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New player here. I've spent a fair amount of time in other MOBAs and bot matches, and feel comfortable carrying (early, easy) games against other players.

The issue is that people normally disconnect within the first few minutes, which I suppose makes the match not count for matchmaking. I've played around 12 games against people, and only show '3' in my profile.

Is there any way to actually advance when everybody leaves games? I'd like to be in a 'real' game of Dota. An honest 5v5 where everyone knows to buy items. How long until that actually happens?

The fiancée and I plan on staying a few nights in Sapporo as part of our honeymoon, and then taking an overnight train to Tokyo. This will be our second trip to Japan, the first of which was spent between Tokyo and Nikko. We only speak enough Japanese to order a meal and such.

I'd like some general opinions on the snow festival, the various overnight trains, as well as any other suggestions Reddit may have. Thanks in advance.