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Dota Plus: What You Get and Is It Worth It?

Dota Plus explained: price for 1, 6 and 12 months, every feature from hero levels to the Plus Assistant, what stays free, whether it is pay to win and if it is worth it.Read the post
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Dota 2 on Mac and Linux: Does It Run and How Well?

Mac, Linux, Rosetta and Vulkan. Axe leaves Windows for a day.Read the post Axe hunches over a tiny handheld console at a campfire while Snapfire gives advice from Mortimer, who roasts a marshmallowSetup

Dota 2 on Steam Deck: Controls, Settings and Performance

Playable, native, tiny buttons. Axe tries Dota in his hands.Read the post Axe shakes an arcade machine stuck on a loading circle while Clockwerk repairs it from behind with a giant wrenchFix it

Dota 2 Custom Games Not Working or Stuck on "Finding Server"

Finding Server forever? Myths, messages and five fixes.Read the post Axe as a bouncer with sunglasses guards a private party room packed with partying MeeposSetup

How to Create a Private Lobby in Dota 2 (Plus Lobby Cheat Commands)

Your own match, your rules, and every cheat to copy.Read the post Axe pushes every slider of a giant mixing console to the maximum while a PC melts and Invoker face-palms, his three orbs fixing the slidersSetup

Best Dota 2 Settings: Every Video and Game Option Explained

Video presets for your PC and the game options that win fights.Read the post Axe screams into a studio microphone but his shout bounces off a purple dome while Silencer slides the fader down with a shhh gestureFix it

Dota 2 Voice Chat Not Working: Mic and Push-to-Talk Fixes

Mic dead, voice locked or teammates silent. Tick it off one by one.Read the post Axe holds a candle to a black monitor in a dark room while Night Stalker grins behind him, pulling the plug and switching off the lightFix it

Dota 2 Black Screen: Fixes for Launch and After Accepting a Match

Black on launch, after accept or with sound. Click your symptom.Read the post Axe in an astronaut helmet kicks a rocket that will not launch while Ogre Magi's two heads argue at the launch consoleFix it

Dota 2 Not Launching: What to Do When the Game Won't Start

Six questions, one fix. Short, because you want to play.Read the post Axe in a cinema with 3D glasses and popcorn rewinds the replay of Pudge hooking him while Pudge laughs next to himSetup

Dota 2 Replays: Where They Are Saved, How to Watch Them and Why They Stay Pending

Where they live, why they are pending, how long they last. Our own test.Read the post Axe as a tourist with a backpack rides on Gyrocopter over a glowing globe with server pins, holding a phrasebook upside downSetup

How to Change Your Dota 2 Server, Region and Matchmaking Language

Region, matchmaking language, game language. Axe untangles all three.Read the post Axe surfing a crumbling data packet through a glowing fiber-optic tunnel while Io holds it with its tether and a snail overtakes them, a hologram shows 999 msFix it

Dota 2 High Ping and Packet Loss: How to Test and Fix Them

Heroes teleport, spells land late. Axe hunts down the lost packets.Read the post Axe as a crash-test dummy on a rocket-powered gaming chair smashing into an exploding PC tower while Techies cheer in their mine cartFix it

Dota 2 Crashing: Fixes for Startup, Match Accept and Mid-Game Crashes

Crashes on startup, on match accept or mid-fight. Axe finds the culprit.Read the post Axe cuts the opening ribbon of a gaming workshop with his axe while Kevin holds giant golden scissors and Claudio laughsAbout us

Welcome to Axe's Workshop: Who We Are and What This Blog Is For

Who we are, why we write, and why Axe cut the ribbon with an axe.Read the post Axe inside a gaming PC punching an overheating graphics card while Crystal Maiden freezes it and Tinker untangles cables, a hologram shows 12 FPSFix it

Dota 2 FPS Drops and Stuttering: How to Fix Them

Low FPS, stutter, a GPU that cooks eggs. Axe fixes it in seven steps.Read the post