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06-13-2008, 09:46 PM
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A happy GenGen with the prize he won.
Congratulations to GenGen for being the winner of our guide writing contest.
Here's his winning article, which was voted the best by both the public and DotaSG's judging panel.
"Unorthodox fast push combo
Here we will be putting in place the old school creep-style push combo. as well as incorporating a few sideline nukes as well as end-game maneuvers.
Suggested Bans:
Tiny
Treant
Centaur
The bans should be focused towards heroes which have large tanking ability at early levels. Since its a fast-kill + fast push, heroes such as qop and zeus would be relatively easy to handle.
Heroes suggested:
Chen
Lich
Earthshaker / Sandking
Rk / Ck
SF / Lina
Chen
Why Chen? Definitely the man with the strongest creeps at the early stages of the game. Comparison to Syllabear and Visage, whom has creeps with fare better at later stages of the game or with items. Similarly, his ulti carries a fading supplementary per level upgraded. Thus, definitely meant for this early game combo.
Lich
Now Lich was once known to be the championed soloer. With his ritual taking out one creep per 2 waves during the early stages of the game, as well as the imbalanced nova range + spam. He soon rose up to the first choice of heroes during the 6.27b period. However, every since his nerfed range and the entrance of the bottle-bird. He began to lose his versability. However, since we are not looking for a fast kill but rather a rush-to-level game. He is the key factor in this strategy. With the unrivaled chain frost at the early game as well as the relative level advantage he is a must have.
Earthshaker and Sandking
The two heroes which carry the strongest AoE combos (*Blink echo fissure and burrow epi respectively). Definitely a must take when it comes to pushing though the preference would be towards the Earthshaker for the backline support fissure. Sanding makes an excellent laner with Chen at the bottom lane. NOTE: The reason for either of this heroes is for the direct stun (*Stun which is can't be dodged by blinks )
Rk/Ck
Simple reasons. High damage, high hp, good laner, relative peak at early levels. As compared to the rather preferred skeleton king. Sven is definitely one of the strongest heroes at level 7 for his hp burst as well as Godstrenght ulti. CK is given the chip because of his lengthy stun as well as high catching ability, not to mention his 1.2k hp with 3 bracers. These 2 heroes will be the tankers of the team and the requirements of hp items is a must.
SF/Lina
Our favorite long rate nuke rangers. With the 900+ damage nukes at level 7 they are definitely a must have when pushing. This was chosen over the nostalgic TS, as we are not looking for a high spam rate but for a fast kill game. If either should be unavailable, possibly the qop/potm might be chosen in place?
Laning
Danger lane : Range (SF, Lina, Lich) + Tank (Es, Rk, Ck, Sk)
Solo : Sf/Lich
Safe lane : Melee stunner (Rk, Sk, Ck)
Forest : Chen
Well try to maintain a relative level advantage, creep denies here are more important then aggressive maneuvers against heroes. Note, the heroes you have should have a relatively stronger laning power as compared to the opponent heroes since this draft is very control-based. Once again, farm up gain the level advantage and down the tower if possible. Not much can be said about the laning since the opponent heroes may vary according to the draft.
Item-wise
Since its an early push, siege items are definitely a must have. For the intel heros,
*Arcane ring
*Meka
*Necro
*Dagon
*Ballius
*Vladamir?
*Nulls/Bracers
*Boots / threads (*Str)
As the draft only consists of one tanker. HP items is a yes yes yes. For the tankers,
*Bracers (*At lease 2)
*Threads (*Str)
*Hood?
*Point/Vit booster
*Vanguard?
And for the backline hero (*ES, SF)
*Bracers
*Threads (*Str)
*Arcane ring? HAHA
*Dagger? (*IF its too early in the game nevermind)
Clashing
Start the clash as early as possible to maintain your level advantage. Always form a line up with RK and Chen in the front. With a secondary stunner if possible, SF and ES should remain behind to provide back line support against enemy heroes which are very forward-based (*Heroes which rush up to start the clash). Fighting at the outer towers should be seemingly easy with the Chen + Stunner backstabs taking out more then one hero in most cases. The base tower however is a bit more tricky. Same strategy, tankers + Chen with creeps go in. Back line supports come in slowly, lich releases Chain frost as soon as the heroes begin to clash. Here at the base, losing one hero in more then one instance is OK so long as you get the tower down since you would be fighting in unfavorable conditions (*Towers + Lack of mobility). Once the tower is down, depending on the opponents heroes, you should have the given advantage and taking down the raxes shouldn't be much of a problem. Move to the remaining lanes to ensure a quick and easy victory.
With all being said, this strategy is purely hypothetical and has not been put through much trails but in the earlier versions of 6.27b. So don't ask me if it works but it definitely is worth trying."
