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Well I'm gonna go ahead with the smallerseperatepoststhing and see how that goes. This will be the first, have split yesterdays post up aswell.

Just discovered a neat DOTA wallpaper, so nice in fact I am using it on my laptop now.

Nice eh?

Was made by raydex2000 the original skin-master (no that's not a p0rn term) from TWC.

3 versions are available in the Gallery HERE.

Played some hardcore inhouse DOTA games last night at home with the faggot, my PD needs a bit of work though, out of practise I guess

Will post again later..

Goes along to the song of "Izzo H.OV.A." by Jay-Z:

(PD singing)
D to the izz-O, T to the izz-A

Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the 8th wonder of the world
The game of the century.. oh it's timeless.. DOTA!
Thanks for hostin up tonight
You coulda been anywhere in the realm, but you're here with East
I appreciate that.. uh..

D to the izz-O, T to the izz-A
Fo' shizzle my nizzle used to push down early mid lanes
Was hurtin 'em in the tree of protectors; got xp cheap for them
Plus if they was short with cheese, Fuzzy work with them
Brought in Naix, got rid of that corpse for them
Wasn't born inhouse, I was pubbin'em
D to the izz-O, T to the izz-A
Fo' sheezy my neezy Frosty's bite so freezy
Can't leave edits alone the game needs me
Titan want me clapped and stunned it ain't easy
SA wanna pop me, DK wanna box me in
But somehow, beat NE charges with Void-Stop, see
D to the izz-O, T to the izz-A
Not guilty, he who does not pool me
is not cool to me, therefore he doesn't exist
So poof -- lag out, son of a b****!

[Chorus]
D to the izz-O, T to the izz-A
Fo' shizzle my nizzle used to push down early mid lanes
D to the izz-O, T to the izz-A
Cow as -random? man i can't stand'em
D to the izz-O, T to the izz-A
Not filthy y'all got to pool me
D to the izz-O, T to the izz-A
Cow as -random? man i can't stand'em

Holla at me...
I do this for some lovin',
To let 'em know what a map look like, when a map triggers customs
Show 'em how to spam in a lane full of Hunts-and,
flashin trees shady, creeps need to be taken over
xp deniers hate me I'm raisin my level so up
I'm overnukin leshrac for what he did to the po' Hunt
Play us like you own us for all the necro skellies rose up
We can talk, but manny walks so stack mo' bucks

[Chorus]

Yeah...
DOTA's back, life stories told through maps
people actin like it smoke like crack
Like I told you no bugs; no, patch did that
so hopefully you won't have to go through that
I was raised in the beta, vamp lisks for strats
lich out back, freezin towers so tough
Lookouts on the corner, pinging on the map
DM in the window, ancients gettin tored up
Me under a damn host, why he got a slot closed?
Stacks in for long, watchin the long wait of the stall
So you know I seen it all before
I seen DE dreams deflate like a Manny who lanes
To lag and to bail, the two things I hate
Succeed in this map game, the two things that's great
D to the izz-O, T to the izz-A
What else can I say about dude, my ping bizz-ay

[Chorus]

Seen as though some of them are quite hard to find in the midst of TWC I thought I'd make a post with links to downloads for all current versions of the maps:

Classic Versions

DOTA Classic 3.6d
DOTA Classic 3.7
DOTA Classic 3.7b >> CHANGES
DOTA Classic 3.7c >> CHANGES *LATEST*

Inhouse/AT (Arranged Team) Versions

DOTA Classic Inhouse 6 >> CHANGES
DOTA Classic 3.7 AT Edition >> CHANGES
DOTA Classic AT 1.1 Edition >> CHANGES
DOTA Classic AT 2.0 Edition >> CHANGES

Classic version for TFT

DOTA Classic 1.0 Beta 5 for TFT >> INFO *LATEST*
DOTA Classic 3.91 TFT
DOTA Classic 3.95c

New DOTA Classic 4.x

DOTA Classic 4.3b >> INFO
DOTA Classic 4.4a >> INFO

DOTA 4.4 Changelog

Other 'fun' Versions

The best few:

DOTA Rumble 3.3 *Creeps Added + Anti-Skipping* >> INFO
SUMO DOTA (All heros mid, you can't leave the river) >> INFO
DOTA Multimode 4.1 BETA 2 *Random Waygate* >> INFO
DOTA Fight Club (FC) 2.5 *1v1* >> INFO
DOTA 2v2 Edition >> INFO
DOTA (Danites Hell) With all Random Skills >> INFO
DOTA (Danites Hell 2 Beta 3) With all Random Skills >> CHANGES

