When did you start to play? :)

[Platin]

2013 

[FU I am PeNGuiN]

1994

[Dulesto]

started from 5.84c, those where some fucked up games

[.SaLiH.]

2003
I remember war troll - magina in that days: boots , 4x bashers and buterfly both. There was only bash , damage & critical for us. My no1 hero in that moment was razor. No one of us understand in that time items description because it was on English 

4x bashers xD

[21^Blok]

2008 

[Astaroth]

Do I really play for 4.5 years? Impossibru

[.SaLiH.]

well, all pros than

[baja_cro]

started from 5.84c, those where some fucked up games

me 2
i was looking guys playing before that version
but i started with that
first month i was just looking guys playing
and then i started
my first hero was cent

[.SaLiH.]

^^ so pro guys here

[div.ide]

I must've bent the timespace continuum somehow. I clearly remember 2006 loadscreen, yet I started playing DotA in 2007. Oddly, I can't recall 2007 loadscreen

[Astaroth]

well, all pros than

^^ so pro guys here

Even tho I started to play 4.5 years ago, it took me some time to learn very basics (how to build items, later what to buy at start, what later - still it was fail item build ), I was playing vs AIs for long time or 2v2 AI with friend sometimes.
Then I thought I'm skilled enough to start playing on net - ofc I was failing hard.

I recalled that situation few months ago - a friend of mine can pwn AIs like np, I took him here and he is mega noob - real ppl are acting very differently then AIs and as I saw his moves, those are moves that works vs AIs.
No need to mention his item/skill builds

[div.ide]

I recalled that situation few months ago - a friend of mine can pwn AIs like np, I took him here and he is mega noob - real ppl are acting very differently then AIs and as I saw his moves, those are moves that works vs AIs.
No need to mention his item/skill builds

Ha! I know that feeling. Less than month ago an old friend of mine told me he wants to get into DotA and needs a mentor. He also brought that other 2 guys (supposedly they knew the basics already), both insisting on playing bot games. I WISH I COULD UNSEE THIS

Buriza on every hero, 25-30 APM, my friend being complete, genuine freshman (and unfortunately, on my team), alied bot lycan jungling for 40 minutes straight etc... You know,  I often blame pubs that you can't really coordinate with them, but this... I just felt alone. Getting back to AI games feels soooooo awkward now. Damn, how time flies.

[Jesus_Save_US]

2009 4 years serving icefrog

[jeandarc]

this thread is so touchy :<

[Dulesto]

started from 5.84c, those where some fucked up games

me 2
i was looking guys playing before that version
but i started with that
first month i was just looking guys playing
and then i started
my first hero was cent

first hero ogre magi with that imba mutlicast wich hits 4x every time at lvl16 and lightning shield