The first hero I played with was
Zeus. My friend advised me to choose him because he's, according to his words at that time, quite easy to play. He told me to go with him on the top lane and to spam 
Arc Lightning on creeps as much as I can so that we could push fast toward the first enemy tower. He said that I should use 
Lightning Bolt on heroes only.However, he wasn't able to help me with my items because he had no idea what to build for this hero. At that time, he used to build
Power Treads and 
Sange and Yasha on every single hero. And yes, I ended up building those two items for Zeus!1 Apem stands for All Pick Easy Mode. Essentially, it's the same thing as Turbo game mode in Dota 2.
2 European Battle.net server.
My first hero back in DotA 1 was
Keep up playing, DotA 2 is a great game! :)
If I remember correctly, that was ten (+/-) years ago. We weren't thinking about things like positioning yourself during 5 vs 5 battles, placing wards around the map so that you don't get ganked by a party of blood thirsty pubstompers, and buying
I agree with you that Dota 2 is a great game. The good 'ole "I'm playing Defense of the Ancients" feeling is there for sure. Although, it's a bit harder to win than it used to be with all these younger folks who dream about becoming professional players. :)