Dota 2 Download Queue: A Work-Around!

[The Voice]

I guess there may be quite a few of you here that have been stuck in the download queue since launch. Yeah, we're region-locked, but some smarty-pants has come up with a work-around! Unfortunately, you'll have to create an entirely new profile for it to work - you current one will still be locked in the queue. I've tested it, and it works!

From the Dota 2 South Africa Facebook Page:

"ARE YOU IN THE DOTA 2 QUEUE? GOOD NEWS GUYS!!
7 quick steps and you will be able to play!

-Download Hotspot www.hotspotshield.com (This is a a free VPN) It will change your IP to be from the USA.
-Install it and turn it on, it should say something like connection secure and IP is USA.
-Once connected, Go to the steam website IN YOUR BROWSER and you create a new steam profile.
-Once created you log in on that new profile IN YOUR BROWSER. (dont actually open the steam client yet.)
- When you've logged into steam via your browser, go to the the store and subscribe to dota2. It should say you already own dota2.
-After that, log out of steam in the browser and you turn off hotspotsheild.
-Now open steam client and log in on the new profile and dota2 should start to download."

Happy pwning!

[Kwaai]

I guess there may be quite a few of you here that have been stuck in the download queue since launch. Yeah, we're region-locked, but some smarty-pants has come up with a work-around! Unfortunately, you'll have to create an entirely new profile for it to work - you current one will still be locked in the queue. I've tested it, and it works!

From the Dota 2 South Africa Facebook Page:

"ARE YOU IN THE DOTA 2 QUEUE? GOOD NEWS GUYS!!
7 quick steps and you will be able to play!

-Download Hotspot www.hotspotshield.com (This is a a free VPN) It will change your IP to be from the USA.
-Install it and turn it on, it should say something like connection secure and IP is USA.
-Once connected, Go to the steam website IN YOUR BROWSER and you create a new steam profile.
-Once created you log in on that new profile IN YOUR BROWSER. (dont actually open the steam client yet.)
- When you've logged into steam via your browser, go to the the store and subscribe to dota2. It should say you already own dota2.
-After that, log out of steam in the browser and you turn off hotspotsheild.
-Now open steam client and log in on the new profile and dota2 should start to download."

Happy pwning!

Thanks for that will try it out later

[Japster]

Thanks for this tip. My one mate tried it, and it worked perfect.

[Weeman360]

Thanks man have had a lot of people ask me lately if there is a way past the queue, I'm sure this will help them a lot.