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Drix
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Joined: 18 Aug 2004
Posts: 1773
Location: Norman
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Anreill and I have been playing a good bit of this as of late. It's been announced it's going to be free to play, which is awesome, but I know a number of you are still waiting on your beta invites (assuming you applied for one @ http://www.dota2.com/survey/experience/). And if it's going be Free to Play, you may be wondering why it's still in beta. Well, it's still in Beta because, well, they're still working on the base set of Heros from the original. And it's my understanding release won't happen until they finish this base set. Those remaining are listed here http://www.dota2wiki.com/wiki/Unreleased_Content. That, and they occasionally breaking things as they add to it. Which is usually corrected by a patch within an hour or so.
Well, I know it's out of step these days for a private company (Valve) to try to make money, but those who are tired of waiting can buy early access for $40 @ http://www.dota2.com/store/itemdetails/57939587?appid=570. That comes along with a set of customization items for Sven, Juggernaut, and Witch Doctor as well as a Boar Courier.
If you're even more... idio-devious. Yes, Devious is the word I'll use, and participate in the "Hat Trade", they've been using the invites without items as a sort of currency as of late for customization items (TF2, DOTA 2 or what have you). And so you might also be able to acquire one though that method. It doesn't make any sense to me the level of insanity the item trade has taken in TF2 and DOTA2, but Valve is making bukus of money from it. They're even hired a professional Economist, and he's released his preliminary study of said "Hat Trade" economy @ http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/economics/arbitrage-and-equilibrium-in-the-team-fortress-2-economy/. And yes, it's both frightening and cool at the same time. _________________ Advocating the end of the world since July 1995.
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Sat Jun 30, 2012 6:16 pm
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