ya standard beta process is reset all data. but i better get a free character skin/ store item for all my hard work and strenuous hours of testing

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

Actually, just a few creeps would be cool. Like



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?

Counter-picking I feel is pretty advanced. In MOST games - good positioning, map awareness, and ability to last hit will often trump the abilties of a hero.

From my experiences in LOL - this was true until you got to the higher levels of ELO. My experiences in Dota so far - make me think it's the same for this game.

That said - I've noticed a few good "hard counter" heroes. These tend to be my go-to's when I see the following picked:

Ursa: Beastmaster can shut his shit down. 4 second stun that goes through BKB. A hawk that can scout Rosh.

Riki: Bounty Hunter can hard counter Riki with the truesight on his ult. I've had great luck as BH in every game where the other side insta-locks Riki.

Huskar: When I play Necro - I've found that he works good to drop an aggressive Huskar from 1/2 health to 0 health with a well placed ult. Shadow Shaman is also another go-to for me as he can usually lock Huskar down long enough for the rest of the team to focus him down.

On an unrelated Huskar note: Someone mentioned on reddit not to long ago about picking a Dazzle to team with Huskar: Shallow Grave on Huskar when he's at low health and watch him go beserk on people.

I need to try this tonight. Who wants to play Huskar with me?

That's awesome I can't wait to try him out. Heroes come out so fast and I'm so unfamiliar with them, I have yet to really try Lycan or Druid lol.

Feel free to hit me up in the Dota Noobs channel if you want tips. I'm not bad with him at all. Here are a couple tips with Lone Druid:

1. Starting gear - Equip your bear: With a shield. GG branches for LD.

2. Work towards phase boots on the bear. Early venom orb is also not a bad idea. After you have t2 boots on the bear you can work towards treads on LD. After that nearly all of your items go on the bear where items that increase his damage are desirable: Radiance, AC, Desolator, Butterfly

You don't really need to gear LD too much (boots and want are about it). However items that work on him are those that increase his Strength. Aside from BKB and Heart - I can't think of anything.

3. You will want to put levels in both your Q and E, maxing your W last. Rabid - while good, isn't as important as getting your bear more powerful.

4. LD works as a strong jungler or pusher. The way I play him is to jungle then by mid game I push towers all over the place. If you've done your job well - you should have radiance on your bear and doing omgwtfbbq in damage. 1v1 will be your game.