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The main reason I still use windows at all is for LOL...I have been thinking about switching to Dota. (I have heard it works pretty well on Linux?)
As a Jinx main, any tips? I don't see a comparable line here.
The main thing I like about Jinx is that she can choose between poke/aoe and direct targeted DPS depending on the situation.
Hero flexibility in Dota is so big that there’s no point in making direct comparisons. You won’t be maining anything other than a role because the game is balanced around having access to the entire character roster.
I recently started teaching Dota to a friend that plays a lot of LoL. This video was helpful for him https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwRFkDuj5rY
Dota 2 is balanced around a lot of variety, you'll find your cup of tea; all heroes (champions) are completely free to play from the start, you don't need any commitment into a single one. Note, however, Dota is more focused on strategic gameplay, while LoL is around mechanical skills.
Yeah. I've been playing it in Linux for some 7 years, both on potato laptop and decent PC, it runs pretty well, you won't have any issue.
Playing a single character is usually not going to go well. Some characters are that flexible or always at least not a bad choice to play, but it's very limiting.
It's not quite rock paper scissors, but you'll certainly see heroes that have specific strengths and others that can exploit particular weaknesses, and the items excentuate the strengths or paper over weaknesses depending on your needs for a game.
It's worth trying Dota2, you just have to be okay with losing a lot of your matches at the start until you learn the ropes.
I like to recommend Lina as a good hero to learn with, she has two strong AOE spells but can also build high regular attack damage. More importantly though her stun has a short delay which can really help you learn timing and predicting enemy movements. She's also a fairly squishy intelligence hero which can teach you safer lane positioning in the early game. She can be a strong mid but also a decent support or lane pusher depending on what your team needs.
While learning all the heroes is great in the long run I think it's best to stick with one hero until you get a feel for the game. After that any time you fight a hero that is dominating and feels completely broken just make it a point to try and play that hero next to learn its weakness.