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Nachricht von "blog.dota2.com" Today’s update brings Diretide to a close, which means that it’s also Hatching Day! If you’ve been spending time sitting on some eggs like a mother hen, you’ll see a new option to hatch them. Who knows what will emerge? This week we’ve got a new hero, and he’s a lovable little ball of claws and teeth – Slark! Enjoy mauling your enemies and then disappearing in a cloud of smoke, all while cackling like a deranged magician. We’ve made some UI improvements this week …

Nachricht von "blog.dota2.com" As all you pro Dota 2 players out there know, the most important skill to develop is map awareness. Now there’s no easier way to look cool while winning games thanks to your new found skill than by checking out these freshly made Wards. Also to be found in today’s update is the option to start games in Reverse Captain’s Mode when creating a practice lobby. In this mode Captain’s pick the heroes they want the other team to play, resulting in either hilarious or pai…

Nachricht von "blog.dota2.com" Candy! Greevils! Treats! 50 foot tall tricksters! We are not responsible for any loss of sleep caused by nightmares now that the Diretide is here! Not only you will be able to play a brand new game mode inside Dota 2 but you’ll also find that the regular Dota 2 map suddenly got spookier! Also, check out this sweet video. This is our first seasonal event and as always we would love to hear what you think. Happy Haunting!

Nachricht von "blog.dota2.com" Lord Magnataur’s office (also known as LOMA) would like you all to know that Centaur Warrunner’s abundance of horns is all a show and that one is enough. Along with the Centaur Warrunner, you will also find parity with the latest Dota 6.76 update, including changes to the greatest hero of them all (you know who). In other news, the G-1 Championship League started this week and we have already seen a good number of great games. You can find a pass for it in the Dot…

Nachricht von "blog.dota2.com" One of the new features you will find in today’s update is the Hall of Fame: Interested in learning how to play a particular hero? The Hall of Fame will only list the best players currently active in the Dota 2 community, so if you’re looking to improve your play these guys are a good source of knowledge. Also, If you’re like us, then you love seeing the awesome items the community has been able to create for the Dota 2 workshop. Last week we announced the Dota 2 …

Nachricht von "blog.dota2.com" We are proud to announce our collaboration with the Polycount video game art community in a new contest for Dota 2! Contestants will create high quality item sets that our art team will judge. Winners will have their items added to the Dota 2 store and will receive special ‘Polycount’ quality versions of their items. The first Polycount contest with Team Fortress 2 produced some amazing results and we’re excited to see what the community has in store for us now. T…

Nachricht von "blog.dota2.com" Put your hands together for the most powerful hero alive, Magnus is here. In today’s update you will also find parity with Dota’s latest 6.75 update. A new item! Hero balances! And more! Also in this update is first release of our Team System. The Teams feature is designed for groups of five players who want to compete against other groups of five in practice lobbies, and competitive settings like leagues and tournaments. This release allows players to create a Te…

Nachricht von "blog.dota2.com" Earlier this week we revealed how the Aegies of Champions was crafted. This time around we’ll show you how the score for the Dota 2 trailer was recorded. Instead of going over what consonance and dissonance are or why a Conductor uses such a tiny stick to direct an entire orchestra, we decided it would be easier to explain via this video: For those that deal in the dark arts of music, you can download the original score sheet and take it for a spin. Maybe upload a…

Nachricht von "blog.dota2.com" You might have seen The Aegis of Champions at this year’s International and pondered what kind of wizardry was performed to craft such an artifact. Was it conjured from an old spell found at The Ultimyr Academy? Or maybe found buried in the Riftshadow Ruins from a battle long ago? Well wonder no more! For we are here to enlighten you, behold: And just like that you are now an expert in all things involving the Aegis of Champion.