The rest:

DOTA Classic 3.8b *Fluffy Bunny version* >> CHANGES
DOTA Classic 3.9c *Fluffy Bunny version* >> CHANGES
DOTA 3.71 TE (Tournament Edition) *Most Balanced* >> Full Changelist
DOTA 3.76 TE (Tournament Edition) *New Chars* >> Full Changelist
DOTA Snipers & Assassins *Just for fun*
DOTA Ebul Vs Nufi *NEW TERRAIN*
DOTA Classic 4.3a >> CHANGES
DOTA Classic 4.4c *Balance changes* >> INFO
DOTA TE 8.3 *NEW HEROES* >> Full Changelist
Eul's DOTA 1.1 *Update from TE 8.3* >> Full Changelist
DOTA Survival 1.51 *Non-AOS DOTA* >> INFO

If you download a map here, leave me a comment to acknowledge or something kthx.

DOTA is teh pwn ok.

The new forum to hang out now for RoC DoTA is http://dotaforum.com

Currently the most played version is DOTA Classic 3.7 for RoC.

Note when you download 3.7 you should make another copy of it called DOTA3_7-1.w3m

Following this probably DOTA Classic 3.9, with the 6 new heros.

DOTA Rumble is fun too, with just 1 lane down the middle.

The most bug fixed and balanced version is DOTA Classic AT Edition 2.0 for IH/AT & Tournament.

For Pubs (No sendback, no TK on supers) it's DOTA Classic 3.7b.

I've narrowed down the list just to leave the latest versions.

To play the latest RoC versions you will need Warcraft III 1.17 (or 1.21 to play Battle.net) version which you can get HERE

If you want to know what DOTA is, you can click HERE.

If you want to get Allstars please get it here:

http://www.getdota.com/

*LAST UPDATED May 7th 2008*

DOTA is an acryonym and stands for Defence of the Ancients. It's a custom made map for the excellent Blizzard Game Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos.

It's probably the best computer type game I've ever had the misfortune to play (it's so utterly addictive), it's extremely well polished and well balanced and the depth of skills you can build is very broad.

It's a team based game with two side, The Scourge (Undead) and The Sentinel (Night Elf), the old cliched 'good' and 'bad' sides.

There are 12 players to pick from on each side and a maximum of 5 may be picked per game (5 per team) so it's a 10 player game.

I'd never played a RPG kind of game like this before, and I went straight to DOTA without playing WCIII at all.

I was hooked...it's all about team play, timing and strategy, you don't need lightning fast reactions like those other Ah Beng games (COUNTERSTRIKE)..

You buy items, level up your character, earn money and spend it, work together with your team mates and pwn the other team.

To quote the Official DOTA FAQ, what is the point?

To take control of a single hero and destroy the opposing computer-controlled base. As you attempt to destroy the enemy base, other player-controlled heros from the other team will often try to kill you. Each hero has different skill types, and is played a different way.

The heros have 3 main attributes like normal Warcraft, Strength, Agility and Intelligence, they have 1 which is stronger than the others, this is known as the primary attribute so Melee characters would generally be strength, ranged fighters agility and spell casters intelligence.

You can buy items to increase certain stats to build upon their natural strenghts and to improve their weak characteristics.

Each of the 24 characters has different spells, skills and a different play style. Some are seigers (to kill buildings), some are hero killers and some are support heros.

Each hero generally has 4 spells/skills, each time you level up you can choose a new skills, the 4th or 'ultimate skill' can only be chosen at level 6 or above.

The map has 3 main lanes, each contain a few towers, then barracks (which produce creeps), then super towers, then the main base (crypt or tree of life) which needs to be destroyed to end the game.

That's a basic summary...will post some strats and guides at a later date.

The best place for info on this game is The War Center, you can find extensive build guides and strategies here.

If you want to be good, read the FAQ, pick a character, read all the builds and play that character for a while until you are decent, rinse and repeat for each char...

It's important to know every character so when you are playing with them in your team or against them you know what spells they have, how much manna they cost, the cooldown etc.

After this for strategies watch replays, as many as you can!

I found this excellent guide from one of the ward players to some top strats:

Competitive AT strategies for DOTA !!

Yes I'm a complete addict and have become a DOTA god

You can download all the latest DOTA maps on my site. DOTA Classic that is, not Allstars.

For information and downloads for Allstars go to http://www.dota-allstars.com

P.S DONT PLAY ALLSTARS ITS AN UNBALANCED PIECE OF CHILDISH CRAP Although 6.x series is a lot better now that monkey Guinsoo stopped editing.