Knowing how to cut some losses in DOTA 2 or any other MOBA Tournaments for that matter, is crucial to avoiding some nasty and debilitating deaths. Such deaths can come easy when you see a three or five-man push at one of your towers and you do an uncoordinated defense atte

People have complimented the game for its mechanics, visuals, and characters, as well as being very accessible for a card game. Opaque mechanics can quickly confuse a player into offloading a game from their device, but Legends of Runeterra is not only relatively easy to learn, but allows players who don't want to pay to win to still enjoy the g

More often than not, this will result in a team wipe or some embarrassing misplays because one: random beginners didn't train with you and two: pro setups are tailored to specific teams and playstyles. Just because you copied your idol's play down to the last consumable doesn't mean you can carry the whole team. After all, DOTA 2 is all about teamw

Turtle Rock Studios' spiritual successor to Left 4 Dead has been delayed for five months. Back 4 Blood was originally scheduled to release on July 18, but Turtle Rock announced on Twitter this week that the game won't be coming until October 12, 2

Don't let pride get in the way. If a support hero is falling behind on wards, buy them. Very little is more important than getting rid of the fog that clouds vision in Dota 2 ; even an extra second to run away from a gank is the difference between life and de

Speaking of gold, one thing that actually hurts a player more than dying is getting their creep income denied. You can do this by last-hitting your own creeps who are about to die. Apart from denying them gold, you also deny them the experience given by your dead cre

If it was a five-man push and they killed you alone then that already puts your whole team at a disadvantage in the event that they want to stop the onslaught because they're already outnumbered. Beyond that, each of your death contributes to the enemy's g

Over the years, while Valve has made several attempts to make Dota 2 more beginner friendly, most ended up ineffective. The biggest problem was that there was no in-depth tutorial for newcomers to follow. Despite its complex mechanics, the in-game tutorial was underwhelming in design and as a result, newcomers would often learn to play through online videos or through their experienced friends. However, another problem in Dota 2 emerged with its poor matchmaking system . Once newcomers had learned the basics and played some bot games, they would finally queue in an actual 5v5 environm

In a blogpost , Niantic described the unnamed game as having "gameplay activities to encourage walking and make walking more delightful." This is the first game developed by Niantic's Tokyo studio and is expected sometime in 2

With The International 2020 being cancelled as well as the future of the tournament left uncertain, Valve decided to work with Netflix to create a new animated show titled Dota: Dragon's Blood to hopefully attract new players to Dota 2. Together with the show, Valve also decided to release a massive update for Dota 2 that overhauled the new player experience. Introducing a number of diverse tools and resources, Valve hopes that new players are provided gradual learning opportunities instead of a single dump of complex informat

At certain intervals, four bounty runes will spawn, two on each side. Those who aren't ready will find that their rune has been taken by the enemy. Also, don't forget to check on the runes in the river which give a buff that often yields a free hero kill when ganking with

On The Run soft-launched in select regions throughout Southeast Asia on April 22, 2020, and launched worldwide on Android and iOS on March 25, 2021. The game is free-to-play, though aggressive microtransactions have earned the game a bit of a sour reputation among critics and players. The game currently has a rating of 4.7/5 on the Google Play store with over 50,000 reviews, so it's safe to say that many are thoroughly enjoying the g

So don't play with humans right away as a way to gauge your skills. DOTA 2 has competent-enough bots that can help players test out heroes, tactics, and builds until they're ready to get chucked into the brutal world of MOBA

Although it released in 2018, 2020 was really Among Us ' year to shine . Mobile downloads this year were almost as high as those of Pokemon GO when Niantic's game first came out. It's also popular to play on PC, and cross-play enables groups of friends or strangers to play together whether they're on mobile or PC. The setup of the game is easy to grasp, and the social manipulation aspect makes it especially popular for a generation that grew up playing games like Mafia and Werewo

It's hard to say where the next big tournament will be located since Valve takes bids to make such determinations , but the city that hosts it won't change the core gameplay. And wards will be central to that gamep