Dota 2 general discussion

On August 16 2011 09:16 paper wrote:
I'd create a thread in that forum out of fear that someone is gonna make a barely passable thread that won't be updated after the game is released, but I'm kind of lazy too haha (but willing!). I also don't know what I'd put in the OP given the limited information that exists at this point, so I'm afraid a new thread would get closed out of overlap? :<

On August 16 2011 09:55 Xplitcit wrote:
Let's discuss the rise of dota 2 in esport and how that correlates to the slow and painful downfall of LoL in the competitive esport scene.

On August 16 2011 09:55 Xplitcit wrote:
Let's discuss the rise of dota 2 in esport and how that correlates to the slow and painful downfall of LoL in the competitive esport scene.

On August 16 2011 10:08 Snickersnee wrote:
So do we have any Idea if we will get all the hero when the game comes out or will they slowly release the 80+ heroes?

On August 16 2011 09:53 coolcrimefighter wrote:
lets talk about the top clans to watch out for in dota2. In my opinion clan NBD is on the rise and will surely dominate the dota2 scene.

On August 16 2011 10:12 Steveling wrote:
I was out of touch for quite some time, whos NBD?

On August 16 2011 10:12 Ack1027 wrote:
It's hard to predict who will play the best, but those who possess high competitive ability from dota should be the ones you can bet on.

On August 16 2011 10:12 Ack1027 wrote:
As cool as this is, the real thread will be made by paper.

Just like nba, football, nfl, hockey, ufc threads are maintained by a core group, this is just a placeholder until open beta.

And in case no one has seen it yet:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOEGD7kzUEM

It's hard to predict who will play the best, but those who possess high competitive ability from dota should be the ones you can bet on.

On August 16 2011 10:37 Snickersnee wrote:
Hmmmmm.... do you guys think they will have LAN? All valve games have it so I would guess this one will as well. Lately most company's are just saying fuck it... I really hope Valve doesn't join that bandwagon

On August 16 2011 10:37 Snickersnee wrote:
Hmmmmm.... do you guys think they will have LAN? All valve games have it so I would guess this one will as well. Lately most company's are just saying fuck it... I really hope Valve doesn't join that bandwagon

On August 16 2011 10:37 Snickersnee wrote:
Hmmmmm.... do you guys think they will have LAN? All valve games have it so I would guess this one will as well. Lately most company's are just saying fuck it... I really hope Valve doesn't join that bandwagon

On August 16 2011 10:42 spacer wrote:


We really can't tell at this moment, we don't even know wether the game is gonna be f2p or if we have to pay for it. I guess things will clear up when beta finally arrives...

On August 16 2011 10:21 HueHang wrote:
Well, it's a cinematic trailer so it differs from the real ingame graphics and effects. It's a nice trailer, though

Can't wait to see it at GamesCom, Cologne :O

On August 16 2011 10:12 Ack1027 wrote:
As cool as this is, the real thread will be made by paper.

Just like nba, football, nfl, hockey, ufc threads are maintained by a core group, this is just a placeholder until open beta.

And in case no one has seen it yet:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOEGD7kzUEM

It's hard to predict who will play the best, but those who possess high competitive ability from dota should be the ones you can bet on.

On August 16 2011 10:37 Snickersnee wrote:
Hmmmmm.... do you guys think they will have LAN? All valve games have it so I would guess this one will as well. Lately most company's are just saying fuck it... I really hope Valve doesn't join that bandwagon

On August 16 2011 10:54 redFF wrote:
I think valve is going to have to make it ftp to compete with LoL casuals wise. I also don't see why not, as the format has been so massively successful for riot games. Just include like a fixed price that can unlock all heroes and we good.

On August 16 2011 10:11 XnG_777 wrote:



the most used heroes in pro scene will be in the tournament, while the rest will be added in the beta-early release.

On August 16 2011 10:37 Snickersnee wrote:
Hmmmmm.... do you guys think they will have LAN? All valve games have it so I would guess this one will as well. Lately most company's are just saying fuck it... I really hope Valve doesn't join that bandwagon

On August 16 2011 11:09 bigjenk wrote:


Seen interviews with top players complaining due to counters not being released yet, making some champs pretty op in the beta. Also if you've followed the changelogs at all there is a ton of bugs with every champ when they are first introduced into dota 2, so may take quite a while to get everyone in game.

On August 16 2011 10:42 XnG_777 wrote:



Honestly i think they'll get it for tournaments-only, since it's incredibly dangerous to put LAN in a game whose main playerbase is located in China/Philippines (no offense to pinoys )

On August 16 2011 11:21 NB wrote:


Well the game is F2P ANYWAY! why not lan? Lets look at tf2 for a moment.

The main reason for valve making TF2 f2p not only for testing out dota2 model but also because in China there is a replicate of TF2 with chinese features. It obviously will attract more user due to the culture and language barrier of TF2 to chinese fans.

If DotA2 is does not has LAN, there soon will be a crack for it (even sc2 got LAN crack now) and valve wont be able to do shit. The best solution here is to make the online feat. so good that LAN will be less in use. Single players will be able to find their own team using online feat. instead of LAN. Achievement unlock skin and items etc... LAN is needed but removing LAN is not the answer to anti-piracy.