Dota 2's next hero should be coming by "the end of November"

Ever since The International 10 was postponed, Dota 2 fans have become increasingly worried about the lack of communication from Valve over the game's competitive scene and future updates. However, Valve has now broken that silence and given us a glimmer of hope for new content coming later this year.

According to the developer, a new hero is in the works, but we won't get to see them until the end of November at the earliest. While this is still quite a while to wait for fans desperate for new content and a new Dota 2 ranked meta, more content is on the way.

"We are currently aiming for end of November for a new hero release, followed by more that are spread throughout next year with the next one in the first quarter next year," Valve says in its latest blog. "Recently we've been thinking about trying an overall development approach of spreading out updates during the year, rather than only having most content and updates centered around The International. We are hoping a steady state of content will prove to be more engaging to users than the previous approaches."

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