2013-07-18, 12:57 AM
Add Sad Onion Dota!
Not guide related or helpful but it has nice music for each hero, with some of their lines or the sound of some of their skills:
[video=youtube;GI-SfsoL0ws]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI-SfsoL0ws&feature=c4-overview&playnext=1&list=TLQr9jdXCYP5Y[/video]
Sproink!
EDIT: A better description of DotaFire is, it isn't a place to read about skill and items builds but their explanation of the Heroes. Most guides there have strenghts/weaknesses, what can that hero do, a brief explanation of their skills (or really long ones that explain mechanics and other complicated stuff), which I think is really good. Following just one item/skill build that you saw online might not be that helpful and maybe limiting, since every game is different.
I'd also add joindota.com because it's has a decent user interface to see who is streaming and what tournaments are being held. I recommend staying away from the forums, though. Watching some pro games helps understand heroes and situation.
Beyond the Summit youtube or their twitch channel, if you want to watch some tournament games with commentators. The commentators on BTS are rather knowledgeable, funny and biased (which I think is also funny). It's possible to learn a lot watching pro games, but it's important to remember that pubs behave in a very different way.
But BTS doesn't cast every tournament so there's also Join Dota youtube channel and it's main caster Tobi Wan's twitch. He has a particular style while casting that many like because it makes watching games more interesting. When I first watched his TI2 casting I didn't really enjoy it, but once I understood a bit more about the game I also understood his hype and made it one of my favorite casters.
Not guide related or helpful but it has nice music for each hero, with some of their lines or the sound of some of their skills:
[video=youtube;GI-SfsoL0ws]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI-SfsoL0ws&feature=c4-overview&playnext=1&list=TLQr9jdXCYP5Y[/video]
Sproink!
EDIT: A better description of DotaFire is, it isn't a place to read about skill and items builds but their explanation of the Heroes. Most guides there have strenghts/weaknesses, what can that hero do, a brief explanation of their skills (or really long ones that explain mechanics and other complicated stuff), which I think is really good. Following just one item/skill build that you saw online might not be that helpful and maybe limiting, since every game is different.
I'd also add joindota.com because it's has a decent user interface to see who is streaming and what tournaments are being held. I recommend staying away from the forums, though. Watching some pro games helps understand heroes and situation.
Beyond the Summit youtube or their twitch channel, if you want to watch some tournament games with commentators. The commentators on BTS are rather knowledgeable, funny and biased (which I think is also funny). It's possible to learn a lot watching pro games, but it's important to remember that pubs behave in a very different way.
But BTS doesn't cast every tournament so there's also Join Dota youtube channel and it's main caster Tobi Wan's twitch. He has a particular style while casting that many like because it makes watching games more interesting. When I first watched his TI2 casting I didn't really enjoy it, but once I understood a bit more about the game I also understood his hype and made it one of my favorite casters.