Todays topic will be lane control. I find in many of my games that people tend to drift off from their lanes. This tikes me off. Why? Because something like this happens.
1)The lane gets destroyed and pushed to rax.
2) The opposing hero is super stacked with a 5 minute butterfly( not acutally)
3) The team becomes permeated throughout the map defending lanes while the other team 5 man pushes mid, raxing and ending the game.
Probably the biggest motivation for people to leave their lanes is the chance of early ganking, and early kills. Yes, this may seem like a good idea, but only if its non em. If it's em you had better stay in that lane, depending on the situation. Its not worth the time you miss losing xp and even gold from creep kills. Getting the kill or even helping you teammate get the kill is worth 200 gold or about seven creep kills. Not worth it in my book becuase ganking doesn't even guarentee the kill. Just stay in your lane in em and work the gold. Gank only if your teammate needs it becuase he is gettin destroyed. Which leads me to my next point.
It is important that you be smart when you control a lane. Pushing deep into a lane is questionable. Why? When you push all the way into a lane, you expose yourself more to ganks and you basically shutdown that lane. Therefore, you will be sitting around neutraling around the map while your opponent stays in his lane farming. If you try to go back in this lane, you will probably be very far in that lane and you will probably be ganked.
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Sunday, August 10, 2008
Basic Idealogy for Dota
Dota is a game like no other. It involes skills that are usually diversified throughout our busy daily lives. Here are the main points that all dota players should follow:
1) Confidence. If you arent sure for a split second what you wanna do or how your gonna do it, then your going to fail. Always be sure of what your doing, and do it with a passion. Really get enthusiastic about the game. I usually scream and yell whenever I play because of the intensity that I play with. Always remember to be confident, but not arrogant.
2) Intelligence. Be quick to do what your gonna do. Don't be one of those guys in team battles who just stands there waiting to clean up kills. Be smart in what you do such as watch the minimap constantly (a common nub error), and think in advance what is about to happen. Don't go running into battles, always remember what heros are on your team, and what heros are on the other team. Furthormore, remember to always calculate whether or not you will win the team battles.
3) Perserverence. Giving up is the easiest way to lose a game. Don't leave games just because you didnt get fb ( first blood), always fight to win. If someone on your team leaves, keep playing, it will only get you better.
4) Innovate and Explore. MAKE SURE YOU PLAY EVERY HERO ATLEAST THREE TIMES BEFORE PICKING FAVORITES. I see people who pick the same hero every game just cause they did good once with'em. Learn to play every hero so that you know what the would do in certain situations. Also, try something new each game, whether it be a new item build or a new skill build, it doesn't matter. It will only let you see the game in different ways, allowing you to gain experience in gameplay.
Here's a neat item map I found that could go useful on your wall... http://www.freakygaming.com/gallery/concept_art/dota_allstars/6_40_item_chart
The same dude also came up with a pretty good intro to the game. Don't listen to his tactics though...http://warcraft.freakygaming.com/pc/strategy/warcraft3-frozen_throne/maps/dota_allstars.html
1) Confidence. If you arent sure for a split second what you wanna do or how your gonna do it, then your going to fail. Always be sure of what your doing, and do it with a passion. Really get enthusiastic about the game. I usually scream and yell whenever I play because of the intensity that I play with. Always remember to be confident, but not arrogant.
2) Intelligence. Be quick to do what your gonna do. Don't be one of those guys in team battles who just stands there waiting to clean up kills. Be smart in what you do such as watch the minimap constantly (a common nub error), and think in advance what is about to happen. Don't go running into battles, always remember what heros are on your team, and what heros are on the other team. Furthormore, remember to always calculate whether or not you will win the team battles.
3) Perserverence. Giving up is the easiest way to lose a game. Don't leave games just because you didnt get fb ( first blood), always fight to win. If someone on your team leaves, keep playing, it will only get you better.
4) Innovate and Explore. MAKE SURE YOU PLAY EVERY HERO ATLEAST THREE TIMES BEFORE PICKING FAVORITES. I see people who pick the same hero every game just cause they did good once with'em. Learn to play every hero so that you know what the would do in certain situations. Also, try something new each game, whether it be a new item build or a new skill build, it doesn't matter. It will only let you see the game in different ways, allowing you to gain experience in gameplay.
Here's a neat item map I found that could go useful on your wall... http://www.freakygaming.com/gallery/concept_art/dota_allstars/6_40_item_chart
The same dude also came up with a pretty good intro to the game. Don't listen to his tactics though...http://warcraft.freakygaming.com/pc/strategy/warcraft3-frozen_throne/maps/dota_allstars.html
"Misson" 8/10/2008
The whole purpose of this site is to spread my passion of "Dota" to others by providing insight to both noobs and experienced players. With this post, I want to point out probably one of the biggest misconceptions of Dota, and that is that everything is set. NOTHING should be planned unless you play cal or higher leagues of picking. If you are simply playing a pub, don't go straight for an item without thinking about the situation (other team's heros, items, and also your team's heros). Thats why I feel that guides that don't point out all possible situations for heros are useless. Feel free to look around the site and to click on the ads (no viruses).
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