Dota 2 News

Dota 2 Update - 7/12/2022

- Fixed a bug that caused Razor's Static Link to only be applied to the secondary target when cast on two heroes affected by Grimstroke's Soul Bind.

Dota 2 patch updates hero models for Marci, Meepo, Weaver and more

Valve hasn't mentioned it just yet, but a new patch has been dispatched for the main Dota 2 game client - according to Reddit leaker 'Iris_mus' - and there's going to be a handful of updated character models to check out and a major animation overhaul for Weaver. However, interestingly, a lot of fans in the replies to the Reddit thread on said update can't find a difference.

In the patch overview shared online, it states that Marci, Meepo, Shadow Shaman, Weaver, and Witch Doctor will all have updated hero models moving forward. Without details on how these models are different, this could mean a significant cosmetic change or something minor like a slight change in colour. We're leaning towards the latter based on what people are saying, however, future cosmetic changes could be made to the aforementioned heroes.

Interestingly, though, this patch also includes a significant update to Weaver's animations. We're not going to list them all, but players can look forward to a new head animation loop, new turning animations, an updated set of idle animations, and more.

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Dota 2 finally gets forfeit feature, but only for five-stacks

Dota 2 players have maintained a proud history of never surrendering - unless, of course, they're getting absolutely trounced and open mid. The popular MOBA game's rigorous comeback mechanics mean that pretty much any game is winnable, no matter how doomed the position. However, developer Valve is now implementing an in-game forfeit mechanic, but only for five-stacks who really just want to go next.

As part of the latest matchmaking update, full parties can now all chat 'gg' to surrender a game. The mechanic can only be activated after the 30 minute mark, and when the surrender is called the same ten second countdown and cancel UI seen in pro games will pop up. Should the surrender go through, the game will naturally be scored as a loss.

But this isn't the only change being made for full parties, which will now no longer be restrained to matching against other five-stacks in ranked. Valve has subsequently tweaked its matchmaking system "to make finding a game as a full party faster".

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Dota 2 Update - 7/6/2022

We think Dota is best played as a group with friends. To encourage this style of play we're introducing a few experimental changes with the patch today to improve overall match quality for these kinds of games:
- Full parties are now permitted to match against any valid opposing team, and are no longer required to match against a full party in ranked.
- Adjusted matchmaking tuning to make finding a game as a full party faster.
- Full parties may now all chat "gg" to surrender a match after 30 minutes of game time with the same 10 second countdown and cancel UI as in pro games. This is scored as a loss.

Dota 2 Update 6/30/2022

- Activated the Jungle Colosseum weekend spotlight mode.