• Dota 2 Spectator Client Available For Every Steam Account

    Discussion in 'News' started by Sliver, Aug 17, 2012.

    In preparation for The International 2, the second annual Valve sponsored Dota 2 tournament, Valve is allowing each and every Steam user to download the Dota 2 spectating client to view the tournament in-game. Valve insists that this is the best way to watch any Dota 2 tournament, due to a number of various features not otherwise possible.

    This spectator client will transition into the regular Dota 2 client, with all of the features, when the game is fully released at a later time.

    The International 2 takes place August 31st through September 2nd in Seattle Washington, and if your computer can't quite run Dota 2 it will still be viewable via live streams. For more information check out the Dota 2 Blog.
    Sliver, Aug 17, 2012
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Discussion in 'News' started by Sliver, Aug 17, 2012.

  1. Vegeta897
    Now this is a cool idea that I'd like to see more often in games.
    Probably an even better way of getting people to buy games than a demo would be.
    Vegeta897, Aug 17, 2012
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  2. Cuthbert
    I'm a total noob when it comes to tech stuff but wouldn't gazillions of people spectating cause lag issues for players playing the game being viewed? I'm pretty sure I saw some Starcraft players asking some spectators out when they had lag problems. Don't hurt me.
    Cuthbert, Aug 18, 2012
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  3. Russian Mafia
    You can already spectate games while in Dota 2, and it doesn't affect the players, even with 100 or so spectators, hell you can spectate a game while looking for a match of your own, something that would be cool to have in TF2's MvM.
    Russian Mafia, Aug 18, 2012
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