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.
Spectator Options[]
Camera[]
Spectators can select which style of camerawork to watch from.
Camera Style | Description |
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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[]
Spectators can select from up to 6 broadcasters to listen to.
Fog[]
Camera Style | Description |
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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[]
The Game Stats is a drop-down chart that arranges players by certain statistical values. They can be toggled by hotkeys.
Stats Listing |
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Kills/Deaths/Assists |
Last Hits/Denies |
Hero Level |
XP Per Minute |
Current Gold |
Net Worth |
Gold Per Minute |
Buyback Status |
Fantasy Points |
Ordering[]
Order | Explanation |
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Order all players by value | |
Order players by faction (Radiant and Dire) | |
Order players by faction, then value |
Item Chart[]
The Item Chart allows spectators to view all items in each player's Inventory and Stash.
Experience Graph[]
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[]
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[]
The Fight Recap screen displays information and statistics from the latest teamfight.
It includes:
- Player Deaths
- Buybacks used
- Gold Changes
- Experience Changes
- Amount of Damage Dealt
- Abilities Used
- Items Used
Pennants[]
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.
- No more slot for Pennants.
- Valve didn't say anything about Pennants after The International 2.
Action Items[]
Gifts[]
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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[]
Click on the "X" at the top right corner to exit spectator mode.
Auto Spectating[]
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Tournament games can be spectated automatically.
Other information[]
- Players will be notified in-game if 25 spectators are spectating their game.
- There is a slight time delay to prevent cheating.
- Time delay can be adjusted for private lobby games (10 seconds or 2 minutes).
See also[]
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