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  1. Nov 1, 2013
    10
    Fantastic game which has managed to keep me enraptured for 300+ hours and with no sign of slowing. While updates aren't always lightning fast, they are worth the wait. Don't let some whining children poison your view of it.
  2. Nov 1, 2013
    10
    By far the classiest, most sophisticated and in-depth PvP game out there. The developers took a game that was already top notch and added features where it counted most.
  3. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    Your dev team has to be the most incompetent and laziest pieces of I have ever witnessed. You gave your biggest game no Halloween event, you release a hero every year since it's "too much work". We were the loudest community ever, wanting diretide. Give DIRETIDE will live on for ages. We screamed so loudly and we get nothing, not even a single "no event this year" and now today you guysYour dev team has to be the most incompetent and laziest pieces of I have ever witnessed. You gave your biggest game no Halloween event, you release a hero every year since it's "too much work". We were the loudest community ever, wanting diretide. Give DIRETIDE will live on for ages. We screamed so loudly and we get nothing, not even a single "no event this year" and now today you guys have the audacity to give us a patch filled with hats. Expand
  4. Nov 1, 2013
    10
    Professional game. Much better than any other competition of this game genre.
    Valve knows how do develop a game properly. Props to them and the developer team.
  5. Nov 2, 2013
    0
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  6. Nov 2, 2013
    0
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  7. Aug 15, 2013
    10
    Extremely difficult to get into, but once you find a few characters your good at you'll start doing well and having fun. In the span of one match with Tusk I went from 1-5-3 to 4-5-8 by just getting the hang of the character in one match. DOTA 2 is definitely a step over LOL in the difficulty department, so i would use LoL as a starter to learn how to play MOAB games, then once you getExtremely difficult to get into, but once you find a few characters your good at you'll start doing well and having fun. In the span of one match with Tusk I went from 1-5-3 to 4-5-8 by just getting the hang of the character in one match. DOTA 2 is definitely a step over LOL in the difficulty department, so i would use LoL as a starter to learn how to play MOAB games, then once you get good at that jump into DOTA. Overall I do enjoy LoL a little more, but DOTA is something i like to switch to to keep my MOAB experience fresh. Expand
  8. Sep 21, 2013
    0
    This game get's old really fast. The objectives are linear and boring. When I play a strategy game I usually favorite skirmishes, this game has skirmishes[kind of], but I wouldn't recommend anyone to play them. The A.I. is stupid and does not support the major areas that get attacked. Also, half of the team goes to one corner of the map, while the other goes to the other corner. Yeah,This game get's old really fast. The objectives are linear and boring. When I play a strategy game I usually favorite skirmishes, this game has skirmishes[kind of], but I wouldn't recommend anyone to play them. The A.I. is stupid and does not support the major areas that get attacked. Also, half of the team goes to one corner of the map, while the other goes to the other corner. Yeah, not much to play in here. Expand
  9. Nov 6, 2013
    1
    The tutorial is commendable but for those who never play RTS or RPG games it's still confusing as hell. There's no dexterity required for this game as it's purely tactics (yes, tactics not strategy like chess) but with the wealth of characters and stupid number of items, it's nearly impossible to even begin to understand this game. Graphics are bad, it's slow and feels unpolished. BoringThe tutorial is commendable but for those who never play RTS or RPG games it's still confusing as hell. There's no dexterity required for this game as it's purely tactics (yes, tactics not strategy like chess) but with the wealth of characters and stupid number of items, it's nearly impossible to even begin to understand this game. Graphics are bad, it's slow and feels unpolished. Boring and overly complex. Expand
  10. 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).
  11. Nov 3, 2013
    0
    Matchmaking really doesn't work.. no events for the community.. 400 mb updates just for new cosmetics items..forced tutorial for new players.. unbalanced heroes.. community just hates everyone, there are no games without people hating each other.. just cool to play with friends..
  12. Jul 20, 2013
    7
    Dota 2 isn't a bad game at all. The graphics are a bit dated, but gameplay trumps graphics and the gameplay here is outstanding. The interface is fairly well executed, shaving a bit off the otherwise steep learning curve that comes with every moba.

    Three points off, though, for the community. The diehard players of Dota 2 are egotistical babies with absolutely nothing redeeming enough
    Dota 2 isn't a bad game at all. The graphics are a bit dated, but gameplay trumps graphics and the gameplay here is outstanding. The interface is fairly well executed, shaving a bit off the otherwise steep learning curve that comes with every moba.

