Bram Berntsen

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DPC NA 2022 Preview

Has North America as a region improved? – DPC EUW 2022 Preview

Our patience will finally be rewarded. As the thanksgiving turkey leaves the table, a new DPC season enters. What can we expect from the pinnacle of North-American Dota 2 this year?

DPC EUW Preview 2022

Will Team Secret dominate? – DPC EUW 2022 Preview

Long have waited, but finally the DPC makes its return for a second season. Which team will benefit the most from the recent changes?

Three Essential Dota 2 Mechanics You Should Master Featured

Three essential Dota 2 mechanics you should master

Dota 2 is a game of incredible complexity. However, simply understanding three of its many mechanics will already help you out greatly when attempting to climb its mountainous learning curve.

Puppey Team Secret How Strong Is DPC EU

How strong is DPC Europe? – Looking ahead to The International 10

The greatest esports event in history is drawing ever closer, but what can we expect from the teams that will be attending it? This week, the fallen heroes of competitive Dota 2: Western Europe

DPC SA TI10

How strong is DPC South America? – Looking ahead to The International 10

The greatest esports event in history is drawing ever closer, but what can we expect from the dark horses of competitive Dota 2, South America?

The Fastest Farming Heroes In Dota

Dota 101 – Fastest farming heroes in Dota 2

Dota’s sound design is some of the best from any game in the world. Especially the sound of receiving gold from a last hit is a blessing to the ears. What heroes will allow you to hear this delightful sound the most?

How To Change Your Settings To Quickcast Featured

How to change your settings to Quickcast in Dota 2 (and why you should)

In a fast paced game like dota 2 every millisecond counts. Let's take a look at quickcasting and why you should utilize it.

Dota 2 Omkniknight

How to mute text and voice chat in Dota 2

Every Dota player is familiar with the toxicity that can seep through its ingame text and voice chat. Our Seattle overlords however have build a button that can be used to block this out, and today we will learn how to use it. Get them letters out of here When the flaming starts the humble … Continued

Dota 2 Ogre Magi

The best starting items in Dota 2

When you start a new game all you have is your hero and 600 gold, but how does one spend this 600 gold properly?

Ogre Magi Featured

The three biggest pubstomp heroes in Dota 2

We all want to win our pub games, but sadly enough you will lose about fifty percent of them. With the help of these three heroes however, we might be able to increase that number a bit.

Dota 2 7 30 ESL ONE FALL

A look at ESL One Fall 2021 – How to exploit the 7.30 patch

Whenever a new patch drops there are a few changes that turn out just a little stronger than intended. What are these changes and how can you use them to your advantage?

Dota 101 Creep Manipulation Featured

Dota 101: Creep manipulation

The ever ongoing march of the creeps stands at the core of Dota 2’s gameplay. Today we will learn how we can manipulate these fellows, into a position where they can allow you to win the game.

Dota 101 Introduction To 1 5 System

Dota 101: Introduction to the 1-5 system

While Dota 2 is a game with a great variety of strategies where anything is possible, there are some constants that seem to be part of every successful strategy. One of these constants is the classic system of farming positions that range from one to five, today we will explain exactly what these are and … Continued

Dota Settings 101

Dota 101 – How to optimize your (in-game) settings

In the end it all comes down to one thing, who presses their buttons the best. This is what the game of Dota 2 boils down to. Let’s see how we can arrange these buttons in such a way that pressing them becomes a piece of cake. Your first hotkeys The first thing you will … Continued

Dota 2 Terrorblade

Dota 101: All about Split Pushing

There are many roads to victory when playing a Dota 2 match. One of these is the underhanded strategy of split pushing, something we will teach all about in today’s article Rat Dota Often referred to by the nickname “Rat Dota” , Split Pushing is a strategy in which one avoids all direct confrontation. Instead … Continued

Dota 101 All About Smokes

Dota 101: All about using smokes

Any item with a limited stock must be pretty special to receive such a treatment. The smoke of deceit is one the most powerful items in the shop, if you know how to use them. It’s all about information Most of us are aware of the fact that having proper information is key in a … Continued

OG Qualifies For TI10

Legends return as OG and Elephant are final teams to qualify for TI10

It took six grueling qualifiers but after three weeks we finally know the final six teams to attend the biggest esports tournament ever, as the EUW and China qualifiers come to an end. Turning up the heat Many experts stated that whispers through halls indicated a strong performance to come from OG during the final … Continued

Chinese DPC Final Qualifier For TI10

Who will be the final Chinese team to make it to TI10?

