Sep 13, 2016
Dota 2 Update - September 13th, 2016
Dota 2 - Valve
- Fixed a performance problem with some particles, including Tinker's March of the Machines, which would gradually degrade frame rate.
- Fixed a bug where creep and neutrals would spawn slightly later than expected in longer matches.
Sep 12, 2016
Dota 2 Update - September 12th, 2016
Dota 2 - Valve
- Fixed Luna's Glaives appearing in fog of war.
- Fixed Rubick stealing Midnight Pulse after previously stealing Black Hole.
- Improved performance on the Game End screen on low frame-rate systems.
Sep 8, 2016
Dota 2 Update - September 8th, 2016
Dota 2 - Valve
- Improved performance on low frame rate systems.
Sep 7, 2016
Dota 2 Update - September 7th, 2016
Dota 2 - Valve
- Optimized network processing to improve performance on low framerate systems.
Sep 6, 2016
Dota 2 Update - September 6th, 2016
Dota 2 - Valve
- Queued orders for a hero are now cleared if they're behind a channelled ability that is interrupted.
- Improved FoW testing for attack and spell projectiles.
Sep 2, 2016
Warhammer: Treasure of the Old World
Dota 2 - Ward


The 'Warhammer: Treasure of the Old World' is now available for purchase. Filled with thirteen Dota 2 Workshop selections that follow the visual themes of Games Workshop's Warhammer Fantasy Battle universe, this treasure contains new item sets for Necrophos, Kunkka, Doom, Disruptor, Beastmaster, Centaur Warrunner, Alchemist, Gyrocopter, Sniper, Broodmother, Pudge, Winter Wyvern, and Axe. With the similar aesthetic spirit shared between the Dota and Warhammer universes, these new additions from the Dota 2 Community will look right at home in the blood-soaked lanes of the battlefield.

As a special bonus, if you pre-purchased Total War: WARHAMMER on Steam prior to May 24, you will also find a special version of this treasure in your Dota 2 Armory that contains visually-unique pre-purchase-only versions of the item sets.

Thank you to all of the Dota 2 Workshop artists who submitted designs for consideration. The number of quality submissions could not be contained within a single treasure, and we hope to add more of these sets in the future.
Sep 2, 2016
Warhammer: Treasure of the Old World
Dota 2 - Ward


The 'Warhammer: Treasure of the Old World' is now available for purchase. Filled with thirteen Dota 2 Workshop selections that follow the visual themes of Games Workshop's Warhammer Fantasy Battle universe, this treasure contains new item sets for Necrophos, Kunkka, Doom, Disruptor, Beastmaster, Centaur Warrunner, Alchemist, Gyrocopter, Sniper, Broodmother, Pudge, Winter Wyvern, and Axe. With the similar aesthetic spirit shared between the Dota and Warhammer universes, these new additions from the Dota 2 Community will look right at home in the blood-soaked lanes of the battlefield.

As a special bonus, if you pre-purchased Total War: WARHAMMER on Steam prior to May 24, you will also find a special version of this treasure in your Dota 2 Armory that contains visually-unique pre-purchase-only versions of the item sets.

Thank you to all of the Dota 2 Workshop artists who submitted designs for consideration. The number of quality submissions could not be contained within a single treasure, and we hope to add more of these sets in the future.
Sep 2, 2016
Dota 2 Update - September 2nd, 2016
Dota 2 - Valve
6.88d:

* Flux slow reduced from 35/40/45/50% to 20/30/40/50%
* Tempest Double now gives a 140 Gold/XP bounty when killed
* Faceless Void base damage reduced by 4
* Disruption cooldown increased from 25/22/19/16 to 27/24/21/18
Aug 31, 2016
Dota 2 Update - August 31st, 2016
Dota 2 - Valve
* Battle Pass owners who played more than 40 games in International Ranked matchmaking now have the option to transfer their final International Ranked MMR to replace their Ranked MMR. This appears under the International Ranked tab inside Play Dota, and will be available for the next couple of weeks.
* Fixed a bug where Hero Damage, Hero Healing, and Building Damage stats were being recorded in match history incorrectly.
* Added Building Damage to the Post-Game Summary Scoreboard (represents damage dealt to Towers and Barracks).
* Fixed not being able to see Spark Wraiths area effect if you do not see the center of it.
Aug 27, 2016
9.3 Million Accounts Compromised In Epidemic Of Forum Hacks: Funcom, Epic, And More
Dota 2 - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Brendan Caldwell)

A rash of hacks in the past two months has left the usernames, emails and passwords from at least twelve gaming forums compromised, including those of Unreal creator Epic Games and Secret World developer Funcom. Other breaches include a GTA fansite and, as previously reported, the official forums of Dota 2. All the attacks involved an exploit in the forum’s software, which the hackers used to hoover up details of members. And while the passwords are encrypted, they can often be easily cracked. In total, over 9 million user accounts have had their details stolen.

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