    Three points off, though, for the community. The diehard players of Dota 2 are egotistical babies with absolutely nothing redeeming enough to their personalities to be egotistical about. Barely literate as a whole, the community of Dota 2 is among the cruelest to "noobs" I've ever seen, regularly threatening to murder people over a mishandled strategy in some of the most poorly worded, grammatically butchered threats I've ever seen. To put it another way, about the only thing these dorks are educated in is Dota 2, leaving things like "English," "bathing," and "communication skills" on the wayside. If there were a way to separate Dota 2, the game, from the Dota 2 community, perfection would be around the corner. Unfortunately, the former comes with the latter, and the results are pathetic.
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  13. Aug 5, 2013
    10
    I love this game. This game shows how individual skills and of course a team cohesiveness. besides the hero has a renewable item that we will continue to seek to make the item. so everything is Dota.
  14. Nov 1, 2013
    10
    Excellent game, with much more sophisticated mechanics than LoL. It is very unforgiving and requires lots of effort to master it sufficiently enough to know what needs to be done (doing it is even harder). #nodiretide2013
    and yeah juse=uebok
  15. 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
  16. Nov 14, 2013
    0
    Great games, i had played it since my highschool, its about 7 years already... and valve also make this game the best, they really concerned about how the community... and the way the improved everytime always amazed me, goodjob valve and dota2 team... may this keeps going
  17. Nov 4, 2013
    0
    1) 5 stun team always win
    2) Your carry cant farm because they are idiots
    3) You support cant help you because thet are idiots
    4) No diretide

    ༼ Give DIRETIDE
  18. Nov 2, 2013
    10
    Offsetting some diretide here might be nice for a change. It's brilliant, it's amazing, it's got events (TI, WOO), and it's just fun to play if you ignore the trolls and haters, which is easy enough
  19. Sep 16, 2013
    10
    DotA2 must be on of the best MOBA games out those days, currently, it is HoN, LoL and DotA2.
    And DotA2 are giving so many different things than the other games, DotA2 are actually a game which requires teamwork, knowledge and also using your brain to the max!

    I have more then 1600 hours played, I am getting better and better!
  20. Nov 1, 2013
    10
    Best game I have ever played but honestly if your reading metacritic then you need to get your reviews from a real and unbiased source such as PCGamer which gave this game almost full marks, (9/10)
  21. 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.
  22. Nov 1, 2013
    10
    A really good action RTS, definitely the best on the market. Has some community issues though, but every game does really. Ignore the bleating sheep and have fun, god knows they'll forget about whatever they're whining about when the next hero patch drops.

    It's like they forgot how boring Diretide was last year. They couldn't stop complaining half a day after it was released.
  23. Nov 2, 2013
    10
    Dota 2 is a good game, people are just trolling about the bad reviews because of no tiretide and the delay on the new heroes =
    Give Valve time, it will come.
  24. Dec 22, 2013
    0
    Impressive how you can take one of the most loved games the world over, and come out with such a terrible sequel. Based on a Blizzard game- I suppose the devs are doing what they can to follow suit.

    This is the Diablo 3 of mobas.
  25. Sep 18, 2013
    5
    I honestly don't understand all of the hype around this game or its main competitor LoL (which I haven't played). I got in to the Beta for this out of curiosity having never played a MOBA game before.

    I think the game would be more like an 8 if all of the items were removed as they seem be the main cause of heavy imbalances. It hasn't pulled me in, having only one map is a downer,
    I honestly don't understand all of the hype around this game or its main competitor LoL (which I haven't played). I got in to the Beta for this out of curiosity having never played a MOBA game before.

    I think the game would be more like an 8 if all of the items were removed as they seem be the main cause of heavy imbalances. It hasn't pulled me in, having only one map is a downer, it's free, the art work is good but I don't play much because its repetitive and gets dull fast *shrug*.

    Oh, if it's not to late to add, people calling it the "deepest most meaningful pvp experience" is just wrong. Play a full loot pvp game for meaningful pvp (like EVE).
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  26. Nov 2, 2013
    10
    great graphics
    - great music
    - great multiplayer experience
    - great viewing experience
    - great depth of game play
    - great competitive match making
    - great game over all
  27. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    No new heroes in 3 months, minor(not complete) bug fixes, no patch for halloween, give a patch after 3 days, what does it contain? Only cosmetics. Valve has ruined Dota 2. Do not try the game, I repeat, do not try the game, it's horrible.. You won't get any new heroes or fixes, only cosmetics for the same heroes over and over to make them look pretty. No communication between Valve andNo new heroes in 3 months, minor(not complete) bug fixes, no patch for halloween, give a patch after 3 days, what does it contain? Only cosmetics. Valve has ruined Dota 2. Do not try the game, I repeat, do not try the game, it's horrible.. You won't get any new heroes or fixes, only cosmetics for the same heroes over and over to make them look pretty. No communication between Valve and the community. Expand
  28. Nov 1, 2013
    1
    Diretide!!!

