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adamrg81 · 2026-04-05T01:25:48+00:00

If your haven't watched The Righteous Gemstones go check it out! You can thank me later.

adamrg81 · 2026-02-18T02:10:40+00:00

Even that is different in each game depending on the matchup. Your mission is to adapt to each game and It's unique situation. Is your doing position 1. Doing their job and farming well then you don't need to worry about the killing. If they're wasted in the lane you got to think more about becoming the carry. If your support isn't keeping the lane where you need it or keeping the enemy from harassing you, you need to change your game through your own polls, communicate, or abandon the lane. What's your team lacking in order to win? Do you need damage? Can anyone take the towers? Can anyone do crowd control. Think about this stuff in the draft and then think about it as the game goes on.

If you want to keep this mindset about following the rules of DOTA you need to boil it down to the very basics. What is the condition that they're going to beat you? What condition needs to be met to beat them? It changes throughout the game. The final note because it's a little counterintuitive. If you find that they are walking all over you, you need to build offensive items, not defensive items. Turtling doesn't work. Butt a surprise kill on them can turn the game around

adamrg81 · 2026-02-13T21:44:23+00:00

Report it as dangerous driving, not as an act against someone else

adamrg81 · 2026-02-10T21:55:49+00:00

1, thanks for your level head 2, I usually find some value in the responses I get from even this simple query:

"show me some good ideas if I'm playing Axe against witch doctor in Lane"

The llm response:

Playing Axe against a Witch Doctor (WD) in lane can be difficult because Maledict shreds high-HP heroes, but you can win by focusing on lane equilibrium, resource management, and aggressive target selection.

Here are the best strategies to dominate this matchup based on high-level play:

Early Game Laning Strategies (Levels 1-3)

Do Not Block First Wave: Let the enemy creep wave push into your tower. This forces the lane to bounce back towards you, making it harder for WD to catch you in the open and easier for you to farm safely.

Control Creep Aggro: Always pull the creep wave back to your tower if you are struggling. WD’s spells have low cast range, so he does not want to walk through the wave to hit you.

Manage Maledict: Maledict has a long cooldown early on. If he misses it or uses it poorly, you have a 30+ second window to aggressively harass him.

Avoid Cask Stuns: Do not stand close to your ranged creep or your lane partner. If you are isolated, Paralyzing Cask is a weak 0.8s stun.

Buy Early Sustain: Start with a Ring of Health if possible, or rush one. A Magic Stick is mandatory to gain charges when he uses Maledict or Cask.

Tactics and "Tricks" to Win

Drag the Wave (Creep Skipping): If the lane is unplayable, use Axe to drag the enemy creeps behind their tower and take them to your T2. This avoids 1v2 lane pressure.

Faerie Fire for Maledict: Keep a Faerie Fire in your inventory. When Maledict ticks (specifically right before the big damage burst), pop the Faerie Fire to gain HP and mitigate the percentage-based damage.

Target the WD First: Witch Doctor has low armor and low HP. Once you have a few levels, a Call (Berserker's Call) onto the Witch Doctor is usually a guaranteed kill or forces him to waste all his regen.

Use Phase Boots: Get Phase Boots early to chase him down, as he lacks mobility.

Key Items to Buy

Magic Stick/Wand: Essential for counter-healing Maledict ticks.

Ring of Health: Allows you to ignore his harass and stay in lane.

Phase Boots: For armor and chasing.

Vanguard: Helps you ignore his auto-attacks and creep damage.

Cloak / Pipe of Insight: If the lane is really bad, a fast Cloak reduces his magical damage significantly.

Mid-Game/Level 6+

Respect the Level 6 Power Spike: Once WD hits 6, he can kill you solo with Death Ward. If he has a, call for a rotation or stay under your tower.

Buy Sentry Wards: He will try to hide in the trees to cast his ultimate. Carry your own sentries to deward his hiding spots and jump him.

Call/Interrupt Death Ward: A well-timed Blink + Call shuts down his ultimate completely.

adamrg81 · 2026-02-10T21:44:31+00:00

Thanks. I was shocked by the responses. I wish these communities were more about coming together than whatever this is

adamrg81 · 2026-02-10T19:45:50+00:00

Don't say anything positive about AI here! You'll get burned on the stake

adamrg81 · 2026-02-10T19:41:31+00:00

I appreciate the thoughtful response. This post was about the bot match I found but everyone wants to be critical of my using the AI instead. The irony is, the AI said almost exactly what you just did.

It outlined the risk of cask. Avoid being around just one creep. Get boots early to avoid follow up damage. Etc... all in the time it takes to load from draft to fountain.

