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  1. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    no comunication with community,bad match making,bad server,no new heros,r.i.p diretide 2013, r.i.p valve
    League of legends is better than valve he have a nice communicating with community, hype when heros release, and inform the community over work on new heros,
  2. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    Terrible UI for MOBA. When they fixed that or make custom UI then will be a great game. Spectator mode terrible too, u can call ur friend who watch ur game and tell u bout enemy movements. And no information about all players on standart spectetor UI screen. Look at HoN, why u cant do spectator mode like there?
  3. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    120 days with no hero, 500k active players all the time and Valve can't even reuse a god damn event? Atrocious developers, I sincerely wish someone else had developed this game
  4. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    Rest in piece Valve. WE dont need your games. WE dont need Half-Life 3. WE dont need DIretide 2013. 3 days and 3 nights we waiting for event. And WE got nothing. I delete dota after 5 yeas playing dota1 and 2 years playing dota2. BlizzardDOta is coming. Cya
  5. Nov 1, 2013
    10
    I cannot believe the small faction of the community that is behaving in such a poor manner, all in reaction to a lack of a special holiday event which was not promised or otherwise indicated that it would occur. Valve resurrected DotA in a much needed way and is doing an amazing job with it.
  6. Nov 1, 2013
    10
    No new characters, no variety, it can not be fun for the players for a long time, the only thing is the new things that are worth more than their price, they are only cosmetic in nature (not always attractive), this is good, but the price for it's overpriced.
    and the last, I was very disappointed by the attitude valve to the players DotA 2. all hoping for diretide, but is not got no
    No new characters, no variety, it can not be fun for the players for a long time, the only thing is the new things that are worth more than their price, they are only cosmetic in nature (not always attractive), this is good, but the price for it's overpriced.
    and the last, I was very disappointed by the attitude valve to the players DotA 2. all hoping for diretide, but is not got no updates regarding
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  7. Nov 1, 2013
    10
    Volvo Dead Game, Didn't Give Diretide. Please Fix. Going to install League of LEgends now. Worst Game Ever. Gaben is the anti christ. I hate volvo. I am drunk. this game. EZ Rares.
  8. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    No heroes in 113 days.
    Almost twice the player base of L4D2, CSGO, and TF2 combined. Still no Halloween update (even Cookie Clicker LoL has one)
    No communication from devs.

    And to top it all off they give us an update with cosmetics and more tickets? rofl
  9. Nov 1, 2013
    10
    deep and addictive game. been hooked since dota 1 came out on wc3. 3000 hours on dota 2 and i'm still learning stuff. community is great after you get out of low mmr. also diretide is a crappy game mode.
  10. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    This game is deader than Kim Jong-Il, we barely get any content patches or bug fixes while constantly flooded with out-of-theme hats and cosmetics. 0/10 wouldn't bang
  11. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    seriously a dead game, no diretide, no heroes being implemented. it's just icefraud with his sh1t balance left working on this dead game. LOL>dotoLOL>dotoLOL>dotoLOL>dotoLOL>dotoLOL>dotoLOL>dotoLOL>dotoLOL>dotoLOL>dotoLOL>dotoLOL>doto
  12. Nov 1, 2013
    5
    a tl;dr is below.

    a year and a half ago this game did deserve a 10/10 score. everything was fine, bugs were fixed (slow but it was something), communication through blogs, the dev forum and social media, Heros were added at a semi regular basis (2-4 Heros in 3 months) and Icefrogs balance patch did kick in in a 6-9 months pattern. The only thing we have left is Icefrogs Balance
    a tl;dr is below.

    a year and a half ago this game did deserve a 10/10 score. everything was fine, bugs were fixed (slow but it was something), communication through blogs, the dev forum and social media, Heros were added at a semi regular basis (2-4 Heros in 3 months) and Icefrogs balance patch did kick in in a 6-9 months pattern.

    The only thing we have left is Icefrogs Balance patch. Valve doesnt communicate anymore, the bugfixing is so slow like never (fix 3 bugs and create 15 others) and we had 2 Heros in 8 Months (and we still need 10 to complete the pool).

    i dont really care for Diretide (or the greevling at christmas) but these 2 Funmods where relaxing after some tough normal matches. but the fact that Valve doesnt communicate and doesnt work on DotA 2 anymore is unaceptable! yes Valve has its own way to work on projects but this half assed we get now is just a big YOU in the face to the Community! DotA 2 is the MOST played game on Steam with more than 5 times the players the second place has.

    tl;dr

    i wont recommend playing now! this game doesnt deserve a 10/10 or a 05/10 score... it deserves a -10/10 score. i never did think that i would say this but: League of Legends as it is now is by far the superior game.
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  13. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    Thanks a lot for something that does not give any information about the event
    Any other company would say yes, the event will be, or no, not event
    But no, you decided to pull all the nerves
    Thank Volve
  14. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide!!!
    Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide!!!
    Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide!!!
    Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide!!!
  15. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    A lot of bugs and errors in the game! Have not had a good update, Valve burn in hell! Gabe dumb schmuck
    GIVE DIRETIDE!!!! GIVE DIRETIDE!!!! GIVE DIRETIDE!!!! GIVE DIRETIDE!!!! GIVE DIRETIDE!!!! GIVE DIRETIDE!!!! GIVE DIRETIDE!!!! GIVE DIRETIDE!!!! GIVE DIRETIDE GIVE DIRETIDE!!!! GIVE DIRETIDE!!!! GIVE DIRETIDE!!!! GIVE DIRETIDE!!!! GIVE DIRETIDE!!!! GIVE DIRETIDE!!!! GIVE DIRETIDE!!!!
    A lot of bugs and errors in the game! Have not had a good update, Valve burn in hell! Gabe dumb schmuck
    GIVE DIRETIDE!!!! GIVE DIRETIDE!!!! GIVE DIRETIDE!!!! GIVE DIRETIDE!!!! GIVE DIRETIDE!!!! GIVE DIRETIDE!!!! GIVE DIRETIDE!!!! GIVE DIRETIDE!!!! GIVE DIRETIDE GIVE DIRETIDE!!!! GIVE DIRETIDE!!!! GIVE DIRETIDE!!!! GIVE DIRETIDE!!!! GIVE DIRETIDE!!!! GIVE DIRETIDE!!!! GIVE DIRETIDE!!!! GIVE DIRETIDE! GIVE DIRETIDE!!!! GIVE DIRETIDE!!!! GIVE DIRETIDE!!!! GIVE DIRETIDE!!!! GIVE DIRETIDE!!!! GIVE DIRETIDE!!!!
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  16. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    No diretide !!!!!!!
    Volvo dont care about players!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  17. Nov 1, 2013
    1
    Seems they may be abandoning it a tad. It has got a tad money graby and whoreish compared to their other titles.