    I want diretide!!!
    Diretide!!!

    I want diretide!!!
    Diretide!!!

    I want diretide!!!
    Diretide!!!

    I want diretide!!! Diretide!!!

    I want diretide!!!
  29. Nov 1, 2013
    10
    This game is totally stunning. Amazing graphic and sound, very excited game play and intensity of variety of strategies. Actually best game of my life
  30. Nov 2, 2013
    10
    Great game, thousands of hours in and still everyday it feels like a new game. Always something to learn, always something to perfect. Valve's themselves is also great and invests a lot into the game, probably one of the more realistic developers that delivers what customer needs and wants, while does not cross the line of abusing it's clients
  31. Nov 2, 2013
    10
    This is just getting stupid. DotA 2 is an awesome game and the fact that we didn't get a halloween special this year changes nothing. Of course it would have been nice but it just doesn't matter. Valve is, in my opinion, the best gaming company we have at the time. Just look at the serious reviews by Games Master UK, USgamer, PC PowePlay,... They all give 100 or 90.
  32. Nov 2, 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. Valve has abandoned the game. This game is now safe to leave. Fun has disconnected. Give DIRETIDE
  33. Nov 2, 2013
    10
    Valve does not care about game, rare updates,only cosmetics,no new heroes,no events, and NOW you didn't make DIRETIDE EVENT!!!NO MORE PATIENCE ,Valve, Shame on you!!!
  34. Jul 17, 2016
    10
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  35. Dec 20, 2014
    9
    I'll start off with a 10/10 and work backwards to the score.
    Graphics: Pretty good for this type of game. I've played other MOBAS. Dota 2's graphics are the best out of the bunch. They have a relatively higher degree of fidelity than the others. +2 (Not pushing the limits) Score: +2
    Community: The Community is intense. This results in a lot of negativity directed towards those who are
    I'll start off with a 10/10 and work backwards to the score.
    Graphics: Pretty good for this type of game. I've played other MOBAS. Dota 2's graphics are the best out of the bunch. They have a relatively higher degree of fidelity than the others. +2 (Not pushing the limits) Score: +2
    Community: The Community is intense. This results in a lot of negativity directed towards those who are learning the game, trying new things etc. You also get very positive interactions due to the intensity, but it’s hit or miss. You also get a fair number of people who troll a game. This is common amongst all online games, but, due to the competitive nature, it really stands out. This game seems to bring out the best and worst of people. It is arguable that this is part of the fun. Score-3

    Mechanics/controls: The Game Mechanics are Simple and easy to grasp. Mouse driven, only a few hotkeys to use in order to perform the majority of tasks and the more detailed functions are easily identifiable, and customizable. Score: +2
    Complexity: Dota 2 is relatively complex compared to the other MOBAS. The trees are destructible so you can carve paths that do not normally exist, and create optimal angles for certain abilities, You can use them to escape to; the multitude of existing paths create varied and numerous ‘juking’ possibilities. You have to last hit and deny, Heroes also interact with the map in different ways, some gain vision, others have map-wide abilities etc. The degree of complexity is not for everyone. Other games cut back on complexity. It’s a play-style preference, but if you enjoy a high degree of competitiveness the complexity (you ease into it over time) is beneficial. Score +1
    Content: The best thing about Dota 2 is all content that affects gameplay is free to everyone, and stays free. All pay-content or grind content is cosmetic. Sound, effects, textures, graphical aspect etc. Other games have you pay for this or grind for hundreds of hours. The WHOLE game of Dota 2 is free from the start. This is a big benefit. If one player didn’t have access to some heroes then that would be a HUGE disadvantage. Score +2

    Balance: The game is very balanced. The balancing has literally taken place since 2003 when it was a mod for Warcraft 3. Many minds have balanced this. Even still, changes are made, and the game continues to improve Score +0 (Games must be balanced only negative scores possible)

