League of Legends Player Being Confused by Dota 2 for 6 minutes | Dota 2 Gameplay 

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As a divine player it was such a pain to watch this😂 not in a toxic way tho, I was like shouting in my mind for the entire video trying to tell you what to do.

5:16 "woah you can drop items", next second the Scepter is missing from the inventory🤣

always love to see league players seeing how much interactions there are in this game

So my recommendation for if you are super confused by a hero is to click on their portrait to select them and then take a bit of time to read their abilities, with the best time to do so being when you are dead. Like in league, the deeper your understanding of the enemy heroes the better you can play against them, so snatching time to learn when you have the chance can go a long way towards getting better at the game. Also I'll give some explanations here for stuff you were confused or had questions about, but honestly your confusion is entertaining in its own right so feel free to skip the explanations if you'd rather just figure it out on your own. Though I will say that dota has no shortage of things to learn so I don't think you have to worry about running out (there are so many obscure or niche mechanics and interactions in this game that even top level pros are sometimes unaware of them). Anyways: 1) Generally you want to stay in lane as long as you can and have the donkey ferry out items, but sometimes, if your hp and mana are low enough, its more worthwhile to just go back to base. You can also send regen items on the courier, but the donkey is slower when carrying regen items so if you are going to sustain yourself by ferrying regen its better to do so before getting low. 2) Medusa takes no damage because, as of her rework in the most recent major patch, she has a passive that redirects 98% of damage taken towards her mana instead of her health and, depending on the level of the passive, it takes between 2 to 4 damage to reduce her mana by 1 point, however in return she has 0 natural hp gain, so essentially her mana bar is her health bar. Oh, and when her eyes glow red and she starts making a bunch of noise that's her ult and if you look at her for too long you turn to stone and take extra physical damage. 3) Just fyi, Lich's 3rd skill is a channeled "fear" that makes the target walk towards you and drains 10% of their mana per second. For reference, channeled abilities will say "Channeled" at the top of the ability description so I would recommend giving a brief scan for that on heroes you are unfamiliar with, especially if their spells don't seem to be doing anything. 4) The middle of map shop, known as the "Secret Shop" only carries a small selection of items, all of which can only be bought there, so you can't visit it for just any in lane shopping. Item's that are secret shop exclusive have a little red symbol in the bottom right to make it easier to tell at a glance what you need to visit the shop for. 5) To answer "The fuck is this?" about the big rectangle thing you encountered top lane near their base: It's a new addition to the map in the latest major patch. It has 1 hp and a big shield that regenerates quickly and it deals 70% of the damage it takes back to everyone in a large area around it spread evenly between all heroes (damage reflected increases every time it respawns). There are 2 of them on the map, they spawn at 20 mins and take 10 minutes to respawn after being killed, and killing them grants aghanim's shard to one of the two lowest networth heroes on your team, randomly selected (Aghanim's shard is a 1400 gold item that doesn't take a slot and gives a different effect for every hero). 6) Yeah, you can drop items and even destroy dropped items by issuing an attack command on them. Item dropping is sometimes used by pro players to get more value out of regen consumables, and frequently used by ragers to destroy all their items before running it down. 7) So tower aggro mechanics in dota are quite a bit different from in league, and are a little complicated. Somewhat similar to league, the tower has a priority list for what it targets and once it chooses a target will keep attacking that target until it dies, moves out of range, or an enemy hero in the tower's range auto attacks an allied hero (though unlike league it ONLY aggros if you auto the enemy, spells and other sources of damage don't aggro it). If a tower is attacking your hero, it is also possible to lose aggro by issuing an attack command on an allied creep, at which point the tower will choose it's aggro based on its priority list again (which is still sometimes you), so if you are being attacked under tower spam attack on allied creeps while running away and hope it picks up a new target. The target priority list goes (as far as I know): Closest enemy hero attacking allied heroes > Closest non-hero attacking allied heroes > nearest unit to the tower that is attacking it > nearest unit to the tower attacking an allied creep > nearest unit to the tower > some hero summons > catapults (the psuedo equivalent of the cannon minion). Also all towers except for T1s gain multishot when fortified (when the little barrier appears around it and it stops taking damage), which at least in one case was why it was hitting you. Oh and for a few hero recommendations you could consider: 1) Dragon Knight, for a tanky, fairly simple to play, hero that usually goes mid but can at least function basically anywhere. 2) Disruptor, my favorite support hero who is high impact, strong at the moment, and has one of the more league-esque skill rotations (most basic combo is you put your q on someone to give vision, give them a few seconds to run away, use your w to bring them back and deal damage, set up your e where they will appear, then drop your ult on them). 3) Ember Spirit, if you want a fun mid hero with a lot of potential for mechanical outplay (though be warned, his learning curve isn't that steep but you will likely still struggle a bit while learning him since you are still learning the game as a whole as well). Oh, and just fyi you can use spells and items while in ember spirit's w, which is where his most basic combo comes from (use w on a far target and quickly put a q on them while the w is hitting them). 4) Skywrath Mage, if you played mages in league and want arguably the closest dota hero to the archetype. 5) Sniper, for a somewhat stereotypical noob pick with a playstyle that is pretty close to that of a league ADC