Nachricht von "blog.dota2.com" Some people are lucky of being alive to experience great moments in history. Being there, glued to your TV watching Neil Armstrong take his first step on the Moon. How about rocking out while Jimi Hendrix played Woodstock? Or witnessing the The Play in person? These are snapshots in time that will never be forgotten. Well, one day you will be able to tell your grandchildren of your personal “I was there! I saw it with my own eyes!” moment: Introducing Meepo The Ge…

Nachricht von "blog.dota2.com" The 2012 International crowned a new champion with Invictus Gaming (iG). beating last year’s champion Natus Vincere (Na’Vi) three games to one to win the Aegis of Champions. With over 90 hours of Dota 2 played, the exciting final match wasn’t the only highlight to the Tournament. We have daily recaps available here – Day 1, Day 2, Day 3. Over 567,000 simultaneous viewers from around the world joined the thousands of live viewers at Benaroya Hall to watch the final…

Nachricht von "blog.dota2.com" Here is the breakdown of the day. We start with a best of three match between iG and DK. Both of these teams were sent down to the Loser Bracket by Na’Vi and now one of them is going to get their chance at redemption. The winner of this match heads to the Loser Bracket finals. The second match of the day is a best of three match between the undefeated machine of LGD and the always unpredictable Na’Vi. This is the first meeting between these two teams at the Intern…

Nachricht von "blog.dota2.com" Day 2 continued where Day 3 left off; four single elimination matches. EG, Darer, coL, and CLG were all eliminated by mid afternoon. LGD continued where they left off as well and remain undefeated. Zenith gave them a run for their money, but it was still LGD in two straight. Then… well then it was the Na’Vi show. iG took the first game but then it all changed. Na’Vi showed why you can never count them out. Their loose style and aggressive action excited the crowd …

Nachricht von "blog.dota2.com" What a day for Dota 2 yesterday! We had over 400,000 simultaneous viewers online and thousands of visitors at Benaroya Hall watching some amazing matches. The best of 3 matches went the distance for all but one match – that match was LGD winning in two straight games and sending Orange down to the Loser Bracket LGD continues their dominance and not to jinx them but can they continue undefeated? They go up against Zenith Saturday. While Zenith struggled and lost th…

Nachricht von "blog.dota2.com" With the Main Event of The International starting Friday, we collected some stats from the preliminaries. In all, 115 games were played with over 275,000 viewers. The most spectated game was CLG vs M5 with 69,659 viewers. The average game length was 34 minutes. The shortest game was IG vs Na’Vi which clocked in at 16:11. The longest game, LGD vs M5, went 70:58 minutes. In total there were over 65 hours of Dota 2 played in the preliminary round. What happened durin…

Nachricht von "blog.dota2.com" With the preliminaries over, the brackets are finalized and you can see Friday’s games on the schedule page. The top section is the games for the Winner Bracket. All rounds of the Winner Bracket are played as Best of 3 matches. The loser in each match is sent down to the Loser Bracket. The bottom section of the schedule is the Loser Bracket. They only play Best of 1 matches. This means one loss and the team is eliminated from the tournament! Only until the last tw…

Nachricht von "blog.dota2.com" Remember, day 3 is a shortened day with only a few more matches for teams to decide their fate. You can follow the games using the schedule page. Yesterday’s most viewed game was Orange Vs Na’vi with over 59,000 spectators. Na’vi was also involved in our top rated match, Na’vi vs mTw with a rating of 96.7%. Did you know not only can you view the games and replays with full commentators in our Client, spectators can also vote on those games so others know what the …

Nachricht von "blog.dota2.com" What a day. We saw old favorites come back and one lone team remain undefeated. All the action is captured in replays available on the schedule page. Over on twitter we followed the games and posted a ton of pictures. Join us again tomorrow morning at 9am PST for one more round from each team to decide the winner and loser’s brackets for the main event that starts this Friday.

Nachricht von "blog.dota2.com" Yesterday was a great day filled with amazing games. We hit our peak concurrent spectators for one game in the CLG vs M5 match with 52,145 viewers! Today is a new day with new matches. We have a couple of undefeated teams entering today, do you think they will hold on and complete the day undefeated? What game will have the most supporters turn out for it? Do your part and make sure to watch your favorite team live. You can view all of the action, with all the in-…

Nachricht von "blog.dota2.com" Today ends the first day of full preliminary action with another full day Monday and a half-day Tuesday – both days start at 9am PST. The 13 hours of action today left us with some surprising results. You can see the complete standings here or track the day’s activity here. Every game played today is available to watch as a replay including the rematch from last year’s championship round between Na`Vi and EHOME.