Started playing DotA since 2007, and started competitive DotA at the year 2011.

You have to know which hero to pick etc. (if you are the captain/drafter), but what you pick might be countered by other heroes as you counter other heroes as well. You don't have to master every single heroes, well you can if you want , but just master your role and the heroes that you often play for that role..

You also gotta know the importance of your role and the important thing is winning the game and not getting yourself the most kills, items etc. For example, some supporters tend to not help that much after all as they feel that they're just supporting and it doesn't feel good something like that la

IN MY OPINION
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Learn it's Mechanism, about how each hero works and best suit role. make it routine, at least spend a time on one or two match! ( being Single is best )

start of with the most simple and easiest hero, Sniper !
Learn to take Last Hit, try to last kill the creep for fast cash. plan your move and watch how other team make their move. read their mind and voila! nothing is impossible !

but play with relaxing mind and ease .... because it's just a game. and you don't have to get angry over a fail teammates and such, render you end up being a CRAZY GERMAN KIDS .... you know what i mean ?

old dota man
from 5.84c till nw hahah but still noob kekek

this does not define how well a person plays the hero or the game. the best players in the team are usually 2nd-4th position (semi-carry, ganker, support).

to be a good player, one must be able to backup your team mates (except if you're a carry), be alert and smart, respond to every thing quickly, and of coz, map awareness. KDA is not necessary. you can feed 0-10 yet win the game by assisting your team mates. tbh, carries are nothing w/o supporters. try not to have a mindset of 'I MUST KILL MANY' in a game. focus on your role and assist your team mates in every way possible.

hero picking wise-
1- hard carry
2- semi carry
3- ganker
4- support
5- hard support

learn to pick wisely and delegate roles properly among your friends/team. don't anyhow pick. a team of 5 supports can easily bring down a team of 5 carries.

and last but not least, play by experience, not by theory.

PS: do not judge your team mates or ever think that 'hard support' sucks, every role has their own responsibility. w/o a good support, there wont be a good and farmed up carry. and IMO, don't play so much to master heroes but master roles. if you focus too much on mastering heroes, you lose focus on supporting/carrying which leads to neglecting your team.

i have played for many years now. all these are based on my experience. good luck and all the best.

This post has been edited by xHj09: May 24 2013, 06:17 AM

i came back and to say this . after playing CM mode last night . realize im far behind already

i nvr think im far ahead at all XD sure kena pawn

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This post has been edited by f_lyonthewall: Jun 18 2013, 07:17 PM

Really noob here

random all picks... and feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed

I'm as skilled as the players in Purge casts a pub ep.17

This post has been edited by Tamatamana: May 26 2013, 06:46 PM

i think no matter how pro an individual is,if he cant work well with others,its useless...
me and my fren can teamwork very well even without any means of communications.well,practice makes perfect we know each others action