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Post Post #2123 (isolation #0) » Wed Jul 16, 2014 11:08 am

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if anyone wants to play dota http://steamcommunity.com/id/theforrest I don't have MMR because I have played like 2 ranked games, but my matches are typically high/very high. I'll play with anyone though

usually use mumble for voip
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Post Post #2126 (isolation #1) » Wed Jul 16, 2014 4:14 pm

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I can deal with ts or in game. I don't know teamspeak very well though and just downloaded it to troll dayz streamers.
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Post Post #2128 (isolation #2) » Thu Jul 17, 2014 3:39 am

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I typically use mumble over in-game because that's where my friends tend to congregate and we usually play multiple different games in a "session" (lame term) of gaming and it's nice to be able to communicate between matches as well.
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Post Post #2130 (isolation #3) » Thu Jul 17, 2014 9:56 am

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I'll try. I've got some other stuff I may have to do with the wife but I'll definitely add you tonight at least.
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Post Post #2133 (isolation #4) » Fri Jul 18, 2014 3:22 am

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Post Post #2134 (isolation #5) » Fri Jul 18, 2014 3:23 am

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^ this game was my life in middle school/high school
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Post Post #2135 (isolation #6) » Fri Jul 18, 2014 5:08 am

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TI4 guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post Post #2136 (isolation #7) » Fri Jul 18, 2014 5:08 am

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EG rising
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Post Post #2138 (isolation #8) » Fri Jul 18, 2014 11:16 am

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Holy shit EG are the real deal.
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Post Post #2143 (isolation #9) » Mon Jul 21, 2014 6:41 am

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Let's go Vici!
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Post Post #2145 (isolation #10) » Mon Jul 21, 2014 9:59 am

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yep, i have no more forced hype to provide
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Post Post #2149 (isolation #11) » Tue Jul 22, 2014 8:35 am

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katie kate is awful
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Post Post #2150 (isolation #12) » Fri Jul 25, 2014 6:13 am

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BB played spectre last night and beat an OD mid #roadtoti5
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Post Post #2154 (isolation #13) » Thu Jul 31, 2014 10:45 am

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That's awesome dude - I was gonna root for League of Legends because I'm a giant bomb fanboy but now I'm Ayesee Slater all the way.
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Post Post #2161 (isolation #14) » Sat Aug 09, 2014 12:45 pm

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Anybody play Lord_Sauron's maps back in war3? Axis and Allies, Wheel of Time, the only good Predator, etc.? I hope that dude is on dota 2
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Post Post #2172 (isolation #15) » Sun Aug 10, 2014 5:49 am

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I still fire up War3 every once in a while to do melee games while waiting for people to get on dota or whatever - it sucks they took away war3 support on garena recently.
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Post Post #2177 (isolation #16) » Fri Aug 29, 2014 11:23 am

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I play a few times a week http://steamcommunity.com/id/theforrest
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Post Post #2203 (isolation #17) » Thu Sep 04, 2014 9:39 am

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downloaded strife this weekend solely to make people cry with the techies rip off hero. cant wait to play the real deal again

does anyone else fucking hate wc3 dota now? the items are such a pain in the ass after being pampered with dota 2/source
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Post Post #2205 (isolation #18) » Thu Sep 04, 2014 10:44 am

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http://i.imgur.com/LZA7ANr.gif

haven't played much lately but I'm going to be spamming you guys invites tonight probably
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Post Post #2213 (isolation #19) » Sat Sep 13, 2014 5:34 pm

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anyone up for some drunk dota
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Post Post #2227 (isolation #20) » Tue Sep 23, 2014 9:21 am

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The hint of an announcement to an announcement of patch notes is up. http://www.dota2.com/rekindlingsoul/
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Post Post #2239 (isolation #21) » Wed Sep 24, 2014 3:02 am

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PL is losing everything that made him good with illusions being 4-8 seconds
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Post Post #2240 (isolation #22) » Wed Sep 24, 2014 3:02 am

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and BS looks to be losing his lane control which is the only really good part of the hero
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Post Post #2247 (isolation #23) » Wed Sep 24, 2014 8:36 am

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In post 2245, BBmolla wrote:
In post 2240, Anatole Kuragin wrote:and BS looks to be losing his lane control which is the only really good part of the hero

I expect him to become more prominent as a support in a duel lane with a nuker.

