The popularity of the game "Dota 2" is simply incredible - to date, it has gathered a huge number of gamers. So huge that even Counter-Strike: GO is inferior in the number of players very much. “DotA” simply has no equal, but this does not mean that every gamer will be able to cope with this game without problems. First of all, it is worth noting a rather high complexity. Let the characters have only four skills, but you need a lot of skill and practice in order to compete on equal terms with other players. However, it is worth noting separately the problems that are associated not with the gameplay, but with the technical side of the issue. For example, many gamers often see the error "Connecting DotA 2 to the network." Moreover, it can occur both immediately after installing the game, and after prolonged use. In this article, you will learn how to deal with a similar problem.
Game update
So, if you get the error “Connecting Dota 2 to the network”, then you could go into the game itself, but you have absolutely no way to connect to existing servers to play with a live opponent. As you can see, the problem itself does not cause any questions and ambiguities, but its causes may be different, so you need to know several approaches to fixing this error at once. First of all, you should check for updates for the game. It's no secret that Dota 2 is an ever-evolving project to which developers periodically release add-ons. And if the creator of the server has an updated game, and you are the old version, then, of course, you will not be able to connect. Accordingly, you need to download the update in order to get the opportunity to connect to the game servers again. However, this is far from the only cause of the “Connecting Dota 2” to the network error ”. This screen may freeze on your monitor in other circumstances.
Internet problems
Very often, the error “Connecting Dota 2 to the network” occurs due to the fact that you have any problems with the Internet connection. You can go into the game itself. But to start a duel with other users is not possible. Since the connection to the Internet and the game servers cannot be established. Try turning off the internet. Reboot the router or wait a while, and then re-enter the game. If this does not help, contact your service provider. In order for him to determine the cause of the communication problems and fix all the problems as soon as possible so that you can continue to play. But what if you still have a game that says, “Search for the Dota 2 network”?
Boot region
If you play multiplayer computer games, then you should definitely know what the download region is. The fact is that the connection to the Dota 2 network occurs through one of the servers that are located around the world. And the closer the server you are connecting to is at your location, the better the connection and the higher the speed. If you try to connect to a server on the other side of the world, then the speed and quality of the game will disappoint you. And also you can not connect to the server at all, having received a message about the error described above.
Access port
Sometimes a similar problem may occur due to the inability to connect to the server through the default access port. Accordingly, you need to manually change it to another - this is done through the launch settings menu in "Steam". You just need to register the Clientport command, after which you should specify the port number through which you want to establish a connection.