I see in some forums they mention 7-slotted <name of hero here> that they use in some match. I also see 8-slotted and I think I even saw the term 12-slotted thrown in some discussion. What does that mean? I know the maximum number of items you can carry is 6 so what are they talking about?
Dota – What does 7 or 8-slotted hero in DoTA 2 mean
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I suggest you to take a look to file <Steam>\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\dota\resource\dota_english.txt
, it contains all language definitions.
If you search for DOTA_Tooltip_Ability_item
you should find a section of items tooltip definitions.
For easy consultation I copy the list here:
"item_arcane_ring" "Arcane Ring"
"item_armlet" "Armlet"
"item_assault" "Assault Cuirass"
"item_basher" "Skull Basher"
"item_belt_of_strength" "Belt of Strength"
"item_bfury" "Battle Fury"
"item_black_king_bar" "Black King Bar"
"item_blade_mail" "Blade Mail"
"item_blades_of_attack" "Blades of Attack"
"item_blade_of_alacrity" "Blade of Alacrity"
"item_blink" "Blink Dagger"
"item_bloodstone" "Bloodstone"
"item_boots" "Boots of Speed"
"item_boots_of_elves" "Boots of Elvenskin"
"item_bottle" "Bottle"
"item_bracer" "Bracer"
"item_branches" "Iron Branch"
"item_broadsword" "Broadsword"
"item_buckler" "Buckler"
"item_butterfly" "Butterfly"
"item_chainmail" "Chainmail"
"item_circlet" "Circlet"
"item_clarity" "Clarity"
"item_claymore" "Claymore"
"item_cloak" "Cloak"
"item_courier" "Animal Courier"
"item_flying_courier" "Flying Courier"
"item_cyclone" "Eul's Scepter of Divinity"
"item_dagon" "Dagon"
"item_demon_edge" "Demon Edge"
"item_desolator" "Desolator"
"item_diffusal_blade" "Diffusal Blade"
"item_diffusal_blade_2" "Diffusal Blade"
"item_dust" "Dust of Appearance"
"item_eagle" "Eaglesong"
"item_energy_booster" "Energy Booster"
"item_ethereal_blade" "Ethereal Blade"
"item_flask" "Healing Salve"
"item_force_staff" "Force Staff"
"item_gauntlets" "Gauntlets of Strength"
"item_gem" "Gem of True Sight"
"item_ghost" "Ghost Scepter"
"item_gloves" "Gloves of Haste"
"item_greater_crit" "Daedalus"
"item_hand_of_midas" "Hand of Midas"
"item_headdress" "Headdress"
"item_heart" "Heart of Tarrasque"
"item_helm_of_iron_will" "Helm of Iron Will"
"item_helm_of_the_dominator" "Helm of the Dominator"
"item_hood_of_defiance" "Hood of Defiance"
"item_hyperstone" "Hyperstone"
"item_invis_sword" "Shadow Blade"
"item_javelin" "Javelin"
"item_lesser_crit" "Crystalys"
"item_lifesteal" "Morbid Mask"
"item_sphere" "Linken's Sphere"
"item_maelstrom" "Maelstrom"
"item_magic_stick" "Magic Stick"
"item_magic_wand" "Magic Wand"
"item_manta" "Manta Style"
"item_mantle" "Mantle of Intelligence"
"item_mask_of_madness" "Mask of Madness"
"item_mekansm" "Mekansm"
"item_mithril_hammer" "Mithril Hammer"
"item_mjollnir" "Mjollnir"
"item_monkey_king_bar" "Monkey King Bar"
"item_mystic_staff" "Mystic Staff"
"item_necronomicon" "Necronomicon"
"item_necronomicon_2" "Necronomicon"
"item_necronomicon_3" "Necronomicon"
"item_null_talisman" "Null Talisman"
"item_oblivion_staff" "Oblivion Staff"
"item_ogre_axe" "Ogre Club"
"item_orchid" "Orchid Malevolence"
"item_pers" "Perseverance"
"item_phase_boots" "Phase Boots"
"item_pipe" "Pipe of Insight"
"item_platemail" "Platemail"
"item_point_booster" "Point Booster"
"item_poor_mans_shield" "Poor Man's Shield"
"item_power_treads" "Power Treads"
"item_power_treads_str" "Strength"
"item_power_treads_agi" "Agility"
"item_power_treads_int" "Intelligence"
"item_quarterstaff" "Quarterstaff"
"item_quelling_blade" "Quelling Blade"
"item_radiance" "Radiance"
"item_rapier" "Divine Rapier"
"item_reaver" "Reaver"
"item_refresher" "Refresher Orb"
"item_aegis" "Aegis of the Immortal"
"item_cheese" "Cheese"
"item_relic" "Sacred Relic"
"item_ring_of_basilius" "Ring of Basilius"
"item_ring_of_health" "Ring of Health"
