Dota 2 Beginners Guide [Episode #4: How to Carry]

[@AlexanderCoccia]

Thanks for watching! If you'd like to ask questions live and join a really fun community, be sure to swing by my Twitch! www.twitch.tv/alexandercoccia

[@ryc2236]

This series is awesome! I feel way more comfortable playing the game as I actually understand what I need to do to contribute to the team

[@AlexanderCoccia]

That's so wonderful to hear! I'm happy to be able to help :)

[@hypno_92]

after loving Underlords for the entirety of Season 1, I decided to start playing Dota2 about a month ago. I'm so glad you are making a series on getting started and understanding Dota2. My gaming friends have played for about 6 years, so I'm looking to get as much good info and tips. As always, thanks for the great content, Alex!

[@AlexanderCoccia]

You're welcome! I'm happy to hear that the videos have been helpful! I'm still working on the next installments, so they should be coming soon :)

[@wakinlakin]

this is the first game i binge watched a full Playlist of guides for beginners. i love his passion, makes me want to play even more. when is the next guide?

[@AlexanderCoccia]

It's coming! The latest update to Dota Underlords has got me a bit sidetracked, but I will be continuing the Dota 2 guides soon!

[@wakinlakin]

@@AlexanderCoccia okay thank you soo much. im having a tough time understanding exactly what i should do as a soft support

[@AlexanderCoccia]

Ah, position 4. That's the most complex position in the game. Keep at it! Who have you been playing?

[@wakinlakin]

@@AlexanderCoccia mirana for position 4. i really like helping offlaner farm but i have problems with ganking, and such

[@AlexanderCoccia]

Ah! You should try Clockwerk! He's the king of setting up ganks in offline!

[@loveskiful]

i hope you continue this series for beginners like us haha! i learned a lot and im excited to play dota soon!💗

[@AlexanderCoccia]

Absolutely! I know I got derailed a bit but I'm working on the new guides this weekend. More coming asap.

[@danhunt3327]

Your guides have been super helpful for getting back into the game after several years off. Can't wait for the support one to come out

[@AlexanderCoccia]

That's great to hear! I'm working hard to get the next ones out :)

[@AINNO666]

I'vd been trying to play this game since i was a teenager (15yrs old) and now with these videos finally i learned something something after 6 years. Of course i watched videos but they were not like these videos. They were really hard to understand and you really made your videos simple. Videos are really easy to understand and they give a lot of knowledge. Thank you for the videos you published. You are amazing...

[@AlexanderCoccia]

Wow, thank you so much for your kindness and support. I really appreciate it, and I'm so happy that my videos have helped!!

[@MaybeTiberius]

we transitioned to dota 2 or 3 days ago from league since we dont have any fun in league anymore, developer choices, ranked mm and so on. We re having so much fun with dota so far. Its rough tho but so much more rewarding

[@AlexanderCoccia]

It's a great game once you get past the incredible learning curve! But I think coming from LoL you'll have a good grasp on the mechanics and general gameplay so it's a good transition :)

[@MaybeTiberius]

@@AlexanderCoccia you ll get a feeling of good map rotations from the get go because awareness on where people might go at a certain point or how to keep downtimes low and get a pathing done is kinda similar. i m really loving weaver atm because he kinda works as support or carry (had some games with no supports at all and.. well yeah) suport weaver with a 30 seconds time rewind on allies is actually really cool. your tank runs in, team is wasting spells, and you pretty much get him back to full hp with time rewind, dmg is nice, perma invis and insane speed, i love that guy

[@davesandr01]

Day 3 of learning Dota 2: there's so many cool heroes, I can't even decide on who to play. :^) I played my first "all pick"(?) match (the one where you can play every hero available and you can ban stuff) and I went 1/8/5 as Tiny playing against people who had over 1.6k hours of playtime lmao. I love Tiny though, his Toss is funny as hell and I keep accidentally throwing my teammates around. Not sure how to play Tiny early though. I've watched a high elo match where someone played Tiny but even though he was like 16/3 he couldn't do anything that match except get one or two picks once in a while. The game's fun! Love learning more about it!

