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How ALAWAYSWANNAFLY helped Talon Esports reach TI
Dota 2
Events
October 02, 2022
How ALAWAYSWANNAFLY helped Talon Esports reach TI
On November 16, 2021, the Talon Esports organization signed the first roster: Gabbi, Mikoto, kpii, Hyde, and Fly. The team successfully passed through the open qualifiers of the SEA 2021/2022 Tour 1. The roster was assembled from famous players, so they initially had high ambitions, namely, an uncontrolled exit from the first place, no less. But, unfortunately, the guys did not play well and got a disastrously negative result - 5th place in the second division. Thus, the roster did not last long because already on January 19, 2022, Fly and Gabbi left the team.
Try to guess Dota 2 heroes created by Artificial Intelligence
There are already several thousand items published on the Steam Workshop, and they are all created by the Dota 2 community - players just like you. If you already have the game client installed, the Steam Workshop makes it easier than ever to submit finished models or images to the community. Each creation can not only get into the game, but also generate income from sales in the Dota 2 store.
Dota Plus - what is it, and is it pay-to-win?
Dota Plus - what is it, and is it pay-to-win?
Hey, watafakers! Dota 2 has a lot of additional content: character skins, map landscape, hero replicas, and much more. In addition, players who want to play at a higher level are offered a special subscription - Dota Plus. So, should you buy Dota 2+ in 2022? Let’s discuss.
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Chen - Top-1 Arlington Major Star-Support
Dota 2
Analytics
August 22, 2022
Chen - Top-1 Arlington Major Star-Support
Do you know what I want to say ab this major? I like it. Really fun games and an unimaginable LAN foundation. By the way, in the end, it turns out that China will take 2 out of 3 places, and this is without Xtreme gaming. But, I will discuss that aspect in more detail later. For a long time, Chen was considered as butterflies in the stomach, but present-day Arlington Major shows us how deep mistakes we all made.
Xtreme Gaming – the strongest team in LCQ right now?
Dota 2
Analytics
October 10, 2022
Xtreme Gaming – the strongest team in LCQ right now?
From the beginning, the recognition of MMORPG China region has been dominant among other regions. As history has shown, Dota 2 did not become exceptional, and Chinese vulnerabilities did not turn out to be stronger among all the others on time exceptions, one has only to remember the absolute hegemony of the probability of occurrence of signs in 2014 and 2016. Almost every year, fans of the Chinese region have one or two teams that almost never go into the skills of other teams from other regions: once they were Vici Gaming, Wings, Newbee, LGD, LGD Forever Young. Each such team had a chance to get the coveted The International Cup - some teams found it, and some, although they didn’t find it, were very close. PSG.LGD is a team that stands out for a very high level of play and makes fans fall in love with its unmistakable game at speeds, but so far, all of them are ahead in the last three years of performances in vain.
How can I barely escape herald?
How can I barely escape herald?
Increasing MMR points will be relevant for a long time, probably until it is removed from Dota 2 or replaced by something else. Players will always wonder how to properly and effectively increase their MMR. If you want to play with good players, not noobs, and have an excellent rating. Try to do a few things, which I described below. If you set a goal - to raise solo MMR, then you need to know how the matchmaking rating system works: if you win, you get +30, if you don't, then -30 (sometimes more, sometimes less.) So, it turns out that you should win more often than lose, and then you should figure out what and how to do that.
Why do we need to fix backdoor protection?
Dota 2
Q&A
November 23, 2022
Why do we need to fix backdoor protection?
Have you ever seen the matches, where Tiny+Io combo demolish base in 20-30 seconds? Today, we'll show you some heroes that can easily get around this protection and talk about why it's important to finish the Backdoor Protection mechanics to make the game more fair and fun to play.
Buyback mechanics - cheat death concept or not
Dota 2
Q&A
October 05, 2022
Buyback mechanics - cheat death concept or not
Buyback (BB) – is a mechanic that allows you to avoid death pause time and return to the active game. Buyback is the same fundamental option in Dota, like Roshan, Aegis, or BKB against a tremendous amount of magic spells. BB’s formula hasn't changed in the same way for the last 3-4 patches. At the same time, there is very little information on how to BB correctly. As a result, mucho low-ranked players don’t even think about the importance of BB, even in early games. Otherwise, 5-6k pts doters mindlessly leave buybacks even when they don't need them. These mechanics have too many subtleties, but we will try to understand and structure the knowledge.
Best CIS Dota caster
Best CIS Dota caster
Esports commentator is the dream of every guy who at least once was fond of Dota, CSGO, PUBG etc. You are always invited to all eSport events, you travel with teams to tournaments, you live part of your life as a professional athlete, but at the same time, your job is to comment on what is happening. Today we will tell the story of the best commentators of our beloved game from the CIS region.
Heroes that are better to avoid in patch 7.32b
Dota 2
Heroes
September 20, 2022
Heroes that are better to avoid in patch 7.32b
Each patch has widespread but sometimes frankly weak heroes. Perhaps the popularity of such heroes is due to the new mechanics or some small buff. However, the result is always the same: players continue to play these heroes, losing MMR to themselves and their team. Today we will discuss the leading contenders for the black list of heroes.
How OG.Ceb realized the powerness of Windranger in Pro Dota
Dota 2
Analytics
August 22, 2022
How OG.Ceb realized the powerness of Windranger in Pro Dota
WR can easily harass any opponent's character due to excellent range, and attack animation and useful disable (Shackleshot) allows the hero to stun an enemy hero in a matter of seconds. And team OG captain was one of the first in that tournament who realized non-obvious WR power. In this text, we will analyze Ceb's item\skill build on this hero and his typical playstyle. Reworked Aganim's Shard is one of the key reasons of Ceb's masterpiece WR game.
How to find a signature hero in Dota 2?
Dota 2
Q&A
September 02, 2022
How to find a signature hero in Dota 2?
Usually, the signature hero is the one you play the most. You know what to do on it in almost any situation, and you know how to play against counter picks and so on. And, of course, you have to enjoy this hero, which encourages you to play a bunch of games on him in a row. When I first entered Dota 2, my signature hero was Bloodseeker. I liked his mysterious clothes and strong abilities. For such an easy-to-use hero, he was pretty strong. Below I’ll tell you how I realized it.
Fnatic Dota player house was robbed during his game on Bounty Hunter
His Twitter post does not say whether he called the cops. He recently said that he found out about this "news" while playing ranked mm as Bounty Hunter. The player did not name the amount of money that was stolen.
Top bug-madness in Dota 2
Top bug-madness in Dota 2
No doubt, bugs, and errors affect the game quite a lot. For this reason, IT seniors release patches, regular technical reworks, and updates. Dota 2, especially Valve IT team, is no exception. Each new patch is usually accompanied by the appearance of new bugs, both ordinary cosmetic ones and ruining the entire game mechanic, that sometimes causes server crashes and other global problems. Sometimes such “mistakes” affect the match’s results, including the performance of E-sportsmen on the professional cyber scene.
Is Phoenix good in 7.32c patch?
Dota 2
Heroes
October 06, 2022
Is Phoenix good in 7.32c patch?
Phoenix is a hero who takes hell time and training to master. Pheo has burst damage, healing, escape, and initiation. He is the best suited for pos-3/4 players.