Dota 2 is a Team Game

Play like a team because Dota 2 is a team game. Remember, you are giving a significant advantage to the enemy if you or your teammates are fighting with each other. So, when one of your teammates is a flamer, then what you should do? The answer is simple, just click the mute and carry on with your game. You can also report him, and let Valve take care of it.

No matter what carry you pick or how good you are, remember that you can never win a game on your own. You will always need support from your teammates no matter how hard you are playing.

 

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Working With Combos

Combos always benefit the team regardless of the intensity. Even as small as a two hero combo can be of great use, compared to no combo at all. Moreover, useful items can only help the effectiveness of the combo. There will be more chances of winning the game if you have more heroes with synergizing spells. The point mentioned above can only be useful if you have a proper knowledge of the game and its mechanics. You can go a long way if you have enough information about in-game items, heroes, and spells for efficient combo implementation.

Working With Items in Different Situations

This is the reality of the world of Dota 2, though some people will not accept it. Some items are considered useful in most games, but some of the time those items can be completely cancelled out because of what the opposite team has. On a personal note, I will recommend that items should be made by the line-up of the opposition and also for the synergy with your team.

Example:

Let’s make a supposition that you are playing as a Magnus on your team. If you are playing as an offlaner, then you are most likely to build Vladimir Offering, Arcane Boots, Shadow Blade, Assault Cuirass, Blink Dagger, Refresher Orb, and Force Staff. But if you will be playing the hero as a mid-lane core, then you are most likely to build high damage items like Daedalus, Mask of Madness, Monkey King Bar, Assault Cuirass, and Battlefury. So this will be liable to happen when you look at the enemy team’s line-up and make a decision whether you want to adapt a support or carry role.

Fight Like a Team

You are more likely to lose the battle if you go one-on-one in team fights, which will ultimately lead to losing the entire game. This might look very simple but honestly, I have seen many players, even professionals, who throw the whole game just by going solo to kill the support which leads to getting them baited. Moreover, because of the heat of the situation, allies come to help. Since the carry is down they just cast the spells for an entirely lost cause, losing momentum in the process, as well as the game.

So, play in a much-disciplined manner and communicate well with your teammates because you only win a game of Dota 2 when you play together like a team.

Take the Professional Games Seriously

Never take things or scenarios for granted in Dota 2 if you are hopeful to play it on a professional level. Almost everyone has undoubtedly played where they are winning by a score of 4-30, but one silly mistake could very well lead to losing the entire match. Some examples include going one-on-one in team fights or dropping a Divine Rapier to a hero like Wraith King or a Phantom Lancer. We all play Dota2 for the fun, but we all know that there is no fun in losing.

So instead of just regretting and forgetting, learn from the match and recognize your mistake so you can avoid it next time.

 

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Watch Dota 2 Pro Games and Replays

Watching YouTube channels of teams and players, live professional games, or a pro player’s stream will help you to learn the game better and gain MMR, and can even help improve your gameplay.

If you want to learn a hero like Storm Spirit, which is somewhat challenging and very much tactical, you can watch replays and games of Syed Sumail “Suma1L” Hassan from Evil Geniuses, one of the best Storm Spirit players in the game. Furthermore, to attain the information about all this, be sure to subscribe to useful and frequently updating Facebook and Twitter pages about the latest news. I learned to fight Antimage with the Maelstrom build by watching Kuro “KuroKy” Salehi Takhasomi’s gameplay and that helped me a lot. First I practiced the build in Bot and Normal games. After I perfected it, the build could then be implemented in ranked matches. By following the different build from Kuroky, I got fruitful results.

For even better results, watch your replays as well. They help a lot by showing you how you could have avoided the slip ups in the team fights, etc. This kind of thing helps a lot to improve your game. It is better to focus on yourself in the replay, rather than your teammates, because the objective is to improve your gameplay, not theirs. I recommend watching the replays where you lost the game badly so that you don’t repeat those mistakes again. Watching the replays of your opponent team will help you in competition, as it helps you to understand their strategy and gameplay.

Don’t Delay the Game Unnecessarily

This lesson is crucial and the best way to learn it is by watching professional games. Any time the professional players see the chance of finishing the game, they destroy the enemy’s ancient, and some of the times they don’t even take a single barrack in the match. Therefore, just push the one lane, where you won the fight, instead of taking towers of other lanes which is likely to take the same amount of time. However, at times it won’t win you the game. Don’t take another chance; save your time and win the game as soon as you can rather than wasting time on farming or following the enemy’s hero unnecessarily.

 

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