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Well, it isn't as easy as it seems. The game also has money (referred to as Gold in game) and equips system. The game starts with every player receiving a small amount of gold. Over the time, every player generates a small amount of gold. Now this gold, can be used to purchase equips and stuff which can either help you in battles or boost your current abilities or even gain some new abilities. Killing or destroying the opponent's creeps, towers, buildings and even Heroes can also reward you with a small amount of gold. So, more you kill or destroy, more equips you can acquire, which keeps on boosting your abilities. Dying can also make you lose a small amount of gold, and hence one has to be careful while playing the game and avoid being a kamikaze. On dying, you can respawn back at your base near the fountain.
The game gets highly strategic when equipments come to use. At a time, a Hero can carry only 6 equips though there are ways to carry more. Now, one has to careful when selecting equipments. Every equipment is different and unique. The equips are also unique to the different heroes. It may not be necessary that one equip which boosts a hero's ability will be also produce similar results for other heroes. Before you select your equips, you have to be aware about various stuff like knowing the hero and the best suited equipment for him. The gameplay takes a bigger twist when combinations of equips come into play. Two or more different equips can be combined to have the best of the involved equips and also gain some more features. There are nearly 48 combinational equips in game and over 50 independent equips. Given the ability of most heroes to carry only 6 equips at a time, one has to be choosy when buying equips.
Well, that's about the basics of the game. Now, comes the fun part. The hero selection. You can choose a hero from a minimum of 36 heroes to maximum of 72 heroes depending upon the game mode. Every hero is different and unique in terms of stats and abilities. The hero's capability also depends upon his level. Every hero start at level 1 and can be increased to a maximum of level 25. Heroes level up by gaining experience and you get experience, when the opponent's creep or hero dies at the hands of your team. Now, after every level up, you become stronger as every stat of the hero gets boosted. Along with that your abilities also gets boosted. Every hero has 25 abilities to choose from, so getting to level 25 ensures that you have reached the peak point of every ability that can be possibly achieved by leveling up.
Rabu, 02 April 2008
DotA: AllStars Part 1: The Basics
WarCraft Maps Go Mod
Mapmakers create new ways to play WC3.
Sep 1, 2004 | 564 words , 0 images
WarCraft III is evolving from the game you bought a couple years ago—it isn’t just an RTS about snarling green orcs and scantily clad night elves anymore. Thanks to user-made maps, whole new game types are being introduced. Just log on to Battle.net, join the game of someone who’s playing a custom-map mod, and enjoy the whole new game that’s automatically downloaded. And we’ve got to say, what most user-made maps lack in grammar and maturity, they more than make up for in creativity and originality.
Defense of the Ancients
What it is: Choose a hero and fight amongst three choke points along a river. Seems simple enough, doesn’t it? It isn’t.
What it isn’t: An RTS game. This is a combat-RPG with all the trimmings.
Why we like it: Most versions of DOTA feature amazing new heroes with excellent new spells, but beware of unbalanced versions. We prefer version 5.36, created by Guinsoo.
Run Panda Run v 1.3
What it is: Race your Panda Brewmaster through a squared spiral, avoiding treants that kill you with one hit.
What it isn’t: Fun, if you’re playing with selfish gits. Try to get to the middle alone and you’ll be stuck waiting for everyone else to save you.
Why we like it: Teamwork required. When you’re killed, another player must stand on the spot where you fell to bring you back.
Skibi Castle TD 5.7
What it is: A unique tower defense map with dozens of minigames played between each round.
What it isn’t: Easy. You will be ridiculed by your fellow players until you learn the ropes.
Why we like it: This map must have been a labor of love. The minigames range from ghost busting to spider dodging to an obstacle course, and they really spice up the already-amazing tower defense gameplay.
Life of a Peasant v 1.0
What it is: Complicated. You can be an average Joe, police officer, drug mogul, hooker, Mafia boss, forest ranger, mailman, sheriff, teenage girl, fast food restaurant owner...you get the idea.
What it isn’t: A game. This map plays more like a city simulator, and it always ends with the cops amassing outside the drug dealer’s house.
Why we like it: For the sheer joy of being able to play as a coke mule in a videogame.
