DotA 2 mini-map position

[EvilSloth]

I have been playing DotA 2 today and found something that frustrated me greatly. The mini-map position is terrible. YES, I KNOW ITS TO THE LEFT LIKE MANY OTHER GAMES, but with the positioning of the bases, this provides a small issue. When I am trying to flee from immediate death back to my base in the bottom left and am madly clicking and trying to pan the screen to make more distance, I frequently click the minimap by mistake... this promptly turns my character around to see all the dmg that turns him to a fine paste. In 1 day of playing, it must have happened about 18 times... and is enough to make me want to quit. I couldn't find any way to change the layout in the options (league of legends lets you place the map on the left if that is what you prefer) so I doubt I will be able to really get into this game until options are opened up.

[Aaron Burr, sir]

That minimap has been there for 8 years now. You just have to adapt. And when you're trying to escape, never leave sight of your hero.

[EvilSloth]

i never loose sight of my hero while running, and the point of a layout is to give information without interfearing with gameplay. i should not need to adapt. in the origional dota, the camera was much further back, so you could set proper run distance before panning the camera. as i stated, simply giving an option to move the map to the left would work fine for me.

[afraido#0001]

if it was in the middle left you would complain about clicking it when moving left.
if it was on the top you would complain about clicking it when moving up.
The map is fine where it is, and it's only your fault that it causes problems.

[EvilSloth]

you misunderstand, with home base being in the bottom left, it is a common direction to click, and a safe place to try to reach. if it was in the top left or bottom right, there would never be an issue. and if its my problem, that still makes it a problem. and what the hell is the middle left? you mean right in the middle of the left side of the screen? thats just stupid.

as i said, a simple option to change the side it was on would fix the problem, just because you are a fanboy dosnt mean this game is flawless. its been in beta for over a year, and after seeing how it stands, i completely understand why. no one is willing to admit to problems until they are forced to. so nothing is taken care of.

[Aaron Burr, sir]

You should need to adapt. If you came from other games like LoL or HoN, you have to because Dota 2 is different. And the camera from WC3 DotA is practically the same in Dota 2. I don't like having that option. Just because the community asked for it, doesn't mean they have to implement it. The game interface, mechanics and gameplay are fine.

[EvilSloth]

the camera is most definately closer in dota2, and why should i have to adapt to poor design, i will simply play something better layed out. you are missing the entire point here. games are designed for players. i am a player, so the creators should take my concerns under consideration at the very least. i did not post this for fan boys like you who pretend dota creators can do no evil. it is a valid concern that others have dealt with already. so if you are not one of those making the decisions on this game, shut up and go play. this thread is not for you.

[{Psy|ion|ic}]

hey when you try to escape use the mini-map to navigate.
first click back then relly quickly r-click where your base is on the mini-map.

[Sippa]

This should be helpful http://dev.dota2.com/archive/index.php/t-57040.html

[Kelloy1127]

yeah,this is a problem

[Mee]

HUGE problem

[没有水平]

HUGE HUGE problem

[Nevakanesra]

All of the necros.

[elektrixx]

I changed camera to WASD. It makes sense anyway.

[zheksy]

play a bit more than 10 hours and well see if you still complain

[Ｍｏｏｎ]

I moved it to the right is a big problem the map on the left