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Dota 2 cheats explained: All the commands for heroes, items, and more

Dota 2 has one of the highest skill ceilings of all the competitive MOBAs out there. Needless to say, coming in as a fresh player can be incredibly daunting. To counter this steep learning curve, and to assist pre-existing players to learn meta-changing strats, Valve has added cheats to the game.

Dota 2's cheats aren't like traditional cheats though. Instead, they're a quick way of learning what's new in the game on an accelerated timescale. Cheat commands can only be used in practice mode, a custom game where you go up against bots and can set the parameters for play.

But before you head off to that you'll need to enable the cheats. Head into your settings in the lobby and hit the checkbox, or enter the command sv_cheats 1 in the console, and you're ready to go. Just remember to only use the Valve-approved commands below, and not third-party software, otherwise you'll get hit with the ban hammer.

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Dota 2 update for 8 February 2021

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Dota 2 update for 5 February 2021

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Dota 2 update for 5 February 2021

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Dota 2 is getting its first major in 14 months in March

It's been a hot minute since we've seen a Dota 2 major, though that's about to change. Esports tournament organiser PGL is presenting the first DOTA 2 major of the 2021 DPC season, and it's going to kick off in Singapore on March 27 and wrap up on April 4.

This one will feature 18 teams from across the world, and all of them will duke it out on-site in Singapore. The tournament is being organised in partnership with ONE Esports and the Singapore Tourism Board - it boasts a $500,000 USD prize pool, which isn't too shabby, I reckon. When it comes to slot distribution, Chinese and European teams are winning out with four spots each. CIS and Southeast Asia regions are getting three spots each, whereas North America and South America are getting two.

In a press release, the PGL describes Singapore as "one of the safest countries in the world". According to the World Health Organisation, the country has reported 59,000 cases of COVID-19 at the time of writing and hasn't seen daily case numbers rise over 100 since September.

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