Ah yes, Dota. A game where it somehow feels like you're losing and expanding your braincells at the same time 😂 . Good luck man, you found a gem of game right there.

I'm sure you've already figured this out 2 months after the time, but whenever a hero confuses you, click their portrait and you'll select them, and you can read any of their skills at any time. It's one of the major strongpoints of Dota imo. And then the best advice I can give a newer player, which I even have to do myself after thousands of hours, is always take a deep breath and remind yourself of what your items do and always mentally plan around your items. Force staff is a super good item for example, but you forgot to use it a few times in this game, and that happens at all levels when things are heated. Always mentally go through a checklist: I have force staff, so if I'm chasing or if I'm getting gone on, double tap 3. Remind yourself constantly. It's almost like checking blindspots when you're driving a car. Any time you see stuff about to happen, check minimap, check items, check gold, check cooldowns. Plan what to do if you need to run. Plan what spell you're gonna use first if you see an enemy (usually your disable first, unless there's a channeling spell you need to cancel or the enemy could TP out if you're the only disable). The nicest part about Dota, and the reason why I can't ever get into League no matter how hard I try, is Dota is slow. You never want to be playing purely with reactions. You want to plan ahead and prepare yourself to react optimally.

You really need to remember to use the item in your inventory, some of them are not a passive item. Force staff is super useful as a supp. Also, Medusa IS BROKEN, You can't deal dmg to her unless she's out of mana.

As an immortal player (I think it’s the equivalent of challenger in league?) this video made me so nostalgic of what it was like when I first started playing dota 10 years ago Some heroes, especially supports, cannot 1v1 core heroes like medusa, doom, Lina etc. Also, score doesn’t matter. Someone can be 0-8 and still come back and carry the game. Just be sure to send your courier to you once you buy items. Items with the little red circle icon next to it are items that can only be bought at the secret shop. You cant buy any other items at the secret shop

Medusa uses her mana as hp basically. Until her mana runs out, she won't deplete her hp.

this is a delight to watch lmao, always love seeing new players confused as to how the medusa hero works HAHAHA

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More vids like this. An actual game worth spending your time on.

5:18 you get attacked by the tower cuz your team mate switches the tower aggro to you by 'attacking' you' with pressing-A and clicking onto your hero. That's how teams can dive behind enemy towers to secure a kill and escape while keeping the low HP allies alive.

as a League and Dota 2 player i can tell you that Dota is a lot more technical than League, there are a lot of things that just dont exist in league like pulling creep lanes and stacking neutral camps and stuff like that wich is bind to the ingame time.

The refreshing feeling of seeing someone try to comprehend what Doom's Ultimate does to them. Like that's it, he drew the edgy star on you and you now die of stage 4 ligma

Btw you're a tide, you should initiate (aka press R when your team is ready to move in) so your team can get in free and position themselves to follow up. While item/skill that can flash you is common buy or inherent in some hero, not everyone will buy it or able to so having that early stun really help your team to position themselves while avoiding enemy cc.

Medusa is a hero with 0 Base Strength, so her hp is very low, even with items. To compensate that she has an innate passive called "Mana Shield", she blocks 98% of all damage in exchange for some of her mana, so if her mana wents to zero she's basically dead. Also, your are using your E wrong, it's like MF ult, u have to stay still in order to get the maximum fear duration.

I started this game a few years ago and I haven't been able to enjoy league since lmao

Medusa uses her mana as shield. Its a passive, she is rly tanky for a carry but weak against manaburn (obv). If the shield is gone, she is like 2 hits

pain to watch if u know dotka but in general in now bracket u can clearly rush dagons nuke enemies and simply push lanes on like every hero, even if u feed u do so much game impact with tower push and nukes

Well, wish there are more players like you trying dota for the first time. Wishing dota be good again like old days. Its hay days had already passed.

Btw you a tip to ease the confusion at first, You can click on enemy players portraits and it will show your their hero and you read up on their abilities, will also show them the items they have from the time they were in vision.