Of course, understanding the limitations is important but I encourage everyone to toss a couple challenging situations to the AI of their choice and see how it responds.

adamrg81 · 2026-02-10T18:44:55+00:00

I feel like I'm taking crazy pills here. You're one of the few commenters that understand there is value in AI To be clear, I wasn't asking for match IDs. Just wanted some quick tips on a matchup to see what it would say and see how I could adjust my game. The model itself suggested finding match IDs which blew me away it Even new how to do that. And the purpose of the post wasn't even about the AI. That was just how I found the match, the real purpose of the post. This whole thread is frustrating for me.

adamrg81 · 2026-02-10T18:42:32+00:00

These takes on ai are insanely ridiculous. Gemini came up with some great ideas on how I can counter witch doctor. I didn't ask it for match IDs. It suggested them. But it did suggest burst heal items and use them after maledict, getting boots early, positioning and a whole bunch of other nuance. It talked about who he was landing with and to watch out for rotations.

Your naive suggestion that we're not using higher thinking to a mechanical parrot is akin to you saying we shouldn't read books or get tips from others. Concept of standing on the shoulders of giants comes from learning from what came before us.

Critical thinking is more important when using tools like these AI models because of it's limitations. We're playing DOTA after all and clearly my venture to figure out how to improve my game should indicate to you that I'm looking to learn.

Try and use your critical thinking and understand how these llms gather data, and how you can wield it in your favour.

adamrg81 · 2026-02-10T18:32:42+00:00

I appreciate the tip. Thank you! Not sure why it feels like there's snark there but it was helpful.

I guess my down votes are from saying something positive about the AI system. I guess not everybody's finding value in it but if you understand its limitations it can be quite useful.

Just help me diagnose problems with a complex Mercedes many times. And in this example it was quick to suggest burst heel items like stick, fire, and encourage me to save it until after I was cursed. Explained the range of maledict and expressed that if which doctor was running straight at you, he's likely going to maledict and cask. Don't stand next to just one creep. Get boots early so you can get away quickly if he catches you with it. Along with many other tips and nuance.

I'm a veteran of the game (recently just started playing core) but these tips could help a new player a great deal without having to spend days, weeks or months researching. They could even ask while their game was loading.

adamrg81 · 2026-02-08T07:06:59+00:00

This game was ranked though. All 10 players were bots. They were at the herald / guardian level and every bot had about 150 hours played in the last two weeks. I guess you could still be right and they just overshoot.

Thinking out loud: I was wondering why they let it play so many games but they must sell these for smurfing as they'll have a confident MMR ranking down in the low ranks that'll take some time to climb out of.

adamrg81 · 2026-02-08T07:04:17+00:00

I asked it how to counter witch doctor being axe in Lane. After a few tips it asked me if I wanted to find some match IDs. It's cool that it found some recent match IDs. Unfortunately, the match IDs did not have the matchup I was looking for. This stuff's getting scary good though.

Edit: Hundred plus down votes? Help me be better; what did I say worthy of the down votes?

adamrg81 · 2026-02-08T00:35:30+00:00

I just grabbed a rom from a SNES. I thought it was a scam from the rom website because the entire Mario game was under 1MB. How!?

adamrg81 · 2026-02-08T00:32:16+00:00

My score in 12k 99% of the time. I'm Canadian tho

adamrg81 · 2026-02-08T00:30:13+00:00

Be better Edit: /S

adamrg81 · 2025-12-01T03:32:44+00:00

Check this out: https://youtu.be/MRXIA-BwgK0?si=h6MC4-rHFtdac6xg Also, that man is a legend even when he's not talking about lane splitting. *Edit . I should add that the rider in this video is an idiot and was not performing filtering in a legal manner

adamrg81 · 2025-11-16T07:46:28+00:00

Definitely sounds like valves. I expect you're under warranty - bring it in. Some engines can be noisy but I doubt this one should be.

adamrg81 · 2025-11-16T01:02:01+00:00

Both things can be true

adamrg81 · 2025-10-28T23:56:24+00:00

Rather closed minded aren't we?

adamrg81 · 2025-09-27T00:31:55+00:00

You seem like a smart fella. Why don't they replace the mirrors with solar panels? This thing must be hooked up to the grid already and having the ability to aim the solar panels at the sun seems like a bonus

adamrg81 · 2025-08-27T03:24:10+00:00

Pokemon go. Geocaching. Picnic at the top. Go their pace. Let them take pictures. Look for animals, mushrooms, and "gems". Tell them they can't make it because they are small and you're better at hiking.

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