TehDonut Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 I would like to enter this queue for friends who desire a key.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhsu Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 If it's not obvious yet, I would too. I will even send you a free copy of the Bad Dudes Metroid CD when it comes out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Derrit Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 if you guys do the survey it puts you in the pool of people they're giving out keys to, it said they're going to continue to expand it so that's something you should definitely do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tensei Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 I read some post about existing beta testers getting a few keys to give out over the next few weeks, so who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BardicKnowledge Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Shop could use some improvements and could definitely be a bit more like LoL (+hotkeys), but overall it didn't bother me that much.Hearing Tinker say "We have established the melting point of Crystal Maiden" in a Dr. Kleiner voice after lasering her cracked me up. Just FYI, you can rebind the item slot hotkeys easily enough -- I'm using Z,X,C,F,G,V atm and it's just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhsu Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 (edited) Wow, why have I never thought of using those for HoN? I've fudged so many PK blinks trying to hit Alt+Q... Edited November 3, 2011 by Dhsu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tensei Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 (edited) Just FYI, you can rebind the item slot hotkeys easily enough -- I'm using Z,X,C,F,G,V atm and it's just fine. Yeah I was referring to the shop interface exclusively, the only drawback that LoLs shop has for me is that there are no hotkeys to quickly buy stuff. I already bound all my inventory hotkeys to the HoN standards. One thing that might seem minor but which is infinitely hilarious to me about this game is that your nick is bound to your steam friendslist, so you can change it as many times as you want. I played games as [s2]Maliken and [HCT]breakycpk earlier and the enemy Nightstalker called me out on not being the real breaky because "you don't have phil the thrill hanging from your ballsack" It's really too bad that there doesn't seem to be much in the way of leaver protection yet. Edited November 3, 2011 by Tensei Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Derrit Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 (edited) so after playing this game entirely too long today i can safely say it is what people have been waiting for it feels great, looks pretty sexy, and once you get a handle on it the interface is great. the shop could still use some work (i had to spend over a minute in the shop trying to find a pair of boots i saw while watching a game) but even that after awhile will just be secondhand knowledge. i'm actually surprised i like this as much as i do being big into lol and all but you really get into a groove while you're playing 11/1/12 with brood mother. its like playing eve but being invisible everywhere all the time, always getting the slow from the decloak, and having spider minions! Edited November 4, 2011 by The Derrit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tensei Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 I found out that it's possible to edit your recommended items for every hero seperately simply by editing the text files in C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\dota\itembuilds. Also there's a new patch out that supposedly fixed the server choppiness and puts leavers into a seperate matchmaking queue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanatic4k Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 This week we have Omniknight and Dragon Knight up the line. It's believed that Valve is going to release new heroes every week now Glad to hear that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral_C Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Where's Deadwood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tensei Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Deadwood is an original HoN hero so he won't be making an appearance in Dota 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral_C Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Yes... yes I know.... :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tensei Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 (edited) Ah, my bad, wasn't sure if you were joking. So after having had some more hands-on experience with this game, I have to say it's still a lot of fun. A big factor for me is how many ways there are to sustain yourself out in the field; urn of shadows is fast becoming one of my favorite items, and I find myself very rarely going back to base to heal up because of items like that. It just feels like there's very little downtime as you're constantly busy farming, ganking and pushing. The amount of polish is still super-impressive, especially considering it's still in beta, and the game just oozes character with all the voice-acting and hero designs. This is also probably the first game of its type where I had absolutely no trouble adapting to the graphics; most of the spell effects and the like seem to hit the sweet spot where they're still impressive looking, without completely obscuring teamfights. It's neither a massive washed out bloomfest like HoN, nor the functional but barebones design of LoL. Most of the hero designs are also just plain fun. Heroes like Weaver, Tinker, Doombringer and Broodmother all feel very distinct and have unique playstyles, but there's something to be said for the more straightforward heroes like Dragon Knight, Tidehunter and Skeleton King as well. If you haven't already, check out the amazing comic Valve is doing: http://www.dota2.com/comics/are_we_heroes_yet/ Edited November 5, 2011 by Tensei Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nase Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 If you haven't already, check out the amazing comic Valve is doing: http://www.dota2.com/comics/are_we_heroes_yet/ simon bisley or if not someone amazingly bisley lookalike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Derrit Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 so puck is oodles of fun escapes like crazy, can port wherever and silence, can evade damage whenever she wants (windrunner arrows? dodged) and her ult is basically a no-win situation like blood's. it took me a few games to figure out how to make it work but now it's good times all around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tensei Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Yeah, pretty much. Puck is just all around great, and she can become borderline impossible to kill with all her escape options. The last update to the comic is going out today, so who knows...maybe it'll coincide with the second wave of beta keys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tensei Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 (edited) Supposedly the second wave of invites just went out so check your inbox. No extra keys for people already in beta just yet though. Edited November 8, 2011 by Tensei Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleck Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 no invites for me this is probably because on my application I made it seem like I was the best dota player in the galaxy OVER TEN THOUSAND HOURS OF DOTA PLAYED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tensei Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 (edited) That's what I had too I think the maximum was 500+ hours played though. this is more relevant than ever. Edited November 9, 2011 by Tensei Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemophiliac Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 IF they went out, I didn't get one...not this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhsu Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 That's what I had too I think the maximum was 500+ hours played though. this is more relevant than ever. I fucking hate you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Derrit Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 if i ever get given extra keys i'll make sure to offer them up, so if people here want one say so i wanna play with people i know. today i had my first case of mic flaming, some batrider on my team was terrible and was just going on and on about how bad the juggernaught in his lane was. the entire team told him to shut up which he did finally but he ended up going 2-9, feeding their weaver and destroying our chances Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemophiliac Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 if i ever get given extra keys i'll make sure to offer them up, so if people here want one say so i'm pretty sure so far the people who have indicated they want one in this thread are: zircon rambo myself and i think dhsu wants one too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tensei Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 (edited) I really want to like Batrider, and I keep hearing about how he's a great solo mid, but for some reason I just suck at him. Maybe it's because he doesn't have as much burst as a typical INT hero. Also yeah, definitely need more people to play with! Edited November 9, 2011 by Tensei Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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