Dota 2 Guide for Beginners 2017 [Updated]

[@primroan5354]

And yes. PLEASE continue this series. Roles Team comps Items beginner hero lists All of these would be good.

[@QuikSnoopy]

Yes I'd love to continue the series. Thanks for the support, if it helped you I would appreciate it if you could tell your friends about the guide it may help them out.

[@QuikSnoopy]

I'm working on it right now! Get ready :)

[@QuikSnoopy]

Editing it right now mate

[@philippdrescher6012]

@QuikSnoopy Can i somehow move the minimap to the bottom right side?

[@pikameme3322]

For someone like me growing from fps games like counter strike and crossfire,This shit is too difficult.

[@darrenmaverick]

My Soul Your Beats same , i played csgo1k hour and i only completed 100h on dota and on every game im told like being shit xD

[@cyranodebergerac7962]

u r shit noob

[@heuheuheuheu4530]

Same

[@isaack.8807]

Lol

[@Brieen]

IKR THIS SHIT IS HARD

[@williamritson1413]

I've been reported for being bad so much I'm embarrassed to even start the game.

[@RandomGuy-xv6ut]

Same

[@Ryoomen]

I've been reported so many times I don't even care about low priority Queue anymore, lol.

[@IAmJeenyuss]

Tired of League and investing time into Dota. Wish me luck

[@hikariyagami4005]

Yo, so how's your Dota experience?

[@poison2259]

Hikari Yagami Are you by any chance a dota 2 player? I'm really interested in dota, but could get some help about it mechanichs, objectives and similar stuff. I have something like 200 hours on dota tho, not truy a begginer without any knowledge

[@hikariyagami4005]

Armin Alijaj Uhmm.. yeah! I'm a Dota player, but I'm only at around 600 hours of play time. And if you want advice from a 2k MMR scrub from me, sure! I'd be happy to help with your questions.

[@poison2259]

Hikari Yagami Well I'm interested in heroes and their types. What should i pick for lanes, what types of heroes there are? I'm master division in League, but dota 2 is more complex

[@hikariyagami4005]

Hmm... Technically, as long as you're good at a hero, you can pick any lane for the hero. But the commonly used strategy in pubs is this: A ranged carry in the middle lane, a carry and support in the safe lane, and a tank and a support in the offlane. If someone jungles, it would usually be the one in the offlane to solo. The types of heroes... It's kinda hard to explain but here's the condensed version: Each hero has their own attribute. There are three types in all, Strength, Agility, and Intelligence. In strength, it encompasses hp regen and the hp pool. In agility, it encompasses attack speed and armor. In Intelligence, it encompasses Mana regen, mana pool, and spell amplification. You have the strength type heroes, denoted by the red symbol. They're usually the tanks and the "fighters" as you call them in League. Most of the strength type heroes are tanks and fighters, but the supports that fall in this range are treated more like fighter-mages. You can usually have them carry if your carry is crap. The agility type heroes, denoted by the green symbol, are usually the "Assassins" and "Marksmen" of League. In this area, most of the right click carries can be found. What I mean is that the heroes you find here are like, "Yeah, my skills can finish you off, but I'll right click you to death anyways." Lastly, the intelligence heroes are denoted by a blue symbol. They're the typical "mages" of League. Three-fourths of the heroes you find here will be supports, but the carries you find here usually have synergy between their skills. An example for this is Windranger. You use her Q ability first, the stun, then you use her W ability to deal a HORRENDOUS amount of damage, and finish the enemy off with right clicks (Or your ulti if the health is still high) Hope this helps you. :) If this is so messy you can't understand, please point out the part you're having confusion with. I'll try to revise it with the best of my abilities :)

[@sfzgaming5141]

I can't play Multiplayer, I'm very bad at it..yeah still learning. That's why I'll only play Dota 2 for it offline vs bots. Its good.

