How to learn to play Dota well. How to properly play the first half of the game in Dota

Introduction

This guide is intended for beginners and experienced players may seem too simple, but still I want to help people who have just started playing a little to understand some of the intricacies of the game. Also in this guide I will analyze the main mistakes of beginner players.

This guide contains:

1. Introduction

2.Correct farming

3.How to use TP (teleportation scroll)

5 correct gank

6. A few words about choosing a hero and artifacts for him

7 what is ss and how to name lines correctly

8 Conclusion

All figures given in the guide are approximate (except for the time of the appearance of creeps and runes) and are only needed for beginners to grasp the meaning of what is written. For information accessibility, there are many examples in the guide.

Correct farm

Many novice players make mistakes when farming on the lane, they don't bother to finish off creeps (they just hit them with an auto attack), you can't do this, you need to deal only ONE hit on a creep - the last one. If you don't, then you just lose about 45 coins for each creep. Also, my newbies have a question - why can't you just stand and beat the creeps? Because then your creeps will quickly move under the taurus (tower) of the enemy, and you will not be able to farm under the enemy tower.

Also, almost all novice players put the priority of killing a hero higher, finishing creeps, but for killing an enemy hero you will receive about 250, which is practically equivalent to killing 5 creeps (professional DotA players can kill up to 700 enemy creeps in 50 minutes of play, and now count How many heroes do you need to kill in order to farm the same amount of money?), so instead of climbing under the enemy tower at the initial levels, shouting: "I'm a dad!" it is better to stand and calmly match the creeps, of course, if there is an opportunity to kill the enemy hero without huge risk, then you can try.

And even more, while standing on the lane with the enemy, you can use the skill as much as possible, since mana will be restored while you are standing and farming, but your opponent will most likely be very enraged that he has to constantly spend money on tango and ointment (restoring lives). Of course, I do not recommend spending all the mana as it may be useful to you.

The first creeps appear after the start of the countdown, and then every 30 seconds.

The first forest creeps appear at 30 seconds, then at 1 minute and then every minute (30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, etc.) Not all heroes can farm in the forest, but only those who are allowed by their skills (abilities) .For instance , , , , . .

How to use TP (teleportation scroll)

Many beginners buy a teleportation scroll in order to simply return to the lane (yes, this method can be useful if you need to quickly move to some part of the map, for example, to help allies in the batch), but I would recommend taking the scroll with you to the lane as it can save you from ganking (killing) p. s if you notice that the enemy team will head to your lane and you there, completely alone, can quickly teleport to the base.

Many beginners very often forget to monitor the appearance of the rune, but it can save you from a gank or, on the contrary, help you kill an enemy hero.

Here are a couple of examples:

1. Enemy heroes are chasing you and you have little health. In such situations, such runes as regeneration, hast (speed), and invisibility (invisibility) can help.

2. Also, such runes as DD (double damage), illusions (creates two of your copies), hast and inviz can help you gank (kill) an enemy hero.

It is especially important to counter the runes if you are standing in the mid (center line).

Let me give you an example from personal practice: I play with SF , I stand in mid and go to counter the next rune. This rune turned out to be the rune of illusions. In total, I have half my mana and 3/4 lives. I take the rune into the bottle and use the rune. Then I myself, with 1 illusion, go to the mid lane and send one to reconnaissance to the top. Next, my illusion stumbles upon the enemy hero-lion (Lyon has an ult, no brain). Lyon, seeing the beaten SF-a, does not hesitate to use the ult on my copy. As a result, I farm mid full hp and mana. Lyon is at the top without ultimate, mana and brain.

The first rune appears exactly when the first wave of creeps starts to go and every 2 minutes after that (for example, 2 minutes, 4 minutes, 6 minutes, etc.).

Wards can help you track the appearance of runes.

Correct gang

Many newcomers, seeing a hero with a small amount of hp, with full pants of courage, rush to finish him off under the enemy brand. As a result, the enemy hero died and you died.

There is no sense in this, since the enemy hero received as much experience and money as you did, and if the enemy hero's allies were under the enemy brand, then they will also receive money and experience (less of course, but they will receive). As a result, you will only do a service to the enemy team. It is worth killing the enemy only if you are sure that you can leave the brand, or if the enemy is on an open area not covered by the taver and enemy heroes.

