So, I had to reboot my computer and it booted into my Linux partition. I thought I would give Dota 2 another try. Maybe there is something I can do to improve the performance and I came across this forum in which a Valve developer said they made performance improvements to Dota 2. So, like any sensible sane man, I opened Steam, updated Dota 2 and played a practice match with bots.
I was pleasantly surprised when I noticed the game was really smooth. Not as good as Windows but still playable. The update happened in July 2013 so if anyone else has had issues with Dota 2 on Linux, I would recommend you try it out again and see if has improved for you too.
People at http://segmentnext.com/2013/07/17/dota-2-tweaks-guide-graphics-and-performance/ also have tips on how to get better performance from Dota 2 on Linux. Worth checking out.
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