    Valve: The parent company is a detractor in how they police the community. It assumes players are dumb and cannot police their own experience. The first time you have a muted player on your team, and you cannot properly interact with them, and lose the game you’ll understand why I bring this up as a negative. Just because other people said he’s a rude dude; doesn’t mean I would have, but I do not have the choice. I have to put up with the handicap on my team. Sure a person may just be a jerk; this should be up to me, not Valve. It is also difficult to get customer support for the game. The company is also slow to improve old hero models, and adding in missing heroes… I’m sure this is intentional to decrease their ongoing development costs. Score -3
    Player base: Hit or miss, the game has dedicated roles with the various heroes. When others ignore them you’ll likely lose the match. This can be one of the most frustrating aspects about the game. You just learn to live with it, and find another game. Score -3
    Heroes/items: MOBAS generally have heroes. In other games there isn’t much real difference between them. Sure they have some different abilities, but Dota 2 really differentiates these abilities, and has an added element of early/mid/late game heroes. If your team selection focuses on early play you have to do sufficient damage to the enemy early on before the other team can push into the later game where your selections are weaker. If you picked a lategame mix of heroes you have to delay the game to get to the stage of the game where your composition shines. You can also have a balanced team and that poses its own challenges. I played LOL and heroes generally scale much more consistently to the later stage of the game, where in Dota your selection plays a bigger role. Items are pretty much a universal aspect in MOBAS, and nothing any of them really stands out, so items don’t play into my score. +1
    Conclusion: This is a great game. It could be a 10/10 if Valve did a little less parenting of its players, and gave us more options to police our own experiences by ourselves. Communities will always be what they are. It’s too many variables to control, and valve has tried to do this and, in my opinion, failed. This game is a LOT of fun, has tremendous replay value, and is constantly being adjusted, updated, tweaked etc.

