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Stream starting in a few minutes where I'll pull apart a few minutes of @OpenAI bot vs bot play. No past DotA experience necessary! I'll record and post online after too :)
twitch.tv/smerity/
Highlights:
Sven (blue) + Lion (red) gank (=surprise attack) an enemy
Techniques: blink (=short range teleport) to initiate and then chain stuns (i.e. if you and your team mate both have a 2 second stun it's best to stun A, wait 2 seconds, stun B, ...)
twitch.tv/videos/3003208…
Team fight with Sven (blue guy went to red due to ultimate) and Tidehunter (green snake texture)
Technique: Sven is about to die, is force staffed (magically pushed a few metres) to safety whilst simultaneously using a long range stun to set up Tide's ult
twitch.tv/videos/3002938…
Teamwork: Sven (blue again) chases opposite team's Tidehunter, almost dies, but strategically placed himself near a shrine (rejuvenates HP + mana) whilst buying time for a team mate, Lion, to come in and help
twitch.tv/videos/3002958…
Sven fountain dives Sniper
Sven uses a long range stun to stop Sniper (ranged attacker) from getting up the stairs to a healing area with defenses (the fountain), blinks (=short range teleports) to block him even though it puts him in danger = team wipe
twitch.tv/videos/3003048…
The Radiant (green) team completely change their positioning as an enemy hero respawns as they realize that changes the power dynamic. The Radiant team also force staff (=magically push) an enemy out of safety into their midst to prevent escape.
twitch.tv/videos/3003048…
The second a hero steps into a bad spot they're immediately pounced upon. In this case, Razor steps ever too close and Lion immediately stuns him. Worse, a Shadow Fiend who was invisible trying to work out a good initiation point has to join the fight.
twitch.tv/videos/3002979…
Roshan fight: why being a coward can be good ^_^
Shadow Fiend tries to initiate.
Lion (a low health hero) immediately blinks out of the fight (avoiding all the damage from the enemy's attacks, spells, and ultimates) and then walks back help Sven clean up.
twitch.tv/videos/3003048…
After the Radiant team won that fight, instead of killing Roshan (who is low health and drops a magical item (Aegis) that allows for instant respawn) they instead push hard into the enemy base. Why? The three enemy characters who just died will take 60+ seconds to respawn.
Finally, a chase scene worth of a Bourne film. Crystal Maiden is a glass cannon (low health but high damage) and is stuck behind enemy lines? Will she survive? Only through the befuddling use of a magical cloak that can make her invisible!
twitch.tv/videos/3003048…
For the full video which explains the full flow of the game in more detail :)
(note: I think my nerves became excessive umm'ing but that's mostly gone by 4:30 and you can skip without much loss (only needed knowledge - three lanes of attack + creeps) 😅)
twitch.tv/videos/3002918…
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