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DOTA: Dragon's Blood Season 3 Released



Witness the thrilling conclusion to the battle for the Dota universe in the third season of DOTA: Dragon's Blood, now streaming on Netflix.

Join in as Davion, Mirana, and Luna combine forces with the Invoker to take on Terrorblade and stop the demon from unmaking reality — in a season filled with old friends, new allies, and unexpected turns brought to life with masterful animation from Studio Mir (The Legend of Korra, The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf, Voltron: Legendary Defender).

For those who haven't started the DOTA: Dragon's Blood journey, catch up now with Season 1 & 2 and see the world of Dota 2 come to life like never before. Experience the story of Davion, a renowned Dragon Knight devoted to wiping the scourge from the face of the world. Following encounters with a powerful, ancient eldwurm, as well as Princess Mirana and her faithful companion Marci, on a secret mission of their own, Davion becomes embroiled in events much larger than he could have ever imagined.

Dota 2 Update - 8/3/2022

  • Queen of Pain's boots are now an independent item slot in-game and on the workshop. The Form of the Abyssal Kin item that included both shoulders and boots is now split into two separate items, and customers that already have the Form of the Abyssal Kin will receive a copy of Abyssal Kin Legs.
  • Marci is now available for Workshop Contributors
  • Primal Beast is now available for Workshop Contributors

The Arlington Major & The Road to the International



[h2]The Arlington Major[/h2]
The Summer Tour of the DPC draws to a close, and The Arlington Major offers the best teams in the world a final chance at DPC points before the competitive road reaches The International. Catch all the action as it unfolds from August 4 - 14 in Arlington, Texas, USA.

[h2]DPC Fantasy[/h2]
Fantasy is now available for play during the Major. Collect cards from all teams heading to battle in Arlington, and study the schedules and matchups to craft your own perfect lineups for each day. Score enough points and you'll earn Summer Lineage Treasures in reward.

[h2]Supporters Club Sale[/h2]
It's never too late to show your support for the teams heading to The Arlington Major, and with the final battles approaching, all Supporters Club bundles are now on sale for 50% off. As always, half of the proceeds go directly to the teams.

[h2]Tickets for The International[/h2]
The International is drawing near, and tickets will be released for sale on August 13th. All tickets will be sold in a single wave starting at 10am SGT (2am GMT), with a limit of 5 tickets per customer for each date. Purchasers residing within Singapore will have the option for courier delivery or will-call pickup. All others must pick up their tickets at will-call only.

The event itself has been split into two separate sections. The Playoffs will run from October 20 - 23 and feature the top sixteen teams in Dota as they compete for a spot in the Finals. This part of the competition will be held at the Suntec convention center in Singapore, and tickets will be sold for the four days separately for a price of $88 SGD each.

The Finals will be the culmination of the event, where the four remaining teams compete to prove themselves worthy of claiming the Aegis of Champions. The Finals will be held October 29 - 30 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, and tickets will be available for $498 SGD—a single ticket allows entrance for both days.

[h2]Gameplay Patch 7.32[/h2]
Patch 7.32 will arrive before The International Regional Qualifiers, which take place September 3 - 18.



Dota 2 Update - 7/18/2022

- Adjusted matchmaking to be faster for lower population game modes.
- Fixed a bug with matchmaking region selection where the UI would incorrectly prevent you from selecting both low ping and higher ping regions together.
- The Kinetic Gem "Wraith Spin" will now apply correctly when Wraith King's Arcana is equipped.
- Added a sound effect when allies share an item with your hero.

Dota 2 dev explains why you might be experiencing longer queue times

Matchmaking in multiplayer games is always a contentious topic, and is a side of competitive games where it's usually impossible to make everyone happy. There have recently been some tweaks to Dota 2's matchmaking in order to improve the quality of matches, but some players are reporting horrendous queue times, especially when stacking. A Valve dev has now taken to social media to explain exactly what's changed and why players might be experiencing these lengthy waits to get into matches.


In response to a Reddit post bemoaning a 99-minute wait for a game of Dota 2, veteran Valve software engineer Jeff Hill apologises for the players' experience, but also provides the community with some insights as to why this is happening and reveals some extra changes were made in a recent update.


Hill explains that alongside Valve's change to allow five-stacks to surrender matches in early July, two other "long-desired" tweaks were made to matchmaking. The first is that the matchmaker now considers the minimum wait time of a player or lobby to avoid them being thrown into low-quality games too quickly. The second is the addition of a "hard limit" on the quality of matches, which will immediately disregard any matches the matchmaker deems to be too low on Valve's "badness" scale.


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