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How to increase FPS in Dota 2: v > Articles Vincenzo “Skulz” Milella May 17, 2019 Guides, Settings Comment

The video settings and launch options of Dota 2 can be optimized to increase your FPS and improve your gameplay.

On the web, you can find several configuration files to replace yours and boost the fps. Honestly, I don’t like this approach because I want to know exactly what I am changing, so I decided to review all the options in this article.

These adjustments are useful if you are struggling to reach an acceptable amount of fps as you are using a low-spec PC, but also if you have a monitor with a high refresh-rate as you bought it to gain an edge in a competitive game such as Dota 2.

In-game settings

Launch Dota 2, click the Settings icon on the top left, and open the Video tab. I will show you how to set up each option for maximum performance.

Resolution

Use my monitor’s current resolution: off.

I suggest using the advanced settings, but in some cases this option is helpful to solve bugs.

For example, I am currently using a 34 inches ultrawide monitor: the game doesn’t offer a 21:9 aspect ratio in the advanced settings, and my display resolution isn’t listed either.

In order to play Dota 2 with my monitor, I must select “Use my monitor’s current resolution” and also indicate my exact resolution (2560×1080) in the launch options with the following command: -w 2560 – h 1080.

Note: I didn’t have this issue in the past as my monitor resolution appeared correctly under “Size”.

Use advanced settings: on.

Aspect Ratio: use your native one.

It depends on your display, but nowadays the great majority of the monitors have a 16:9 aspect ratio.

Size: use your native resolution.

Using your native resolution is desirable for a better view, but if you badly need a performance boost, decreasing the resolution will greatly improve your fps. 720p is usually a solid compromise between quality and performance.

Display Mode: Full Screen.

Full Screen is the best choice performance-wise, but you might prefer Borderless Window if you have a multi-monitor setup and you wish to move quickly on another display.

Note: you can switch from Full Screen to Borderless Window by pressing Alt+Enter on the keyboard.

Options

Rendering API: DX11.

The available options are DX9, DX11, Vulkan, and OpenGL.

DX11 provides the best performance on most modern systems, but I recommend trying also DX9 on yours as the results may be different.

Vulkan is only slightly behind DX11. I believe this API might become the superior choice in the future as Valve drastically improved it in the past years.

OpenGL is the worst option. Do not use it.

Rendering

Use basic settings: off.

This slider is the simplest solution to tune down the graphic if you don’t know what are you doing, but I prefer selecting individually each option.

Here are two comparative images with the slider set to Fastest and Best Looking.

How to increase FPS in Dota 2: v > Articles Vincenzo “Skulz” Milella May 17, 2019 Guides, Settings Comment

The video settings and launch options of Dota 2 can be optimized to increase your FPS and improve your gameplay.

On the web, you can find several configuration files to replace yours and boost the fps. Honestly, I don’t like this approach because I want to know exactly what I am changing, so I decided to review all the options in this article.

These adjustments are useful if you are struggling to reach an acceptable amount of fps as you are using a low-spec PC, but also if you have a monitor with a high refresh-rate as you bought it to gain an edge in a competitive game such as Dota 2.

In-game settings

Launch Dota 2, click the Settings icon on the top left, and open the Video tab. I will show you how to set up each option for maximum performance.

Resolution

Use my monitor’s current resolution: off.

I suggest using the advanced settings, but in some cases this option is helpful to solve bugs.

For example, I am currently using a 34 inches ultrawide monitor: the game doesn’t offer a 21:9 aspect ratio in the advanced settings, and my display resolution isn’t listed either.

In order to play Dota 2 with my monitor, I must select “Use my monitor’s current resolution” and also indicate my exact resolution (2560×1080) in the launch options with the following command: -w 2560 – h 1080.

Note: I didn’t have this issue in the past as my monitor resolution appeared correctly under “Size”.

Use advanced settings: on.

Aspect Ratio: use your native one.

It depends on your display, but nowadays the great majority of the monitors have a 16:9 aspect ratio.

Size: use your native resolution.

Using your native resolution is desirable for a better view, but if you badly need a performance boost, decreasing the resolution will greatly improve your fps. 720p is usually a solid compromise between quality and performance.

Display Mode: Full Screen.

Full Screen is the best choice performance-wise, but you might prefer Borderless Window if you have a multi-monitor setup and you wish to move quickly on another display.

Note: you can switch from Full Screen to Borderless Window by pressing Alt+Enter on the keyboard.

Options

Rendering API: DX11.

The available options are DX9, DX11, Vulkan, and OpenGL.

DX11 provides the best performance on most modern systems, but I recommend trying also DX9 on yours as the results may be different.

Vulkan is only slightly behind DX11. I believe this API might become the superior choice in the future as Valve drastically improved it in the past years.

OpenGL is the worst option. Do not use it.

Rendering

Use basic settings: off.

This slider is the simplest solution to tune down the graphic if you don’t know what are you doing, but I prefer selecting individually each option.

Here are two comparative images with the slider set to Fastest and Best Looking.

