Will Valve follow Blizzard and S2 Games and refuse offline support?
A total of 21 categories have been named, with the ceremony set to take place in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 19th, 2025.
Boris Bulj writes: At Hamburg’s Barclays Arena, eight of the top teams went head-to-head for the coveted trophy and a slice of the $2.6 million prize pool. The Grand Final at The International 2025, the crowd went wild as Team Falcons took the Aegis after a nail-biting showdown with Xtreme Gaming. Every fight had us on the edge of our seats—it’s a finale Dota 2 fans won’t forget anytime soon.
Even Gabe Newell isn't immune to being flamed in MOBAs
Sorry, couldn't hear you while you're bowing your head on your knees and delisting non-adult games that your master deemed they didn't like.
Pretty much zero choice for them here. Do you want them to not be able to sell to a huge portion of the market because multiple sources of online payment deny them use?
I understand what you're saying. There are alternatives to Mastercard.
But none of that negates what he did. Sure there's pressure, but he bent the knee.
if someone isn't terminally online on a gaming forum talking out of his ass like you are, you might actually get shit done in real life.
I'm good here boss. I can post a comment and do other things. I' m surprised you haven't figured that out yet.
casually making fun of someone's appearance while you're doing other things. What a class act.
Yes, I'm sure the billionaire white male owner of the company who can close anyone's account really feels threatened.
Next tell me how brave Elon Musk is because he had to deal with someone telling him the Nazi's were actually the bad guys.
Most people in power are narcissists who actually can't deal with this sort of thing like a normal person, let alone many gamers can't deal with it either. Either way, this is just a slice of life look at how even Gabe sucks at games and puts up with people who don't know how to be respectful to others.
That is sad to think you believe most people in power are significantly flawed in some way. In theory, the strongest and most successful of us are to be admired as inspirations rather than perceived as majorly flawed i.e. "narcissistic."
***That is sad to think you believe most people in power are significantly flawed in some way.***
Common psychological tendencies. It's not sad, just science. And note that 'in power' means CEOs and the like, not just politicians.
"I believe that Valve, too, will choose to avoid any offline use of the game, an argument that is supported by the fact that the game will be on Steam."
Why does a game being on steam indicate that it won't be playable offline? O.o
If it doesn't have LAN then it's back to DotA Allstars for me.
This must be the only Valve game which I'm not interested in. It's a shame aswell since I'd rather see them announce HL3/Episode 3 at E3 this year when as they might end up going on about DOTA2 instead
It would honestly be a shame to see this not have offline support, seeing as there's a single player mode. And Steam also offers a "Go Offline..." mode. It doesn't make sense.
Still going to be buying this game regardless of what is chosen.