The HoN/DoTA Thread

sniper has shit for hp and youre trying to justify mjolnir??? sniper has shit for dps and survivability while youre farming that 6600. hands down sandy is still the best item (aside from boot and pots) to build first.

next thing youre gonna do is tell me blink is good on pa, sa and furion. nerubian weaver, and ck are good blink candidates too huh.

Maybe I’m just good enough to not die like some scrub.

I wouldn’t say Jake is theorycrafting. I think it just seems higher cause you notice it more when it goes off then when it doesn’t. People like to call imba on the bear entangle when really its swiping you probably 6-7 times before entangle goes off.

Mjolnir is a more gimmicky item. It falls in the same category as bashers, bloodstone, blade mails, or going melee troll. A butterfly will do you better for the money if your looking to win especially since it keeps getting buffed, last release qstaffs are cheaper by 200.

The thing that I really don’t like about sniper is that he’s not versatile at all. You can’t really save your allies, your not as effective in a team battle. If you get threatened you have to run and potentially leave your allies out to dry. Storm panda fixes a lot of sniper’s cons, while being as effective. His play is almost just as lazy too :stuck_out_tongue:

I’m not a fan of MoM on Beast Master either or in general except on void. Its expensive and a liability. Necrobook is incredible on him as well as trying to rush a radiance. If your going lifesteal anyway why not a satanic over MoM? They buffed Dominator Helm for it too, free 20 damage with your items.

Radiance is one of those items that is absolutely loved by high level play, that you don’t see pubbers embracing that much. I think its just the seemingly high cost of a relic. Its extraordinary.

anyone play at like 3 in the morning Pacific time? shit that’s when i’m on. name is deucey on uswest, holla!

Radiance + BFury on Tidehunter = Quick ass heart(s) Usually get it on Sand king too, and it’s awesome on spectre…

What’s your buy build for spectre? I usually get treads on her, a bracer or two then on to either radiance or buriza. Question, if you get S&Y for Spectre, does all her clones have the ability to maim? Never bothered getting S&Y for her…

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Treads 4 wraith bands radiance is pure rape. Desolator after that.

Well the problem with radiance is that it’s mainly a farming item(with some notable exceptions), and you really have to get it early for it to be efficiently effective. The DPS aura loses is it’s effectiveness as the game goes on. When I said exceptions, it’s also great for people who need a huge straight damage boost, like medusa, necrolyte, and pretty much any tank. It’s almost necessary on bristleback.

How is a late game item useless late game.

…because it’s not a late game item? You should be aiming for a 30-35 minute radiance.

rofl.

I usually have it 25minutes in @_@.

and the aura is never useless late game. . . . its free damage for being near things.

I don’t think i’ve ever seen you with a 25 minute RELIC.

Cause you dont play with me / respond when I ask you if you’re playing.

I dont blame anyone if they dont want to play with me, I’d gladly play on the opposite team though.

To be honest though I dont get radiance much anymore since they chaunced the 10 bonus damage and reduced it to 35 from 40 radiance damage.

radiance is either a farming item or a presence item, the best heroes use it for both, like BB and Centaur, who are incidentally, great jungle heroes. It’s great on a hero that needs gold and good damage fast (razor) or a hero that will stay in the battle for likely the entire duration, making them a huge threat (BB/Centaur) so you want to target them mid-ish game. Once they have radiance however, a couple of deaths are easily offset by the farming. 27 (roughly) dps for the entire battle for every enemy hero + 30-45 damage per attack turns a STR hero from a “slight annoyance” to “if he doesnt get shut down we’re gonna have no health by the end of this battle”.

Don’t get Radi on Sand King UNLESS you are doing so absolutely well or you are fighting against a team that has no stunners or people who can’t stun you during startup lol Blink isn’t that necessary for Epicenter but it helps, unless you are fighting very good players.

Does radiance stack? Say all 5 chars are melee through shitty randoms and all bought a radiance… is that +150 dps for all involved if they travel in a group?

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nope

If radiance stacked, manta would be gdlk.

If radiance stacked, Spectre would be gdlk.

spectre is godlike.

Not so much anymore with her passive nerf. :shake:

agreed, but shes still awesome. Her ult = surprise double kills.