[@twinkleshy7597]

At first I was like okay. this seems kinda easy. *enters bot game* i get confused

[@QuikSnoopy]

haha feelsbad, it takes time to learn Dota

[@smelly-onion4]

I know its been 11 months but just saying, League is a lot easier

[@sionmarak1916]

@@smelly-onion4 Yup easy

[@cyrus6236]

How much u wanna bet every one here is from league

[@malikdzha9443]

Ibrahim Cyrus I am from lol

[@Intothevoid-NIB]

Nope. Here from HotS

[@ojohnson7338]

ive never played a game like this actually

[@hobgoblin1937]

I'm from lol, just trying keep an open mind

[@pranith1282]

I'm from league, wanna learn this game too :D

[@saki-go1wr]

i cant even beat easy bots

[@hsn9583]

Zachcarry I know the feel dude I just started playing this is my first time in a game that I lost against bots

[@spaghetty4336]

HSN95 Yeah, ikr.. the map is confusing and turrets are annoying.. i also cant even beat bots 😢 but looking forward though

[@jbeeyes]

My first game was ok with shadow shaman 5/2/19

[@hsn9583]

BlingD3W I quit the game top down point and click games aren't for me

[@venomvendance8669]

Hey man just keep practicing it will get better. :)

[@scopes2423]

My god.... *DOTA HAS CHANGED!* I played about a week when Oracle was about to come out.... Like 3 or 4 years ago... Haven't played since! This is actually VERY HELPFUL! Thanks!

[@SoulReaper599xx]

How many here are CSGo players wanting ti play DOTA?

[@JoeyY333]

Hollow Knight I actually am, i just got it overnight Cuase I was loosing a bit in csgo, need a new experience, but when I played there was an Asian yelling at me, which is different from a russian

[@hshsshndndjs4541]

Me too

[@saintzeph]

I’m LEM in CS and switched to Dota 2 for fun. Wayyy harder than I expected. Easy bots woop my ass

[@canuhbl]

Me

[@glitchy3563]

true as hell

[@michaelsmith8842]

I have +200 hours in Dota 2 and still suck at it, so that's fun.

[@QuikSnoopy]

Dota is a difficult game that is part of the reason I find it so enjoyable, just keep practicing!

[@michaelsmith8842]

I hope. I feel like I'm missing things that are blatantly obvious.

[@rodrijopo]

I have 3k hours in dota and Im still trash

[@venomvendance8669]

Dota is a rough game your not gonna be great after only 200 hours it gets better the more you play.

[@funnypfff489]

Bro ofcource its only 200 hours I played dota since 2012 playing dota 1 with friends when dota 2 comes we still play dota1 but people always playing dota 2 so now we fucking 5k mmr

[@alani2848]

First of all, in ur next video enable ur "in video mouse point" so we can see what u r talking about and where it is^^

[@QuikSnoopy]

Will do, I apologize, I hope the guide still helped you!

[@zacharyjohns1157]

what's second of all?

[@SpiralOther]

>be me >no idea how dota works >gives it a try anyways cuz peer pressure >friend puts me in bot match >sets it to the hardest difficulty >ragequits >never touched dota for three years

[@gaijeseger2914]

Hey I use dragonite all the time in Pokémon

[@tafffee6032]

when it buffers every 2 seconds cos your downloading dota rn

[@rbocaj2239]

Tafffee true af omfg lmao

[@ΘανάσηςΓιαννιώτης-ι4ν]

same

[@unknownuser3000]

I watched the grand finals but haven't played dota since like the early 2000s and have spent several hours watching purge gamers guide but wanted to let you know your video was very nice for a shorter breakdown for a new pkayer plus I don't like how condescending his guides are so appreciate the positivity. Thanks!

[@indexit2073]

This is a wonderful guide. My first game I didn't do the tutorial and it was a 5v5 lol. No idea what I was doing. But had a player on my team that tried helping me understand the game the whole time. Was amazing,

[@QuikSnoopy]

That is awesome! No doubt, Dota is a fun game

[@fortniteisstupid884]

This is the kind of game where a middle-aged man will scream at you for being bad on your first game. Make sure you REALLY understand this game before going into it.

[@mr_beezlebub3985]

I plan to play 100 hours offline before going into multiplayer

[@weirdreportt]

That's true, this game is no longer for kids.

[@eduardhegyi]

That's lol but you don't need to do bad I know i hvae 100+ hours in league

[@somedudestolemyname]

lots of middle aged losers play this game

[@rbocaj2239]

somedudestolemyname same as both of ur parents? :)

[@apster07]

what in the hell is going on. this is a beginners guide?

