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khorax
Profile Joined November 2011
United States1 Post
November 05 2011 15:36 GMT
#41
Good luck to all for the keys!
seano
Profile Joined August 2011
Australia1 Post
November 05 2011 15:36 GMT
#42
Great guide on the basics!
superfellow
Profile Joined November 2011
1 Post
November 05 2011 15:37 GMT
#43
Very nice guide for people who haven't played a lot of DoTA, or those who played but are still not so great at it.
Slardar
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada7593 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-05 15:39:21
November 05 2011 15:37 GMT
#44
Awesome Guide Bumblebee, what a gentleman and a scholar. I think something that is underrated is really watching the minimap, as if it's Broodwar you're playing. Especially in pub games, you have to pay attention yourself not everyone always calls missing and its a good habit to get used to.
piratenaapje
Profile Joined October 2009
Belgium1 Post
November 05 2011 15:37 GMT
#45
A pretty decent guide, maybe a bit too concise, but overall decent.
feardragon
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States973 Posts
November 05 2011 15:38 GMT
#46
Loved the blog! I'm dying to get into DotA 2. I have friends who said they'd teach me how to play. =]
Ok Starcraft 2 Commentator
Roflhaxx
Profile Joined April 2010
Korea (South)1244 Posts
November 05 2011 15:38 GMT
#47
Oh my gawd, good to see all these guides showing up, obvious that it will help grow the scene ^.^
A game where the first thing you do is scout with a “worker”. Does that make any sense? Who scouts with a “worker”? That’s like sending out the janitor to perform recon, what general would do that? Retarded game.
zkygge
Profile Joined November 2011
Denmark1 Post
November 05 2011 15:38 GMT
#48
Very nice, cheers
TritaN
Profile Joined December 2010
United States406 Posts
November 05 2011 15:40 GMT
#49
On November 06 2011 00:26 Kaiko wrote:
I think positioning should be stressed from an early time. Positioning is what typically keeps a person from being okay to good, from good to great, and from great to pro, etc. It's like Macro in SC2, it should be a basic that is worked on from the very beginning so it will be a mechanical process in your head, you're always aware of your position, even when you're actually not aware of it. Too many times I've seen bad positioning throw away a lane, or even a game.


Yep. This actually can't be stressed enough, especially for new players who simply can't understand why they are being ganked and losing games, even when they are farming decently. Get it in your head that if you die, it is YOUR fault for being in the wrong place relative to your enemies' map presence.

Being constantly aware of not only your positioning, but the enemies - and the opportunities that presents - is a big part of what makes the difference between "decent" and having the potential to go pro.
zeru
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
8156 Posts
November 05 2011 15:42 GMT
#50
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vOkk
Profile Joined June 2010
Belgium576 Posts
November 05 2011 15:43 GMT
#51
very nice written guide, gl everyone
Mobius_1
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United Kingdom2763 Posts
November 05 2011 15:43 GMT
#52
Bumblebee, you had me at "Dire" and "Radiant".
Starleague Forever. RIP KT Violet~
TableSalt
Profile Joined June 2011
United States1 Post
November 05 2011 15:43 GMT
#53
Thanks for the guide. I never realized that you could double-pull as radiant. I played dota for along time and never knew that. The guide was short and sweet -- the best way to write a guide.
InvictusFTW
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States17 Posts
November 05 2011 15:44 GMT
#54
Haven't ever played DotA but I've played LoL. Thanks for this guide! Explains the differences between DotA and LoL to me more!
I’m not afraid to die on a treadmill. I will not be outworked. You may be more talented than me. You might be smarter than me. And you may be better looking than me. But if we get on a treadmill together you are going to get off first or I’m going to
MeriaDoKk
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
Chile1726 Posts
November 05 2011 15:45 GMT
#55
Nice read, though I'm only doing this for the key, I kinda feel bad.
I miss playing Dota with my friends, LoL and HoN are good but just... Not the same.
Dullahan
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States248 Posts
November 05 2011 15:45 GMT
#56
Thanks for the videos! They really helped with understanding the explanations
rabidduck
Profile Joined July 2010
Canada22 Posts
November 05 2011 15:46 GMT
#57
Thanks for the guide basics guides like this are useful to even veteran hon players as over the years S2 had made so many minor tweaks to the basics information like this makes me go "oh yah thats how it works in dota, I remmeber now"
Durak
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Canada3685 Posts
November 05 2011 15:46 GMT
#58
Good easy read. The one thing I'm not thrilled about is going back to the 0 minute runes of DotA after the removal in HoN. That was an amazing change for pub games and, in my opinion, made the game more accessible to new players.

On November 06 2011 00:36 Senx wrote:
I would really like to learn more about what champions go into certain lanes and what the core item setup is on every type of hero.
...

The first thing to learn is that playable characters are called heroes in DotA and not champions. Secondly, explaining what heroes go into certain lanes is challenging. The nuances of each hero make it difficult to categorize past support, carry, and jungler while those don't explain what lane they'll go in. You need to view the two full team lineups. Thirdly, it would be a lot of work to cover the "core item setup on every type of hero" because there are over a hundred heroes. You should look up each one individually rather than one gigantic guide.
Arteus
Profile Joined November 2011
Croatia1 Post
November 05 2011 15:46 GMT
#59
great guide for beginners.. keep up the good work ^_^
Draglino
Profile Joined November 2011
Turkey1 Post
November 05 2011 15:46 GMT
#60
Well I've been following you through twitter and now here's a chance for me to win Dota 2 key. I'm looking forward to it!
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