Dota 2

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  1. jeanphilt
    Apr 26, 2015
    4
    While I think PvP can be nice and that the graphics of Dota 2 are great for the style ...
    I don't like this kind of game (MOBA), here is why :

    - Boring : click click click ... next ... (repetitive)
    - There’s too much going on (chaos)
    - God view is not immersive
    - It looks like it's made for kids
    - First Person Shooters feel much more immersive, challenging (skill based) and fun
  2. tech-noir
    Dec 5, 2013
    4
    When I decided to give this a try, I was already aware of its infamous reputation for being harmful. All of the negative rumors you hear are true. It will make the most friendly of people aggressively competitive, while ignoring the game's extremely low fun factor.

    Dota 2 is bad.
  3. Verdan
    Jul 11, 2014
    4
    Dota 2, the game advertised as hard, awesome and good by it's fans. I played the fancy new tutorial, it taught me nothing. I played a bot game, it taught me nothing. I played against players, it taught me the following:

    - You need to tell everyone when someone exists your screen, they can't look it up from their minimap. - Call everyone feeder while having most deaths - Spam league    Dota 2, the game advertised as hard, awesome and good by it's fans. I played the fancy new tutorial, it taught me nothing. I played a bot game, it taught me nothing. I played against players, it taught me the following:

    - You need to tell everyone when someone exists your screen, they can't look it up from their minimap.
    - Call everyone feeder while having most deaths
    - Spam league forums about how skillcap Dota 2 is.
    - Last hitting is very easy
    - Gold is easily gained
    - Snowballing is super fast and strong, games can be decided by any lane just by getting killed 2 times.

    Overall pretty average game, graphics are nice and stuff. But the real thing is, it's not that hard game. Sure learning 90 champions is hard, but if i can find figure out most of the stuff in 20minutes that my team was getting beaten, anyone can do it.

    My first pvp game was a flamefest, i did not call an missing player and my team died to him....3 times in row for a double kill. Then i was the person with mental issues, i'm feeding and should go back to League. While still holding more farm, less deaths and more income than my team that composed of players who had much more hours in the game than i did (less than 3). MatchMaking sucks as bad as Riot's, even worse i might add. Every player in my pvp games has experience with the game that i don't. So i'll check the game out in 6 months or so again to see what they done with it. Prolly nothing.

    Short version:

    - Requires more skill than league. [ ] Yes [x] NO
    - Full of A-Holes. [x] Yes [ ] NO
    - Overhyped and boring [x ] Yes [] NO
    - Lucky Valve has other quality game under their name [x] Yes [x] Yes

    Don't buy anything in this game until you are sure it's good.    … Expand
  4. PuGaN
    Nov 20, 2013
    4
    the community is trash, there is not rating, or anything that help you not to be paired with "noobs" (LOL has this i believe) and HoN definitely has it, so yeah, valve is more worried about selling sets and stuff for heroes and make money instead of improving the game
  5. enjsalo
    Jul 30, 2013
    4
    I was not too impressed by this game. I am a big fan of the old DOTA, and also HON. It feels like you have constant lag in this game, and the graphic ain't that much to praise. No this is a no go, I rather go play DOTA 1 to be completely honest.
  6. DptBear
    Oct 8, 2013
    4
    This game is not designed to be successful. It is still designed with the "custom game" mentality of the original: it is not one that seems to even WANT to have a large player base. That said, it is an improved version of the original and fun when things go your way if you stick around long enough.

    Let me elaborate on my statement that it is not designed to be successful: the learning    This game is not designed to be successful. It is still designed with the "custom game" mentality of the original: it is not one that seems to even WANT to have a large player base. That said, it is an improved version of the original and fun when things go your way if you stick around long enough.

    Let me elaborate on my statement that it is not designed to be successful: the learning curve is steep, and painful, even for those who are very familiar with the genre. Until you are at a high competitive level, once you are down you stay down. There are many champions that are very strong against new players that are not very good at all at higher levels of play very anti-fun mechanics leave you muttering and wishing to give up, which is not an option until your opponents choose to end the game, no matter how far behind you are.

