Since there isnt any question thread, can I ask some questions?

[VictorC]

1) What does the roshan ( boss mid ) do? I'm 20hrs in and still havent have a clue what it does

2) ^ same as above, what does the urn do?

3) There are some "casting" pits or something? What does that do too lol?

4) Attach picture, how do I get "stun 1.5sec duration" and the final one? Is it based on levels or is there a certain perk I should be taking?

5) Lastly any advice or tips or stuffs in the map or game that most people dont know about?

Thanks for answering the questions if you have the time.

add on: does some heroes have fall off bullet? as in if you shoot an enemy hero fall away, it wont hit that hero?

 

[Tavish]

Your abilities do not level up in the traditional sense that they scale for every point you put into it. Instead your abilities get perks when you place points into them. Each ability has 3 perks that you must attain in order and they always cost 1/2/5 points for each tier. In your question above, your Stone Form ability gets -20 seconds cooldown from its first perk, which costs 1 ability point. Your second perk which gives it stun and additional damage costs 2 points.

Unlike traditional games, you can place all your ability points into the one ability before focusing others, but it's a matter of choice, as the third perk which is the strongest always has a point cost of 5. Points that could be spend on your other abilities instead.

I would always suggest reading all your abilities and the perks they provide with each level, to see what kind of playstyle and build you'd want to create around it. If you only use Stone Form for defensive purposes, you could just invest a single point into the first perk, which is -20 seconds cooldown, and then save your other ability points for other abilities, prioritizing them first. It's up to you as an individual.

 

[VictorC]

Your second perk which gives it stun and additional damage costs 2 points.

Oh, so its automatically? I thought it would be highlighted like how it says I got +242 imbused damage. I thought there are like set requirements to get to get it highlighted and use it. Oh okay.

 

[holyknifeyt]

Oh, so its automatically? I thought it would be highlighted like how it says I got +242 imbused damage. I thought there are like set requirements to get to get it highlighted and use it. Oh okay.

That highlight you see for the spell's Damage is just indicating that that part of the ability scales with spirit. That's also what the little star icon with the wiggly arrow indicates, you can see this icon on some of the Heroes information on the Heroes page from the main screen.

 

[holyknifeyt]

The Mid Boss drops a Rejuvenater (sp?) crystal that when collected buffs the entire team. If you die with this buff your respawn timer is dropped drastically (I think 10-15seconds?)

The Urn is just an extra objective on the map that you can deliver across the map to collect some extra souls for your team. When holding the urn your locked so no guns/no abilities. These can really help you gain a lead or comeback in a game.

Not sure what you mean by casting pits honestly. Are you talking about the buffs that spawn? They kind of look like sewer grates with some text on top, i think one of the buffs is "Casting" There's a few others available like "Movement" "Guns" "Survival" These grates give a 150s buff to whoever picks them up.

My advice? This game requires you to be paying attention pretty heavily to a lot of different things and there's always something you can be doing to be increasing your lead. Keep your eye on the map and look out for nearby jungle camps you can take, smash some crates, gank other lanes.
Keep your eye on the map during fights as well, its extremely easy to end up overextending beyond where your team is able to support you in fights.

 

[VictorC]

The Mid Boss drops a Rejuvenater (sp?) crystal that when collected buffs the entire team. If you die with this buff your respawn timer is dropped drastically (I think 10-15seconds?)

The Urn is just an extra objective on the map that you can deliver across the map to collect some extra souls for your team. When holding the urn your locked so no guns/no abilities. These can really help you gain a lead or comeback in a game.

Not sure what you mean by casting pits honestly. Are you talking about the buffs that spawn? They kind of look like sewer grates with some text on top, i think one of the buffs is "Casting" There's a few others available like "Movement" "Guns" "Survival" These grates give a 150s buff to whoever picks them up.

My advice? This game requires you to be paying attention pretty heavily to a lot of different things and there's always something you can be doing to be increasing your lead. Keep your eye on the map and look out for nearby jungle camps you can take, smash some crates, gank other lanes.
Keep your eye on the map during fights as well, its extremely easy to end up overextending beyond where your team is able to support you in fights.

Ah okay! Thanks for those info.

Yea, I cant really pay attention when my other lane is losing or my team is pushing when we are being push and etc. A lot of things are happening that makes me cant just go around and check on stuffs.

 

[garthmorris96]

an efficiency i found early is that the zipline speedboost buff lasts awhile, theres even a bar on the left showing you its duration… often you can buy quickly enough to use the speed boost to return home regain health and also be boosted back to lane, dont use it just one way!

 

[BestMango]

1) What does the roshan ( boss mid ) do? I'm 20hrs in and still havent have a clue what it does

2) ^ same as above, what does the urn do?