Grand Theft Auto 2K v 1.65
What it is: Steal a steam tank, buy new weapons, rob the bank, and destroy houses for money. Two teams compete for control of the city.
What it isn’t: Grand Theft Auto. It’s fun, and it’s an interesting take on WarCraft, but really, it’s nothing like Rockstar’s baby.
Why we like it: The feel of the machine gun. It’s so cathartic after playing with axe trolls and blunderbusses all day.
Mr. Shroom beta v.26p
What it is: Do we condone drugs? Hell, no. But you can’t argue with fun. Dope Wars is a classic game. Now, mix that with a little stealth and you get Mr. Shroom. Buy low, sneak into town (avoiding the cops), and sell high.
What it isn’t: Politically correct.
Why we like it: Lots of people have tried to make stealth maps in WC3, but this is one of the few that actually plays well.
Defense of the Ancients
Defense of the Ancients (often referred to as DotA) is a custom scenario for Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, based on the "Aeon of Strife" map for StarCraft. The objective of the scenario is to destroy the opponents' "Ancient", a heavily guarded structure in each corner of the map. Players use powerful units known as heroes, and are assisted by allied heroes and AI-controlled fighters called "creeps". As in role playing games, players level up their hero and use gold to buy equipment during the mission.[1]
The scenario was developed with the World Editor of Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, and was updated upon the release of The Frozen Throne. There have been many variations of the original concept, the most popular of which is DotA Allstars,[2] which has been maintained by several authors during development. Since its release, Allstars has become a feature at several worldwide tournaments, including Blizzard Entertainment's Blizzcon and the Asian World Cyber Games, as well as the Cyberathlete Amateur and CyberEvolution leagues.
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Development
Warcraft III is the third title in the Warcraft series of real-time strategy games developed by Blizzard Entertainment. As with Warcraft II, Blizzard included a free "world editor" in the game that allows players to create custom scenarios or "maps" for the game, which can be played online with other players through Battle.net.[3] These custom scenarios can be simple terrain changes, which play like normal Warcraft games, or they can be entirely new game scenarios with custom objectives, units, items, and events;[3] Defense of the Ancients is one of the latter. Created by a mapmaker known as Eul, Defense of the Ancients is a custom scenario based on a previous StarCraft scenario known as "Aeon of Strife".[4] After the release of Warcraft's expansion The Frozen Throne, which added new features to the World Editor, Eul did not update the scenario.[2] Numerous variants were created based on the original, but Allstars is the version that made Defense of the Ancients popular. Allstars was developed by an author under the alias Guinsoo. After version 6.x, another author by the name of IceFrog took over development of the scenario.[2] With successive versions, IceFrog fixes bugs and adds or updates features; for example, in version 6.48, IceFrog added a feature which automatically changes the terrain from grass to snow. Each release is accompanied with a changelog.[5] On the Allstars forum, users can post ideas for new heroes or items, some of which are added to the map.[6] Versions of the scenario where enemy heroes are controlled by artificial intelligences have also been released.