    Where was Diretide? I wouldn't even be bothering writing this review. But no word on the event either way. Then a 70mb 'hat patch' is a real slap in the face to the players. Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide!!! Diretide Diretide
    Seems they may be abandoning it a tad. It has got a tad money graby and whoreish compared to their other titles.

    Where was Diretide? I wouldn't even be bothering writing this review. But no word on the event either way. Then a 70mb 'hat patch' is a real slap in the face to the players.

    Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide!!!
    Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide!!!
    Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide!!!
    Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide Diretide!!!
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  18. Nov 1, 2013
    10
    Perfect 10 for me. This spoiled brats don't deserve GTFO and play another game. You are the community disgrace. I'm actually glad this kids are whining. No Diretide was the best decision ever.
  19. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    Volvo give DireTide. Volvo give DireTide. Volvo give DireTide. Volvo give DireTide. Volvo give DireTide. Volvo give DireTide. Volvo give DireTide.
  20. Nov 1, 2013
    10
    No diretide( valve pls add new event
    No diretide( valve pls add new event
    No diretide( valve pls add new event
    No diretide( valve pls add new event
    No diretide( valve pls add new event
    No diretide( valve pls add new event
  21. Nov 1, 2013
    9
    Dê DIRETIDE Dê DIRETIDE Dê DIRETIDE Dê DIRETIDE Dê DIRETIDE Dê DIRETIDE Dê DIRETIDE Dê DIRETIDE Dê DIRETIDE Dê DIRETIDE Dê DIRETIDE Dê DIRETIDE Dê DIRETIDE Dê DIRETIDE Dê DIRETIDE Dê DIRETIDE Dê DIRETIDE
  22. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    Whare Diretide??? Dislike
    Whare Diretide??? Dislike
    Whare Diretide??? Dislike
    Whare Diretide??? Dislike
    Whare Diretide??? Dislike
    Whare Diretide??? Dislike
  23. Nov 1, 2013
    7
    I can see that Dota 2 is definitely a great game but to be honest its not my cup of tea. The number of gameplay options is immense with so many heroes to pick and the number is slowly increasing. The graphics and sound is also great. My main issue with this game however, is the community. If you're just getting into the game be warned that the community will eat you alive. The last timeI can see that Dota 2 is definitely a great game but to be honest its not my cup of tea. The number of gameplay options is immense with so many heroes to pick and the number is slowly increasing. The graphics and sound is also great. My main issue with this game however, is the community. If you're just getting into the game be warned that the community will eat you alive. The last time I played a match I was abused to hell. Not going to play this again I'd think. Expand
  24. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    This game is generally terrible, with also an obnoxious and toxic community. If you are a new player or possibly interested, STAY AWAY

    * Horrible community, most of which doesn't even hurl insults at you in english. * Thoroughly unbalanced matches, win or lose, making the first 5 minutes of the game interesting but the remaining 40 minutes a snoozefest * Awful game balance. Valve
    This game is generally terrible, with also an obnoxious and toxic community. If you are a new player or possibly interested, STAY AWAY

    * Horrible community, most of which doesn't even hurl insults at you in english.
    * Thoroughly unbalanced matches, win or lose, making the first 5 minutes of the game interesting but the remaining 40 minutes a snoozefest
    * Awful game balance. Valve should fire whoever is in charge of game balance.
    * Puzzling or just stupid game mechanics and interface, like not being able to zoom out or "denying" allies
    * Announcers, sounds and voices that encourage toxic communication

    If your cup of tea is being shouted at for 40 minutes by some random on the internet while being bored to sleep, this game is for you!
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  25. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    They prioritize hats over game balance and Valve believes implementing their TF2 trade system into a MOBA is a good idea which is far from the truth. All it does is drag the worst 2bit baby from their cribs and creates the worst gaming community the internet has seen. The champions are altered from their original state in DOTA and are given more accessories the more unbalanced they are.They prioritize hats over game balance and Valve believes implementing their TF2 trade system into a MOBA is a good idea which is far from the truth. All it does is drag the worst 2bit baby from their cribs and creates the worst gaming community the internet has seen. The champions are altered from their original state in DOTA and are given more accessories the more unbalanced they are. This basically the Starcraft 2 of the MOBA world. It is a dying star heading towards a white dwarf. League of Legends is a far superior game and should be played instead. It's success out reaches DOTA 2's and I suggest you pass on this sorry and play LoL instead. Expand
  26. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    Worst pr ever in video game industry. The game may be f2p,but playing the game feels like becoming a slave of Valve. Here's why:

    1. Players customers do not deserve to have any information. No twit, no forum post, no facebook post, no blog... nothing. Wait and if Valve wanna give you something; otherwise off. 2. Update priorities always based on hats. Heroes release date determined
    Worst pr ever in video game industry. The game may be f2p,but playing the game feels like becoming a slave of Valve. Here's why:

    1. Players customers do not deserve to have any information. No twit, no forum post, no facebook post, no blog... nothing. Wait and if Valve wanna give you something; otherwise off.