3) There are some "casting" pits or something? What does that do too lol?

4) Attach picture, how do I get "stun 1.5sec duration" and the final one? Is it based on levels or is there a certain perk I should be taking?

5) Lastly any advice or tips or stuffs in the map or game that most people dont know about?

Thanks for answering the questions if you have the time.

add on: does some heroes have fall off bullet? as in if you shoot an enemy hero fall away, it wont hit that hero?

1. Midboss drops a crystal and when its smashed with a heavy attack the team that broke it gets a rejuvenation buff which drastically lowers their next respawn timer
2. Delivering the spirit urn gives the amount of souls indicated when you pick up the urn split between your team
3. Not sure what you're talking about but if its the runes that spawn on the map they give their respective buff to whoever picks them up for 150 seconds
4. You already have all those things, its telling you the stats of the ability eg the ability has a 1.5 second stun when its lands
5. Farm jungle creeps once pushing up waves if you're playing a very damage centred "carry" character, listen to the games audio because you can hear a lot of things before you even see them like abilities being cast, peoples footsteps, mid beast roaring which means its being taken etc, and explore the map because theres a lot of holes and shortcuts leading between lanes and up and down floors, don't be afraid to just go back if you're low health because its faster to reset then staying in the lane to die then reset and lastly dont be afraid to alter your build based on what you're vsing, its a good idea in general to take a few minutes to read all the items and think "what situation or who would I be vsing where this is useful"

 

[VictorC]

dont want to create a new post so i used my previous post

just asking, what to do with this?

 

[iskilled]

Those are stacks of unclaimed souls dropped when players die. If you stand on top of them for a second or two you'll get those souls.

 

[VictorC]

Those are stacks of unclaimed souls dropped when players die. If you stand on top of them for a second or two you'll get those souls.

uhhh yea i mean I collect them but what to do with them? am i suppose to punch it to collect it or go the base to dump it? all i know is that im carrying it around and its risky to drop it

 

[Lady Briar]

uhhh yea i mean I collect them but what to do with them? am i suppose to punch it to collect it or go the base to dump it? all i know is that im carrying it around and its risky to drop it

There will be a number ticking down that says "unclaimed souls" on the lower left of your hud. As it ticks down, you're acquiring those souls. These are souls collected from neutral creeps. :3

 

[VictorC]

There will be a number ticking down that says "unclaimed souls" on the lower left of your hud. As it ticks down, you're acquiring those souls. These are souls collected from neutral creeps. :3

AHHH okay. so it ticks down. ok ok. I didnt know it works like that. thought its a placement thing like the urn. ok thanks

 

[Lady Briar]

AHHH okay. so it ticks down. ok ok. I didnt know it works like that. thought its a placement thing like the urn. ok thanks

I gotchu! I was confused by it, too. Took a while to figure out.

 

[VictorC]

I gotchu! I was confused by it, too. Took a while to figure out.

oh btw do u know what determines your start line up to be solo or duo? like when u start the game

 

[VictorC]

Also weird question, whenever I'm at the bug forums, looking at the ban appeals, people usually say " my last match ID is xyz123 ". How do they know the last match ID because to my knowledge, the only way to know is to write down the last match ID on a notepad or something AFTER the game. There isnt a way to review your history matches like CS2 demo or Dota match history and to know if you get ban or not, you have to go to the menu screen, i.e you would have to leave your game.

Kinda curious how they know

 

[acidente]

Another question, what about the items you drop from crates and vases? some of them give us CD reduction and stuff like that. For how long does the buff applies?

 

[VictorC]

Another question, what about the items you drop from crates and vases? some of them give us CD reduction and stuff like that. For how long does the buff applies?

to my knowledge, the items drop will always be spirits or some buffs and its all RNG. i dont think anyone compile what gives what though. The buff, I aint sure but my guess is 3 minutes

 

[Lady Briar]

oh btw do u know what determines your start line up to be solo or duo? like when u start the game

Oh I have NO idea, if you find out let me know! Rofl.

Another question, what about the items you drop from crates and vases? some of them give us CD reduction and stuff like that. For how long does the buff applies?

I *think* it might last until you die? But I have NO idea. I should go hop into sandbox and see..... Dis a gud question.

 

[iskilled]

oh btw do u know what determines your start line up to be solo or duo? like when u start the game

I believe it's random. If duo queueing there's some priority to go into a double lane, at least that's what I've noticed, but besides that I haven't noticed any pattern.

Another question, what about the items you drop from crates and vases? some of them give us CD reduction and stuff like that. For how long does the buff applies?

Just tested this in sandbox and it doesn't expire. It's permanent throught the entire game even if you die.