IceFrog has just put the Dota 6.68 Trailer video on his blog. Check it out and tell me what you think :)
Wow, we can see there are 4 new heroes there. But where is Phoenix? Seems Tiny's club is from the tree he grabbed. Is that his new ability from Aghanim Scepter? Tell us what you think :)
Regardless, Dota 6.68 is really near guys.. Prepare yourself. And don't forget to subscribe our Feeds, Facebook Page and Twitter so you can get our fastest updates about Dota 6.68 :)
PS: Check the detail analysis about the video on the Dota 6.68 Prediction (and someone leaked the detail skills of the new heroes on that post ;p )
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Dota 6.67c OMG v1.04h Map | Dota-Allstars 6.67c OMG Download
Dota 6.67c OMG v1.04h has just came out. It's the second OMG version for the Dota 6.67c. ~Bob~ added several new skills into the pool like Juxtapose, Counter Helix and even Grow! Wow, imagine Kunkka is growing just like Tiny did, that would be awesome ;)
~Bob~ also changes the -sa command. Previously it only shows our friend's abilities, but now it will show everyone's abilities. Nice! I'm actually a little annoyed when i must remember 5 opponent heroes with their 4 different skills. Now that wouldn't be a problem anymore. Great updates :)
Dota 6.67c OMG v1.04h Changelogs:
* New skills are available in pool (after some recoding; all features are saved): Juxtapose, Grow (may has some scale glitches), Take Aim (range only), Jinada, Psi Blades (range only), Tide Bringer (melee only), Counter Helix, Sticky Napalm.
* Removed Natural Order and Charge of Darkness from pool.
* Fixed Lunar Blessing (vision).
* Changed Illuminate and Unstable Concoction type from multi-icon to normal, Forest Sentinel from normal to multi-icon.
* Replaced Enchant Totem from useless skills to normal.
* Skills replenish time in taverns is increased to 9999 seconds.
* Renamed -showallies into -showabilities (shorted -sa stays same). Now it shows everyone's abilities.
* Fixed Skewer.
* Tooltips fixes.
Dota 6.67c OMG v1.04h Download Links:
Dota 6.67c OMG v1.04h via GameWebZ
As a reminder, you can activate the OMG mode by using one of these commands:
Random Draft
type -ra with other game modes. Examples: -ardmra (random heroes, random skills and death match)
Abilities Draft
Type -ad with other game modes.
Thank you ~Bob~.. Enjoy the new OMG map guys! ;)
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Dota 6.68 CM, Item & Tiny - Dota 6.68 Preview #2
1- Captains Mode: There is a new ban and pick system for CM in 6.68. Instead of 4 bans and then 5 picks, now it is 3 bans and then 3 picks followed by 2 bans and 2 picks. Information about the exact drafting order will be detailed in the changelog.
Wow, this should make the draft more interesting. Since we can guess the enemies strategy from the first 3 picks, now we can counter it on the second round of bans.
2- A new basic item, Orb of Venom:
I don't know what it is.. But i guess it is something that gives a slow or maybe poison effect.
3- Tiny with a new ability he gains from Aghaninm's Scepter:Wow, Tiny seems scarier now.. I wonder if the new ability has something to do with that club he carries.
4- Kinetic Field, an ability on one of the new heroes:
OK, i don't have any idea about this one. Can you give your thoughts guys?
Yeah, seems Dota 6.68 will be coming very soon. Keep in touch with DotA-Blog and we will make you one of the fastest person who played that map :) On topic, what do you think about this preview?
PS: In case you miss it, check also the Dota Preview #1.
Final Update
It released guys!! Check out the Dota 6.68 Download Links and the Dota 6.68 Changelogs.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Starcraft 2 in Stores! Buy It Now Before Too Late :)
Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty finally is launched.. And if you're a DotS fans, then i believe that you will also love Starcraft II. Starcraft II is a game made by Blizzard, which also the creator of Warcraft III. While the Warcraft series is talking about magic, summon and rune, Starcraft deals with laser, bomb, aircraft, tank and other future stuffs. Despite the different background, they have pretty similar game play. Any Warcraft players should be able to adapt and play Starcraft with ease.