A few words about choosing a hero and artifacts for him

When choosing a hero, you need to rely on the bundles with the heroes of the allies and counterpicks to the heroes of the enemy, and not just pick any hero you like.

Artifacts should be bought by matching the situation, and not the same ones every game.

I once did not like guides on heroes, because there people indicate in what sequence to download skills, and what items to collect, after all, these things call on the situation (although there are items that are simply necessary for some heroes) in the guides on the hero, you can read tactics and links with heroes ( also guides on heroes can help you better understand the skills (abilities) of the hero), but otherwise I recommend based on the situation!

What is ss and how to name lines correctly

SS-from the English "miSS". Means that the enemy hero has left his line and is probably going to gank (kill). "SS" is needed so that the allies know that the enemy hero has left the line and behave more carefully. The number before "SS "means the number of players who left the lane. For example, ss2 means that two heroes left the lane in currents. You should be careful, perhaps they are thinking something. If you see that the enemy hero has pushed your lane, inform your allies by writing" SS "in the chat. when you write "SS", you can also indicate which line the hero left, for example "SS mid".

Line names:

1.TOP - top line (sometimes called UP)

2.MID - center line

3.BOT - lower line (the lower line is called differently: BOT, DOWN, or simply BOTTOM)

Conclusion

I hope this guide will help beginners choose the right strategy and understand some of the intricacies and features of the game.

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Close combat
Carry - Pusher - Jungler - Durable - Escape

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Close combat
Carry - Support - Durable - Disabler - Initiator

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distant battle
Support - Jungler - Pusher - Durable - Disabler

Nature "s- Prophet-

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distant battle
Carry - Jungler - Pusher - Escape - Nuker

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distant battle
Disabler - Jungler - Initiator - Pusher

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distant battle
Support - Jungler - Pusher

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distant battle
Carry - Nuker

Do you want to play DoTA 2 and not hear offensive remarks about the curvature of the arms and everything else in your address? Or maybe you've already dared to launch the game, but still feel very insecure on the battlefield? This article will guide you on how to play DoTA 2.

Steps

Part 1

Game against bots. When you first start the game, this option will be the best, because with it you will get acquainted with the basics of the game and the basics of management, and your teammates will not pour a tub of slops on you for lack of experience. And who to pour - bots will also be your partners. So open the Play tab at the top, and click on Practice with bots.

• Play with bots first - they are indifferent to newbies, unlike much more intolerant people.
• Another option is a Co-op match with bots, where a team of humans plays against a team of bots.

1. Play against friends. If you already more or less know how to play, then you can play with your friends. Or against friends. The latter is even better, because nothing strengthens friendship more than killing a friend in the game and talking about an unfriendly close relationship with his mother. A game of this type can be created in the main menu and, if desired, protected from outside players with a password. However, you can leave it open.

   A game about unfamiliar players. If you can't live a day without hearing jokes about your gender, age, social status and sexual orientation, or if the meaning of your life is to kill and punish DoTa players - is this option for you? completely.

   Select a game mode. The game mode can be changed, and, in fact, in any game. The chosen mode determines what kind of heroes you and your opponents will play.

   • “All Pick” - all heroes are open.
   • “Single Draft” - a limited number of heroes with a certain attribute are open.
   • “Captain’s Mode” is the standard in championships when the team captains choose the heroes.
   • "Random Draft" - the choice of players are given 22 heroes, the choice is step-by-step.
   • “Least Played” - 40 most frequently used ones are removed from the list of available heroes.
   • “Limited Heroes” - the choice is limited to the simplest heroes.
   • “All Random” - everything is random.

2. Tweak the settings. Competently set settings are a guarantee that the game will be played with the right people. By the way, it will not be superfluous to make sure of the quality of the Internet connection. Remember, lags are fatal to your champion!

   • The most important thing in this case is the correct choice of the location of the game server. It is worth playing with those and those who are closest to you from a geographic point of view, which is especially important for a weak connection to the Network.
   • Other settings of interest to us ... maybe the language? Why not, as a matter of fact.

Part 3

1. Choose a winning strategy. There are three trails on the map, three lines of the line. During the game, the bulk of all events will take place there. Since there are 5 players, and there are 3 lines, it will not be possible to stand equally everywhere. In general, the game boils down to winning on your lane, destroying all the enemy's towers and destroying his base. And for this you need to decide who will play on what line.