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Syed Sumail “SumaiL” Hassan is a Professional Dota 2 player born in Karachi, Pakistan. He most recently was the midlane player for Evil Geniuses. As of September 2019, he is no longer on the active roster of Evil Geniuses.

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Sumail first started playing Dota when he was eight years old. When his family moved from Pakistan to Rosemont, Illinois in 2012 he began playing in the North American Elite League. Sumail quickly became the highest rated player in the in-house league, establishing himself as one of the best upcoming talents in the North American scene. [1] His play was so impressive that UNiVeRsE pushed for EG to recruit him in January of 2015. Sumail’s LAN debut was at the Dota 2 League Season 5 finals in Las Vegas on January 6th 2015. The team performed poorly at the event, in part to lack luster performance by Sumail. Critics began to question whether he deserved a roster spot on a team like Evil Geniuses.

In February, Sumail would get a chance to redeem himself as EG participated in the Dota 2 Asia Championships. In his first match of the tournament, Sumail introduced his Euls Scepter of Divinity Shadow Fiend build, which would quickly become part of the meta for the tournament. EG’s captain ppd entered the tournament with a focus on drafting around Sumail, in order to ensure he was comfortable in game. This proved to be quite successful as EG found themselves in the top 4, with an 11-4 record, after the group stage. EG stormed through the upper bracket beating Na’Vi and Big God, but were soundly defeated 2-0 by VG in the upper bracket finals. After a 2-0 victory over the tournament favorite Team Secret in the lower bracket finals, EG had a rematch with VG in the finals. In the finals Sumail established himself as one of the best mid players in the world with his stellar play. Sumail’s most notable performance of the tournament was in Game 3 of the finals, where he found himself with a 0-3-0 score on Storm Spirit before the three minute mark. Undeterred by the poor start, Sumail quickly took control of the game and led his team to victory, while finishing with a score of 17-7-11. Sumail’s breakout performance at DAC led to widespread recognition as a young prodigy in both the Chinese and Western Dota scenes, and secured a reputation as one of the best Storm Spirit players in the game. Sumail helped EG establish themselves as the best team in the beginning of 2015, along with securing $1,284,158 USD for the team.

EG entered The International 2015 as one of the two favorites along with Team Secret; EG had finished 2nd behind Secret at each of the previous two LAN tournaments, The Summit 3 and ESL One Frankfurt 2015. Team Secret finished in 8th place, leaving the way to the championship open for EG. However, EG experienced a setback of their own after losing the Upper Bracket Finals 0-2 to the surprise wildcard powerhouse CDEC Gaming. EG defeated LGD Gaming in the Lower Bracket Finals and prevailed 3-1 in a rematch with CDEC in the Grand Finals to claim the International 2015 championship. Sumail’s play was particularly noteworthy in both the Lower Bracket Finals and the Grand Finals – Game 1 of the Grand Finals was eerily reminiscent of Sumail’s experience in DAC, as Sumail died 3 times on his signature Storm Spirit in the opening moments of the game, but proceeded to complete the fastest Orch >[2]

Following the tournament saw the departure of Aui_2000 for Arteezy. He finished second place in the MLG 2015 World Finals and came third in Valve’s inaugural announcement of the Majors system, the Frankfurt Major 2015, losing to potential champions, OG in the lower bracket finals. Ending the 2015 calendar year, ppd’s decision to draft the Shadow Fiend for sumaiL in the grand finals of the The Summit 4 saw the team making an eventual comeback of 3-2, winning the tournament.

In 2016, SumaiL started off in a slow start and finished third in the Shanghai Major. However after numerous roster changes throughout the year saw his team exit in the early stages of premier tournaments. After the announcement of being directly invited to The International 2016, saw a roster change to occur with the addition of Zai and Universe, causing the team to have to play in the open qualifiers. After qualifying, he attended The International 2016 for the second successive time under Evil Geniuses and came third place in the tournament. After the extended post-TI break, he travelled to China to compete in the MDL Autumn 2016 and came first place. [3]

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7 Most Overpowered Ability Draft Combos in 7.09

Ability Draft is finally playable in the new 7.09 patch. Here are some of the strongest Dota 2 Ability Draft combos we’ve tried.

7) Life Drain (Aghanim’s Upgraded) + Aftershock

Ever wondered what it’s like to not only suck people off but also permastun them at the same time? If you have, then this is the combo for you. Aftershock is a great skill to use in Ability Draft as it guarantees an easy 1.5 second stun with a selection of spells that have a less than 5 second cooldown.

Special mentions to use with Aftershock are:

• Viscous Nasal Goo
• Swashbuckle
• Arcane Bolt
• Shrapnel
• Rearm (level 3) and any other spell

Special Mention goes to Ball Lightning with Aftershock, for being one of the most difficult combos to play against.

6) Walrus Punch + Tidebringer

I’m sure you can imagine how much fun this would be. Kill not just creepwaves, but decimate entire teamfights. Once Walrus Punch starts scaling (and it’s really powerful in the mid to late game), this combo is pretty much guaranteed to take half HP from the entire enemy team. The usual Shadow Blade and Desolator builds for Walrus Punch make it easy to itemize too.

