An Introduction to DOTA 2 Betting

An Introduction to DOTA 2 Betting

By Jack Ratcliffe Oct 29, 2012

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DOTA 2 betting is becoming increasingly popular within the esports market, with its action-cum-RTS style a perfect match for the excitement of online betting. Read on to learn about the game, the teams and the tournaments that make the action.

Defence of the Ancients 2 (DOTA 2) is an action/real-time strategy game played competitively between two teams, each with five players. Combat takes place on a range of maps, with various runes available to enhance a player’s character.

Characters can be one of three types: Intelligence, Agility and Strength, while each character can carry six of a selection of over 123 items to further enhance their fighter and add even more variety to contests.

DOTA 2 Betting – Tournaments

Pinnacle Sports offers all the major leagues for DOTA 2 betting, including DreamHack, The International, The Defense and SLTV Starseries, as well as many others (check our Betting Menu under the E-Sports category for all our latest offerings).

A full list of up-coming DOTA 2 events can be found at Team Liquid, while most matches are streamed for free online.

DOTA 2 Betting – Tactics and Talents

To succeed in DOTA 2, both team coordination and individual player skill are equally important traits. The former is the more volatile of the two, however, with team coordination sometimes noticeably improved within just a few weeks. Player skill, on the other hand, fluctuates less wildly.

There are three major factors that influence how well a team is coordinated going into a DOTA 2 contest: roster changes, which can shake up a team’s unity, how much practice time the teams have, and the impact of game patches (which usually include new heroes and items).

To keep sharp for DOTA 2 betting, Gosugamers.net is one of the best sources for game news, which also boasts live results and daily match schedules at: http://gosugamers.net/dota2/gosubet/. The site also features team rankings. http://www.gosugamers.net/dota2/rankings

If you’re interested in DOTA 2 betting, Pinnacle Sports offers the best DOTA 2 odds online, as well as Starcraft and other eSports odds.

*Odds subject to change

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