Starcraft II will continue the epic battle between the Protoss, Zerg and Terrans. These three race will once again fight for the survival on the the fast-paced real-time strategy game, similar to Warcraft III. Starcraft II comes with updated graphics and many new contents. And what makes it more interesting, Starcraft II also includes a map editor just like Warcraft III. This means you can create your own Dota version on the Starcraft II!
With all that awesome stuffs, many gamers can't hardly wait to play the game. Luckily, now you can already buy the Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty on the Amazon. Amazon is one of the merchant service which already trusted for years and the transaction is completely safe and secure.
So, what are you waiting for?
PS: Don't worry about the title post, there's no "too late" for buying this game :p
Dota 6.67c Attacking Crow Bug | The Flying Courier's Attack!
Wow, i'm actually amazed with this video. Nowadays, the Dagon courier is already a common sight, but this one is plain awesome! With this bug, your flying courier will be able to attack another unit(!). Unfortunately, since the crow is a flying unit, you can only attack another flying units :( But despite of that, it's still hilarious. Check out the video! :)
Credits: Thanks to Joon Kiat for the video :)
PS: Don't try this at a serious game or you will be screwed ;)
Credits: Thanks to Joon Kiat for the video :)
PS: Don't try this at a serious game or you will be screwed ;)
Monday, July 19, 2010
Yurnero Guide - the Juggernaut Build & Strategy
Yurnero Guide & Build, the Juggernaut Strategy. Yurnero is one of the carry hero who can become immune to magic, has awesome finishing moves and has good healing mechanism. This post contains Yurnero the Juggernaut guide, item build, skill build and strategy.
Slicing through armor with the greatest of ease. Whirling, dancing like a dervish, swiping foes with a flick of the wrist. Poetry in motion, slashing enemy upon enemy in the blink of an eye. Yurnero seeks perfection. Seeks to become one with his blade. All to fulfill his destiny as the unstoppable Juggernaut.
Strength - 20 + 1.9
Agility - 20 + 2.85 (Primary)
Intelligence- 14 + 1.4
Base damage 44-48
Attack range of 100 (melee)
Base Armor 3.9
Movement speed of 305
Juggernaut Skill Descriptions
Blade Fury (F)
Causes a bladestorm of destructive force around Yurnero, rendering him immune to magic and dealing damage to nearby enemy units. Lasts 5 seconds.
Level 1 - Deals 80 damage per second
Level 2 - Deals 100 damage per second
Level 3 - Deals 120 damage per second
Level 4 - Deals 140 damage per second
Mana Cost: 110
Cooldown: 30,28,26,24
This skill will help him to get first blood or even escape because it gives him spell immunity. A nice skill to have. The only drawback is that you cannot attack while spinning. However, if you're attack the building, you still can use the normal attack while spinning. The animation won't showed though.
Healing Ward (G)
Summons a Healing Ward that heals all nearby allied units' life. Lasts 25 seconds.
Level 1 - Heals 1% of hit points per second.
Level 2 - Heals 2% of hit points per second.
Level 3 - Heals 3% of hit points per second.
Level 4 - Heals 4% of hit points per second.
This is a late game skill. It will be useful when pushing and raxing without going back to the fountain.
Blade Dance
Yurnero's cunning blade gives him a chance to deal double damage on each attack.
Level 1 - 10% chance.
Level 2 - 18% chance.
Level 3 - 26% chance.
Level 4 - 36% chance.
This skill provides the second highest dps boost among other criticals, being inferior only to Mortred's level 3 Coup de Grace.
Omnislash (E)
Yurnero moves around the battlefield, slashing many enemies. Yurnero becomes invulnerable while Omnislashing.
