Friday, February 29, 2008

Section #2:

Become an All Pro Late Gamer



Make the choices of heroes every time


This section will give you the skills you need to effectively choose the right heroes for the right purposes to be a late gamer.



Learn what the pros use and why!


Have you wondered how pro-gamers push so fast in tournaments? We will show you examples by clan DsD and what they use in tournaments.



What to look for in choosing good heroes?


Puzzled as to which heroes to use for your pushing strategy? Our team of experts will guide you thoroughly with Q and As things to look out for to effectively choose good heroes.



Identify what type of strategy your opponents are using!


Not sure who you are competing against? We will give you valuable tips and hints of what to look for to identify to help you plan your draft more effectively.

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Section #1:

Section #1:



Get tips on how the Pros plan their Pusher's Strategy



Learn how a Pusher Strategy can help you in your game


Understanding of important points to be considered when planning a pusher strategy. This will help you to balance up your strategy planning.



Definition of a Pusher heroes category


Not sure which heroes are suitable pusher strategy? we teach you what to look out for and which heroes are good push heroes.



Learn how to effectively use a Pusher's Strategy


It's great to plan for a pusher's strategy, but how do you apply it into action effectively? The Dotatips team takes you though them and gives you all the advanced tactics & information you need.



Master the items and skills you need


We give you the ins and outs of how to maximize your hero's skills and items. Learn when and where to put them into action!

Consecutive kills


Consecutive kills
When one player kills a number of players without dying they get a 'bounty' on their head. The more players killed before dying the higher that bounty gets. Players are alerted in the game via sound. When someone finally kills that player they receive the bounty gold in addition to the regular 100 gold for killing a hero.

Kills Sound Bounty
3 Killing Spree 50
4 Dominating 100
5 Mega-Kill 150
6 Unstoppable 200
7 Wicked Sick 250
8 M-m-m-m....Monster Kill 300
9 Godlike 350
10+ Beyond Godlike/Holy Shit (somebody stop/kill him!) 400

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

DotA Tips #1

Greetings, I have something for you! ^_^ Just kidding...... nice joke isn't it? But wait ! I did REALLY have something to tell you! A good discovery...still remember the DotA tip of the day? I mentioned the 25% spell reduction theory and resultant damage. Those are SPELLS... spell it out with me! As-Pi-Ee-El-El gREAT!Hooah! Nice pronunciation. Just another joke :P *Smile!Let's get to the topic.I'm gonna talk about the calculation with regard to the armor and PHYSICAL damage reduction. Ever wondered why you've got 6 divine rapier with a godlike?...errr no... -HIGH attack damage of positive +1500 but need over 4 hits to slay a tiny wini winky weak Nerubian Assassin of life 3000? You saw that NA bleeding profusely with your Stealth Assassin's backstab; with every precise attack directed at the only heart of the hero, vent to slice off it's head and without mercy, took the limbs off like "You Zha Kuay(You Tiao;dough sticks)"........But things may go the wrong way as you draw out the final shining edge and down goes the blade....when YOU ARE BEING PAWNED INSTEAD! Pooh! You are DEAD!WHY WHY WHY! That's because your damage are redirected back to you by NA's very own hardened spikes. Blame it on yourself. 6 divine rapier without any items to boost your strength which result in such a miserable scene.Let me answer you... why a respected hero damage of 1.5k can't kill heroes of 3k life in 2 hits? That's because of wearing armor! An armor can protect you from weaponary attacks, but not in Warcraft III - The Frozen Throne. They serve as damage reduction purposes. The higher your armor, the more damage you can reduce. Clear? For example, a 20% damage reduction would meant a damage of 100 inflicted on you but down your life by 80.For advance cases- types of armor, further reduction may occur.No pictures here or it'll take up some time......but you can refer to you hero/creeps stats screen.Types of attack: Normal, Siege, Pierce, Magic, Chaos, Hero - 6 of them. When you see "" do extra damage against "" but reduced damage against "", most** means doing 50% more damage or 50% less damage.As for positive armor, how do you know what is the damage reduction?To calculate, multiply your armor by 0.06 and divide by the same answer with a +1.E.g If you have 1 armor, 0.06/1.06 X 100% = 6(rdn off)% less damage!As for negative armor,(meaning you wear your armor the wrong side?) you'll take extra damage instead of being reduced. However, the calculation is different: It's 2 minus 0.94^armour.E.g If you have -1 armor, 2-0.94 X 100% = 106% => 6 % more damage!If you buy armor you don't need to buy life! E.g If you have 20 armor, 20X0.06/1+20X0.06 = 55% reduction. This means your "real" life is +55%! If you have 1000 life, it would be equivalent to 1550! --> You buy two plate mail for $2800, gained 550 life which is = 29 strength that needs 3 orge axe of $3000. Hmmm.... 天天省省省,"阿么"最棒! Some short questions to test your understanding: (You may need some knowledge of armor types)A hero with heroic attack of damage 79-83 hits a tower with heavy armor of 15 points. What is the average damage inflicted on the tower? Hence, calculate the number of tower's hitpoints lost.An unarmored archer with piercing attack shot an arrow worth of 66 damage to a flying Gryphon with medium armor of 6 points, 10% damage reflection and spirit linked to a hero of heroic attack damage 60-80 and heroic armor with 4 points. What is the hitpoint lost by the archer, Gryphon and the hero?** Not all attack types against armor types reduction/amplification are 50% based.Blizzard: Pierce do 75% to normal armor and double damage to light armor, magic do 125% to light armor, 75% to medium armor and double damage to heavy armor, normal do 70% to fortified armor, pierce and magic do 35% damage to fortified armor