Good ability draft combos with Tidebringer are:

• Jinada
• God’s Strength
• Enchant Totem
• Drunken Brawler

The really funny part is that Enchant Totem, Tidebringer, Drunken Brawler, and God’s Strength all stack together – so the combination of these spells would be pretty broken.

5) Fiery Soul + Quill Spray

Do you know my idea of a relaxing Sunday afternoon? Running around at max speed spraying quills everywhere, alone, on my computer while all my friends are out enjoying life. But hey, my friends don’t know the joy of spamming quills at max movement speed. And they’re probably Jungle Legion Commander players anyway. The low cooldown on the quills allows your hero to basically always have Fiery Soul charges. That’s a good place to be.

Other spells that synergize with this combo:

• Thirst is the main one. Since Fiery Soul grands percentage based movespeed, Thirst amplifies that. The attack speed, attack damage and movespeed bonuses make you a fast, destructive monster if you have all three spells.
• Warpath, the ultimate ability is great with this combo for obvious reasons. You basically become a Bristleback, but much faster and much more potent.
• Astral Spirit procs Fiery Soul, so you can basically get permanent Fiery Soul stacks with the Spirit too. It’ll do less damage than Quills though.

4) Voodoo Restoration + Essence Aura

Unlimited mana and unlimited healing. This is one of those combos that shouldn’t be real, but has the possibility to be real if you want it to be. #Hardwork and #Dedication.

Essence Aura is also great with Mana Shield or Split Shot. Both of those give unlimited mana when procced, which is pretty often.

3) Focus Fire + Fury Swipes

This rather well known combo had to feature on this list. Even after the introduction of 7.09 where Focus Fire’s Attack Speed got reduced to 350, this is still an amazing combo. It’s probably even better for ranged heroes since you can move around now. In less than a second you should be able to stack up to more than 30 physical damage each hit.

Other abilities that work well with this combo:

• Geminate Attack
• Overpower
• Headshot
• Bash of the Deep or Time Lock

2) Shackles + Sticky Napalm

Anyone who has played Ability Draft, back when it was playable, knows the absolute havoc that Sticky Napalm can wreak. It’s an absolute nightmare to play against when someone gets this particular combo. Get napalm’d for a bit, and then you’re stunned for 5 seconds while you slowly whittle down to 0 HP and die.

Other amazing abilities to get with Sticky Napalm if you don’t get Shackles:

• Ion Shell
• Rot
• Torrent
• Rocket Barrage
• Dark Pact

1) Overload + Rot

Rot procs Overload, so you get permanent Overload stacks while Rot is on. It’s a pretty straightforward, and yes, pretty broken ability combo. If my lucky stars aligned, and they never do, this is the combo I would pick every game. Synergizes great with any other mobility spell like Ball Lightning or Firefly, and deals a lot of damage.

Other great abilities to combo for permanent Overload:

• Voodoo Resoration
• Mana Shield
• Split Shot

(Note that unlike with Fiery Soul, Overload is not procced by Astral Spirit.)

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Creep Stacking

is the process of drawing neutral creeps away from their camps in order to increase the number of units in an area. Dota 2 how to stack neutrals paint Generally, neutral creeps will spawn in the first minute of the game and at every minute thereafter. So 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 etc. However, new creeps cannot spawn if a unit such as a player or a ward is present within the camp’s boundry. By pulling neutral creeps beyond their camp boundaries, the game will generate a new set of creeps for the player to interact with in addition to any remaining creeps. This is incredibly time efficient, since it effectively increases the amount of gold available for a team. In many cases, a support who has stacked a substantial amount of creeps can build a sizable chunk of gold for not only his fellow teammates but also himself for getting stacking bonus of 35% of the bounty. However, this can work against you if the enemy team reaches your camps first and neither will the stacker get the bonus bounty.

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To stack a camp, you can either attack a unit in the camp or simply walk close to it. The neutral creeps will then attempt to chase you for a few seconds before returning to their initial position. Most camps can be stacked at around the 53-54 second mark. However, this timing varies depending on the spawn box size and the type of units involved. If done correctly, a new set of creeps will spawn at the minute mark.

The above method can be done multiple times, but the timing might start to differ. This is because some creeps have auras which affect movement speed, and they can get in each other’s way. Furthermore, all neutral camps can be stacked indefinitely; as long as all the creeps have escaped the camp boundaries.

Camp Boundary Boxes [ edit ]

These images show the boundary boxes that the creeps cannot be in for a stack to occur. Click them for a larger size.

It’s always best to practice stacking as the hero you want to play before joining an actual match. The time at which you need to stack the camp will vary because of which camp type it is (different camps have differing lengths that the creeps will chase you), what neutrals are currently in the camp (some move faster than others, and some won’t leave until your hero gets out of their attack range), the attributes of your hero including their attack range if you’re attacking to get the creeps attention.

