DoTA Allstars 6.36 — It’s out!

Check out the two new heroes:

Razzil Darkbrew - The Alchemist

Range: 128 | Move Speed: 300
Primary: STR
Str: 26 + 2.7 | Agi: 17 + 1.5 | Int: 17 + 1.5
Damage: 58 - 67 | HP: 644 | Mana: 221
HP Regen: | Mana Regen:
Attack Speed: | Armor: 3

“An elite alchemist of the highest caliber, Razzil was employed by the Sentinel to develop new experimental chemical weapons against the Scourge. When in battle himself, he rides a large ogre mount that serves as a test subject for his various chemical enhancements, turning an already formidable opponent into a monster of the most dangerous sort.”

Skills:

Acid Spray (D)
Sprays high-pressure acid across a target area. Hostile units who step across the contaminated terrain take physical damage per second and have their armor reduced. Lasts 12 seconds.
Level 1 - 10 damage per second, reduces armor by 4.
Level 2 - 20 damage per second, reduces armor by 5.
Level 3 - 30 damage per second, reduces armor by 5.
Level 4 - 40 damage per second, reduces armor by 8.

Unstable Concoction (E)
Taking a few moments to shake up some chemical vials, the Alchemist lobs one at the target, stunning it based on how long he shook it up.
Level 1 - Up to 2 seconds channel.
Level 2 - Up to 3 seconds channel.
Level 3 - Up to 4 seconds channel.
Level 4 - Up to 5 seconds channel.

Goblin`s Greed (G)
The Goblin converts the creep’s corpse into gold. You get more gold for every extra creep you killed in the last 20 seconds. Cap of 36 extra gold.
Level 1 - 2 bonus gold per enemy, 1 successive bonus gold.
Level 2 - 4 bonus gold per enemy, 2 successive bonus gold.
Level 3 - 6 bonus gold per enemy, 3 successive bonus gold.
Level 4 - 8 bonus gold per enemy, 4 successive bonus gold.

Chemical Rage (R)
The Alchemist causes his Ogre to enter a chemically induced rage reducing base attack cooldown and inreasing hitpoints and regeneration.
Lasts 20 seconds.
Level 1 - 1.45 Base Attack Rate and 200 Bonus HP and Regeneration.
Level 2 - 1.2 Base Attack Rate and 400 Bonus HP and Regeneration.
Level 3 - .95 Base Attack Rate and 600 Bonus HP and Regeneration.

Demnok Lannik - The Warlock

Range: 600 | Move Speed: 305
Primary: INT
Str: 18 + 2.5 | Agi: 10 + 1.0 | Int: 24 + 2.7
Damage: 46 - 56 | HP: 492 | Mana: 312
HP Regen: | Mana Regen:
Attack Speed: | Armor: 2

“Formally the chieftain of the broken Blacksun clan that fell under Mannoroth’s control in days long past, Lannik has joined the Scourge in hopes of repaying his debt to the Lich King Ner`zhul, whose own Shadowmoon Clan was allied with the Blacksun many years ago. A master of demons and destructive spellwork, this warlock delights in tormenting creatures of the LIght, extinguishing them like candles until none are left alive.”

Skills:

Fatal Bonds (F)
Bonds up to 5 enemy units together, causing damage dealt to any of them to be partially felt by the others.
Lasts 25 seconds.
Level 1 - 6% damage to linked units.
Level 2 - 12% damage to linked units.
Level 3 - 18% damage to linked units.
Level 4 - 24% damage to linked units.

Shadow Word (W)
A single word causes powerful magics to envelop the target. Creates a healing mechanism on a friendly target or damages an unfriendly one. Does not dispel on attack.
Lasts 8 seconds.
Level 1 - Heals 10 or damages 10 hit points per second.
Level 2 - Heals 20 or damages 20 hit points per second.
Level 3 - Heals 30 or damages 30 hit points per second.
Level 4 - Heals 40 or damages 40 hit points per second.

Upheaval (E)
Stirs up inert magic in a target area, channeling the force into a powerful slowing current that grows more powerful with every passing second it’s channeled. Can channel up to 10 seconds and up to 84% slow.
Level 1 - Slows by 7% per second.
Level 2 - Slows by 14% per second.
Level 3 - Slows by 21% per second.
Level 4 - Slows by 28% per second.

Rain of Chaos (R)
Calls an Infernal down from the sky, dealing 100 damage and stunning nearby enemies for 1 second. The infernal lasts 45 seconds, takes reduced damage from spells, has Permanent Immolation and a chance to Pulverize an area on attack.
Level 1 - Summons an Infernal with weak Pulverize and average attack.
Level 2 - Summons an Infernal with a mighty Pulverize and powerful attack.
Level 3 - Summons an Infernal with a devastating Pulverize and deadly attack.

What are your experiences with these new characters? Feel free to post your thoughts.

This is my first post and what a better way to start than a rant?