Gameplay
Defense of the Ancients pits two teams of players against each other: the Sentinel and the Scourge. Players on the Sentinel team are based at the southwest corner of the map, and those on the Scourge team are based at the northeast corner. Each base is defended by towers and waves of units which guard the main paths leading to their base. In the center of each base is the "Ancient", a building that must be destroyed to win the game.[7][8]
Each human player controls one Hero, a powerful unit with unique abilities. In Allstars, players on each side choose one of ninety heroes, each with different abilities and tactical advantages over other heroes.[9] The scenario is highly team-oriented; it is difficult for one player to carry the team to victory alone.[10] Nevertheless, some heroes, given enough time, can change the outcome single-handedly, while countering the opposing team's heroes. Defense of the Ancients allows up to ten players in a five versus five format and an additional two slots for referees or observers, often with an even number of players on each side.[2]
Because the gameplay revolves around strengthening individual heroes, it does not require one to focus on resource management and base-building, as in most traditional real-time strategy games.[6] Killing computer-controlled units earns the player experience points; when enough experience is accumulated, the player gains a level. Leveling up improves the hero's toughness and the damage it can inflict, and allows players to upgrade their spells or skills. In addition to accumulating experience, players also manage a single resource: gold. The typical resource gathering of Warcraft III is replaced by a combat-oriented money system; in addition to a small periodic income, heroes earn gold by killing hostile units, base structures, and enemy heroes.[11] Using gold, players buy items to strengthen their hero and gain abilities. Certain items can be combined with recipes to create more powerful items. Buying items that suit one's hero is an important tactical element of the scenario.[6][12]
Allstars offers a variety of game modes, selected by the game host at the beginning of the match. The game modes dictate the difficulty of the scenario, as well as whether people can choose their hero or are assigned one randomly. Many game modes can be combined (for example, an easy difficulty level and a random hero pick), allowing more flexible options.[4]
Reception
The popularity of Defense of the Ancients has increased over time. The scenario was featured by Computer Gaming World in a review of new maps and mods in Warcraft III,[13] and has been called "the ultimate RTS".[14] Allstars has become an important tournament scenario, starting with its prominence at the debut of Blizzard's BlizzCon convention in 2005.[15] Allstars was also featured in the Malaysia and Singapore World Cyber Games starting in 2005, and the World Cyber Games Asian Championships beginning with the 2006 season.[16] Defense of the Ancients is now included in the game lineup for the internationally recognized Cyberathlete Amateur League and CyberEvolution leagues.[17] Additionally, the scenario is slated to appear in Electronic Sports World Cup (ESWC) 2008;[18][19] Oliver Paradis, ESWC's competition manager, noted that the high level of community support behind the scenario, as well as its worldwide appeal, were among the reasons it was chosen.[20] LAN tournaments are a major part of worldwide play,[20] including tournaments in Sweden and Russia; however, due to a lack of LAN tournaments and championships in North America, several teams have since disbanded.[21]
The scenario is popular in many parts of the world; in the Philippines and Thailand, it is played as much as the game Counter-Strike.[21][22] It is also popular in Sweden and other Northern European countries, where the Defense of the Ancients-inspired song "Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA" by Swedish musician Basshunter reached the European 2006 charts at #116 and cracked the top ten Singles Charts in Sweden, Norway,[23] and Finland.[24] Defense of the Ancients has been credited as one of the influences for the upcoming Gas Powered Games title Demigod Read More......all new strategy dota
Semalam aku udah latihan, yang sebelumnya disarankan oleh sepupu aku untuk play well di dota, ternyata sebenarnya karakter Hero itu tidak sepenuhnya membantu teamwork dalam bermain tetapi intinya adalah masing masing individu dalam beramain harus memberikan peranan yang sangat baik, ya setidaknya dia bisa mempertahankan lane nya agar tidak di serang musuh dan selain itu juga harus memiliki inisiatif untuk mensupport timnya jika dalam bahaya.
ok, aku memang ngga jagoan maen dota, tapi ini strategi yang aku dapat dari para master2 dota, kalau memang mau menjadi dota expert.
caranya adalah :
awal awal bermainlah dengan membunuh creep kita sendiri, dan lakukan pukulan last kill untuk musuh, artinya kita harus membunuh unit kita sendiri dan memukul unit musuh yang bener bener sekarat, agar pasukan musuh banyak menyerang kita, artinya jika pasukan kita kita bunuhin sendiri, akibatnya hero musuh akan kekurangan uang, dan experience, selain itu, uang kita akan lebih banyak nantinya, lakukan hal seperti itu sampai di dekat tower kita, dan pada saat itu, kita harvest uang yang banyak sambil mempush musuh, jika kita sudah terlalu jauh, lakukan strategi yang tadi.
untuk melakukan itu membutuhkan latihan yang serius, karna kita harus menekan beberapa tombol sambil mengklik musuh, untuk membunuh pasukan sendiri saja kita harus menekan A dan slalu menekan Alt untuk melihat status darah musuh, jadi intinya banyak banyak latian aja yah.
jadi intinya adalah
semakin dekat dengan tower musuh, berarti semakin besar kemungkinan kita kena Bokong dengan hero musuh dari belakang, semakin dekat kita dengan tower kita berarti semakin aman / semakin kecil kemungkinan kena serang dari belakang.
dan yang harus di fikirkan adalah, bagaimana caranya agar pasukan musuh selalu berada di dekat tower kita ?? he he he, u know lah the answer.
