Is it possible to "main" a hero?

[നിങ്ങൾ മാനസ]

Im fairly new, and alot ofpeople has been telling me you cant "main" a hero like you can in LoL. I know you can't play the same hero every game, but is it possible to play a hero most times, and learn that one thoroughly, so you have a go-to hero, and then when he doesnt work at all, you can pick someone else? Because it feels so stupid having to learn every hero just to play the game.

[Zero]

play all pick. you can choose the same hero every match, and after 1 match it goes to that hero by default untill you turn off the game i think, so makes it easier

[ᵗᵗᵛpudnpop]

Yes, you can't be a one-trick pony in dota.

How does it feel stupid to have to learn multiple/every hero in Dota? It's all part of the huge learning curve. "I don't want to learn, wah!" is what I basically heard from you.

[Sminky]

you don't have to know every hero, but you'll be at a disadvantage. Know 10 very well 20 decently have a working knowledge of the rest (play them at least once for a bit).

You can't easily 'main' unless you want to stay in the lower brackets, as team composition is incredible important.

But by no means do you ahve to learn every hero, just one or two i each role.

[Dark Exile]

I would learn a minimum of two in each role.

Simply put Dota is a team game, moreso than LoL (wait for the rage on that one), and unless you are playing with 4 buddies every game having 1 "go to" guy wont cut it, in fact it will most likely hold everyone back.
Nothing worse than all 5 pubs having a "go to" and they are all carries, learn to fill whatevers needed is the best way.

Or alternatively play with nothing but friends, then chose a role you are great at and learn 2-3 heroes just for that role.
I personally only play when i have at least 1 of my friends in my team, he is great on any carry you throw at him, and i know how he plays and what he needs so i play support, 9/10 we carry the team.

[Moon Punisher]

You dont need to "learn" every hero , but you need to know every hero.

You need to know what each of them can do , even if you are not able to do it yourself.

After that , yes , you can learn a much, much smaller set of heroes to actually use. I would not say one ... cause well , that is not going to end well, but im sure you can work your way around 5 to 10 or so heroes. Maybe it wont be perfect , but should work well enough if you focus on one position only.

PS: Also , you can be just THAT GOOD, and be like admiral bulldog , who became a pro only being able to play 1 hero , lone druid. He then ofc learned to play a few more , but even now not that many. He is just that good. Are YOU?

[നിങ്ങൾ മാനസ]

I think you guys are just misunderstanding me. What i mean is i understand you have to know what all heroes can do, but i meant, is it possible to have a "main" in the meaning that, that hero is the one you play mostly, know the best and is the most skilled with. Like, for example, say i know what all heroes can do , but i can only play like, 2 to 3 from every role decent, but whenever its possible i try to pick, lets say PA, because she is by far the one i am thye best with, so i feel most cinfident with her. Obviously, if im hard countered, i dont pick her, then i maybe pick another carry or something. But whenever im not countered, or its an even matchup, i try to go for PA. Is that possible?

And the reason im asking is not because i dont want to learn, i want to learn dota, and i dont want dota to be like LoL, because i switched due to LoL just being an inferior game. But i am the person that feels better when i have a hero i know i can play alot of times, and if i dont know anyone else to pick, i can pick that one.

[Sil]

yep you can pick any hero u want in all pick mode

[僕の名前 (仮)]

You can have fun and don't care about winrate in normal, try new heroes and builds; and play your best heroes in ranked.

That's what I do.