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The DotA Times: Linear skill growth vs. Exponential skill growth

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Linear skill growth vs. Exponential skill growth. So you've just started out DotA recently, and think you're getting good. Like everyone, you want to get better at it, and fast. If you think playing 24/7 is going to get you to proness in the quickest way possible, then think again. While this may certainly improve your skill when you initially start out, after you reach your intermediate stages, it'll lose its efficiency. It depends on the individual, but there are ways for everyone to get better. PS: Ne...

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The DotA Times: Understanding hero combos

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We all know that it's not good to pick all Agility or all Strength heroes in a serious game. The reason for this being, these heroes don't have the raw power that INT heroes are able to achieve with nukes early game. More importantly, they are not reliable. Lineup'. Popular double lane lineup combos include: Leshrac-SK, Lina-Crystal Maiden, and Earthshaker with just about any hero who can deal damage quickly (Juggernaut, for example). Source of damage. The key word here is reliable. While they ar...Combo...

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The DotA Times: February 2009

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Notice: I will not be posting till 6th March because of my exams, although I may still check my blog once in a while to reply to comments. Sorry for the inactivity =(. Meanwhile, you can subscribe to feeds or submit your email in the 'Subscribe to posts by email' menu so that you know when the blog is back up and running. How are the posts? Do you want any changes in blog layout? What kind of posts do you want to see in the future? Here's a list of links to all the posts:. 1) Introduction: First Post.

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The DotA Times: INT Heroes' late game potential

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INT Heroes' late game potential. Common idea: INT heroes are good early-mid game but they become quite useless late game. Wrong. Actually, INT Heroes are strong. It's just their usage and playstyle that changes. In the laning phase, they're important because of the sheer power of their nukes and stuns which is extremely useful for any team situation. Not to mention their ability to arrive on the scene and kill quickly (which gives flexibility for planning strategies spontaneously.). Even in public games).

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The DotA Times: Top 5 Most Useful DotA Programs

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Top 5 Most Useful DotA Programs. Here's my take on what I think are the Top 5 Most useful DotA Programs. Legal, of course). Coming in at rank 1, this is definitely something that every DotA Player should have. Highly flexible and functional, you can customize keys to your preference. Don't like how hero skills are placed? Don't want to click items like Necronomicon in your inventory with the mouse? Http:/ www.garena.com/forum/viewthread.php? Http:/ www.ventrilo.com/. 3) Warcraft III HP View Helper. Same ...

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The DotA Times: March 2009

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Puck vs. QoP comparison. I wrote the actual post before, and it was. Twice as good and twice as long. Well, not really), but because of Blogger's mistake, I had to suffer. The scheduled maintenance was on the 25th, but they postponed it to 26th without updating the notice. Anyway, here's the post. I've probably missed out a few lines, since I've had to retype the whole thing again without any backup. July 2008 PDL list. Shows that Puck is the. Agreed both QoP and Puck have similar roles, but in some ways...

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The DotA Times: Warcraft 4... is there ever going to be one?

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Warcraft 4. is there ever going to be one? With the release of StarCraft 2 and Diablo 3, I assume that Blizzard had its hands full on these two major projects. Not to mention WoW. So will we ever get to see a Warcraft 4? If so, when? This entry was posted on Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at 6:33 PM . You can follow any responses to this entry through the comments feed. My WC3 is currently running @ 15 30fps offline, 0.8 15fps on Garena. If WC4 is released it'll run @ 5fps and i'll quit. Why would icefrog m...

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The DotA Times: Sun Tzu's Art of War and DotA

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Sun Tzu's Art of War and DotA. For those who don't know -. Sun-tzu ping-fa (Sun Tzu The Art of War) is one of those rare texts that transcends time. Though it was written more than 2,000 years ago, it is arguably still the most important work on the subject of strategy today. The Sun Tzu's Art of War. Here's the download link:. Http:/ www.filefactory.com/file/afg2d03/n/Sun Tzu s Art of War doc. Thanks for the digest version. :). February 6, 2009 at 11:48 PM. Art of Sun Tzu promotes trashtalking LOL.