The game "Dota 2" is constantly undergoing certain changes that make this project even more attractive to players. Often, such changes can affect even very important aspects, such as the animation of the gameplay. For the first time, a player gets the opportunity to directly influence how his character will be animated on the screen. And all this thanks to the introduction of kinetic gems, which will be discussed further. These stones were introduced a little over a year ago, but during this time they became incredibly popular. So what is a kinetic gem? What are its functions? How can I use it?
What is a kinetic gem?
The game "Dota 2" is filled with a wide variety of objects that can strengthen your character, weaken the enemy, and also produce a host of other actions that have one or another impact on the game itself. In 2013, the kinetic gem was presented to the players - an item that will allow you to change the animation of your character. Naturally, you do not get access to any editor, just with the help of these stones some movements and displays of blows, the use of spells and so on will change. This has absolutely no effect on the game mechanics themselves - the change is purely cosmetic. Accordingly, you can only insert these stones into cosmetic items that have corresponding slots. Thus, you get the opportunity to change how your character will look on the screen - that's what the kinetic gem is for. And now it’s worth considering in more detail what he can do.
Kinetic Stone Changes
Kinetic stone, as you already understood, makes only cosmetic changes, but it has not yet been said which ones. It’s time to fix and figure out what will change if you find one or another stone. First, pay attention that changes can be divided into four groups. The first of these is the animation of the characters themselves, the most important changes that you can imagine. With the help of such a stone you can give a new look to your hero - he will move differently, attack differently, look different.
The second group is an animation of the effects. The game has a wide variety of effects effects, which can also be changed using this stone. The third group includes special effects that are produced during the use of the character’s abilities - they should also be paid close attention. You will use abilities in this game very often, so changing their animation is a very interesting point. Well, the last group includes icons of your abilities, which can also be changed using a kinetic stone. But this is only general information, and in fact these items are unique for each of the characters: there is a kinetic gem on Puja, on the Duma, on Lich and on all other characters. Some of them are worth a look separately.
Some of the stones
The kinetic gem on Pooja changes more than five different actions, while on Skywrat the Magician - only two. Here, each has its own characteristics, for some heroes there are several kinetic gems, so luck can smile at you at any time. So, we will begin a detailed examination of what stones are changing the heroes of Dota 2. Let's start with Klokverka - he has only one stone, but he changes three animations at once: teleportation, victory and one of the skills. If you play as Crystal Maiden, then two gems will be available to you at once, each of which changes one action. The first affects the animation of your equipment, and the second affects the Crystal Nova skill. But Grandfather Prophet generally has only one gem, and he changes the only animation - his skill Crypt Sworm. In Dota 2, the kinetic gem can be very useful if you prefer to play for the character whose stone you found. But this is not a problem, since gems can be changed.
Kinetic Gem Exchange
In the game Dota 2, the kinetic gem, as you already understood, is suitable only for a certain character. What to do if you find a gem that is suitable only for the hero that you generally do not like to use? Will this stone then gather dust in your inventory? In fact, everything is much better and simpler - you can exchange or sell these items at any time. You can put the gem you found on the trading platform and get real money for it, but it is much better to use the exchange option. If you have long wanted to get a gem for your favorite character, but could not find it, but in the end you came across the wrong stone - do not despair. You can always find a person who owns the gem you need and wants to exchange it for the one that you have. In this case, you will only benefit, since you will have a thing that you have long dreamed of - a kinetic gem suitable for you. Dota 2 encourages such deals, so there is no need to think that there is anything illegal in it - everything is authorized.
Conflicts and Priority
Sometimes, when you use several gems on the same character at once, a conflict may arise. They can influence similar or identical animated actions, but you have nothing to worry about. You know what the kinetic gem does - it changes the animation of the hero. And each of these gems has a certain level of priority. Thus, if your character has several gems at once whose animation changes can cause a conflict, a priority system is automatically applied, which determines which change is more important - it takes effect. This is a very useful feature, since it eliminates the likelihood that the game will have problems due to these gems.
More specifics
So, with the abstract concepts relating to kinetic gems in principle, over. Now it's time for specifics - it is worth considering individual heroes, the number of gems they have, as well as the effects that these gems have. Naturally, it’s impossible to tell about all the heroes - there are four stones for only one Kunk, each kinetic gem on the Kunk gives its own effects, and so does each hero. But it’s still worth talking about some of the main ones.
Kinetic gems on heroes
So, it’s worth starting with Doom, one of the most popular characters in the game. He has four different stones, each of which has a different effect. One changes the animation of an automatic attack, the second changes auto-attacks and equipment, the third affects equipment and inaction, and the fourth affects equipment and appearance. Doom is an ideal character to demonstrate the priority system, since almost every stone available in it conflicts with another, so if you want to check how this system works, then you should definitely try playing for this character with all the stones activated. If you play as Dragon Knight, then you will have only one stone, which will change the animation of the equipment. Amber Spirit also has only one stone, which changes the animation of his Amber.
Summary
What do you have in the end? Kinetic gems are a nice bonus that will make your game even more spectacular. But at the same time, they do not have any effect on the process itself, so without them you will be no worse.