Level 1 - 3 (5*) Slashes
Level 2 - 5 (7*) Slashes
Level 3 - 8 (10*) Slashes
Cooldown: 130/120/110 (110/100/90 *)
Mana Cost: 200/275/350
*) With Aghanim
This is what makes Juggernaut so feared among players. This skill can take out most heroes if they�re caught alone.
Juggernaut Skill Build
Level 1: Blade Fury
Level 2: Stats
Level 3: Blade Fury
Level 4: Stats
Level 5: Blade Fury
Level 6: Omnislash
Level 7: Blade Fury
Level 8: Blade Dance
Level 9: Blade Dance
Level 10: Blade Dance
Level 11: Omnislash
Level 12: Blade Dance
Level 13: Healing Ward
Level 14: Healing Ward
Level 15: Healing Ward
Level 16: Omnislash
Level 17: Healing Ward
Levels 18-25: Stats
Blade Fury maxed ASAP to harass as it is his primary attack spell.
Two Attribute Bonus Points early-game to increase HP and mana.
Blade Dance maxed by level 12 to gank effectively with Critical Strike Omnislash.
Healing Ward to start pushing as fast as possible.
Omnislash at 6, 11, and 16 to start hero killing.
Juggernaut Item Build
1. Boots of Speed and 1 Set of Tangos For Getting First Blood
OR 2x Slippers of Agility, 2 Set of Tangos, 2x Mana Potion in Safe Mode (Solo)
2. Finish 2x Wraith Band
3. Helm of Dominator
4. Finish Power Tread or Phase Boots or Boots of Travel
5. Finish Battle Fury
Your core item should be like this:
/ 
/ 
Wraith band to increase his agility and hit points a bit. Lifesteal is pretty crucial for a high dps hero so he needs Helm of Dominator which can be upgraded into Satanic later. Splash damage is needed while casting omnislash for damaging/killing more enemies.
Power Tread to increase his DPS and stat or Phase Boot to maximize Blade Fury while chasing enemy or Boots of Travel for pushing more efficient.
Sange Yasha, Diffusal Blade, Stygian Desolator, and Mjolnir are other good orbs for him. But in exchange, he must have Vladmir's Offering.
Juggernaut Late Game Items
Here is dream build for him:
Those all are useful items for him. Satanic is the best lifesteal item especially when unholy rage is activated. Battlefury for splash damage. Power Tread and A.C. for attack speed. Aghanim to increase his ultimate: omnislash. The Butterfly for attack speed, damage and evasion.
In some situations, this build is not suitable. For example, when there are many disabler enemy hero then BKB is more needed, when there is enemy who like fleeing using TP Scroll, Boots of Travel or special skill then he needs MKB to stop it.
Juggernaut Strategy
You can pick this hero when your team needs a dps-carry hero and a healer.
You need to be supported by:
- Hero having AoE Damage for clearing the way faster such as Leshrac, Raigor, Crixalis, etc. When there is no creep, you can landing his ultimate on your enemies perfectly.
- Disabler hero such as Slitice and Rhasta to help you landing Blade Fury perfectly for getting first blood or just killing hero in early minutes. Of course disabler hero is still useful too in the mid game or late game.
- Mana provider such as crystal maiden or ezalor.
Beware of his counter:
- Disabler: if you are disabled how are you gonig to leech life?
- Wind walkers because they can escape you while you omnislahing thats why ALWAYS when you are about to gank wind walkers bring dust with you
- Blinkers...even more horrible then wind walkers because one blink and they are saved. Thats why you cant solo gank those, bring a disabler with you.
How to Use Blade Fury
Blade fury is just so good for a lot of things, and mostly its based on the spell immunity it gives you and not the damage, although for early game this damage is great.
You can use it to engage in team battles right away when they start because if you are the carry and you most likely will be almost all targeted spells will target you so if you don't have the money for BKB then this is like lesser-BKB.
When you will run into the fight with bladefury first your opponents (especially if its pub) will get a little confused with their spells because you are supposed to be the target but you are immune. So now they have two choices:
1: Wait for you to stop spinning and then unload all of their spells but while they wait they will get raped by your teammates.