    You will need patience to get past the initial harshness of the community, but when you do it’s worth it.
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  36. Nov 8, 2013
    9
    I really cannot understand why this game would have so many down votes It is an incredible MOBA game. The graphics are much better than in any other MOBA, the mechanics are flawless and most similar to the original DOTA, which is a good thing. Playerbase is good, it could be better. Lags are essentially non-existent, because the servers are great. All of the heroes in the game areI really cannot understand why this game would have so many down votes It is an incredible MOBA game. The graphics are much better than in any other MOBA, the mechanics are flawless and most similar to the original DOTA, which is a good thing. Playerbase is good, it could be better. Lags are essentially non-existent, because the servers are great. All of the heroes in the game are available for everybody all the time, unlike many other games in which you had to buy characters using money in-game resources. I bet that the reason this game has so many downvotes from users is because they are all League of Legends players who are in one word: children.
    I highly recommend this game for any hardcore moba fan like myself.
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  37. Mar 18, 2014
    6
    While Dota 2 is a fundamentally good game, it has its share of issues. The most notable of these is its absolutely horrible community -- possibly one of the worst I've ever encountered. However, it would be wrong to let the players impact the actual game's score. The REAL issue with Dota 2, though, is its overwhelming complexity. There are 112 heroes at the time of writing (107 playable),While Dota 2 is a fundamentally good game, it has its share of issues. The most notable of these is its absolutely horrible community -- possibly one of the worst I've ever encountered. However, it would be wrong to let the players impact the actual game's score. The REAL issue with Dota 2, though, is its overwhelming complexity. There are 112 heroes at the time of writing (107 playable), and each has a minimum of four skills. This means that there are more than 448 skills which you need to memorize the function of just so you won't be at a disadvantage when facing off against someone using them. Then you have to get a grasp of the highly complex mechanics, and various strategies that take a long time to learn. There are also over 100 items in the store, the purchasing of which varies from one hero and situation to the next. Again, Dota 2 is simply too complicated for its own good. I shouldn't have to read a freakin' textbook just to play a game! Expand
  38. Jul 27, 2013
    10
    I've been playing mobas for the longest time since the aeon of strife back in starcraft era. Then I naturally moved on to Dota 1 before moving to Heroes of Newerth (for better graphics. And all the early heroes were more or less direct port of Dota 1 heroes) and League of Legends early beta. Neither of the other two competitors of Dota 2 (strife doesn't really count as the perspective isI've been playing mobas for the longest time since the aeon of strife back in starcraft era. Then I naturally moved on to Dota 1 before moving to Heroes of Newerth (for better graphics. And all the early heroes were more or less direct port of Dota 1 heroes) and League of Legends early beta. Neither of the other two competitors of Dota 2 (strife doesn't really count as the perspective is totally different) really offers both depth and reliable management that the Valve production team brings to the table. League of Legends may be backed by a reputable company that truly cares about the game, but the game really doesn't have the depth. HoN, on the other hand, may have some depth, but the company that developed it is completely detached from the community. They are all about short term revenue goals with the early access heroes that are often overpowered and weird avatars that actually change the attack animation (read: often benefit the people who can pay for them). Valve listens to the community and asks for input for item suggestions.
    The community is pretty toxic, but that's the situation with EVERY moba game out there. Don't kid yourself that LoL is less toxic. Just because the game doesn't have native voice chat, doesn't mean the people playing are any more friendly.
    This is by far the best moba game and is the true successor to Dota 1.
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  39. Aug 2, 2013
    10
    Seguramente estamos en frente del mejor juego del mundo! probe HON, Dota1 LOL y sin duda el dota 2 es otro nivel supera todo, podes negociar items torneos mundiales con la mejor organizacion nunca antes vista calidad de gamers muy buena, Exelente Juego!
  40. Aug 22, 2013
    10
    The same heroes, items and game dynamics from the original Defense of the Ancients with a big improvement in gameplay and in graphics. The best team pvp game that we have at the moment, this is the sport of the future. It's free to play but not pay to win and you play it online.
  41. Oct 4, 2013
    10
    if kings could've played dota2 instead of chess, they probably would have. this game will please everyone, who is keen on learning how to compete in the 21st century. it's the vast number of options and possibilities that gets you every time, and a great sensation of satisfaction while you're on your way of improving just the smallest notions from game to game. lol and hon can go home andif kings could've played dota2 instead of chess, they probably would have. this game will please everyone, who is keen on learning how to compete in the 21st century. it's the vast number of options and possibilities that gets you every time, and a great sensation of satisfaction while you're on your way of improving just the smallest notions from game to game. lol and hon can go home and smack their heads with couchens, the dota legacy is the real deal, hands down. Expand
  42. Aug 29, 2013
    8
    Undoubtedly like everyone said, DoTA 2 has a steep learning curve. I recommend you only play this game if you're willing to put the time to understand the game in detail. The Basic structure of dota is to defend your base while destroying the enemy's base while controlling a particular character(termed as hero) in a team of up to 5 players. Dota 2 offers better graphics, animations as wellUndoubtedly like everyone said, DoTA 2 has a steep learning curve. I recommend you only play this game if you're willing to put the time to understand the game in detail. The Basic structure of dota is to defend your base while destroying the enemy's base while controlling a particular character(termed as hero) in a team of up to 5 players. Dota 2 offers better graphics, animations as well better voice overs and hero customisation(in terms of looks). Developed by Icefrog himself, who is the original creator of the DoTA-Allstars map for Warcraft III game, its all that and plus more. The DoTA Store is one of the prime features of the game, offering items for customising the hero looks as well as other appearance changing items like HUD skins, couriers, tournament passes, etc. You can play matches and earn items or you can buy them directly from the store or you can even trade items from other players. Valve has stepped up their matchmaking algorithms providing better-scaling of player skills. You can even spectate pro-matches(with tournament passes if need be) from inside the game. Icefrog takes suggestions from the community so that none of the heroes in-game are overpowered or underpowered and the game balance is maintained.
    If you do however, learn dota's basics, its a hell lot of fun to play casually with friends. The sheer number of strategies that can be employed, because of the hero pool of almost a 100 heroes(more to come) and more than 200 items, ensure that you will never be bored of repetition to say the least.
    DoTA is one of those games, that is here to stay. It will be played by many and it will be played for a long time until a better competitor comes into play. Overall I feel, DoTA 2 is a really fun game after you get the basics down. Its even more fun if you have friends to play it with.
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  43. Oct 23, 2013
    10
    Dota 2 is probably the best PVP RTS game that i have EVER played. It's original, you can't get bored, you can play with friends or without them, you have a pool of heroes each with a different game strategy and you can equip them with sets that you can buy or receive by a random drop, it's not easy so you have to be good to really be good, you cant just be good at one character for eachDota 2 is probably the best PVP RTS game that i have EVER played. It's original, you can't get bored, you can play with friends or without them, you have a pool of heroes each with a different game strategy and you can equip them with sets that you can buy or receive by a random drop, it's not easy so you have to be good to really be good, you cant just be good at one character for each game is a different game. Its complex and fun to play, which is all i like in a on-line multiplayer game. For that, I score 10. Expand
  44. Oct 25, 2013
    10
    Everything the original DotA was and more! Valve has done a great job and with each update the game gets better and better! While this game does a tougher entry level for new players, it is worth giving a shot!
  45. Nov 2, 2013
    10
    Thanks for your hat, Volvo! Seriously though, Is money takes up your whole mind already or something? Why kept silence to your Dota 2 community? It's your game, Valve, not belong anybody else, and why you still doing this to your Dota 2 fan? Hats? more like a big you" to the community...
  46. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    Absolutely monotonous game, the sense in which no. The developer does not update the content. One game mode which are different battles 1/1 5/5. What developers themselves supposedly working on new content, but very slowly. Soon grow into a global knockout items and selling them at auction.
  47. Nov 2, 2013
    10
    Great game,but people like that just can't wait for dire tide and give it a 0.all i have to say about that is you accomplished nothing except giving valve a reason not to add diretide and based on how you acted they shouldn't. Thanks Dota community for being a bunch of spoiled brats
  48. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. More than 3 months without a new hero, constant crashes and lags, unbalanced system of selection of allies, all of this I closed my eyes, but the refusal to release DireTide was the last straw, and forced to leave this review
    0/10
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  49. Nov 1, 2013
    1
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  50. Nov 1, 2013
    0
    Full of bugs. Server problems. No new heroes for months. Many set items update weekly

