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Dota 2: The International, Biggest e-gaming event of all time

Gamersbliss writes: "With a prize pool of over 10 MILLION dollars, The International Dota 2 Championships has become the world’s biggest gaming tournament. This is a big deal, whether you care about Dota or not, enough people cared, sponsored, donated, and played that the event has managed to raise over 5 Million dollars from fans alone."

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Dota 2 Strength Heroes Tier List For Turbo Mode

From beefy tanks to powerful carries, these are the best Strength heroes in Dota 2's Turbo Mode.

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Valve: 'Smurfing Is Not Welcome In Dota', Bans 90,000 Accounts

Valve has spoken out forcefully against smurfing in Dota 2 after banning more than 90,000 accounts - and targeting their owners.

Fist4achin224d ago

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.

sadraiden224d ago

Probably to get new players hooked on the addictive gameplay loop, more people playing = statistically more people buying battle passes.

Fist4achin224d ago

Makes sense and cents for Valve. Thanks

franwex224d ago (Edited 224d ago )

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.

SegaSaturn669224d ago

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.

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League of Legends may get a huge Dota 2 style update

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.

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