2: They will use spells on your teammates in which case they still most likely they are going to lose the battle if you got your omni up and you have sufficient damage.
Also Blade Fury can be used to escape:
1. Cast Blade Fury
2. Use TP / BoT while whirling.
In early minutes you can do both solo and with a partner. If solo, you should put him in the bottom for sentinel and top for scourge. If with a partner then it doesnt really matter. Don't forget to block creep.
In the middle game, this is where you need to be ganking with your teammates and farming.
Late game is the time when you come out of the forest and start raping your team. If the game didn't end yet then when your team push or be pushed, your healing ward will be handy. Oh and you could Roshan too.
Based on: Playdota Guide
This post contain Yurnero Guide & Build - The Juggernaut Strategy. If you have different build or strategy, you can give your comments or make your own guide on the Juggernaut Forum.
Slicing through armor with the greatest of ease. Whirling, dancing like a dervish, swiping foes with a flick of the wrist. Poetry in motion, slashing enemy upon enemy in the blink of an eye. Yurnero seeks perfection. Seeks to become one with his blade. All to fulfill his destiny as the unstoppable Juggernaut.
Strength - 20 + 1.9
Agility - 20 + 2.85 (Primary)
Intelligence- 14 + 1.4
Base damage 44-48
Attack range of 100 (melee)
Base Armor 3.9
Movement speed of 305
Juggernaut Skill Descriptions
Blade Fury (F)
Causes a bladestorm of destructive force around Yurnero, rendering him immune to magic and dealing damage to nearby enemy units. Lasts 5 seconds.
Level 1 - Deals 80 damage per second
Level 2 - Deals 100 damage per second
Level 3 - Deals 120 damage per second
Level 4 - Deals 140 damage per second
Mana Cost: 110
Cooldown: 30,28,26,24
This skill will help him to get first blood or even escape because it gives him spell immunity. A nice skill to have. The only drawback is that you cannot attack while spinning. However, if you're attack the building, you still can use the normal attack while spinning. The animation won't showed though.
Healing Ward (G)
Summons a Healing Ward that heals all nearby allied units' life. Lasts 25 seconds.
Level 1 - Heals 1% of hit points per second.
Level 2 - Heals 2% of hit points per second.
Level 3 - Heals 3% of hit points per second.
Level 4 - Heals 4% of hit points per second.
This is a late game skill. It will be useful when pushing and raxing without going back to the fountain.
Blade Dance
Yurnero's cunning blade gives him a chance to deal double damage on each attack.
Level 1 - 10% chance.
Level 2 - 18% chance.
Level 3 - 26% chance.
Level 4 - 36% chance.
This skill provides the second highest dps boost among other criticals, being inferior only to Mortred's level 3 Coup de Grace.
Omnislash (E)
Yurnero moves around the battlefield, slashing many enemies. Yurnero becomes invulnerable while Omnislashing.
Level 1 - 3 (5*) Slashes
Level 2 - 5 (7*) Slashes
Level 3 - 8 (10*) Slashes
Cooldown: 130/120/110 (110/100/90 *)
Mana Cost: 200/275/350
*) With Aghanim
This is what makes Juggernaut so feared among players. This skill can take out most heroes if they�re caught alone.
Juggernaut Skill Build
Level 1: Blade Fury
Level 2: Stats
Level 3: Blade Fury
Level 4: Stats
Level 5: Blade Fury
Level 6: Omnislash
Level 7: Blade Fury
Level 8: Blade Dance
Level 9: Blade Dance
Level 10: Blade Dance
Level 11: Omnislash
Level 12: Blade Dance
Level 13: Healing Ward
Level 14: Healing Ward
Level 15: Healing Ward
Level 16: Omnislash
Level 17: Healing Ward
Levels 18-25: Stats
Blade Fury maxed ASAP to harass as it is his primary attack spell.
