AI’s are good for practicing and noobs. They can also teach you new trick and tips about item and skill builds if you can follow the game closely. In some of the latest versions of AI maps, the AI’s are getting smarter if not better. They do cheap shots and even uses skills better if not wisely.

If you have been playing with AI’s for a long time now, you’d probably know how the game would start and end. You’d probably have mastered every move (where and when they will charge and retreat), strategy (if they have), and items they make against your chosen hero. You probably know that AI’s are only strong in pushing towers but not on killing heroes. Too much playing with AI’s will do you no good even if you can beat 5 AI’s in a game alone. You’ll only learn to beat a buch of heroes anticipating nothing and get killed or run away without doing anything.

Play with AI’s if you think you can’t beat a real player.
Learn from them but don’t ever play with them for the rest of your DOTA gaming life.
I’d rather get beaten by a noob player than beat 5 AI’s in a game.

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