Dota is a competitive game of action and strategy, played both professionally and casually by millions of passionate fans worldwide. Players pick from a pool of over a hundred heroes, forming two teams of five players.
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Release Date: 9 Jul, 2013

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7 August

The International 2016 Main Event



The International 2016 Main Event has finally arrived, and the doors to KeyArea will open at 9:00 a.m. PDT on Monday morning to welcome attending fans to the crowning tournament of the competitive Dota 2 season.

OPENING CEREMONY AND UPPER BRACKET QUARTERFINALS
The broadcast stream will go live with The International Opening Ceremony at 10:00 a.m. PDT, to be followed shortly thereafter by top-seeded OG's best-of-three Upper Bracket series against MVP Phoenix. Once that has concluded, surging DC will take on Wings in the other best-of-three UB Quarterfinals series of the day.

The losing teams will drop into the Lower Bracket to play again on Tuesday, while the winners will earn a day of rest before playing their Upper Bracket Semifinals matchups on Wednesday.

LOWER BRACKET BEST-OF-ONE ELIMINATION ROUND
While all four of Monday's Upper Bracket teams have some breathing room, the Lower Bracket teams face much harsher prospects in the games that follow.

TNC vs VGR; Secret vs LGD; Fnatic vs Escape; Na'Vi vs Liquid. Half of these teams—many of them fan favorites—will play only a single match on the Main Stage of The International 2016. Facing off in best-of-one matchups, the losing teams will see their tournament hopes snuffed out. They'll have to wait another year to try and capture the elusive dream of becoming world champions.

For now, they all have a chance. For one more day, at least, the dream still flourishes. Stay tuned after the conclusion of the Upper Bracket matches to see which Lower Bracket teams can keep their hopes alive.

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5 August

Lockless and Trove Immortals

Announcing the Lockless Luckvase and Trove Carafe for The International 2016, two Immortal treasures now available in the Dota 2 store.



The Lockless Luckvase contains items for Bounty Hunter, Lion, Silencer, Wraith King, and a chance for a Rare Krobeling courier.



The Trove Carafe includes items for Pudge, Nyx, Centaur, Dazzle, Drow, and a chance for a Rare Beetlejaws the Boxhound courier.

Each treasure may also grant a Very Rare Golden Trove Carafe, which includes golden variants of the Immortal items contained in the standard Trove Carafe.

If you want to support your favorite broadcast talent at The International, autographed versions of the Lockless Luckvase and Trove Carafe can also be purchased in the Dota 2 store. Just select the desired caster from the dropdown menu in the store to inscribe their autograph on the contents.

These treasures are available for all players to purchase, but there are also achievements for Battle Pass owners to earn. For both the Trove Carafe and Lockless Luckvase, open one treasure to receive two Battle Levels, or open five treasures to receive four Battle Levels.

ATTENDEE ITEM DROPS
As a special bonus to fans attending The International, we will be dropping in-game items to audience members inside of KeyArena. At First Blood in each individual game, 500 exclusive Attendee Treasures will drop, each containing visually-unique versions of nine different items selected from this year’s Secret Shop Immortals, and inscribed with a first-blood tracking gem. To be eligible, you must have a badge linked to a Steam account and be in the arena when First Blood occurs. We look forward to seeing you at The International.

THE INTERNATIONAL MAIN EVENT
The International 2016 Group Stage has now concluded after four days of spectacular Dota. EHOME, OG, DC, EG, Alliance, Newbee, Wings, and MVP Phoenix all advance to the Upper Bracket of the Main Event. Everyone else faces the daunting challenge of first-round best-of-one games in the Lower Bracket on Monday, August 8 at KeyArena. The broadcast begins at 10:00 a.m. PDT, and all the games can be watched live on The International website.

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Dota is a competitive game of action and strategy, played both professionally and casually by millions of passionate fans worldwide. Players pick from a pool of over a hundred heroes, forming two teams of five players. Radiant heroes then battle their Dire counterparts to control a gorgeous fantasy landscape, waging campaigns of cunning, stealth, and outright warfare.

Irresistibly colorful on the surface, Dota is a game of infinite depth and complexity. Every hero has an array of skills and abilities that combine with the skills of their allies in unexpected ways, to ensure that no game is ever remotely alike. This is one of the reasons that the Dota phenomenon has continued to grow. Originating as a fan-made Warcraft 3 modification, Dota was an instant underground hit. After coming to Valve, the original community developers have bridged the gap to a more inclusive audience, so that the rest of the world can experience the same core gameplay, but with the level of polish that only Valve can provide.

Get a taste of the game that has enthralled millions.

