I think its good to post it, since most of players dont understand about the meaning of courier and wards, so please read and change the way you play by buying couriers and wards.
Dear Heroes of Newerth community,
It has come to my attention that a lot of you think a courier does not need to be purchased at level one. Whether this lack of a courier may be due to a lack of support on your team or just general apathy does not really make a difference. I wish to make my opinion on the subject abundantly clear:
If you don't get a courier at level one, you will lose the game.
How does not having a courier guarantee you to lose the game? Well, technically it doesn't, but practically it does. The thing about not having a courier is that if you don't get a courier, the problems start as early as your mid failing hard.
"But Mr. Nigma, a good mid can win even without a courier!"
No he can't. Not if he's up against an enemy of the same skill level.
"But why? What's the big deal?"
If your mid does not have a courier, he does not have a bottle. If he does not have a bottle, he cannot bottle runes. If he cannot bottle runes, he cannot refill his bottle. If he cannot refill his bottle, his enemy will refill his bottle every time. If his enemy refills his bottle every time, his enemy has unlimited health and mana- and I think you can agree that having unlimited health and mana to be a significant advantage.
"If Middle wants a courier that badly, he should just buy it himself. Also, why doesn't he just get a bottle at level 1? Problem solved."
No. Please stop using this logic. Unlike the other lanes, a the solo player middle needs all +damage and stats he can muster at early levels else he cant compete with last hitting. It's completely unviable to go bottle at level 1. Nobody should ever have to do this.
If your team has no courier and no wards at level one, and your enemy does, you will lose middle lane against same skilled players that do. Guaranteed.
"But our team really doesn't have any Support and I really don't want to buy a courier"
Too bad. Bite the bullet. If you aren't soloing, and nobody bought a courier, you have to buy a courier. Yes, it's going to suck not having those +stats items or that buckler you should have, and yes, it's probably your team's fault, and yes, they probably screwed you over by picking those four melee heroes that you didn't need- but let's face it: buying that courier is going to significantly increase your chance of winning. So just do it.
PS: And if nobody bought wards: Buy one. You don't even need to buy two. One Ward provides your mid with the knowledge of 3 tablet spawns for the first 6 minutes of the game.
11 comments:
I think buying a bottle is still viable with heroes like thunderbringer, pyromancer, defiler and witch slayer because they can spam skill on last hitting creeps on early levels with their mana efficient skills.. and with the addition of a level 1 bottle.. they have a nearly unlimited mana to spam it to get last hits.. :D
I disagree. A mid nuker really shouldn't be spamming his spells until at least level 3 where they can then have 2 levels in their nuking ability. To use the spells before is a waste of mana. Since you are waiting until level 3 you can use that time to farm the bottle and have the courier bring it.
"I think buying a bottle is still viable with heroes like thunderbringer, pyromancer, defiler and witch slayer because they can spam skill on last hitting creeps on early levels with their mana efficient skills.. and with the addition of a level 1 bottle.. they have a nearly unlimited mana to spam it to get last hits.. :D"
You need to see a doctor, because your brain clearly isn't working right. No one, with the exception of possible dark lady, moraxus and maybe 1 or 2 other heroes, should be spamming skills for last hits. The only time I want to see anyone, other than the two I mentioned, using skills for last hits would be soulstealer or chipper at 20 minutes when they're level 16 and clearing waves to pick up their next big item.
I use Thunderbringer Chain Lighting to get last hit and harras the enemy, usually in mid lane
There is an exception I like to play a lot, which is Plague Rider + bottle level 1 + spamming first skill as soon as possible. I always have the "wtf fail", but it usually does the trick against players with same skill level and most heroes (nothing better than a devourer). In general, I am out of mana (bottle + third skill) by the time of first rune.
If anyone has any idea on how to improve this build, I am all ears :)
If ur mid plague and you're failing last hits just to do an auto attacks's worth of damage, then ur prob 1600 And below.
Bottle is such a terrible starting item for any hero.
Soulstealer is the only exception to the bottle rule I can see. If his team buys a winged to start he can spam his hands to get last hits and bottle ferry with the flying. This strategy is very effective and means you get a very solid advantage over the enemy mid. This is a very situational case thought and highly unlikely to occur for the players this article is targeted at.
Disagree about heroes not being supposed to use skills for last hits, especially if they can harass at the same time, i.e. they have AoE. Hag is a good example. It's mostly not even worth it to leave mid and go gank as Hag unless you get a very lucky rune and can be back farming ASAP or your team is losing hard. You're just that much better with gold and levels - go swing the game at level 7-9 instead. Same case with Defiler and Torturer (if he's not used as some kind of support stunner).
I dont understand your answer about plague.
I dont fail mid, quite the opposite. I was saying that, by buying bottle at level 1 and spamming first skill as soon as possible, I am able to own mid (harass, last hit, deny) for the 2 first minutes and then get the rune.
My question is, according to this thread, should we consider PR as the exception that should buy bottle at level 1 and spam skill before level 3, or is my build not that good (even tho it works for me)?
I’ll be sure to visit again and will spread the word to my friends.
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