Valve announces million dollar Dota 2 tournament
Valve has announced a million dollar tournament featuring Dota 2, which is set to take place in Cologne, Germany, during Gamescom 2011.
Valve's wallets must be bursting at the seams because the company has announced a lucrative tournament for its upcoming game Dota 2 using Gamescom 2011 as its stage.
Dubbed "The International," the Dota 2 tournament serves as both the game's public debut as well as a tournament that will see sixteen teams comprised of the "best Dota teams in the world" battle for a million dollar purse.
According to the announcement, Dota 2 is still on pace to arrive for the PC and Mac "later this year."
Sixteen teams will compete in a "group stage, double elimination playoff" throughout the show, which takes place at Gamescom 2011, in Cologne, Germany, from August 17 through August 21. For those not included in the actual playing of the game (or going to Gamescom) the entire tournament will be video broadcast worldwide in English, Chinese, Russian, and German.
Details for "The International" are available on the event's official site.
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Valve has announced a million dollar tournament featuring Dota 2, which is set to take place in Cologne, Germany, during Gamescom 2011.-
"using Gamescam 2011 as its stage."
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Sorry, Gamescam is the name of my indie SKA band.
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Meh, even if I like Dota 2, I'll still keep playing HoN. I'm sure they'll be different enough (heroes, skills, etc.) that one won't overwhelm the other, aside from S2 being a small indie company, and Valve being Chuck Norris. I might buy Dota 2 depending on how soon the tear ducts from my wallet from the steam summer sale dry up ;)
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I thought it was going to be free to play?
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That's the speculation, they didn't announce anything yet.
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I feel you, mon. oh come on, someone had to post this :(
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I really hope he does an awesome remix for DotA2.
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Thats one way to sell a game.
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It's the spiritual successor to Defense of the Ancients, but the game isn't referred to as such.
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aka, "Mod created because default WC3 MP was boring"
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So why is DOTA blamed for anything? WC3 has its comm and now DOTA carved out its own.
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wait...Dota2 isn't out? But they are announcing a tournament THIS YEAR for it?
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Better start practicing!
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Man, i really hope someone gets 50,000 in DotA2
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no US team lol
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Also, Team EG and SK Gaming are missing for some reason.
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Both of those have moved on from DotA to LoL and HoN. Same with Fnatic.
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They don't have DotA teams.
Valve or whoever organized the thing honestly did a pretty good job putting together the invitee list.
Only questionables are DK (in contention for top chinese team) missing (apparently they had visa trouble and couldn't make it) and the Thai team. Also, I'd rather see a BR team or Happyfeet over Mineski which is really not relevant any more.
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The trouble is the community will migrate from HoN and LoL, and the Dota community is a bunch of elitist wankers.
You can't be a bonafide "newbie" there and expect to get any advice or patience, all you'll get is flamed down and kicked. Which is sad...we were all noobs at our favourite games once, where is the love I ask you?
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Well I hear HoN is like that now. So it seems it's inevitable. Yet valve mentioned making bonuses and awards for players who are helpful and are willing to teach new players, and making dicks less prominent.
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