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Dota 2 Update - 12/18/2023

Over the last few days we've addressed several gameplay issues:
  • Fixed Bloodstone Area of Effect bonus still active on passive abilities if it was dropped or sold
  • Fixed Bloodthorn mana regen being 3.0 instead of 3.5 from the sum of its components
  • Fixed Butterfly not counting hero's base attack speed for its bonuses
  • Fixed Cleave not working on magical attacks (i.e. Revenant's Brooch)
  • Fixed a rare server crash when toggling Doubloon
  • Fixed Khanda not doing lethal damage correctly
  • Fixed Khanda and Phylactery not sharing cooldowns
  • Fixed Tree Throw, Toss, Snowball, Soul Assumption and Sticky Bomb not triggering Phylactery/Khanda
  • Fixed incorrect interaction between Phylactery/Khanda and and Spectre's Spectral Dagger
  • Fixed Phylactery/Khanda working on illusions
  • Fixed Meteor Hammer incorrectly giving more Agility than Intelligence
  • Fixed Parasma not granting 1.5 mana regen from its components
  • Fixed Revenant's Brooch incorrectly giving true strike
  • Fixed a server crash caused by interaction between Abaddon's Aphotic Shield expiring, Safety Bubble, and Blade Mail
  • Fixed Arc Warden's Tempest Double not cloning Royal Jelly
  • Fixed Dawnbreaker's Starbreaker sometimes not going in the targeted direction
  • Fixed non-ranged units getting true strike benefits of Drow Ranger's Glacier
  • Fixed some cases where Drow Ranger could get stuck trying to leave her Glacier
  • Fixed Chen's Penitence granting bonus attack range to Chen's melee creeps
  • Fixed Chen's Divine Favor regeneration not applying to Chen's creeps
  • Fixed Chen's level 10 talent Divine Favor Teleport Delay not applying correctly
  • Fixed Invoker not being able to pick up Lotuses from the Lotus Pools
  • Fixed Juggernaut's Blade Fury attack rate not updating if Juggernaut's attack speed changes.
  • Fixed Juggernaut's Omnislash/Swiftslash not damaging ethereal units even with Revenant's Brooch
  • Fixed Juggernaut's Blade Fury incorrect interaction with Harpoon
  • Fixed Lich's Chain Frost not being affected by AoE increase
  • Fixed items in the Bear's stash becoming lost when Lone Druid upgrades the Bear
  • Fixed Omniknight's Guardian Angel charges not updating properly upon acquiring and dropping Aghanim's Scepter
  • Fixed Pangolier's Shield Crash damage type not being correctly changed to Physical damage
  • Fixed a rare serve crash with Pudge's Dismember
  • Fixed Silencer's Last Word dealing less damage to creeps than intended
  • Fixed Black Dragon's Splash Attack not working correctly
  • Fixed a few server crashes
  • Fixed various tooltip issues
  • Re-added Hero Names as an option for heroes on the minimap
  • Fixed minimap settings preview not scaling the arrow when scaling the icon
  • Fixed a bug where previewing Persona items would sometimes show them on the base model (or vice versa) in Armory / Loadout

Valve hands out lumps of coal to naughty Dota 2 players

In possibly one of the funniest moves I've seen from Valve recently, they're handing out lumps of coal when banning Dota 2 players.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/valve-hands-out-lumps-of-coal-to-naughty-dota-2-players

Caught cheating in Dota 2? You're getting a permaban and a lump of coal for Frostivus

Dota 2 is celebrating Frostivus 2023 by handing out goodies to all.

You can earn goodies in matches, fill up your Frostivus Spirit Meter, and get a locked Frostivus Treasure Chest and a random Stocking Stuffer, which covers everything from sprays to emoticons to stickers. You can also buy keys to unlock chests.

You can also expect all-new item sets for your favorite heroes, plus the return of some holiday favorites. Expect a visit from the Wraith King Arcana and the Crystal Maiden Persona, too.

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Valve lures thousands of Dota cheaters into bans with fake Christmas presents as it declares 'this year is gonna be a bloodbath'




It's ten days to Christmas, and you know what that means: It's time for the world's most famous jolly, bearded man to draw up naughty and nice lists, handing out rewards to the latter and pitiless justice to the former. That's right, Gabe Newell is sticking it to Dota 2 cheats once again...
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Valve is banning Dota 2 accounts in the Christmasiest way possible

Smurfing, the practice of creating fake accounts to play lower-level players, is a bannable offence in Dota 2. After previously banning 90,000+ accounts in the last wave, Valve has given thousands more the boot, but they've done it a wonderfully Christmassy way.


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