After years of stagnation the chinese region is readying up and coming to reclaim its former glory. With four chinese titans already directly invited to TI10, there is only one spot left. Who will be the final representative of Dota 2’s strongest region? Unstoppable power Last time The International was held it took place in … Continued

OG TI10 Qualifier EU

How the TI10 Western Europe Qualifier is turning into a bloodbath

Sixteen of the eighteen spots have already been given out in the biggest esports event ever. One of these spots will be claimed by the winner of the western european qualifier. With so many teams battling it out for one single spot, it is bound to become a bloodbath. From hero to zero Ever since … Continued

Dota 2 Beginner’s Guide To Drafting

Dota 101: A beginner’s guide to drafting

Five heroes face off against five different heroes, however these five heroes per team originate from a grand collection of over a hundred heroes. How does one decide which five heroes will fit the bill for that particular game? Captains Mode or All Pick Before we establish exactly what to pick at what moment, we … Continued

Dubu Undying NA Qualifiers TI

The NA TI10 Qualifiers – Can Team Undying lock it in?

While the North-American parents, Evil Geniuses and Quincy Crew are gone, it’s the mice who will dance on the table. But what mice will be the biggest one and join their parents at TI10? The obvious choice Looking at previous results there is one team that seems to be on cut above the rest. Team … Continued

Dota 2 Breaking High Ground

Dota 101 – The High Ground

While snowballing your way from a good early game into an easy win seems like the easy thing to do, there is always the enemy’s high ground that more often than not represents a giant obstacle to the project. Today we will learn you how to get you and your team up there, smart and … Continued

Team Spirit Qualify For TI

SG e-sports and Team Spirit make The International 10 (CIS & SA)

There was only one opportunity left to qualify for the next international, but only two teams could step away as winners. Almost a cinderella story Any long time Dota fan will be familiar with the name of “Team Empire”. A team that has a massive history, only for the last few years to be stuck … Continued

AS Monaco Gambit Cis

Who will make it out of CIS qualifiers for TI10?

With twelve teams already qualified, there is only one spot left for every region. One of these is the passionate region of Eastern Europe. A region full of skill and competition, but only one of their teams will be able to walk the stage in Stockholm. The Wildcard team Twice now AS Monaco Gambit has … Continued

Dota 2 Terrorblade

Dota 101: Teamfighting Part 2 – Clash

A teamfights climax can be chaotic and confusing, so today we will attempt to bring some order to this primordial soup as we explain what to do during the clash phase of a teamfight. Order in the chaos Last week we talked about how we can divide a typical teamfight into three different parts. Initiation … Continued

VirtusPro Qualified For TI

These teams already made it to TI10 – What can we expect from them?

The prize pool exceeds 40 million dollars and there are already twelve teams confirmed to clash in the quest for TI glory. Why exactly should we care about these teams? It has taken buckets full of sweat and tears to arrive at our current position. Twelve teams have fought through thick and thin to acquire … Continued

Dota 2 Teamfighting Part 1

Dota 101: Teamfighting – Part 1 – Initiation

With such a giant map and so many objectives around, sometimes we forget that Dota 2 is actually a five versus five team game. However, once the teamfights start breaking out this suddenly becomes very clear. As you will need to pull out all the stops to make sure it’s you who comes out on … Continued

Team Nigma WePlay Animajor 2021

The AniMajor playoffs are here – Will Team Nigma and PSG.LGD continue their form?

While the wildcard stage in Kyiv was already crazy, the group stage might have been even more insane. Many dota games have already been played, multiple teams have been eliminated, but still there is more to come. Wrapping it up Like a tortilla slowly being wrapped up, mixing all of the ingredients together into an … Continued

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