Some patch notes have been omitted due to length and because they were deemed too minuscule to talk about. Two new heroes, improvement among sound capabilities and support to the modding community are included, as well as bug fixes. The set doesnt have any backpack images however the. The data proves that sea, russia, and eu east maintained a stable number of games since 2014 sea even improved over time. Strange modifiers reward you for playing your hero the right way. The patch also contains a number of the pending compendium stretch goal rewards. May 08, 2017 right click on dota proprieties open local files dota 2 beta is the folder that you need to save in case youll format you pc so you wont have to download all over again. Clearly, icefrog felt the meta was getting a little stale, so the folks over at valve decided to freshen things up a bit with 7. Dec 17, 2014 a new milestone patch has arrived for dota 2 dubbed the shifting snows update which features an updated winter map for christmas, 6. All pick hero selection duration reduced from 25 to 20 seconds. The situation didnt fluctuate with the release of dota 2 reborn, and the server continued having 350k and even 400k matches daily.
Although the type of changes we are thinking about, like gold distribution, take much more than a game or two to show their full impact, we will still be able to get meaningful data and analysis on the direction and scale of changes. So here we are, in the middle of gesc thailand with a new patch that is bound to raise some eyebrows. An analysis of dota 2s new patch has revealed a whole host of treats for halloween including. Dota 2 27th august patch content analysis gamespot. Feb 09, 2017 the hero wasnt overly strong by any means, but a 15% cooldown reduction may have been too good. This article, dota 2 15th december patch content analysis, originally appeared on ongamers. Right click on dota proprieties open local files dota 2 beta is the folder that you need to save in case youll format you pc so you wont have to download all over again. Most major patches come with an official changelog, but not all alterations are mentioned. When kevin purge godecs patch analysis video moves from its traditional three hour duration to a. An analysis of dota 2 s new patch has revealed a whole host of treats for halloween including. Matthew cyborgmatt bailey is a popular dota community figure, who initially gained popularity for his indepth analysis of the dota 2 content patches. Theres still a lot to be figured out, but already these changes are causing havoc in pubs. Since shadow fiend doesnt have any cosmetic items since its hard to make it fit with the hero or whatever reason it may be. Dota 2 19th jan patch content analysis, accessed 02.
Posted in rdota2 by u cyborgmatt 461 points and 191 comments. Yes, it has been a huge leap ahead from what weve been used to for quite some time, but this is similar to what we faced when dota 2 transitioned into dota 2 reborn. Over this past weekend at dreamhack valencia mouz and navi faced off in a best of five. Dota 2 27th august patch content analysis we have had a patch deploy to the main dota 2 client introducing the new starladder season x bundle that. A site dedicated to tracking the crowdfunded tournaments in dota 2. Dota 2 ir bezmaksas tiessaistes daudzspeletaju cinu arenas zanra datorspele, turpinajums defense of the ancients dota, ka ari warcraft iii. Ok, so i tried to cram all of this information into a single post, but it hit the post character limit. Dire tire is the dota 2 halloween map, new game mode hinted.
It was a mechanics patch where no heroes were touched but the mechanics of the games were altered w. Dota 2 1st october patch content analysis article cyborgmatt. Cyborgmatt s blog will be slowing down, so it seems, as he joins the ongamers family this week and begins providing content for them on dota 2 and cs. Dota 2 now uses the celt codec for increased voice communication quality. The leipzig major is over with team secret emerging as champions and just as the major ended, the dota 2 7. When two players pick the same hero in a round, the hero is banned instead and the round restarts.
A new balance patch hit dota 2, mostly addressing hero talents. Matthew cyborgmatt bailey, ongamers december 17, 2014. Icefrog is shifting dota away from huge, groundbreaking patches to smaller, more frequent changes but what does it means for casual and. Providing a 3s cooldown on kinetic field is still a strong, as is any cooldown reduction talent. There were a lot of item changes, hero changes and a few general balance changes which are undoubtedly going to change the meta substantially, so lets get right into it. If the picks and bans are considered, 109 heroes made it to the drafting screen, just a bit higher than ti 6 which had 105 heroes picked as well as contested. In this update we are introducing a new system for gathering data on the type of changes that are harder to evaluate or predict without very large number of games, such as gold bounty formula changes. Now i am starting to see where valve is going with the strange modifiers. In this update we are introducing a new system for gathering data on the type of. Also linked to a short summary of the nov 7 patchnotes.
