BLOG ENTRY - BY MangkoAgir

Rated 10/10

1. Why do you play DotA?

>No game is addictive as Dota. I just cant get over this game. When i go to sleep my thoughts are filled with strageties and when and how to counter heroes. In short I love Dota thats why i play.

2. How often do you play it?

> I play almost 5-6 hrs a day after office in Garena but before it was diffrent when i was not working, you can say around 15hrs a day .

3. Evaluate current DotA gameplay from 1 - 10 (Where 1 is total game-fail and 10 pure win). Clarify your grade in few sentences.

> I would say 7 and again I might fall to 1. Because Dota is such a game where team work plays a major role, even though you might be a pro if you are not supported by team mates you lose.

4. Do you think that nice graphics and awesome appearance are esential elements of games like DotA? Why?

> According to my point of view, after Dota I have played similiar games like HON etc where the graphics are much higher. But after playing HON it kinda distracts my gameplay because the graphics are to much for my eyes to handle, therefore I should say dont over do the graphics keep it simple

5. How do you respond to Icefrog's colaboration with Valve?

> Well I feel it will be a great colaboration between the two of you since both of you share something in common when it comes to game developing and you both are good at that no denying.

6. Do you think that Dota 2 will be released in this year?

> I sure hope it gets released. Maybe in december just a guess

7. How do you respond to Blizzards commentary regarding the DotA 2?

> Since Dota has always been an open source game there should be enemities regarding Dota2. So instead of commenting Blizzard should try bringing Dota3 lol.

8. Will you mind paying for the Dota 2? Why?

> Paying I dont think that would work. Maybe it would work in the U.S or other european countries but not in asian countries. You see in Asia we have alot of Dota players so if we had to pay i think it would lose its popularity and people would stick to Dota. But something like Garena might work.

9. Are you prepared for possible DotA's 2 high system req-s?

> I am prepared for system high requirement since these days the min graphics a computer has wen you buy one is 256 and memory of 1gb. Therefore I would suggest sticking to that in minimun requirement.

10. Do you think that popularity of DotA 1 will dramatically decrease when DotA 2 comes? Why?

> That I should will depend on how you market it. Like I said earlier paying might effect.

11. What do you think are the main problems of the DotA 1 which you just don't want to see in it's legatee?

>The game play is fine and all the heroes are kinda balanced but the main problem facing Dota1 while playing online is once you get disconnected you just cant come back to the game. That is a major problem and would be nice if that can be rectified.

12. How do you comment current news regarding the DotA 2?

> I guess people all over the world are anticipating for the game to get released so their will obviously be pros and cons.

13. Anything else you want to add?

>Can i get a peek of Dota2 and dying to get hold of one. Please release fast.

Excellent review. Thanks for your input!