The latest teaser for DOTA: Dragon’s Blood is here! The all-new anime series premieres on Netflix March 25th.
Featuring stunning animation from Studio Mir (The Legend of Korra / Netflix's Voltron: Legendary Defender) and an epic story from Ashley Edward Miller (X-Men: First Class / Thor), DOTA: Dragon's Blood offers a new vision of the Dota universe for fans around the world to experience and discover. We’re looking forward to sharing this journey with you!
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The Dota Universe Expands with an All-New Anime Series
We are excited to share an all-new anime series exploring the Dota universe like you’ve never seen before — premiering on Netflix March 25th. Catch the announcement video below and check out the Dragon's Blood section of the client as we reveal more updates in the weeks to come.
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Overwatch Arrives in Dota
Today’s update introduces a powerful tool to help the community regulate negative behavior amongst its ranks — Overwatch.
THE BASICS ——— Much like in CS:GO, Overwatch for Dota 2 provides a system that allows good-standing members of the community to verify the validity of reports flagging disruptive actions within games.
If a player chooses to review a case, they’ll watch a replay with pre-marked sections indicating possible negative behavior by a specific player. After reviewing the replay, they can choose: guilty, not guilty, or insufficient evidence for either.
Eligible players will occasionally be notified below their profile pictures that they have the option to review a case. Reviewers will earn an accuracy score for their efforts, and those who falsely convict will receive a lower score, eventually losing the ability to participate in Overwatch at all. To gather a pool of reliable reviewers, we’ll be enabling a growing number of accounts for participation over the next week or so.
REPORTING ——— Reports can now be made directly in a match via the scoreboard, or by selecting a player and clicking the flag on their hero portrait. Placing markers in the match will indicate to future reviewers where to look for negative behavior, and you can report the same player as many times as needed — meaning the more reports you file that are accurate, the more evidence the reviewers will have to make a case.
To accommodate the new system, players now have a distinct pool of reports for Overwatch separate from communication reports. Reporting a player for Overwatch consumes one Overwatch report regardless of how many times you report that player in the game. As before, communication reports are still issued at the end of the game.
COMMUNICATION BANS ——— As noted above, communication reports are distinct from Overwatch reports and are still issued in the post-game screen. However, instead of preventing users from typing or using voice chat during a match, communication bans will now mute deserving players by default. As a result, other players can choose for themselves whether to unmute a chat-banned teammate or not. When a chat-banned player uses communications during a match, they’ll receive a reminder of their status in the chat window.
The Dota Pro Circuit Winter 2021 Season
This week begins the Winter 2021 season of the Dota Pro Circuit and with it kicks off six straight weeks of daily pro Dota action; all day, every day.
In preparation for this season we’ve revamped the in-client watching experience and you’ll find a ton of new ways to watch and follow along with the scene. The “Watch” tab now has a comprehensive schedule and shows you the the current team standings. You’ll quickly get a snapshot of where things stand and what games are happening in the moment and where to watch. You’ll also be able to follow your favorite teams to make sure you never miss one of their matches. We’ve also updated the DPC app (iOS and Android) so you can follow along and track the new leagues and teams there as well.
If you’ve been following professional Dota for a while you’ll know we’ve explored a few ways for you to cheer on your favorite teams. In the coming weeks you’ll be able to back your favorites by purchasing content packages featuring in-game effects, sprays, emotes, loading screens and (of course) chat-wheel lines from your favorite teams. This content is coming straight from the teams themselves and they are submitting some great stuff for you to equip across your account.
We’re excited for the next two months of competitive Dota and we know you are too. The games are live and you can jump in and watch right now right here:
Fixed Io Spirits In/Out ability replacing other drafted abilities. This should fix any 0 second cool-down exploits with other abilities.
Fixed Fire Spirits not working with Shard.
Fixed being unable to cast Reverse Timewalk with Timewalk Shard.
Fixed Holy Persuasion not converting ancient creeps with Scepter.
Fixed Grave Keeper's Cloak not working with Shard.
