ResetEra's Dota 2 Hangout
This OT (Official Topic)thread is mostly talking about the Dota 2 Pro scene, but we also play dotes.
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Dota 2 is one of the hardest most complex multiplayer games on the market to master and by far the most toxic of gamer communities. I would say it takes minimum 10-20 hours to understand what is going on and a lifetime of figuring out obscure tricks to become more efficient. Fair warning: if you can stand the toxicity and difficulty curve, it can eat up a thousand+ hours of your life if you stick with it. I know a lot of people barely play a game more than 10 hours but at the same time there are also those who have uninstalled or removed the game from Steam because once you get going it really spikes those gaming pleasure centers in the brain like nothing else.
If you are new to Dota 2 and want to give it a whirl I would highly recommend these subreddits:
/r/LearnDota2 (Learn the basics)
/r/dota2tutor (Find a tutor or students)
Skip the shithole that is /r/dota2 and don't buy cosmetic items
Newish discord DotaFromZero
https://redd.it/oqro4c
Our Dota ERA Gaming Hangouts thread is mostly complaining about professional scene or low/mid level play, but we can answer most basic or beginner questions. The game is a 30+ GB install so I highly recommend using that download time to skim the basics instead of diving in, many Dota things are counterintuitive and unlike traditional AAA videogame play or even rival MOBA League of Legends.
Guilds
If you are a regular player or like to earn free Guild/Dota+ points/cosmetics contact either myself or Lausebub if you would like to join Era's NA or EU guild respectively. You don't have to be physically in NA or EU, but regular playing is important. It really sucks having to kick people but if you are afk for like a month - sorry.
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DPC 2021
Dota 2 Esports
In 2011, The International changed the landscape of competitive esports, gathering the world's finest Dota teams together and setting a new standard for a champion's prize. From those origins, the Dota Pro Circuit has grown into a fierce competition that spans both the calendar and the globe...
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Dota Pro Circuit 2021
Starting with this season, Valve has once again reworked the Dota Pro Circuit. Regional Leagues replace the Minors, from which the Major participants are determined. This competitive Dota year is divided into two seasons, each punctuated by a Major. Thus the number of Majors is reduced to two...
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- The 2021 DPC is shortened to 2 Majors with 2 Seasons and an Upper and Lower Division of 8 teams.
- Minors are replaced with Regional League play
- Teams play 6 weeks of League Round Robin matches with Five Bo3 matches a three days/week for all 6 regions
- Majors are divided into 3 stages: Wildcard, Group Stage and Playoffs
- Wildcard: The 3-4th place from EU/CN and the 3rd place from CIS/SEA play a Bo2 Round Robin, top 2 advance to the Group Stage
- Groupstage: The 2nd place from each region and the top 2 from the Wildcard play Bo2 Round Robin for Playoff seeding
- Playoff: The 1st place team from each region starts in upper bracket along with the top 2 from the Groupstage, the bottom 4 start in lower bracket
League Prizes
Major Prizes
- All teams earn money in Upper Division and the Top 6 teams earn money in the Lower Division
Major Prizes
- The bottom two teams are relegated, Upper Division bottom 2 are relegated to Lower Division and the bottom 2 in Lower Division are relegated to Open Qualification
- The top 12 teams for points qualify directly to TI10
- The remaining slots are won by TI Regional Qualifier which includes a playoff between the 8 top teams in each region
Season 1
League Jan 18-Feb 28
🇸🇬 Major 1 Mar 25- Apr 4
Season 2
League Apr 13-May 23
🇺🇦 Major 2 Jun 2-13
Twelve Qualified teams via DPC
CN 5: iG, LGD, VG, Aster, Elephant
SA 3: Noping, bc, SG
EU 3: Secret, [A], OG
NA 3: EG, QC, Undying
CIS 2: VP, Spirit
SEA 2: T1, fnatic
TI10 Regional Qualifiers
In addition to the 12 teams qualifying from DPC points each of the remaining Upper and Lower teams play for one spot in each region
EEU and SA: June 23-26
Spirt and SG qualify
https://liquipedia.net/dota2/The_International/2021/Eastern_Europe
https://liquipedia.net/dota2/The_International/2021/South_America
NA and SEA: June: June 30-July 3
Undying and fnatic qualify
https://liquipedia.net/dota2/The_International/2021/North_America
https://liquipedia.net/dota2/The_International/2021/Southeast_Asia
CN and EU: July 7-10
Elephant and OG qualify
https://liquipedia.net/dota2/The_International/2021/China
https://liquipedia.net/dota2/The_International/2021/Western_Europe
The International 2021
Now they are unsure if/when tickets will be sold****
New location Bucharest National Arena October 7-17***
For anyone interested in making the trip to Romania reddit has a good guide to newcomers https://old.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/og4gnm/bucharest_survival_guide_ti_edition/
In the past TI tickets are usually $40-100 for the first 4 days and $100-250 for the final weekend
Buying at the event usually ends up being cheaper for the first 4 days and much more expensive for the final 2 days.
Likely not in August or in Sweden**
****https://www.dota2.com/newsentry/2951535087508533402
***https://www.dota2.com/newsentry/2968417243145568913
**https://www.dota2.com/newsentry/2992060508108464823
*https://old.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/nmspqn/ti_can_have_an_audience_if_valve_changes_venue/
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