System Requirements

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    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows 7 or newer
    • Processor: Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: nVidia GeForce 8600/9600GT, ATI/AMD Radeon HD2600/3600
    • DirectX: Version 9.0c
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 15 GB available space
    • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
    Minimum:
    • OS: OS X Mavericks 10.9
    • Processor: Dual core from Intel
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: nVidia 320M or higher, or Radeon HD 2400 or higher, or Intel HD 3000 or higher
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 15 GB available space
    Minimum:
    • OS: Ubuntu 12.04
    • Processor: Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: nVidia Geforce 8600/9600GT (Driver v331), AMD HD 2xxx-4xxx (Driver mesa 10.5.9), AMD HD 5xxx+ (Driver mesa 10.5.9 or Catalyst 15.7), Intel HD 3000 (Driver mesa 10.6)
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 15 GB available space
    • Sound Card: OpenAL Compatible Sound Card
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ShiChibukai
( 1,324.1 hrs on record )
Posted: 7 August
this is awesome
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Co'Ga【МѻѻN】
( 1,274.3 hrs on record )
Posted: 7 August
the best game i ever played
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THEMOOSE
( 1,017.8 hrs on record )
Posted: 7 August
why do i play this game
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Cptn BoogleBottoms
( 3,563.8 hrs on record )
Posted: 7 August
Amazing game... Can't get enough of it.
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El Jefe
( 933.2 hrs on record )
Posted: 7 August
DOTA IS LIFE
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Päšįÿā
( 7.1 hrs on record )
Posted: 7 August
Nice game
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El Papa Grande
( 67.0 hrs on record )
Posted: 7 August
Get League or Smite instead of this.

Not a fanboy, I even bought a couple things for this just to try and enjoy it a little bit more, since the whole CS:GO case rush is in this.

If you're someone who saw a dota 2 pro play on their facebook feed of pudge from some asian guy you met on Ninja Warz and thought it looked niche, don't play this game, seriously. The DotA2 community is just as bad the League community, except that you're more likely to be thrown into a match filled with a non-english speaking team (despite choosing english in the matchup settings).

BUUUUUT ultimately, it's a free game and most likely your top notch unreal tournament laptop from 2005 will be able to run this. So if you're into MOBAs and you've got some time, have an install and check it out.

ALSO something that pisses me off is that if you end up with an inexperienced player and they feed hardcore, your team may as well just all quit since they most likely will stack an op item and just ravage the ♥♥♥♥ out of you all.
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NerdsWrath
( 2,595.6 hrs on record )
Posted: 7 August
The best experience of gaming Ive ever had. Changed my view of the competitive gaming and allowed me to find respect for the professional gamers out there. Im incredibly thrifty and am always against using pay to win yet here in dota where i get no advantage for spending money ive found myself spending the most money into a game I ever have because I respect the community and the makers of the game.
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2ndheartbeat-
( 113.4 hrs on record )
Posted: 7 August
git gud, or die looking gud
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Most Helpful Reviews  In the past 30 days
290 of 336 people (86%) found this review helpful
341 people found this review funny
Recommended
7,525.6 hrs on record
Posted: 20 July
This game protects my real life virginity.
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173 of 205 people (84%) found this review helpful
136 people found this review funny
Recommended
1,882.6 hrs on record
Posted: 25 July
You need a lot of time to get into it.
Once you done it.
You`ll love it.
You will learn russian.
You will learn new swear words.
You will learn REAL hate.
You will learn to (dis)respect.
You will learn that hating the people from one country doesn`t make you a racist.

I am Mashiro and I approve this message.
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335 of 490 people (68%) found this review helpful
101 people found this review funny
Not Recommended
2,006.7 hrs on record
Posted: 8 July
I have 2000 HOURS
Normal: Garbage
Ranked: Garbage
Custom Games: Decent
I've supported 70 percent of games
I've attempted to keep calm
I've attempted to do everything in my sanity to enjoy this.
If you want you play this having some sort of fun or enjoyment play with friends.
That's the only reason I play this now.
This is the pure honest truth of someone who has attempted this.
You think MMR matters.
You think stats matter.
You think only you matters. Thats the only thing I ever see.
Its a matter of fact that I'm addicted to this game at times.
I've had games playing with the dumbest idiots being my friends yet those games I've had more fun in being the stupid stuff we do or how we mess around them being half drunk and laughing.
That's how Dota should be. Drunk and having fun. Something this community can't understand No matter how much you try, how good you get it won't get better.
I can't recommend this game because of what it has done to me as a person and how half of the hours in game I've spent in anger rather than at least mild amusement.
Anyone from pros to rookies can agree honestly on this one thing.
♥♥♥♥ this game
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109 of 158 people (69%) found this review helpful
49 people found this review funny
Not Recommended
339.5 hrs on record
Posted: 19 July
I cant willingly recommend this game to anybody and go to sleep at night knowing what I did. The best way to describe my relationship with this game is that I hop on discord almost every night after renting cars to awful people, and ask my canadian friend if he wishes to suffer with me. He will begrudgingly say yes and so we will join. We are paired with screaming, ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, knuckle dragging south americans who also equally hate themselves, and then indulge in the most masochistic and unpleasent videogame experience you could ever imagine. You can spend 45 minutes solid winning, and then one mistake turns the whole thing up on its head. But what is the worst part?

