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You're currently signed up on team Shichinin no Samurai (team 29 of 32) as cc//Nox, a ronin team led by WinstonBorges. If you are not on this team please let your confused former captain know, or...

Some of you are pretty good... this will be exciting.

Sure, PM me or look me up on the sheet and we can try to organize a scrim.

Unless your friend is batting a 2000+ DBR and is used to carrying a team single handedly, I don't think he has anything to worry about. I'd expect at least 4-5 teams to shake out in the Platinum...

Hey, he can grab an Aghanim's Scepter and do the heavy lifting. It's a matter of hiding your strategy. Pair it with a harassing Drow with Frost Arrows, and you could do damage...

(Am I serious or...

I know most of the talk is about cutting edge, pushing the limits, directing the market in new ways but here's a small think:

If Valve's investment with this company produces a (very) cheap box...

Depending on when it is, I'd be happy to play (with or without my usual group). And I have 4 invites if someone would like an invite. Even if playing from the other side of the world will give me...

One big point with combat that disturbs me - heroes feel like they gain too much experience from winning battles. With a single well equipped fleet that can take opponents until they research an...

Go to reddit, it's probably the friendliest big community to get started with. Granted, you still need some luck to find people, and it's easier if you have a friend or two to learn/play the game at...

Before I get flamed out of here, I'd like to ask you - yes, you - a simple question:

Who is Icefrog?

I'm seeing a lot of claims here that Icefrog is too in love with his own design, or that...

I haven't played Gal Civ 2, but I have played SotS, and both games are 4X, which stands for "explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate."

So:
-Explore: You want to find out what's around you,...

It sounds similar to Star Wars: Battlefront, which could be interesting to look at for something similar. It mainly focused on combat, and not strategy, which you'll need to find the proper balance...

I'd play, but I'm half way around the world and wouldn't be of much use. You might have better chances finding friendly people on Reddit or Team Liquid to play with.

If you really enjoy grindy Mount & Blade gameplay with Asteroids/arcade space combat with the ability to switch between any units on the field (warning, only three units at beginning and limited to...

Talk it over with mates (we have a full five man team), analyze what went wrong and attempt to fix it in the next game. If we're completely burnt out from playing AoS, we go back to the standard game...

For those that are watching the International for the first time, you may be wondering who to root for, especially if your nation/region doesn't have representatives in the area. (I'm looking at you,...

Now that we've established some terminology and basic concepts, let's fall a little deeper into basic team composition, lane composition, and what the a team would look like for the big three...

@kwyjibo: Before you write off the genre entirely, I'd ask that you watch a game like this: MYM vs Na'Vi, F4F3 Grandfinals. Apart from the picking, the introduction and wrapup, the actual playtime is...

@Krans: The community became divided over what the future of the game should be, essentially. A good portion thought that Dota should be held in some sort of trust to be developed especially because...

@cosmicolor & everyone else: Change will come, eventually. But it'll come in the measured pace that icefrog has always done for Dota - after a large amount of community feedback with both Valve...

No problem, happy to inform people about this game and turn around some conceptions about the Dota community.

That leaves heroes, items and the metagame. Let's jump straight into metagame, and fill in heroes and items in a edit:





Why do you hear people saying they're moving from LoL/HoN to Dota?...

What is Dota 2?

Think of that favorite game of old, the game that Made You. Maybe it's X-Com, or MOO, or whatever it may be. Now imagine that instead of messing with the formula, instead of...

@kwyjibo: They chose a horrible first match to cast. It's two of the strongest and legendary Chinese teams, known for their micro abilities (able to farm, last hit, etc) and they played it completely...

You used the term MOBA...

I-I don't think we can be friends anymore. ;_;