News collection #1

News collection - Week #1

As a part of upcoming D2P updates, we will be bringing you a collection of interesting weekly Dota 2 news, starting today.

1. Latest Patch

Sadly, there are no Heroes in this patch, although there are some nice features to the community tab and various fixes from the previous updates.

HIGHLIGHTS

Added a Hall of Fame section to the community tab, featuring a different group of high skill players each week.
Added a Team Browser section to the community tab. This shows teams that have participated in leagues that are available through the client.
Added a Replays Highlight option when watching games. Watch the best moments from a match with a click of a button.

GAMEPLAY

Dark Seer Fixed Ion Shell damage interval and it triggering Cold Snap.
Disruptor: Fixed Glimpse interaction with invulnerable units.
Magnus: Fixed enemies being able to cast and attack while in Skewer pull.
Rubick: Fixed Telekinesis Land sub ability proccing magic stick.
Viper: Fixed Nethertoxin damage not being critable.
Visage: Fixed Familias attack timings taking much longer than intended.
Fixed Illusions placing Orb of Venom debuff.

UI

Added a right click option for some items to alert allies that you want to cast them (Arcane Boots, Smoke, Mekansm).
Fixed being able to sometimes move your hero before hero picking was done.
Enabled pause cooldown in co-op bot games.
Fixed various hero swap bugs.
Fixed HUD element covering Armor bonus values in 4:3.

VISUALS & AUDIO

Increased Magnus model size.
Fixed Ravage visual timings.
Fixed some buffs not showing the correct cooldown frame ( slight gap at the top for aura provided buffs ).
Tweaking the scale and offset of visage and his units.
Tweaks for some neutral creep sounds, generally reducing volume and increasing range.

CHARACTER CUSTOMIZATION

Fixed a bug that caused some items to not be equippable for Morphling and other heroes that recently had their item slots shuffled.
Fixed Doombringer's missing tail.
Fixed the 'Uldorak's Hide' set not properly displaying as a set of items.
Reduced the size of the stumpy treants created by Nature's Prophet when using the Call of the Dendrochron.
Fixed Invoker's head disappearing when head items were equipped. These items may need to be re-equipped.
Fixed a bug with Multi-Hero Chronosphere not detecting its scoring condition.
Fixed several item sets having incorrectly tagged rarities, relative to the contents of the set.
Fixed Sword of Sir Davion being white for some users.
Fixed overly bright specular on the Runed AiIlettes.

2. Fnatic hosting Second Revenge - Raidcall Dota 2 Cup

Registrations are now open for Fnatic's Revenge #2 - RaidCall Dota 2 Cup. The $500 winner-takes-all event will start on the 16th of October (20:00 CET).

Source - http://www.gosugamers.net/dota2/news/21475-fnatic-hosting-second-revenge-raidcall-dota-2-cup

3. Dota 2 - Learning to Play Dota 2

Join Anthony Gallegos and IGN resident seasoned player, J Kartje, as they discuss some of the basics of playing Dota, as well as some strategies for Bat Rider.

Source - http://www.ign.com/videos/2012/10/17/learning-to-play-dota-2?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ign%2Fvideos+(IGN+All+Videos)

4. KingJ left EHOME, his future in Dota 2

Chinese powerhouse EHOME suffers another blow as Zhou “KingJ” Yang reveals to It’s Gosu that he left the team. Below you can find a statement from KingJ given to It's Gosu exclusively

“I stayed in EHOME because my friends, Yao “357” Yi and Lei “Dai” Zengrong were there. Now that they have left, I have no reason to stay. I am not sure yet what my future projects are but I will be back!”

Source - http://www.itsgosu.com/game/dota2/articles/kingj-left-ehome-his-future-in-dota-2-uncertain_756

5. mouz parts ways with their Dota 2 team

European fan magnet mousesports parts ways with its Dota 2 team right before the upcoming StarLadder finals. The GD Studio will take care of their travelling accommodations.

Source - http://www.gosugamers.net/general/news/21514-mouz-parts-ways-with-their-dota-2-team

6. DOTA 2 Items Speed Modellings

Quoted : "Hi fellow DOTAers!

I'm a 3d artist and an avid DOTA 2 player, so I decided to do something to honor this game!

For five Wednesdays starting from today I'll publish the speed modelling (a sped up recording of a 3d modelling) of a DOTA 2 in game item and I'll update this thread accordingly!"

Source - http://forum.gamesports.net/dota/showthread.php?11888-DOTA-2-Items-Speed-Modellings

7. Dendi at Dotabuff

Ever wondered about the Dendi's stats? Smile

Source - https://dotabuff.com/players/70388657