DOTA 2 Q&A
 

DOTA 2 Q&A with the one and only ICEFROG.

http://www.dota2.com/2010/11/dota-2-qa/

DOTA 2 > HoN?
excited any1?

Im excited but and ill keep myself entertained with hon :)

im so stoked for it. played LoL but nothing compared to dota even tho its same developers. Do you know when this is coming out?
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this is sweet:

Q: Can you spectate an already ongoing DotA 2 game? (by Valo)
A: A lot of the game will be built around spectating and shoutcasting support. You will be able to join most ongoing games (unless the players marked it as private) and just watch them. You can join a game your friend is in, see what your favorite clan is doing, or simply pick a skill level and a hero you like and it will find you one to watch. We also have a system in place that automatically distributes the load to multiple servers so that the game itself won’t be affected by users joining to spectate. Our distribution network will allow us to support any number of users that want to watch, by dynamically assigning more servers to the task. There will also be special tags and search options to help you find live or old shoutcasted games. Shoutcasters will be able to operate as directors, so anyone watching will have his camera looking at the same things the shoutcaster is viewing. There is also an optional anti-cheat mechanism built in so that the game you are spectating can be time delayed by any amount of time to reduce potential abuse.