What do I do from here? (from bots to ???)

Hi!

So, I've read the guides, I have a hero pool that has heroes I can "play", I've made my own custom builds for each character and had them checked. I know my ward locations. At this point, bots are only feeding and not helping at all, not even to practice new characters (as they steal my farm, since the always seem to lane me with another carry).

People say I'm ready for pubs, but you know what? I don't want to play pubs. I don't. Why would that even be fun? I'll go in, the four people on my team will not speak my language or just simply ignore me, and it'll just be Bots #2. On the other hand, I'm also nervous about losing and therefore making my team lose.

I've tried gathering stacks, but they always seem to simply fall apart before we even start one game.
I've tried getting friends, but I always get nervous when we're about to play and make an excuse.

What do?

Grow a pair and go play.

You never no sometimes even low priority has a friendly responsive team, while ranked may be full of feeding hooligans.

Sometimes normal matchmaking is hell, sometimes you meet a nice team.

Honestly,it won't be as bad as you think - i made the HORRIBLE decision of going straight into a pub game after the tutorials, and i learned how not to play like a deranged gibbon after about 3 games or so - with all the preparation you've done, you'll be perfectly fine, quite possibly much better than the people you have been matched up with. Just go for it

Really, I never practiced playing with bots, from my 1st game I'm playing matchmaking.
If you want I can play 1-2 dotos with you :d

I can play with you as well, organize a time, add us as friends and we can play with you, ill even play support dazzle so your invincible ;)

Well, add me and this could be an epic 4-stack, 1 more needed 8{D

Did someone say "4-stack"? *Pops in unexpectedly*

We should add all the dotafire peoplez.

I am in, folks.

...and now we have a coach! 8{D