A happy GenGen with the prize he won.
Congratulations to GenGen for being the winner of our guide writing contest.
Here's his winning article, which was voted the best by both the public and DotaSG's judging panel.
"Unorthodox fast push combo
Here we will be putting in place the old school creep-style push combo. as well as incorporating a few sideline nukes as well as end-game maneuvers.
Suggested Bans:
Tiny
Treant
Centaur
The bans should be focused towards heroes which have large tanking ability at early levels. Since its a fast-kill + fast push, heroes such as qop and zeus would be relatively easy to handle.
Heroes suggested:
Chen
Lich
Earthshaker / Sandking
Rk / Ck
SF / Lina
Chen
Why Chen? Definitely the man with the strongest creeps at the early stages of the game. Comparison to Syllabear and Visage, whom has creeps with fare better at later stages of the game or with items. Similarly, his ulti carries a fading supplementary per level upgraded. Thus, definitely meant for this early game combo.
Lich
Now Lich was once known to be the championed soloer. With his ritual taking out one creep per 2 waves during the early stages of the game, as well as the imbalanced nova range + spam. He soon rose up to the first choice of heroes during the 6.27b period. However, every since his nerfed range and the entrance of the bottle-bird. He began to lose his versability. However, since we are not looking for a fast kill but rather a rush-to-level game. He is the key factor in this strategy. With the unrivaled chain frost at the early game as well as the relative level advantage he is a must have.
Earthshaker and Sandking
The two heroes which carry the strongest AoE combos (*Blink echo fissure and burrow epi respectively). Definitely a must take when it comes to pushing though the preference would be towards the Earthshaker for the backline support fissure. Sanding makes an excellent laner with Chen at the bottom lane. NOTE: The reason for either of this heroes is for the direct stun (*Stun which is can't be dodged by blinks )
Rk/Ck
Simple reasons. High damage, high hp, good laner, relative peak at early levels. As compared to the rather preferred skeleton king. Sven is definitely one of the strongest heroes at level 7 for his hp burst as well as Godstrenght ulti. CK is given the chip because of his lengthy stun as well as high catching ability, not to mention his 1.2k hp with 3 bracers. These 2 heroes will be the tankers of the team and the requirements of hp items is a must.
SF/Lina
Our favorite long rate nuke rangers. With the 900+ damage nukes at level 7 they are definitely a must have when pushing. This was chosen over the nostalgic TS, as we are not looking for a high spam rate but for a fast kill game. If either should be unavailable, possibly the qop/potm might be chosen in place?
Laning
Danger lane : Range (SF, Lina, Lich) + Tank (Es, Rk, Ck, Sk)
Solo : Sf/Lich
Safe lane : Melee stunner (Rk, Sk, Ck)
Forest : Chen
Well try to maintain a relative level advantage, creep denies here are more important then aggressive maneuvers against heroes. Note, the heroes you have should have a relatively stronger laning power as compared to the opponent heroes since this draft is very control-based. Once again, farm up gain the level advantage and down the tower if possible. Not much can be said about the laning since the opponent heroes may vary according to the draft.
Item-wise
Since its an early push, siege items are definitely a must have. For the intel heros,
*Arcane ring
*Meka
*Necro
*Dagon
*Ballius
*Vladamir?
*Nulls/Bracers
*Boots / threads (*Str)
As the draft only consists of one tanker. HP items is a yes yes yes. For the tankers,
*Bracers (*At lease 2)
*Threads (*Str)
*Hood?
*Point/Vit booster
*Vanguard?
And for the backline hero (*ES, SF)
*Bracers
*Threads (*Str)
*Arcane ring? HAHA
*Dagger? (*IF its too early in the game nevermind)
Clashing
Start the clash as early as possible to maintain your level advantage. Always form a line up with RK and Chen in the front. With a secondary stunner if possible, SF and ES should remain behind to provide back line support against enemy heroes which are very forward-based (*Heroes which rush up to start the clash). Fighting at the outer towers should be seemingly easy with the Chen + Stunner backstabs taking out more then one hero in most cases. The base tower however is a bit more tricky. Same strategy, tankers + Chen with creeps go in. Back line supports come in slowly, lich releases Chain frost as soon as the heroes begin to clash. Here at the base, losing one hero in more then one instance is OK so long as you get the tower down since you would be fighting in unfavorable conditions (*Towers + Lack of mobility). Once the tower is down, depending on the opponents heroes, you should have the given advantage and taking down the raxes shouldn't be much of a problem. Move to the remaining lanes to ensure a quick and easy victory.
With all being said, this strategy is purely hypothetical and has not been put through much trails but in the earlier versions of 6.27b. So don't ask me if it works but it definitely is worth trying."