[@mumblic]

More like a beginner guide for people that already have played similar games before. Is still have no idea what's going one

[@rbocaj2239]

Exactly like Mum said it’s more like beginners guide for dota particularly not moba mode.

[@DirtyCasual36]

First played dota 1 in 2005, been part of the closed beta for dota 2 but I stopped playing since 2014. Watching this vid as a refresher on all the changes, hopefully.

[@zeffitelee7064]

Bro you did a really good job with the explanation. I was trying to teach a friend dota and i came to ur video. Thumbs up for you bro.

[@UnderdogDen]

Even me man but idk if my friend got it....he will like it after he gets kills and all lets see..

[@rmpg_onpc1937]

Thanks man! only recently got into dota2. next to pointless asking the community for help. This video helped alot :)

[@jaynoon6376]

I liked the video and id love to learn more about which objects to buy to which heroes and how to play

[@QuikSnoopy]

Glad I could help! I really want to continue this series

[@flipdiesel9652]

Wow man, great guide. I want to teach my cousin how to play dota and this will be perfecto. Also, side note: You accidentally created a very very good ASMR video. Relaxing tone of voice and nice keyboard/mouse sounds. All around, good vid m8

[@QuikSnoopy]

LOLOLOL what. Anytime, hope your cousin enjoys Dota!

[@themorphinerangers]

Played LoL since 2014, I got bored of it. I'm considering switching to Dota 2. Just wondering if there are any league players who did the same and maybe you can share the experience? Thanks!

[@brskrfds1842]

this hepled me out alot, started playing today and this video was very good. thank you

[@QuikSnoopy]

No problem! Have fun XD

[@gwinny9113]

Can you please update a guide for Dota 2 for this year i'm learning how to play that game and i already played league but not having fun anymore to that game

[@dillonwongso6605]

first game with dragon knight 1/15/1

[@bravewellemadera8957]

lol lost more than 30 games in learning dota so dont worry at start

[@tardarsauce1842]

first game with Sniper 1/13/8

[@MillionZillion]

Idk whether he or I that sucks at it Probably me

[@wholewheatbread7698]

is there a way i can switch how i move my character i wanna switch it from right click to left click

[@Weebfox]

Coming from league (5k hours) I have 5 things that make dota hard for me: 1. Characters having turn animations so kiting and overall movements feels clunky for me 2. Mana costs and cc durations are massive in comparison and it's hard to get used to 3. Not being able to toggle camera lock, I usually play locked so having to pay extra attention to moving the camera is an extra annoyance 4. The courier theres one of them but 5 players so often you have to wait quite a bit. Also being used to recalling back to base which is not possible in dota (due to courier and tp scrolls Im guessing) having to walk everywhere feels weird 5. Losing gold on death makes games feel super snowbally and sometimes you have to wait an eternity for one item The charm for me is all the characters being unlocked instantly and those characters have a lot if depth and thats what is interesting to me in dota Sorry for the wall of text, tldr: Im bad

[@mojojojo2316]

Solution for 3 You can assign select hero key. So if you lost control of your hero by clicking something else you can return to your hero. By default it's f1 key. I changed it to space bar for my convenience.

[@farison2941]

thanks dude great videos i downloaded it the other day didn't know how to play then i found your guide for beginners

[@Inn0IWNL]

I'm planning on playing DotA 2 again. I used to play it but I have a shit tier internet before. is it still 7-8 gigs when downloading off steam?

[@mark3697]

BraZe Cyan 8.5 g if you haven't gotten it yet

[@EmilyTheresa93]

Thanks for the helpful guide. Watching the Dota 2 international has inspired me to play again. I want to understand the game more!

[@joonoho]

8000 hours on league. Plat 1 *plays dota and loses to bots

[@silvershadow5242]

How you know how much time you spend in League?

[@hichemdenane4814]

Dark Knight Of Ionia there is a website called "how much time wasted on lol"

[@DanteMartinoThemysteriousGamer]

Can I set a control scheme where when I press and hold space bar I go into camera shift mode by moving the mouse?