I will be staying with the dota scene just in a different capacity which no longer leaves me with the time required to cover the updates. A shorter analysis that focuses on implications for competitive dota 2 and relates changes to overall patch themes. Frostivus treasure redemption token dota 2 general discussions. As we did in our previous patch analysis blog post, we will highlight what we feel is going to have the biggest impact on the game in red. Since the launch of dota 2 back in december 2010, weve been in the era of 6.
Siege creeps now behave like normal lane creeps for spell targeting rules. Youll still need to do a bit of update after, but not bigger than 100mb. Nov 15, 20 dota 2 14th november patch content analysis after the first blood update for dota 2 released earlier this year we now have the second major content patch in the form of the three spirits which. Jan 2015 marks three years worth of dota 2 content analysis posts and for the moment i will be putting them on indefinite hold. Just one day before the start of epicenter xl, valve dropped their latest biweekly patch v7.
What the hell is happening to dota 2, fix it volvo. The league passes were not in when season 1 was going on. Its been a fun ride and i know the patch posts will be missed. Okay i know im going to sound cheesy and all but my problem with this set is simple. Fixed healing ward and windrunner auras sticky durations to 2. Check out cyborgmatt s blog for his patch analysis, as well as patting him on the back for a whole year of being the dota oracle. Valve mentioned at the beginning of the patch notes that the upcoming patches will mostly be focused on balance tweaks and that they will stop doing biweekly patches after the end of this season. Youll find a bunch of long twitch analysis sessions by professional and highranked players, which is a good way to get a sense of the. Following the kiev major, a huge patch hit the dota 2 scene with changes that could result in a completely different meta.
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Matthew cyborgmatt bailey is a popular dota community figure, who initially. Frostivus treasure redemption token dota 2 general. Aug 30, 2014 the patch will move to the main dota 2 client next week. Added a testing tool to the workshop tab that allows contributors to see their models on a hero before submitting. May 17, 2017 following the kiev major, a huge patch hit the dota 2 scene with changes that could result in a completely different meta. They fix known bugs and exploits, and add features and elements to the game, including new versions that bring changes to heroes, items, and mechanics most major patches come with an official changelog, but not all alterations are mentioned. This can change the dynamic of the game quite quickly. A new milestone patch has arrived for dota 2 dubbed the. Game content and materials are trademarks and s of their respective publisher and its licensors.
Aug 27, 2014 dota 2 27th august patch content analysis we have had a patch deploy to the main dota 2 client introducing the new starladder season x bundle that includes a set for tiny and compendium. Feb 09, 2017 a new balance patch hit dota 2, mostly addressing hero talents. Share on facebook share on twitter share on whatsapp share on linkedin. Sniper has a new item set referred to as the gunslinger. On the backend, valve is refining the games details. They fix known bugs and exploits, and add features and elements to the game, including new versions that bring changes to heroes, items, and mechanics. The set doesnt have any backpack images however the models and textures are already in the files.
A custom gamemode for dota 2 which features up to 10 players in a hectic free for all arena brawl. So with the general and item changes out of the way. This weeks dota 2 patch has arrived early and deployed straight onto the live client, this is most likely because of the international 2012 preliminaries that are due to start on the 26th. This small gameplay update includes new tricks for old.
Team secret team secret manager matthew cyborgmatt bailey is a popular dota community figure, who initially gained popularity for his indepth analysis of the dota 2 content patches. Nov 14, 2017 the situation didnt fluctuate with the release of dota 2 reborn, and the server continued having 350k and even 400k matches daily. Strange modifiers are in fact tools to entice players to stick playing with the same hero and having clear markers on how to get better at playing them. First of all, normally these giant patches hit the original dota first, then making.
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I feel purge is a journey not desination type patch analysis. A shorter analysis that focuses on implications for competitive dota 2 and relates changes to overall. Search for the patch analysis of cyborgmatt in gamespot. Valve and icefrog did promise not to interrupt majors with new patch updates.