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Dota 2 players say the New Frontiers Update might as well be Dota 3

The Dota 2 New Frontiers Update has finally arrived, heralding perhaps the biggest overhaul the hit MOBA game's ever received. Featuring an expanded map, new and reworked POIs, a whole new hero attribute type and so much more, developer Valve has gone to town on what is being dubbed 'Dota 3' by some fans due to the scale of the changes.

Having just dropped with Dota 2 patch 7.33, the New Frontiers Update patch notes expand the game's iconic map by 40% - the extra breathing space has been added to the edges of the map, ensuring lanes are still as close to one-another as they were before.

Of course, with all this extra real estate comes new neutral elements, as well as chops and changes to some of Dota 2's existing objectives. For example, there are now twin portal gates - one at each corner of the map near the safe lane towers - that allow players to quickly switch between top and bot lane. We personally hope one is blue and the other orange for... reasons.

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Dota 2 New Frontiers is basically a full sequel, and that's awesome

Dota 2 is dead; long live Dota 2. Gameplay update 7.33, called Dota 2 New Frontiers, is a full sequel to the long-standing MOBA game in everything but name. With a new map, a fourth hero type, and vast gameplay balance changes made across all heroes and items, reading Valve's latest set of Dota 2 patch notes might keep you busy through the whole weekend. Fortunately, we've pulled out the key takeaways right here.

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Dota 2: The New Frontiers Update is out and it's huge

Dota 2: The New Frontiers Update might be one of the biggest updates to Valve's free to play MOBA ever and it's here now.

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Massive Dota 2 patch makes the map 40% bigger, changes the UI, matchmaking, so much other stuff it's basically Dota 3 now

It's not every day Dota 2 gets a new map. In fact, it's pretty much just today. The New Frontiers Update brings Dota 2 up to version 7.33, and it's a hefty patch that changes the matchmaking algorithm, alters the interface, adds a new hero type, makes a heap of balance changes, and expands the map by 40%...
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The New Frontiers Update is Here

Sometimes Dota gameplay patches are small. Sometimes they can get pretty big.

This one... is huge.

It’s got all the things you were probably expecting — balance changes, new items, hero reworks, UI improvements. But we also included a few changes you probably weren't expecting, like a new hero attribute type and — brace yourself — the map is now 40% bigger.

But all these new gameplay features won’t matter if the match you get into isn’t a good one. So we’re also shipping some much-needed matchmaking improvements.

Excited? Confused? Head on over to the New Frontiers update page for all the details.

But don’t head over just yet, read this sentence first: The Berlin major is on April 26th, and Fantasy/Player Cards are now available. Okay, now go. Here’s the link again.