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General DiscussionWhat advice will you give to new players that will try doto for the f...

What advice will you give to new players that will try doto for the first time? in General Discussion
Bad Intentions

    They have background in video games in general but no doto or moba experience.

    succuba

      Try to enjoy the game while you can.

      Brutalis

        1. Until you have 100 hours of game time, don't play seriously. Just fuck about and have a laugh with friends while you learn the game. Only when one actually understands Dota can one play Dota, until then pick whatever you wanna play and lane however you fancy.
        2. Just mute the flamers, no other way to deal with them
        3. You WILL encounter people that don't speak your language and it WILL cost you the game at some point, suck it up and move on
        4. Solo queue is Hell
        5. Read "Welcome to Dota 2, you suck"

        Serpent

          Run, do not look back.

          صدق86

            If some nerd starts crying just mute him immediately and "disable help" from him.

            Jorges Sanz

              Derp around and play AD or even AI instead of normal AP at least for the first few games. Get a feel for the game first

              Gout Mawien

                You will be yelled at. Sucks for you.

                J-Man

                  Pray. Pray some more. Pray till god comes down and helps you.

                  Baptize in fire.

                  allidoiswynn

                    I am just trying to make them aware of everything.
                    When my gf played dota (she only plays sven) I try to help her with item choices and what to do. And one day I decided she should try mask of madness.

                    When I play I usually manage the spells for her, like Q him/Use E and run etc.

                    So what happened was she got her mask of madness once. And I told her to kill a drow, said she should hit R, Q her and then just hit Space (Mask of madness). She stopped for a second and was so confused cause she never used spacebar for an item before. You had to be there :D

                    Linda | DotaExchange

                      ^ do you madness her after game? :3

                      allidoiswynn

                        Only if she performed really well!

                        Fakovnik

                          so tl;dr,
                          advice is spacebar for items ?

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                          LuckyNumberXI

                            1) Don't start playing Dota.
                            2) Care for ebola
                            3) Try to not get emotional

                            NextStep ®

                              1) hide in the trees
                              2) hug the tower
                              3) follow teammates like a dog

                              Kamado Kun

                                1 and only advice: STAY AWAY WHILE U STILL CAN DOTA SUCKED ALL THE LIFE FROM ME SUDDENLY I LOST 1 YEAR OF MY LIFE IN A BLINK OF AN EYE AT DOTA IT IS EVIL IT WILL GET YOU SICK AND MAD SSTAYU A WUWI SJAWL J CANT GO DHQA BACK SWOKQD NEED TO ENDUEEJFRWJC going back for just 1 more match today :)

                                Torenor

                                  Don't play ranked matches till lvl 50 at least or your mmr will suck

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                                  wraithseeker

                                    Most important one : ignore all the trolls and just learn and have fun

                                    Guts

                                      Turn back while you still can!

                                      Flat is Justice!

                                        its just a game, unless u realise u are killing everyone then its a career

                                        Phenomenal

                                          I advice them not to ever start playing this game, cause all you do is waste months or even years of your precious time and all u get is anger and frustration. It's one of those games that isnt just a game, everyone realized that sooner or later.

                                          Vroksnak

                                            have fun while it last

                                            Dire Wolf

                                              Watch videos and read guides first or you will have no clue what is happening in the game.