    2. Update priorities always based on hats. Heroes release date determined by hats. If hats not ready, won't release new hero. Furthermore, for the past 3 months, except for 1 balancing patch, all updates were about hats.

    3. Bug is good for Valve so why fix it?

    4. No ladder, bad mmr system, no players rating, wins rate hidden...

    Gratz Valve you manage to surpass EA as the worst company in US.
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  27. Nov 1, 2013
    10
    VOLVO PLS GIVE DIRETIDE VOLVO PLS GIVE DIRETIDE

    pls volvo
    pls
    LOL>doto
    diretide plsdiretide plsdiretide plsdiretide plsdiretide plsdiretide plsdiretide plsdiretide plsdiretide pls

    ded gaem
  28. Nov 1, 2013
    10
    ITT: Jew kids crying cause they didn't get their event to collect hats.......
    Dota 2 is probably the most significant game in e-sports right now......
  29. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? funo diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! no diretide? fu valve!!! Expand
  30. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    Never In my entire life have I witnessed a worse community revolving around a video-game than the one that is to be found in Dota 2. The players are: Egotistic, ego centric, unsporting, aggressive, hostile, uncaring, mean, mistrusting, immature, callous, apathetic and incredibly pretentious while at every loss prompting everyone inside the current game to "Report player X" if someone onNever In my entire life have I witnessed a worse community revolving around a video-game than the one that is to be found in Dota 2. The players are: Egotistic, ego centric, unsporting, aggressive, hostile, uncaring, mean, mistrusting, immature, callous, apathetic and incredibly pretentious while at every loss prompting everyone inside the current game to "Report player X" if someone on their team was even remotely new to the game or did any other action not sanctified by them, be it going in what lane you want, not purchasing courier/wards or simply just had an unlucky run/getting cross-classed. Along with being completely miserable to be around, they frequently never speak the language in the region you're playing and nowhere else is this more apparent when russian is spammed into the chat at all times on European zones from 3 different sources at once. And if people do know English, trolling is nothing short but assured from all directions to all teams.

    Second biggest problem with this game would be the elitist mindset that orbits anyone that has played this atrocious game for more than a couple of hours. Any behavior that breaks the typical dota 2's hardcore player routine of buying tango, healing salve and iron branches, perhaps with some boots of speed if they're feeling adventurous will result in a wave of F-bombs, intentional feeding, votes of surrender, spam prompts to report player X and disconnecting users as far as the eye can see. I even had cases where players left the game because some guy forgot to buy a courier at the start of the game. And that's me overlooking the fact that killstealing off your TEAMMATES is considered average behavior/a common tactic. In LoL, you can even report people for "being unskilled". As in, anyone. Even if they're level 1.To put it bluntly, MOBA's like dota 2 give out a special kind of disgusting behavior that makes me feel physically ill for very good reasons.

    Coming close to problem number 2 is the third epic fail problem of this game. The match-making in Dota 2. Broken, poorly thought through and executed horribly. You are prompted to select a variety of regions before initiating the match-making system and the more regions you have selected, the less waiting time..

    Which begs the question, what is the point with the regional system if you're just gonna encourage people to sign up for all regions? The end result will be that nobody sticking to their geographical zones and not only causes frustration in the form of people trying to communicate and chat with eachother in the chat as described above but also disallows any kind of vocal text tactical communication since everyone does not speak the same language. In all honestly, this game is overloaded with issues just like this and I would be able to overlook this particular embarassing design-flop if it wasn't for the actual hard functionality of the MM as well being broken. The scenario on where 4-5 organized people in a group, all sitting in ventrilo/teamspeak while packing thousands of hours in Dota 2 each have a very likely possibility to be "teamed" up against new players with less than 10 hours with no complaints from the match-making system (even if there is a very large queue) throws out any chance of that. This happens particulary often if you decide to try the game out with a friend or two which leaves me with yet another question: The purpose of match-making was to find equally skilled opponents. So why is this even remotely possible? Team-based games with a mandatory MM are supposed to be fair. Not Tyrannosaurus rex VS a duckling. I'm reluctant to say that Dota 2 even has a match-making at all once you look at all the facts.

    Even with all these problems, I could actually see myself overlooking them at a certain time during a year due to the sheer amount of possible combinations in this game with heroes & items and the addictive quality the game has if it wasn't for all the other flaws.

    The commitment to play DotA MOBA's however, is the biggest flaw of them all that this game inhibits. It changes whoever plays the game as a person. For the worse. Why? Because the game inhibits "addictive" qualities similar with that of jamming needles full with endorphin into your spine every half hour. It's painful, it hurts your emotional stability, it hurts you as a person and it hurts the people around you and for what? A small kick of pleasure/self satisfaction as you managed to win a fundamentally unbalanced game with an emphasis on gank above all else due to chance or otherwise pre-meditated "pubstomping"? Not worth it in so many ways since at the end of the day, Dota 2 will never be fully balanced because Valve will be split between tournament-balances and casual or the "normal" version of the game while repeatedly adding more and more content in the form of heroes.

    I could keep on going with design flop after design flop but at the end of the day, this game is not worth anyone's time or dedication.
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  31. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    Worse game I've played, installed it because my brother said there would be a cool Halloween event and thought it would be the perfect moment to give it a try, there was none, but still decided to play some games after semi completing the boring tutorial, people were raging at me for not playing my hero correctly and buying the good items.

