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One of the strongest and most competitive heroes is ported over.....
March 16, 2012

Hello everyone and welcome to the 20th patch update of DOTA 2! As we said in our last update, the DOTA 2 Test Build changes will be announced on Wednesdays and, unless a severe problem is spotted, they will be passed to the DOTA 2 Main Build on Thursdays as usual.

So, this week's main features are: 

• Added Shadow Demon to the game.
• Updated DOTA 2 to 6.74 parity!
• Added support for Shared Unit Control.
• Added copy + paste support

DotA 6.73c 6v6 Map Download - 6v6 DotA

The 6v6 version of DotA 6.73c is now updated by GoD-Tony. As you may know, It's the normal DotA with 1 extra player enabled on each side making it 6v6. This will give you a glimpse of the v6.48b era and it's prolonging games. It would be fun to try this map online with your friends or on a LAN party.

 
DotA 6.73c 6v6 Map Download:

DotA 6.73c 6v6.zip (mirror 1)

- Download the zip file and extract it in 'Warcraft III\Maps\Download' sub-folder.

Developer Notes:

- Ported to the latest DotA 6.73c
- The loading screen quality has been slightly reduced to meet Warcraft 3 map file size limit.
- Map is tested with AR, AP, SD and RD mode.
- If you experience any 6v6 related bug, please report here.

New Round of DOTA 2 BETA Invites?

Sign up for the DOTA 2 BETA is open once more! 
March 7, 2012

Heya everyone! We just spotted a minor update on the official DOTA 2 Blog. Apparently the link to sign up for the DOTA 2 BETA and the Steam survey is back up! Have a look for yourselves:



Does this mean a new round of DOTA 2 invites is imminent? Whatever the case, if you are not yet in the BETA we would suggest you take that survey and sign up! You can do it following this link! Best of luck to everyone!!!

DotA 6.74 | Official DotA v6.74 Map Download

DotA 6.74 is officially released by IceFrog. This patch was released earlier than usual patches because it is mainly focused on heroes balancing, items tweaks and bug fixes. However, a few heroes spells have been remade to make them effective. The v6.74 will be marked as stable tournament update within a month.

DotA 6.74 Map Download:

- DotA 6.74 map.zip (mirror 1)

Download the zip file and extract it in your 'Warcraft 3\Maps\Download" sub-directory.

     or
   
     -Dota 6.74 map ( 2nd suggestion ) 

DotA 6.74 Map Changelogs:

- Read DotA 6.74 full changelogs. They are kept in a separate page due to their big length. 

As you may know, the purpose of Dota 6.74 was to release a balanced version. The new content will probably be available in the next DotA 6.75. Let IceFrog know what you new content would like to see in the upcoming patch!

DotA 6.74 Changelogs - Read DotA v6.74 Map Change Log

The DotA 6.74 map is out with some interesting balance changes. Read the patch notes, Get yourself familiarized with the new changes:


Heroes Changes:

Alchemist
- Armor increased by 1
- Unstable Concoction max damage increased from 120/180/240/300 to 130/200/270/340

Batrider
- Flame Break is now a targeted AoE spell
It no longer explodes on the first unit in a path. It travels towards the targeted destination and does its effect there. Projectile speed 900 (instead of 750)


Bone Fletcher
- Death Pact damage bonus increased from 4/6/8% to 5/6.5/8%
- Death Pact hp bonus increased from 50/60/70% to 50/65/80%

Bristleback
- Quill Spray damage cap increased from 180 to 220

Centaur Warchief
- Great Fortitude strength bonus increased from 12/24/36 to 15/30/45
- Return base damage increased from 16 to 16/18/20/22

Clockwerk
- Power Cogs HP/Mana drain increased from 55/70/85/100 to 60/90/120/150

Crystal Maiden
- Freezing Field AoE increased by 100 (Explosion AoE adjusted to keep damage probabilities equivalate)

Dark Seer
- Wall of Replica illusions take 300% damage (up from 250%)
- Wall of Replica Aghanim bonus no longer creates allied illusions
- Wall of Replica Aghanim bonus now increases illusion damage from 70/80/90 to 100/120/140% instead

Doom Bringer
- Level Death bonus damage increased from 250 to 275

Dragonus
- Base Intelligence increased by 3
- Arcane Bolt bonus intelligence damage increased from 1.5x to 1.6x
- Arcane Bolt manacost decreased from 90 to 70
- Concussive Shot cooldown now scales from 20 to 20/19/18/17

Drow Ranger
- Silence AoE increased from 275 to 300

Ember Spirit
- Armor reduced by 1
- Base Strength decreased from 21 to 19
- Flame Guard health barrier reduced from 100/250/400/550 to 50/200/350/500
- Fire Remnant damage decreased from 140/180/220 to 120/160/200
- Searing Chains targets decreased from 3 to 2 random units

