Posted on 03-28-12, 02:37 pm in Dota University Planning Thread
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Posted by Love is Dead
I think some of my guides have been getting a bit too detailed for the basic introduction I'm trying to get across. I think reorganizing the structure would allow me to create guides that explain the very basics of "what is this thing" and then provide details such as stats and mechanics later, once the users get a bit more grip on how the game flows. Also, I think I'm going to just open a Google Doc and compile all of this information so that I can easily rework it as I think of better ways to organize it.

My suggestion for revised guide structure:


I like this a lot. We could really just create WP pages and not publish them lol. Let us know if you put it up on GDOCS.
Posted on 03-29-12, 06:29 am in Hello Rageless friends.
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A warm welcome to you and your crew! Besides our official Sunday/Tuesday night events there's usually a good crowd in Mumble every night ready to play.

Where are ya from if you don't mind my asking?
Posted on 03-29-12, 07:04 am in Post Milestone: 1000! (rev. 3)
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The DotaNoobs board has hit 1000 posts! We've accumulated a lot of great content and good discussion in a short amount of time and no signs of slowing down!

Thank you all for being a part of this growing community.

>>1000 post belongs to djlenny_3000
Posted on 03-30-12, 12:10 am in Post Milestone: 1000! (rev. 1)
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Posted by djlenny_3000
i'd like to take this time to thank those people who made this happen. It was no easy task.

I'd like to thank my mom and dad for raising me.
Gabe for creating valve. Icefrog for creating Dota.
BinaryAtrocity for putting together this site.
Alverez for posting the reddit post that bought me here.
I couldn't have done it without you guys. here's aiming for 2000!


You came to us as our 90th user, only 7 days ago... and already so accomplished! You've successfully earned the very first "Post Milestone" achievement! lol. Your parents must be so proud!

And Jbrown: I've been using this theme since like day3 haha, forgot the default was set to the blue.
Posted on 03-30-12, 12:12 am in Hey All :D
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Welcome to the board Saeeko! We're constantly playing together so be sure to get in Mumble and participate! When did you take up LoL?
Posted on 03-30-12, 12:18 am in Hello! from iNeXuS
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Hey Mike welcome to DotaNoobs! It sounds like we're on the same page and I'd love to get us working together and help the Dota2 community as much as we can. You should hop into our Mumble if you haven't already.

Be sure to check out our "Dota University" project, maybe you'd be interested in helping us there as we progress further with that plan. I'm happy there are people like you who are extremely experienced in the game that would like to help out.

Besides a handful of DotA LAN nights Dota2 is my first real experience playing the game and I know I've got a LOT to learn haha.
Posted on 03-30-12, 12:19 am in joindota.com
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Posted by archaoss
may of us like to watch the matchs and often talk about them in the mumble it a great time


Yeah any time a big game is going on it's fun to watch it and talk about it together.
Posted on 03-30-12, 12:21 am in Alchemist Questions
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I still haven't gotten around to playing this guy, but my buddy just got a Dota2 key so I want to introduce him to the game this weekend, and he goes "Well you just find me a big drunk Gragas to play" so I'm thinking Alchemist might be fun for him.

I'll have to play him a shitload tonight and get the hang of it haha.
Posted on 03-30-12, 12:23 am in Weekly Hero Review: Doom Bringer
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No better feeling then pwning scrubs as Lucifer himself.
Posted on 03-30-12, 12:24 am in Weekly Hero Review: Weaver
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I always thought of Weaver as a female for some reason lol no idea. Still one of my favorite ranged heroes to play, the W makes it so easy to stay alive and be mobile.
Posted on 03-30-12, 04:42 am in Post Milestone: 1000!
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*shrug* *zap*
Posted on 03-30-12, 04:52 am in Dotafying the Board
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A few of us were talking about giving the board a more "DotA"ish feel, so here's what we can do:

  1. Theme - Themes for the board are a single CSS file. You can copy the classes from an existing theme and modify. There is also a common.css, but theme-file declarations override those.
  2. Post Layouts - This board has an awesome post-layout section in your User Profile where you can change the way your individual posts show up to others. We should get some DotA themed layouts going to encourage others.
  3. Ranks - I'm sure you've all noticed the little mario-themed icons in the <<-user information <<-. If you click the Ranks link at the top of the page, you can see them all. We can create other sets and users can choose which ones they see. Maybe we can use the Hero mini-map icons and just put them in a random order? Or we could do items or something idk, but its a possibility.


Posted on 03-30-12, 04:59 am in Creating a banner for the Doobs. We need suggestions! (rev. 1)
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Posted by fallenelf86
Hmm, what about a Radiant/Dire battle? Something like Kunka battling Tide Hunter, the opposites battling, maybe over a TP scroll with the DOTA2 symbol in the middle? Surrounded by a wave of creeps?


Actually, just a few creeps would be cool. Like

 (Radiant Creeps) -> [DotaNoobs] <- (Dire Creeps) ]


It represents the two sides in conflict which is great and works well when we get the league/tournament stuff going. Also, the fact that its just creeps and not the heroes represents the "noob" side? The red and green aura from each side could swirl together in the middle as a backdrop for the DotaNoobs title?
Posted on 03-30-12, 05:00 am in iNeXuS Live stream!
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Loading her up... smile big for the fans now!
Posted on 03-30-12, 05:01 am in Random Doob Games
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Thanks for the suggestion fallenelf86, much appreciated.
Posted on 03-30-12, 05:04 am in Week of 3/26/2012
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Posted by djlenny_3000
Posted by fallenelf86
Hey, this is awesome! Glad to see it got implemented. I'll probably join you guys tomorrow night! Looking forward to playing with some more Doobs. Last night was fun!

The dreams of Lesh hunting me down were not though.


again, no meaning to sound rude but "tomorrow night" can mean anything
we have people here from america/europe/australia so tonight really is any time.
i think in this thread specifically try to say something like:

"ill be on 7-10pm CST/EST blah blah" so if i want to join you it might mean i will play against you at home, or even when i'm sitting in lecture


Oh your in CS251 - DotA Theorycrafting too? Best class ever.
Posted on 03-30-12, 12:57 pm in Flawless Victory!
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Just had my first ever perfect MM game lol. 7/0/16 veno.
Posted on 03-31-12, 06:37 am in Post Milestone: 1000!
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Posted by jbrown
Every time I see your avatar I think it's Diddy Kong, until I look closer.


Since day once, haha. I always expect to see the DK logo on the maracas.
Posted on 03-31-12, 06:44 am in Flawless Victory!
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I would never. It was only my third or fourth game as Veno, just had a great lane partner and we worked together well.
Posted on 03-31-12, 10:07 pm in Your top 3 games
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Age of Empires II: The Conquerors
Final Fantasy Tactics
Diablo I/II

Are the three games I've spent the most time on in my life. Unless you count text-based MUD's, then thats #1 I've logged a few thousand hours on various ones.