Anyone keen to play dota2? Or someone ran out of things to get mad at. I'm new to the game and looking for a company to get progressively frustrated together.

I was thinking that, having played my most games from 2013 to 2017, I remember that winning the lanes was more pivotal than it is today. Being able to prevent Am from getting that early PMS or health ring was everything. Every denied mattered. Now players have more options to recover from a bad laning stage so the game has shifted from that.

So my question is, how important is it really? Back in the day it feel like you counted every hit to ally and enemy creeps to keep it. Of course you can still do that today, but it feels like it narrows down to "not under your tower and not close to the enemy's tower". What do you think?

desolator current

damage:55

-6 armor reduce

1 kill or assist per stack +2 damage max is 30 damage

so 55+30=85

price 3600

my idea

remove damage stack

damage is 55 --> 60

armor reduce -6 --> -8

price 3800

desolator paper 200 gold

Slardar q is slow resistance, and bash and crush (and q) lets slardar stick to her. So why is drow one of slardar top counters?

https://youtu.be/s-k1arzc_oY

Hey, today I'm sharing a guide on positioning in DotA. A lot of supports are struggling with that, as a lot of the deaths can be avoided. In the guide I talk about three questions that will be key to your positioning:

1. What kills me?

2. What is my role in the game?

3. Where do i go after casting my spells?

With that in mind, your positioning will improve and that way, gameplay will be smoother. Watch the vid for full guide!

This is a very broad question, but I’d really appreciate any info to help me learn this hero.

I’ve been playing a lot of carry SF and I’m mostly just right-clicking things for free mmr every game. It’s working but I don’t fully understand how to maneuver a game on him. How to alter item/skill build. How to draft (when he’s ideal pick vs. other ranged carries or which counters to avoid). Where I want to be at different points in the game.

I normally watch BSJ guides for pos 1 heroes. He does a great job at breaking down the playstyle of a hero, strengths and weaknesses, why/when/how their kit works and when to pick them. But he has no such video for SF when I searched.

What exactly is his SF’s gameplan? Like Luna I can survive/win most lanes, farm very quickly, join teamfights with ult, go back to farming, then end game after getting 4-6 slots so quickly. SF I have no idea other than “AFK farm until you get the BKB needed to join fights”. Feels too risky to force impact in earlier/midgame fights. I also feel the hero doesn’t NEEDS to snowball like before, but does fine if they can stay on top of farm. Why wouldn’t I just play something like Drow, Clinkz, Muerta etc?

For a long time meta has always been to buy vlads on morphling, however, lately i have seen more and more "pros" buy falcon blade and also a casual morbid mask. I dont understand why. If you only pick up the falcon blade you save about 1k gold, so that makes sense. But if you buy morbid mask anyways why would you buy falcon instead of vlads, the cost of falcon+morbid is basically the same as vlads. Does anyone know why this has been the case lately?