Much before it was a full standalone game, Defense of the Ancients emerged as a mod of Blizzard Entertainment’s Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos. There cannot be a thorough discussion on Icefrog without delving into the history of Dota 2. How Dota 2 came to be and how Icefrog was a part of it
This article will piece together most of the information scattered around the internet on Icefrog and try to draw a clear picture of this character. The master of balance, the Dota god, the lord himself: Dota 2 community has various ways of addressing Icefrog. He was active in the Chinese social media Weibo where he conversed with the Chinese community about the game. Icefrog stopped communicating with the English-speaking Dota 2 community due to extreme criticism and abuse. From engraving his name permanently in the gaming culture as the ‘OSfrog’ Twitch emote, to memes like ‘My finest Creation,’ Icefrog’s presence can be traced everywhere in the gaming realm.Īlthough Icefrog used to communicate quite frequently with fans and players back in the DotA Allstars days, his communication has become limited in the last decade. It is not surprising that his name is spammed countless times in Twitch chats or Reddit threads. Despite being the mastermind behind such a hugely popular game, little is known about the person whose only line of communication with the Dota 2 community is a few cryptic tweets every year. Icefrog is responsible for balancing Dota 2's gameplay.