    You should play League of Legends, not this game.

    It used to best game ever, now it don't. Valve still not communication with their customer. How sad it is
  51. Nov 8, 2013
    10
    the pace of this game feels so slow after playing years of lol. champ balance are bad. also, i dont like the idea of secret shop. i have play about 20 games not even one good game since what i see are people on the losing side always flaming each other, end up stood there typing, its like i can have more fun playing with bots. when i am on the losing side.omg pe
  52. Nov 1, 2013
    6
    I have to give Dota 2 a solid 7. The game is fun, it's impressive. It's not any more original than Dota 1. I have more fun playing league of legends. It takes less time to get into matches. The voice function in Dota 2 complete sours the experience because half the players are from a different country-I'm cool with that. I know how to call you a in russian, spanish, and Brazilian now,I have to give Dota 2 a solid 7. The game is fun, it's impressive. It's not any more original than Dota 1. I have more fun playing league of legends. It takes less time to get into matches. The voice function in Dota 2 complete sours the experience because half the players are from a different country-I'm cool with that. I know how to call you a in russian, spanish, and Brazilian now, thanks Valve! Either that, or someone being genuinely helpful most of the time is lagging the game out with their mic spam about the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. You can't surrender. that made me lower my score to a 6, no lie. You should play this game, but it's not for everyone. Expand
  53. Nov 2, 2013
    0
    no dire tide no high score, you volvo
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  54. Nov 2, 2013
    10
    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. Dota 2 no bag fix. No region locks.
  55. Nov 2, 2013
    0
    NO Diretide
    NO New Hero
    NO Updates
    NO Normal matchmaking system
    New updates is new sets and tickets
    New updates is new sets and tickets
    New updates is new sets and tickets
    New updates is new sets and tickets
  56. Nov 2, 2013
    0
    Thanks for Diretide 2013. Thanks for new HERO! Need more new caps! More and more and more and more!!! Thanks for Diretide 2013. Thanks for Diretide 2013. Thanks for Diretide 2013. Thanks for Diretide 2013. Thanks for Diretide 2013. Thanks for Diretide 2013. Thanks for Diretide 2013
  57. Nov 2, 2013
    10
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  58. Nov 2, 2013
    0
    blradj
    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
  59. Nov 2, 2013
    10
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  60. Nov 2, 2013
    0
    NO new hero!
    NO bug fix!
    NO graphic design!
    NO server maintenance!
    Updates always new hats hats and hats!
    This game has turned into hats sale!
    Dead game!One point that no more
  61. Nov 2, 2013
    0
    !NO NORMAL MATCHMACKING SYSTEM!
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    NO New Hero
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    NO New Hero
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    NO New Hero
    New updates is new SETS and tickets!NO NORMAL MATCHMACKING SYSTEM!
    NO Diretide
    NO New Hero
    New updates is new SETS and tickets!NO NORMAL MATCHMACKING SYSTEM!
    NO Diretide
    NO New Hero
    New updates is new SETS and tickets!NO NORMAL MATCHMACKING SYSTEM!
    NO Diretide
    NO New Hero
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  62. Nov 2, 2013
    1
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  63. Nov 2, 2013
    0
    Dead game is dead, even LoL has their harroween.
    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
  64. Nov 2, 2013
    7
    Best MOBA game so far, but updates are not so common
    and for sure
    NO Diretide
    NO New Hero
    NO Updates
    NO Normal matchmaking system
    And A lot of different useless stuf
  65. Nov 2, 2013
    0
    Dota for gay
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  66. Nov 2, 2013
    0
    fuk dis geam me play lol fun fuk dis geam me play lol fun fuk dis geam me play lol fun fuk dis geam me play lol fun fuk dis geam me play lol fun fuk dis geam me play lol fun
  67. Nov 2, 2013
    10
    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.
  68. Nov 2, 2013
    0
    No new heroes, no bug fixes, no communication. Valve don't work over dota. Just add new items from workshop. Valve screwed the community over again,4 months no hero,no Halloween event (even though other Valve games have it),just hats. The game is dead. That's it.
  69. Nov 2, 2013
    0
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  70. Nov 2, 2013
    0
    no diretide, no new hero, no fix,

