I've been playing DOTA2 for a few weeks now. In the beginning, I played only with bots. Then I played three random games, back to back, with strangers.

Three games, three terrible losses. I spent most of my time trying to support carries (carrys?) that auto-attacked, getting ganked countless times, and generally being a terrible noob. I don't play a lot, but I do try to look up guides and be somewhat informed.

Right now I see one of my biggest weaknesses (aside from not knowing much about the various heroes and items) is trying to stay aware of what's going on in the mini-map while playing. I get so focused on what I'm trying to do that I forget about the rest of the map.

I've been looking at DOTA2 communities for ways to find people to play with who are interested in playing as a team, helping each other improve, but not being jerks while doing it.

I'm really happy that I found this site.