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Ok so,  I've been thinking about the saxxies.  There was quite a bit of outcry when replays were removed from them this year.  So I was thinking, what if we make our own saxxies, (with blackjack and hookers) but only replays.  Set up a site (our WordPress setup will work),  where people can submit and vote on videos.    Specifics:   Categories: Similar to the first years saxxies, but remove the lesser participated ones. Add Best Dressed (best use of cosmetics), etc.  Rules: under 10 minutes, made after last year's saxxies, replay system only. (editing allowed in most categories.)  Voting: Videos uploaded to YouTube, then posted on our site.  Default sort for the video page will be newest. People can go and vote on  videos, and a panel of judges (hopefully made up of past saxxy winners) will select a winner from each category from the top 10 voted videos.  Awards: I will work on some sort of reward to place in the workshop. Barring that, we will take donations to make name tagged and painted gold cosmetics of some sort. An awards show will be streamed, hosted by "The Potted Plant"  (an image with subtitles).    Timeframe: 2 months to film,  2 weeks to submit, next 2 weeks to vote, then another week or two to decide the winners.   Thoughts? 

Saxxys are over. Everyone go home.

Like I said to you a couple of days ago, if you ever have the time and urge, just poke me and I'll be happy to practice with you/explain shit. If you'd rather do research on your, a friend of mine, "Finch", from Flipsid3 Tactics (Pro Dota Organization) has done an extensive, 10-episode guide on the very basics of Dota, aimed specifically for new players. it covers: General Movement, Hotkeys, Courier Attributes and Abilities Hero Roles The Jungle General Support work (Stacking and Pulling) (THIS ONE IS REALLY IMPORTANT IF YOU WANT TO GIT GUD) The different shops Warding 101 (THIS ONE IS REALLY IMPORTANT IF YOU WANT TO GIT GUD) Dewarding 101 (THIS ONE IS REALLY IMPORTANT IF YOU WANT TO GIT GUD) Last Hitting, Denying and tower mechanics Micro and control groups It might be a bit intimidating, when each episode is between 10-20 minutes long, but Dota is just a game that requires a ton of knowledge and dedication if you want reach a decent skill tier. No one is expecting you to become a pro of course, but Dota is definitely up there on the "Games with a fucking high skill ceiling" list (Along with Dwarf Fortress and EVE Online). This link should start you off at the episode and have the rest in a playlist, if I did it right. EDIT: Oh and my own personal recommendation is to limit your hero pool to begin with. Maybe focus completely on one hero for a while, until you understand the map and the basics of the game. Then you can start worrying about the skillset of other heroes. I had ~5 games of League of Legends, 1 game of HoN and maybe 3 games in the original DotA of experience when I started. I had no idea what the fuck I was doing. I said to harbl (the guy who talked me into playing) "I want to play a supportive healer role" because I figured it would be less pressure. I ended up picking Omniknight and I ran that hero for probably 10 bot games and 20 actual matchmaking games before I tried something different and it really helped me to not get overwhelmed.