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Ursa in Dota 2 Is Back in Pubs — a 52.1% Win Rate at High MMR: Is That a Lot or a Little?

Dota 2 03.10.2026

Ursa in Dota 2 Is Back in Pubs — a 52.1% Win Rate at High MMR: Is That a Lot or a Little?

Ursa in Dota 2 is back in pubs: a 52.1% win rate at high MMR over 2,596 games. Is that a lot or a little, and how does a hero's pub number d

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BLAST SLAM VIII: why Team Nemesis were eliminated while 1w Team advanced with a substitute

BLAST SLAM VIII: why Team Nemesis were eliminated while 1w Team advanced with a substitute

BLAST SLAM VIII: Team Nemesis are out of the tournament, while 1w Team advanced even with a substitute. Who awaits in the next round and why

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Adaptation in CS2 and Dota 2 in 2026: Why It's Not the Strongest Who Wins, but the Most Flexible

Industry 02.10.2026

Adaptation in CS2 and Dota 2 in 2026: Why It's Not the Strongest Who Wins, but the Most Flexible

Adaptation in CS2 and Dota 2 in 2026: why flexibility matters more than mechanics, and how players and teams survive patches, meta shifts an

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Dota 2 Ranks: Where You Really Stand Among 358,000 Titans and Knights — A Breakdown

Dota 2 02.10.2026

Dota 2 Ranks: Where You Really Stand Among 358,000 Titans and Knights — A Breakdown

Dota 2 ranks: the most common one is "Knight" (1.57 million players), while "Titan" has 358 thousand. What the statistics say and what to do

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Danger Zone Is Back in CS2 — What We Know About the Mode and Why Players Should Care

Danger Zone Is Back in CS2 — What We Know About the Mode and Why Players Should Care

Danger Zone is available in CS2 again: map maker Epidemic has released the mode in beta. What we know about the project and how a battle roy

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CS2 Map Positions: Why Knowing the Spots Matters More Than Aim

CS2 Map Positions: Why Knowing the Spots Matters More Than Aim

CS2 map positions: why knowing the spots matters more than aim, and how understanding angles, roles, and standard setups changes the outcome

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Witch Doctor in Dota 2 in Position Five: Pub Numbers and Team Play — What to Choose?

Dota 2 02.10.2026

Witch Doctor in Dota 2 in Position Five: Pub Numbers and Team Play — What to Choose?

Witch Doctor in Dota 2 in position five: 52.2% win rate with a 60% pick rate in pubs — we compare the hero by the numbers and by the team's

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Why CS2's Player Count Is Falling in 2026: Should Players Be Worried?

Why CS2's Player Count Is Falling in 2026: Should Players Be Worried?

Why CS2's player count is falling in 2026: what the player counter shows, what pets and seasonality have to do with it, and how it affects q

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Solo Flashes on Mirage in CS2 — Why Peeking a Position on Your Own Is Worth More Than a Ready-Made Combo

Solo Flashes on Mirage in CS2 — Why Peeking a Position on Your Own Is Worth More Than a Ready-Made Combo

Solo flashes on Mirage in CS2: how to peek a position without a teammate's help, when a self-thrown flash beats a combo, and why it's worth

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The New Crosshair in CS2 After the September 30, 2026 Update — How to Set Up Static Quadrant and Insta-Smokes

The New Crosshair in CS2 After the September 30, 2026 Update — How to Set Up Static Quadrant and Insta-Smokes

The new crosshair in CS2 after the update: how to set up Static Quadrant, the outline, and the import code, and what the grenade crosshair d

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Perfecto Leaves the CS2 Pro Scene for Streaming — and It's Not the End of His Career

Perfecto Leaves the CS2 Pro Scene for Streaming — and It's Not the End of His Career

Perfecto left the CS2 pro scene for streaming for the sake of his family: what's behind this choice, what bootcamps have to do with it, and

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NAVI in the 2026 CS2 European Ranking: 19th Place and What Lies Behind It

NAVI in the 2026 CS2 European Ranking: 19th Place and What Lies Behind It

NAVI sits 19th in the 2026 CS2 European ranking: we break down how to read such lists, what the number means, and why it is not a death sent

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