I've been holding off on the creation of a general thread until there's a reasonable number of people to actually discuss the game. Seems like invites are definitely opening up, albiet slowly. Apparently tons of people got keys just from begging Icefrog for one, and the blog is already posting weekly updates worded as if there's a significant number of public players already in. I'd wager that we'll see a fully (or darn close to it) open beta by mid-late November, though that's just my personal guess.
No and I stopped caring too much All hype will return if I will read somewhere that the open beta is out I stopped visiting Playdota forums for any news or leaks because this is helpless and annoying
They are really pushing it...they promised it right after the competetion and we are 2 months after
When the game's actually out (or goes fully open beta), it'll hit the gaming scene like a storm completely unheard of. For now, though, there's not much to do but twiddle our thumbs and wait. The absence of a solid date makes it a unique experience but yeah. >_>