    Horrible game, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone
  32. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    bad
    just terrible
    not even really a game
    literally worse than hitler
    dont play this garbage
    bad
    just terrible
    not even really a game
    literally worse than hitler
    dont play this garbage
    bad
    just terrible
    not even really a game
    literally worse than hitler
    dont play this garbage
  33. Nov 1, 2013
    10
    nice game!!!i dont care about diretide
    nice game!!!i dont care about diretide
    nice game!!!i dont care about diretide
    nice game!!!i dont care about diretide
  34. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    A very true reproduction of the original. However, the horrendous matchmaking system combined with any kind of a player rating system have made it an unbelievably painful gaming experience.
  35. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    This game has turned into hats sale. No new heroes, no bug fixes, no communication.
    RIP DIRETIDE RIP DIRETIDE RIP DIRETIDE RIP DIRETIDE RIP DIRETIDE RIP DIRETIDE
  36. Nov 1, 2013
    10
    Best MOBA at the moment. Don't say it's a worse game because it doesn't have one minigame ffs. The only reason people are giving it 0's is because of that. 0's? Really? After all those moments when you get ganked by a pudge and middle didn't call missing? This is the gamebreking thing? 'Nuff said. 'Nuff said. 'Nuff said 'Nuff said 'Nuff said 'Nuff said 'Nuff said 'Nuff said 'Nuff saidBest MOBA at the moment. Don't say it's a worse game because it doesn't have one minigame ffs. The only reason people are giving it 0's is because of that. 0's? Really? After all those moments when you get ganked by a pudge and middle didn't call missing? This is the gamebreking thing? 'Nuff said. 'Nuff said. 'Nuff said 'Nuff said 'Nuff said 'Nuff said 'Nuff said 'Nuff said 'Nuff said 'Nuff said 'Nuff said 'Nuff said 'Nuff said 'Nuff said 'Nuff said 'Nuff said 'Nuff said 'Nuff said 'Nuff said 'Nuff said 'Nuff said 'Nuff said Expand
  37. Nov 1, 2013
    0
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  38. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    I hoped this game would get me really hooked up for a long long time but for my surprise when I was going to play my first match I discovered that the community is really unsupportive not beginner-friendly I just need 3 words to describe this game WORST COMUNNITY EVER
  39. Nov 1, 2013
    10
    Great game, hate the community. Just read these "reviews" for why the community sucks. Yes, Valves lack of communication is an issue, but spamming metacritic is not the right way to go about telling them that. It damages the game in the long term, and will accomplish nothing. Honestly, with this behavior WE don't deserve Diretide.
  40. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    Garbage matchmaking
    Garbage report system
    Garbage game engine results in 9 games without someone being able to load and you reenter the queue
    0 communication and 0 visibility no visible MMR no ladders)
    No region locks.
    You take a perfect game and turn it into worst game ever created.
    GG WP
  41. Nov 1, 2013
    0
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  42. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    where is event??? oh it's not seriously VALVE DISBAND. I delete dota 2, retarded matchmaking, updates trash its It's not game that is suxx you not believe me? ok go play dota2 and check this out. NO HEROES NO INFORMATION
  43. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    Valve u suck, ur meta will be veerry low, THX FOR HALLOWEEN TICKETS AND SETS.
    where is event??? oh it's not seriously VALVE DISBAND. I delete dota 2, retarded matchmaking, updates trash its It's not game that is suxx you not believe me? ok go play dota2 and check this out. NO HEROES NO INFORMATION.Thx for new tickets on Halloween Valve. We rly need this tickets.
    Event? No thx. Only hats
    Valve u suck, ur meta will be veerry low, THX FOR HALLOWEEN TICKETS AND SETS.
    where is event??? oh it's not seriously VALVE DISBAND. I delete dota 2, retarded matchmaking, updates trash its It's not game that is suxx you not believe me? ok go play dota2 and check this out. NO HEROES NO INFORMATION.Thx for new tickets on Halloween Valve. We rly need this tickets.
    Event? No thx. Only hats and tickets.
    Zero information, zero news.
    Happy Halloween!!!.
    where is event??? oh it's not seriously VALVE DISBAND. I delete dota 2, retarded matchmaking, updates trash its It's not game that is suxx you not believe me? ok go play dota2 and check this out. NO HEROES NO INFORMATION
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  44. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    Dota 2 was raped and abandoned by Valve. Prior to TI3 they were actively involved in the community. After they sold compendiums and reaped millions they disappear off the face of the earth. No more content updates. No blog posts about game progress, they just keep silent and push out hats that are made by the community. It wouldn't surprise me if Valve only has one person working on Dota 2Dota 2 was raped and abandoned by Valve. Prior to TI3 they were actively involved in the community. After they sold compendiums and reaped millions they disappear off the face of the earth. No more content updates. No blog posts about game progress, they just keep silent and push out hats that are made by the community. It wouldn't surprise me if Valve only has one person working on Dota 2 at this point. How hard can assembling community items and packaging them into chests be? Expand
  45. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    Lack of updates. 110 days since
    Abbadon. No halloween event this year. The game need attention it has not been getting and it shows, badly. would gladly rate higher if match making, heros, and updates were fixed.
  46. Nov 1, 2013
    10
    I understand that many people were waiting for diretide last 3 days. But it is not reason to underestimate the game assessment. Valve didn't promise you anything, so why do you so angry? Game really good and you will play this game for many years.
  47. Nov 1, 2013
    10
    Good things:
    -The graphics are gorgeous.
    -Animations are almost perfect and natural like they're supposed to be. -The core mechanics are extremely well-made. -It's quite fun at times. Bad things: -The matchmaking is a horror. Before you queue up for a game you get to choose the region you want to play in and the language preference, but the game doesn't really respect that. Almost
    Good things:
    -The graphics are gorgeous.
    -Animations are almost perfect and natural like they're supposed to be.
    -The core mechanics are extremely well-made.
    -It's quite fun at times.
    Bad things:
    -The matchmaking is a horror. Before you queue up for a game you get to choose the region you want to play in and the language preference, but the game doesn't really respect that. Almost everyone that played this game already knows this, russians are everywhere, no matter where you play, it can be US, it can be Europe or Asia, russians are everywhere. Now I've had some bad experience with these type of players even though I do not wish to generalize but when even the language preference gets ignored when you queue up for a game and you get a game full of russians where only 2 of them speak english.
    In my experience, russians are the worst players to have in your team. I am not generalizing here, I know there are exceptions, there are always exceptions but almost everytime I had a russian in my team he didn't even speak english or he didn't even try to communicate with his own team besides cursing and I only wish that I won't deal with these kind of players in my future games but it's inevitable since Russia is the prime demographic for dota2 by population.
    -The community is toxic, no matter what you, no matter how you do it, the community will always be toxic. It's a competitive game, it's completely normal, but man, I've encountered some type of players that are the worst human beings in this world. Now I'm speaking about cursing your own teammates or stuff like that, when you try and help someone, or teach them a lesson that apparently they don't know, their ego inflates so much that he will no longer be a part of your team. Most of them will either leave, feed intentionally by walking right into the enemy and staying there until they kill him or just doing things that generally helps the enemy team more than it helps you (a.k.a. sending the courier into the enemy lines so it will die therefore we cannot transport items and the enemy team earns a bounty for killing our courier, OR even using special items like the force staff to push you into the enemy etc, the list is way too long). Meanwhile there ARE indeed consequences, leaving puts you into low priority for X ammount of time based on your total abandons or abandon spree and reporting players but that doesn't seem to be enough.
    -The reporting system is a spam and that's it. If someone does not like you, they'll report you for whatever reason. I don't know how the reporting system works but sometimes I get into low priority for nothing, literally nothing or nothing that I know about. Do people actually check the replay for every report submission sent? Because that would be way too hard for the devs to do considering it's players number and the devs number and/or admins.
    -The matchmaking is a forced 50%. This means that if you win 9 games in a row, you will lose 9 games in a row and not in the same way. For example today you win 4 times and lose 5 times, tomorrow you'll lose 3 more times and so on until your win/lose ratio ends up to a roughly 50%. This thing means nothing whatsoever. People who are playing competitive games usually have hopes or are actively practicing games so they could step in the pro scene. Now the way other games in this genre are doing is by adding a ranking system bronze, silver, diamond, cheese, bacon whatever etc that a player can be proud of and show to the team he wishes to enter or to know his current status as a player compared to others. What does the 50% win ratio prove? Absolutely nothing, you're the same as the other players, it doesn't matter that you stack with other players and you're on skype or whatever, you'll eventually end up with players better than you that will kick you back down and down from the very beggining. The matchmaking should add players of your current skill level so the match would be even. Most games I get are usually one sided stomps that don't even get to see the 30 minutes mark of the game, which is considered a very important part of the game since there are actually heroes that are good only after that 30 minute mark, also known as hard-carries.
    -This game used to have weekly updates with old heroes that needed to be ported into the game, cosmetics so the developers can actually earn money and general gameplay updates and bugfixes. They also used to make events during the obvious holidays of the year, well, most of the time. A year ago DotA2 had an event called Diretide during the Halloween that had a new gamemode added to the game that was Halloween inspired, The Greeviling for the christmas and so on and so forth, but this year, it seems like that has changed. DotA 2 didn't get any Halloween inspired event at all and in the past 3 months, the game had a single patch besides cosmetics patch.