Each camp has a “Base Stack Time”. You will need to modify this based on your situation in the following ways:

• subtract ≈:01 if you’re a melee hero & there’s a long-ranged neutral creep currently in the camp such as Vhoul Assassin Camp or Troll Camp
• subtract ≈:00.25 If your ranged hero has a short range (such as Luna or Huskar) and there’s a long ranged creep currently in the camp.

Advanced Techniques [ edit ]

Certain heroes can stack creeps very quickly, such as Tinker and Clockwerk. With careful positioning and timing, Tinker can stack multiple camps at once using March of the Machines . Rocket Flare can block a camp or stack it from anywhere if Clockwerk damages the creeps.

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By using ranged abilities, some heroes can attack and stack creeps at little to no risk. For example, Alchemist, Medusa, Bristleback, and Beastmaster can attack ancient camps at a distance using Acid Spray , Split Shot , Quill Spray or Wild Axes . With some trees cleared, the Radiant ancient camp can be attacked from the ridge near the secret shop. The Dire side is even easier due to high ground and the creeps can be reached quite easily from the upper ridge.

Creep Pulling [ edit ]

Although quite difficult to pull off, lane creeps can be used to absorb most of the damage dealt by a neutral camp. To do this, pull a neutral camp toward incoming lane creeps such that the incoming wave gets drawn toward the jungle. With careful timing, the camp will stack and the lane creeps can even be pulled toward harder camps which normally wouldn’t interact with the incoming wave. If done incorrectly, any remaining creeps will venture back into the lane and eventually push out the creep equilibrium.

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Meet The 4 M’sians Now Competing In The Biggest Dota 2 Tourney With RM100 Mil Up For Grabs

Justin Lee

• The International 2018 is currently ongoing now until August 25, with a prize pool of over RM100 million.
• This year there will be 4 Malaysians in 3 different teams, including the legendary Chai “Mushi” Yee Fung who will be leading the Southeast Asian favourites, Mineski.

The International 2018 or TI8 has begun. An annual Dota 2 e-sports championship tournament, hosted by Valve Corporation—the game’s developer—TI8 followed a year-long series of tournaments awarding qualifying points, known as the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC), with the top eight ranking teams being directly invited to the tournament.

In addition, ten more teams earned invites through qualifiers that were held in June 2018, with the main event being played at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver right now.

As with every International, the prize pool was crowdfunded by the Dota 2 community via its battle pass feature, with the total being over US$24 million. It currently has a total prize pool $24,791,176 (as of writing), which has surpassed the previous year’s prize pool, making it the biggest prize pool for an e-sports tournament.

To get a sense of the scale, even the team in last place walks away with US$61,982 (around RM254,312).

There is still less than a week to go before the crowdfunding for TI8 ends, so the pool will most likely hit $25 million (RM102 million).

Malaysia has been present since the first Internationals and we are the second most represented country in total for all Internationals, sitting at 55 players (even narrowly beating USA). Malaysia boleh!

Total number of Malaysian representatives in all TI’s/ Image Credit: Wykrhm Reddy

This year we have a total of 4 players in 3 different teams, and here’s a quick introduction to all of them.

Kam “Moon” Boon Seng

Kam “Moon” Boon Seng, previously known as NaNa, is the mid lane player for Mineski. He began his journey in Dota a few years ago as a little-known player in the Invasion e-sports roster. His first major LAN event was the 2015 Major All Stars Dota 2 Tournament in his own homeground, Kuala Lumpur where they finished fifth in the tournament.

Things started to pick up for the 22-year-old when WarriorsGaming. Unity (WG. Unity) was founded. Moon created waves in the scene and made a name for himself as one of the most stable mid laners of the region. WG. Unity peaked at the 2016 Boston Majors, finishing in the shared fifth placing.

Since 2017, he has now joined Mineski, one of Southeast Asia’s top teams, partnering up with Malaysia’s Dota 2 legend, Mushi. Together they form a deadly team that has overcame every challenge thrown against them and will be one of the teams to look out for this tournament.

Jian Wei “xNova” Yap

Jian Wei “xNova” Yap has been seeing some spotlight in the recent days, especially after having assisted the Chinese region to secure their first Major of the 2017/2018 Dota Pro Circuit season.

He was already playing in local tournaments at a young age of 16 but in September 2016 his big break came when he joined WarriorsGaming. Unity. Teaming up with the likes of Jay Son “ahjit” Lai, Moon (mentioned earlier) and Soon Chuan “ahfu” Tue, the team took Southeast Asia by storm, finishing in podium places in multiple tournaments.

At the beginning of this year, he flew to China to join the LGD Dota 2 unit where xNova truly shone. He won multiple podium finishes under the LGD banner and was within arms reach of several Major championships but failed to go past the final hurdle. However, all the hard work finally paid off when the team claimed victory at EPICENTER XL, becoming the first Chinese team to win a Major.

Yeik “M > Image Credit: Redbull

Yeik “MidOne” Nai Zheng learned Dota from his brother and he kept on playing against him and his cousins in 1v1 matches. Despite losing, he had a competitive mindset and wanted to improve and beat professional players.

When he was 13, he joined a tournament and came second place and a few years later he joined small tournaments around Malaysia to further obtain knowledge and experience as a Dota 2 player.

