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ackblom12:
So, I was just gifted DOTA 2 access and after trying to play 2 or 3 practice matches against bots, I have determined I am horrendous at this game. Any suggestions for how to get better?

Pilchard123:
Play more? No, seriously. I don't play that genre of game much (rotten net connection and dodgy computer spec - though I should have a new one arriving in a week or two, yay!), but they are the sort of game that lets anyone play a bit, but there are quite a few meta-game things that you should know to be at all competitive.

Try looking at the wiki and/or forums and asking for tips.
If DOTA 2 doesn't have a rota system for characters, try picking a few characters and just playing those. If it does have a rota, pick a class/role/whatever and play them a lot.

snalin:
Go play against some really people. Their repeated recommendations of sucking tons of dicks and uninstalling the game will give you all you need to know about team cooperation.

No, but seriously, if you really want to get into it, pick a single character that you like, and play that one constantly. Look up an item purchase order online, and a strategy guide or two. Remember that not dying is more important than anything else. Don't kill yourself trying to save a tower - you'll die, and they'll take down the tower anyways. Don't kill yourself trying to destroy a tower, or a player. Those might be risks you can take when you know the game, but for now you'll be doing your team a bigger favor by feeding as little as possible. I'm no expert on the format, but I know that much. You will probably not be decent before you've put 40-50 hours into it.

ackblom12:
Funnily enough, the first response I got on G+ was "Stop playing. Uninstall. Feel happier."

Gnomes2169:
It does take allot of time to master one character, and you have to play against quite a few others before you can start perfecting an overall strategy. Be warned that death happens. Allot. (Especially when you play against that a-hole Pudge... if the player knows what he's doing, at least.) As you get the hang of your character and playing against others, you will find that you die allot less and that your team will often become more supportive and helpful. I'm sort of at the halfway point of this transition... so no one tells me to uninstall the game or to stop sucking dick.  8-) Have you won a match yet?

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