    I am no longer buying cosmetics from the store until they decide to work on the game.
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  48. Nov 1, 2013
    10
    Valve recognizes the hardship that many students down in Australia are facing right now with exams just starting. They're so respectful not to punish us by releasing a Halloween update but instead give us an opportunity to not procrastinate. Well done Valve!

    TL;DR: Valve loves Aussies. #VLA
  49. Nov 1, 2013
    0
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  50. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    community does not care about his players and dont respect them.Players from around the world were waiting for event Halloween, but they did not do the event and did not tell them about cancelling event contrast did not even written on the website, twitter, blog
  51. Nov 1, 2013
    10
    Where's our event Valve..?? WE DON'T NEED ANY NEW HEROES FOR NOW... We need NEW EVENT.... and dont need any more ticket to See THE game.... go wake up... you cant ignore the players.. if want become more good games than other pvp games....
  52. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    NO DIRETIDE, NO NEW HEROES, NO INFORMATIONS, STUPID MM

    mamonts . WE dont need your games. WE dont need Half-Life 3. WE dont need DIretide 2013. 3 days and 3 nights we waiting for event. And WE got nothing. I delete dota after 5 yeas playing dota1 and 2 years playi . WE dont need your games. WE dont need Half-Life 3. WE dont need DIretide 2013. 3 days and 3 nights we waiting for
    NO DIRETIDE, NO NEW HEROES, NO INFORMATIONS, STUPID MM

