there is so many more keys to press(courier and items) and the gameplay is more subtle

can u guys tell me how do u bind your hotkeys for the courier commands and all the equipment items for the quickest reaction? feel free to post some guides/tutorials on this subject
also what are the top 3 heroes to snowball in solo ranked?

thanks in advance

[Zuenna]

id like to get into dota 2, but there is so many more keys to press(courier and items) and the gameplay is more subtle

can u guys tell me how do u bind your hotkeys for the courier commands and all the equipment items for the quickest reaction? feel free to post some guides/tutorials on this subject
also what are the top 3 heroes to snowball in solo ranked?

thanks in advance

Unfortunately I can't post any links yet, but if you search "Dota 2 bindings" on youtube, you'll find several decent videos that give good settings you can experiment with.

[Zuenna]

I can't post links yet, but there are good videos on youtube where you see intuitive ways to bind your keys

[kukish]

I used to play a lot, but now only turbo mode sometimes. I prefer to watch professional games, it is interesting and spectacular often.

[hellhamster]

I used to play a lot, but now only turbo mode sometimes. I prefer to watch professional games, it is interesting and spectacular often.

Same here, now only playing with irl friends by fucking around in turbo. The matches don't drag on for an hour when the game is over at the drafting stage, so when your time is limited it's just quick and dirty fun.

It's also interesting to see how the big Esports teams are managing, only Secret is dominating right now with the rest all vying for second position. OG without Jerax and Ana is just not the same anymore. I also like the underdog teams like FTM and Vikin.gg defeating all the big boys recently.

[kukish]

Same here, now only playing with irl friends by fucking around in turbo. The matches don't drag on for an hour when the game is over at the drafting stage, so when your time is limited it's just quick and dirty fun.

It's also interesting to see how the big Esports teams are managing, only Secret is dominating right now with the rest all vying for second position. OG without Jerax and Ana is just not the same anymore. I also like the underdog teams like FTM and Vikin.gg defeating all the big boys recently.

If I'm with friends and we have a lot of time, we play custom games. I have friends who are so tired of the usual game that even a turbo does not suit them. But they are happy to find and play custom games.
In a professional game, sometimes there is a circus. The guys who took first places, now do not even try to play. They get paid and play without straining. But for other teams now is a great time, many tournaments for training.