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Jose Enrico Coronel

'Dota 2' Reliable vs. Unreliable Gold: How Gold Loss, Items, and Buybacks Work

Slaying opponents in "Dota 2" nets us gold, but getting killed in return also loses us gold. Some players do not pay attention to these microfactors in the game, but understanding reliable and unreliable gold becomes as important as other stages of learning the process.

While both types of gold can be used to purchase items, they behave differently when a hero dies, when items are bought, and when a player needs to use a buyback.

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