2. Be a team player. DoTA 2 is a team game that requires a single work of all players. After all, the goal is not to break into the first place in kills, but to destroy the enemy towers and the base. A player who plays regardless of the team aspect of the game is not a player, but everything that disgruntled teammates rightfully tell him.

   • Creeps - those small figures walking along the lines are also part of your team. Moreover, it is also a guarantee of victory. Creeps protect you from damage, so it makes sense to stand behind them.
   • But enemy creeps can and should be killed - they give gold for this.

Dota 2- continuation of the famous multiplayer game, which is very popular among many fans of mythical battles. The essence of the game as a whole is no different from the first part. The plot is outrageously simple - one team of players engages in battle against another team of players. The task of each of them is to destroy the opponent's base, while there are many different kinds of nuances that simplify or complicate the overall task. That is why this article will consider the answer to the question as to whether how to learn to play Dota 2.

A few simple rules for beginners

• Playing against people. It is best to start playing against people, so you will quickly get into the picture, because bots act completely differently than people, moreover, you can stupidly watch how more experienced colleagues behave and take an example from them. If you have a familiar doter, then invite him to a computer club - to run together, in this case the training will be greatly accelerated.
• The emphasis should be on heroes, not heroes. Many novice players wanting learn to play Dota 2 make a huge mistake - from the very first seconds of the gameplay they are trying to destroy the rival hero. In no case should this be done. Focus your attention on creeps - strangers and friends. Killing an enemy mob - you will receive a certain amount of gold, finishing off yours - reduce the experience gained by the enemy player.
• One for all and all for one. Dota 2 is a multiplayer game, and therefore you need to act accordingly. You should not try to prove something to someone, you play as a team, and behave correctly. That is, you need to act together, only then there will be a result, as in such a sports game as football. As one famous person said - Argentina has Messi, Portugal has Ronaldo, Spain has Torres and only Germany has a team. In the game Dota 2, this principle works 100%.
• Don't get hung up on one hero. There are many of them in the game, and each has its own advantages and disadvantages - the balance of the game is equal, but they can surpass the rival discord. Having studied at least briefly each character represented by the game, you will know what he can do and what he is “afraid” of. That is, in the future you will be able not only to play for him, but also against him. There is no need to rush, each character needs to be given at least a few game parties.
• Correct purchase. In addition to the fact that each hero has his own "technical" features, he also needs a separate set of all kinds of things that are sold for the gold earned. Moreover, most of the good clothes are typesetting. To assemble one of such sets - you need to know what is included in it, it takes a lot of time to study the relevant information, so it is more advisable to study game recipes outside the game - by looking at various kinds of guides and instructions on thematic blogs and forums.

What else?

Hello, dear readers, today we will tell you where to start and how to play Dota 2. Teaching everything at once in one article is, of course, unrealistic, but it is quite possible to talk about the basics and give useful basic advice.

Let's start with the menu. After Dota 2 switched to a new engine, the menu has changed a lot and you can easily get confused in it.

Menu

When you enter the game, you see the main page, there is a little bit of everything on it. In the middle, the main news, and below them is a chat where you can chat with your friends or team. Your profile is shown on the left, and below it is a list of your Steam contacts. To the right of the center, statistics in the last game and friends' news (their achievements or just their statuses) are shown.

You may have noticed 5 tabs, what is there?

1. The first tab is "Heroes" and, accordingly, you can see there all the heroes of Dota 2. All of them are located in the table, which is divided into 3 parts: strength, dexterity, intelligence. Below the table you can see filters that will help you sort them and choose the one you need. Filters such as Carry and Support have 3 priority levels each. Previously, there were more different filters for the character, such as: Tank or Initiator, but in Reborn it disappeared somewhere. Further, if you choose a hero, then you can immediately try it out with bots and cheats.
2. Next, there is the "Store" tab, and this is not the store that is in the game itself. Items purchased here will be for beauty purposes only and will not change anything on the battlefield. Here you can buy items or a whole costume for a hero, or buy a chest, from which only 1 item from a set can drop. Sometimes they sell passes to tournaments, for example: The International, or they now sell Winter 2016 Battle Pass.
3. In the third tab "View", you can watch live matches, tournaments, perhaps some of your records. The live broadcast is very interestingly implemented, from the menu you can see only the statistics of the characters and their movement on the map, but if you go to the viewing itself, then you will be shown absolutely everything. You can see all the units on the map and the full statistics of the heroes, up to the fact that you can see how much gold and experience was received at a certain minute. And on top of all this, you can include a commentator who will clearly and clearly explain what is generally happening in the game.
4. "Learning" is a very important tab for all newbies. If this is your first time in Dota 2 and do not know what to do in the game in general, then you should definitely go through the training. There are 3 types of practice: learning the mechanics of the game, training matches and just matches with bots.
5. The last tab of the "Game Library", which presents all the modes created by the community. Custom games are the main difference between Dota 2 on Sourse 2 and the Sourse version. Before the major update, they were not officially in Dota 2, although they could be played through third-party programs and sites, but no one knew about them. In the current version, custom modes are an integral part of Dota 2, the same feature that distinguishes it from all MOBA games.