Two Attribute Bonus Points early-game to increase HP and mana.
Blade Dance maxed by level 12 to gank effectively with Critical Strike Omnislash.
Healing Ward to start pushing as fast as possible.
Omnislash at 6, 11, and 16 to start hero killing.
Juggernaut Item Build
1. Boots of Speed and 1 Set of Tangos For Getting First Blood
OR 2x Slippers of Agility, 2 Set of Tangos, 2x Mana Potion in Safe Mode (Solo)
2. Finish 2x Wraith Band
3. Helm of Dominator
4. Finish Power Tread or Phase Boots or Boots of Travel
5. Finish Battle Fury
Your core item should be like this:
/ / Wraith band to increase his agility and hit points a bit. Lifesteal is pretty crucial for a high dps hero so he needs Helm of Dominator which can be upgraded into Satanic later. Splash damage is needed while casting omnislash for damaging/killing more enemies.
Power Tread to increase his DPS and stat or Phase Boot to maximize Blade Fury while chasing enemy or Boots of Travel for pushing more efficient.
Sange Yasha, Diffusal Blade, Stygian Desolator, and Mjolnir are other good orbs for him. But in exchange, he must have Vladmir's Offering.
Juggernaut Late Game Items
Here is dream build for him:
Those all are useful items for him. Satanic is the best lifesteal item especially when unholy rage is activated. Battlefury for splash damage. Power Tread and A.C. for attack speed. Aghanim to increase his ultimate: omnislash. The Butterfly for attack speed, damage and evasion.
In some situations, this build is not suitable. For example, when there are many disabler enemy hero then BKB is more needed, when there is enemy who like fleeing using TP Scroll, Boots of Travel or special skill then he needs MKB to stop it.
Juggernaut Strategy
You can pick this hero when your team needs a dps-carry hero and a healer.
You need to be supported by:
- Hero having AoE Damage for clearing the way faster such as Leshrac, Raigor, Crixalis, etc. When there is no creep, you can landing his ultimate on your enemies perfectly.
- Disabler hero such as Slitice and Rhasta to help you landing Blade Fury perfectly for getting first blood or just killing hero in early minutes. Of course disabler hero is still useful too in the mid game or late game.
- Mana provider such as crystal maiden or ezalor.
Beware of his counter:
- Disabler: if you are disabled how are you gonig to leech life?
- Wind walkers because they can escape you while you omnislahing thats why ALWAYS when you are about to gank wind walkers bring dust with you
- Blinkers...even more horrible then wind walkers because one blink and they are saved. Thats why you cant solo gank those, bring a disabler with you.
How to Use Blade Fury
Blade fury is just so good for a lot of things, and mostly its based on the spell immunity it gives you and not the damage, although for early game this damage is great.
You can use it to engage in team battles right away when they start because if you are the carry and you most likely will be almost all targeted spells will target you so if you don't have the money for BKB then this is like lesser-BKB.
When you will run into the fight with bladefury first your opponents (especially if its pub) will get a little confused with their spells because you are supposed to be the target but you are immune. So now they have two choices:
1: Wait for you to stop spinning and then unload all of their spells but while they wait they will get raped by your teammates.
2: They will use spells on your teammates in which case they still most likely they are going to lose the battle if you got your omni up and you have sufficient damage.
Also Blade Fury can be used to escape:
1. Cast Blade Fury
2. Use TP / BoT while whirling.
In early minutes you can do both solo and with a partner. If solo, you should put him in the bottom for sentinel and top for scourge. If with a partner then it doesnt really matter. Don't forget to block creep.
In the middle game, this is where you need to be ganking with your teammates and farming.
Late game is the time when you come out of the forest and start raping your team. If the game didn't end yet then when your team push or be pushed, your healing ward will be handy. Oh and you could Roshan too.
