Who is Icefrog?

Is this photo the real face of Icefrog?

Many DOTA fans have been asking this for ages, who is Icefrog and what is his real name? Dota has been around for so many years yet the mysterious developer behind the success of Dota (he continued developing Dota after Guinsoo and Euls, one of the creators of Dota) has not been known ever since. Although some may have claimed they have seen him in person, but those are just claims that are circulating around the internet without proof.

Some players may say that we should respect why he wants to remain in secret, but those reasons being speculated doesn't make sense at all.

Is Icefrog afraid of threats because of the game going famous?

Like the creator of the infamous game "Flappy bird", the creator deleted his game because of some threats he received, but still it was another conspiracy theory. But, when Icefrog continued to develop Dota 1 from the Warcraft III engine, it wasn't even famous that time and no one thought that it could become famous like what it is now today. So saying that the reason why Icefrog is hiding his real identity due to threats doesn't make sense at all.

Is Icefrog afraid of the spotlight?

Like the question above, who thought that his game could be famous? Most game developers show their faces, not because they want spotlight but because they want to be known. But Icefrog seems to be one of the mysterious game developers today, some people may say that he is like a "god" doing the works while being invisible.

Is Icefrog a devil/demon?

Some people claimed that Dota is a demonic game and that Icefrog doesn't want to be known because he is the devil.

Is Icefrog an idea?

Some speculated that Icefrog is a group of game developers who made Dota to what it is today. Some say Icefrog is an idea that made the game improve through the ages.

It is a mystery to all of us Dota lovers out there, we may want to know who is behind the making of Dota. But don't you think we all deserved to know the face behind the success? What are the reasons behind this secrecy? Are there conspiracies involved? For now, we don't know, but someday we will. But how Icefrog has hidden himself from the internet is something that makes it creepier and mysterious. But if you have any ideas out there, we are here to listen, just comment on the comment section below.

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9999 MMR Bug in DotA

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Happening now - During the opening season of the New Bloom in DotA there has been a crazed all over the community about the 9999 mmr in Solo and Party ranks. No one knows that cause of it yet and no action at the moment has been taken into action by Valve.

There are many claims that after the update, players were in the low priority pool. Because of this bug some players can't queue and play rank. In that case, they can't gain the New bloom points because of the inability to play on rank. Although players can get points on regular matchmaking, some people just want to do it on rank.

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New Bloom Festival 2015 is Coming to Dota 2!

New bloom art image. Source: dota2.com

The final day of DAC also held a surprise for the Dota2 fans around the world, as a cinematic trailer was shown about the upcoming New Bloom event. According to the trailer, the Year Beast will be making a comeback, and it will most likely bring the next DotA2 hero with it - Winter Wyvern.

The exciting DAC may have concluded, but Valve has already given us a new reason to be excited. During the intriguing final day of the tournament, the spectators all around the world had the chance to watch a trailer for the New Bloom 2015 festival, which is expected to arrive later this month. Despite the trailer's short duration, Valve offered a lot of information about the next big patch of Dota2, raising the hype for the yearly event.

Through the trailer, we learn that the primary antagonist of last year's New Bloom festival, the Year Beast will return to Dota2. Unlike 2014, the players will get to "tame" the beast, meaning that the upcoming event mode will have a new objective. Those not interested in the Chinese New Year festivities, have no fear - the trailer clearly shows a blue wyvern flying over the Year Beast, and it is almost certain that this will be the new Dota2 hero - the Winter Wyvern. This tricky INT hero will enter the Dota2 battlefield two years after its creation, and she will be voiced by Merle Danrdige. - Gosugamers

Here is the trailer for the New Bloom Festival 2015, Copyright by Valve:

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