DOTA 2

The fact that it’s completely and totally free to play in the way we wish all free-to-play games could be isn’t just one of the most generous propositions anywhere in gaming, it creates a level playing field where skill and cooperation is paramount. May the best team win.

Dota 2 deserves its intimidating reputation, and it probably won't suit you if you're looking to play casually. There's a huge time investment before you can even enjoy a game, let alone feel competent at it. But once you start to learn its secrets,...

Also, you always want a Bottle when in mid-lane, and runes spawn at 0:00 and again every two minutes. Practice last-hitting before you go online. And if you're jungling, memorise where the low-level Creeps are.

“Crap, Riki has to be somewhere nearby.” Danger lurks around every corner when there’s an invisible hero on the loose. Sure, Clinkz has the ability to go invisible himself, but Riki unleashes a powerful smoke cloud, silencing the opposing team. A...

These differences probably won’t be enough to drag anybody obsessed with another game to DotA 2, but I get the feeling Valve hope to build a community from new players who use Steam. In the long run this might make combat for veterans a little too simple, but for now things seem quite balanced and, on the whole, relatively civil.

Womöglich verzichtet Valve bewusst darauf und nutzt stattdessen Spieler-Bewertungen und das Mentoren-System, um sich eine freundliche Community heranzuzüchten. Eine Community, die einen Neuling auch mal unterstützt, statt ihn anzupflaumen. Das wäre, für Dota-Verhältnisse, geradezu eine Revolution.

Since it’s free-to-play and available right from the Steam program, there’s no reason to think that it wouldn’t be a massive hit anyway. Thankfully though, there’s also a great deal of quality in there and the proof is that I couldn’t find one entirely negative thing to say about it.

Dota 2 es un juego mas estratégico e inteligente, sin dejar de lado la acción, gráficamente espectacular (artisticamente al mismo nivel) y con un gameplay mas lento.