Hello guys, it's me again, .Elusive. Earlier this week I wrote a blog post about one of my favorite dota 2 mechanics: quick cast. You should go check it out. But today, I realized I have skipped over one of THE MOST important mechanics of dota 2... Hotkeys.

Alright, so a little bit of background about myself. My first real online game was Starcraft II (I played Terran, Duh), a real-time-strategy game. In Starcraft, the commander's win rate is determined by if they can perform more actions in a limited amount of time while at the same time considering their opponents every move. For instance, in 5 seconds you should be queuing up SCVs, queuing up some marines, being aware of the map, controlling your army, and be thinking about what the opponent is probably doing AT THE SAME TIME. This is why it's vital to use hotkeys, and that is a lesson I learned well.

So then, I delved into dota 2, my first MOBA. Since I'd already learned what hotkeys were, I automatically transferred them over, a…
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Alright guys, it's armc3j, or exit, here. As you know, I'm not, in general, a big fan of people who complain that "the only reason I'm in 2k is because of my teammates," etc. I think that dota 2 is a team game, and should be played WITH, not WITHOUT, teammates. However, I have reconsidered that a bit.

First off, I still stand by the fact that dota 2 is very team based. You are thrown together with 4 other people, and you are expected to probably share a lane with at least one of them. If you can't cooperate, the other team gets an advantage, assuming they cooperate themselves. For instance, it's fine for me, as Magnus, to land a 5 man Reverse Polarity, but if my carry isn't cooperating with me, I'll feed and put RP on cool down. It's that simple.

However, your tea doesn't totally reflect your MMR. I played a Phantom Assassin game where I was the highest MMR, and this is what happened. This guy 1st picks Venomancer, and asks that someone pick a jungled so he can solo-offlane. Alre…
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