Dota 2 is an upcoming action RTS video game being developed by Valve Corporation. It is the stand-alone sequel to the popular Warcraft III mod "Defense of the Ancients" (aka DotA).
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What dota 2 hero resembles StarCraft 2 Ghost the most? [closed]
What's a hero that has a long channeled "nuke", "emp" type of a spell and invisibility? Who's closest to that?
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How to move the cam with the mouse in dota2?
I have started playing dota 2 and I cant control camera with mouse, I have to use arows or to press scroll button on mouse..
I can change that and move it with mouse?
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Jungling Technique
When I jungle, I normally lag a few levels behind others, for example with lifestealer. I've seen people become very overpowered with lifestealer after jungling, while I lag behind.
My question is, ...
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Set 2 buttons to same action
I wanted to use two buttons for the same action (Stop - S and Mouse 4), but I cannot find any setting to do so.
Can someone point me on how to do so?
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How can you train for blind hooks with Pudge
I have witnessed a few games where a Pudge would manage to hit a non negligible numbers of blind hooks. At first I thought it was a bit of luck but then I noticed some players are quite good at blind ...
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Is Mask of Madness a viable item for Juggernaut?
I have seen many people advocating for Mask of Madness on Juggernaut saying that it helps the ultimate.
Since the ultimate attacks are not considered the same than normal attacks (the damage is not ...
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Does Urn of Shadows have a limit to charges, and what is it's radius on damage to enemies?
I bought Urn of Shadows for the first time in my last match, and i was surprised at how useful it is.
I want to know is there a limit on the charges you can get on it, or can i just stack them up ...
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Can you make steam not take dumps when Dota 2 crashes?
Everytime Dota 2 crashes steam makes memory dumps and they're placed in the C:\Program Files\Steam\dumps.
Now my problem is that my HDD space is pretty low now, and each "dump" file is a bit over 1 ...
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Which heroes can backdoor easily?
Dota 2 has backdooring protection which makes it very hard to backdoor sometimes, unless you bring your whole team or best carries.
I did however see that some heroes can backdoor very easily, Meepo ...
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Getting two drops from a single match, how does it work?
When you play Dota 2, after each match there is a small chance you'll get a "drop". Basically you'll get an item if you're lucky. You also get an item everytime you level up (fill the battle points ...
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Does Blade Mail really returns damage from all sources or are there some skills whose damage it wont return?
Does Blade Mail really returns all damage like in its description, or are there any skills whose damage wont be returned?
This is what i want to know:
Will it return:
magical damage from AoE ...
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Can I see Dota 2 game info online?
My brother just played Dota 2. For once hes done well, I want to see if the team carried him.
ID: 184114837
Can anyone show how to pull up match info based on the ID
Without the game. Aka, via ...
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What exactly does “Safe to leave” means?
When one of your team members disconnects at the beginning of the game and doesn't come back in certain amount of time, the game is set to "Safe to leave".
I did some research on that subject, and ...
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Can you make the game save regional match making setting?
Before you start your queue you can set up matchmaking settings. There you have Game Modes, Region and Language options.
Now I have set them all up to my liking, but I have a problem with regional ...
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Can you trade treasure boxes with other players?
I heard you can trade all kind of items with other players in dota 2. I haven't had a chance to check what and how can you do that, so here's a question:
Can players trade the treasure boxes they get ...
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What are “Reliable Gold” and “Unreliable Gold” in Dota 2?
I noticed that when i hover my mouse over gold a pop-up comes up and in it there are:
"Reliable Gold", "Unreliable Gold" and of course the amount of gold it takes to revive if you're dead at that ...
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How do you harass early game as Warlock
I often read that Warlock is a good early babysitter and harasser. Can anyone explain how to build and play a Warlock in early game to harass an enemy carry such as Anti-Mage ?
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Is there a way to use cvar via say command?
I am experimenting with Cvars.
Those are variables set in the server and or client.
List here: https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/List_of_DOTA_2_Cvars
I want to export some of those via the ...
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How do you say nothing in chat? (Hint: If I were a compiler I'd ignore you too) [closed]
Super complicated question, how do you say nothing in the text chat?
//Read the answer
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Controls list for noobs?
Can someone give a link to or explanation of the basic controls used in dota 2?
For example: push to talk key for microphone, team chat vs all chat, if there is a town portal hot key?
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How do you counter Lina mid?
I faced Lina mid for the first time with Pudge and was amazed at how strong she is in mid. Her early nukes are absolutely devastating.
My question is how do you counter her early game in mid so she ...
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How to use Dota 2 courier?
I am searching the internet for hours but I can't find a step by step guide on how to use the dota 2 courier.
All guides begin without showing its usage for a newcomer to the game.
Any ideas or links?
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How to test mechanics
How can I test certain mechanics (for example whether Manta Style gets you out of Treant Protector's ultimate).
Currently what I do is host a game, get a friend to play the other side, set to ...
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How can I check my statistics in Dota 2
How can I get statistics in Dota 2 such as hit/loss ratio, what skill level do I have (not the Battle Points) and such figures.
One very interesting metric would be the win/loss ratio in function of ...
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Phantom Lancer illusions use auras?
