Midas Mode is finally coming to Dota 2. The novelty Dota 2 tournament, originally scheduled for April this year, will now run from November 18-28.
If you don’t know what Midas Mode is, allow us to enlighten you. Developed by Dota 2 talent agency Moonduck, Midas Mode is an unofficial Dota 2 tournament featuring eight teams from Europe and North America. At the beginning of the tournament, each team will be given a number of ‘Moonbucks’, an imaginary currency that will be used for a variety of actions throughout the tournament.
For example, both picks and bans cost Moonbucks, but the amount each team will be charged depends on the relative success and popularity of the heroes they pick, which will change in real time as the tournament progresses. On top of that, everything from picking a side to pausing the game uses up some of a team’s Moonbucks. Running out of money strips teams of any in-game privileges, and forces them to pick from a pool of the very worst heroes in the game.
Teams can, however, earn Moonbucks back in a number of ways. The community will suggest challenges through the tournament’s ‘Bounty’ system that teams can complete to earn extra money. Teams will also be able to bet on other matches in an attempt to win big, and if they find themselves in dire straits they’ll also be able to beg from other teams.