After gaining a reputation in the local Dota scene, he received an offer from the manager of Fnatic (one of the top Dota teams at that time). After a number of negotiations he decided to seize the opportunity and join Fnatic. On April 29, 2016, he became the first player to hit 8000 MMR on the Southeast Asia servers.

Dictionary Time: MMR (Matchmaking Rating) is a value that shows the skill level of a player. MMR is used in ranked matchmaking to find similarly skilled players. Winning a match can increase your MMR, losing will decrease it. Players earn seasonal medals based on their MMR and each season will last for 6 months until everything is reset.

After coming within grasp of winning The International 2016, his nine month stint at Fnatic came to an end when he joined Team Secret on August 2016.

Over the past year and a half, MidOne has won multiple tournaments with Team Secret, such as the FACEIT Invitational and ROG Masters, made it to the final of the ESL One Hamburg Major and has developed into one of the most feared mid laners in the world.

Chai “Mushi” Yee Fung

Chai “Mushi” Yee Fung is one of Malaysia’s most well-known professional Dota 2 players, currently playing for Mineski. He most famously played for Team DK and for Orange as solo mid or carry, depending on which heroes the team picked.

During The International 2013, his team was close to reaching to the finals until they lost to Natus Vincere, finishing at 3rd place. Mushi moved on from Orange e-sports to join Team DK during the post International 2013 roster shuffling.

After a year and no success with one of the strongest Chinese teams, Mushi moved back to Malaysia and created Team Malaysia with a full Malaysian team.

Team Malaysia went on a large winning streak, winning 16 games in a row and qualifying for many premium tournaments as well as earning them Southeast Asia’s only direct invite to The International 2015. Due to their good run, they were later picked up by Fnatic. After a short stint with Fnatic, he is now in Mineski with a Southeast Asian team and is looking to finally make it big this year.

• Do support our Malaysians playing in The International 2018 by watching their matches on Twitch and the in-game client.

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dumbdumb commented Jul 9, 2016 •

i set the game to fullscreenmode but does nothing, the window behave the same as windowed fullscreen.
on directx fullscreen mode the mouse cursor get locked on the primary monitor, and override programs color options like flux.

but with vulkan fullscreen dota behaves is the same as windowed fullscreen: the mouse is not locked and goes to the second monitor, and the game color got a warmer tint cause flux thinks dota is in windowed mode.

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danginsburg commented Jul 11, 2016

The mouse gets locked when you are in a match. I see no difference in behavior for Exclusive Fullscreen in – vulkan and – dx9. Can you please provide more details?

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dumbdumb commented Jul 11, 2016 •

for example:
when i use exclusive full screen dx9, the flux program doesnt change the screen to warm colors. cause dota is in fullscreen exclusive mode.
the only way to flux affects the screen warm colors in dota is set the dota screen in windowed full screen on dx9, as intended.

when i use exlusive full screen vulkan, flux changes to warm colors in dota. Grillhound dota 2 full effect hosting that means that exclusive fullscreen in vulkan behave the same as if dota was in windowed fullscreen mode.

flux site if you want to try it.

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LAGonauta commented Jul 14, 2016

It is also possible to verify that Exclusive Fullscreen is not working by changing the system volume on Windows 10 or Windows 8, as the volume scale will not appear when it is working.
I also noticed that with Vulkan Exclusive Fullscreen is treated like Borderless Fullscreen, but this can also be a driver problem. Exclusive fullscreen is useful as it may give more FPS in some cases, my notebook with a nVidia 650M GDDR5 and DX11 gets 10-15 fps more on exclusive fullscreen (and achieves a max of 40-60 FPS), but it has no effect with DX9 (that achieves only 35-45 FPS). With Vulkan I get a little less than DX11 with borderless fullscreen, 40-50 FPS) on the same machine. Exclusive fullscreen may allow Vulkan to match DX11, or surpass it if we are lucky.

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kisak-valve commented Dec 15, 2016

Hello @dumbdumb, this appears to be an issue with f. lux and detecting vulkan fullscreen applications and should be brought to the attention of the f. lux devs if this is not already resolved (previously noted at #3 (comment)).

Exclusive fullscreen by definition is supposed to have exclusive use of a display, so overlays like volume controls are not expected to be visible.

Closing as there does not appear to be something actionable by a Valve dev in this issue report.

Dota 2 arcana davion

General DiscussionIs DotA 2 dying?

u started an account to see your stats and posted on a forum for dota 2. so nope

if u’r 1k mmr u will feel that

I dont think that it is dead but my higher mmr friends believe it is dying. I honestly disagree but i’ve recently heard alot of people agreeing.

Dead game for sure, people living patch to patch on meta heroes but fun died in this game a long time ago.

higher mmr friends believe it is dying.

can you please tell me what you see as higher mmr friends.

yeah inhouses should come back other than that the games fine

we also need to keep in mind that unfortunately our opinions as 5k+ players are kinda irrelevant in the great scheme cuz we’re just 0.1% of the playerbase, the fucking 2k normies are the ones who decide if the game is dying or not

No. People are just way too dramatic.

been dead for a long time now

1 million players at the same time, 12 million monthly users
It’s not been higher, so if anything it’s growing.

