[Dota 2] Official Thread

[Miguez]

There are no GW2 keys, by the way.

The only way someone could get you into the beta was if they gave you their e-mail/password.

[Strwarrior]

There are some REALLY stupid players there >.>, went from 15-1 to 23-22 because of them.

[Toshiharu]

You can get keys if you're in SEA instead of waiting on Valve time.

Gamesberry is giving out free dota2 beta keys (single account access, you do NOT get 2 more invites) that can only be activated in the SEA region.
Instructions on how to get them here.
Just gave a key from them to a friend of mine in Malaysia, and it worked without any problems for him.
They will contact you if their stock has not run out.
Keys should work in these countries:
Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Edit: it has been said that these keys can be activated by other methods... but do so at your own risk
Edit2: Please do not add me to ask how to activate your keys.
Edit3: So, I have had three people try to sell me these keys so far... please don't be one of these people.

[SM-Count]

I like randoming every game, free courier with the extra gold when people are too stupid to buy courier, or free upgraded courier, or free wards, that 200g is just too good. Just gotta random early so people can pick around you.

[Strwarrior]

I rarely pick, anyways these russian players are so fkn bad :/.

[SM-Count]

Just play USE server, rarely get any russians.

[Azilius]

Just play USE server, rarely get any russians.

On east all I get is retarded people =\ be them russians or american

Seems like mid day I get really angry people who won't pause for disconnects and flame everyone, and at night I get foreigners who won't say anything all game long. Hurts my face :(

[SM-Count]

Just gotta play w/ srf people, speaking of which I'd be down for games tonight, after I finish up some labs

[Castiel]

i just my beta key and apparently this wave of invites does not give out two extra ones so im stuck playing by myself. Is anyone willing to send one to a mate of mine.

Anyways first game i played i got 16-1 with am

[sibiumarius]

all of my friends got an invite and i didnt ... i`m so sad now ...

[Azilius]

So I played some games with an EG player and some other high tier players..Long story short - pro gaming is hard >_>

in other news..


http://imgur.com/a/PIHde#0

http://imgur.com/a/S3g2T#0

http://optf2.com/d2b/items

[Squirt]

Who wants to teach me how to play?

[SM-Count]

just kill shit, it's really easy

[Squirt]

I played Bots as Dow ranger and I got a mega kill. And people just left the game D:. W

[SM-Count]

just play and watch streams, you'll just naturally get good in 300 games, it's how all games work.

[Strwarrior]

just play and watch streams, you'll just naturally get good in 300 games, it's how all games work.

300 games if ur retarded..
Or never touched a pc..


50 games and u should be fine... Also check the guides in playdota.com
They are useful.

[SM-Count]

I'd say 300 games is on the low end. I see people with >300 wins who don't know the first thing about laning and probably can't get last hits in a lane without opponents. And that's just 300 wins which means over 600 games.

[woutR]

What's a good way to get a beta key at this point? I play a lot of LoL and this game seems pretty fun too. (Don't wanna start the LoL vs Dota discussion, just wanna try it out)

[Love]

pm me your steam info and ill send you one ( isnt the game ob already ? ).

[Miguez]

Honestly I believe that the number of games to be "good" at the game differs a lot from person to person.

If you look around and read guides and put effort into learning the game, it's really not that hard.

You obviously need to play games for muscle memory and the usual problem solving and evaluating the situation, but learning how to properly play the game will only take more than 300 games if you just play games and don't read any guide or watch any videos.

[Skyve]

just play and watch streams, you'll just naturally get good in 300 games, it's how all games work.

300 games if ur retarded..
Or never touched a pc..


50 games and u should be fine... Also check the guides in playdota.com
They are useful.

Nah come on. To even be remotely good at this game you need to have played against all the heroes at least once so you know what and who to avoid.

[Azilius]

Honestly I believe that the number of games to be "good" at the game differs a lot from person to person.

If you look around and read guides and put effort into learning the game, it's really not that hard.

You obviously need to play games for muscle memory and the usual problem solving and evaluating the situation, but learning how to properly play the game will only take more than 300 games if you just play games and don't read any guide or watch any videos.

I'm pretty sure that's what holds most people back

[Strwarrior]

I'd say 300 games is on the low end. I see people with >300 wins who don't know the first thing about laning and probably can't get last hits in a lane without opponents. And that's just 300 wins which means over 600 games.

Well thats sad :/...


@Skyve, nah dude thats just for the basics, like lane control, denying and last hitting, basic farming tips, keeping a tp scroll and where to tp, rune timings... Etc etc
Easy stuff like that, to be a normal player instead of a noob..
Ofc u wont be a "pro" even after 300 games,



like lets say Rhasta (shadow shaman), ull be able to chain stun perfectly, but u wont be able to ward trap "perfectly" too,


Another example is pudge, u can do some good hooks, maybe fog hooks but hooking a leaping mirana, magina, akasha or puck(which should be the easiest) will be hard, but if ur pro u can do it and 300 games wont be enough...

Only if u play 300 games of the same hero lol

[Stress]

Honestly I believe that the number of games to be "good" at the game differs a lot from person to person.

If you look around and read guides and put effort into learning the game, it's really not that hard.

You obviously need to play games for muscle memory and the usual problem solving and evaluating the situation, but learning how to properly play the game will only take more than 300 games if you just play games and don't read any guide or watch any videos.

I'm pretty sure that's what holds most people back

Muscle memory is actually the easiest aspect, at least for me. I have a pretty strong background in Starcraft II, so, learning the game in terms of mechanics isn't much of a challenge. I can last hit well with any hero I've played more than once, but my positioning and my decision making are shit. Also, the people I play with use carry heroes exclusively and BM in russian. If I ping the map, nobody cares. I know I'm bad, but by playing pub games, I don't feel like I'm improving in terms of teamwork, because nobody knows what they're doing.

[SM-Count]

There is no team work in pubs, either pick a split push hero and win the game by yourself or pick a big team fight hero and as long as your team mates can roll their faces on the keyboard you'll win the game.

[Stress]

Then how am I supposed to play the game properly? At least, when I play SC2, I know I'm not going to rage because people leave the game after they've been ganked once. In DotA, 70% of games, that happens and it's quite infuriating.

[Strwarrior]

^ in Dota2 that doesnt happen..
In dota 1 u should find a good room where people play well..
I still play both Dota1 and 2,

In 1 i play in a room where ull rarely find leavers because usualy pro players host the games and kick any random people (players at are unknown/stupid names) and its working well.

Ull have to play hard games in order to learn, both easy win and stomp games are bad :/,

A hard game is the game where the chance of winning is just 20% or less, even if u lose ull learn smthn..

In 2, i didnt learn dota in dota 2, but here is what i do
Start game
Say solo mid
Random hero
Go solo mid
Enjoy the game.

[SM-Count]

What I described is playing pubs correctly, solo mid when you're good is how you play pubs as well when you think (rightfully so) there are 9 idiots in your game. If you mean correctly as in what pros do but at a lower level, get good at pubs first then play in houses or join a scrim team.

[juicyj420]

if anyone has a extra key could you help me out
pm me for my info

[xXPaladinXx]

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