Wednesday, 15 May 2013

DOTA 2 Unreleased Hero - Concepts

If you are still waiting for the a new hero to be release, here is a little spoil of the concept of the following heroes:

Legion Commander

Abaddon

Pitlord/Abyssal Underlord

Goblin Techies

*Note: Legion Commander and Abaddon  is currently developing by Valve and will be released very "soon."


Tuesday, 14 May 2013

DOTA 2 Update - May 13, 2013


Patch notes

- East and West Qualifier predictions are now visibly locked when the timer expires.
- The effect of Pennants and Compendiums are now cumulative when calculating spectator item drops.
- Team members may now edit team data.
- Fixed an issue where Dota TV connections would fail with several thousand spectators.

Source: Dota 2 Update - May 13, 2013

FAERIE DRAGON – Puck | Skill Build | DotA


Faerie Dragon – Puck is a full Initiator with good chasing and escaping abilities. His skills are great AoE disabler and silencer. The Skill Build for Faerie Dragon – Puck can be the following:

Level 1 - Illusory Orb
Level 2 - Phase Shift
Level 3 - Illusory Orb
Level 4 - Waning Rift
Level 5 - Illusory Orb
Level 6 - Dream Coil
Level 7 - Illusory Orb
Level 8 - Waning Rift
Level 9 - Waning Rift
Level 10 - Waning Rift
Level 11 - Dream Coil
Level 12 - Phase Shift
Level 13 - Phase Shift
Level 14 - Phase Shift
Level 15 - Attribute Bonus
Level 16 - Dream Coil
Level 17 - Attribute Bonus
Level 18 - Attribute Bonus
Level 19 - Attribute Bonus
Level 20 - Attribute Bonus
Level 21 - Attribute Bonus
Level 22 - Attribute Bonus
Level 23 - Attribute Bonus
Level 24 - Attribute Bonus
Level 25 - Attribute Bonus

CRYSTAL MAIDEN – Rylai Crestfall | Skill Build | DotA


Crystal Maiden – Rylai Crestfall is one of the best Nuker] and Disabler of all the line of Supports. Her aura is a great help for mana regeneration which allows her allies to cast spells more often. The Skill Build for Crystal Maiden – Rylai Crestfall can be the following:

Level 1 - Crystal Nova
Level 2 - Frostbite
Level 3 - Arcane Aura
Level 4 - Arcane Aura
Level 5 - Crystal Nova
Level 6 - Crystal Nova
Level 7 - Crystal Nova
Level 8 - Frostbite
Level 9 - Frostbite
Level 10 - Frostbite
Level 11 - Arcane Aura
Level 12 - Arcane Aura
Level 13 - Freezing Field
Level 14 - Freezing Field
Level 15 - Attribute Bonus
Level 16 - Freezing Field
Level 17 - Attribute Bonus
Level 18 - Attribute Bonus
Level 19 - Attribute Bonus
Level 20 - Attribute Bonus
Level 21 - Attribute Bonus
Level 22 - Attribute Bonus
Level 23 - Attribute Bonus
Level 24 - Attribute Bonus
Level 25 - Attribute Bonus

Friday, 10 May 2013

The International - DOTA 2 Championships


The worldwide best players and teams of DOTA 2 are now invited to participate in the annual The International DOTA 2 Championships. Different teams from different country will show their will and game play strategies to match up against the other teams to win the prize of over $ 1,600,000 USD. The 5 day league will match 16 different teams including the following:

  • The Alliance
  • DK
  • Fnatic.eu
  • Invictus Gaming
  • LGD Gaming.int
  • MUFC eSports
  • Natus Vincere
  • Neolution Orange
  • Team Dignitas
  • Team Liquid
  • Team Zenith
  • TongFu
  • Virtus Pro
Note: Due to  LGD Gaming.cn's roster change, their invite slot was given to  TongFu.

There will be a lot of famous people who will become commentators during the TI3 including TobiWanKenobi, GoDz, Luminous and many more.

The starting date of the big event will be on August 7, 2013 and will end up on August 11, 2013 and will be held at Benaroya Hall in Seattle, WA.

Tickets are now sold out but still available for trades.

DOTA 2 Update - May 9, 2013


Patch notes
- Added Solo Matchmaking option. This is an experimental feature that will match you with players who also queued without being in a party. This is the first step in a series aimed at improving the matchmaking system.

Community
- Reduced the number of negative reports per week to 2 as part of our ongoing efforts to improve and tune the reporting and ban systems.

Gameplay
Elder Titan
- Fixed Legacy Keys
Drow Ranger
- Fixed  Frost Arrows slowing  Spirit Bear for the full creep duration
Tusk
- Fixed  Walrus PUNCH! having 1 less second of slow than intended.
- Fixed  Armlet of Mordiggian sometimes causing  Walrus PUNCH! to disappear after using  Snowball.

Performance 
- Reduced memory usage on systems with 2GB of RAM or less

Undocumented Changes
- Dota 2 Super League now added to the game and store.
- Pinoy Gaming Festival Summer Assembly now added to the game and store.
- Rapture Gaming Network League now added to the game and store.

TROLL WARLORD — Jah’rakal | Skill Build | DotA

Troll Warlord — Jah’rakal is a full Carry hero that ensembles high physical damage and attack speed. He is also a great Initiator and a support, nevertheless he is very versatile and dangerous when equipped with powerful items early in the game. The Skill Build for Troll Warlord — Jah’rakal can be the following:


Level 1 - Berserker Rage
Level 2 - Whirling Axes
Level 3 - Whirling Axes
Level 4 - Fervor
Level 5 - Whirling Axes
Level 6 - Battle Trance
Level 7 - Whirling Axes
Level 8 - Fervor
Level 9 - Fervor
Level 10 - Fervor
Level 11 - Battle Trance
Level 12 - Berserker Rage
Level 13 - Berserker Rage
Level 14 - Berserker Rage
Level 15 - Attribute Bonus
Level 16 - Battle Trance
Level 17 - Attribute Bonus
Level 18 - Attribute Bonus
Level 19 - Attribute Bonus
Level 20 - Attribute Bonus
Level 21 - Attribute Bonus
Level 22 - Attribute Bonus
Level 23 - Attribute Bonus
Level 24 - Attribute Bonus
Level 25 - Attribute Bonus