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Johan "N0Tail" Sundstein

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This lesson is part of a class by: N0TAIL

Lesson description

In this episode N0tail goes into detail about his game set-things. Adjusting your hotkeys can improve your gameplay, some of the settings that dota2 include you might not even have heard about before. Group controls are a very good idea to have, so that you always have hotkeys for so you have an easier time adjusting your mobs. N0tail shows his in-game settings for you to gain inspiration from.

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Lesson: N0Tail Introduction part of class: Dota 2 Fundamentals by N0TAIL | GamerzClass

1. N0Tail Introduction

Meet your instructor: Johan “N0tail” Sundstein, professional Dota 2 player and has previously won The International in 2018. Get a chance to learn from one of the most skilled support player and captain in the European Region.

Lesson: Settings part of class: Dota 2 Fundamentals by N0TAIL | GamerzClass

2. Settings

N0tail will give you the most important parts of setting up your in-game settings as well as share his preferences when playing Dota 2.

Lesson: Dota Mechanics part of class: Dota 2 Fundamentals by N0TAIL | GamerzClass

3. Dota Mechanics

In order to delve into Dota, first N0tail will introduce you to the core mechanics of Dota 2 and what separates it from other MOBA games.

Lesson: The Draft part of class: Dota 2 Fundamentals by N0TAIL | GamerzClass

4. The Draft

The draft is one of the most important steps in optimizing your chances at winning and N0tail will tell you his method towards selecting lane and heroes as well as how you should pick heroes in solo queues when playing with randoms.

Lesson: The First Five Minutes Of Dota Pt. 1 part of class: Dota 2 Fundamentals by N0TAIL | GamerzClass

5. The First Five Minutes Of Dota Pt. 1

In this episode, N0tail will introduce you to the things that are likely to happen in the first 5 minutes of a usual Dota round. We will have a look at the lanes mostly focusing on mid and bot lane.

Lesson: The First Five Minutes Of Dota Pt. 2 part of class: Dota 2 Fundamentals by N0TAIL | GamerzClass

6. The First Five Minutes Of Dota Pt. 2

In the second part, we will have a bit more focus on mid lane, neutrals and how to do pulling with showing off an example as well.

Lesson: Post Laning Phase part of class: Dota 2 Fundamentals by N0TAIL | GamerzClass

7. Post Laning Phase

What happens in the mid-game? What happens after the first stage? N0tail will explain the new situations, combinations you will have to be aware of.

Lesson: The Different Lanes part of class: Dota 2 Fundamentals by N0TAIL | GamerzClass

8. The Different Lanes

N0tail will talk about the laning phase and go in-depth for all the different lanes and how they can help each other out and also how to be optimistic about the game and the team if the early game did not go well.

Lesson: Teamfights part of class: Dota 2 Fundamentals by N0TAIL | GamerzClass

9. Teamfights

Teamfighting in Dota is almost always the same no matter the patches. N0tail will mention who are considered teamfight oriented heroes and will analyze 2 examples of a team fight, what went wrong and what went right.

Lesson: Objectives part of class: Dota 2 Fundamentals by N0TAIL | GamerzClass

10. Objectives

Objectives are an important part of winning a game and N0tail will talk about the most important objectives that are a vital part of Dota 2.

Lesson: Items And Talents part of class: Dota 2 Fundamentals by N0TAIL | GamerzClass

11. Items And Talents

This episode is going to be focusing on what items, spells, and talents you should choose depending on your goals and preferences but N0tail will give you some tips on making those decisions.

Lesson: Timings part of class: Dota 2 Fundamentals by N0TAIL | GamerzClass

12. Timings

Learning the timings within the game will give an important advantage against the enemy team, especially on your lane where reaching level 6 can turn the tides in your favor. This episode will give you tips on improving and optimizing your timings.

Lesson: Late Game part of class: Dota 2 Fundamentals by N0TAIL | GamerzClass

13. Late Game

Most games do not go over 40 minutes these days so it is extra important to win a game before it gets to the most unstable part were losing one teamfight might lose you the whole game. In this episode, you will gain some insight into how to try and win a game before it gets to that point.

Lesson: Gameplay Analysis Pt. 1 part of class: Dota 2 Fundamentals by N0TAIL | GamerzClass

14. Gameplay Analysis Pt. 1

Ever wondered how N0tail would analyze and reason with decisions he made in his games? In this episode, he will analyze his game, explain his thought process and decisions as a support player.

Lesson: Gameplay Analysis Pt. 2 part of class: Dota 2 Fundamentals by N0TAIL | GamerzClass

15. Gameplay Analysis Pt. 2

In this episode, N0tail will analyze one of his games from the previous International games that he played last year. Some things have changed since then however the core examples that he goes through are still relevant in the current Dota.

Lesson: Analysis Of Student Pt. 1 part of class: Dota 2 Fundamentals by N0TAIL | GamerzClass

16. Analysis Of Student Pt. 1

A lot of people are within the 4-5k MMR and N0tail will analyze a randomly picked replay to see how an average player plays and give his feedback and recommendations on how things should have been played instead.

Lesson: Analysis Of Student Pt. 2 part of class: Dota 2 Fundamentals by N0TAIL | GamerzClass

17. Analysis Of Student Pt. 2

Picking up where we left off in the previous episode, we will delve more into the support items that the support player picked or should have picked and analyzed how they have played in the late game.

Lesson: Meta part of class: Dota 2 Fundamentals by N0TAIL | GamerzClass

18. Meta

Patches are frequently forcing the Dota meta to change so it is important to know how to optimize your game style to be able to quickly adapt to new metas. They can shift or change the gameplay style, supporting side lane push or buff heroes that will change the meta.

Lesson: Ending part of class: Dota 2 Fundamentals by N0TAIL | GamerzClass

19. Ending

Physical and mental health is just as vital to a good game as understanding the mechanics and meta of the game itself. Now that you have learned most of the vital parts of Dota, N0tail will give you some last words to carry with you while climbing up in the MMR ladder.

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