Does Phantom Lancer's illusions use aura's, like from Vladamir's? Does the lifesteal contribute to PL's health? Do they use aura armor reduction? I'm also curious about Desolation armor reduction, or ...
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Why Juggy's spin not damaging roshan or other ancients?
Spell Description
Damage type: magical
• This skill won't affect mechanical units.
If a unit is not being affected by Blade Fury, Yurnero can perform
normal attacks against this unit. - ...
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How to Panic Buy in Dota 2?
Panic Buy means to quickly purchase an item right before death to use up gold held and therefore minimize or eliminate gold lost right before death. I often do this in HoN where I would quickly press ...
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How to use courier to refill bottle
I have seen people using the courier to replenish their bottle without having to leave their lane, how do I do this?
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Blademail damage return by owned or summoned units
For example lycan.
His summoned wolves attack a target with active blademail,
Who will have the impact of the return damage, Lycan or the wolves?
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How does 'auto purchase items' work in dota 2?
There's an option in settings that toggles auto purchase items on and off.
How does it work?
Does it automatically buy the next item in my selected build when I have the gold? Does it buy whatever it ...
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What Dota 2 heroes are like LoL's Master Yi or Teemo?
I am starting to play Dota 2, and I play a lot of League. Which Dota 2 character is similar to either Master Yi or Teemo?
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How do I zoom in?
Is there any way to zoom in the camera in DotA 2? The characters are really small on my screen and I cannot enjoy the special items for cosmetics. I have found a zoomed-in screenshot, however, there ...
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Are there hidden costs to buying Dota 2?
I ask because I'm looking to get Dota 2, but I don't want to pay more than the upfront cost through micro-transactions in-game.
Is the game fully released yet? Is it possible to get for free?
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Best way to Micro/split push with Phantom Lancer
So, if you're playing with a bunch of minions (Don't know what the term is) [i.e. treants, spiderlings, phantoms] in DOTA 2 and you have 4-5 you want to push up one lane while you go somewhere else, ...
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Hooking SK in sandstorm doesn't cancel his sandstorm. So Is SK still invisible away from the sandstorm?
I was playing Pudge. Tried to save an ally Sand King so i hooked him in sandstorm. Hooked him successfully but the sandstorm's animation was in the hero's previous position.
Will SK still be invisible ...
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Why Slardar's Amplify and Gondar's Track doesnt stack?
I was playing slardar yesterday with gondar in my team. when i amplified a tracked hero the track buff dispelled. Why?
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Axe culling blades instant kill Damage?
I Read somewhere that axe does 100000000 physical damage (killing blow). So if someone uses blademail during the killing blow, Will it kill axe??
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Is there any maximum numbers of Gems that a Team can Buy?
I've heard, several times, that a certain team in Dota 2, can't buy more than X gems (where X varies from 2 to 4) and thats why some people don't break the gems of the other team once they drop them, ...
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Does the Bounty Hunter Track ability grant true sight of the affected unit to all allies?
Does the Bounty Hunter Track ability grant true sight of the affected unit to all allies or is the Bounty Hunter the only one that can see it?
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Proper Trilane setup
After finally getting 4 friends on my team, we decided to go try those trilane setup commonly seen on tournament matches. After 3 consecutive loss using that setup, makes us wonder what is it that we ...
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Hero that can SOLO Roshan at an early level aside from Ursa
Aside from Ursa, is there any other hero that can SOLO Roshan at an early level like L-6 or at least below L-10.
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Who is the best pub support? [closed]
Trying to get out of my low tier right now. I can't play carry even if i want to because of all the selfish people never going support. I usually play Jakiro or witch doctor because they don't need ...
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Does Negative Buffs gets paused when a hero is under Song of the Siren?
Naga Siren's ultimate Song of the Siren turns all enemies within range invulnerable while asleep.
Does this mean that enemy heroes under negative buffs spells will have the HP removal/damage they're ...
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Swap or hook an ally being lassoed by Batrider
Can I save my ally being dragged away by Batrider's lasso by hooking or swapping?
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Why Huskar isn't popular in the competitive scene?
This hero along with Drow Ranger is very popular and strong in public matches.
How come this hero isn't being picked or even banned in tournament matches?
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Why can't Kunkka equip a Quelling Blade?
What is the reason behind this? Does giving Kunkka a Quelling Blade makes the game unbalanced?
Also, does this same rule carry-over in Dota2?
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Can Decrepefied heroes be attacked?
Can decrepefied heroes be attacked by Frost arrows, Glaves of Wisdom or other toggle based skills with pure damage?
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Does Juggernaut's Blade Fury remove negative buffs?
It seems to me that Yurnero(Juggernaut)'s Blade Fury makes him magic immune since he couldn't be stunned but does it removes negatives buffs placed into him?
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Does Balanar (Nightstalker) also benefit from Luna's Eclipse?
Whenever Luna use her ultimate Eclipse, it turns night into day for a few seconds.
Does Balanar(Nightstalker) benefit from this? Or it's simply just an animation effects from Luna's spell.
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How to delete old DotA 2 item builds created before the guide system?
With the patch from 20 February the new guide system is online which provides skill builds and item builds. I have been using the online tool to create those builds, but my old itembuilds saved in ...