Just look at statistics instead of asking autisitc people on a dota forum

Can someone party with me guys? I’m just a 2.7 scrub and I really want to get out of that bracket. I’m willing to learn. Thanks

12 million players 2 weeks ago
Gained 200k new players til today

idk m8 but im back on my losing streak for this patch again.

prize pools that shit on any other game’s tournaments.

Hell, LoL’s grand-fancy-worldchampionship prizepool is shat on by smaller majors.

Up to TI4 the game was perfect after that its just been Inbalance after Inbalance
PA spamm followed by Sniper / troll spamm Storm spamm followed by Windrunner spamm followed by Huskar spamm

ratting is a bit back now but was dead up till now since TI4
And teampush aswell

it seems like carry being carrying is back a bit too instead of the of The solo mid carrying everything.

Still its a bit of patches to go to get back to the good old days where you could play varius diffrent styles and still have a 50/50 shot at winning instead of The play carrying solo mid with husk or wr (metashit) or only 5% change to win.

Dead game would be game that has no player base and no tournaments whatsoever, there is no acctual dead. Dota 2 is not even close to dead and new players are always emerging, maybe young players are not used to dead games so they think game is dead even it is not. Getting online, having 100 active friends in all mmr ranges is kinda alive. Maybe problem is on higher levels, or on pro level, but it is understandable, since not many players can achieve that level and join that club, so it seems dead specially when some of them stop playing or leave for other game.

Personally I think it has already reached its peak at TI5 and now slowly declining

If decline is case, we would see dota 3 coming out, not new patches. It might be normal that there is loss in interest between two TI’s. Let’s wait and see what happens when hype kicks in. Game slike Dota 2 that are so much releveant in e-sports and have such huge amount of money involved do not just ‘die’.

^they just introduced dota3 (=dota 2 reborn)

its dieing personally for me. i think a lot of players become frustrated by the weak ranking system and boring meta plays.

i just have to find a game, which can replace dota. Dota 2 arcana davion mb the division, once it comes out in march. looks promising anyways.

But it is still dota2 with new interface. Sorry, didn’t know it counts as new dota game. Rank system has it flaws for sure, game meta changes, some heros from top tier picks go back to mid or low, it is how it is. You can always say good bye to dota and come back whenever you like, start from 0 and find way to enjoy it, but I doubt it will die so easily.

Meta sapm has been present since forever. Nightmares of 6.57 DP and Necro still haunt me. Morph in 6.64. Zombie post rework. etc.

Game was actually dying during reborn beta, and post reborn release due to people being unfamiliar with the main menu, hipsters complaining that the old one was better (when it’s NOT, the old one was super basic, good, but too basic)(arcade mode is amazing) and all the bugs and glitches that came with reborn dropped the population, now numbers are high again.

I don’t get how people can say TI 2 and 3 had more players, uh, it didn’t, I didn’t play back then, but the statistics are there, game has grown ALOT. Prize money for tournaments is higher, MOBAS are STILL ON THE RISE (hence why tons of moba clones are coming out like crazy) PC gaming is on the rise (Dota or counter strike usually being the first games people hear of on Steam) Also, when the International 2011 was happening, Twitch was barely being born, and the game didn’t get nearly as much coverage back then as it does now. (seeing as Twitch is now main stream, and everyone has a Twitch account these days)

Many many casuals play games for the first time cause they thought it looked interesting when watching it on Twitch, Twitch has done ALOT more for gaming than people think.
Game is fine.

Looks 2 me like the game is just growing! Sure some people have given up on the game, but they should be ignored. There’ll always be players passionate about dota, just as there’ll be people who are shall we say less keen on the game. I normally play by myself now, as my friends have started playing less or moved away, but I still have a gr8 time every game! There are some complete dickheads but a lot of gr8 people & there always will be.
Dying or otherwise, it’s a personal choice 2 play the game.

Dota 2 exe not working

[Solved] Dota 2 crash with error “dota2.exe has stopped working”

Problem: Some player reported unable to play Dota 2 because of constant crashes with error “dota2.exe has stopped working” which occur at random points during the game, no dumps founded and console showed nothing when game crashed.

Content Summary

Solution 1: Set the Affinity in Task Manager

Step 1: Open Steam client.

Step 2: Navigate to the Library tab and locate DOTA 2 in the list of the games.

Step 3: Right-click DOTA 2 game and choose the Play Game option.

Step 4: After the game opens, press Alt + Tab key to exit back desktop.

Step 5: Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc key to open Task Manager.

Step 6: Click on More details to expand Task Manager and search for dota. Dota 2 exe not working exe process.

Step 7: Right-click on this entry and choose the Go to details option.

Step 8: Select the process in the Details menu, right-click on it then choose Set affinity option.

Step 9: Reduce the number of usable cores by half. For example, if you are using an octa-core processor, you should try and select only the first four cores, and so on.

Step 10: Restart the game.