    The lack of protection for new players does allow for more fun and wild champion design, but may not be worth the price. The community remains nearly as toxic as the original, and when you can choose to play a champion that is permanently invisible or can dash across the map and stun you for the entire time it takes to kill you, this isn't surprising.    … Expand
  7. lalka125
    Nov 1, 2013
    4
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  8. Multiples
    Nov 1, 2013
    4
    Very impressive presentation of features that are currently in the game, but that isn't what DotA is about. Despite the decade old engine, the original DotA on Warcraft 3 provides a better gaming experience because Valve does not care about Dota 2. It is clear that no Valve employee cares about Dota 2 at all, because there has been no expansion of gameplay features provided by Valve.Very impressive presentation of features that are currently in the game, but that isn't what DotA is about. Despite the decade old engine, the original DotA on Warcraft 3 provides a better gaming experience because Valve does not care about Dota 2. It is clear that no Valve employee cares about Dota 2 at all, because there has been no expansion of gameplay features provided by Valve. Matchmaking is atrocious. It takes far too long to find a game and puts players of completely different skill levels in the same game. There is no leaver prevention, as one simply makes a new account to circumvent the quality protection features. Addition of game impacting content has slowed to the point where the last meaningful update occurred four months ago. Valve refuses to divulge any information of future developments, and bugs are left in the game for years. Valve refuses to communicate with the playerbase on any matter, while the regular content updates include micro transaction cosmetics and nothing more. There is no incentive to be competitive in this competitive game. Dota 2 is a good game if you are a professional Chinese Dota player and Gaben will personally donate money to you to play it, but otherwise it's not a special moba experience.… Expand
  9. ZIL131
    Nov 2, 2013
    4
    last time not good update, only items. no event like a dire tide greeviling. VOLVO Disband VOLVO Disband VOLVO Disband VOLVO Disband VOLVO Disband VOLVO Disband
  10. bars1953
    Nov 2, 2013
    4
    NO Diretide
    NO New Hero
    NO Updates
    NO Normal matchmaking system
    New updates is new sets and tickets
    ༼ Valve GivE DIRETIDE
    ༼ ̿Valvr GivE DIRETIDE
    ༼ Valve GivE DIRETIDE
  11. fr00tcrunch
    Nov 2, 2013
    4
    6.79.

    Game is amazing, though the lack of communication or any sort of reasoning behind the huge changes they continuously put in sucks.
    Still 1000x better then LoL as a game, though im starting to hate valve as much as riot.
  12. wdmzjzlym
    Nov 2, 2013
    4
    Firstly.what i want to say is to kick the f***ing agent (PERFECTWORLD) ass in CHINA,since from April this year after the open beta for DOTA2,agents almost did not do effective propaganda ,and the store has only open less 1 day,now the server is stuck almost every night.
    I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF IT...............
    You may see I m a CHINESE,sure,and of course i m not good in English (haven't    Firstly.what i want to say is to kick the f***ing agent (PERFECTWORLD) ass in CHINA,since from April this year after the open beta for DOTA2,agents almost did not do effective propaganda ,and the store has only open less 1 day,now the server is stuck almost every night.
    I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF IT...............
    You may see I m a CHINESE,sure,and of course i m not good in English (haven't pass CET6 :D .the second is told to Volvo(throw your hats) ....i WII always expect goblin tech, Icarus ,Terrorblade,Tresdin（whether is's male or female),i want new heroes,balanced skills and good matchmaking,The 4 points for my lost enthusiasm for dota1( Timeless classic)    … Expand
  13. cyz568832740
    Nov 2, 2013
    4
    no new heroes, bad server, chaotic, terrible, ridiculous matching system tons of unfixed bugs, but vavle is still sparing no efforts to update hats. Dota was a epic game, but dota2 seriously disappoints us
  14. Futurama39
    Nov 5, 2013
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Dota 2 is a pretty good game, but does not balance. It is practically just about to pick better things therefore discourages beginners. Also in the game pile of game elements, but there isn´t good instruction which severely impairs comprehension.… Expand
  15. Tommy1208
    Nov 15, 2013
    4
    Dota 2 have:
    1) Laggy server
    2) Bad community
    3) useless report system
    4) now we cant play cuz the servers explotes!
    5) serious support problems
    6) valve dont realize about that problems
  16. pgyg
    Nov 29, 2013
    4
    It's a good game yes (ignore the community issues), but I don't enjoy it much when the server connection lost everyday. I'm not sure if they are doing are good job out there, I mean you can update a new ingame-items but maintaining the server? Come on Gabe don't just suck our money
  17. PonyDoctor
    Dec 3, 2013
    4
    Metascore 90?!!!! Who are the those metacritics? I don't lknow. Prob suck-balls-nerds. Dota 2 sucks ass. After the patch #6.79 I deleted this Valve sucks ass. You are all stupid if you are still playing this sucked--from-ass-****.
  18. Garethw87
    Dec 26, 2013
    4
    Abusive and annoying community. Very basic game. Character design and image is very minimal and adds now really feel to them. You need a very good PC to run the game properly and smoothly, despite the graphics looking dated.