    Updates always new hats hats and hats!
    This game has turned into hats sale!
    Dead game!One point that no more Srsly volvo?
  71. Nov 3, 2013
    0
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  72. Nov 2, 2013
    1
    Valve stopped make good updates since August 2013, and there are break Matchmaking completely.
    90-80% of dota community is much aggressive.
    But i hope, Valve take a break and there 'll make good updates later...
  73. Nov 2, 2013
    0
    Valve no communication and more importantly no DIRETIDE 2013
    Valve has abandoned the game
    Game is now safe to leave
    GG WP
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  74. TrC
    Nov 2, 2013
    0
    Diretide!Diretide!Diretide!Diretide!Diretide!Diretide!Diretide!Diretide!Diretide!Diretide!Diretide!Diretide!Diretide!Diretide!Diretide!Diretide!Diretide!
  75. Nov 2, 2013
    0
    Valve doesn't give a sh*t about the community
    No hero updates
    No bug fix
    No ladder system
    and finally, no word whatsoever about what they are doing

    Only more hatz. Dead Game
  76. Nov 2, 2013
    0
    Thanks for killing another great game, Valve.
    First TF2 and now this...do you take pleasure in butchering your popular games?
    No halloween event (or even recognition), no new heroes in over 100 days, no bugfixes, no fun game modes, only hats hats and more hats. And you barely even have to do any work to develop them, they're ALL community-submitted and made designs that you happen to
    Thanks for killing another great game, Valve.
    First TF2 and now this...do you take pleasure in butchering your popular games?
    No halloween event (or even recognition), no new heroes in over 100 days, no bugfixes, no fun game modes, only hats hats and more hats.
    And you barely even have to do any work to develop them, they're ALL community-submitted and made designs that you happen to profit greatly off of.
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  77. Nov 2, 2013
    10
    More than 3 thousand hours in, still not enough. Valve took old game that was deemed unworthy by Blizzard and made it better in every single aspect. If you haven't, play it!
  78. Nov 2, 2013
    0
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  79. Nov 2, 2013
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the game is good, but it is being handled in a pathetic manner by Valve

    Garbage matchmaking
    Garbage communication from the developers
    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
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  80. Nov 2, 2013
    0
    Give DIRETIDE

    Is a joke how Valve just want our money, get our money.... No new heroes, no new servers, no new leagues, no new oficial comunitys. No comunication. NO NOTHING !!!

    Dota was the first big MOBA ever created, the biggest comunity ever, and Valve just see in all of us

    "$!!!!!"