Based on: Playdota Guide
This post contain Yurnero Guide & Build - The Juggernaut Strategy. If you have different build or strategy, you can give your comments or make your own guide on the Juggernaut Forum.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Dota 6.67c OMG v1.04g Map | Dota-Allstars 6.67c OMG Download
Dota 6.67c OMG v1.04g, the OMG version of Dota 6.67c is finally released. Lately, the OMG map is getting popular and i know many of you are waiting for the new map. If you never heard it before, OMG map is the same map as Dota but you have the liberty to pick (or randomize) your hero skills. Still confuse? Just imagine a Centaur with Chronosphere, Meat Hook, Blink and Land Mines. Got the point?
Dota 6.67c OMG v1.04g Changelogs:
- OMG mode is now based on DotA Allstars 6.67c. All features are saved.
- Abilities Draft is now compatible with Shuffle Players.
- Abilities icons in taverns no longer moves left when some are picked.
- Switch is disabled in Abilities Draft.
Dota 6.67c OMG v1.04g Download Links:
Dota 6.67c OMG via GameWebZ
Dota 6.67c OMG via MegaUpload
Dota 6.67c OMG via ProDota.ru
As a reminder, you can activate the OMG mode by using one of these commands:
Random Draft
type -ra with other game modes. Examples: -ardmra (random heroes, random skills and death match)
Abilities Draft
Type -ad with other game modes.
Thanks for the map ~Bob~.. Enjoy the brand new Dota 6.67c OMG! ;)
Monday, July 12, 2010
Dota 6.68 New Gold System - Aggression! 6.68 Preview #1
IceFrog has just made a new post about the DotA 6.68 preview today. On that chance, he introduces a new gold system for the upcoming map. In the current version, we will lose a certain amount of gold if our hero dies. This thing forces us to act carefully and think twice before trying to kill a hero with the risk of our own death and the cost of our gold. To overcome this problem, IceFrog has invented a new gold system.
The new gold system divides the gold into two parts:
Reliable Gold - Any bounty you get from hero kills or from the extra "aoe kill gold" bonus (feature from few patches ago) is added to your Reliable Gold pool.
Unreliable Gold - It is everything else (creep kills, neutrals, etc).
With the new system, we only lose the money from the Unreliable Gold pool when our hero dies. And when we're buying something, our Unreliable Gold will be used before our Reliable Gold. This new mechanism hopefully will encourage us to get the gold from hero kills rather than from creeps.
As the picture above shows, you can see that the Reliable Gold is placed on the scoreboard title (410 gold) while the total gold still remains at the old place (910 gold). From that info, you can count that the Unreliable Gold amount is 500.
Wow! This new concept is epic and I'm amazed how IceFrog can come up with such a thing. Of course, this experimental idea may be adjusted and tweaked over time depending on feedback and results after it is released. What do you think guys? Do you like this new concept? Share your thoughts here! :)
Update: Check out the Dota 6.68 Preview #2
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Dota 6.68 Beta Leak Image. Is it Real?
Is the above image from the Dota 6.68 beta? I just found out that image from the Dota forums. Currently, there's still no confirmation about this, but the image seems real. We can see Icarus the Phoenix there along with the new face, a hero called Ragnar the Kodo Rider.
The question is, is this image real? I leave the answer to you.. What do you think?
Update: OK, on the PlayDota thread, a forum staff already confirmed that it is fake. Too bad, Ragnar seems awesome.. :( And yeah, i hope IceFrog gonna show us the preview video soon.. @_@
Friday, July 2, 2010
Dota 6.68 Will Get 5-6 Heroes Instead?!
IceFrog has yet make another comment that teases us with excitement. A while ago, i already make a guess that there will be 3 heroes added on the Dota 6.68. But now, after reading the IceFrog comment, there's possibility that there will be 5-6 new heroes instead! IceFrog posted it on a thread which show us what happen if we pick all the heroes at the same time (picture above). See the IceFrog comment on the image below :)
Damn! If it's not because of the World Cup 2010, maybe i can't hardly wait for the day Dota 6.68 released. Come on Ice, at least release the preview video please.. @_@
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