Tyler, I salute you for being a trade rapist. However, if the draft wasn't held at 3am and people actually had shown up, you wouldn't have gotten such a good goaltending situation, IMO.
I'd say the learning curve is fairly steep. Once you know how to play, it seems easy, but it's very knowledge based and there is a lot to know and keep track of during a game.
I'd say the average person needs a minimum of 200 games (20-30 mins in length per game) to be considered intermediate unless you are some kind of god or have prior experience with MOBA games.