This is why it is considered to be one of the greatest games ever made , and despite its infamous reputation for being very difficult, is one of the most popular PC games in the world. Now that you have some idea of what kind of a game Dota 2 is, you need to ask yourself why you should play it.
But there are some popular misconceptions that may be deterring you for no valid reason. In fact, you may have heard this term from someone in the Dota 2 community itself, as it is often memed about, usually in jest. Dota 2 has over 8 million active players each month, with almost half a million playing at any single given point of time. It is almost always in the top 2 of the most played games on Steam , the largest video game distribution service in the world, at any given time.
There are a few good reasons for this. It makes sense, as these games attract younger players more due to their fast-paced gameplay and low barrier of entry. The FPS first-person shooter genre itself is and always has been more popular in general. In fact, several other MOBA games have shut down or are no longer being developed.
Dota 2, however, has stayed close to the top among only a handful of other MOBA games that are still being actively developed and have a healthy player-base.
To be honest, this is quite exaggerated. The game has heroes all of which are free and do not require being purchased , over items and dozens of mechanics that provide an immense number of combinations and possibilities in each and every game. This makes Dota 2 an incredibly deep and rich game, where there is always room to learn something new and every single match is unique in its possibilities. And all these basics can be learned by playing the tutorials.
We will explain this in more detail in the next section. But for now, know that while Dota 2 has a very high skill ceiling, it has a moderate skill floor. The experience of playing Dota 2 is probably the most difficult thing to describe.
And even then, your perception and understanding of the game will change and evolve over time. It sounded mysterious and demonic and immersive.
Every hero has certain voice lines that they say when given certain commands. The sound design in the game is top tier, as is the case with every single Valve game ever made. It instantly made me want to know more about the game, and eventually, I started playing it myself.
A large part of playing the game is to listen to sound queues and react to them. And this is just one aspect of Dota 2, but like we mentioned before, the production and art design of the game is top tier.
The tutorials in both the old client and the new Reborn client Source 2 port were mediocre and barely covered any necessary topics that a player should be expected to know before jumping into a match. However, all that changed in when Valve introduced an update with a host of new features, including updated tutorials. Now, all you have to do is start the game and hop into the tutorials in order to learn the basics of the game.
There are other challenges that you will face. Things that you may not even realize are holding you back, and sometimes, even hold back veteran players. Your early struggles will probably be centered around mechanical knowledge and skill. Having a good level of comfort in controlling both the camera and your hero will take some time. One way to ease the pain is to play mechanically simple heroes. It is also a good idea to play only a handful of heroes many times instead of widening your pool too much.
Once you understand what a certain hero does, you can allow yourself to focus on other things like camera movement and positioning. Spamming a handful of heroes allows you to learn things outside the scope of your knowledge, as your fundamentals are grounded and strong.
When going through the tutorials, make sure that you go to the Settings and change the hotkeys and other options to your comfort level. Try different things and see what works best for you. You will have to add these manually as you see fit.
This is something that all Dota 2 players need to figure out, not just new ones. What are my goals? What is the peak that I want to reach? Most players would generally agree that they want to improve at the game, climb up the matchmaking ranks and be worthy of playing at a certain skill level.
A lot of players just start playing the game, get inspired by watching tournaments and hope that they can make it as a professional player someday. Therefore, it is good to know your potential. Even if you seriously want to become a professional player one day, you need to put that long-term goal in your subconscious and set practical, short-term goals to improve little by little over time.
The game itself can only give you so much information, but beyond that, you will be forced to figure things out on your own. They get bogged down trying the same ideas and failing, never learning from their mistakes or using their observation skills. Gamerzclass can help you figure these things out. In order to get the right answer, you need to first know how to ask the right question.
In order to make your journey through Dota 2 easier, there are a number of useful features in the game that you will come across. You may discover some of these on your own, but knowing what to look out for can speed up the process instead of leaving you lost. None of these features were present during the original version of Dota 2, and have been added over the years, some of them quite recently.
Most of them are free to use, except one that requires a monthly subscription, but we talk about that in more detail below. Like we mentioned before, the tutorials in the game were quite mediocre for the longest time. The good news is, that is no longer the case. When you launch the game for the first time, you will be asked a handful of questions about your previous experience in similar games.
If you answer like a beginner to the genre, you will be directed to the Learn tab automatically. Here, you will find the tutorials in the form of a total of 32 mini-games, divided across 4 sections.
Most of these are quite short and simple to do. You also get rewards for completing 5 out of 8 mini-games in each section. But we recommend that you complete each and every one, as many of the mechanics explained are crucial. As we said before, take your time with these tutorials. It can serve as an alternative to completing all the other tutorials, however, it does not explain some of the concepts and mechanics. The plus side is that the tutorial is narrated by several community members, professional players and the like.
This makes it quite fun to play through, and can be completed in just minutes to an hour. Keep in mind that you may get stuck in some of the sections of the tutorial, as it was not designed to remain functional indefinitely. But you can just skip the sections where that happens. However, this process can be quite rough, as you may encounter experienced people who expect more from you than you know, or toxic players who ruin the fun of the game.
Thankfully, there is an easy solution to this. The New Player Mode is a game mode specifically designed for new players. It also has couriers deliver items to you automatically a concept you may have learned in the tutorials , a concept which generally needs to be performed manually. It also makes you anonymous, so as to not be the target of toxicity, and fills the game with bots when there are no other new players to match with.
