DotA

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Unknown2005-05-23 03:05:01
Any DotA players? It's getting a little old now but I love it. Dota is a warcraft 3 custom map that's very popular.
Unknown2005-05-23 07:18:59
Ah, vamp hunters, a classic.
Shamarah2005-05-23 10:30:45
I've played it, I prefer Hero Line Wars though. More fun, and the people who play DotA are mosty highly elitist.
Shiri2005-05-23 10:40:26
Hero Line Wars? I don't remember that one. That's newer, is it?
Revan2005-05-23 12:01:39
Hero line wars is one of the best games on battlenet for WC3. I suggest checking it out. (I always use Illidan =p)
Shiri2005-05-23 12:26:01
I can't check it out, as I say, my disc scratched. :/ can't play TFT because of it, either, since I only found out when I uninstalled and reinstalled the whole lot that that was the problem. ranting.gif
Raezon2005-05-23 13:06:00
Hmm, I played DotA until WoW came out. I sometimes pop on when I'm bored, but yeah if you suck playing DotA because you've been out a while... you definitely get verbally trashed =P
Ashteru2005-05-23 17:34:54
All I say:
Silmarillion and WotR all the way. biggrin.gif
Torak2005-05-23 18:27:40
They always call me "noob"..even my buddy from like grade 9 tongue.gif. I used to play it alot but never got every good at it so I played alot of TDs instead. I also do alot of freeforalls with a few friends, full diplomacy so its really fun.

Theres another map that is better though, and I completely forget its name. Its like TD but there is tower building and such with pooling gold. I will check my custom list thats like 200++ maps later. sad.gif
Maedhros2005-05-23 20:52:12
I thought Footmen Wars was the big thing for WC3. Meh, could never get into WC3...SC >>>> WC3 x999999
Torak2005-05-23 22:08:22
Wc3 is imbalanced currently , and a completely different style then SC. It is Micro over management whereas Starcraft is all about massing the cookie cutter counters. In my eyes soon as WC3 reaches a level where it is balanced SC will go vacant.
Shamarah2005-05-23 22:09:52
Hero Line Wars is awesome. Disciple of the Phoenix rules.
Falasin2005-05-23 22:20:23
No DotA, but I was in the old RoC Ring Wars and Silmarillion clan AoME for a time, I played that constantly.
Maedhros2005-05-26 04:57:33
QUOTE(Torak @ May 23 2005, 05:08 PM)
Wc3 is imbalanced currently , and a completely different style then SC. It is Micro over management whereas Starcraft is all about massing the cookie cutter counters. In my eyes soon as WC3 reaches a level where it is balanced SC will go vacant.
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That's the general populace. Then you get the players who will take out 15 BCs using 8 Ghosts and 10 Goliaths biggrin.gif.

SC has the potential to be a hugely strategic game of abilities and stealth but most players don't even bother. They just mass some troops and attack.

For example, no one ever uses Dark Swarm. I don't get it...get a few Ultralisks in a Swarm and watch them completely demolish defenses and any units sent at them.

Psionic Storm completely cripples a low-tech army...

Disruption Webs are insane for side-attacks etc etc etc.
Torak2005-05-26 13:18:15
Cracklings/Guardians + Swarm+Plague is great. I still play BW with friends.
Amaru2005-05-26 13:35:04
Red Alert 2 and Dawn of War all the way. Anyone play DoW?
Nayl2005-05-26 14:43:56
I play Dawn of War.
On LAN's.
Don't have ADSL, only dialup
Amaru2005-05-26 14:51:58
Aww. SC rush.
Shiri2005-05-26 14:56:21
QUOTE(Maedhros @ May 26 2005, 06:06 AM)
Dark Swarm has a long range tongue.gif.  You can do it without having to get close to enemy defenses/troops.  Ghosts vs BCs you have to be extremely fast-fingered with your hotkeys (be sure to hotkey the Ghosts) or cloak; if they have a science-vessel, lock it down first.  Voila.

Psi storm has more range than most units, plus if you use it while the enemy's busy attacking your defenses, chances are they won't go for the High Templars till they get their storms off.  Only problem with it is if you're attacking with melee troops/enemy is attacking with melee troops.  Even then, you can just ain it near the rear of their army where your units aren't interspersed.

I can never play WC3 cause I'm too used to SC.  You can get a lot more units in SC so it's usually a bit more slow-paced, plus you don't have to level that annoying hero while trying to build an army biggrin.gif.
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Oh, yeah, sure, I don't doubt there are ways to use the damn things. I just have trouble with it. Also I have trouble dealing with more than like 2 squads of units. ALSO I have trouble on that game knowing when to expand. I can PWN the single player game easily (who can't?) but as soon as I get into a game with actual players I get rushed and pwnt.

WC3 - I hate the hero thing. I hate having to BASH. X_x And if he dies to a raid, you're screwed. I'd like the game better without heroes. That said, the rest of it's fun.
Shamarah2005-05-26 23:28:07
Shiri, you can ressurect heroes at the same level they were at before you died at your altar...