Enigma
- Black hole now prevents heroes being Forced out with Force Staff

Furion
- Wrath of Nature manacost increased from 150/175/200 to 150/200/250
- Teleportation manacost no longer decreases per level (constant 50)

Goblin Shredder
- Timber Chain damage increased from 80/120/160/200 to 100/140/180/220

Gyrocopter
- Homing Missile maximum damage (at 2k range) increased from 100/200/300/400 to 110/220/330/440
- Rocket Barrage damage increased from 10/13/16/19 to 11/14/17/20

Invoker
- Chaos Meteor damage increased from 80+Exort*30 to 80+Exort*35
- Chaos Meteor land time decreased from 1.5 to 1.3
- EMP can no longer hit Invulnerable/Tornadoed units
- EMP cooldown increased from 25 to 30 seconds
- Sun Strike damage type changed from Magical to Pure
- Sun Strike now reveals the area it will hit before the damage impact
- Tornado cooldown increased from 25 to 30 seconds
- Tornado Damage decreased from 77.5+(Wex+Quas)*23 to 70+(Wex+Quas)*20

Juggernaut
- Omnislash now gives Juggernaut 200 flying vision during its duration

Keeper of the Light
- Mana Leak stun duration increased from 1.25/1.5/1.75/2 to 1.3/1.6/1.9/2.2

Kunkka
- Torrent AOE increased from 200 to 215
- X Marks The Spot cooldown decreased from 20 to 16 seconds
- Ghost Ship stun duration increased from 1.2 to 1.4

Lanaya
- Psi Blades bonus range increased from 40/100/160/220 to 60/120/180/240

Legion Commander
- Moment of Courage cooldown increased from 0.9 to 1.2

Lina Inverse
- Fiery Soul attack speed bonus increased from 30/40/50/60 to 40/50/60/70
- Fiery Soul movement speed bonus increased from 3/4/5/6 to 4/5/6/7%

Lion
- Voodoo cooldown increased from 13 to 15
- Voodoo manacost increased from 110/140/170/200 to 125/150/175/200
- Voodoo duration increased from 1.25/2/2.75/3.5 to 1.75/2.5/3.25/4

Luna
- Moon Glaive damage decrease per bounce decreased from 35% to 30%

Magnataur
- Skewer will now cast in the direction you targeted if you cast it beyond the max range

Medusa
- Split Shot now shoots 5 arrows instead of 4

Morphling
- Morph passively grants 3/4/5/6 agility and strength
- Wave Form now properly dodges projectiles

Naga Siren
- Changed Rip Tide cast mechanism

Rip Tide now casts in a 450 aoe around naga and all of her illusions. Enemies can be fully affected by the Illusion's aoe. The effect does not stack. No longer uses cast point.

Nerubian Assassin
- Urna Swarm replaced with a new spell
Urna Swarm will be reused for a future hero.

Spiked Carapace:
Temporarily enhances the Assassin's chitinous armor with organic barbs, causing him to prevent and reflect the next player based damage instance and stuns the target. Lasts 4.5 seconds.

Duration: 4.5 seconds
Damage return: 100% (after resistance on your hero)
Stun: 0.6/1.2/1.8/2.4
Cooldown: 10
Manacost: 50

Note: Only triggers on player based damage, both physical and magical. Does not prevent status debuffs. Spikes visually grow out of the hero when he is in this state.

Necrolyte
- Heartstopper damage increased from 0.5/0.7/0.9/1.1 to 0.6/0.8/1/1.2
- Sadist level 4 mana regen increased from 48 to 60

Ogre Magi
- Added Aghanim's Scepter

Gives his other head the ability to cast a more primitive version of Fireblast. It has a constant (not modified by ultimate/level) 275 damage, 1.5 second stun, 20 cooldown, 400 manacost. It can trigger multicast. This is an independent 5th skill added to his ability card.

Phantom Assassin
- Phantom Strike cast range increased from 700/800/900/1000 to 1000
- Phantom Strike cooldown rescaled from 20/15/10/5 to 14/11/8/5

Priestess of the Moon
- Moonlight Shadow cooldown decreased from 180/160/140 to 160/140/120

Puck
- Ethereal Jaunt now dodges projectiles
- Phase Shift autocast removed
- Phase Shift manacost removed
- Phase Shift level 4 duration increased from 3 to 3.25 seconds
- Aghanim Upgraded Dream Coil no longer increases the manacost from the base spell

Pugna
- Decrepify cast range increased from 550/600/650/700 to 700
- Life Drain damage increased from 100/150/200 to 120/160/200 (with Aghanim's from 175/225/275 to 180/240/300)