"item_ring_of_protection" "Ring of Protection"
"item_ring_of_regen" "Ring of Regen"
"item_robe" "Robe of the Magi"
"item_sange" "Sange"
"item_sange_and_yasha" "Sange and Yasha"
"item_satanic" "Satanic"
"item_sheepstick" "Scythe of Vyse"
"item_shivas_guard" "Shiva's Guard"
"item_skadi" "Eye of Skadi"
"item_slippers" "Slippers of Agility"
"item_sobi_mask" "Sage's Mask"
"item_soul_booster" "Soul Booster"
"item_soul_ring" "Soul Ring"
"item_staff_of_wizardry" "Staff of Wizardry"
"item_stout_shield" "Stout Shield"
"item_talisman_of_evasion" "Talisman of Evasion"
"item_tango" "Tango"
"item_tpscroll" "Town Portal Scroll"
"item_travel_boots" "Boots of Travel"
"item_ultimate_orb" "Ultimate Orb"
"item_ultimate_scepter" "Aghanim's Scepter"
"item_urn_of_shadows" "Urn of Shadows"
"item_recipe_urn_of_shadows" "Urn of Shadows Recipe"
"item_vanguard" "Vanguard"
"item_vitality_booster" "Vitality Booster"
"item_vladmir" "Vladmir's Offering"
"item_void_stone" "Void Stone"
"item_ward_observer" "Observer Ward"
"item_ward_sentry" "Sentry Ward"
"item_wraith_band" "Wraith Band"
"item_yasha" "Yasha"
"item_arcane_boots" "Arcane Boots"
"item_orb_of_venom" "Orb of Venom"
"item_ancient_janggo" "Drum of Endurance"
"item_medallion_of_courage" "Medallion of Courage"
"item_smoke_of_deceit" "Smoke of Deceit"
"item_veil_of_discord" "Veil of Discord"
Lane support is also called a babysitter
because the hero will basically babysit the ally carry to help him grow faster and without too much danger.
Being a babysitter means:
- observer wards close to the lane
- harassing the enemy (best done with a ranged support like dazzle)
- Denying creeps to disable some xp from the enemy
- Not last-hitting any creeps and creating space for your carry to move around without any danger
- Using the pulling techniques for keeping your own creeps next to your towers
- Using the hero-attack technique (i do not know how it is really called), where you have to stay behind your wave of creeps and right click an enemy hero, so that the enemy creeps start attacking you, and they will move inwards to your lane, leaving them exposed for the carry to dispose of them more safely.
- Providing occasional tp's/healing salves/sentry wards for heroes like Broodmother/Rikimaru/Phantom lancer/Bounty hunter,etc
The Support is usually assisting the whole team, and he's not focused on babysitting even though he might do something similar on the lane. Though the support role is encouraged to get some kind of farm to provide certain items (Mekansm, pipe, etc) that will be necessary to the team, where the babysitter or lane support, focuses on sacrificing a support's money and early game towards a fast rush to success from the main carry.
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Best Answer
In some really long matches (say more than an hour) you will have a lot of extra gold left over even after saving for buyback. Some ways you can be more than 6 slotted are:
Plus, the Attack Speed from multiple moonshard stack..More about that here.
Alchemist is an hero which if played well can easily get 6-slotted in 25-30 mins(because of his passive Greevil's Gold). So after that an Alchemist will spend his surplus gold on either Aghanims for his teammates or buy and consume moonshards.
Edit 1: As pointed out by Mandeep, Multiple Moonshard do not stack and you can consume only one. But in the case of Lone Druid, his Spirit Bear can also consume a moonshard.
Edit 2: Divine Rapier is an item which gives +330 damage and drops on death. So rapier is a high-risk-high-reward item and losing one to the enemy's carry may just result in a loss for you. To workaround this problem, heroes like Ember Spirit, Medusa and Gyrocopter will make extra rapiers which they will store in their inventory so that even if they do drop their rapier they'll still have one when they respawn. (Thanks to Fatalize for this point.)