semalam latihan pakai rasta, dan rasta memang jadi supplier duit terbesar untuk tim ku, aku mensupply sven dan antimage, memang awal awal sempat kebobolan towernya tapi duid nya, wuah banyak banget, padahal lawanya lycan, sand king, dan venomancer…….brrrr
thanks to Eldi / Virus
Read More......Top 10 Heroes
Rhasta - The Shadow Shaman
Range: 500 | | Move Speed: 275 | Primary: INT
Str: 16 + 1.6 | Agi: 16 + 1.6 | Int: 21 + 3
Damage: 42 - 49 | HP: 454 | Mana: 273
HP Regen: 0.73 | Mana Regen: 0.85
Attack Speed: 1.43 (+ 16% IAS) | Armor: 1.2
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Forked Lightning (R)
Calls forth a cone of lightning, hitting multiple enemy units for damage.
Level 1 - 75 damage to 3 targets.
Level 2 - 150 damage to 4 targets.
Level 3 - 225 damage to 5 targets.
Level 4 - 300 damage to 7 targets.
Mana Cost: 95/ 105/ 135/ 160
Cooldown: 10
Voodoo (D)
Transforms an enemy unit into a random critter, disabling special abilities.
Level 1 - Lasts 1 seconds.
Level 2 - Lasts 2 seconds.
Level 3 - Lasts 3 seconds.
Level 4 - Lasts 4 seconds.
Mana Cost: 110 / 140 / 170 / 200
Cooldown: 13
Hero Shackles (E)
Magically binds a target enemy, so that it cannot move or attack and deals 40 damage per second. Channeling spell.
Level 1 - Lasts 2.5 seconds.
Level 2 - Lasts 3.25 seconds.
Level 3 - Lasts 4 seconds.
Level 4 - Lasts 4.75 seconds.
Mana Cost: 110/ 130/ 155/ 185
Cooldown: 15
Mass Serpent Ward (W)
Summons 8 immobile serpentine wards to attack enemies. The wards last 30 seconds, deal piercing damage and are immune to magic. With Scepter Rhasta can summon 12 wards.
Level 1 - Deals 43 max damage.
Level 2 - Deals 58 max damage.
Level 3 - Deals 73 max damage.
Mana Cost: 200/ 350/ 610
Cooldown: 120
Jah'rakal - The Troll Warlord
Range: 500 | | Move Speed: 300 | Primary: AGI
Str: 17 + 2.2 | Agi: 21 + 2.75 | Int: 13 + 1
Damage: 36 - 58 | HP: 473 | Mana: 169
HP Regen: 0.76 | Mana Regen: 0.53
Attack Speed: 1.34 (+ 21% IAS) | Armor: 2
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Berserker's Rage (G)
Jah'rakal goes berserk, using his throwing axes as a melee weapon. He gains 27 minimum damage and 12 maximum damage, 100 HP, 3 armor, 7% move speed, and the Bash ability, but can only attack at melee range.
Level 1 - Bash has a 5% chance to deal 25 bonus damage and stun for 2 seconds.
Level 2 - Bash has a 5% chance to deal 50 bonus damage and stun for 2 seconds.
Level 3 - Bash has a 10% chance to deal 25 bonus damage and stun for 2 seconds.
Level 4 - Bash has a 10% chance to deal 50 bonus damage and stun for 2 seconds.
Mana Cost: 0
Cooldown: 0
Blind (D)
A searing light blinds the vision of a target enemy unit, making it miss on some attacks.
Lasts 15 seconds.
Level 1 - Misses on 15% of attacks.
Level 2 - Misses on 24% of attacks.
Level 3 - Misses on 33% of attacks.
Level 4 - Misses on 42% of attacks.
Mana Cost: 20
Cooldown: 8
Fervor ()
Passively increases the attack speed of friendly units within 300 AoE.
Level 1 - Increases attack speed by 5%.
Level 2 - Increases attack speed by 15%.
Level 3 - Increases attack speed by 20%.
Level 4 - Increases attack speed by 30%.
Stack with Necronomicon Archer's Endurance Aura.
Mana Cost: N/A
Cooldown: N/A
Rampage (R)
Jah'rakal goes into a feral rampage, increasing his attack and movement speeds.
