If you genuinely want to improve at Dota, like with anything else, you really have to commit the time to it. I don't believe I have ever heard of a player who is on the top of the leaderboards by just picking up the game for 1,000 hours. Dota is a game that you need to practice a LOT if you want to get incredibly good. Watch your own replays, watch streams, think about why a certain play was good or bad, and understand as many situations as possible. But again I believe getting to 7k+ is mainly about just being able to solo carry or lead your team thoroughly, so it just comes down to watching your own replays of losses and understanding why you lost a game. Self-improvement! In the 5-6k range, just being positive goes a long way, such as encouraging your team after someone messed up and just genuinely trying to not tilt. What advice do you have for players in the 5-6k range who are looking to continue the climb to your level? A good Io player will never fail to impress me. That hero just completely changes the style of the game and how the enemy has to play. Each hero has their own skills and gameplay which allows you to defeat your enemies, siege their base, and destroy their Ancient. There are more than 100 heroes to choose from with 1 or 2 being added every year to further increase the roster. That is such a tough question, but if I absolutely had to choose one I would say Io. DOTA 2 is a competitive game of defending your own base and attacking your opponentвЂ™s Ancient. Overall I think we could have caused more upsets, but we just weren't prepared enough. This was also my first time captaining/drafting for a team, so I had plenty of nerves going into it as well. We got as many games and practice in as we could in that time period, but the lack of practice definitely showed in our performance. I am based in Australia and am looking for a popular low-lag server, thank you very much. With the removal of Garena LAN, which was the most popular I am kind of lost in where to go. Hi guys, I was just wondering where the best place to play Dota 1 is these days. Two of our players were busy casting/admining different tournaments until just a week before the qualifiers started. YES I KNOW YOUR GOING TO SAY GO PLAY DOTA 2 BUT HEAR ME OUT :D. Usually TI qualifiers are a lot more strenuous for me than they were this year.

You recently played in the TI7 qualifiers! Tell us what that was like. I think people sometimes forget that the game is about having fun, not just winning (I'm guilty of that too at times).

Overall, I enjoy games when everyone is trying their best. There are quite a few well known griefers (who intentionally throw games), so it's just a toss-up on if you get them on your team or not. Games in my bracket are very wishy-washy. What's it like playing in such a high skill bracket? I've always enjoyed core roles the most, mainly mid and offlane, but I honestly just love playing the game. Since then I have around 25,000 playing both Dota 1 and Dota 2 combined. I absolutely fell in love with it from the start and the rest is history. My brother and I brought our computers to a friend's house for an all-night LAN party, and that's where I first discovered the game. I started playing DotA when I was about 10 years old.

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