Dota 2 crowd camera

Spectating

Spectating is an in-game function available for all live games. This feature is also known as DotaTV. It can be accessed under the Watch tab. Spectating can be done as a Party.

Third party streams can also be viewed from Dota 2’s official streaming hub.

Contents

Spectator Options [ edit ]

Camera [ edit ]

Spectators can select which style of camerawork to watch from.

Camera Style	Description
Direct Camera	Camera automatically follows important events across the map.
Free Camera	User is given full control of the camera, and access to Showcase View.
Player Perspective	Camera is shown from the player’s perspective. Click on a player’s top icon to select their vision.
Hero Chase	Camera centers and follows a hero. Click on a player’s top icon to follow their hero.

Broadcaster [ edit ]

Spectators can select from up to 6 broadcasters to listen to.

Fog [ edit ]

Camera Style	Description
Both Teams	Sees map vision of both teams in the map.
The Radiant	Sees map vision of Radiant team.
The Dire	Sees map vision of Dire team.

Game Stats [ edit ]

The Game Stats is a drop-down chart that arranges players by certain statistical values. They can be toggled by hotkeys.

Stats Listing
Kills/Deaths/Assists
Last Hits/Denies
Hero Level
XP Per Minute
Current Gold
Net Worth
Gold Per Minute
Buyback Status
Fantasy Points

Ordering [ edit ]

Order	Explanation
Order all players by value
Order players by faction (Radiant and Dire)
Order players by faction, then value

Item Chart [ edit ]

The Item Chart allows spectators to view all items in each player’s Inventory and Stash.

Experience Graph [ edit ]

The Experience Graph shows the experience disparity between the two teams, as well as the time and impact of kills made by both sides.

Gold Graph [ edit ]

The Gold Graph shows the gold disparity between the two teams, as well as the time and impact of kills made by both sides.

Fight Recap [ edit ]

The Fight Recap screen displays information and statistics from the latest teamfight.

• Player Deaths
• Buybacks used
• Gold Changes
• Experience Changes
• Amount of Damage Dealt
• Abilities Used
• Items Used

Pennants [ edit ]

Players can equip Pennants in the Fan slot of the Loadout screen. Pennants will be displayed when spectating live Tournament games where the corresponding team is playing. Owning a pennant gives the spectator a chance to receive a Heroic quality item from the Crafting List when watching a Tournament game with at least 100 spectators.

Action Items [ edit ]

Gifts [ edit ]

Players can equip gifts in the Action Item slot of the Loadout screen. It can be activated with a hotkey to give cosmetic items to a number of random players and other spectators in the game.

Exiting Spectator Mode [ edit ]

Click on the “X” at the top right corner to exit spectator mode.

Auto Spectating [ edit ]

Tournament games can be spectated automatically.