It’s been a long time, but 6.84 is arriving. Icefrog himself confirmed it on dev.dota2.com, saying it is “coming after Starladder”. Look for changes which are targeted towards rewarding mid-game aggression and the reduction of the comeback mechanics once again. You can come back here for the patch analysis, where I will break down the patch and its...
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As we roll closer and closer to DAC 2015’s LAN Finals, it’s time to get behind your favourite teams. The prize pool is now at $2,143,720 USD, which is only $370,660 away from TI3’s prizepool of $2,874,380! Even the 17th place finisher (those eliminated from the wildcard will be the 17th place finishers) will split $10,719 amongst five people. We......
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Swan song, or Strong start? If the recent DAC Alliance vs Navi’ Lower Bracket Final is any indication, it’s another year of El Clasico Dota 2 with the hype meter turned all the way up to maximum. DAC 2015 is an Asian tournament on the scale of The International, organized by Perfect World, the licensee for Dota 2 in China....
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Yager, the developers behind Spec Ops: The Line, in conjunction with SixFoot and GreyBox have released a teaser trailer for their latest game, Dreadnought. Although the trailer does not provide any gameplay, this segment speaks volumes about the direction they are taking the game towards (I mean, just checkout the Dreadnought gif!). But insert spec...
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Valve plays Secret Santa early for Dota 2, dropping 6.83’s changelog onto us. You can read all about the changes here, or read on to know what the more important changes are. Competitive Dota 2 First rune spawn is now BOTH bounty runes which are twice as effective giving 100xp /100 gold,. This will make the RNG of the 0:00...
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