Dota 2 quickcast: what is it and how does it help in matches

Lately, among Dota 2 players, there has been a growing discussion about Quick Cast and how to use it. In this article, we will delve into this game function in detail, which is becoming increasingly popular.

What is Quick Cast in Dota 2?

The main idea behind the Quick Cast option is that it allows users to immediately cast active powers or items where the mouse cursor points without having to press left button again for confirmation.

How to enable and configure Quick Cast

In Dota 2 settings, you can find the Hotkeys section enabling you to enable and setup quick cast. All you need to do is check that box that reads “Enable Quick Cast” and assign keys accordingly. The new function is hard to get used to, since your muscle memory will keep making you click with mouse after pressing down on a key on your keyboard. The discrepancy may lower overall gameplay efficiency. Adaptation time varies from one player to another: some players can get used with this feature in just few days while others may take months.

What are the advantages of Quick Cast in Dota 2?

It would be safe enough stating that yes, there are benefits out of it. A player who has mastered Quick Cast is always ahead of those who do not use this function. As its name suggests, one of the main advantages of Quick Cast is time saving. Time savings are approximately 0.1 seconds per application or roughly half a second for an activation term as well.The quick-casting also works well with active abilities as well as items which have no cast time at all.

For example, we might use Hex over an area where an enemy might appear while running simultaneously when playing with the help of quick cast feature. If it were not for Quick Cast, then only one action would be possible; either run or activate Hex.Therefore, enemy teleport intercepts at last part of a second or an instant attack by someone using Blink from dark places are possible due to this characteristic.

Disadvantages of Quick Cast

There are also disadvantages which should be mentioned. One of them is the absence of AoE area display when activating abilities like Enigma’s ultimate or Puck’s ultimate. In case of quick casting, no area is displayed. This implies that a player has to memorize all radiuses of AoE and feel it out by intuition which requires an in-depth knowledge of Dota 2.

Conclusion

Quick Cast in Dota 2 is mainly for experienced players as you do not have time to think after pressing the button; the spell will be cast immediately. On the other hand, as Void, for instance, it is better to disable Quick Cast so as not to waste time guessing where Chronosphere will end up.

Not every skill or item needs quick cast; you can switch it on only for certain slots in your inventory with Blink, Hex or Eul Staff or only for few powers and heroes.