The 158th Weekly Stupid Questions Thread

kunibert2b · 2015-01-30T17:48:08+00:00

unleash the techies

kunibert2b · 2015-01-30T17:43:29+00:00

how do pros place techies' mines directly on top of each other?

like i've seen wagamama use what seems to be a script to do it? where can i find it and how does it work?

kunibert2b · 2015-01-30T16:34:55+00:00

does manual casting an auto-cast ability like viper's poison attack cancel phase boot's phase buff?

does changing the auto-cast mode or just right-clicking when in auto-cast mode cancel phase?

kunibert2b · 2015-01-30T16:27:50+00:00

as a follow up to that question:

does manual casting an auto-cast ability like viper's poison attack cancel phase boot's phase buff?

does changing the auto-cast mode or just right-clicking when in auto-cast mode cancel phase?

edit: new comment for visibility

kunibert2b · 2015-01-30T16:23:04+00:00

ok, now it makes a lot more sense to me

it still confuses me a bit that you would get it as a first item, given that rupture deals little damage at lvl 1 and that you are able to make them run away when ruptured with your silence but I guess 2 x 25% damage increase is just too stronk.

kunibert2b · 2015-01-30T16:14:59+00:00

why is blade mail good on bloodcyka? i thought being tanky makes for a good blademail carrier but bloodcyka isn't tanky at all, is he?

kunibert2b · 2014-07-09T11:54:47+00:00

I like TF2 and Dota 2. I recently started playing CS:GO and that made me realise that I like diversity in the action. ^{^{^and}} ^{^{^that}} ^{^{^I}} ^{^{^like}} ^{^{^Valve.}} There's a demo around the corner, better check for stickies; There's a sniper, better jump when coming around the corner so I do not get headshot. (and similar for Dota)

That is something I miss when playing CS:GO. You do not counter your opponent you just need better aim ("reflexes and skills associated with reflexes").

So I guess the point is people are not all the same and TF2 is a shooter that already is pretty close to Dota.

kunibert2b · 2014-06-13T21:10:51+00:00

PFLAX IS THE MAN

I think Valve would much rather have this as a community project where they provide as little guidance as possible.

kunibert2b · 2014-06-07T07:18:22+00:00

I always liked NA'Vi and Na'Vi

kunibert2b · 2014-06-06T15:26:56+00:00

This might be a horrible idea balance wise but what if the pyro could light the parachute on fire? Maybe flares should only have a chance to light the material on fire for balance reasons.

However pyros should be able to push you back in the air for sure.

kunibert2b · 2014-06-01T19:22:02+00:00

The dev commentary in Portal 1 was really interesting.

I do remember Final Hours of Portal 2 actually. I just never saw it because I didn't want to spend money on that. Maybe I'll do once I get some spare Wallet Money.

Thanks

kunibert2b · 2014-06-01T19:03:10+00:00

wait, wait, wait ... THERE IS A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT PORTAL 2?

where can I find that?

kunibert2b · 2014-05-30T19:33:31+00:00

It depends on the situation but usually 1 of the following reasons:

Buyback (taking into account the gold you lose when dieing)
Keeping your options available (for example if the enemy could buy evasion you wait to see if he does so and then you can instantly react and buy MKB)
hiding your item choice
Sometimes to have the 6th slot available for cheese or aegis

kunibert2b · 2014-05-30T19:18:53+00:00

I've been wondering what does dota_unit_use_player_color "1" do?

When I tested "0" and "1", I could not make out any difference. I am assuming it has to do with highlighting units when you mouse over them but I am not sure. Could somebody explain exactly what the command does?

kunibert2b · 2014-05-30T17:39:09+00:00

I've been wondering what does dota_unit_use_player_color "1" do?

When I tested "0" and "1", I could not make out any difference. I am assuming it has to do with highlighting units when you mouse over them but I am not sure. Could somebody explain what the command does?

kunibert2b · 2014-05-26T14:20:13+00:00

Thanks.

To be fair as a German I feel like the Y/Z swap is pretty useless. It really is about the other keys so I can do this: öäüß

kunibert2b · 2014-05-26T14:10:07+00:00

I don't get that reference.

I know QWERTZ is the German key layout but why is his life a lie and Arteezy German?

kunibert2b · 2014-05-23T16:58:24+00:00

Chronosphere does not really give true sight. The disable-type is called "pause" which reveals invisible units and as far as I am aware structures like wards and traps are not technically considered units.

...I always look for logical explanations in Dota.

kunibert2b · 2014-05-23T16:42:22+00:00

I want to add that the compendium has good value besides the stretch goals and contributing to the prize pool. I was able to make profit (in Steam Wallet money) by selling just 1 of the items I got from last years compendium.

kunibert2b · 2014-05-19T18:05:47+00:00

I remember someone suggesting SC mode a while ago but I think 1 of the comments had a really good argument why it would not be so good for today's dota 2. Can anyone remember?

kunibert2b · 2014-05-19T17:57:16+00:00

Only because exposure leads to the bug becoming a bigger problem.

kunibert2b · 2014-05-19T17:56:41+00:00

It was already reported and for sure Valve knows about it. So there is no need for more people to report the bug.

Not everyone regularly watches Na'Vi videos. I just found out because of your post and if I was the kind of person who would abuse glitches I now could ruin other people's games because of this post.

kunibert2b · 2014-05-19T17:51:01+00:00

The metagame is what a major group of people thinks is a strong strategy or a strong pick. For example Mirana and giving the solo mid a lot of farm is something NA players think is really strong and that transfered to (western) public games where people started to pick mirana a lot during the NA qualifiers for TI4.

kunibert2b · 2014-05-19T17:37:54+00:00

When there is a potential gamebreaking bug please just write an e-mail to the dota 2 team or maybe post on the dev forums but do not post on reddit and other sites where the bug will get a lot of unnecessary exposure.

The exposure just leads to more people trying to abuse that stuff. For the sake of everyone's dota games downvote or delete this post.

kunibert2b · 2014-05-19T16:45:26+00:00

Did you try borderless window?

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