Best advice I can give you mate.. is this.. When you die.. click on the portrait of the guy who killed you.. READ what their hero does.. while you wait for respawn.. Allmost NEVER buyback unless they are in your base killing your towers and rax.. When you die.. Spend time reading up on THEIR heroes.. and YOUR heroes.. and YOUR/their items.. :P since your new.. your spending 5-10 mins of every game dead.. read up on whats killing you while being dead.. ;)

late comment but i promise this is a fun and deep game if you keep playing it! the more you play, the more everything clicks and you know what to do. it just takes time.

Glad that you are giving dota a chance. To be fair you should check the demo mode to understand the heroes spells and items.

Never could make any sense of this game so i just play abaddon and drow ranger when my friends want to play. 😂

omg this video is so pain for me bro medusa have a mana shield and thats mean u dealing damage to mana and then to hp

That was so endearing. It reminds me of myself 10 years ago. I like both games but DOTA is vastly superior in my opinion if you like depth, complexity, and creativity. There are so many mechanics which in turn gives you so many ways to get creative. You can cheese you opponents, deceive them, etc... LoL focus is more about individual skills. I like LoL because it's much more straightforward and arcade style to a DOTA player. The only thing to get used to in LoL is the mechanics of stats and how it relates to spells and items. Btw, I love how spell scales in LoL. That's so great. It's something they should implement in DOTA. Other than that, LoL pretty easy to understand. What I don't like is: a lot if things in LoL feels tamed and forgiving. - A lot of normal spells in DOTA could be ultimates in LoL. I mean, Karma's ulti is less poweful than Dark Seer's normal spell equivalent. And he can cast it on a low cooldown. Or, in your game, you were seeing Phantom Assassin deal huge damage, that's because his crit does 450% damage. Yone's crit is ridiculous in comparison. And a lot of DOTA ulti would be seen as flat out absurdly overpiwered to LoL players. - Itemization in LoL is important, but way less impactful than in DOTA. In DOTA, one single item can make or break the game. You build the wrong item, you're screwed. You adapt and build the right item, you can turn the game around. In LoL, it sucks to build the wrong item but you can deal with it. It's not important to have a lot of items than having the right one. Itemization aussi completely change the play style of a hero. Something you don't see in LoL where its AD, AP, tank or support. - Obviously, items are much more powerful and can give you active abilities could be ultis in LoL, like Dagon or Scythe. - Laning is also totally different from LoL. It's more fluid, and the baron and dragon lane works totally differently. In DOTA, Dragon lane (called safe lane) matches up against the opponent's Baron lane (called offlane in DOTA), it's it's usually 2v1. Or it's often possible that there's no Jungler on a team, you will then see two 2v2 lanes. Or even a 3v1 lane, to make sure the carry gets its farm and crush the offlane early. In LoL, laning is rather rigid and uncreative. But the journey on DOTA is much more rewarding. Even after a year, you will still feel like a total noob. 😆 If you want to understand why DOTA heroes are more difficult to play than LoL, try Invoker or Meepo. They don't have any equivalent on LoL. They will seem totally absurd to LoL absurd. 😆 In all cases, I envy you. Learning DOTA was one of the best gaming experience I've had, but it can be frustrating if you're not passionate. Have fun!

New players confused with Medusa 😂 That's a Medusa Unique thing. Medusa's Mana-Pool is like Her HP - when she takes damage, her Mana takes the damage that's why. Her HP is EXTREMELY low when her MANA depletes.

he tried to buy the wand at secret shop 😂.

I enjoyed the hell out of that video. Great personality for streaming which you definitely should do. As Lich you could’ve solo killed any one of those heroes with the right items and skill build. Especially that Lina that kept jumping you, if you stream it ppl will show you how to easily turn that situation and kill her.

This was surprisingly wholesome, hope you are feeling welcome in dota!

basic stuff to understand of dota (I play both). Bot lane goes the adc and sup if you're radiant, if you're dire the "top" goes bot-lane with another sup (there's no jg), same thing with top-lane. As a support most of the time only you put the wards. You're also responsible to be annoying af using skills. it doesn't matter much if you die a lot because then your adc can afk jg for 20min and you can win. To make things even easier for your adc you can "stack camps" in dota every minute the jg respawn if hit the camp and run away to make them get far from the camp a new group will spawn so now you got 2 groups in one camp. Also another concept it's for "pull" basically the same as "stack a camp" just that you try to get hit from the camp when "minions" are close so your minions start attacking the camp, this is the form of "denied" the wave like in league you push hard so the tower kills the minions. And finally you can also literally can denied "minions", just need to "force" attack under a low health "minion" to kill it.

