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Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" Tickets to The International will be available to purchase at this link and will be on sale soon. The first wave starts at 10:00am PDT March 27th and followed by the last wave at 10:00pm PDT March 27th. Q. How many tickets can I buy? Ticket purchases are limited to 5 per household. Q. When will tickets go on sale? Tickets will be sold in two equal waves. The first wave will be sold at 10:00am PDT, and the last wave will be sold at 10:00pm PDT. Use this time zone c…

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" Dota 2 returns to KeyArena in Seattle this summer from August 3rd through August 8th. All tickets will be general admission, which will cost $99 and give you access to all six days of the main event, where the top 16 teams in the world will compete for the Aegis of Champions. We are not directly selling VIP tickets this year, but stay tuned for details on the VIP experience. Tickets will be made available through Ticketmaster at two separate times next Friday, Mar…

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" When Faceless Void won the Model Update vote in last year’s Compendium for The International, we admit we were a bit unsure about how to proceed. After exploring a number of different directions, we ultimately weren’t confident that the community would be happy with a significant redesign, since it seemed like a lot of people enjoyed the general idea of the existing model. When we turned to the community, we learned that for the most part people were not looking f…

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" Today we fixed a subtle pathfinding bug that had been in the game for a while. We get many reports of issues in the game, and the trickiest ones are the reports of subtle, often fleeting timing issues that result in incorrect hero or spell behavior. The bug we fixed today was inside the pathfinding system, but it manifested in extremely rare cases around blink dagger usage. We’ve seen reports of weirdness around blink dagger usage for a long time, but every time w…

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" The second batch of community-created hero sets for New Bloom has arrived on the Dota 2 Store. Be sure to check out the new Treasure of the Spring Blossom, as well as last week’s Treasure of the Ram’s Renewal, and get your hands on all the new gear. If you don’t see your favorite New Bloom set in either treasure, don’t fret. The community created so many exceptional designs this year that there was no way we could get them all out in time for New Bloom’s end. We’l…

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" Destroy the enemy’s Ancient with the help of a Year Beast! Increase your pool of Ability Points and make ready. Beginning tomorrow, the Year Beast Brawl will be available during a 10 minute window a few random times each day. You’ll have an hour of warning ahead of time so you can gather your friends. In the Brawl, players use their Ability Points to strengthen or command a Year Beast that will spawn for each team every five minutes. Remember to spend all your Abi…

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" Winter Wyvern is coming to blanket the battlefield with her icy shadow, while Crystal Maiden prepares to show off her a new Arcana, the Frost Avalanche, now available for preorder. Learn more about the New Bloom map, reworked Item Drop System, Item Recycling, and more in Part 3 of our New Bloom Festival update.

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" As the Year Beast stalks toward the battlefield, trouble stirs in the frigid wastes. Stop by Part 2 of the New Bloom Festival update and get to know Crystal Maiden’s icy new neighbor.

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" The New Bloom Festival is almost here, and with it the dreaded Year Beast. But there’s so much more in store. In case you missed the teaser when it aired before the Dota 2 Asia Championship Grand Finals, head to the update page to check it out, and then make ready for the battles to come. Speaking of DAC, if you missed even a minute of the tournament, be sure to go back and watch all the games on Dota TV. There were really some terrific matches played, featuring p…

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" We wanted to share some information about The International so that you’re able to start making room in your schedules. This year the Main Event in Seattle will include 16 teams and will run for 6 full days, from Monday August 3rd through Saturday August 8th. Ticket availability will be announced on this blog prior to going on sale. Team invitations will occur shortly after May 1st.

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" Light dwindles and cold creeps in. The Shifting Snows Update has arrived, bringing with it this year’s Winter Map as well as a small gameplay update. As heroes shiver down the lanes to meet their fate, a new effigy material has emerged from the ice, new treasures have brought new armor to warm by the fire, and the arrival of Gift Wrap heralds the season of Givening. Check out the Shifting Snows Update page for more information.

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" Once again, we’re putting out a call to artists to create items based around the themes of Chinese New Year, Chinese history, and springtime, and submit them to the Dota 2 Workshop to be considered for the next New Bloom Festival. This time around we would like to ask artists to avoid the use of dragons and written Chinese characters, as well any concepts that involve human skulls, blood and gore. Additionally, to have the best chance of having your work make it i…

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" As we mentioned in September, there are a number of features in the works for Dota 2 that we’re really excited to share with you. Among them is a major improvement to Dota 2’s engine that we are aiming to release in the first half of next year. One of the main features in this engine improvement will be the ability to rapidly create entirely new game modes. You’ve seen some of this work with the Dota 2 Workshop Tools Alpha that began earlier this year. In the past…

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" The dark bargain is struck. Today through December 7th, the Nemesis Assassin Event will allow all heroes a unique opportunity to earn trophies and items. During each day of the event, contracts will be put out on the life of those heroes listed on Oracle’s Nemesis Registry, and these contracts can either be Fulfilled or Denied during the course of the match. Owners of the Manifold Paradox Arcana will enjoy many custom upgrades to their specialized assassin, includ…

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" An enigmatic new hero strides onto the battlefield. Oracle is coming to let you seize the fates of both friend and foe. Prefer to deal a deadlier destiny? Phantom Assassin’s new arcana, the Manifold Paradox, is available for preorder, and will be on sale for 20% off until December 7th. Learn about the Nemesis Assassin Event in Day 3 of the Foreseer’s Contract update, arriving this week!

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" Recently we’ve seen some players experiencing significant network issues across multiple regions, in particular US East and Europe West. We thought we’d take a moment to update you on what we’ve been doing in this space, because it’s such an important issue. These kinds of problems generally stem from either limited server capacity or poor network connectivity. In this case, the problems are entirely connectivity related, and they come in three different forms – t…

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" A mysterious figure, a ruthless assassin, and an infinite number of possibilities. The Foreseer’s Contract is coming soon. Head to the update page to get your first peek at a deal with incalculable ramifications, then come back next week to learn more. Meanwhile, the Dota 2 Workshop has been redesigned to include a voting queue, which will make it easier for Dota workshop users to discover new items to vote on, as well as let us on the Dota team know which items y…

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" The long awaited metamorphosis of Shadow Fiend arrives at last. In addition to a completely new look for his form and effects, the update also contains the Demon Eater Arcana. This Arcana provides a fiery reimagining of Shadow Fiend, complete with new effects, sounds, animations, icons, and an altered voice. We also thought it’d be fun to allow you to show off your skill at triple-razing enemies to the ground, so with the Arcana equipped you’ll be see a fiery cele…

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" Just when you thought it was safe to walk, well, anywhere. Techies are finally coming to Dota 2, along with a host of new features and Compendium stretch goals, including the new All Random Deathmatch mode and the All-Hero Challenge. Check out the Techies Update page and learn more about everything you’ll be seeing, doing, and fighting when the update goes live next week!

Nachricht von "Dota2.com Blog" Today, we are announcing the Alpha release of the Dota 2 Workshop Tools. This is the first release of a new set of tools to create, play, and share custom maps and game modes for Dota 2. This is a developer focused release and currently has high system requirements which means not everyone will be able to run the tools. At the moment the tools require a 64-bit version of Windows and a Direct3D 11 compatible GPU. We are working on expanding the number of PC configu…