[@pierregrobbelaar9116]

Very nice vid.After 8 y of retirement i started playing dota 2.A lot different than dota 1 but hey we are never to old to learn.I am playing vs bots as the dota community are still to immature(I had a death threat after a game in dota 1 lol)and i don't see this change any time soon

[@mikimuse4135]

thank you for your guide~ as someone whos new to games like this its been scary to try! But now i'm excited

[@zoxr2872]

thx so much for the help no one else wanted to help me when i started... this guide gave me an advantage over most players as they didnt prepare like me...

[@QuikSnoopy]

I'm glad I could help you man! Have fun playing Dota!

[@jcassidy13]

Would love to see some more videos. Been wanting to start Dota for a while and the new patch seemed as good a time as any.

[@Mr360alan]

Hello thank you for making this video. Just wanted to know can you lock in a hero so you can always be that one and just leveling up them?

[@jijingebob]

2018?

[@benjaminjones8782]

wot

[@SkyCavern]

I never knew I'd enjoy learning about Dota. YOu got my sub

[@filipebotelho3548]

I used to play Dota 1 at a local lan house nearby... I decided to play again and that helped me a lot. Hope it gets easier with time 'cause I'm struggling with that amount of heroes and itens xD

[@bionicubiytsaofficial3732]

As a dude from Mobile Legends This IS Dope

[@jasonharvote4093]

so is dota connected to warcraft at all or it got ideas from it?

[@jgf9105]

it was supposed to be a mod for it

[@QuikSnoopy]

Dota 1 was a warcraft 3 mod, Dota 2 is standalone and is available on steam.

[@PillBoxUK]

Thanks for the update.. just finished your old one and just realised you have a new one. Will be trying this out soon.

[@QuikSnoopy]

No problem! Good luck!

[@majin2967]

Im a full blown league played but dota 2 looks like so much fun and looks like there is alot more than in league.. looks super fun..

[@PedroSimoes87]

this is such a awesome guide, and its updated !! thanks alot for this help, i will definitly check your playlist guides, please make more !

[@QuikSnoopy]

Thanks!

[@TheBreakDownTv]

Thank you for this, Friends taught me some but this really helped!!

[@duchessskye4072]

I noticed something; if you have a friend that plays with you you do really well really fast. I was, after just the odd 10 games able to single-handedly destroy the entire base. I was playing Dragon Knight but still...

[@perseveregamer7806]

played dota2 for over 2000 hrs but i am still learning new things...

[@LetYahArisee]

Actually was helped in game by a couple of nice people. Nice vid

[@limey_01gaming67]

Very good Guide i just Started dota 2 today Are there big Changes in The 2018 dota ? If so Could you do a updated Video ?

[@ukkogar7529]

thanks! i am planning on starting a dota channel and this helped me not look like a noob on video thanks!

[@QuikSnoopy]

haha no worries, good luck!

[@dearturbo1011]

Last played on 2008. Thanks for this very helpful.

[@knives3809]

I just got this game, thanks for this video-it helped a lot!

[@omarsawtari4042]

Is it ok if i dont play with a mouse instead the pad on the laptop or its a must

[@donquixote6567]

Hi. Can someone pls tell me what the disabler, nuker, carry and the others mean? What do they do?

[@celle183]

Good guide, but i know the basics about DotA, is there a guide that focuses more on roles, meta mechanics, etc.?

[@ultimatetoff]

Thanks for this video, all the guides are old and outdated , I hope this helps me

[@QuikSnoopy]

No problem, this guide is guaranteed to help you, good luck mate! :)

[@sirenia755]

can you please help, I am thinking of playing League of Legends but I get turned off by pay as you play mmo's, what is the difference between League of Legends and dota 2 !!!.

[@bernardok]

Question Question: when u downloaded Dota 2 do your graphic settings set to high?

[@abcdefgxxxx90334]

They set automatically according to your PC specs, if you have a high end pc they'll get set to max. You can change them on your own too, of course

[@unmeishinko]

Is there a Quest Mode in this latest version? I love playing DOTA in Quest Mode

[@Mitsushiro23]

hey i am a noob at dota can you help me on the heros and items

[@QuikSnoopy]

Sure, how can I help you?