by Thy Aliad

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Dota Allstars Tips

Dota Allstars Tips
November 28, 2005 on 8:10 pm By Keikor In DoTA-Allstars
Here are some rounded up In-Game-Playing tips when playing DotA Allstars for Warcraft III custom game. If you have more of these tips and guides to optimize the gaming experience, drop me an email or leave a comment.
Minimap Signal : Always use the MiniMap Signal to show your allies where enemies are spotted. This is a good practice, especially when you are being backstabbed or jumped. Allies nearby will know that there is something going on at that area. Shortcut key is Alt+G. Alternately, you can hold down the Alt key and left click on the minimap.
Toggle Minimap Terrain : This action will toggle the display of terrain on your minimap. Press once or twice until you see all black areas in your minimap. This feature is good for you to easily spot enemy heroes. Shortcut Key is Alt+T.
Set Ally Color Mode : This option will cycle through 3 different color modes for ally unit colors. Mode 1 is displaying all units with player’s color preference. Mode 2 is displaying allies unit color as Teal and enemy unit as Red. Mode 3 is almost the same as Mode 2 but displaying different color for the creeps units and heroes. Personally, i am using Mode 2 because it still allows me to see ally or enemy heroes’ color. Mode 2 or 3 is recommended but definitely NOT Mode 1. Because in the long run, you will be accustomed to enemy units as red in color, especially when you have toggled the minimap terrain to be all black in color for the minimap.
Always use the Alt key when playing: Note that Gold is very important in Dota, and using the Alt key allows you to see which creeps or heroes are low in hit point. This gives you an estimate of when you should attack. Remember that you get gold when you have the very last hit, no matter for creeps or heroes. So, using Alt key often will earn you more cash. After all, Dota Allstars is all about items and heroes.
Do not Attack Enemy Heroes when in tower range: Dota is designed to have towers automatically attacking you if you chose to right click on enemy heroes, or attack them. So, do not attack enemy heroes when you are under the tower range. Tower range is 700, so unless you are Dwarven the Sniper, do not hit enemy heroes.
Buy a Chick: The chicken, or Animal Courier, is the most powerful tactic in playing Dota. As i said, Dota is all about items and heroes. Buying an animal courier can save you tons of gold if you expect to die all the time. The chick costs $225 but trust me, it will worth it if you are always not returning back to base for healing. And if you are always returning to base just for buying items, this chick will save you many hassles. Of course, you can always use a leaver hero and control it to buy items, but expect a non-leaver game and make this a good practice. Also, when you feel like you are dying slowly, for example, being chased by Naix, there is nothing else to do, but to use the chick back in base and buy some items. Learn to use this often and you will get the items you want even if you die like 10 times in one game.
Preventing Creeps from attacking Towers: Use your hero to drag the enemy creeps from attacking towers. When you see enemy creeps coming and there is no ally creep from your side, use your hero to lure the enemy creeps to attack you. Lure them away from the tower until your ally creeps arrive. For example, if you are guarding the top lane of sentinel’s side, lure the creeps to the left side from the tower the time they approach. Note that you have to walk yourself upon the enemy creeps first so that they can set their target on you. You do not need to be hit by them but you have to make sure they are running towards you instead of the tower. It’s hard to explain in words. Pros can do this without any damage taken from the creeps.
Play More with Experts: Do not leave the game even if you or your team is getting owned. Watch how the dota experts play. They all have their own style of playing, and if you play more, you will learn more. Fucking come and visit the clan.
All of the above are just my personal experiences. I will update more when i think of more. There are tons of this small but useful guide to enhance your dota allstars gaming experience but i can’t think of anymore now. Will update the post when i think of more.

 
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