[@davesandr01]

PS: it's insane how superior Dota 2's tutorial is to the tutorial for League of Legends. The bonus stuff provided by the Dota 2 plus membership is also absolutely incredible. You get information in the client that League players have to use additional websites for.

[@AlexanderCoccia]

Glad to hear that you're having fun! And yeah, Dota Plus offers a lot of stuff although it could be argued that it should be free because assists that help new players would be beneficial for everyone for free. I hope you continue to enjoy the game!

[@kidort4601]

excited for part 5 and ofc the support guide!! tysm for this. greatly appreciated.

[@AlexanderCoccia]

You're welcome! The new Dota Underlords update has got me a bit sidetracked but I will be providing more Dota 2 content soon!

[@alanmenescal4042]

I carried a game today as slark 17/4 thanks to yours tips

[@AlexanderCoccia]

Thats awesome! Great work :D

[@bmtheflyingape8123]

4th video in a row big brain , thanks a lot for the guide I'm not that new but I've learned much thanks man.

[@AlexanderCoccia]

You're welcome! I'm so glad you like the videos and that they are helping!

[@YJAdam]

You made me wanna play dota underlords and now dota 2.. you do best guides ever. Thank you Alex

[@AlexanderCoccia]

Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching :)

[@Professor_Kovu]

Love the video! It really helped seeing the finished product at the end

[@AlexanderCoccia]

I'm glad you found it helpful!!

[@nyisis7208]

I'll be playing Dota 2 in about two months from now after I change my Laptop with a better one or a Desktop. Your videos are helping me grasp the knowledge I need to play well. Thank you so much.

[@cukcan]

I'm learning so much from this series! Thank you very much for the valuable job!

[@AlexanderCoccia]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@yeyintandkaungkinphyu]

Thank you very much for explaining bro. Really nice. I am watching all series bro. That's cool.

[@AlexanderCoccia]

That's great to hear! I hope the videos help!!

[@kuznechkinstudios3978]

Your guide is really helpful. Thank you.

[@AlexanderCoccia]

Glad to hear that!

[@javad4083]

thank u so much. i love this game and ur videos helped me so much.

[@AlexanderCoccia]

No problem!

[@vinceleonardo7630]

Very nice beginner guide, you explained the basics very well!

[@AlexanderCoccia]

Thank you! I'm happy to help, and happy to hear that you found it helpful!

[@DavinPL]

So immensely helpful.

[@AlexanderCoccia]

Glad you think so!

[@DavinPL]

@@AlexanderCoccia who knows, one day I might try to play against actual people again

[@abuzharrluqman9304]

tonight's the night I'm finishing all your tutorials bruh

[@AlexanderCoccia]

Nice 🤣🤣

[@user-cx8gi9fx6u]

He deserves at least 100k subs

[@AlexanderCoccia]

lol thank you so much for your kind words and support :)

[@eocaioquil]

Great guide, can't wait for part 5

[@AlexanderCoccia]

I'm a bit behind, I know, but I'm working on it!

[@Kyxul]

This series is great aha, what position would Void Spirit play and what lane? 😅

[@AlexanderCoccia]

Faceless Void is played in the safe lane as a position one!

[@Kyxul]

@@AlexanderCoccia Oh I'm sorry if I havnt got his name right but I meant Void Spirit. 😅 I've also been trying Dawnbreaker.

[@AlexanderCoccia]

OH I MISREAD! Void Spirit is played mid! Position 2

[@AlexanderCoccia]

Dawnbreaker is usually played in the offlane as either a position 3 or 4!

