Author: Quisquis

$20,770,460. Twenty million. Dota’s The International always breaks the record for the largest prize pool for any esports competition – specifically its own record. This is achieved through the support of millions of fans across the world through in-game purchases related to the event, and this year’s slew of loot and perks from The International Battle Pass will not disappoint. Here’s a reference of the prices: Battle Pass Level 1 – $9.99 USD Battle Pass Level 75 – $36.99 USD 5 Levels – $2.49 USD 11 Levels – $4.99 USD 24 Levels – $9.99 USD We’ve read through what...

Valve has come bearing great news for ranked Dota games. Many players have expressed frustration with matchmaking – getting smurfs, toxic teammates, getting premade groups in your team and/or the enemy team even in solo queue. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) was the first to introduce Prime Matchmaking, which involved a separate competitive queue for players who verify their accounts with their phone numbers. While this obviously can be circumvented, it definitely made my experience in competitive matchmaking much better. Of course it makes sense for Valve to follow suit for Dota. Here’s what they’ve introduced this patch: Phone Number Linking...