Solution 2: Uninstall Visual C++ Package and Install the Latest Version of Visual C++ Redistributable Package

Step 1: Open Control Panel > Uninstall a Program.

Step 2: Locate Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package and click on Uninstall.

Step 3: Click Finish when the uninstaller finishes with the process and repeat the uninstalling process for all versions of the Visual C++ Package.

Step 4: Download the latest versions of Microsoft Visual C++.

Step 5: Install the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package.

Solution 3: Reset Hotkeys

Step 1: Open Steam client.

Step 2: Navigate to the Library tab and locate DOTA 2 in the list of the games.

Step 3: Right-click DOTA 2 game and choose the Play Game option. Click the gear-like icon from the home screen which should open the game settings.

Step 4: Stay in the Hotkeys tab and locate the Reset Hotkeys option.

Step 5: Restart the game.

Solution 4: Update BIOS

Solution 5: Create New Windows User Account

Solution 6: Uninstall the Vulkan DLC

Step 1: Open Steam client.

Step 2: Navigate to the Library tab and locate DOTA 2 in the list of the games.

Step 3: Right-click on the game and choose View Downloadable Content.

Step 4: Remove the Tick next to the Dota 2 – Vulkan support entry and click Close button.

Solution 7: Remove VPN software such as Astrill VPN

Reference

Dota2 Development Forum: Bugs: Performance & Technical Support: Dota2.exe has stopped working
Dota 2 Steam Community: DotA2.exe has stopped working
Dota 2 Steam Community: dota2.exe has stopped working FIXED

Dota 2 que objetos comprar

Guía de DOTA 2: Objetos

La funciпїЅn principal del oro es darnos acceso al variado arsenal que podremos equiparnos para mejorar sustancialmente a nuestro hпїЅroe.

Los objetos pueden dividirse en dos grupos principales: BпїЅsicos y Mejoras. Como su nombre indica, los primeros serпїЅn las piezas que necesitaremos para crear a los segundos, pero tambiпїЅn estarпїЅn a los que recurramos en los primeros instantes de la partida. Dota 2 que objetos comprar Ya sea para curarnos o regenerar nuestro mana. Dota 2 que objetos comprar

• Consumibles: Como es de esperar, son aquellos objetos que debes consumir para activar su efecto.
• Atributos: Mejoran los atributos de nuestro hпїЅroe, lo que puede ser especialmente пїЅtil al principio de la partida para resistir mejor el acoso enemigo.
• Armamento: Numerosas armas y armaduras.
• Arcanos: Objetos principalmente de utilidad para facilitarnos ciertas situaciones. Cabe mencionar la importancia de la Daga de TranslaciпїЅn o el Cetro Fantasmal. El primero no facilitarпїЅ las labores de iniciaciпїЅn o escape, el segundo puede ser extremadamente пїЅtil para evitar los auto-ataques de un portador/carry al volver a su portador etпїЅreo durante unos segundos.
• Comunes: Mejoras sencillas para comprar en los primeros minutos de juego ademпїЅs de botas de carпїЅcter ofensivo.
• Apoyo: Objetos que facilitaran la vida a tu equipo, perfectos para apoyos/support u otros hпїЅroes que requieren de mпїЅs oro.
• Magia: Objetos activables пїЅ salvo el Cetro de Aghanim пїЅ que nos permitirпїЅn desatar singulares efectos. Entre los mпїЅs destacables se encuentra la GuadaпїЅa de Vyse, que transforma a un rival en un inofensivo cerdito, o el BastпїЅn de Fuerza, que permite proyectar hacia delante a un objetivo.
• Armas: En esta secciпїЅn se encuentras los objetos que garantizan mayor daпїЅo a nuestro portador/carry, ademпїЅs de otros efectos interesante como la posibilidad de daпїЅo crпїЅtico o generar un aura de fuego alrededor del hпїЅroe. El Estoque Divino es un arma extremadamente poderosa pero que cae al morir, haciendo que otro hпїЅroe puede recogerla y obtener asпїЅ su fuerza. Dota 2 que objetos comprar
• Armaduras: Objetos para proteger a nuestros personajes, especialmente portadores/carries o iniciadores. Uno de los objetos mпїЅs destacados es la Vara del Rey Negro, que al activarla seremos inmune a magia durante un breve tiempo. Se trata del equipamiento ideal para evitar sufrir los stuns o habilidades de control enemigas.
• Artefactos: Una variopinta selecciпїЅn de objetos con numerosos efectos. El Yelmo del Dominador y la MпїЅscara de la Locura nos otorgan robo de vida ademпїЅs de otras capacidades, o la Hoja Difusora y su capacidad para purgar efectos negativos en aliados o ralentizar al enemigo ademпїЅs de quitarle mana. Dota 2 que objetos comprar

Todos estos objetos se compran en la tienda, aunque algunos de ellos sпїЅlo serпїЅn accesibles desde la Tienda Secreta, habiendo una en cada mitad del mapa. Dota 2 que objetos comprar AdemпїЅs, no debemos olvidar que las lпїЅneas Top y Bot tienen Tiendas Lateras, permitiпїЅndonos comprar una menor selecciпїЅn de objetos.

