Originally Posted by
jemd13
Hello everyone!
After a while I've finally decided to try and get into Dota 2...I've been playing LoL since beta (with a few on and offs of course) and it's a really fun game to play with friends. Now, most of my friends who played LoL with me have gone over to Dota 2...When it was still in beta, I got an invite and tried playing and didn't like it very much... Now I'm giving it a second try, this time with a friend who is also a long time LoL player,and we are both trying to learn the game.
Thing is, I'm having quite a hard time making the transition from LoL to Dota. Of course the core objectives of the game are the same (they are both mobas after all), but there are A LOT of different things in Dota, so I would like to hear some tips to learn how to play it right, and I also have a couple of questions.
Just so ya'll know, I have watched videos (beginner guides and tutorials) and will continue to do so, and I've read the skills of some champions as well as the items in the Dota Library. So, here are my questions, any other tips to make this transition easier are of course welcome :
1 - My friend who is kinda teaching me how to play keeps telling me about all these strategies that he and my other friends do, like standing infront of the minion wave of your lane at the start of the game to make your minions walk faster. Or pulling the monsters from the jungle over to the lane so that your creeps will help you kill them,things like that. Are these necessary for a beginner? Should I actually bother to do these things when trying to learn? Or should I not bother?.
2 - How am I supossed to know if I have to buy the courier (not sure how it's spelled) for my team?. Should I just buy the starting items and let someone else do it? Does it depend on the role I play?
3 - Should I bother denying the minions so that the other team doesn't get as much exp/gold? Or as a beginner I shoudn't bother? Or just do it if I get the chance? Is it really important?
4 - Any recommended champions or type of champion (strength,agility,intelligence) for a beginner? I used to love to play as a solo top or a support in LoL, but from what my friend's told me, support is a lot more responsability and more difficult here in Dota 2.
5 - Last question, my friend tells me most of the items in the game are totally situational and I will build em depending on what champions the other team has, and also that usually the items stats don't matter as much as the Active or passive effects of the item. Is this true? In that case, how do I know what to build? Just read all the items and try to make up some kind of strategy? Keep in mind I don't really know all the champions and their skill sets yet.
Any other tips are welcome like I said, thanks a lot, and sorry for asking so many questions xD