    Try other MMOBAs before returning to this one.
  19. FigJig
    Apr 4, 2014
    4
    Poor match making system that puts players in games where there is no way to win because of a giant gap in skill level as well as counter picking in the most played mode 'All Pick.' It leads to frustrating games where no one has fun, not being able to do anything. If you are deciding between LoL or DotA 2, go to LoL. I've only played it a couple times but no one I know complains about itPoor match making system that puts players in games where there is no way to win because of a giant gap in skill level as well as counter picking in the most played mode 'All Pick.' It leads to frustrating games where no one has fun, not being able to do anything. If you are deciding between LoL or DotA 2, go to LoL. I've only played it a couple times but no one I know complains about it as much as DotA 2. The community is very toxic as well, no one is helpful.… Expand
  20. SpiRo
    Jun 23, 2014
    4
    Community is horrendous and Valve has no clue what to do or how to fix it. Million Russians are playing on EU servers, they don't know how to play, they won't listen, they don't speak English and they don't care when they destroy match. They simply flame you, report you and go on to next match.
  21. Ligeelo
    Apr 27, 2017
    4
    This was once a fun, addicting and overall a great game. Every update in the past year or so made it slightly worse but was still ok to play. Then came 7.0 and the game I put over 4000 hours into was completely ruined. I guess it would be fun to play if you just started today, but for us veterans, it makes us sad :(

    -Valve really needs to fix the matchmaking system. -The community is    This was once a fun, addicting and overall a great game. Every update in the past year or so made it slightly worse but was still ok to play. Then came 7.0 and the game I put over 4000 hours into was completely ruined. I guess it would be fun to play if you just started today, but for us veterans, it makes us sad :(

    -Valve really needs to fix the matchmaking system.
    -The community is the most toxic of any game.
    -Became LoL    … Expand
  22. Pohch
    Feb 21, 2022
    4
    Очень токсичное коммьюнити, странное переосмысление вселенной warcraft. Начал играть в 2012, запуская игру в 2022 сталкиваешься с огромным количеством механик и слишком высоким уровнем входа в игру. В остальном - хорошая моба, но плохая игра.Очень токсичное коммьюнити, странное переосмысление вселенной warcraft. Начал играть в 2012, запуская игру в 2022 сталкиваешься с огромным количеством механик и слишком высоким уровнем входа в игру. В остальном - хорошая моба, но плохая игра.
  23. AlexRivlot
    Jun 21, 2018
    4
    The game is great (though I do not like the genre) but the community, amount of time to get good at the game and the most important THE TIME YOU WASTE ON THE GAME is too much.
  24. Tilt1k
    Jan 29, 2019
    4
    I get it this game has legendary status. Its not intuitive, its not easy as Lol... I get it. I have no problem with that, but i have played this for like 30 hours and its BORING. Gameplay feels clunky like it runs on some really bad engine. And i did pretty good i outplayed the new players like me but the spells are just flying long AF i dont have nerves for it. As some guy wrote before meI get it this game has legendary status. Its not intuitive, its not easy as Lol... I get it. I have no problem with that, but i have played this for like 30 hours and its BORING. Gameplay feels clunky like it runs on some really bad engine. And i did pretty good i outplayed the new players like me but the spells are just flying long AF i dont have nerves for it. As some guy wrote before me owning people doesnt feel good and thats a HUGE problem for me.

