Recently we’ve seen a surge of interest in Dota from people who play other games. Whether it’s due to The International or the new Reborn game client with custom games, the hype is definitely real. Transitioning from one game to another can be very hard. It’s easy to be frustrated by small differences between games. Learning new concepts can take time and patience, and the reward isn’t always clear. Sometimes you just need a small push, a helpful hint or some idea of where to start.

Our mission at Dotabuff is to help people learn and get better at Dota. As part of our renewed effort to help new players improve, today we’re launching a new micro-site: Learn Dota 2: Coming from LoL. It has helpful hints for LoL players, highlighting key differences between the two games.

Additionally, it has a Hero suggestion feature: choose your favorite LoL champions to find Dota Heroes you might enjoy:

Maybe you’ve been trying to convince a friend to make the switch, or have heard that someone is interested in Dota but doesn’t know where to start. We hope this will help! If you've ever played LoL, you may even just have fun checking out the hero recommendations.

Don't worry experienced players, we haven't forgotten about you! We've been hard at work cooking up new features and have a few very exciting things that we plan to share with you in the coming weeks!