Really good game - analysis

What an excellent match!  I re-watched some the plays we made in the match last night (23/8).  I plan to add a video montage when I get my new computer this week on the really good plays.   There were a few outstanding points.  

1. We managed to shutdown a death prophet that was out of control and base wrecking with refreshers
2. We had an awesome Roshan fight
3. We used dust effectively
4. Juggernaut carried and carried hard (490 last hits! 40k net worth)
5. Our itemisation was insanely good: Crystals sceptre + glimmer, forcestaff + scyth were brilliant.  Lion's Ags and Tusk's Maelstrom purchase when we desperately needed to push lanes.  Puck's dagon (for DP) + linkens (for SB+LC).  
6. Our control in the end game of patience and pushing... brilliantly executed

Here is the summary from DOTAbuff

THE RADIANT

	Player		Level	K	D	A	KDA	Gold	LH	DN	XPM	GPM	HD	HH	TD	Items
	Anonymous		25	14	9	19	3.7	26.4k	203	3	513	418	25.2k	-	746
	Anonymous		23	10	21	11	1.0	24.6k	167	2	453	389	14.4k	-	1.5k
	Anonymous		22	8	10	12	2.0	20.8k	168	3	402	329	9.8k	-	126
	Anonymous		21	7	18	17	1.3	20.2k	113	-	379	320	11.1k	-	-
	Anonymous		25	18	12	12	2.5	26.6k	222	1	513	422	20.4k	207	5.4k
			116	57	70	71	1.8	118.5k	873	9	2.3k	1.9k	80.8k	207	7.7k

THE DIRE

	Player		Level	K	D	A	KDA	Gold	LH	DN	XPM	GPM	HD	HH	TD	Items
	nnank76		25	11	12	29	3.3	23.7k	92	1	519	375	18.5k	-	525
	Bishop		25	20	10	27	4.7	40k	490	5	515	633	37.2k	-	4.4k
	Diashame		25	11	15	27	2.5	22.7k	90	4	524	360	13.9k	-	394
	TJ		25	10	7	29	5.6	24.1k	188	-	519	382	16.3k	-	377
	Broot		25	15	13	27	3.2	24.2k	115	2	514	384	16.6k	-	437
			125	67	57	139	3.6	134.7k	975	12	2.6k	2.1k	102.5k	-	6.2k

DIFFERENCE IN XP EARNEDPER MINUTE

Dire advantage at 47:00: 4,800

My second Youtube Video

I've just posted my second youtube video.

Tried to capture an exciting moment in Mirana history.... and yes I was a support Mirana!
(OK actually I just checked DOTABUFF  and I had a desolator and Maelstrom, but I am pretty sure I bought the courier and an occasional ward).

Check it out here:

https://youtu.be/ireIqFMBTkM

Dota 2 settings

hey guys,

Here's the guide I used but there are a tonne out there:
http://tay.kinja.com/dota-2-settings-settings-and-more-settings-1567967329

I only really use the range finder for spells and the right click deny creeps (which is very useful!)

I remember seeing one out there where you end up mapping a key to view the ruin spots then flash back to your hero. I'll try to find that one too.

Let me know if you end up using any others.

My first youtube video

My first youtube effort.  Inspired by Diash's channel.
I used Camstudio to capture and then iMovie to produce.  Frame rate on capture is a bit slow and I should have spent more time on the capture to frame correctly, but had fun doing it.  Enjoy!

Pugna Lives

Also watch Wolves Need no Armour.  All about Lycan and how to play him https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKbWrP6b3WY

Epic Fails and Epic Win of the week

Fail - https://youtu.be/HKAMPpfZV3U

Win - https://youtu.be/WJ5POPQ6K1U

"Welcome to my Jungle"

Hot tips from the jungle:

• Know your camps (size)
• Know the creeps
• Keep an eye on the clock
• 12s-42s is pull time, 53 seconds is stacking.  
• Note you can pull and stack at 42s if you are good.
• Note you can double pull! (pull small camp then time it and pull larger camp)
• Note:  A single pull will end up pushing the lane if the enemy creeps get in tower range
• Know your hero
• Legion, Natures, Enchantress, Chen, Lycan, Ursa, Lifestealer, Drow... all jungle very differently

Pet Junglers - Natures, Enchantress, Lycan, Chen

The key for these is to cycle the damage between you and the pets.  Run the pet who is getting damaged out of range when they get low, but only until they lose agro, get them back in straight after.  Keep the pets alive as long as possible. (This is the same with illusion Junglers like PL, Naga)

Regen Junglers - Legion, Ursa, Lifestealer
Pick the right camp so you can keep your health/mana high enough to keep going.  item purchase is critical!

Drow
OK she is not a jungler, but once I have mask of madness, you pull creeps back to their leashing range and let your arrows do the work.  Remember drow is ALL about position, 80 agility disabled at close range.  Don't wait until you get to the next camp, use the speed boost from mask to get there and clear the camp!

Items
Special mention goes to culling blade.  Extra damage and cut shorter paths to the next camp (needed for some double pulls eg radiant side)
Also phase boots are really good
1) +24 damage
2) use to get between camps faster!  (use often)
Soul ring is needed by mana dependent regen heroes (eg legion), where you are mana limited not health limited
Tangos are needed by most to boost you on difficult camps (eg lifestealer)


Here is the different camp strengths.
You get to know the different group weaknesses and strengths after a while.



The CLOCK:
Camps spawn at 30s and then on every minute after that (60s, 120s etc)
For example with lifestealer, natures prophet and legion you should be able to kill the small camp and then have it respawn to kill again straight away.  Then move onto the medium camp.
Each jungler has its own strengths and will play differently in the jungle
What you need to ask is:  Will I clear this camp before it respawns?  Will I have enough mana/health after killing this camp?

All Random - highlights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXrXMYpXvAE - Part1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIbhWs6d6yc - Part2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGfEaxTcQ8Q - Part3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpl-JmMUYzE - Part4

Warding - Offensive and Defensive and general good spots to put them

Hey guys,

I thought I'd put something in here around warding spots.  Yes they are more important than boots! (if you can see the enemy coming you'll stay alive long enough for the gold to buy the boots)

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=358789918

Is a comprehensive guide (83.b but still).  Has some really good info on where to place wards and why.  Seeing as Natures Prophet is becoming popular in this patch its something we need to be thinking of.  As well as shutting down a Lycan with a smoke etc.  That's if we're doing well.

If we're doing badly there's no point having wards in the enemies jungle. But having defensive wards placed in the entry ways to ours. Our secret shop so the courier doesn't get sniped etc.

Below are some good spots to think of as well (old map but still applies):
Red - ruin wards
Yellow - uber cliffs
Pink - lane wards - aggressive/defensive (Diash I know you get vision with creeps but they're still very useful)
Blue - push wards
Green - jungle wards
White - situational