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    . WE dont need your games. WE dont need Half-Life 3. WE dont need DIretide 2013. 3 days and 3 nights we waiting for event. And WE got nothing. I delete dota after 5 yeas playing dota1 and 2 years playi
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    . WE dont need your games. WE dont need Half-Life 3. WE dont need DIretide 2013. 3 days and 3 nights we waiting for event. And WE got nothing. I delete dota after 5 yeas playing dota1 and 2 years playi
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  53. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    I hope Gaben fists himself with all of his hats at night. I hope Gaben fists himself with all of his hats at night. I hope Gaben fists himself with all of his hats at night. I hope Gaben fists himself with all of his hats at night. I hope Gaben fists himself with all of his hats at night. I hope Gaben fists himself with all of his hats at night. I hope Gaben fists himself with all of hisI hope Gaben fists himself with all of his hats at night. I hope Gaben fists himself with all of his hats at night. I hope Gaben fists himself with all of his hats at night. I hope Gaben fists himself with all of his hats at night. I hope Gaben fists himself with all of his hats at night. I hope Gaben fists himself with all of his hats at night. I hope Gaben fists himself with all of his hats at night. I hope Gaben fists himself with all of his hats at night. I hope Gaben fists himself with all of his hats at night. I hope Gaben fists himself with all of his hats at night. I hope Gaben fists himself with all of his hats at night. I hope Gaben fists himself with all of his hats at night. I hope Gaben fists himself with all of his hats at night. I hope Gaben fists himself with all of his hats at night. I hope Gaben fists himself with all of his hats at night. I hope Gaben fists himself with all of his hats at night. Expand
  54. Nov 1, 2013
    10
    Okay,DotA is not a bad game overall. Its the game I became a fan of. The word fan includes fanatism and giving my beloved doto a 0 is sign of this fanatism. I don't do this because I'm childish,nor I do this to prevent anybody to play the game. Its great and yeah,MOSTLY valve did a great job in the past. But they screwed it over this time. Reading all of these give Diretide posts? ItOkay,DotA is not a bad game overall. Its the game I became a fan of. The word fan includes fanatism and giving my beloved doto a 0 is sign of this fanatism. I don't do this because I'm childish,nor I do this to prevent anybody to play the game. Its great and yeah,MOSTLY valve did a great job in the past. But they screwed it over this time. Reading all of these give Diretide posts? It might be a bit irritating for "outsiders" but in fact a very viable,alive game with one of the strongest gaming communities ever was bought by valve. In the begining they communicated and had visible progress,I think I can say everyone in the community was glad they did their job that well. But after releasing the game,making it the biggest game on steam and such... there was nothing. There still is nothing. Silence,no updates. Heroes were added in like weekly back in the beta days,there are still A LOT of heroes missing from old DotA 1 and well... no overall progress for months. But it was okay,the people believed in something cool for Diretide (the Halloween event held last year),it was like everyone was saying: "It's okay you don't have the heroes just give us something new to play". NOTHING. Not even a "sorry we cant do it this year" nor bug fixes (this is another pretty big problem,there are about 1000 KNOWN BUGS not being fixed... well,since beta. So everyone was waiting for this update,because hey we didn't get anything else in the near past. Instead of releasing the halloween update they release cosmetic items (slang: hats) to buy. You know there are people refreshing a community driven page every 30seconds to know if there is a really needed update to a game that just went out of beta. There is none. Even sader there is no communication,there is no feel of improvement. There is just more stuff to spend your hard earned money on. And this is why all the people are mad and why this is absolutely legitimate. BECAUSE IT IS OUR (THE CUSTOMERS (its f2p,but the majority of this community spent money in good will)) way to show our disagreement IN HOPE TO CHANGE VALVES BEHAVIOUR IN THE FUTURE. Again this is not about DotA in general,this is about the games treatment by valve. they are literally killing their own child. I hope this is strong enough to beware em Expand
  55. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    Not fair for community.
    Where is Diretide?
    Not fair for community.
    Where is Diretide?
    Not fair for community.
    Where is Diretide?
    Not fair for community.
    Where is Diretide?
    Not fair for community.
    Where is Diretide?
    Not fair for community.
    Where is Diretide?
  56. Nov 1, 2013
    10
    The best free to play and moba out there. Ignore the entitled brats that are angry about not getting what they were not promised, play the game. Valve does a great job which many people don't understand. The visuals, the sounds, everything is fantastic and recognisable. The community itself (as you can probably guess) is awful, like all mobas really, but just try to drown them out. PlayThe best free to play and moba out there. Ignore the entitled brats that are angry about not getting what they were not promised, play the game. Valve does a great job which many people don't understand. The visuals, the sounds, everything is fantastic and recognisable. The community itself (as you can probably guess) is awful, like all mobas really, but just try to drown them out. Play with friends, have a great time. Expand
  57. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    Probably the deepest and most meaningful pvp experience you can have in an online game. From Hero choices, to lanes and item selections, this game has the possibilities of chess wrapped around a ridiculously skilled rts game.