Objetos de inicio
A la hora de comenzar la partida lo harпїЅs con 853 o 603 monedas de oro en funciпїЅn de cпїЅmo escogiste a tu hпїЅroe. Esta cantidad no permite grandes lujos, pero sпїЅ los objetos necesarios para sobrevivir durante los primeros compases.

Es imprescindible empezar comprando algo de regeneraciпїЅn, BпїЅlsamo Curativo o Tangos o PociпїЅn de Mana, y algпїЅn objeto que nos dпїЅ atributos. Para ellos existen las Ramas FпїЅrreas, posteriormente se pueden mejorar en una Varia MпїЅgica, o, centrпїЅndonos en un atributo concreto: Guantes de Fuerza, Zapatillas de Agilidad o Manto de Inteligencia. Dota 2 que objetos comprar Un portador/carry de agilidad podrпїЅa buscar elevar ese atributo para asпїЅ hacer mпїЅs daпїЅo y poder farmear con mayor comodidad, pero un apoyo/support quizпїЅ estпїЅ mпїЅs interesado en mejorar su vida mпїЅxima. Dota 2 que objetos comprar

De igual manera, un apoyo/support del equipo deberпїЅa comprar el Animal de Carga. Un objeto extremadamente пїЅtil que nos permitirпїЅ tener a un pequeпїЅo burro para traer nuestros objetos desde la Tienda de Base o, incluso, la Tienda Secreta sin necesidad de abandonar la lпїЅnea, perdiendo oro y experiencia. Dota 2 que objetos comprar Sin embargo hay que tener cuidado con пїЅl pues puede ser asesinado por el equipo enemigo, otorgando 175 monedas de oro a cada uno de sus hпїЅroes y dejпїЅndole fuera de juego por 3 minutos.

Otros objetos destinados principalmente para los apoyos/support son los Guardianes Observadores y los Guardianes Centinela. Los primeros otorgan visiпїЅn del mapa en la zona que se coloquen por 6 minutos, y los segundos revelan unidades invisibles en su zona, mпїЅs reducida, durante 3 minutos.

Mlg dota 2 2016

MLG Dota 2 T. K.O. Tournament

February 4 – March 22, 2014

We are proud to announce our next installment of intense Dota 2 competition – the MLG T. K.O. Tournament. We’ve partnered with joinDOTA to bring you more than six weeks of non-stop Dota 2 action featuring the top teams from the Americas and Europe. Starting February 4 and continuing through the Championship matches on March 22, 16 of the world’s best teams will compete for $60,000 in prizes – $30,000 for each region.

You can watch 6-8 matches each tournament day on MLG. tv and MLG. joinDota. Mlg dota 2 2016 com broadcasted by joinDOTA and commentated by TobiWan. Additionally, recaps and brackets will be available on MLG. joinDota. Mlg dota 2 2016 com.

Teams for T. K.O. America:

• Denial eSports (USA)
• eHug (USA)
• For Sweet Revenge (Peru)
• Pool Sorcery Some Tangoes (USA)
• SADBOYS (USA)
• Speed Gaming (Int)
• Swagenteiger (Brazil)
• Team Liquid (USA)

Teams for T. K.O. Europe:

• Fnatic (Europe)
• Natus Vincere (Ukraine)
• Next. kz (Kazakhstan)
• Power Rangers (Belarus)
• rox. KIS (Russia)
• Sigma. Mlg dota 2 2016 int (Europe)
• Team Empire (Russia)
• Virtus. pro (Russia)

Prizing: $60,000 Total ($30,000 per Region)

Format:

Each Region will operate separately, with no cross-over play at any stage of the Tournaments. Each Region’s Tournament will include a series of Round Robin Stages followed by a Championship Match.

• Round Robin Stage One: 8 Teams, all Teams play all other Teams in 1 Game, and the bottom 3 Teams get Knocked Out.
• Round Robin Stage Two: 5 Teams, all Teams play all other Teams in 2 Games, and the bottom 2 Teams get Knocked Out
• Round Robin Stage Three: 3 Teams, all Teams play all other Teams in 3 Games, and the bottom Team gets Knocked Out.
• Championship Match: 2 Teams, Best of 5 Games

How to Watch:

Broadcast will be streamed on MLG. tv and embedded on MLG. joinDOTA. com. All matches will be broadcasted by joinDOTA with commentary by TobiWan.

Each play day will consist of 6-8 games – T. K.O. Europe games from 12:00pm – 4:00pm EST (18:00-22:00CET), followed by T. K.O. America games from 4-8pm EST (22:00pm-02:00am CET).

Round Robin Stage One: 28 + 28 games + Tiebreaks if necessary

• February 4
• February 5
• February 6
• February 11
• February 12
• February 13
• February 18
• February 19
• February 20

Round Robin Stage Two: 20 + 20 games + Tiebreaks if necessary

• February 26
• February 27
• March 5
• March 6
• March 12
• March 13

Round Robin Stage Three: 9 + 9 games + Tiebreaks if necessary