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Dota 2 update for 29 January 2021
Dota 2 gets a CS:GO styled Overwatch mode, plus the Dota Pro Circuit returns
Major updates are going live for Valve's free to play MOBA with Dota 2 now having a CS:GO styled Overwatch mode designed to help sort through all the reports of player behaviour.
Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/01/dota-2-gets-a-csgo-styled-overwatch-mode-plus-the-dota-pro-circuit-returns
Dota 2’s player-powered anti-griefing system is here
Be careful if you decide to turn into a Dota 2 bully because Valve have added a community-based review system to help them govern the game. The “Overwatch” system will send reports and replays of negative behaviour to upstanding community members, who’ll cast a verdict on the player responsible.
Dota 2's new Overwatch system has arrived
January 27, 2021 Overwatch has officially arrived in Dota 2, Valve has announced.
Late last year, Valve announced that Dota 2 was getting an "Overwatch-style system" similar to CS:GO's. That system has now arrived in the multiplayer game, following a host of images posted by Dota 2 community members who saw the Overwatch snapshots show up in their clients early.
"Dota 2 now has Overwatch," fan Upsign notes on the MOBA game's reddit with a screenshot of a 'Review Overwatch Case' feature (included below) which explains the purpose of the new system. "Overwatch allows the Dota 2 community to regulate itself by providing a method for qualified and experienced members of the community to review reports of griefing or cheating, determine whether reports are valid, and submit guilty convictions if appropriate," the card reads. It gives the reviewer the option to check out a replay of the play in question and review the case.
Additionally, Matthew Bailey, director of operations at esports organisation Team Secret, has posted a bunch of screens showing the system's various aspects. For example - as you can see down below - there's an explainer setting the threshold for resolution.
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