http://dotaguide.shareknowledges.com/138/section-Dota-Tips/Dota-Guide.aspx/category/8 dota-tips en-US Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:26:22 GMT Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:26:22 GMT Cuyahoga Website Framework 60 http://dotaguide.shareknowledges.com/138/section-Dota-Tips/Dota-Guide.aspx/173 Q: I was sort of excited for Magic Stick, but I've rarely seen it in games, and when I have, it's been terrible. Are there any circumstances where it doesn't suck? A: People don't remember that it's only 210g. Buy it from a sideshop when you have the money. It's useful when facing a dual lane heroes with active spells(or a soloing serious spammer like zeus and bristle). Everytime PA blinks or slows, you get a charge. Everytime Phantom lancer... FengLiN Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:02:00 GMT Dota Basic http://dotaguide.shareknowledges.com/138/section-Dota-Tips/Dota-Guide.aspx/171 What is APM?  Actions Per Minute. APM in DotA means absolutely nothing in terms of skill. In SC and WC3, yes APM matters. If your APM is anything under 200 in SC against a good player you will lose almost 100% of the time. People who have an APM of 200 in DotA are silly. There's no reason whatsoever why you should be making one single unit perform that many actions.Anything around the 70-120 range is enough for DotA but keep in mind it... FengLiN Sat, 08 Nov 2008 11:16:14 GMT Dota Basic http://dotaguide.shareknowledges.com/138/section-Dota-Tips/Dota-Guide.aspx/142 Overview Stuns will cause a victim to be unable to move or perform actions for a period of time. Any actions in progress, such as channeling and spell casting, are also interrupted. Stuns are significantly more effective than Ensnare or Entangling Roots-based effects, since they prevent the victim from taking any action. Consequently, stuns very rarely last more than one or two seconds. Ministuns, stuns which last for an extremely short... FengLiN Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:59:00 GMT Dota Basic http://dotaguide.shareknowledges.com/138/section-Dota-Tips/Dota-Guide.aspx/141 Overview Hex is an active base ability that when used, transforms a unit into a random critter. Notes on Hex A Hexed unit: Has the same amount and type of armor, the same amount of Health, Mana and Regeneration and still have some passive skills. Can't attack or cast spells. Can't use items. Can't deactivate De/activate abilities such as Pudge's Rot or Armlet... FengLiN Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:41:00 GMT Dota Basic http://dotaguide.shareknowledges.com/138/section-Dota-Tips/Dota-Guide.aspx/137 Overview Farming is doing nothing but killing a certain type of monster, Creeps and Neutrals in this case, for the express purpose of getting gold. Farming, along with ganking and pushing, is one of the main aspects of any DotA game. Put simply, killing creeps and neutrals repeatedly is the most common and effective means of amassing gold for items, far surpassing that received from Hero killing and Tower destruction. Since items in turn... FengLiN Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:10:11 GMT Dota Basic http://dotaguide.shareknowledges.com/138/section-Dota-Tips/Dota-Guide.aspx/136 Overview A Disable is an action which allows a hero to temporarily incapacitate an enemy, incurring interruption. Disables are typically active hero spells, such as Storm Bolt, Ensnare, and Voodoo, although passive disables (Bash, Last Word) and Item disables (Guinsoo's Scythe of Vyse, Eul's Scepter of Divinity) exist as well. The purpose of a disable to is stop an enemy from taking a certain action, ranging from silencing enemy spells to stopping... FengLiN Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:08:00 GMT Dota Basic