Nice watching you played really enjoy it,also tips: Try to know more stuff about this terms and there effect both on self and enemy - ethereal,purge,true strike,evade(evasion), threshold dmg,break,pure damage

This video hurts so good as a long-time dota player and social league player

the funny thing is that ur using the hero that can easily counter/weaken Medusa by just using ur E

league players always sayiong dota is easier but then get confused by basic mechanics will always be funny

I thought to myself, When will I get good in playing Dota - well after over 7k hours of plays; I won't.

Bringing LoL toxicity to Dota it's like bringing knife to a gunfight 🤣

what i expected to see in comments : 🤓 actuhually 🤓 that🤓 is🤓 not🤓 how 🤓you🤓 play🤓 dota2🤓 what i saw in comments : wholesome shit. it was nice watching. love the content.

We still sometimes get confused too, after nearly 20 years into it. 😂

well, you can drop your item so if your enemy takes your item you lose that item but also lowers your networth which lower your buyback cost.

Great to see players try out other mobas, dota is definitely not for everybody and i hve a lot of friends that prefer league over dota but its good to see you give it an actual chance

"people want to see me use items" (Does not use his items)

When i was 13 years old and playing dota 1, i got how to use ultimate of Lich. But this LoL-player dont. How.

u cant comprehend the complexity of dota

i think you should use the default keybinds for items. Its easier to press zxc with ur thumb instead of 123. U can also double tap the item key to cast it on urself like your number 3 item force staff

At least he used items now thats impressive.

this video is proof of how crappy dota 2 matchmaking system is that a person clue on how to play the game can win

Medusa has mana shield when its activated the damage will burn her mana instead of her hp

u was not using ur forcestafff item the whole time xD

Have you tried Arc Warden or meepo yet ? the hardest heros to play

how is the first comment not "youre supposed to channel your third skill" just like a tp scroll

love the content. Hope u sit down and learn dota 2 and actually try next time u play. Maybe some carry gameplay next time around ? anyways had fun. Waiting for further dota2 content. Cheers!!!

Just click on the enemy or team mate and you can read their abilities. Well played though.

keep buying potions. harass enemy lane so your buddy can farm it . deny creeps. pull/stack creeps

Arc Warden and Medusa in the same lane. Is this unranked against herald 1 players?

I found it really interesting that you keep checking the level and KDA of enemy heroes to try to understand if you can 1v1 them. Is that a good indication in league? Anyway in Dota it's really useless, different heros have different power spikes in different times in the game depending on level, items and most importantly match up. Understanding these power spikes (and what to do to get achieve them before your enemies and abuse them) is imo the main thing that makes good players good. So it's a long journey 😅 For example, this dude PA that one shot ppl at the end of the game is pretty weak for the whole game until it gets some damage items. It seems like he got them before the enemy was too tanky and it won you the game. He probably couldn't do it without you unknowingly abusing how strong your hero is in early game to make him space to farm.

Idk how can you play LoL Chinese version of Dota 1.

Did u just drop aghs or sell it? Wew

The fact that he was tanking doom and Lina skills is crazy...

And you are lucky your team has phantom assassin...pa short form..is the strongest attacking hero ..low hp in the beginning but once pa has the item..can 1 vs 3 or even kill all in just a few strike..for lich..the hero you used..the item to buy is shard..it will increase your ultimate range by creating a ice pillar and then you cast your ultimate . Your ultimate is most effective when you need to have at least 2 enemies standing close together.5 is the best...because It needs to bounce..if there is only 1 enemy..it will stop after one hit...the item for lich is rod of atos and upgrade to glepnir..this item can stop your enemy from moving and you can help stop them from moving and cast your ultimate and also help your teammate to attack them while they are disabled

Lol players dont even know, that in normal moba you can click on enemy hero and read everything about they abilities.

When a dota2 player plays league its ez.but if a league player plays dota its a noob

did you finally get how medusa works ?

don't worry buddy, none of us get it

had great time watching this

just read the skills and items, damn

I loved the Lalala song bro.

You can clearly see how this game consume people's life by this commentary section, once you get into it there's no come back. Your choice.

Id do the tutorial, its a little different but it gets you used to the mechanics of dota, what shop does what, rune timings etc.

Three months late. But here it goes my advice. You can and should check other heroes and read their skills at least give them a look. Unlike league here you can select them and see all their items and abilities BIG. Also get into the habit of using the USABLE items. Most items in Dota are usable, unlike League.