Zues + BS together mid is pretty insane, so much rune control (bloodseeker always going to be beat you to rune)

Rune wars will become very prominent this patch.


Yeah, bloodrage + laguna beach or finger or zeus is lights out.
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Post Post #2250 (isolation #24) » Wed Sep 24, 2014 11:33 am

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You can bait out stuff with doppelgang and dodge even if they have detection though, which is cool.
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Post Post #2257 (isolation #25) » Thu Sep 25, 2014 2:55 am

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I just don't see any situation where I would take PL over CK.
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Post Post #2258 (isolation #26) » Thu Sep 25, 2014 2:58 am

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Ness has a better gap closer with Reality Rift that also brings all of his illusions which do like 12903819023890 damage instantly, a decent to good stun, and crit on illusions that actually do a lot of damage. Just as easy to bait spells onto phantasm illusions and he is strength so he has better early game.
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Post Post #2260 (isolation #27) » Thu Sep 25, 2014 7:34 am

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He can't flash farm but he can get kills with considerably less than most 1 position carries and start pushing down towers. You only want to be farming for 10-15 minutes then go wrack up kills.
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Post Post #2262 (isolation #28) » Thu Sep 25, 2014 8:41 am

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I think CK has great lane presence. It's
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easy to get kills in a dual or trilane with one other support with a stun, and he's tanky and builds tank. I think he is more useful in a multicore line-up than as the subject of a 4-protect-1.

I'm a little biased because he's been one of my favorite heroes since the guinsoo era though.
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Post Post #2278 (isolation #29) » Wed Oct 15, 2014 5:39 am

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I wonder how annoyed my wife would be if I dropped $45+ on a 2EZ4RTZ hoodie. that shit is baller
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Post Post #2299 (isolation #30) » Mon Oct 27, 2014 7:28 am

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http://steamcommunity.com/id/theforrest/

this is me if you want to party up bach, I'm only sober like 10% of the time I'm playing dota though so I don't usually tryhard or anything
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Post Post #2301 (isolation #31) » Mon Oct 27, 2014 10:20 am

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In post 2300, BBmolla wrote:
In post 2299, Anatole Kuragin wrote:I'm only sober like 10% of the time I'm playing dota though so I don't usually tryhard or anything

I don't understand how people play Dota under the influence

It's like doing a test drunk, like you could do it, but why would you


I have more fun playing when I'm wasted. It's hard to quantify dota stats since your opponents and the conditions of every game are different, but I actually typically do better under the influence because I don't lose my cool or get distracted as easily. I also mostly play inhouses these days where pretty much everyone is fucked up.

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Post Post #2319 (isolation #32) » Wed Oct 29, 2014 2:50 am

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I've got a friend who goes phase, force, mjol, crit on her and does really well as a 2/3
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Post Post #2347 (isolation #33) » Thu Nov 20, 2014 10:38 am

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I doubt it. In HoN his name is "Monkey King" anyways.
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Post Post #2355 (isolation #34) » Tue Dec 16, 2014 3:06 am

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PA needed a bigger nerf.
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Post Post #2361 (isolation #35) » Tue Dec 16, 2014 2:18 pm

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In post 2360, ArcAngel9 wrote:Just more hats again!!!
Volvo never stop make hats..Wont they?


the patch had a ton of notable changes, not just hats
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Post Post #2366 (isolation #36) » Tue Dec 16, 2014 7:11 pm

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Did you finally get that void win molla? Lol

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