[@kos_]

*Silence*

[@aksyxd5583]

Koscius lol

[@DirtNassty]

My brain hurts

[@primroan5354]

I wanna say thanks for updating a guide for 2017. Going to be jumping into this solo very soon. Nobody to play with unfortunately. But I have a few questions. When supports farm gold from camps, does that gold go to just you or to the team? Do the carry's have to farm the gold they need themselves? I saw you choose one of the abilities earlier, ( one of the three = ulti) do you need to unlock them or buy them to use?

[@QuikSnoopy]

No problem, I wanted the guide to be as updated as possible. So your first question, when supports farm gold from camps, the gold is given to the hero that had the last hit, or killed the creep, it is not shared with your team. I'm not sure what you mean by the abilities, but you do not have to buy any of the abilities or ultimate abilities. Everything is free in Dota except for cosmetic sets or HUDs.

[@primroan5354]

QuikSnoopy I asked that question right as Dota was finishing downloading. I hopped in and played the first and second tutorials. Playing as Dragon Knight was a bit of a challenge. Seemed to run out of mana constantly. But I figured out about the abilities and experience needed to unlock them. I think Dragon Knight is a hard carry, correct? He's made better by purchasing those weapons in the shop that upgrade attack speed and damage? From what I hear the good starting heroes are Lion, Lina, Lich, and Venomancer.

[@QuikSnoopy]

Dragon Knight is a decent hero for beginners, yes he is a carry, Lion, Lina, Lich and Venomancer are decent heroes for people who are starting out, yes.

[@RR-kn6vw]

Ahem, why the heck is the boss named Roshan? It's my name lol Well, this is my first ever MOBA, wish me luck and keep up the good work mate :D The in-game mouse pointer is not a big problem though...

[@NemoRSRB]

Thank you so much for this great starting guide!!!

[@QuikSnoopy]

No problem, I hope it helps you! :)

[@panshinpanshin2184]

I dont know why I'm watching this lol i already know how to play xD good video though!

[@QuikSnoopy]

Haha XD

[@Gr8HornedOwl]

i still had a 2 questions after the video, coming from smite, i wanted to know what roles are supposed to go in what lane? 2nd question, is there a mastery system for the heroes?

[@QuikSnoopy]

I haven't played Smite so I can't compare it. There is no mastery system for heroes in Dota, I believe League has a system similar. As far as roles, typically you have a carry and a support in the same (Safe) Lane, 1 middle hero, the rest is situational, you can have 2 offline heroes or 1 offlane and 1 roam/jungle.

[@Gabriel-qh4yx]

“I made a video last year, but that was almost a year ago” Yeah, no shit

[@NushiSama]

So I play paragon and main carry, and am a very good carry. How hard do you think it'll be to learn the upgrade method of Dota 2. For example I know the card system in paragon is how you increase your damage and stuff like that. So how hard will it be to fully understand the shop and upgrades

[@dabuis2893]

Yo I got you, so Dota 2 UI for items can be confusing but in game its simple. Items build into items, and the UI shows an item you select in the center with items it builds into on top and items that build into it below it, and once you buy all previous items or the said item you may put it into your inventory. Honestly outta lol dota and paragon I think dota's is bothe largest and hardest while paragon's is the most fun to use.

[@NushiSama]

Ah ok cool thank you

[@QuikSnoopy]

I have never herd of paragon so unfortunately I can't really compare it to Dota. I'd recommend trying Dota and see if you like it. I hope the guide helped you, I have plenty of other guides on my channel that might be helpful if you decide to get into Dota. Good luck! :)

[@NushiSama]

QuikSnoopy yeah thank you, paragon is a brand new 3rd person moba made by epic games. It's actually really cool and fun in my. Opinion

[@QuikSnoopy]

Good to know, I'll have to check it out sometime

[@yusraazam6317]

I play Dota and I'm not really good with the last hits and timings.. hope you'd help me out in the coming videos and please cover the information about the items too! and this video is really informative! :)

[@gallacc6223]

the match doesnt start till 19:10

[@DefiRules]

good video, i try to start with dota2 again, and i feel like i forgott everything, thx for your help! can you tell us something about the meta games? its hard to get if you come from lol or all other mobas, i mean thers suicide lane tripple lane and all the stuff? what are the benefits from playing tripple lane and so on

[@QuikSnoopy]

That is very difficult to explain. I'll make a more advanced guide in the future!

