Dota 2 Articles

6.83b launched with minor nerfs and respawn time changes

<p>An update to the 6.83 map has been released, bringing some nerfs to Juggernaut, Faceless Void, Slark, Brewmaster, Tidehunter and Vengeful Spirit. The respawn timer formula has also changed, increasing the respawn time of heroes during the earlier stages of the game.</p>

StarLadder XI - iG and CDEC both denied visas, replaced by PR and Na'Vi

<p>The two Chinese participants of StarLadder XI LAN finals will most likely be unable to travel to Kiev, as their CIS visa applications were denied once again. Na&#39;Vi and Power Rangers will replace the two teams in the event, and the SLTV organization will possibly look for a new venue in Europe to avoid similar situations in the future.</p>

DAC Asia Day 4: CDEC remain top, HGT enter top four

<p>Only two days remain in the DAC Asian qualifier as CDEC Gaming retain the top spot for the third day in a row. The Chinese team currently sits six points above EHOME and TongFu Wanzhou, while HGT finally entered the top four with a victory against LAI Gaming.</p>

'I felt left out' - NiP.Era talks about his year and Lajons

<p>We managed to grab one of NiP&#39;s first Dota 2 players, Adrian &#39;Era&#39; Kryeziu, for an interview to talk about his rough year with Fnatic and his new teams Lajons that eventually got picked up by Ninjas in Pyjamas.&nbsp;</p>

Aui_2000 and pieliedie confirm being kicked from C9

<p>After the rosters for Cloud 9 and Evil Geniuses had been revealed by the DAC invites, it was only a matter of time until either party would comment on the situation. Now both pieliedie and Aui_2000 have officially confirmed that they were kicked from their team in Cloud 9.</p>

CDEC will not be attending StarLadder Season 11

<p>CDEC have just announced that they will not be attending the StarLadder Season 11 LAN finals that begin this Thursday, as they were unable to obtain their visas in time.&nbsp;</p>

Hana departs First Departure

<p>Meracle announces on his personal Twitter account that the teams long term offlaner Hana will be joining the Singaporean army and has therefore decided to depart from the team. This leaves the team with only four players on the roster and no announcement on a replacement.</p>

DAC Asia Day 3: Chinese dominate the group, CDEC remains on top

<p>Three days have passed in the Dota 2 Asia Championships Asian qualifier and only Chinese teams remain in the top 10 spots. CDEC-Gaming and EHOME remain at the top, while CSW can&#39;t seem to fight their way out of the bottom.</p>

StarLadder Season XI LAN finals with revised format announced

<p>The first StarLadder event of the year is set to begin on January 15th. While last seasons group stage has been scrapped entirely for a double elimination bracket, all the teams competing will play on the opening day beginning with StarLadder veterans Team Empire taking on American debutants Fire.</p>

DAC Europe: Hellraisers directly qualifies for the main event

<p>The European qualifier for the DAC has concluded and after a thrilling finals, Hellraisers is set to represent Europe at the main stage in Shanghai. Power Rangers and Natus Vincere will have their chance in the wildcard playoffs.</p>

DAC Asia Day 2: CDEC climbs to top for now

<p>CDEC continued their good form into the second day of the Asian qualifiers for the Dota 2 Asia Championships as they handed EHOME their first loss of the qualifiers and pushed them into second place, while Can&#39;t Say Wips remain last after another loss.</p>

2014: A Year in Review

<p>Dear GosuReaders, in light of the eventful year of 2014, GosuGamers has chosen to relive the year and its legacy on the Dota 2 scene. Here are ten of the things that retrospectively have a large impact on the scene going forward into 2015.&nbsp;</p>