What are custom games?

They are all different from each other, but one thing we can say for sure - they will not be bored with them! It has everything: classic Warcraft, fighting off waves of zombies, creep races, ship battles, and this is just the beginning. Any gamer can create and upload mods on Steam, because it's completely free. The only problem is that writing the game mode itself is not easy enough, there is little documentation on this topic, and the very language in which all this is written is not easy, but you can always learn it.

Also more recently, Valve decided to support such developers and created the Custom Game Pass program. Now, in some especially popular modifications, their own shops with donation may appear, the money from which will go into the pockets of the creators of the regime. Well, we hope that it will not work like with paid mods for Skyrim and this whole system will work properly.

Directly to the game itself

Scrolling through such different tabs, you might have noticed something the same in them, namely the "Play" button. She never goes out of sight. After clicking on it, a list of online game modes will open, start searching and you can continue going about your business, because the menu does not overlap the tabs. You can find or create your own lobby, but if you play through the lobby, the game will be counted as a regular practice. There are also two trainings with bots, regular and rating.

There are 2 types of rating, group and solo. If this is the first game, you will have to play 10 calibration games to get a rating. Further, there is already a pumping of your rank, for each game won you will be given 23-26 points, and the same amount will be deducted for a defeat. It happens that a gamer leaves the game and if he does not return, then after 10 minutes his rating is taken away, and for some time it is forbidden to play in some modes.

Modes

There are many game modes in Dota 2. Each is interesting in its own way. And now we will describe each mode in order:

• The most popular and simple one is All Pick. Each player chooses any character for himself.
• Ranked All Pick is almost the same as All Pick, only the teams choose 1 hero in turn and the player has the right to re-select, only for some time.
• In Single Draft, the player is given a choice of only 3 random heroes: strength, agility and intelligence. A very good mode for those who have already played Least Played for a while. Let's say you already have some worked-out heroes, but the mode does not give you the opportunity to play for very often chosen characters. You have to constantly choose something new, improving your skills on various characters.
• All Random. Each player gets a random hero that can be re-selected, but again in a random way.
• Random Draft. The game randomly chooses 50 heroes and the players take on a character one by one.
• Tournament mod, Captain's Mode. Each team has a captain, who is chosen at the beginning of the game. His task is to recruit heroes to his team and ban some for selection. All this happens alternately and in a certain sequence. First, 4 bans (prohibitions) by 2 per team, then 4 picks (choices), etc. This mode is best played with a full roster, 5 people, because when choosing characters, the captain must listen to the opinion of each player.
• Captain "s Draft. The only difference from Captains Mode is that not all heroes are given to choose from, but only 27 random ones, 9 pieces of each characteristic, as in Single Draft.
• Reverse Captain's Mode is the same as Captain's Mode, only the captain chooses heroes not to his team, but to the enemy.
• Limited Heroes is very good for newbies. Everyone is given a choice of 20 of the simplest characters especially for those who are just getting acquainted with Dota 2.
• In Mid Only, only center lines work, creeps on other lines will not move. The mode is distinguished by the fact that you can choose the same characters.
• 1vs1 Solo Mid, as you might guess, the fight is 1 on 1. The conditions of defeat are either to fall 2 times, or to lose one tower. You can give up earlier by texting gg.
• Still crude, All Random Deathmatch mode. At the start of a match, each player gets a random hero. Further, after each fall, the hero changes to a random one. Items, gold, level do not disappear and this is not entirely correct, as it may turn out that you have a hero with gold, experience, but items that are useless for him. Each team has 40 falls in reserve, after the counter is equal to 0, the match is over.
• The most interesting thing remains - Ability Draft or simply the most fun thing in Dota 2. You are given a random hero, then the players take turns choosing 4 abilities for themselves, and you can take whatever you want. In each match, you can create a unique hero, while playing on the same assembly a second time will be almost unrealistic.