Bots are much easier to play against, even at the highest difficulty, compared to human players. It is recommended that you play this game mode for at least your first 50 to matches, before jumping into a pub with other players. It allows valid reports to be counted and ignores false reports so as to not punish innocent players. The toxicity of the Dota 2 community precedes itself, which is what deters many players from trying the game.
In the past, reports were not vetted and players could be reported for no valid reason. What you need to know now is that the Overwatch system is miles better than what we had previously.
It also punishes players for using scripts or hacks, which give them an unfair advantage in the game. These actions are punished more severely. If you face any such players in your games, you can report them via Overwatch by clicking on the rightmost button on the scoreboard, which can be opened using the button in the top-left corner on the screen. The Overwatch case will be forwarded to a reviewer, and you will get a notification if they receive a guilty verdict. Remember to not use this report just because a player is bad at the game, only if they are intentionally disruptive.
This is a monthly subscription service that provides you with a variety of useful features in the game. It is especially useful for new players, as it shows you several tips in Dota 2 right from the hero selection phase, such as which hero is best to choose in a particular match.
It also gives you other information, like optimal spots to place wards, stack timings for neutral camps, ability and item build suggestions etc. Furthermore, it gives you a sense of progression in a variety of ways. You can level up your heroes, complete challenges and purchase hero relics.
By doing all these things, you earn an in-game currency called Dota Plus Shards. You can use these shards to purchase the aforementioned hero relics and cosmetic items, like full sets that augment the appearance of your heroes. Take note that these cosmetics do not give you an advantage over others in a game, only enhance the looks of your hero. This goes for all the features of Dota Plus as well. The great news is that you get two months of Dota Plus subscription for free when you start playing the game.
The concept of coaching is quite popular in Dota 2, where players who want to learn and improve request the help of other, more experienced players to teach them. Some professional players also provide coaching services, however these are generally paid and cost a fair amount.
There are other, free coaching services as well, but you need to go out of your way to find them. Luckily, there is a coaching feature in the game, which is quite nifty, and matches you with players more experienced than you to help in your games. You can find the coaching button at the bottom-left corner of the screen on the main page of the client. You can buy extra heroes and accessories with in-game currency or real money to gain an advantage, however, you can also use free champions that are available every week in rotation.
Heroes of the Storm is the game developed by Blizzard which is the same company that developed World of Warcraft and Diablo along with other titles. Heroes of the Storm follows the same gameplay style as DOTA 2 and LoL but there are minor differences that make it more newbie friendly.
First of all, there are no items or accessories to give you an advantage over the enemy which means everyone plays on an equal level. Pure skill and experience are what separates good players from new ones. Heroes of the Storm brings all the heroes from different Blizzard games into one battlefield. This makes the game very interesting because you can play as your favorite characters and enjoy the game.
There are tons of new elements on each map that give the teams an edge over their opponents depending on who utilizes these elements. This game offers one of the best MOBA experience in the genre for newbies and veterans alike. Supported Platforms: Windows and Mac. Visit Website 3. SMITE If heroes and champions from the other games do not interest you at all then you may find yourself interested in Gods. This game is a bit different from other MOBAs because it has a 3rd-person perspective instead of the common top-down perspective found in most MOBAs out there.
You can get to use your god in 3rd-person view which makes the experience a bit unique and gives it more of an action game theme. This game still needs a little more balance because there are certain Gods that are far superior to others, which makes the experience a bit boring sometimes because everybody picks the same Gods.
However, if you are skilled enough then you can choose any God and smite your opponents pun intended. Buy items at the beginning of the game to gain an advantage over your enemies and give a boost to your god.
You need quick reactions to perform in this game. Heroes of Newerth Choose your hero and lead your army to the victory in Heroes of Newerth. This game is all about building tactics with your team and then attacking the enemy to crush them. The game focuses on team play and strategy gameplay. You get a very amazing voice chat in the game that can be sued to coordinate with your team and plan your attacks accordingly. This game is based on the Warcraft 3 mod: DotA, however, there are many new unique elements in the game that give it a different style.
Create a clan and recruit clan members to become the most powerful force in this game. There are more than 12 playable characters that you can use for free and you can even purchase extra stuff if you want with in-game currency or real money. Play ranked mode to earn better ranks and become the number 1 player on the Heroes of Newerth leaderboards, it takes time and patience to reach the top stage.
It is the perfect mix of turn-based RPG and strategy games. In this game instead of going at it individually, the whole team is controlled by a single player at a time.
Every turn a new player gets to control the entire team and makes moves with them as they see fit. This makes the whole gameplay very interesting because one bad move could cost you the match. Every move needs to be planned in advance and carried out as planned. The game is in the earlier stages at the moment and offers 12 playable heroes for the time being. These heroes are available for free in weekly rotation so you can try them out before purchasing any one of them.
The game follows the same structure adopted by other popular MOBAs, giving players access to a variety of Heroes that they can control and take down the enemy team along with four other teammates on a familiar 3-lane map. As of now, Arena of Valor offers a roster of around 40 different heroes that have been divided into six set roles — Tanks, Assassins, Mages, Support, Warriors and Marksmen.
On top of that, the game also features a couple of different game modes, including a 3v3 mode for quicker matches and a 1v1 mode to help you test out your skills against players from around the world. Visit Website 7.
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