Dota 2

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Valve‘s founder and CEO Gabe Newell has revealed that the studio’s MOBA will not be shipped until 2012.

The company plans on launching an invitational beta after the end of the tournament at gamescom but the game may not be fully released until 2012.

The game was earlier set to release later this year.

via AE
http://portal.aecorp.in/2011/08/valve-d ... ntil-2012/

told to EG
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011- ... until-2012

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As long as we have the open BETA, I am cool with it.

[Captain Planet]

^Same here. I mean, look at what an open beta has done for Minecraft, for instance. That game is going from strength to strength and it's been in open development for several years now.

I'm hoping Valve can achieve something similar (even though Dota 2 is quite a different game), since there is already a strong community about the game.

[Light]

The beta will be a way to get people to try the game out and fall in love with it (which they will) and also give them enough time to stack up the money to buy it eventually coz they'll be so used to it.

Awesome move by Valve imo.

[Matusemco]

exactly, we will have beta and valve will have time to prepare the game for its full release without people bashing them
agree, nice move from valve
this is why valve is my fav company

[Baywatch]

Watching the international and all the AWESOME coverage is just making me incredibly anxious to try it. The more I look at the art style the more I'm falling in love with it. It's a very tasteful adaptation of the WC3 graphics.

Okay, I'm officially pumped for DotA2.

[GravedamN]

Like I said in another place, I'm happy about this. They need enough time for form a perfect game, which it will be.

[Baywatch]

Like I said in another place, I'm happy about this. They need enough time for form a perfect game, which it will be.

I suppose I agree with you so long as we're all able to get early access to the beta. Polished or not, I want to get started.

[Bloody]-[ell]

Like I said in another place, I'm happy about this. They need enough time for form a perfect game, which it will be.

We are waiting for 1 year till now. another 1 year is no problem if dota 2 could be a God-game.
But, anyway, THAT'S NOT FOR YOU TO DECIDE

[Sunrise]

I don't care how long it takes to release DOTA2 if we can play the beta until release.

[w0rm]

take your time Valve! Just keep us happy with beta while you keep on finishing the game!

[Darkrash]

the game may not be fully released until 2012.

"the game?" i think i just lost it

Tbh, i find it as a good idea that the fully game will be releaced in 2012, this means that there will be less bugs and erros when the game is fully releaced plus all the heroes will be added untill then

The other reason of why i find it as a good idea is, that we have the beta we can test out, so i don't feel sorry for them

[JJE92]

^Same here. I mean, look at what an open beta has done for Minecraft, for instance. That game is going from strength to strength and it's been in open development for several years now.

I'm hoping Valve can achieve something similar (even though Dota 2 is quite a different game), since there is already a strong community about the game.

Definitely agree. If it is an open beta and everyone can play it, then I don't care either when the real game comes out ^^

[Torment]

^Same here. I mean, look at what an open beta has done for Minecraft, for instance. That game is going from strength to strength and it's been in open development for several years now.

I'm hoping Valve can achieve something similar (even though Dota 2 is quite a different game), since there is already a strong community about the game.

Definitely agree. If it is an open beta and everyone can play it, then I don't care either when the real game comes out ^^

That is totally true, i like this idea, for the fact that valve can make available an option during the open beta to pre-purchase the game during the beta to keep your name/stats or be able to reset it while keeping the name, along with other premiums on buying it first. HoNs premiums sucked when you pre-purchased the game, a stupid name thing that makes it a different color, wow >_>

[CaptainStragedy]

As if we didn't know this already lol

[K0I]

As if we didn't know this already lol

I was going to say the same thing but then I checked the dates. Guess what?

[Chewy]

As if we didn't know this already lol

I was going to say the same thing but then I checked the dates. Guess what?

Lol that made me laugh

[TJgamer]

I know I'm going to sound like a moron here, but, is there any word, at all, about an open beta? Rumors, leaks, anything?
I know the full release won't be until 2012, but, an open beta would be satisfactory.

[Torment]

I know I'm going to sound like a moron here, but, is there any word, at all, about an open beta? Rumors, leaks, anything?
I know the full release won't be until 2012, but, an open beta would be satisfactory.

Nothing, just giving away random betakeys at random contest on a bunch of sites. kinda sucks

[WiLLiTBLEND?]

M5.NS has said Valve will Open Beta before Feb and planning to release it that month *hopefully* and incomplete which will have less than 104 Heroes

[–]AudibleKZ[S] 2 points 50 minutes ago posted on reddit:

"Around 3:00 Interviewer: So when they gonna release DotA 2?

NS: "As developers said, they gonna release it in February, but this will be a version with incomplete hero pool. So they gonna make a pre-release to fix the bugs and stuff."

Interviewer: I heard PGG had a complaints about new engine today.

NS: "Yeah, today he had Necromicon level 3 against E-Home, and there were no hotkey for mana burn. So he was forced to do it manually, with mouse. You know, game is basically incomplete yet. Additionally, some creeps in jungle don't have hotkeys too, so it is hard to play Chen. I'm happy that only ESWC switched to DotA 2." -http://www.playdota.com/forums/555411/m5-ns-pre-release-dota-2-february/

First question: Unfortunately M5 is not going through the group stage. What can you say, NS?

"What can I say? We played very bad, especially against E-Home, basically lost every lane. We tried to practice last ten days but it was hard, game is different in many ways, and by now we didn't create own style of game. The difference is huge, even more then between CS 1.6 and CS Source. Two weeks back we won 3 official matches against Monkey Business on Intel Challnege Cup, but his was DotA 1, and now we lost to them and lost to E-Home."

Question 2: Yeah, about E-Home, what went wrong? I was behind you during the match, why yo were surprised over Heart of Tarasque on Anti-Mage?

"We said "oh, Tarasque" because it was really fast. Our Spectre didn't have such a strong slot by that time. But these late heroes like Spectre and AM should be absolutely equal in slots to fight good. Pick was good, and we were not afraid of AM, but after the 4-4 exchange fight on first minutes of the game we lost on every lane. In 15 minutes it was like 15-5 not in our favor."

Question 3: I heard PGG had a complaints about new engine today.

"Yeah, today he had Necromicon level 3 against E-Home, and there were no hotkey for mana burn. So he was forced to do it manually, with mouse. I knew that fact, but PGG wasn't. Additionally, some creeps in jungle don't have hotkeys too, so it is hard to play Chen. You know, game is basically incomplete yet. I'm happy that only ESWC switched to DotA 2."

Question 4: Release question (in first comment).

Question 5: I heard that during practice sessions Dread and you played Quake 3 mainly?

"(laughs) Yeah I, God and Ivan "Vigoss" trained hard before tournament, and yeah, Dread sometimes played Quake 3."

Question 6: So how you practiced, only 3 of you?

"There is a game with a new mechanics which you should get used to. Additionally, Dota is fully team-oriented game. We have 5 very high level skilled players, but the chemistry is not well developed yet. Imagine 5 best CS Swedish players from different clubs playing together. They just won't win."

Question 7. Or 8. Whatever. So what were your expectations? Top 3? feeling that you are not ready yet?

"We expected to go through group stage, of course I thought it would be hard. We thought of NA'VI and Orange as major problems, but lost in a group stage."

Question 8. Plans on future tournaments?

" If owner of our club is not mad at us, we expect to go to WDC, China. We are going to Kazakhstan for OSPL Autumn and Asus Autumn for sure."