Choose your mode or try everything in turn. We have no doubt that you will especially like some mode, but if you still don't find anything special for yourself in them, there is always a game library. We believe you have already mastered everything regarding the launch of the match, it remains to find out what kind of heroes are waiting for you there. You can find out about them in the next article.

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Anyone can learn to play Dota 2, another question is how long it will take. Usually, time is spent on mistakes, which are inevitable. But why learn from your mistakes when you can just read helpful tips that will help you learn quickly. If you are a completely newbie and have no idea what Dota 2 is, this article is for you.

Game Basics

You can read about the basics of the game on our website, and learning them in practice is best with bots. You should not play with real people on the very first day, practice on bots, take the training course that is in the game. The bots have four difficulty levels, if you already feel tolerable in the third, then you can try to play in matches with people. What are the signs that tell you that you are ready? In our opinion, these are:

• You stopped thinking for a long time about which item to buy;
• By the end of the match, your hero's level is at least 6-8 than that of bots;
• You know the map like the back of your hand, finding a secret shop or Roshan is not a problem;
• You already know at least a few heroes very well.

The basics of the game are the foundation that needs to be laid first, otherwise it will be very difficult for you to learn how to play Dota 2. So feel free to read the guides, learn slang and play terms.

Team play belongs to the basics of Dota 2, and that is why you should not immediately get into real battles. Unfortunately, the community is not the most tolerant of newbies in the game, so if you don't know how to do anything at all, the team will lose the battle 9 times out of 10. Well, if they still swear at you, do not pay attention to it, you should not answer rudeness to rudeness. It's just that not everyone knows how to restrain emotions, and you probably deserve reproaches.

Choosing the right hero

Any beginner's eyes run up when he chooses a hero for the game on the first (and even on the tenth). There are more than 100 characters in Dota 2 and you need to learn how to play for each of them (or at least 30-40). Usually they choose according to the principle "I liked the picture", which is completely wrong. We recommend reading the articles:

You should not change the hero to another after each match, so you will not quickly learn how to play Dota 2. It is best to play several games for each character and play until you learn to manage it confidently. We are, of course, talking about relatively simple heroes that are best suited for newbies.

It will be a mistake to choose characters for certain roles, new players usually prefer carries or nukers, but this is not only part of the roles in the game. You need to learn to play as junglers, supports, initiators, and disablers. In matches with people, you need to pick heroes correctly, so you need to learn several roles.

Before you start playing for any character, it will not be superfluous to read the guide about him (available on our website). Without practice, it's still nowhere, but after reading the guide, you will learn how to play for different heroes in Dota 2 much faster. There are itembuilds (orders for purchasing items), tips on how to use a particular character best of all, and other interesting information.

Dota 2 is interesting in that even one player can "help" the team to merge the fight, while this can be one stupid action, and not a disgusting game during the whole match. Absolutely everyone makes such mistakes and you need to be prepared for this, especially since you are just planning to learn.

Take failures calmly and perceive them not as a tragedy, but as stages of learning. These stages are necessary and will make you stronger, but only if you draw the right conclusions. Your mistakes will help you learn how to play Dota 2, but it is worth paying attention and reading about the mistakes of others.

• In Dota 2, attacking an alien hero is a deliberate action that must be prepared. A typical mistake is to immediately throw yourself at someone else's character, you can't do that;
• Until you learn how to play, try to die as little as possible, do not risk on the lines once again. Your death will make the enemy team stronger;
• Pay as much attention as possible to the team play, do not hesitate to communicate with your partners;
• Watch the games of professional teams (at least sometimes), read manuals and guides;
• Set realistic goals and don't try to learn as quickly as possible, exercise self-esteem.

If you want to learn how to play Dota 2 to the level of a professional esports player, then the approach must be appropriate. And this is constant training and a huge amount of time that will have to be devoted to Dota 2 every day.