    gg wp
  81. Nov 2, 2013
    0
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  82. Nov 2, 2013
    0
    Garbage gameGarbage 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
  83. Nov 8, 2013
    10
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  84. Nov 2, 2013
    0
    Dota is the bad game, very bad. I hate Valve for what they did and for what they didn't. I want DireTide, give me DireTide. DireTide, where are you? Valve, I kill you!
  85. Nov 2, 2013
    10
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  86. Nov 2, 2013
    0
    The dota 2 is one of the moba i have ever played (based on ideea) and i think i played most of all, but volvo is a company starving for money, giving 0 f****s about the comunity. If you come new to dota 2 you will end with russians that will leave, feed, blame you, speak only russian (in english only search). The matchmaking is the worst possible, you get a decent match once in 2-3 days,The dota 2 is one of the moba i have ever played (based on ideea) and i think i played most of all, but volvo is a company starving for money, giving 0 f****s about the comunity. If you come new to dota 2 you will end with russians that will leave, feed, blame you, speak only russian (in english only search). The matchmaking is the worst possible, you get a decent match once in 2-3 days, you can't do anything no mather how good you are, the winning team is that with less russians( even if they have their own server, you find them even in america's servers, BECAUSE F**k YOU, i have no other reason to provide for this) and most of all if you post soemthing on dev.dota.com that is not according to their own interes you get banned for ever and ever. ok have fun and go play league of lesbians(honestly you have many chances of ending up with players that have 1000 wins when you have 10~20 and ruin our games) noone teaches you anything. Go play something else leave us alone Expand
  87. Nov 2, 2013
    0
    Give me DIRETIDE. Give me DIRETIDE. Give me DIRETIDE. Give me DIRETIDE. Give me DIRETIDE. Give me DIRETIDE. Give me DIRETIDE. Give me DIRETIDE. Give me DIRETIDE
  88. Nov 2, 2013
    0
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  89. Nov 2, 2013
    0
    no nuevos heroes, no eventos solo updates para nuevos set and nuevos ticket... se dedican alo comercial no digho q estea mal pero la gente se va aburrir y volvera al dota 1 o al heroes de storm q esta en beta y veran q mantener a sus usuarios felices es la razon por la q son una empresa mantener a sus clientes felices Give DIRETIDE
  90. Nov 2, 2013
    0
    Meh, This game was okay, but on Halloween I was really expecting something special. Luckily Club Penguin had some better stuff to do. Also, Volvo is involved somehow? The only thing that I know is if this game had some Halloween activities I'd give it a solid 3.
  91. Nov 2, 2013
    0
    NO Diretide NO New Hero NO Updates NO Normal matchmaking system New updates is new sets and tickets New updates is new sets and tickets New updates is new sets and tickets
    GG volov
  92. Nov 2, 2013
    0
    NO Diretide.Its despair for starters.People waiting Halloween, but valve' making hats HATS HaTs hAtS and want money more and more....
    But not support people.... DotA 1 BETTER and may choose version of map!!!
    Shame v!
  93. Nov 2, 2013
    0
    NO Diretide NO New Hero NO Updates NO Normal matchmaking system New updates is new sets and tickets New updates is new sets and tickets New updates is new sets and tickets
    New updates is new sets and tickets
  94. Nov 2, 2013
    0
    Waste of time, this game has nothing good, only a OP characters! there are 102 chars and 20 playable, because the others are useless. only one map. Sound track terrible. I dont know why i donwload this.
  95. Nov 3, 2013
    0
    Guys, dont listen to the critics, this game is awesome.

    buut... Valve(or volvo) have completely abandoned it to a point where the updates are just hats, i mean come on. If anyone is new to the game, it would be fun, and i suggest trying it out, and playing it if you like it. And you are probably gonna like it, this rating is negative because valve aren't adding content, to the point
    Guys, dont listen to the critics, this game is awesome.

    buut... Valve(or volvo) have completely abandoned it to a point where the updates are just hats, i mean come on. If anyone is new to the game, it would be fun, and i suggest trying it out, and playing it if you like it. And you are probably gonna like it, this rating is negative because valve aren't adding content, to the point where the game is called ded gaem, and i might aswell go play league of lesbians.
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  96. Nov 3, 2013
    0
    Valve is TERRIBLE at communicating with their community and patching anything but cosmetic items into the game. I'd imagine Dota 2 would surpass League of Legends when it comes to the number of people playing it if Valve had more than one person dedicated to updating dota.

    There have been about 120+ days since the last hero, that should tell you something.
  97. Nov 3, 2013
    0
    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
  98. Nov 3, 2013
    0
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  99. Nov 3, 2013
    10
    This is one of the best games i played, its balanced, fun to play and completly free to play. All heroes are free so everyone has a fair start. It's more challenging than most Moba's, more dynamic and with awesome playerbase.
    Ps.
    If you rate this game 0 becouse there was no Diretide this year you just forgot what Moba is about.
    Have fun
  100. Nov 3, 2013
    9
    One of the best mobas of today. Requires timing coordination with your teammates, inteligence..
    The only problem is sometimes the matchmaking that puts you with totally new people and sometimes people get mad (like myself) because of this.
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]