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Valve testing new matchmaking system for DotA 2

Responding to a question posed on Twitter, Valve said it’s testing “some social things” and “complete new matchmaking system” for its upcoming sequel to DotA, the former Warcraft 3 custom map.

ATi_Elite5399d ago

come on and release this already so we can get down to episode 3 business.

TheIneffableBob5399d ago

And Counter-Strike 2 business!

So Valve is working on...
- DotA 2
- Half-Life 3/Episode Three?
- New IP from Turtle Rock Studios
- Counter-Strike 2?

Brownghost5399d ago

i just want a reskinned counter strike 2 i want nothing changed just the original game with bonus maps in modern graphics if they change the gameplay for casual players i give up on CS

NuclearDuke5399d ago

This will be Valve's new egg. They will sit on it and hatch it to millions of customers that will probably leave Episode 3 "business" way, way out of schedule.

Sorry to say, but DotA has a playerbase as big as World of Warcraft spanding, surely it's a Free to Play model with cracked WC3 & several platforms like Garena, DotAPLAY etc. but there are so many players.

Takoulya5399d ago

I'm actually really excited for DotA 2 now that I've gotten into League of Legends. I wasn't really a strategy-based player until I took the leap forward and actually researched about how to do well in LoL, and now I'm having the most fun I have had in gaming recently. It's much more rewarding than any shooter, because you know you're outsmarting the enemy rather than having better reflexes than them. My only concern is that it will split the player base of LoL, something I hate to see happen to any game I play.

yamzilla5399d ago

dota pwns half life

dota2 will continue this tradition, half life is a great 12-20 hour ride, after that, over

dota 100's of hours, mad competition, mad strategy,

half life 2 awesome story, mediocre gunplay

dota, intense, edge of your seat sport like enviroment

i admit dota is not for everyone, just like starcraft 2, most people cannot hang with games that regquire actual skill, they wann play COD4, 5, 6, 7 , 8, 9

and rank up for getting one kill and dying 3 times

fps should take away XP every time you die!

Laika5399d ago

id have to agree with you. i dont give a f*** about half life 3. once dota 2 comes out, i will be playing that non stop. dota is by far the most fun multiplayer game i have ever played. it is my fav multiplayer game. and as far as im concerned once dota 2 releases, i wont even give a crap about half life or most games excluding a few. (dark souls, uncharted)

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Esports Awards announces 2025 finalists and categories

A total of 21 categories have been named, with the ceremony set to take place in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 19th, 2025.

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Team Falcons topple Xtreme Gaming in Dota 2’s The International 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.

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Gabe Newell says "people talk s*** at me in chat," but "that's really about their enthusiasm"

Even Gabe Newell isn't immune to being flamed in MOBAs

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thorstein241d ago

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.

Christopher240d ago

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?

thorstein240d ago

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.

Alos88240d ago

Man he's really lost a ton of weight, good on him.

anast240d ago

The guy is a videogame slumlord. Looks like is on Ozempic.

Michiel1989239d ago

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.

anast239d ago

I'm good here boss. I can post a comment and do other things. I' m surprised you haven't figured that out yet.

Michiel1989239d ago

casually making fun of someone's appearance while you're doing other things. What a class act.

tarot10239d ago (Edited 239d ago )

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.

Christopher239d ago

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.

AuraAbjure239d ago (Edited 239d ago )

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."

Christopher239d ago

***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.

Thefeif239d ago (Edited 239d ago )

Looks like Michael Douglas now...weird

Edit Kurt Russell

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