Fixed Epicenter not getting the Shard upgrade.
Fixed Fissure Shard upgrade not working.
Pulse Nova Scepter upgrade now grants Nihilism.
Mana Void Scepter upgrade now grants Blink Fragment.
Macropyre Shard upgrade now grants Liquid Ice.
Fixed Spirit Form not granting Recall and Blinding Light when active.
Fixed heroes getting Spirit Form if Illuminate was drafted and a Scepter was gained.
Fixed Ransack not getting the Geostrike upgrade with Shard.
Summon Familiars Scepter upgrade now grants Silent as the Grave.
Skeleton archers now have a minimum attack range of 500 even when Burning Army is cast by melee heroes.
Take Aim and the Shadow Realm active now provide bonus range to melee heroes.
Spirit Bear now displays on the left side of the screen as an owned unit as well as in the post-game scoreboard. It's inventory will also be included in the net worth calculations of the owner hero.
Swashbuckle now splinters the attacks if Marksmanship is drafted and Scepter is active.
Poison Sting now only applies to the primary target when used with multi-target attacks.
Poison Sting no longer applies to attacks coming from any wards other than Plague Wards (Serpent Wards, Death Ward)
Fixed Infernal Blade applying damage and burn to buildings if you switch targets before the projectile lands.
Stifling Dagger now applies Infernal Blade if it is set to auto-cast.
Fixed Bash of the Deep triggering multiple times when ranged units had high attack speed.
Fixed Sacred Arrow launching from different positions depending on the hero. Will now always launch from center point of the hero.
Fixed Acorn Shot missing bounce targets for melee heroes.
Fixed Echo Stomp doing double the damage if Astral Spirit was also drafted. Note: Echo Stomp will still do both physical and magical damage values regardless of Astral Spirit being drafted.
Fixed some heroes getting stuck in looping animations (Ember Spirit, Magnus, Pangolier, Void Spirit).
Fixed giving Scepters to teammates (with Greevil's greed) removing your Shard granted ability.
Fixed attack abilities with a cost, spending that cost on multi-target attacks that don't proc modifiers (Split Shot, Flak Cannon).
Fixed Lil' Shredder stacks being consumed too quickly when using Medusa's Split Shot.
Fixed Bash of the Deep counting up from Marksmanship Splintered attacks.
Fixed Walrus Punch FX sometimes getting stuck on targets for the duration of the game.
Fixed Duel ending early if Berserker's Call was on the target.
Fixed Invoker & Hoodwink not getting access to the talents when they drafted their own spells.
Fixed talents missing from Wraith King, Omniknight & Beastmaster.
Fixed being unable to click anything for the first few seconds of the game.
Fixed Coaches crashing during drafting stage.
Fixed private lobbies crashing after the draft if there wasn't 10 players.
Fixed various inaccurate scepter/shard markers on draft screen as well as missing or wrong Aghanim's tooltips.
The Mistwoods Update
Deep in the outlands, beyond the deserts of Nanarak and north of the coal fires of Krimwohl, a treacherous expanse of woodland awaits -- where a stash of precious Aghanim's shards has been discovered and a cunning new hero runs wild.
Head over to The Mistwoods Update page to learn all about this new warrior in the battle for the Ancients and the trove of all-new powers that Aghanim's magnanimity has bestowed upon us all.
Dota Plus Update - Winter 2020
Winter gloom may shadow the lands, but for those battling over mastery of the lanes and destruction of an Ancient, nothing stops the action. And for the most dedicated, whose mastery is no longer in question, today’s update unveils a new level of greatness — Grandmaster — along with other seasonal updates for Dota Plus.
Dota Plus Grandmaster Tier Dota Plus members can now level up heroes to a brand-new Grandmaster tier at level 30. In addition to the inherent intimidation factor, players who earn the title of Grandmaster have access to a new chat wheel voice line for that hero. Any hero challenges completed as a Grandmaster will also grant shards as a reward instead of hero XP.
