When I play I usually do a mix of everything. If I want to check something further away on the minimap I click the place. Usually I miss the exact location so i keep the left click pressed and adjust it in a short time (usually to check player items or clashes/ganks)
When I am on the lane I just use the edge pan method. I have a pretty quick configured mouse and I am used to it so I think it is the best. I recommend you to play more with the edgepan+clicking minimap until you get used to it, it is the best.
Get a good mouse with high DPI and disable mouse acceleration. Once you get used to it, wasting time while moving the camera will no longer be a problem.
edge pan + make 3 position binds top rune / bot rune and center of mid lane
where did you get idea to use wasd/arrows to move camera? D;
Merlini has a video on this, if you're interested.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQQxH5x2gxc
Personally I use dragging controls, and I hate edge-panning. I'm constantly moving my camera around to look at different things, and I don't have any issues with not being able to drag around the map fast enough. Panning is too inaccurate for me, and doesn't really allow you to position the camera correctly. If a random object isn't in the camera properly, I get ridiculously obsessive compulsive and need to move the camera slightly until it is.
I actually tried to play League of Legends out of random interest a while back, and couldn't even try to play the game because they refuse to add dragging controls like Dota 2, WC3, SC2 and practically every other game has.
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"Second is the drag method. Hold middle mouse button and drag, or hold whatever you just bound it to and left mouse, then drag. This feels very clunky to me and takes way too long. I'm the type of person that tends to want to scroll my camera even in the middle of team fights."
You also see it from professional players a lot. Saw it from sing sing for instance. Keep a look at streams.
But apart from that, it still comes back to your own comfort. just pick what ever you feel good to play with.
I guess edge pan for 99% dota2 players. drag might be good in spectating games
I tried wasd once. bad idea. you need to have an Attack key
Literally all you need to do is buy a Razer mouse and configure the speed to your likeness. Set the camera on pan and you are good to go.
Max your acceleration for edge pan and then use whatever speed you want. You can't not use edge pan if you want to play well.
anyone know how to set camera control like S4 and singsing had ?
watch their perspective, they moved the camera without moving the cursor to the edge of screen.
From where did you've got an idea that using WASD makes you lose additional controls?
123456 - skills
zxcvbn - items
F1-4 - groups
Q - attack
E - stop
Everything except groups I found out at the very first play without even looking up settings.
And, duh, you can customise it whenever way you want. It's not like you play Dota with a gamepad. I hope you don't.
I think you forgot the Camera Grip method. It works like the mouse3 expect its on mouse1.
I mix between edge panning and mouse3.
@epsik-kun You could theoretically play Dota with a gamepad... That is if you play the Dota equivalent of Protoss in the game (AKA A-movers)
I use the WASD method myself, for heroes with more spells like Invoker I don't find a problem at all
qerf and the space bar are my abilites.
h is stop
z is atttack
items are bound to my mouse
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Ok, so after 100+ games, I still cannot get this camera to feel comfortable. I've been using the wasd camera method, but at the skill level i'm playing at, I need more keys, and can't waste 4 of them on something i shouldn't have to worry about. I've outlined 4 methods I can think of, but here's where you people get to have fun, tell me i'm doing something wrong, and you have a completely and totally better idea on how to get this camera to not feel so annoying.
First is the arrow keys method. I use wasd but have heard of the szxc method. This is what I have been using, it allows me to move the camera, cast spells and click on things all at once. The issue with this is I cannot play characters that use ability 4 and 5 very well due to there not being a good enough spot on my keyboard.
Second is the drag method. Hold middle mouse button and drag, or hold whatever you just bound it to and left mouse, then drag. This feels very clunky to me and takes way too long. I'm the type of person that tends to want to scroll my camera even in the middle of team fights.
Third is the edge pan method. Put your mouse on the edge of the screen and it moves. I just don't like doing this, because I like to adjust my camera constantly. Even on max sensitivity, I cannot use this, mouse does not move fast enough to beat my opponent at last hitting if I have to scroll then click on a creep.
The fourth is the control group method. Reminds me alot of my old SC2 days, but centers the camera on whatever the group is. Sometimes I need to see whats in front of me, and want my character off to the side and my vision somewhere else.
I guess there is the minimap camera control, but it's not useful clicking on the minimap in the middle of a teamfight.