Paul from Denkiphile: "Dota 2 is finally out of beta and we felt it would be appropriate to compile a list of some of the most noob friendly heroes available to assist newcomers. Dota 2 is Valve’s sequel to the hugely popular Warcraft III custom game in which two teams of five choose from a large selection of unique heroes to level up as they defend their towers, destroy enemy towers, engage in hero battles, and advance towards the enemy’s ancient to destroy it and achieve victory, which may simply be described as a MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena). If you’re familiar with League of Legends, Dota 2’s gameplay isn’t that much different except that many consider Dota 2 to be more complex. A few of the major differences include less forgiving stuns, more active items, no recall, and denying. Unlike League of Legends, Dota 2 allows players to choose from all available heroes right from the get-go. There are currently a little over 100 heroes so for the uninitiated it may take a bi...
From beefy tanks to powerful carries, these are the best Strength heroes in Dota 2's Turbo Mode.
Valve has spoken out forcefully against smurfing in Dota 2 after banning more than 90,000 accounts - and targeting their owners.
Pardon my ignorance for never having played this, but why even have the ability to create multiple guest accounts? It seems if there is only one account per player then it would eliminate this smurfing issue.
Probably to get new players hooked on the addictive gameplay loop, more people playing = statistically more people buying battle passes.
Why would seasoned players want to play with lower skill players anyway? Just to owned them? They’re n00bs, what’s the fun in that?
It’s like on COD where they do bad on purpose for a few rounds, to then be place with with bad players to then dominate.
This is human nature. I know people who do this in Dota2, CoD and other multiplayer games. They enjoy the dopamine rush that winning generates.
Following the Dota 2 update that increased the size of the map by 40%, I asked League of Legends EP Jeremy Lee if we can expect similar things for LoL.
