What position as a beginner?

[Dr. House]

I come from LoL and want to give Dota a chance, I have about 20 hrs into the game (over the course of 2 years lol). Tried mid lane but kinda got beaten up, is support more viable to get a footing into the game and if so what heroes would u recc?

[Guccifer]

I responded to you, but that response turned into a massive amount of text so I just decided to post for other potential newcomers to access it more easily.

It's titled SO YOU WANT TO PLAY DOTA 2? and is within the same General Discussions baord. Wrote it for OP but it applies to anyone really.

[ilir | GROOVE TO S.R.L.]

Originally posted by The Rizzler™:

I come from LoL and want to give Dota a chance, I have about 20 hrs into the game (over the course of 2 years lol). Tried mid lane but kinda got beaten up, is support more viable to get a footing into the game and if so what heroes would u recc?

Hey, I did the same not too long ago.

1) Honestly just play whatever role inspire you. Watch some content that shows you how to play that role and if you're intrigued you try it if not just search for another role. As a top/jungle main I now play Pos 1 (more or less ADC but cooler) and 5 (more or less League support but way cooler).

2) Any 1 complexity hero is pretty basic and help in fundamentals of the game but again, pick heroes that you find cool, it doesn't matter much.

Good luck ✌️

[Jeff Pezos]

Arc warden mid. I see alot of new players having luck with getting many rampages like that

[FinalBossKaren]

i recommend playing supports for start ,supports defensive pos 5 are better to support carry usually something with good cc like cm for example that can stop tower dive or keep your core alive ,. for pos 4 aggressive supports some with good poke like Rat that will make farming living hell

[P R O P H Y L A X I S]

If it were me, Id learn witch doctor first again.

Stun -> RIGHT WHEN CASK HITS THEM -> Maledict using the tip of the circle. This will let it land easily a lot of the time and give you HUGE range.

If you have this basic bit down (maledict the second the cask hits with the tip of the circle) the hero becomes very fun to play.

After that, throw a blood grenade and try to get even 2-3 hits in.

To stay alive during this make sure you arent tanking creeps who drew aggro from your attack. Faerie fire can help you stay alive while you get hits from maledict in.

Keep in mind!! Maledict level 2 is basically a ULTIMATE with how insanely strong it is.

With a teammate who does a nuke (Zeus lightning bolt is great example), one maledict and enemy is prob toast.

This hero also needs very few items and can be itemized many ways.

Boots of travel is about all you need other than maybe 1 or 2 bracers.

And get that SHARD (Voodoo Switcheroo) ASAP!!!

Once you live the dream and voodoo switcheroo inside of an enemy black hole (to counter it), you know youve made it as a WD :D

[will]

Originally posted by Jay:

Bro Play Turbo games it's way faster and better nobody cares if you lose or win it's turbo

I agree people aren't fully mad when losing a turbo as much as when they loose a ranked game, but they aren't playing without any reason... Usually they want to do some quest, some 'thing', and to win.

People losing 3, or more games in a row because nobody cares will likely start to complain..

[Danaie]

Turbo and ranked are 2 different things, I played turbo for almost a month and when I came to regular games I found it kinda difficult since I got used to the Turbo mode

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Do not play any MOBA. It's highly addictive and you better of doing something productive. Community also is very toxic.

[Deepbluediver]

In case the OP is still reading this thread and is ignoring the obvious troll-posts like "Don't plAy thiS gamE itS teRribLe" and "pick Earthspirit or Invoker".

I recommend that new players, after completing the tutorial and some Co-Op mode (bot) matches, play support. Pick a hero like Warlock, Shadow Shaman, Lion, maybe Omniknight, etc.
I'm not saying this because support is necessarily easier- a good support can totally set the pace of the match through the mid and late-game. And they need to do most of what makes them good has to be done WITHOUT all the farm that a core/carry gets.

But overall I think they are better for learning the game. They can lean back a little and watch the game more than a carry can, who tend to have to be hyper-focused on last-hitting.

If you want more specific tips, message me.