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Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" Dignitas was sure they belonged at TI2. When they didn’t make it, they took that disappointment and focused it on a goal – getting into The 2013 International. They made that goal but they know that is just one step on the real final goal – winning The International. Their bootcamp mirrored their history. The first half was was frustrating, with their Internet connection failing them, they were unable to get in the practice they wanted. But they took the final two…

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" This weekend is non-stop Dota 2. The first round of Group Stage has already started. We are playing 4 games at a time from 9am until 10pm PST both Saturday and Sunday. On Monday we will have games from 9am to 2pm PST. How can you possibly consume this much Dota 2? 
Here are some handy links for you. You can watch matches inside the game client or pick a stream from the live stream page: http://www.dota2.com/international/prelims/watch/ If you want to see images fr…

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" Mousesports snuck into The International last year. It wasn’t a planned playoff like this year, but MUFC’s travel problem became an opportunity for Mouz. While they won that playoff, they had no expectation of playing in the tournament so they hadn’t trained to play the other teams. It showed. But this year is different, Black is the only remaining player and they didn’t back into The International but won the Western Qualifier. It wasn’t easy. They first stumbled…

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" When talking with MUFC’s WinteR, it comes as no surprise that he was once a national chess player. As he discusses the draft stage, it is detailed and insightful. This is an area where he placed all the responsibility on himself. Where other teams might make choices to work against the opponents, WinteR feels the need to know every small detail about his own team, the roles they excel at, the strategies they can execute because in his eyes – a strategy born out of…

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" Orange has a rookie on their team – Ohaiyo. He is a good example of a rookie’s experience at The International. He relies on teammates who have been here before to help him navigate the event. They tell him things like don’t lose your passport and most importantly relax. But nerves and excitement can be used to your favor. For instance, he is way too excited to be suffering jet lag. And if he is still worried about his own nerves during a game, his teammate Mushi …

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" While some teams have a language barrier by having two nationalities on their team, LGD International lives up to the International part of their name by being based in China and having a team comprised of players from Canada, America, Denmark, Sweden, and Russia. With all team members moving to a foreign country where they none of them speak the language, they were forced to turn to each other. Their in-game communication might not always be pretty, but as Brax p…

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" One month is your average time for a boot camp before The International. A few teams even talked about the tensions that can rise by having a longer camp. Fnatic broke all the rules by running theirs for two months. For them it was important to not just practice but bond as a team. They needed to believe in each other. The Dota 2 community was hard on them as they switched over. Then their early successes led into a slump. It hasn’t always been easy to believe. Be…

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" We say it is 16 teams descending on Seattle for The International but there are 17 in Bellevue today. Two of those teams, Quantic and RattleSnake, will play a best of 5 playoff to secure that final 16th position. So today at 1pm PST it isn’t about 16 teams descending on Seattle, but 2 teams taking an elevator ride down to a conference room in Bellevue to decide their fate. Both these teams have prepared not just for each other, but the entire International field. …

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" When we asked teams to pick their top 4 for The International, DK is almost always on the list. When Ohaiyo from Orange picked who he was most excited to meet at his first International – he named BurNIng from DK. So with all the accolades, why is it that BurNIng feels they are being over shadowed by the other Chinese teams? He cites a simple lack of focus in earlier tournaments. But that’s gone. DK is nothing but focus now. When asked, other teams will also tell …

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" Travel to The International impacts almost all of the teams. The change in time zones, the distance, unfamiliar surroundings all cause each team to try and compensate. Some teams shift their training schedules to get ready – Zenith also shifted their schedule but for another reason. As an independent team, they are forced to make due and adjust to their daily lives. With xy- still finishing his national service, they can’t play during the day. They have to play at…

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" Posting a picture of TongFu always generates a huge amount of excitement and this fan favorite team is looking to focus that excitement on The International. There are just a few problems, what happened at the Alienware Cup? What happened last year at the International? When we asked Hao about this, his response was quick, honest, and to the point. Last year, it was his fault – he lost his concentration on the game. There were too many distractions happening in hi…

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" For some teams, you can see the determination and seriousness in their faces. For LGD, they wear their dedication in their style with new haircuts – the Dota 2 Logo cut into the side of their heads. That dedication and determination comes from losing their invite this year and having to qualify and reprove themselves to The International, the Dota 2 community, and themselves. On the road back to The International, they experimented with different strategies and ro…

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" Benaroya Hall isn’t just an amazing place to watch The International because it is a prestigious beautiful building that is home to the Seattle Orchestra, but at game time, it is also filled with friends and of course other Dota 2 fans. While not everyone can fit in the hall, you can still watch with friends and other Dota 2 fans as a group. To help you find events, we’ve put up an Official PubStomp page. Here organizers can submit their event to be listed and the…

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" When we first announced the Interactive Compendium, we hoped it would be something that Dota players would be interested in. Shortly afterwards, we were forced to admit we underestimated the community’s response to it. Upon reflection, we decided that the community was clearly sending us a message – so we spent the next two months adding more features to the Compendium. With the International only three weeks away, we thought we’d cover some of the things we’ve ad…

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" During a two year beta, Dota 2 grew to be the largest active community on Steam ever, with an monthly user base over 3 million users, and peak concurrent users of over 300,000. The feedback from these users has put Dota 2 in position to welcome everyone to come play, as we move from beta to launch. Today, the Dota 2 Beta is over and the game is now available. Given the size of the Dota audience, the initial launch of the game will be done in waves. You can find al…

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" Today’s update continues the expansion of our training experience for new players. Play as Sniper in an all new lesson and defeat Tidehunter as you learn more advanced game concepts. Also introduced is the Archronicus, a tome of knowledge containing various artifacts and lore from the Dota universe, which are revealed by completing additional training lessons. Who knows what words of forbidden power are contained within? Afterwards play the new Limited Hero mode w…

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" We are now approaching the two year anniversary of Dota 2’s limited release, and we feel like we’re ready to expand to include anyone who wants to give it a try. In the case of Dota 2, or other games with large backend systems that support them, this isn’t quite as simple as pressing the big red launch button, then sitting back and watching, because of the large infrastructure they rely upon. As a result, we’re going to take a different approach to the launch of D…

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" One goal we have for Dota 2 is to have as many people playing and enjoying the game as possible. To do so, we suspected we’d need to encourage behaviors that have positive effects on the game and community and discourage behaviors that have the opposite effect- like causing other players to play less or not at all or to discourage them from trying out the game in the first place. One of the things we also suspected was that we wouldn’t be able to tackle that kind …

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" After some thoughtful games of Dota, we came up with four new stretch goals that we’ll be updating the Compendium with tomorrow. The initial stretch goals for the Compendium were at $1,700,000, $1,850,000 and $2,600,000 granting a new Battle Booster, improved Courier upgrades, and an Immortal item. The new goals are: $2,000,000 – A custom HUD skin for all Compendium owners $2,200,000 – A Taunt item with a brand new animation for all Compendium owners $2,400,000 – …

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" The community has once again surprised and caught us off guard by reaching the second Stretch Goal in The International Interactive Compendium already, adding over $250,000USD to the International Prize Pool. Our original plan was for the International 2013 Courier to be able to ride a small set of mounts, and now the art team knows the community demands more. Here some concepts for some of the new mounts they now have on the to-do list: Given how much faster the …