I agree that the meta favors the early push/death-ball play style - which alows the supports to have a bit more fun. But I disagree that Newbee's strat was to strangle Vici before Vici could get going. I think it was the other way around. Vici had been playing this game all tourney long and Newbee knew it. I think…

Pretty awesome video - the games have been pretty great this far, excited about the finals!

I agree that the carry should be focusing on farm and getting fat - and certainly every team needs a carry. However, my reasoning behind assuming a support role early in your DOTA career is based on the idea that most new players will be doing just that - trying to carry. By assuming the role of a support character…

One more thing, as others have said, Purge's videos and Twitch streams are usually educational. Another that I find very educational is Merlini. That guy knows so much about DOTA heroes and items it's crazy - he's pretty good at giving a running commentary while he's streaming to explain his strategies and item…

63 hours - you shouldn't feel bad about hanging out with noobs. One suggestion, learn to support first. This will allow your team more room to compensate for inexperience. Low level pub matches are full of players who don't know any better than to think they are the boss- of everything. So take a support role and…

So, $30,000,000 for Valve? Impressive!

If he's attempting to couple the heatsink and cpu as pictured, the lack of thermal compound isn't surprising.

Better hurry...

Will they have VS mode? 4v4 in an arcade sounds like fun - throwback to ye ol' LAN party days....

It's Tom Cruise

I really enjoy Dota 2, and I bought the compendium. I don't think I'll watch the live games - I'll catch them after the fact - but I'm happy to support the creators and pro players. I'm fairly new to Dota, and while it can be surprisingly hard to get your money's worth out of a f2p game - I feel that's not the case…

From what I recall, Dontos has reason enough to wish for Joffrey's demise, and to actively participate in any plot to do so. He was a Knight/Lord, and was publicly humiliated by Joff, and relegated to the role of court Fool. Certainly, he was not the instigator - lacking the cunning- but the idea of revenge and…

In the case of Dota 2, specifically, I think the F2P model works out nicely actually. I'm of the school that will not give much thought to cosmetics and have not bought any of those items. However, I have spent a few dollars here and there during special events or for tourney tickets. Now, I have spent in all maybe…

Well, it's fairly pungent stuff, so I'll usually add the equivalent of 1 tbsp when making about 4 servings. But I never measure the stuff, only add a dash or 3 to the meat till I get the "OMG this stinks" in the face - you don't want that much when cooking your veggies though. I like the stuff so I'll add some extra…

I prefer it when no soy sauce is used when frying the rice itself. I think it overpowers most other flavors - and it ruins the beautiful colors. When I fry rice, I cook the (short grain) rice, fry and flavor the meat (ham, pork, chicken thighs, shrimp etc) separately with ginger, garlic, soy sauce, sugar (generously),…

As an owner of both a PC and PS3, I will agree that both have their advantages. The PS3 is great for when I've got friends over and we're partying and just want to casually game from the couch - I use it almost daily to stream music through my soundbar, and for watching blu-rays. I know these are thing that my PC…

The underground stations are ornate but dimly lit: patrons squint to read posted newspapers while patriotic music echoes faintly across the stone floor. Most of the 16 public stations (there are rumors of secret, government-use-only networks) were built in the 1970s, but the most grandiose halls – Puhoong and…

hehe..hehe...60 hours...hehe..hehe

Nyao apparently something in the water supply made the humans clawstrophobic, which - when combined with the furrocious determination of the calico uprising- led to the current imbalance. What the humans failed to realize was that the cats weren't kitten around - in fact, the uprising went like clawkwork. If it…

Well, for awhile the populations were neck and neko, but then the humans turned tail and ran like a bunch of pussies.