With the recent release of the new animated Dota 2 series on Netflix, Valve has finally acknowledged the barrier of entry and has overhauled the new player experience with tutorials, in-game tooltips, a coaching system, a new game mode, and more based on community feedback. Together with these new updates, Dota 2 sets a great example for other competitive games to make their newcomer experience more accessi

Accentuating their cosplay with debris and graffiti, @misfitcos brings Jinx to life in a way that highlights her destructive nature. By posing near a dilapidated structure, the mad shooter's love for demolition is clearly expressed; the thoughtful expression seems to suggest that the schemes for further ruination are already under

With The International 2020 being cancelled as well as the future of the tournament left uncertain, Valve decided to work with Netflix to create a new animated show titled Dota: Dragon's Blood to hopefully attract new players to Dota 2. Together with the show, Valve also decided to release a massive update for Dota 2 that overhauled the new player experience. Introducing a number of diverse tools and resources, Valve hopes that new players are provided gradual learning opportunities instead of a single dump of complex informat

It is not yet clear whether the thief seen in the trailer is also the one seen dead in the woods, but the killer behind this murder can be identified. Fans with sharp eyes caught a glimpse of blood trickling down a very iconic glaive. This glaive is wielded by none other than Luna, the Sword of the Moon. This implies that Luna catches the thief as they try to escape from Nightsil

Dressed in all the glamour of a magical girl uniform, with its stars and bright color palette, Jinx's pose and lurid eyes suggest something far more chaotic lies just click the next webpage beneath the veneer of her appearance. The blurred line between magic and madness is further emphasized by the chaotic red that swirls in the background and seems to radiate from her h

It's a great learning experience to watch the pros play the game. But players rob themselves of the real experience when they stick to watching in-game footage. Out-of-game streaming reveals that these teams are constantly talking with one anot

Turtle Rock hosted a weekend beta for Back 4 Blood earlier this year that featured some promising gameplay. According to the studio, they will be using the additional development time to make Back 4 Blood "the best game it can possibly

Riot tells us the dev team is prioritizing getting classic League champions out the door, expecting to get about two champions out the door per month through 2021. Right now, Wild Rift sports 61 champions, not even half of the PC version's roster of 156, but there are still plenty out there to fill each laning r

They constantly talk about moves that are off of cooldown, missing enemy heroes, and where to place the next set of wards. It can be hard since not every gamer will be on a mic, but at least individual players should cover their own bases and talk about tactical maneuvers during the game sess

It's hard to say where the next big tournament will be located since Valve takes bids to make such determinations , but the city that hosts it won't change the core gameplay. And wards will be central to that gamep

The freebie neutral creeps are tempting to kill outright for some quick money and experience that don't have to be shared with other players. And with regular respawn times, it's good to keep the player's side of the jungle relatively farmed d

The pot for Esports keeps getting bigger , so players that want a piece of the prize will need to pay attention to the heroes that are trending up and down. Look at heroes with high win rates and figure out how to both play with them and counter t

These new changes represent an exciting step forward for competitive games in general. While the competitive nature of the eSports scenes are what draw people towards these games, they are often inaccessible for newcomers. With Valve taking a big step forward in addressing these concerns, this hopefully means that its other games like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive will follow suit . Its stance on smurfing should also serve as an example for other competitive games as well. Games like League of Legends and Overwatch have had smurfing problems for years but since their developers rarely crack down on it, they turn off many potential newcomers. As Valve continues to improve its matchmaking systems, other games should take note of how Dota 2 has begun catering to a new audie

@pakupakuru takes the maniacal and crazed attitude of the champion and applies it to their cosplay of the holiday-inspired Ambitious Elf Jinx. While her gleeful reaction to mayhem and destruction is often unnerving, the same can't be said when Jinx is underneath a Christmas tree, as she practically embodies the excitement felt, particularly by children, when Santa is on his