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[i][u]How do I get access to Dota 2?[/u][/i]

Dota 2 is free to play. Just install it on Steam!
[url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/570/]Dota 2 on Steam[/url]

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[u][i]What is it all about?[/i][/u]

Dota 2 is a competitive game of action and strategy, played both professionally and casually by millions of passionate fans worldwide. Players pick from a pool of over a hundred heroes, forming two teams of five players.

[u][i]I am a new player, what now?[/i][/u]

I recommend reading Purge's guide. - [url=http://www.purgegamers.com/welcome-to-dota-you-suck]Welcome to Dota, you suck.[/url]

If you want to watch video instead, here is one that will hopefully get you playing Dota in 4 minutes. - [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akUNmFAzS98]How to play Dota in 4 minutes[/url]

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[u][b]Resource list :[/b][/u]

Official links :
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[url]http://dev.dota2.com[/url] - Developer forums
[url]http://store.steampowered.com/news/?feed=steam_updates&appids=570[/url] - Patch notes
[url]http://dota2.com/heroes[/url] - Heroes
[url]http://dota2.com/items[/url] - Items
[url]http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/browse/?appid=570[/url] - Workshop
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Guides:
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[url]http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=123364976[/url] - Comprehensive guide for Dota 2
[url]http://dota2alttab.com[/url] - Alt-tab guides
[url]http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWPOZNFdKVXsVqsMxlOa03GyXuiCTzhkR[/url] - Dota for Dummies series
[url]http://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL24EB71B773DFB306[/url] - Video guides by DotaCinema
[url]http://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL21F7E607CFC5CA82[/url] - More video guides
[url]http://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL549AD7FBEC34FB90[/url] - From LoL to Dota 2 playlist
[url]http://playdota.com/guides[/url] - DotA guides
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News and streams :
[spoiler][url]http://joindota.com[/url] - News and streams
[url]http://gosugamers.net/dota2[/url] - Competitive scene news
[url]http://esfiworld.com/dota2[/url] - Even more news
[url]http://teamliquid.net/dota2[/url] - TL Dota 2
[url]http://streamdota2.com[/url]- A list of all popular streams
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Other useful resources :
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[url]http://dota2.gamepedia.com/Dota_2_Wiki[/url] - Dota 2 Wiki
[url]http://wiki.teamliquid.net/dota2/Main_Page[/url] - Liquipedia
[url]http://dotacinema.com[/url] - Dota Cinema videos
[url]http://cyborgmatt.com[/url] - Content analysis for the most recent updates
[url]http://dotabuff.com[/url] - Dota 2 stats
[url]http://iforez.olf.sgsnet.se/dotastats[/url] - Distribution stats
[url]http://dotaholic.com[/url] - Player profiles and database
[url]http://dota-academy.com[/url] - Stats of pro games
[url]http://unc.edu/~thikket[/url] - DotA 1 math
[url]http://playdota.com[/url] - Official DotA website, all of the information still applies to Dota 2
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