GiGi Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 On 06/04/2020 at 18:49, Williboss said: Does anyone here still play Dota 2? I grew up with a friend, he told me that Dota is already an old game, I want to prove its opposite, that it is still very popular. Yes. And it is old that's why they patch it all the time and add new shit. But it's also still really popular with nearly a million peak players a day. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) On 06/04/2020 at 18:49, Williboss said: Does anyone here still play Dota 2? I grew up with a friend, he told me that Dota is already an old game, I want to prove its opposite, that it is still very popular. I still play, plenty do, its almost always the second most played game concurrently on Steam behind Counter Strike edit: It is an old game though, Dota has been around for 15 years ago this point but then Counter Strike started in the 90's, there was a fall in the player numbers around the turn of the year but they have grown since thanks partly to the lockdown Edited April 10, 2020 by Doctor 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 New patch seems good. No map changes this time but introduction of aghanim shards for all heroes and a few new items have freshened things up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwullie Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 (edited) Is there any point trying to get into this if you've never ever played it? Time is ata premium for me, I cam play quite often but sessions tend to be short - how long does one match take? Edited December 31, 2020 by madwullie 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 6 hours ago, madwullie said: Is there any point trying to get into this if you've never ever played it? Time is ata premium for me, I cam play quite often but sessions tend to be short - how long does one match take? I'd still say yes. It'll probably take months to feel like you know what you're supposed to be doing but there are loads of ways to practice. Turbo mode is the best shout both for learning the game and taking up the least time. You get levels and gold at twice the speed, the enemy buildings have less health and it basically gives everyone a taste of late game items and you can try stuff out. Generally a turbo game will never take more than 30 mins. If you can't guarantee 30 mins for a game then you can practice vs bots, they can still be a challenge up to a point but the advantages here are just that you can practice your own mechanics with different heroes and you can stop at any point, whereas you'll be penalised if you abandon an online game. Other than that there's loads of content online and there's much to be learned from watching the pros on twitch etc. I used to play for 3 or 4 hours a day but like you I don't have much time these days so I tend to jump on for a couple of turbo games with one of my mates, the game is still fantastic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwullie Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Thanks mate. I'll add it to the list 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 3 minutes ago, madwullie said: Thanks mate. I'll add it to the list Game's free anyway if you just think it's pish! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chefki Kuqi Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 Just bumping to see if there's much reaction, been playing a fair bit recently and been having a right old crack. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 14 hours ago, Chefki Kuqi said: Just bumping to see if there's much reaction, been playing a fair bit recently and been having a right old crack. Aye I'm still playing away fairly regularly. Still enjoying it. I'm also looking at getting tickets to the International in Romania this year if I can get them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chefki Kuqi Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 On 02/08/2021 at 10:23, GiGi said: Aye I'm still playing away fairly regularly. Still enjoying it. I'm also looking at getting tickets to the International in Romania this year if I can get them. Ah is TI on this year, maybe later in the year? I heard it was just Nemistice or something. Think I'd definitely go if it was in the UK, but genuinely really enjoyed watching tournament streams especially when Pyrion Flax was still hosting, not sure if he still is? I play at a fairly low level myself, was 3k MMR like 7 years ago but I don't bother with ranked anymore. Having said that, either Cavern Crawl or genuine curiosity has got me playing more heroes recently, under the impression that AA with aghs and Batrider with shard and maxing napalm/flamebreak first are fairly OP. Ogre too with the multi-midas! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 8 minutes ago, Chefki Kuqi said: Ah is TI on this year, maybe later in the year? I heard it was just Nemistice or something. Think I'd definitely go if it was in the UK, but genuinely really enjoyed watching tournament streams especially when Pyrion Flax was still hosting, not sure if he still is? I play at a fairly low level myself, was 3k MMR like 7 years ago but I don't bother with ranked anymore. Having said that, either Cavern Crawl or genuine curiosity has got me playing more heroes recently, under the impression that AA with aghs and Batrider with shard and maxing napalm/flamebreak first are fairly OP. Ogre too with the multi-midas! It's in October, was only announced about a month ago so aye it's going ahead. I play a lot of fighty position 3/4 heroes so plenty of Gyro, Lina, Tidehunter etc. I don't do a lot of playmaker stuff but when I do it's void spirit. Prefer to just mash the enemies up in the early game and then let them beat themselves. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 Ticket bought for finals weekend. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Ticket sales cancelled, no fans allowed and the country is going into lockdown so my holiday plans are gubbed. My disappointment is immeasurable etc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Algorithms Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Spirit taking it to the LGD powerhouse in game one of the Grand Finals. Completely out drafted them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Yep Spirit with just huge leaps in their play after every series. Yatoro and Collapse take a bow. And your chunk of $18 million in prize money 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Return to an arena this weekend for the latter stages of the Stockholm major. Still raging that the international tickets were binned. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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