2013-12-30, 04:56 PM
Melee heroes in dota do just fine, melee carries were superior to ranged for quite some while actually. Now it's pretty even though, i believe it is only supports where being melee is a slight handicap, and even there we have some heroes that function well there.
Just a few patches ago the melee vs ranged advantage for denying(Ranged heroes lost more experience from having a creep denied compared to melee) was actually removed because melee weren't at the disadvantage people thought they were at.
So you shouldn't really have to put their attack range into consideration when deciding what you want to pick or play, unless of course you prefer melee over ranged or vice versa.
Just a few patches ago the melee vs ranged advantage for denying(Ranged heroes lost more experience from having a creep denied compared to melee) was actually removed because melee weren't at the disadvantage people thought they were at.
So you shouldn't really have to put their attack range into consideration when deciding what you want to pick or play, unless of course you prefer melee over ranged or vice versa.