Riddles in the Dark

As a lot of you know, there’s a big update coming. As we’ve been going through the patch notes for it, we figured it might be fun to tease some of them ahead of time, without spoiling the surprise. We’ve assembled a handful of genuine notes for the upcoming patch, provided without context, to whet your appetite while we put the finishing touches on the update.

Anyway, get ready for your first hint:

• The next big Dota Update is going to release on a date that rhymes with Smaypril Twemmieth and comes between April 19th and April 21st.

OK, that one was advanced level. We should have put that at the end. Here’s some easier ones to build up your riddle skills:

• [UNIT] is now controllable by the player that dug it up

• [HERO]: Always has 0 Intelligence. Always.

• [ITEM]: Now has an initial and max stock of 4 and a restock time of 120s

• After this effect the soul is forcefully returned to the body

• Adjusted[HERO]Base armor increased by 1

• [UNIT TYPE] now gain 15 movement speed during the night.

• Mana cost reduction effects only apply to mana cost

• [ITEM]: Requires Echo Sabre (2500), Diadem (1000), Recipe (1000). Total cost: 4500

• Any player can use a [NOUN] to [VERB] to the other one after channeling for 3 seconds.