Basic Knowledge of Playing DotA

AmtsboteHannes
It seems to be helpful for people who just started playing DotA. He might want to consider adding a guide about the basics of DotA (or maybe add a link to such a guide, I´m sure that´s been done before), as his advices won´t help if someone doesn´t know some general things. I really think it might solve some problems people have at the beginning.
from: http://forums.dota-allstars.com/

Here some little advices by myself to newbies which really don't know much about DotA.
1. Plays more with real human brain instead of AI because humans thinking are always different.
2. Get some advices from friends which have better skills on DotA.
3. Training more on how to control your hero effectively.

In the situation, I found that most of the newbie which just start to play DotA are facing major problems in controling their units. Since their friends might advice them to press Alt to view the hp and press A for last hitting, but by doing this, players will actually have slower decision made which important in DotA. By doing the correct and fast decision, it may help u own in a DotA game. For the newbie and any players, me suggested use the Warkey ( google it yourself )to help you in DotA for advance controlling such as faster item skill accessing and it auto help viewing the hp as well. Another importants issues is the newbies are always hard to find back their hero after clicking others unit. For their knowledge, F1 can fastest access to the hero again. And always try to align the view to center of the hero so you can see the environment clearly near you.

4. Choose suitable opponents which can actually help to improve your skill but not give a pure owning to you.
5. Try thinking how to play instead beg others how to play.
6. Always see replays from E-Sport events from www.mymym.com.

Chapter 3 : Timing and DPS calculation for Killing

What is DPS?

DPS is an abbreviation for "Damage Per Second". A term used in DotA Allstars to refer to the amount of damage that a hero or unit inflicts on an enemy per second.

Calculating DPS
In DotA Allstars each unit and hero has a unique DPS that is not shown. DPS must be calculated manually and is different towards each unit/hero for 3 reasons:
Each Hero has unique Damage Reduction and Magic Reduction
Each unit has varying Auras which will affect the attacker's DPS
Each unit has unique Regeneration which will lessen the DPS
The proper formula for calculating DPS is as shown below:D/T = X
Where D = Damage Inflicted, T = Time Spent Attacking, and X = Damage Per SecondThis means that 99 damage inflicted over 3 seconds results in a DPS average of 33. (99/3 = 33)
Retrieved from "http://www.dota-allstars.com/wiki/Dps"

In dummies languange, DPS is actually how many damage can you and your team deal to a specific enemy.

In DotA, to kill an enemy, you have to deal a high DPS to him while he cannot actually have the enough hp escapes from you. How to say a high DPS, of course, with godlike item, you may deal high damage to you enemy per second, but before you get your weapon ready, skills are always the most effective weapon for you to deal highest DPS. Hero such as nevermore, lina, lion can deal good DPS. Less than second, them can deal a high DPS can actually get you kill.

Instead just comment on DPS, timing is highly related with DPS. Since most kill are happens more then one second. So stun and slow can actually helps to let you give a finishing combo to enemy. With the correct timing on the stun cast, for example 3sec stun + 5sec stun after the 3sec stun finish, it can actually give you 8sec for giving him damage.

But some of the time, DPS calculation will actually overwrite the timing when the skills damages can actually straight give the hero to a dead.

Example: Although Lion and sven have stun, but most of the time when they meet some agi hero or int hero can actually no need wait for stun timing, since they can actually deal a very high DPS to the hero that can finish less than 3 sec.

Related with this, a lot of players like to wait skills for last hit the kills( so he can famous in game ), but this actually not help in the pro games. As i mentioned, DPS is important, we have to concern about how to deal the highest DPS within second. Wait for last hit skills will actually delay the DPS and cause to fail to kill.

Besides that, ganking style can actually encourage the high DPS since more than 3 players can actually deal high DPS for killing. Solo farming for whole game for your final item to deal high DPS? Answer is imposible since when you play with Pros. So start ganking and learn of the timing and DPS calculation.

Chapter 2 : The Art of DotA Laning

Laning is very important in every DotA games, with correct laning abilities, it give a good foundation for players to win in a game. Actually good laning skills is containing a fews of major factors.

1. Hero laning stratergies ( Choose correct heroes to be placed at correct lanes)
2. Harrasment to enemy heroes by ganker and lane control hero.
3. Shared Animal Carrier ready for faster item accessing and potion accessing.
4. Good farming which contains of creeping and denying while also prevent of DIE. (According to rules)
5. Moderate gank are needed in early and middle game.
6. Warding for prevents gank and invicible hero harrasment.
7. TP(town portal) are ready always for helping, ganking and escaping.
8. DPS(Damage per second) calculation for killing and escaping.
9. etc......

Advance Tips:
VOIP software such as teamspeak and ventrillo can highly motivate good laning and ganking in dota by giving the correct commands and also the enemy hero status.

Chapter 1 : Views Different Version Replays for DUMMIES

First, download the WVS from
http://rapidshare.com/files/211759240/Warcraft_Version_Switcher.exe
(please off do not download it with accelator tools such as thunder or flashget cause this is rapidshare)

After Download finish, open the WVS.exe and choose backup the current version and store it to version 1.21 ( For those Malaysia payer which still using 1.21)

Then chooose switch version button and choose the from the list which version you wish to switch to perform it.

Open your warcraft3 and enjoy your dota replay in singleplayer section.