Brannigan Posted May 7, 2012 So I from the 20 ish games I've played so far, having a voice chat system built into the game has not once been helpful. The only time I every hear people use it is when it's people that get angry and start yelling in their mic complaining about foreigners and calling people niggers and/or faggots. I just had a 40 minute game where our mid started feeding and wouldn't shut up about how it was all the stupid foreigners ruining the game and how free games sucked because poor foreigners played them and ruined them for everyone. It's good to see the DotA community has stayed strong.Edit: Also, the guy he was talking to was Australian... Wow, the only issue I've ever had was people refusing to use it, even listen to it. Had a guy complain about my lane never calling MIA. He didn't hear it because he had voice off and refused to accept it was his own fault for doing that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twig Posted May 7, 2012 I rarely have issues with people actually using the mic. It's when I get comments like "I have sound off" or "I don't have speakers" that I rage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sully907 Posted May 9, 2012 NS is completely unstoppable at night. That is all. Even my scrub ass was pulling off triple kills tonight with him Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
njoos Posted May 9, 2012 hehe I doubted the info too, but I was wondering if force staff worked particualrly well with invokers skills in some way Copying Dendi's builds is a recipe for disaster. It's hard for us mere mortals to tell if he is just trolling or just going balls to the walls. He won a tournament game once by building a crystalys on earth shaker. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Laxan Posted May 13, 2012 So I just randomly checked my Steam library and DOTA2 is now there, uninstalled. Does that mean I have a key? I didn't get an email or anything. EDIT: Checked my transactions. I've had a key for a month without knowing Anyway, see some of you in game! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheLastBaron Posted May 14, 2012 my new favorite hobby is using force staff on pudge to get people trapped on ledges so they have to use the courier to fly themselves a tp scroll if they dont have one. I'm mean. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
njoos Posted May 14, 2012 my new favorite hobby is using force staff on pudge to get people trapped on ledges so they have to use the courier to fly themselves a tp scroll if they dont have one. I'm mean. People who don't have a tp scroll on them at all times are really awful and deserve to get stuck. http://www.own3d.tv/NatusVincere#/watch/625197 Na'Vi Dendi doing some commentating on two games they played. Pretty interesting, and funny. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dibs Posted May 14, 2012 (edited) Running in to get tower aggro and Tide hunter aggro isn't the best idea. Nothing much to report on the whitewash of a game, but i was rather proud of my escape at the hands of my own cyclone:D 5s6WL-biToM Music is loud, it was the first time i frapsed anything and didn't know it would play the music too. Edited May 15, 2012 by dibs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brannigan Posted June 1, 2012 Hats and various other bits now, much like tf2. Also confirmed dota2 free to play Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twig Posted June 1, 2012 I bought pirate Tidehunter. I am not ashamed. I might also buy the kraken shell 'cause it's boss and doesn't overlap with any of the pirate items. And then I opened a chest. I am a little ashamed. I got a strange Juggernaut mask. (The best Juggernaut mask!) I also got a DK shield drop. But all of DK's shit is uuuuugly. ]; Also I hate DK. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Orv Posted June 1, 2012 I'm definitely going to drop money on DotA 2 stuff on occasion, since there a couple heroes I play constantly, but I think for now I'll just give Valve a "good job!" sort of tithing and grab the badger courier and a couple keys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheLastBaron Posted June 1, 2012 Oh the heroes that have items the only ones I play are Kunka and Witch Doctor and while I like some of the Kunka stuff I like how he look normally a lot already so if I get a drop cool, if not I'm fine. WD I don't really like the items, I don't know if theyre in the store yet, I don't remember seeing them, but they were in Cyborgmatts blog post. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Orv Posted June 1, 2012 Oh the heroes that have items the only ones I play are Kunka and Witch Doctor and while I like some of the Kunka stuff I like how he look normally a lot already so if I get a drop cool, if not I'm fine. WD I don't really like the items, I don't know if theyre in the store yet, I don't remember seeing them, but they were in Cyborgmatts blog post. The current WD stuff is the gift for upgrading to premium, in other words spending any money on the DotA store. Which upgrades your backpack from 50 slots to 500 I might add, so if you get a chest it may be advantageous to just drop five bucks on a couple keys for the added storage space. Or get an adorable plush squid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twig Posted June 1, 2012 I equipped the DK shield I got and it looks like a child's plaything so now I kind of like it because it's so ridiculous. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
njoos Posted June 1, 2012 I found a crazy hat for axe. Check out the Steam workshop for dota2 also. There are some crazy and weird things there now. Including very scantily clad female invoker so beware if you are at work or something I guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brannigan Posted June 1, 2012 At first glance I thought the pirate bracer was a corset, then I was confused and aroused. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twig Posted June 1, 2012 A friend of mine bought me the Stumpy courier. O: O: yesss Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bakka bakka bakka Posted June 4, 2012 I bought a couple of Kunkka items because peg-leg, bandana, hook hand Kunkka is the only kind of Kunkka I ever wanna be. In the last game I played Chen farmed a divine rapier in 20 minutes and completely changed everything about a typical match. We lost in the end but held the rapier for most of the time and I would have loved to hear the kind of filth Chen was being subjected to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brannigan Posted June 8, 2012 huh, 3 more heroes coming out next week, guess they're really pushing to get things out? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Orv Posted June 8, 2012 huh, 3 more heroes coming out next week, guess they're really pushing to get things out? Don't get used to it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brannigan Posted June 8, 2012 Listen, don't dash my hopes of episode 3 coming out the week after. Actually I just found it odd they're pushing 3 out, usually it's just 1. Hell I still haven't played the last couple that came out. Haven't played a ton of dota 2 in the last few weeks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheLastBaron Posted June 8, 2012 Well Chaos Knight has basically bee done for a while and Phantom Assassin very close so it's only weird in the sense that I'd expect them to have all three finished, but then release 1 a week for 3 weeks in a ow just to stagger the new content. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheLastBaron Posted June 12, 2012 So I just found out that even if you leave games you still get item drops in bot matches. I wonder if this will end up like idle farming servers in TF2. Edit: So I wanted to see if this actually worked so today I started a bot game, randomed a hero and then bought a courier and a bottle for my team, dropped them and diconnected. People rage all the time when they dont get heroes they like so I don't think my team was supprise. I started watching a Euro 2012 game and came back at half time to see I had ~50-60 more Battle Points and a helmet for Omni in my inventory. It seems like the simplest thing to disable items and BPs for bot games... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crummy Posted October 29, 2012 Check out the latest blog post on dota2.com. Is this an Idle Thumbs reference? I just heard Chris & co refer to the term LoMa while listening to Idle Thumbs 80 this morning. Lord Magnataur’s office (also known as LOMA) would like you all to know that Centaur Warrunner’s abundance of horns is all a show and that one is enough. - http://blog.dota2.com/2012/10/twice-the-horns/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toblix Posted November 6, 2012 Okay, I just got a DOTA 2 code from Doug (thanks, Doug!) and now I want to quickly become a superior master of DOTA 2. If you could give me just one piece of advice on how to quickly become one, what would it be? Just jump in? Read up first? On what? Where? Where do I start? Do I have to read this whole thread? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites