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ChoboFreek
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Canada83 Posts
November 06 2011 15:04 GMT
#41
That is quite a nice guide.
I've never played, or even watched DotA, but I have played LoL.
A beta key would be nice to try it out. Looking for something new to play.
traumaplay
Profile Joined October 2011
11 Posts
November 06 2011 15:12 GMT
#42
Would love to be considered for the key :o Great to see that the nubs get a chance around here! And I love the content that's geared towards newbies - there does not seem to be quite enough of that out there. A personal hope of mine is to be able to get into the beta, and possibly use that to produce write-ups on the general roles of each hero that's currently up and the ins and outs of each that I can gather. Kind of like mini-guides I guess.

Thanks for the article ^^
archonOOid
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
1983 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-06 15:15:22
November 06 2011 15:14 GMT
#43
As a dota veteran I can say that tip number 5 is good at first but as you progresses you will learn that you can be much more aggressive with your hero.

Lesson one: don't die
Lesson two: be aggressive
Lesson three: don't be overaggressive

At the top level you have learned the fine balance between passivity and aggression.
I'm Quotable (IQ)
RedJustice
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States1004 Posts
November 06 2011 15:18 GMT
#44
I have never played DotA before, but I really want to, lol! I watch linklink's stream every now and then and it looks really fun.

Thanks for a newb friendly guide too! I have been trying to follow some different conversations and threads in the DotA subforum but I get so lost cause I never played it before at all. I think you are probably right-- these are things that an experienced player doesn't even think about!
Count9
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
China10928 Posts
November 06 2011 15:23 GMT
#45
Don't die is so much easier said than done, once someone sniffs out a bad player and they're ahead, they're going to farm you through two towers. If you're new, tell your teammates and ask for ganks on your lane or you won't survive even if you play carefully.
DragonAce
Profile Joined July 2011
1 Post
November 06 2011 15:24 GMT
#46
I've never played DotA, HoN, or LoL But the genre interests me and I want to try it out. Thanks for the guide and putting things into context also.
rwl10
Profile Joined November 2011
2 Posts
November 06 2011 15:27 GMT
#47
I'm a pretty experienced player 5 or 6 years now, but i wanted to say this is a very nice intro guide. Going along with the post above teams like Na'Vi are known for their very aggressive play style. One of the best ways to help your DotA performances is to be able to accurately assess battles to determine not just if they are winnable, but also if there is a way you can save a teammate w/o dying.
Leeoku
Profile Joined May 2010
1617 Posts
November 06 2011 15:29 GMT
#48
id like a dota key @_@ iv played league of legends only and maybe a few games of dota.. man was it bad cant even last hit not to mention denying. but iv watched so much dota recently. I think the hardest part is getting used to the graphics.. so much different than hon/LoL or dota 1
Chocolate
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States2350 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-06 17:02:57
November 06 2011 15:35 GMT
#49
I would love a beta key. Never played dota before, but I can tell that this game will immediately be one of my favorites. I have played about 200 games of LoL, and watched enough dota2 to know that I would enjoy dota immensely because it seems to take a lot more skill. So hopefully that counts as being new
Great tips, I've learned most of them from LoL but those are probably the most important of any dota-like game.

Beta Key Pwease<3
Bullen
Profile Joined July 2011
Sweden10 Posts
November 06 2011 15:42 GMT
#50
I am very new to Dota, never played.
Dota: https://dotabuff.com/players/2111969
Benjef
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United Kingdom6921 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-06 15:45:41
November 06 2011 15:43 GMT
#51
Good read, interesting reading from a newbies experience.

- Don't consider me for the key, I've been playing dota on and off for the past year or so . And yes Furion is a terrible first hero to play :D.

Also I'm loving all these new dota blogs, I'm considering writing a guide for something... But I don't think I'm good enough to do so and don't want to look like an idiot :D
<3 | Dota 2 | DayZ | <3
Stormich
Profile Joined August 2003
Croatia336 Posts
November 06 2011 15:46 GMT
#52
I played Dota once, I guess that makes me a noob and since no one wants to BGH anymore I'd like to try and learn Dota 2
hi
Daedaluz
Profile Joined December 2010
Germany19 Posts
November 06 2011 15:50 GMT
#53
Well I guess I'm almost exactly like you: I didn't watch the international, but I watched ESWC and have been watching linklink stream quite a lot. I've downloaded DOTA and am trying to get better. I would really appreciate a beta key <3.
On October 27 2011 21:52 Kabras wrote:Terran is the new zerg while toss is a fuckin skeleton vampire swordsman from hell who shoots fireballs from his ass and shits all over everyone else's stuff.
Erakith
Profile Joined November 2011
United States2 Posts
November 06 2011 16:14 GMT
#54
I'd love the key. I played a little bit of DotA with my wife, as she was an avid dota gamer, but I never was able to get good at it because the shop system is very complicated. Once I got the mechanics, I had no idea how to build the items I needed, and which shop to get them from.

I got good at LoL after that and then started playing HoN, which I am very competant at.

I'd love me some DotA 2!

Also it was my birthday yesterday, and it'd be the best gift ever.
Thanks man
ramon
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany4842 Posts
November 06 2011 16:28 GMT
#55
i played a shitton of hon and lol and a few games of dota, maybe you will still consider me, but i'm not more deserving than anyone else interesting point of view
bisu
Talent.L
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
119 Posts
November 06 2011 16:38 GMT
#56
very nicely written guide
Kragx
Profile Joined February 2010
Denmark236 Posts
November 06 2011 16:54 GMT
#57
Great blog.

Good to see people getting introduced to Dota(2). Hope you will enjoy playing it.
BullBritt
Profile Joined April 2010
Sweden3 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-09 07:50:03
November 06 2011 17:29 GMT
#58
I would love a beta key, i have watch some gameplay and the game seems amazing!:D

Thanks for this opportunity! Its very nice of you to give away your beta keys! I am and i know alot of other people appreciate this kind of things
Gorillaz2189
Profile Joined November 2011
2 Posts
November 06 2011 17:32 GMT
#59
This sounds like a really fun game. Thanks.
Gofarman
Profile Joined June 2010
Canada646 Posts
November 06 2011 17:37 GMT
#60
I've played some LoL, but no Dota for me. Key plox :D :D
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