The first major adjustment towards 6.84 is a signpost for Ti5’s meta. From dota2.com: 6.84b: – Roshan armor upgrade increased from 1 per 8 minutes to 1.4 per 8 minutes With the average Roshan timing in professional games coming in at about 20-25 minutes (datdota.com, D2CL CN, Europe and American qualifiers as sample), Roshan will end up with ...
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Enrage now makes Ursa red all over in addition to a red mist surrounding him. If that doesn’t scream GET AWAY FROM URSA NOW, I don’t know what will. It also makes Ursa slightly bigger, though not as much as BKB or bloodlust would independently. Combine all 3, and you have an insanely enlarged bear. Ancient to scale, roshan arms...
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With more stretch goals achieved, Valve is releasing the rewards almost the same day the goals are met. The mentality towards stretch goals is different for Valve; they are looking at stretch goals as community rewards for those who chip into the compendium, rather than as content they are obligated to fulfil later. This builds community trust for ...
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With the announcement of the direct invites, Valve has conveyed exactly what they are looking for regarding the new “Majors” system they are going to put in place to ensure year-round competition. Team stability and visible, consistent results appear to be what Valve is looking for, especially with the controversy generated by Valve’s invite of Tea...
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The International 5 is upon us, and already we’re at USD 5,780,697 as at the time of writing. This year, we have stretch goals extending all the way to USD 15,000,000, which tells us that Valve has come really far for Dota 2 to expect at least 56 million to be spent on their virtual merchandise, the Compendium. This year’s...
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