    This game is too old school for multi-player competitive game. I just give it 4 points for its game-models which fans can create and its legendary status. Undeserved.    … Expand
  25. Ketsu
    Apr 7, 2019
    4
    300 часов я наиграл в этой игре.Дота это ссаная донатная помойка.С ублюдским отношением разработчиков на игроков.С самым убогим комьюнити.Из плюсов я считаю только баланс персонажей и индивидуальность каждого матча.А так эта игра заслуживает лишь 4 из 10.300 часов я наиграл в этой игре.Дота это ссаная донатная помойка.С ублюдским отношением разработчиков на игроков.С самым убогим комьюнити.Из плюсов я считаю только баланс персонажей и индивидуальность каждого матча.А так эта игра заслуживает лишь 4 из 10.
  26. Shimmeywill
    Feb 26, 2020
    4
    An upsetting expeirence with muddy visuals, limp animations and feedback make this an unsatisfying time.
  27. Shtern
    Jul 3, 2020
    4
    Сколько играл и понял одно, пока разрабы не заставят игроков вести себя подобающе, то игра никогда не будет развиваться и в нее так и будут играть люди, которые уже играют в доту 5-15 лет, а новых из-за токсичных игроков не будет. Сейчас в игре уже много фундаментальных проблем и решить их поможет только Dota 3 условная, либо игра должна преобразится кардинально, а лучше вернутся к корнямСколько играл и понял одно, пока разрабы не заставят игроков вести себя подобающе, то игра никогда не будет развиваться и в нее так и будут играть люди, которые уже играют в доту 5-15 лет, а новых из-за токсичных игроков не будет. Сейчас в игре уже много фундаментальных проблем и решить их поможет только Dota 3 условная, либо игра должна преобразится кардинально, а лучше вернутся к корням и понять, на каком моменте все пошло на спад.… Expand
  28. Skyware
    Mar 2, 2020
    4
    Чесно говоря,я не вижу смысла играть или скачивать эту игру в 2020 году.У нас есть более популярные и интересные варианты жанра МОБА такие как LoL и т.д.В доте есть лишь ОДНА,карта,вариативности почти нет,а баланс исчез уже с давними обновлениями.Я играл в эту игру на протижении 5 лет и сравнивая даже с Лигой Легенд всё очень плохо.К тому же,возможно это есть только в русской версииЧесно говоря,я не вижу смысла играть или скачивать эту игру в 2020 году.У нас есть более популярные и интересные варианты жанра МОБА такие как LoL и т.д.В доте есть лишь ОДНА,карта,вариативности почти нет,а баланс исчез уже с давними обновлениями.Я играл в эту игру на протижении 5 лет и сравнивая даже с Лигой Легенд всё очень плохо.К тому же,возможно это есть только в русской версии игры,но одна из главных проблем это глупое и агрессивное комьюнити.Раньше Dota 2 была крутой игрой,но теперь ситуация очень и очень плоха...… Expand
  29. 2I2l1a
    May 1, 2022
    4
    Dota 2 features the characters and factions from the original Defense of the Ancients title with new features.
  30. bucklavaa
    Jul 14, 2021
    4
    If you are aimless with life, do not care about time, and want to obtain feeling of success from a game by investing 500+ hours this game is just for you. The game is all about competition. Sometimes you play very well and enemy team sucks but only one person can win the game. Once you understand you will lose, you are not able to quit the game. If you quit, the game punishes you. It doesIf you are aimless with life, do not care about time, and want to obtain feeling of success from a game by investing 500+ hours this game is just for you. The game is all about competition. Sometimes you play very well and enemy team sucks but only one person can win the game. Once you understand you will lose, you are not able to quit the game. If you quit, the game punishes you. It does not make sense to play this game while the game lasts approximately 45 minutes and you are not even able to quit.… Expand
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#5 Best PC Game of 2013
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#1 Most Discussed PC Game of 2013
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#5 Most Shared PC Game of 2013

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Metascore
90

Universal acclaim - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. Polygon
    Aug 15, 2017
    85
    And this dichotomy is perhaps the best descriptor I can attach to Dota 2. It is frequently a game which occupies two opposite spaces simultaneously. It is the best game. It is also the worst game. No game has ever made me as miserable as Dota 2 has. But no game has made me feel so consistently rewarded for my time, and as consistently, wonderfully connected to the friends I play it with.
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  2. GameOver.gr
    Feb 19, 2014
    95
    Simply irresistible and addictive as hell.
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  3. Games Master UK
    Sep 1, 2013
    90
    Unforgiving from the get-go, but a landmark in competitive multiplayer design. [Oct 2013, p.68]
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