    Still learning and getting better 1000 hours in.
  58. Nov 1, 2013
    10
    Thx for new tickets on Halloween Valve. We rly need this tickets.
    Event? No thx. Only hats and tickets.
    Zero information, zero news.
    Happy Halloween!!!.
  59. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    Burn in hell Gabe, burn in hell! 3 days and 3 nights i'm waiting for the event and you don't give it to me EAT CAL STUPID FAT UGLY PIECE OF SHIP DIE DIE DIE
  60. Nov 1, 2013
    10
    Awesome game, ignore the "no diretide hate-train"..
    E-sport events every single day awesome
    awesome community awesome
    Awesome developers -awesome
  61. Nov 1, 2013
    10
    Great game, I don't feel Valve is ignoring their community. It feels more like brats who have been given everything but still rage because now they want a pony too.
  62. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    Where diretide volvo?Where diretide volvo?Where diretide volvo?Where diretide volvo?Where diretide volvo?Where diretide volvo?Where diretide volvo?Where diretide volvo?Where diretide volvo?Where diretide volvo?Where diretide volvo?Where diretide volvo?Where diretide volvo?
  63. Nov 1, 2013
    10
    The best e-sports game I've played since CS 1.5/1.6. With lots of different tactics and heroes to play, you can basically play the game in so many different ways that it never gets old. It still keeps the good old wc3 dota in mind (under icefrog) and is doing a great job at it! Would play the game any day (10/10).
  64. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    Happy Halloween. Happy Halloween. Happy Halloween.Happy Halloween. Happy Halloween. Happy Halloween.Happy Halloween. Happy Halloween. Happy Halloween.Happy Halloween. Happy Halloween. Happy Halloween.Happy Halloween. Happy Halloween. Happy Halloween.Happy Halloween. Happy Halloween. Happy Halloween.Happy Halloween. Happy Halloween. Happy Halloween.
  65. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Thx Volvo awesome diretide 2013!!!Thx Volvo awesome diretide 2013!!!Thx Volvo awesome diretide 2013!!!Thx Volvo awesome diretide 2013!!!Thx Volvo awesome diretide 2013!!!Thx Volvo awesome diretide 2013!!!Thx Volvo awesome diretide 2013!!!Thx Volvo awesome diretide 2013!!!Thx Volvo awesome diretide 2013!!!Thx Volvo awesome diretide 2013!!! Expand
  66. Nov 1, 2013
    0
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  67. Nov 1, 2013
    10
    I've played this game for almost 9 years now and I don't regret a minute of that time. Incredible depth, ever-changing experience, awesome gameplay. The top game which set and made it's genre and the top game of that genre. Seriously, if you haven't tried it yet, just go and give it a few hundred hours, you won't regret it.
  68. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. no diretide? pfff report to dota i give negative.no diretide?From Hero choices, to lanes and item selections, this game has the possibilities of chess wrapped around a ridiculously skilled rts game.
    Still learning and getting better 1000 hours in.
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  69. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    WTF THIS IS A DED GAME. WHERES DIRETIDE? I GO SWITCH TO LEAGUe NOW! I Dont understand of having a "top tier" game if you don't update it. LAZY COMPANY!
  70. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    Thanks for shattering my dreams valve. Always thought you listened to your so 'dear' community. But in the end you left us in the void while too busy making new hats. Happy Halloween.
  71. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    Vu WTA AHUELI POZDUKI ANU ATMENITE SVAI ACENKI PLAHIE, A TO PIZDULEI DAM I WMOT VES' ZABERY, POJRAT" SOOQA NE DAJUT SPAKOINA. VOT DOEM I BUDET VAM HALOUIN I HALWALF 3, USEKI UEBKI?
  72. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    Rest in piece Valve. WE dont need your games. WE dont need Half-Life 3. WE dont need DIretide 2013. 3 days and 3 nights we waiting for event. And WE got nothing. I delete dota after 1 yeas playing dota1 and 2 years playing dota2. BlizzardDOta is coming. Cya
  73. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    game developers are very disrespectful to the players, do everything in the game just for the money and nothing more nothing new and interesting for a variety of boring game did! do not play this game ever!
  74. Nov 1, 2013
    0
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  75. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    Im disappointed, Valve has failed us. Give Diretide or something better tenfold later. And im one of the people who has supported the game for years and put in plenty of my money in it, and i also own other Valve games.
  76. Nov 1, 2013
    10
    Just trying to help and counter this "GIVE DIRETIDE" cancer. The game is great. Yes, the community is angry about the "no halloween" update, however, it's still one of the greatest F2P game over the decade.
  77. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    No Diretide. No communication with the community from Valve. No new hero in more than 3 months only hats and more hats to make more money. Disband Volvo please.
  78. Nov 1, 2013
    10
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  79. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    stupid volvo where is my diretide?!?!?111
    WHERE IS MY NEW CHARACTERS?!?! VOLVO STOP MAKING HATS!!11 I NEED NEW CHARACTERS!11
    STUPOD VOLVO!111111111111111111111
  80. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    HALLOWEEN WHERE IS MY DIRETIDE!!!
    This is the worst game in the history of mankind! Never again will not play it! Valve just inhumane what Halloween is everywhere, and in Dota 2 no!
  81. Nov 1, 2013
    10
    Incredibly deep game. Been playing dota for 7 years now and no game is equal to the other. The more you play the more rewarding it becomes. A friend of mine defined it as "chess on steroids" and I think it suits.
    The game is free to play in the most free way possible. You have access to the entire content. The only things buyable are cosmetics. But you don't even need that since you get
    Incredibly deep game. Been playing dota for 7 years now and no game is equal to the other. The more you play the more rewarding it becomes. A friend of mine defined it as "chess on steroids" and I think it suits.
    The game is free to play in the most free way possible. You have access to the entire content. The only things buyable are cosmetics. But you don't even need that since you get them as drops and you can trade them with others.
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  82. Nov 1, 2013
    10
    Valve destroyed game, stupid corporation which dont care about customer.

    more hats less bug fix more hats less bug fix more hats less bug fix more hats less bug fix
  83. Nov 1, 2013
    0
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  84. Nov 1, 2013
    0
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  85. Nov 1, 2013
    9
    Very good game. The only F2P game worth spending money on. One of the best out there. Only problem is some poor matchmaking, and Valve's inability to tell us 'No Diretide' (Yes, this has nothing to do with the game it self, however still represents DotA as a whole).
  86. Nov 1, 2013
    10
    Brilliant game, highly additive and totally free to play. You will have played hundreds of games before you realise it and still be learning new strategy and each heroes quirks.
  87. Nov 1, 2013
    10
    Great game, I don't feel Valve is ignoring their community. They use subtile hints a lot but the kids in the community won't get it. It feels more like brats who have been given everything but still rage because now they want a pony too.
  88. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    I reallly enjoyed this game But after the game was officially release. Valve has shown they made enough money off people like me buying keys in the beta. Now they have completely forsaken us F*CK YOU VALVE F%CK YOU DOTA DEVS.

