[hsrada]

I wanted to add the observation that all the restricted heroes are ranged. Necrophos, Sniper, Viper, Crystal Maiden, and Lich.

Since playing a lane as a ranged hero is very different from playing the same lane as a melee hero, I wonder whether the AI has learned to play melee heroes yet.

[backpropaganda]

Not only are they ranged, but this lineup is very snowball-oriented, i.e. the optimal play style with this kind of lineup is to gain a small advantage in the early game and then keep pushing towers together aggressively. The middle-to-late game doesn't really matter. Whoever wins the early game wins the game. And we do know that bots are going to be good at early game last hitting.

[jwin742]

The article states the bots are actually rather mediocre at last hitting.