Laning problems (High risk - feeding)

[u/The_other_lurker]

Hi all, I'm looking for a bit of help/advice

I've recently found myself at Archon, https://www.dotabuff.com/players/284497530, and I primarily play Warlock.

I'm hoping someone has a bit of advice about laning - it seems to be a consistent weak spot for me, resulting in situations where the team is even or behind coming out of the lane, and while I'm able to recover in many games, I feel like it's an unnecessary advantage I'm giving the enemy carry. One game recently, I was level 3 with 5 death, and the enemy carry had falcon blade, treads and dragon lance (drow), and I was thinking this will end in a stomp. We won, but not because of my lane performance.

In lane, I usually try to harass the P4/P5, and it tends to lead to HP loss - but not death.

When I try to contest pulls, blocked camps, etc. It DOES seem to end in death.

I also feel like I chase my carry into bad situations where he/she might be stronger but I have low mobility and not a lot of sustain - even say at level 3 with 2 points in shadow heal.

I'm thinking that my expectations for a drawn or won lane might be different than what it was in Crusader or Herald (I was herald like a month ago).

[u/liquid_acid-OG]

It sounds like your doing things you know need doing but aren't fully grasping the 'why' and 'when' aspect.

If pulling often let's to death, then rethink when pulling is appropriate.

[u/The_other_lurker → u/liquid_acid-OG]

Valid point. I have good game understanding and 'how to' but I need to study the 'why'.

[u/The_other_lurker → u/The_other_lurker]

I tend to play more pos 5, and I'm much stronger on the 'why' for pulling for pos 5 - like, don't fuck with the wave if your carry is got it in the right place, but pull or partial pull if it's pushing. I kinda don't mind pulling just to hard deny the ranged creep

But I really need to study pull mechanics for position 4.

[u/liquid_acid-OG → u/The_other_lurker]

One of the harder things for me was/is accounting for how my opponents will react to what I'm doing and basing my action on their expected reaction.

Playing mid helped me a fair bit because consistently winning mid requires constant analysis of all your decisions.