Introduced in 2010, Dota 2 has rapidly become one of the most popular online games. Today, the popular MOBA from the company Valve daily has hundreds of thousands of players from all corners of our planet. Europe, Brazil, the U.S., China, and Australia – Dota 2 matches are now in great reverence.
Valve has bet on F2P and free keys. With each passing day, Dota 2 has gained momentum, and now it is one of the most popular online games – if not the most popular. Free-to-Play is one of the most important elements of Dota 2 success, but it is far from the only one.
Gameplay
Every Dota 2 hero is unique in his way! The greatest value of Dota 2 and the basis of all the foundations of the game. Recall that DotA was the founder of the game genre called MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena).
Explain to the novice player what he needs to do in Dota 2. You can in a couple of minutes. But he will be honing his skills for years. In this respect, Dota 2 is more advanced than soccer. There’s nothing new in soccer, but there are many innovations in Dota. A variety of gameplay situations is another feature of Dota 2 gameplay.
There are more than a hundred heroes, many build options, different picks, and bans, affecting the battle, landscape… As a result, the player has to improvise more often. Hard training and acting are also very important here. Without them, there is nothing in cybersport!
Regular updates
In addition to cosmetic improvements, regular updates from Valve entail changing the game mechanics. Some characters are weakened, others are made stronger, and others are added to the game. This all affects gameplay – new strategies and moves, while tactics that work well rapidly become obsolete.
Ditching inventory to increase regeneration
By throwing out inventory that increases strength and intelligence, you can significantly speed up the rate of health regeneration. With the practical use of such a chip, each hero can save a few seconds on regenerating HP.
Some users purposely leave certain items from the inventory away from the fountain to increase the available effect of regeneration abilities. It is important to make sure that there are no opponents nearby, as in this case, you can lose your inventory.
Enabling random event control
Most of the skills within the game that have some chance of being triggered are not based on an actual random generator but a “pseudo-RNG” system. This system, whose main purpose is to keep users protected from long chains of attacks from effects, helps unlucky players get bash on сrete with a certain probability.
In practice, the more often the hero hits, the faster the probability of the ability triggering increases. The chance is reset immediately after successful triggering, and the accumulation process starts from the beginning.
If you correctly calculate the number of hits on the creeps, there is a chance to accurately predict the behavior of the ability in the next few hits on the enemy. A Spirit Breaker who has already struck many times that didn’t stun a creep is significantly more likely to be able to shake an enemy hero after a few hits. This is due to the increased chance of this ability triggering relative to the base level. This makes Dota 2 tournaments incredibly exciting.
Direct Pathing method
Moving heroes in Dota 2 is difficult, and many users continue to encounter problems with the choice of characters’ non-standard routes of movement on the map. In some cases, this can lead to death or loss of HP.
The Direct Pathing system allows players to move in the right direction, ignoring the available landscape. This ensures that the hero will move in the exact direction the player wants. To activate Direct Pathing, enter the combination: cl_dota_alt_unit_movetodirection 1 in the console. After that, this command will be activated “by default” by pressing the “Alt” key.
Proper use of the features in some cases will help get the game advantage and provide a higher chance of winning. Dota 2 hides a lot of mysteries and has many unique mechanics, making it the best game in the MOBA genre to date. The recent The International showed the importance of this game for eSports. There is no doubt that upcoming tournaments will be even grander.
