2013-07-15, 01:30 PM
Corn Wrote:Okay pineapple your friend, but seriously where did you get your facts? Like, a third of them are wrong O_o.
A friend of mine has been playing Dota for about a month now (he just plainly likes the artstyle in Dota more) so I've been thinking about playing a game or two with him. Any champions in Dota that are, say, simple mechanically and translates well from LoL? I would prefer someone with an easy build path, too, since I can't be bothered to read that into a guide on the champion to buy X item during Y specific situation to counter Z certain champion. Say, like a ranged AD carry who just builds damage items (and please, if you tell me Invoker, I'm going to manhandle you).
play meepo. trust me, it'll go well.
to be honest no one in dota builds just damage items unless you're fucking Lone Druid, and ranged carries are less popular than their melee counterparts. and I really don't recommend playing Lone Druid to start.
basically here is a good list of decently simple heroes. each name links to a super short guide about them. there's also several good introductory guides to the game on there.
honestly it's difficult to recommend a simple hero with a simple build order that's pretty much idiot-proof because that's what you'll need. :p
really, there aren't carries that fall under that category at all and I know you're usually a carry player. I would recommend a semi-carry like Nature's Prophet but jungling in Dota is weird and you'd have to watch a guide to get it down and he's got pretty much the most flexible build ever. and the philosophy behind playing him is fundamentally very different than most other heroes; you use your global presence and summons to build up a gold and experience advantage that allows you to 1v1 pretty much anyone.
actually, try out Outworld Destroyer. He's a lane bully (max Astral Imprisonment and aura first but AI over aura, don't get a point into orb for a while) and he transitions easily into a carry. just go mantle branch branch branch tango tango salve into null talisman, magic wand, and power treads (you can switch the main attribute) into force staff. then go scythe of vyse, black king bar, and shiva's guard.
you know what, save that for a while and just play the damn tutorials. you can try OD once you get into real pvp matchmaking.