You will never be satisfied. If you win you just nod your head sadly, because you know an hour of your life is gone forever, if you lose, you just laugh at yourself and shrug, saying "what did I expect, look what I am doing with myself". You can never get that hour of your life back. The cycle repeats every night, forever. If you hate yourself, you will find solace in the fact that you have a safe way of reliquishing your pain. Truly only the mad, the self loathing, the angriest, and the stupidest people play dota 2 willingly. If you count yourself amoung those, I welcome you to the community.

Welcome.. welcome to the dumpster...where you belong.
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52 of 69 people (75%) found this review helpful
19 people found this review funny
Not Recommended
2,046.2 hrs on record
Posted: 2 August
Im gonna go detailed on this one , sorry for bad english

This is my opinion of Dota 2

Community :
When i supporting the team as a support hero.

~First 2 minutes~
"WARD WARD WARD WARD WARD WARD WARD"
*no response in 3 seconds"
"tang ina no support "

~When killing an enemy~
"OI KILL STEAL , I NEED MONEY DUH DO SOME SUPPORTING"

this one really get in my nerve
~When i take Bounty rune~
Carries : "GG im not gonna be fat"

When i try to be a nice carry

~When picking heroes~
*Me Picking riki*
"Hehe can someone support?"
*All pick agi's*

~First 2 minutes~
"Heyy lion can you buy ward?*
"Why me ? you think im a lion and i have to support ? *** ** ** * ** ** *"

~Mid game ~
"Wait i need farm"
"GANK PLS DONT FARM , YOU NOT PLAYING FARMVILLE"

~Late game ~
"YOU NOT FAT . stupid you had one job.Farming
"But i thought we're not playing farmv.."
"SHUT UP GG NOOB"

When i try playing mid

~When enemy first blood you~
"GG mid ill report"

~When you decide to farm a little more~
"GANK LA STUPID report this mid noob"

Zero respect for the newbies , keep calling them "noobs dont play uninstall dota " wont change a thing
Anyway. Toxic deadly not inspiring full of hate words Community.
Dont try this game if you cant control your self , there's plenty game in steam that with great community.

Game :
The game itself are great , you can choose one from 50+ heroes with different skill set and animation.
What make Dota 2 fun and addictive because the knowledge/hardskill about dota that you got from experiencing a lot of playing or someone taught you used to defending your Ancient ( Or your HQ) and destroying theirs.While doing this , you can(and must) collaborate with your other 4 teammates with different heroes and skill set to try make the best Offense/Defense.
Really really enjoyable if you play with your friends or family.

Well guess now , what if you got a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ toxic teammate ? don't bother ganking together, make one mistake may get you reported and mocked

Tips if you want enjoy Dota for a long time : Make sure you have friend/family playing it too.If you ever play a Single game and you met this stranger with fun attitude,forgiving yet teaching ,know ways of dota, commend them and don't scared to ask if they want to be your Steam friend.Because kind like them are extremly rare. Its like getting Mew in Pokemon

Gameplay
9/10
Fun
9/10
Community
0,5/10
Play it with friends or family
10/10

Overall for me
6/10

Remember, Dont be A hate in Dota 2
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75 of 108 people (69%) found this review helpful
34 people found this review funny
Not Recommended
389.0 hrs on record
Posted: 10 July
Designed to make you hate life and everyone else. This game and others like it are a psychological hell and you'd do your health and your ambitions a favour if you uninstalled this as quickly as possible. You're better off playing with your testicles.
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55 of 86 people (64%) found this review helpful
20 people found this review funny
Not Recommended
6,656.0 hrs on record
Posted: 13 July
If u want to waste ur lifetime and benefit form a totally toxic community, then this is the right game for you.
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23 of 31 people (74%) found this review helpful
17 people found this review funny
Recommended
167.6 hrs on record
Posted: 28 July
ruined my life 10/10
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27 of 40 people (68%) found this review helpful
13 people found this review funny
Recommended
751.0 hrs on record
Posted: 25 July
Once you start playing, you will realized that this game gives you cancer and why people still play it.
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47 of 79 people (59%) found this review helpful
12 people found this review funny
Not Recommended
470.3 hrs on record
Posted: 9 July
I'd love to say that I love this game. However:
1) it is free, so invite all the Russian and Peruvian ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥s you like (if you don't know what that means, learn "blyet" and "jaja" and "♥♥♥♥♥♥" and you'll do fine.
2) its algorithm for game-building is ♥♥♥♥ed. Enough said.
3) if you have a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ wifi connection, get ready to be put into low-priority, which is DOTA's way of saying "♥♥♥♥ you!" and again, see #1. Welcome to all peruvians and russians and hating your life.
4) when you can no longer stand all this ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥t, you'll realize the elitist mentality setting in: everyone in DOTA is a troll, and an ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.
5) when you can't take this, delete the game. Say bye-bye to 500 hours of your life, as I did, and hello to a better life, post-♥♥♥♥♥♥♥t-♥♥♥-game/
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