> Dota is not so much skill based as it is trivia based You're saying that because obviously you haven't progressed past the trivia plateau. There's a LOT of

> Dota is not so much skill based as it is trivia based You're saying that because obviously you haven't progressed past the trivia plateau. There's a LOT of skill involved in DotA. You need a few hours of play to acquire the basic mechanics and principles of the game, but you need a lot more hours to become a good player - even if you already know your heroes and your builds. I've spent more than 1000 hours playing the original DotA (since 2004) and Heroes of Newerth, and I've seen a lot of mediocre players with a shitload of experience, as well as a lot of absolutely terrific players with only a few hours of play behind them. Memorizing the basic knowledge required to play the game doesn't make you instantaneously a good player.