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Help getting into Dota 2.

Younger bro and his bros are tryingto get into it , I'm not ...
exciting national degenerate
  02/17/14
This guide is old but it's still a good starting point: ...
Hyperventilating Slate Principal's Office
  02/17/14
Yeah I read that and a couple other basic ones, learned some...
exciting national degenerate
  02/17/14
If you're going to play support the other thing I'd say is t...
Hyperventilating Slate Principal's Office
  02/17/14
Yeah that is one thing I definitely don't fully get, I just ...
exciting national degenerate
  02/17/14
Lich, DK, Viper, Sven, Warlock, Zeus, Troll Warlord, Lion, W...
Hyperventilating Slate Principal's Office
  02/17/14
ty
exciting national degenerate
  02/17/14
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Beta Stag Film Psychic
  07/07/14
i'm pretty sure you don't want to play this because it's a c...
Beta Stag Film Psychic
  02/17/14
idgaf, and I'll mostly be playing with my bro/friends anyway...
exciting national degenerate
  02/17/14
oooh, let's care about not pissing off hyperactive 12 y/o's ...
Green giraffe
  02/17/14
Dota 2 seems like retarded shit. I know from experience t...
charismatic house corn cake
  02/17/14
TF2 is not shit, man wtf. It's honestly my favorite FPS, sim...
exciting national degenerate
  02/17/14
Keep talking shit about blizzard faggot
Stirring demanding quadroon karate
  07/07/14
Blizzard went to shit after they got fat and lazy with WoW ...
Pearly Abusive Spot
  07/18/14
Keep talking shit about blizzard faggot!!!!
Stirring demanding quadroon karate
  07/18/14
heroes
Stirring demanding quadroon karate
  07/07/14
although it does make me want to try dota then i read someth...
Stirring demanding quadroon karate
  07/18/14
Dota sux play lol.
cream passionate whorehouse coldplay fan
  07/18/14
Cr. LoL>>>>DotA
carmine learning disabled sneaky criminal potus
  07/18/14
HOTS is gonna be down for a week, might try DOTA even though...
Stirring demanding quadroon karate
  09/24/14
dota OG - played when Gambler was around - who took ~10 yrs ...
nyuug
  01/12/26


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Date: February 17th, 2014 10:21 AM
Author: exciting national degenerate

Younger bro and his bros are tryingto get into it , I'm not sure if any are not total shit, so I'm not sure why they chose this but whatevs. I've played a liiiiiitle LoL so I kinda know the very basics but that's it.

Any decent guides that aren't extremely basic tutorials or too advanced/build/hero based?

I'm thinking of running with Lion since he seems straightforward and helpful, and like in a pinch I could use him to solo mid lane and learn that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2496749&forum_id=2Reputation#25034147)



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Date: February 17th, 2014 10:26 AM
Author: Hyperventilating Slate Principal's Office

This guide is old but it's still a good starting point:

http://www.purgegamers.com/welcome-to-dota-you-suck

Lion isn't really a great mid hero btw.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2496749&forum_id=2Reputation#25034159)



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Date: February 17th, 2014 10:29 AM
Author: exciting national degenerate

Yeah I read that and a couple other basic ones, learned some shit. I know Lion isn't meant for mid but in the low levels we'll be playing I've heard he could be just fine at it, at least up to try out and learn that role a bit before I learn another hero. I'm not planning to use him specifically for mid, probably a support role, but like I said I'm pretty sure these kids all are noobs and we won't even get into proper roles yet.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2496749&forum_id=2Reputation#25034169)



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Date: February 17th, 2014 10:35 AM
Author: Hyperventilating Slate Principal's Office

If you're going to play support the other thing I'd say is to find a good guide to warding/ward spots.