[@basudhabanerjee1772]

i am unable to figure out how to use those chests which appear when i try to use some from shop..please help:)

[@openshores4288]

it is one of my requirement for my new company

[@davidstojilkovic6361]

I'm starting to play DOTA 2 AGAIN.First time i built Agility on Dragon Knight and i was going mid..

[@MrBunny9612]

I downloaded Dota 2 on my laptop and it was fine at first but when I went into the mechanics tutorial, all of the colors blended into a Silver/Rainbow and I could not see the minions nor my own hero. So I deleted it for now but I do not know if it was the computer just could not handle the game or if I did something to it? If someone could help me with this question so I could play Dota 2 that would be helpful.

[@QuikSnoopy]

it's hard to say without knowing what graphics card or processor is in your laptop unfortunately. If you can, try to lower the graphics settings to see if that helps.

[@kyle6817]

I like seeing a League ad on a Dota 2 guide

[@myhayady]

Coming here after 10 years of counter strike and over 6000 hours being the only game I played...and I'm like "so this is not peek and then point and click?"

[@marchiusnazaire6839]

I just started on playing Dota

[@QuikSnoopy]

It's my favorite game :)

[@vagabondmasllani1982]

so after 7 month what do u think......

[@mrfriendlyguy4906]

When i played i was super confused idk what to do and when i played bot solo i dont know what lane i am

[@thegodofvenom]

do you have to become a battle pass user in order to get loot items?

[@QuikSnoopy]

no you do not, you will get random loot drops when just playing the game.

[@thegodofvenom]

@@QuikSnoopy thanks man I'm trying to figure out if I want to keep this game on my PC I liked paragon more but they shut it down😓

[@damoklosxiii9617]

Hello can please someone send me a link where it is explained how the match can be won? I cant find it anywhere. Thanks (Sometimes all 5 are wiped and game is finished and sometimes not)

[@Leanaaxx]

Super helpful! Thankyou :)

[@chrispaul4090]

How here plays DotA? I mean DotA 1 and then moves to DotA 2?

[@weruurufu]

I came from LoL and CS:GO and this is somewhat a lot to take in

[@joshguan8672]

can you have quick micro outplays like faker vs ryu or is it a very knowledge / decision / team based game ?

[@faisaljamaludin2730]

If u asking about outplay interms of heroes skill/reaction time.. its kind of hard. Because dota has turnrate mechanic.. so every click to move or attack feels like a delay. But if u want to see some awesome outplay.. u can search dotawtf.

[@faisaljamaludin2730]

Yes it is a decision and knowledge based game. The more u know about items/hero mechanic.. the more u can outplay certain player.

[@Imperium3945]

excellent tutorial continue this work!

[@thealloz_2892]

Great Vid. Really helped me thanks

[@QuikSnoopy]

glad I could help!

[@omegatrion9959]

how many moth do i need to learn all the times ??

[@noped3131]

Nice video;) keep up the good work!

[@QuikSnoopy]

Thanks!

[@lukeskywalking5090]

Honestly, I am from league. I started playing dota a month ago. This game is harder to learn than League but im trying to get more experience.. Im still cant find heroes that suits with me but patience is the key to success :3 any guides?

[@jirosx5784]

Is this like vain glory?

[@raptorgod77]

league of legends ad in dota 2 video

[@submesubyou736]

rapto Lol

[@jpbotha5017]

Thanks for the video!!

[@Pavsy73]

Very well done, subbed!

[@QuikSnoopy]

Thanks for the sub, enjoy Dota mate

[@tomnguyen8840]

Is there a video explaining builds for beginners?

[@QuikSnoopy]

I'll be making some videos on builds in the future. I've made some replay commentary videos that are similar to builds, where I go over some of the decision making that I made during the game.

[@vince5115]

Thank you so much it helped a lot :)

[@QuikSnoopy]

Glad I could help! Have fun playing dota mate!