Queen of Pain
- Shadow Strike initial damage increased from 50/70/70/100 to 50/75/100/125

Razor
- Unstable Current damage increased from 40/60/80/100 to 40/70/100/130

Shadow Fiend
- Necromastery now gives 6 souls for killing a hero (instead of 1)
- Necromastery soul count increased from 8/16/24/32 to 12/20/28/36

Sniper
- Headshot damage increased from 30/30/40/50 to 30/40/50/60

Storm Spirit
- Ball Lightning now properly dodges projectiles

Techies
- Attack range increased from 650 to 700

Tinker
- March of the Machines duration increased from 5 to 6 seconds

Troll Warlord
- Battle Trance attack speed bonus increased from 60/100/140 to 60/120/180

Viper
- Poison Attack damage increased from 6/12/18/24 to 10/16/22/28
- Fixed Poison Attack damage not being lethal

Visage
- Familiar's armor increased from 0 to 0/1/2
- Gravekeeper's Cloak recovery time decreased from 14/12/10/8 to 12/10/8/6

Warlock
- Infernal's Permanent Immolation damage increased from 20/30/40 to 30/40/50 per second
- Shadow Word duration increased from 8 to 9 seconds

Item Changes:

Animal Courier
- Courier cost decreased from 170 to 150

Bloodstone
- HP regen increased by 1 to equal the sum of its parts

Ethereal Blade
- Ether Blast slow increased from 60% to 80%

Eye of Skadi
- Cold Attack slow duration increased from 2/4 (range/melee) to 3/5

Flying Courier
- Flying Courier cost increased from 200 to 220

Mjollnir
- Mjollnir's Static Shock can now be cast on non-hero units as well (like Infernals)

Tranquil Boots
- Can now be disassembled
- Damage instances before breaking increased from 3 to 4
- Rejuvenate heal increased from 150 to 170

Sange & Yasha
- Sange and Yasha can now be disassembled

Veil of Discord
- Discord duration increased from 15 to 20 seconds

Gameplay & Cosmetics:

- Added Wisp, Disruptor and Rubick to CM
- Courier death team bounty can only trigger while no couriers are dead
- Courier death team bounty from 150 to 175
- Added a new ability on the courier to go to the secret shop
- Removed Unexplored Fog of War
- Cheese no longer requires 5 mana to use
- Range creeps mana pool increased from 300 to 500
- Harpy's Chain Lightning cooldown from 6 to 4 seconds
- Satyr Trickster purge manacost decreased from 150 to 120
- Satyr Hellcaller HP regen aura increased from 3 to 4

Bug Fixes:

* Fixed a bug with Fire Remnant targeting and Essence Aura
* Fixed Moment of Courage not having a learn hotkey
* Fixed a fatal error possible with Tether
* Fixed a bug with Fire Remnant when cast on self
* Fixed Psi Blades not affecting a very small area right behind the initial target
* Fixed Forged Spirits dying instantly when affected by Smoke of Deceit


Note: This version will be marked as the new stable version after a week or so.

Razer Dota 2 Tournament

Submitted by dpm on Thu, 08/03/2012 - 11:50

Razer Dota 2 Tournament

Presented by Razer, Organized by Rapture Gaming and sponsored byAlienware, AVerMedia, Kingston, nVIDIA and Starhub.

Main Casting & Giveaways Prizes Time Teams Singapore's top teams are challenged by invited teams  Mineski.Infinity and  Orange eSports. Although MYM's main line-up with new additions (previous MUFC team) is unable to make it, hyhy will still be playing. He will be joined by two people from his team that won 3rd at The International, iceiceice and xy. AeonSports has entered with NutZ, a strong gamer who was in teams that won SMM and WCG SG years ago. Many top Singaporean players have joined, but under various team names. One team even has MrSwish, who flew over from the Philippines just for this event! Watch the action LIVE here! This article will be updated as the event progresses! Stay tuned. When: March 8 - 11 (1230 - 2000 +8GMT) Where: Rapture Gaming Channel Tournament Format: Single Elimination, Best of 1 View Brackets here.

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Atropos, The Bane (Elemental) HAS RISE

Aaaand we are back to our weekly updates schedule! No new hero on the test build this week though! 
March 2, 2012

Hello everyone and welcome to the patch update of this week. This will be the first patch update that we do together that has both DOTA 2 Main Build and DOTA 2 Test Build. Therefore we will be focusing the immediate news on the main build and in the end of the article we will also include the changes that are added in the test build!

So, this weeks update brings us Bane (Elemental), new auras and visual effects and a few more changes here and there.

So, this week's main features are: 

• Added Atropos, the Bane Elemental (Bane) to the game.