When Valve originally announced that we would see a widespread rollout of DotA 2 beta invites this year, I never thought it would creep up on me like it has. Yes, it’s here. Valve announced yesterday that it would be releasing large volumes of DotA 2 beta invites this week. It gets better. Each invite will come with two additional invites so that players can enjoy the game with friends.

I’ve crossed just about every appendage on my body that can be crossed in hopes that I’ll receive an invite. I’m so excited to get back behind the controls of characters like Techies, Furion, Tiny, Pudge…every time I write one I think of others I enjoyed.

If you’re interested in the beta, hopefully you signed up some time during the International tournament. From there, all you need to do is complete the Steam survey, a link to which can be found at the DotA 2 blog.