Diretide



Diretide is a Dota 2 event. It began on October 30th 2012. Valve will restart this event in 2014, instead of 2013. Due to the fact that Dota 2 came out of the beta-test, Valve want to make it better for players, instead of doing events. Diretide will be held on 27th October 2014

Game Mode
There are 3 stages to Diretide, each lasting 10 minutes.

Candy Chaos

 * Compete against the enemy team in collecting the most candy.
 * Collect candy from Roshlings and deposit it in your candy bucket.
 * Go on a raid and steal the enemy's candy from their bucket.
 * After 20 minutes (after the 2nd stage), the team with the most candy wins!

The Trickster Awakens

 * All this ruckus has awoken Roshan from his slumber.
 * He will target a random hero, alternating between teams, and bully them for candy.
 * Keeping a piece of candy in your inventory is recommended as failure to feed Roshan will result in death.

Sugar Rush

 * After 20 minutes Roshan will be stuffed and you will be left candyless.
 * You must team up with the enemy and go after Roshan to reclaim your candy.
 * Defeating Roshan will reward you with items and delicious candy.
 * The fastest Roshan slayers will be immortalized in the Diretide Hall of Fame!

Greevil Egg
During the Diretide event, all players will receive a Greevil Egg after successfully defeating Roshan in Diretide. Once received, the Egg may be imbued with one of several Essences.