Quite often, such a situation occurs that after another attempt to restart your favorite game, the “Connect to Dota 2 Network” window appears. However, in fact, you should not be very disappointed if you saw such a window, because there is often nothing to worry about in it, it is enough to know how this problem is solved.
Immediately it is worth noting the fact that you should not contact support, because there they will not help you. The error “Connecting to the Dota 2 network” indicates that you had a problem trying to connect to the game’s servers, and the developers will not provide you with such information, but will store it at home. Therefore, we consider some of the most common options for the occurrence of such a problem and possible solutions.
Game update
Players constantly require some kind of updates. Even not all heroes managed to be transferred from the first part of Defense of the Ancients, not to mention the fact that Icefrog is trying to balance the existing heroes, add some innovations, and so on. However, after thousands of players try to download the newly released patch at the same time, a wide variety of problems can occur. In other words, in this situation, you just have to wait until the angry crowd downloads a new patch for themselves and the load on the servers eases.
To get detailed information about why the “Connect to Dota 2 Network” window appeared, try going to the game’s official blog. There, often immediately after the update it is written what changes were made, and there is all the rest of the information you need.
Problem with Internet
Often this problem arises due to the fact that you have lost access to the Internet, as a result of which the "Connect to the Dota 2" network window appears. Try rebooting the router, restarting the connection, or even Steam itself. Often there is no connection to the Dota 2 network after the recent firewall, antivirus settings, as well as due to a flashing of the router or making any adjustments to its configuration. In other words, if the solution to the problem dragged on for a long time, try to find the cause on your computer.
Where are you from?
If you are from Russia, you should select the server that is closest to your location in the Steam settings. Do not forget that Valve has far from one server, which is provided to all players. A huge number of server capacities are distributed around the world, which provide load balancing. That is why, if you want to ensure a normal connection, a stable low ping and no lags during the game, you should choose the server that is closest to you.
To do this, go to "Steam-Settings-Downloads-Download Region." It is worth noting that after choosing the region that is suitable for you, you will need to restart Steam, and only then you can check whether the message “Connecting to the Dota 2 network” has disappeared. Ways to solve this problem do not always help, but in any case, you can check to see if the program has correctly determined the server closest to you, and perhaps you can improve the quality of the connection to the game.