Ok, here we go:

Kill stealing is the practice of stealing the spoils from a vanquished enemy from other players. Kill stealing occurs when the rewards for defeating a foe are limited or highly desired, and many players are competing for that same reward.

We all know what kill stealing is, I also know that we’ve all experienced the act first hand. Whether it’s some jerk casting dagon5 on a hero with 50hp left, or you yourself “accidentally” casting magic missile on a dying hero. We’ve seen it, we’ve felt it, and we’ve done it. But have you ever stopped and think…Why? Why are we so obsessed in getting more kills? To the point of stealing someone else’s bounty?

Not only is it wrong, it also has a high possibility of messing up your teamwork. Or worse, it could lead into arguments and later into a fight between teammates; resulting into the demise of the whole team. We know how it feels when somebody gets the reward for a kill that you worked for and deserve, but why do we still do it? Mainly to get more kills, because of greed and rarely because of accidents and the ever so popular trigger-happy syndrome.

This doesn’t just apply to Dota; kill stealing is a common occurrence in most games nowadays. But what separates them from Dota, is the reward of getting a kill. It’s not just the 100 gold, it’s the joy of having an additional increment on your kills and the pleasurable sound of hearing ‘GODLIKE’ when you reach a certain number of kills. A lot of people have a misconception that your skill is based on how many kills you made each game, and some people are desperate enough to do whatever it takes to achieve a large number of kills just to be called a ‘pro’.

With this information at hand, would you still commit this act? Some people would kill steal whenever they see an opportunity. Are you one of those people? Would you stoop down to their level just to get more kills?

To kill steal? Or not to kill steal? That is NOT the question.

It’s a choice. YOUR CHOICE.

Decide.

Due to a request to make the forums available through your cellphones, I had to do something to make that possible.

For newer phones with GPRS, enter the URL:

mobile.dotastrategy.com

For older phones using WAP:

wap.dotastrategy.com

It has all the basic functionalities of the web-based forum. You can browse, post and reply to messages. You can also register, send PM’s and more!

Note: I may have missed some^^. So feel free to add anything I missed.

Purge can purge off:

God strength, Insatiable Hunger, Cyclone, Stuns, Rabid, Overpower, Enrage, Repel, Guardian Angel, Amplify Damage, Bloodrage, Strygwyr’s Thirst, Some slow effects that don’t do damage like Skadi’s frost.

Special fact about purge:

Medusa’s purge goes through avatar while diffusion blade’s purge can’t.

Lucifer’s Doom is the ultimate silence, since it silences a lot more than just your clickable spells and your inventory items.

It stops/removes…

1. Orb effects
2. Buffs (But not all, Insatiable Hunger is one of them and you can still lifesteal)
3. Magic immunity (Note: The hero is still in avatar mode but is still silenced and taking damage)
4. Lifesteal
5. Bash
6. Critical Strikes

The 2 heroes that stop/lessens the time of Doom

Leviathan

1. Kraken Shell lessens the time Doom takes effects.

Abaddon

1. If one of your allies was cast with Doom just cast aphotic shield on him/her to remove doom.

2. If you are the one being cast with Doom, don’t worry since borrowed time will remove Doom once it activates when your life reaches 400 below.

Wow. This video goes to show just how unlucky some can get.

If Hamachi and Battlenet are giving you a hard time, check out the GG Game Client.

I was a bit skeptical at first when fellow blogger Nidoking suggested it to me. Well, suffice to say that I was wrong.

1. First, register an account here.

2. Next, download and install the GG Games Client software.

3. After installation, double-click on the GGclient shortcut found in your desktop.

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These are fun stuff I do when I get bored playing DOTA. I experiment on items that can or may suit a specific hero. I laugh at it or never thought that it can be possible.

King Leoric - Have you ever thought of a free and reuseable Aegis of the Immortal without even buying the item? Try using a Refresher Orb on him and voila.. you get an Aegis that’s reuseable.

Zeus - While trying 6.35b, I remember Zeus’ Static Field was nerfed to 1000 AOE. We all know that with this spell, he can kill heroes more effectively. Buy the Maelstrom and Hyperstone. These are items you probably won’t waste your gold on with Zeus, but given the time and perseverance (I mean real perseverance not Void Stone + Ring of Health), and what do you know, you get free chain lightning that activates static field every time!

Here’s a cool video on how to get the hidden boss IceFrog in Dota Allstars 6.29:

When 6.35b came out there was talk of a supposed ‘leaked’ version that contained two new items that were eventually dumped in the final version. So many, myself included, tried to look for it just to see those new items — Ares’ Soul and Orchid Malevolence.

I was able to form Ares’ Soul (Soul Booster + Broadsword + Planeswalker’s Cloak) thanks to an AI map we have in our Downloads section (which fellow DS member Vipul pointed out). But the downside is you can’t form Orchid (Ultimate Orb + Mystic Staff) and I don’t think anyone has figured that out yet.

But here’s a screencap I took of Furion with Ares’ Soul:

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