Otherwise once you have the basics, which will put you ahead of a surprisingly large % of the playerbase, practice helps more than any guide.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2496749&forum_id=2Reputation#25034182)



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Date: February 17th, 2014 10:41 AM
Author: exciting national degenerate

Yeah that is one thing I definitely don't fully get, I just know they help vision. Thanks dogg ill run a couple games against bots tonight. Any good beginner heroes? I might be needing to pick up some slack for my team.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2496749&forum_id=2Reputation#25034203)



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Date: February 17th, 2014 10:48 AM
Author: Hyperventilating Slate Principal's Office

Lich, DK, Viper, Sven, Warlock, Zeus, Troll Warlord, Lion, Wraith King, and Juggernaut are some that immediately spring to mind as fairly noob friendly.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2496749&forum_id=2Reputation#25034227)



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Date: February 17th, 2014 2:52 PM
Author: exciting national degenerate

ty

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2496749&forum_id=2Reputation#25035578)



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Date: July 7th, 2014 11:34 AM
Author: Beta Stag Film Psychic



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Date: February 17th, 2014 10:25 AM
Author: Beta Stag Film Psychic

i'm pretty sure you don't want to play this because it's a community of ragers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2496749&forum_id=2Reputation#25034157)



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Date: February 17th, 2014 10:31 AM
Author: exciting national degenerate

idgaf, and I'll mostly be playing with my bro/friends anyway so I won't be ruining games for random strangers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2496749&forum_id=2Reputation#25034174)



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Date: February 17th, 2014 2:58 PM
Author: Green giraffe

oooh, let's care about not pissing off hyperactive 12 y/o's with no prestige and no future. lol fuck that shit just silence everyone

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2496749&forum_id=2Reputation#25035612)



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Date: February 17th, 2014 10:49 AM
Author: charismatic house corn cake

Dota 2 seems like retarded shit.

I know from experience that TF2 and Left 4 Dead are shit.

WTF happened to the Valve of half life and Portal? They seem just as greedy and cynical as Blizzard or EA now.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2496749&forum_id=2Reputation#25034233)



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Date: February 17th, 2014 2:51 PM
Author: exciting national degenerate

TF2 is not shit, man wtf. It's honestly my favorite FPS, simple and fast with enough depth to make strategy and teamwork interesting.

Dota is great for what it is, but that style MOBA isn't really my thing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2496749&forum_id=2Reputation#25035577)



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Date: July 7th, 2014 1:01 PM
Author: Stirring demanding quadroon karate

Keep talking shit about blizzard faggot

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2496749&forum_id=2Reputation#25885359)



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Date: July 18th, 2014 12:06 PM
Author: Pearly Abusive Spot

Blizzard went to shit after they got fat and lazy with WoW

Starcraft sequels suck. Diablo 3 sucks.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2496749&forum_id=2Reputation#25957578)



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Date: July 18th, 2014 12:13 PM
Author: Stirring demanding quadroon karate

Keep talking shit about blizzard faggot!!!!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2496749&forum_id=2Reputation#25957627)



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Date: July 7th, 2014 12:59 PM
Author: Stirring demanding quadroon karate
Subject: heroes

Just wait till heroes of the storm its awesome I play it a ton

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2496749&forum_id=2Reputation#25885355)



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Date: July 18th, 2014 12:03 PM
Author: Stirring demanding quadroon karate

although it does make me want to try dota then i read something like that guide and realize im too old and lazy for that shit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2496749&forum_id=2Reputation#25957563)



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Date: July 18th, 2014 12:04 PM
Author: cream passionate whorehouse coldplay fan

Dota sux play lol.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2496749&forum_id=2Reputation#25957569)



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Date: July 18th, 2014 12:13 PM
Author: carmine learning disabled sneaky criminal potus

Cr. LoL>>>>DotA

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2496749&forum_id=2Reputation#25957632)



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Date: September 24th, 2014 1:26 PM
Author: Stirring demanding quadroon karate

HOTS is gonna be down for a week, might try DOTA even though i think i have LOL installed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2496749&forum_id=2Reputation#26388230)



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Date: January 12th, 2026 7:02 PM
Author: nyuug

dota OG - played when Gambler was around - who took ~10 yrs off from dota and only recently starting playing it again

Lol@ all the junk and clutter right now. game itself is bloated as hell. also cant play ranked due to low behavior score LMAO what a joke

turbo matches are awful but i cant seem to grind my way back to ranked

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2496749&forum_id=2Reputation#49584472)