Lasts 30 seconds.
Level 1 - Increases attack speed by 40% and movement speed by 5%.
Level 2 - Increases attack speed by 80% and movement speed by 7%.
Level 3 - Increases attack speed by 120% and movement speed by 9%.
Mana Cost: 100/ 150/ 205
Cooldown: 55
Kardel Sharpeye - The Dwarven Sniper
Range: 550 | | Move Speed: 290 | Primary: AGI
Str: 16 + 1.7 | Agi: 21 + 2.9 | Int: 15 + 2.6
Damage: 36 - 42 | HP: 454 | Mana: 195
HP Regen: 0.73 | Mana Regen: 0.61
Attack Speed: 1.34 (+ 21% IAS) | Armor: 2
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ScatterShot (C)
Fires a ball full of shrapnel into the air. which promptly explodes, showering the target area in explosive pellets, each doing 20-35 physical damage in a 200 area of effect. Deals damage to buildings. Cast range of around 750. 1 second cast time.
Level 1 - 8 Pellets.
Level 2 - 12 Pellets.
Level 3 - 16 Pellets.
Level 4 - 20 Pellets.
Pellets deal PIERCING DAMAGE
Mana Cost: 120
Cooldown: 12
Headshot ()
A shot to the head deals bonus damage and stuns for a short duration.
Level 1 - 30 damage, 25% chance, 0.1 second stun.
Level 2 - 30 damage, 30% chance, 0.1 second stun.
Level 3 - 40 damage, 35% chance, 0.2 second stun.
Level 4 - 50 damage, 40% chance, 0.2 second stun.
Passive.
Mana Cost: N/A
Cooldown: N/A
Take Aim ()
Passively enhances the range of Kardel's rifle.
Level 1 - Adds 55 range.
Level 2 - Adds 110 range.
Level 3 - Adds 165 range.
Level 4 - Adds 220 range.
Passive.
Mana Cost: N/A
Cooldown: N/A
Assassinate (T)
Take time to draw a bead, and then deal a large amount of damage to the target at a huge range.
Level 1 - Deals 355 damage at 1500 range, 1.7 seconds casting time.
Level 2 - Deals 505 damage at 2000 range, 1.6 seconds casting time.
Level 3 - Deals 655 damage at 2500 range, 1.5 seconds casting time.
Mana Cost: 175 / 275 / 375
Cooldown: 30 / 20 / 10
Luna Moonfang - The Moon Rider
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| Lucent Beam (C) Luna concentrates on the moon's energy and channels it forcefully to the surface, damaging an enemy unit. Casting range: 800. Level 1 - 75 damage. Ministun for 0.01s. Level 2 - 150 damage. Ministun for 0.1s. Level 3 - 225 damage. Ministun for 0.3s. Level 4 - 300 damage. Ministun for 0.6s. Mana Cost: 90/100/110/120 Cooldown: 7 | |
| Moon Glaive () Allows Luna to attack extra enemies with each Glaive attack. Each enemy struck beyond the first incurs a 35% damage loss, per unit. Level 1 - Luna hits 2 enemies with every attack. Level 2 - Luna hits 3 enemies with every attack. Level 3 - Luna hits 4 enemies with every attack. Level 4 - Luna hits 5 enemies with every attack. Mana Cost: N/A Cooldown: N/A | |
| Lunar Blessing () Nearby ranged units gain the power of the moon. Level 1 - Increases base ranged damage by 6%. Level 2 - Increases base ranged damage by 13%. Level 3 - Increases base ranged damage by 20%. Level 4 - Increases base ranged damage by 27%. Mana Cost: N/A Cooldown: N/A | |
| Eclipse (E) Calls to the moon's magic, summoning a concentrated burst of Lucent Beams (without ministun) to damage targets within 450 AoE around Luna. Damage is equal to Lucent Beam level. If Luna dies while casting Eclipse, Lucent Beams will still be produced at the area where she dies. Level 1 - Summons 4 Lucent Beams. Level 2 - Summons 7 Lucent Beams. Level 3 - Summons 10 Lucent Beams. Mana Cost: 150/ 200/250 Cooldown: 140 | |