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What Dota 2 heroes are like LoL's Master Yi or Teemo?

I am starting to play Dota 2, and I play a lot of League. Which Dota 2 character is similar to either Master Yi or Teemo?
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Which game was the first to use a team matchmaking rating system? [closed]

I read somewhere LoL was using this elo based matchmaking system. I dont know if dota did this earlier. Is it valve who first invented this? Tagged are various modern games which are known to use ...
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How to bring back the game in Dota 2?

In League of Legends if the early game is messed up and the enemy heroes are fed up, every additional kill costs less for them. Also killed heroes does not lose gold. This allows them to buy equipment ...
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Why are there different focuses in kinds of disables between dota 2 and league of legends? [closed]

One thing I've noticed is how the types of disables/crowd control available in the two games are different. For example, in league of legends, there's a heavy focus on slows, somewhat uncommon ...
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What game is better for a more daily player, League of Legends (LoL) or Defense of the Ancients (DotA) or DotA2? [closed]

I've played quite a number of MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) games before and I play games almost every day for extended periods of time. Which of these two games is more oriented and more ...
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What are the Key Gameplay Differences between Valve's DOTA 2 vs League of Legends?

Valve's new game DotA 2 is a sequel to the popular Warcraft 3 map of the same name which is nearing release. The game follows the same paradigm of a similar game, League of Legends which was inspired ...
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Similar heroes/champions to Kennen (from League of Legends) in DOTA2?

The character Kennen really agreed with me in League of Legends. Now that I'm starting to play DOTA2, are there any equivalents? Edit I play him usually as AP but very aggressively (harassing)...
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Why are characters banned in tournament play for DotA-likes?

Why are characters banned from DotA-likes in tournament play during selection? Are there characters that are actually imbalanced; why not just balance them? If it's just for the sake of another ...