[@phenomonox]

Alex. Idk if you know this but you are creating a monster. And the only way to satiate my hunger is to play games with the name Dota in it. Honestly though I was never sure on how a carry should be operating. This is extremely extremely extremely helpful. Like when should I be creeping....when should I be laning....mostly wtf am I supposed to be doing? lol Me personally I've always been a support fanatic and I will forward to that video with great anticipation. But honestly thanks for all of the help. Being able to know what other people might be thinking when running their characters is so useful!!!! Have a great day!

[@AlexanderCoccia]

LOL! You know, I'm the same way right now. If it's Dota, I need to play it. You're the best, thank you for all of your support!!

[@butch3r182]

Can you make a video on Dota 2 tips and tricks cause now I know all the basics but i simply get killed by enemies i just rush into them you can make a video like mistakes not to make in dota for beginners

[@AlexanderCoccia]

Absolutely! Thanks for the suggestion!

[@Mode307]

da best teacher in da hood

[@AlexanderCoccia]

truth

[@mimszanadunstedt441]

Good vid. Skipped the item one for now, thats alotta items, idk man lol.

[@AlexanderCoccia]

Lol yeah, that's a very long video

[@loveskiful]

same but its very informative

[@DarkLordKho]

thank you

[@AlexanderCoccia]

You're welcome!

[@Nthing9]

There’s no jungle in dota? Or is still like a carry or hard carry?

[@AlexanderCoccia]

Jungling is dead as of the current meta. You won't have a dedicated jungler like the old days. There are heroes that can effectively hop into the jungle to farm and then hop back in lane, like Anti-Mage, but it's rare to have someone solely work the jungle.

[@Nthing9]

I remember i start in the jungle with lifestealer

[@Nthing9]

And ty again with this wonderful guides

[@AlexanderCoccia]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching :)

[@dilanka_eikshana7266]

i die at usually 4 times in a game( i started playing 5 days ago) . is it normal?

[@AlexanderCoccia]

Only 4 times? :D

[@kratos8075]

Carry is responsible for last hitting while support is responsible for denying Meanwhile underlord last hitting and denying all of the creeps:

[@robertkovacs9829]

What is your rank in dota ?

[@daleandrewgamer3829]

Got trash talked when I first played the game.. Cant blame them, I sucked

[@AlexanderCoccia]

Don't let the haters get to you. Just mute them and keep on playing :)

[@daleandrewgamer3829]

@@AlexanderCoccia Really motivational words there hehe... Day 3 of playing dota and 4 games.. still haven't won a single game but I do think some of the things in the game is getting on my head now.. Though toxic people just won't go away.. hahaha

[@AlexanderCoccia]

You'll win eventually lol, just keep at it! And I hope your experience gets more positive

[@stevenm2722]

I've played League of Legends for a while. DotA2 is something else entirely. In League I can solo 1v5 versus bots easy. In this game I get wrecked by bots. How in the world are you supposed to kite and animation cancel in this game?????

[@AlexanderCoccia]

Animation cancel with the S key (stop command)! Kiting is harder due to the turn rates on heroes. I have a video specifically for League players one sec let me hunt it down

[@AlexanderCoccia]

Check out this video if you're finding movement difficult to get a handle of: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYC0gXp6gN5ljqs

[@stevenm2722]

@@AlexanderCoccia I think the character I tried playing was just giving me trouble. I gave Sniper a try and the movement, and aa animation cancelling is much smoother. Also what is that hero's range wtf??

[@AlexanderCoccia]

Lol yeah they both have insane range!! Lol 🤣

[@hanzhail]

main damage dealer?

[@sskkssa]

I dont know adam sandler is playing dota 2

[@averagecommander]

hahahaha

[@AlexanderCoccia]

yes

[@Mode307]

LOL

[@leenagee3822]

Woah how did you turn AM into a chick?!

[@AlexanderCoccia]

lol it was a "persona" that was featured in the most recent battle pass

[@Aliisgoingsomewhere]

[@AlexanderCoccia]

:D

[@ihsahnakerfeldt9280]

Why am I playing Dota 2? I don't even watch this video.