I recommend invoker support. But... Its just a recommendation

Medusa simply has a mana shield that when she gets hit the dmg is tanked by her mana

So glad that people in the comment give him some tips and not go toxic because he can't play Dota 2. Trust me it's better than LOL

This is so fun to watch for a Dota player lol

Not bad and I can't blame you if you always confused because you used to play LoL from the start. This is why you need to play tutorial first just like in LoL. As a veteran in Dota (not pro just veteran since I play dota from ver. 6.20 or something and its in warcraft 3 TFT) always read the abilities and items, take your time, just tell your teammates that tyou're new and they'll understand as long as you don't F**** up the game cause they'll still curses you even you're a newbie.

you didnt even have to say that you're league of legends player. no dota player has time to look like that

I understand that you are confused that you do no dmg to DUSA , but I am amazed how you don't even notice that her mana is going low , it is not that hard to realize , you can also click on the hero and see his spells , unlike in LoL ,where is impossible for a new player to learn what is he against , I remember trying LoL long time ago ...it is such a bullshAit , how can I know what the opponent has when I cannot see his abilities when I click on him ... You can't drop items in league? You don't have teleports in league? You looked so confused ...

you look like saksa the dota pro

if LOL player wants to understand dota 2, they must find back to a game called WARCRAFT 3, and you all know how dota 2 works edit : dota 2 is based on dota 1 (DotA, a map of Warcraft 3), and dota 1's gameplay is based on Warcraft 3

Read the abilities! Very funny content btw

what mmr is this clown fiesta ?

If you want to use a really challenging and confusing hero, try invoker

It's ok, Dota is just more complicated game compared to LoL

Medu tanking dmg with her mana 1st.

maybe u can use Invoker for the next game

I started dota 6 months ago after playing league for 9 years, watching this is so relatable.

Stick and boots are your only items in early game as a support, support is the least boring role in dota you can do almost everything as a support from pulling,stacking, using your tp scrolls to join early teamfights. If you want to know about pulling and stackings just watch it on youtube.Your doing good btw👌 and we doto players are always here to support you my boy🙂

For Medusa, when you attack her she mitigates some damage by having it subtract from her mana first. Secondly, be sure when shopping to click on the neutrals tab and pick up a token. You get a "free" neutral item, it goes in that empty slot you had.

Some POGGERS clutch you did as lich 3:35 you used your sinister gaze(E) right before doom used his ultimate(the way he lifted his sword up. is the ultimate skill animation, basically 12-13 second silence-mute) and because you used ur E your carry killed doom. that was epic. 5:40 one of the cleanest lich ult i have seen in a long time. insane dmg. wp

Upload more of your dota journey brother, youre doing great! Btw medusa doesnt take damage because of her mana shield. It drains its mana instead of hp when attacked

As a player who plays both dota2 & LoL this was painful yet entertaining to watch 🤣

"oh i dont do dmg" "why this hero dont take dmg" how about read the hero skill? is that hard?

Just stumbled across this vid and decided to have a look over your other dota vids, glad you decided to give it another chance. This reminds me of when I first started out, learning all the heroes and their abilities is half of the fun honestly. It's a very steep learning curve to be sure, so I'd recommend trying to find a hero you enjoy playing and from there you'll start to discover what style you find most enjoyable to play. Lich is a solid team fighter, the heroes abilities are geared towards giving your team the edge in big fights and punishing the enemies for group up. Use Q for basic damage and slow. Use to your Frost Shield to buff up your tank (or whoever is going up front). I noticed you cancelling the Sinister gaze channel duration (in settings, you can tick 'Channeled Abilities require hold/stop'). The most common use of Sinister Gaze is a punish/setup, taunt the enemy to you so an ally can attack them. If that play style doesn't jell for you, keep trying different heroes and you'll figure out where they're strong and where they're weak. For example, you couldn't kill Medusa but she can really struggle if you avoid her in a fight. She wants to sit between you and her team, but she's very susceptible to getting kited. Anyway lad, hope to see more from ya. Most of all, have fun and just mute anyone who gives you a hard time!

medusa is broken : yes indeed medusa hp is her mana, if she will take any damage, she not lose hp but her mana instead, then her skill 2 can steal mana you may notice, why she not take any damage?? but she lose mana if her mana empty then she is a paper, me and my herald friend hard to deal medusa when we first play new patch

We can see in comments how the deepest community of dota 2 is super kind.- 😂🎉

huh, lol player cant rly play on supps and dont understand basic positioning just go n feed. thats a content yea

read about neutral items in menu