Download DOTA 2 Philippines Game Client

DOTA 2 runs on Steam Game Client and requires you to have a DOTA 2 key which can only be obtained by invitation. Luckily, Valve created a new way to be invited by taking their hardware and game proficiency survey. I've posted an article here to help you get your DOTA 2 invite and key.

How to Get the DOTA 2 Key

It has arrived… with great confusion and desperation for most Philippine online gamers. The reason for such mention is that it turned out DOTA 2, currently on beta stage, can only be played if you have been invited to play it. That is, you either have to have a DOTA 2 beta key obtained from privileged existing DOTA 2 beta account holders or you will have to be invited by Valve, the game publisher itself.  That sounds quite a pain and almost seems impossible for many online gamers in the Philippines. Luckily, recent developments made Valve realize that their strategy left their game miles behind their kin and number one competitor, League of Legends, that they finally loosen up their membership selection a bit and devised a workaround for online gamers to setup new DOTA 2 account and obtain their beta key.

Here’s a quick guide on how you can get your own account and DOTA 2 key for free.

How to get your DOTA 2 key in the Philippines

DOTA 2 runs on steam client so you will have to download and install it before you can play DOTA 2 Philippines. Head over to this link to download the Steam client. Click on the green link on top of the page that says “Install Steam”.

You will then be redirected to the Steam client download page. It will also show you the recommended system requirements for DOTA 2 (i.e. operating system, memory, CPU/processor speed, hard disk space and internet connection speed). Again, click the green button to download the game client.


Save the installer to your local drive then install.

After installing Steam, update your Steam client by clicking on “Check for Steam Client Updates…” This will allow you to fetch the latest DOTA 2 game client updates and latest patches.

Now it’s time to get your free DOTA 2 key. As I have said earlier, you will need to be invited in order to obtain a beta key. The easiest way is to take the DOTA survey so can be invited. To get the invite, head over to the DOTA 2 survey. The DOTA 2 survey screen look something like this:

The trick is to complete the survey as honestly as possible. The DOTA 2 survey questions are designed to know if your answers do not quite add up.


Now the hardest part comes in. You will have to wait for your invite. It will land down to the email address you provided on the survey. Mine took 3 days. Some went as long as a week. The invite usually contain 5 digits. Use it it to activate your DOTA 2 account and register your computer to the game.

Good luck!

Group Buying and Online Games

Curiosity led me to a recent blog post on group buying (http://group-buying-philippines.blogspot.com/2011/06/art-of-group-buying-in-philippines.html). But why can't I find group deals on online game card credits? Anyone?

DOTA 6.67b AI Map v2c Ready for Download

A new DOTA Allstars AI Map is finally out and ready for download. The newest version is DOTA 6.67b AI Map v2c.

To download DOTA 6.67b AI Map v2c, click here: http://www.playdota.com/forums/245353/dota-ai-harreke/

Change log:

6.67b v2c (06/16/2010) fixed by PleaseBugMeNot & Phaselock
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1. Fixed the actual skill when Puck`s trying to use Dream Coil with scepter (last fix just added Dream coil to the scepter`s spells dream team).
2. Track`s buff was not visible when in range of tracked enemy
3. Track`s visual on enemy head was not disappearing after Track`s 30 sec end
4. Fixed Soul Steal channeling text in the tooltip
5. Added passive icon for Strygwyr's Thirst
6. Added passive icon for Plague
7. Fixed a rare Mac issue with shared Soul Ring
8. Fixed casting distance exploits with Skewer
9. Changed Soul Ring icon / added the new icon to the map
10. Nerubian Weaver: Added Hardened passive skill icon of the swarm bugs (BTNHardenedSkin.blp)
11. Nerubian Assasin: Added Missile Speed of Carrion Scarabs (undeadunitfunc)
12. Nerubian Assasin: Impale damage reduced from 80/160/230/300 to 80/140/200/260(6.67)
13. Game-wide sound gets muted when Global Silence is used (173422)
14. Fixed memory leak (6.67c) in Silence trigger. (tnx PhaseLock)
15. Curse of the Silent now displays a buff indicator
16. Bristleback - Warpath maximum stacks increased from 4 to 5
17. Fixed error in Broodmother`s item build - she was staying with Wraith and RoR at late end game. Now buys HoT and Linken`s Sphere
18. Fixed the prices of some recipes/items for the AI:
- Manta Style Recipe increased from 500 to 600
- Dagon Recipe decreased from 1350 to 1300
- Sange Recipe decreased from 800 to 750
- Yasha Recipe decreased from 800 to 750
19. Added some new items in Pugna`s item build (now he buys scepter... what a smart guy)
20. Fixed Mekansm not healing Visage's Familiars

Enjoy!

New Rappelz Philippines Blog

I've been getting a lot of hits on my blog since I've posted some articles on Rappelz Philippines that I decided to open up a new blog dedicated to the game. The new Rappelz Philippines Blog can be found at http://rappelzphilippines.blogspot.com