Ive only seen the conspiracies that make it seem that it is . i haven ' t seen much to say that it isn ' t except people saying they don ' t believe it or they didn ' t make it all the way through all of the ' evidence ' people found <| sep |> Not if you smuggle it up in your bum . If they still find it you have to pay a more expensive doodie tax though . <| sep |> When will you release the game guys ? ! Can ' t wait to play it ! <| sep |> There are multiple factors that come into play in an average game The laning phase Making yourself carryable that is a word . when you ' re behind Rotating to help teammates when you ' re ahead if that ' s what your hero does Sieging objectives Towers , Barracks to expand your map presencecontrol Teamfighting Splitpushing or applying pressure in multiple lanesplaces you split top while team gets botRoshan Turtling when your team is behind stalling out the game in hopes of a better late gameWhile the laning phase dictates which one of these factors will be your focus in the later stages of the game , it is not the be all and end all factor that dictates who will win . That would make Dota ' s viability as an equal opportunity eSports fade quite rapidly . For example , look at Wings Gaming . In the BEAT invitationals finals against NP , game 1 , they were behind on almost every lane . But by turtling , grouping and picking off key targets on NP , they were able to stage a solid comeback . What you do with your lead is important , selecting your targetsobjectives is very important , and knowing which strategybuild to go for depending on how the game is going while being wary of your positioning and the enemy team ' s whereabouts is vitally important . TlDr , I understand that the laning phase might be important , but saying that it ' s the most important one feels wrong IMHO .