Dota Plus Seasonal Treasure To accompany the debut of Grandmaster, the Winter 2020 Seasonal Treasure is now available for purchase with shards. Exclusive to Dota Plus members, this treasure features all new sets for Dragon Knight, Puck, Spirit Breaker, Templar Assassin, Earth Spirit, Vengeful Spirit, Luna, Necrophos, Undying, Ember Spirit, and Centaur Warrunner. There’s also a chance to receive the Very Rare Hermid the Crab courier, which comes preloaded with random prismatic and kinetic gems.
Updated Seasonal Quests & Guild Rewards Today’s update also comes with a new set of Dota Plus quests to haul in some extra shards for the Seasonal Treasure, helping you earn up to 115,200 shards over the course of the season.
Not to be left out, the guild rewards for silver, gold, and platinum tier guilds have been switched out for the season.
True Sight Radius on Home Buckets and Taffy Wells increased from 1000 to 1200.
Scarecrow Stashes now have True Sight in a 1000 radius that reveals all heroes on both teams.
Player owned non-hero units deal only 25% of their normal damage to the home bucket for purposes of stealing candy.
Taffy Guardians take 50% damage from player owned, non-hero units.
Items
Reduced sentry ward stock time from 85 to 60.
Reduced sentry ward cost from 75 to 50.
Reduced dust gold cost from 80 to 50.
Reduced TP scroll cooldown from 80 to 45.
Heroes
Clinkz Death Pact benefit from Rotting Hulks and Festering Hulks (Round 3) reduced from 40% to 25%.
Clinkz Death Pact benefit from Volatile Arachnids (Round 5) reduced from 25% to 10%.
Diretide - Available Now!
Slivers of the Mad Moon cast their waning light across the land. A dormant beast stirs in his cave, a powerful hunger overcoming the arcane tendrils that bind him in his hibernation. We once celebrated his taste for sweets and the blood spilled in his honor by both Radiant and Dire. But that was quite long ago. Yet he stirs. Could it be? Yes! Now comes the season of Roshan! And with him comes an all-new Halloween game mode, rewards upon rewards, gobs of candy to steal and a heaping new treasure for one and all. Lo, it’s Diretide.
Featuring a new version of the Diretide game mode, collect and steal candy from your enemies, while keeping Roshan at bay. The best-of-5 fast-paced brawl will be available for everyone to play until December 22nd. For the duration of the event, Diretide and Dota games you play will reward you with Diretide Points. Every 100 Diretide Points collected, you’ll receive one of over 75 unique rewards including exclusive sets, couriers, wards, a Chest of the Diretide, a Pumpkin Head equippable by any hero, ghostly costumes for your heroes and your courier, an alternate in-game art style global item, chat wheel lines, sprays, MMR Double down tokens and more!
Diretide is not the only thing that is back from the past this year: The Hallowed Chest of the Diretide, with more than 60 items among 5 tiers, including Immortals and Emblems, reintroduces the Chest and Key system. Similar to Dota chests from 2013 and CSGO, the Chest of the Diretide drops as a reward for playing and is opened with a key purchasable on the store. Both the Chest and its contents are immediately marketable and can be purchased and sold on the Marketplace directly from inside the client. Additionally, we are introducing a Trade Up system that allows you to turn 10 items of a tier into a random item of a tier higher. Don’t have 10 items of the same tier? We will help you automatically fill the empty slots with the cheapest items from the marketplace so you can find the best bargains and turn them into more valuable items. Like CSGO crates as well, the odds of tier 1 to tier 4 are 1:5 compared to the tier immediately below. The odds for the cosmically rare emblems are 1:100000, like previous emblems.
The original deadline for this year's Collector's Cache Call to Arms is drawing near. Considering some contributor reports about the workshop importer that had to be addressed, we've decided to extend the submission period for several more days.
Please make sure to submit your entries to the Workshop by the end of Monday, September 28th, and mark your submissions with the "Fall 2020" tag when tendering items to the Workshop.
