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Between the Lanes: The Sound (Proof Booths) of Silence
Welcome back to Between the Lanes, a blog feature where we let members of our development team walk through some of the challenges, bugfixes, and occasional happy accidents we encounter while working on a game as unique…
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7.34c Gameplay Patch
Patch 7.34c is out now. You can check the notes here. Oracle saw too far into the future. That is now fixed. Over the last few days we've addressed several gameplay issues: Fixed an issue where using Armlet could lead t…
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10th Anniversary Event Extended
We know what you’re thinking: You’ve only got three treasures remaining to get all the 10th Anniversary Rewards … except you’ve been at three treasures remaining for days now. There’s no end in sight. You’ve played core…
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Dota 2 Update - 9/1/2023
Since releasing The Summer Client Update we've addressed a number of issues: Fixed a bug that would appear to allow you to commend/dislike the same player multiple times in postgame Fixed an issue that would sometimes c…
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Smurfing is Not Welcome in Dota
Today, we permanently banned 90,000 smurf accounts that have been active over the last few months. Smurf accounts are alternate accounts used by players to avoid playing at the correct MMR, to abandon games, to cheat, t…
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The Summer Client Update
New Player Behavior System, New Rendering Features, and New Armory Summer is hurtling toward its inevitable, pumpkin spiced end, and we’re seeing it off in style with a whole bunch of pretty sweet quality of life improv…
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The International 2023 Ticket Sales
The International is fast approaching, and for those of you planning on going, we wanted to give you some important dates so you can start planning your trip. Tickets to join the audience live at The International 2023…
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10-Year Anniversary Celebration
There are some elders who whisper that the Ancients have always existed, and always will exist -- unknowable eldritch tentacle-shards of a mad moon, outside of time, doomed to battle forever. Other elders eyeball it at…
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7.34b Gameplay Patch
Patch 7.34b is out now. You can check the notes here . Over the last few days we've addressed several gameplay issues: Fixed Arc Warden Magnetic Field granting bonus damage instead of base damage Fixed Bane illusion wak…
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Dota 2 Update - 8/11/2023
Over the last few days we've addressed several gameplay issues: Fixed Captain's Mode pick order display Fixed some regressions of 7.33e changes Removed references in the Glossary to Outposts granting XP Fixed the locati…
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Dota 2 Update - 8/9/2023
Since the release of 7.34 we've addressed several gameplay issues: Fixed an issue where issuing an alt-cast order while out of range and then changing alt-cast mode could result in the wrong variant of the ability being…
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7.34 Gameplay Patch
In the wake of last night's unprecedented, frankly preposterous all-emoji patchnote leak, we’ve decided to scrap our plans to release 7.34 this coming Thursday, and are shipping it today. As in right now. As in “immedia…
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Emojis in the Dark
Hey, everyone. I don’t have much time. I snuck into Valve and managed to grab the complete patch notes for 7.34, and I’m posting them for everyone to read. But I think something went wrong with my copy-paste, because it…
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The International 2023 — Schedule & Format
The International is fast approaching! After months of competition, twelve teams have secured their invites to TI, with eight more set to join them after the upcoming regional qualifiers. The International is watched by…
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Between the Lanes: Unbreaking A Bomb
Introducing Between the Lanes, a new blog feature where we let members of our development team walk through some of the challenges, bugfixes, and occasional happy accidents we encounter while working on a game as unique…
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7.33e Gameplay Patch
Patch 7.33e is out now. You can check the notes here . Over the last few days we've addressed several gameplay issues: Kobolds that are dug up from Trusty Shovel are now ordered to follow their owner (same behavior as J…
