Dota 2: Things and sets.
The subtle structure of the game’s economy dictates its rules to millions of players. No one can buy an advantage in battle for real money. However, developers necessarily need something to eat, because the Dot must look after some intelligent creature, otherwise the project will plunge into widespread anarchy. This is what the well-fed developers do, and they are made well-fed by various sets, items and Arcana for Dota 2 heroes. In General, in Dota things mean a lot to players.
For a man who has never played, the last sentence will sound, to put it mildly, delusional. Especially for them I will try to explain, there are many different ways to pump money out of players:
The first and most popular is when money is taken for some advantages in the game, for example, stronger artifacts, armor, various effects, etc. So it was squeezed a lot of money from honest gamers, this system continues to work to this day, as it allows you to quickly and easily start earning income from the game. I think this method is banal and not interesting, since at first it repels potential players, who immediately begin to kill such donators.
The second way is a little more cunning, wiser, but hungry developers charge for the speed of the characters. For example, a donator player gains experience and game currency faster than regular players. This way of earning, I personally think more honest. Games with such pumping develop faster, but require solvent players with an urgent need to get a higher level faster.
The third way I consider the most effective. It is used by Valve in their creation. This when in game there is nothing for money except external species. Buy clothes on the characters, interface style, various prettiness in the game.
There are several other species that have not been mentioned, so as not to fool the reader or because of the author’s incompetence in the matter.
In Dota things are sold very different. To somehow classify them, you need to divide them into groups by rarity:
In General, everything is clear, the higher the group, the less rare the item. But such type as Arcana deserves special attention. It is special because it changes not only the appearance of the character, his clothes or weapons. He literally climbs into the soul of the hero, changing his icon on the minimap, pictures of skills, sometimes even voice acting. Of course, completely changing the appearance, can even be added a new animation. In Dota, things are different, but Arcana are rare, they are not at all heroes, they are gradually released and so on.
The influence of things on the game.
Let’s not talk about where to buy them or how to get them. This information is free to use on any DotA forum. Much better to say about what they give. In battle, you will be beautiful, or rather not you, and the hero. All, on this positive hand end. On the contrary, there is a disadvantage when you meet a player with some expensive set, you think that he is more dangerous than others and immediately reaches out to kill him. The main thing to remember at the time that he is an ally and his high skill for us.
There is another thing, as some players often Express their wit, you can describe the opposite situation with this phrase: “Set bought, play did not buy.” As a rule, heroes with beautiful clothes are not considered under the microscope, and their every wrong action is criticized amicably by the whole team. Although, perhaps, it is only a plus when team victory is closer and smells sweeter.
In Dota things are certainly good. All the negative sides for the owner of cool clothes, the author described only because of envy, and not because of his objectivity, since he did not fall out of any clothes after the fight. If without jokes, then your favorite character is always nice to see in a beautiful way, very fun to watch this tapochka, especially cool is the animation of some spells. In particular, the game liked the Arcana on Shadow Fiend.