    YOU CAN'T JUST IGNORE THE PEOPLE WHO GIVE YOU MONEY!
  89. Nov 1, 2013
    10
    Don't mind me just doing my best to try and counteract these negative reviews. Although the silence from Valve was awful I still think that Dota is a great game.
  90. Nov 1, 2013
    1
    Awfull report system, matchmaking is really bad no competitive data is saved like kdr, average gpm etc. Also only cosmetic updates every week no events or new heros
  91. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    Ok it's a free game, and it's probably the best MOBA out there. But as much as valve have given us this amazing game, the lack of interest in updating the game is disgusting. Valve just ignores the fans and do what they want, more hats in the game that we don't need.
  92. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    Thx Valve for best event ever!.......................................................................................................
    P.S. Waiting for Heroes of the Storm ^^
  93. Nov 1, 2013
    8
    I would not rate this game 10/10, nor would I rate it 0/10. This game has a some good aspects to it, but it does have bad ones too.

    Pros: A lot of different heroes (Characters to choose from) Each hero has their own set of moves Competitive Customize-able Ability to learn Constantly puts cosmetic items into the game (Items that don't do very much) Has things set up for new
    I would not rate this game 10/10, nor would I rate it 0/10. This game has a some good aspects to it, but it does have bad ones too.

    Pros:
    A lot of different heroes (Characters to choose from)
    Each hero has their own set of moves
    Competitive
    Customize-able
    Ability to learn
    Constantly puts cosmetic items into the game (Items that don't do very much)
    Has things set up for new players
    Very nice looking
    Can be fun in some games

    Cons:
    Constantly after money for in-game purchases
    Does not fix bugs/glitches very often
    Bad community
    Competitive (Yes I put this in twice)
    Not very much updates
    The game can get VERY unbalanced with super strong heroes and super weak ones
    Honestly gets a bit boring after a while of playing it
    Does not meet the expectations they put out for themselves
    Very bad language barrier
    Very bad matchmaking (Finding matches suitable for you)
    It keeps getting worse over time
    Updates contain things that no one wants (I.e.: People ask for events but Dota 2 gives them hats)
    Never communicates with the community
    Does not update their websites

    Long story short: The games Cons weigh out their pros by a lot. If you wish to play an unbalanced game with people speaking Russian in an English server who are either too inexperienced for your level or have too much experience, then by all means download this game.
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  94. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    What once began as a new era for DotA, filled only with potential and passion for the game, started out with only hopes and dreams for the game and the community, with valve's employees dedication and foresight they were able to develop patch after patch of high quality and entertainment value. As time progressed, however, Valve now only views the game as a giant hole of profit, with theWhat once began as a new era for DotA, filled only with potential and passion for the game, started out with only hopes and dreams for the game and the community, with valve's employees dedication and foresight they were able to develop patch after patch of high quality and entertainment value. As time progressed, however, Valve now only views the game as a giant hole of profit, with the remainder of the space for bugs that haven't been touched since beta (sad, I know). Instead, there now lies weekly hat updates, and a game update every couple of months of so If the developers are feeling it.

    Not only is the development side of valve lackluster, but, with the recent community aspirations for the annual 'diretide' event, Valve has now not only ignored the celebratory season, but what is really saddening is their community management/responsiveness when it comes to such events in general. Oh, guess what? We got another hat update today. We were quite openly given the middle finger from Valve.

    League of Legends might not be that great of a game, but at least they listen to the community. I won't go as far as to install the game, but now I know where my respect lies.
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  95. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    RIP volvo RIP diretide RIP volvo RIP diretide RIP volvo RIP diretide RIP volvo RIP diretide RIP volvo RIP diretide RIP volvo RIP diretide RIP volvo RIP diretide RIP volvo RIP diretide RIP volvo RIP diretide RIP volvo RIP diretide
  96. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    Well, u loose this battle Volvo, BlizzDoto win this fight after this f**kin good DT2013!!! Thx for 2012 DT, but this new sets awfull u can do doto better but u too lazy and eat too much chiken
  97. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    Terrible developers which make no communications with its playerbase at all. Atleast tell them what is going on when they ask, you just piss everyone off and they will hate you for it.
  98. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    Ti3 Tickets snafu and now this. No community communication has created a extremely poor experience. The community contributed massive amounts of money to TI3, yet you treat us like trash.
  99. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    Very greedy valve.
    95% of the updates is to add items to purchase. During the period of more than 3 years, Valve failed to make the mechanics of the first DotA. Manta Style does not throw most of negative effects, BS silence is not throw flasks and a million others flaws. Where heroes such as PitLord, Techies, TerrorBlade. Сould be said about eternally falling server Valve.
    I hope that
    Very greedy valve.
    95% of the updates is to add items to purchase. During the period of more than 3 years, Valve failed to make the mechanics of the first DotA. Manta Style does not throw most of negative effects, BS silence is not throw flasks and a million others flaws. Where heroes such as PitLord, Techies, TerrorBlade. Сould be said about eternally falling server Valve.
    I hope that someday return Blizzard DotA because they have a soul. Valve have only money for big tournaments and items that look worse than skin from LOL for 2$ and soap graphics.
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  100. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    Fine game with good graphics and balance, but Valve, please change your Valve's time. I waited Halloween event from Monday to Saturday and i have nothing. So sad.
Metascore
90

Universal acclaim - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 33
  2. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. 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.
  2. Feb 19, 2014
    95
    Simply irresistible and addictive as hell.
  3. Games Master UK
    Sep 1, 2013
    90
    Unforgiving from the get-go, but a landmark in competitive multiplayer design. [Oct 2013, p.68]