Dota 2 News

Dota 2 summer update is out now, and among its many additions are several designed to make "Dota a better place to play, together." It includes a "dislike" button that lets you filter out people you'd rather not play with in future, a new reporting system, real-time review of toxic chat, and more.

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Summer is hurtling toward its inevitable, pumpkin spiced end, and we’re seeing it off in style with a whole bunch of pretty sweet quality of life improvements. “I’ll be the judge of that,” you’re probably saying, eyes squinted in skeptical fashion. Well, how would you like to be the judge of not just blog posts, but real people? Like an actual judge. Because we've built a new player behavior and reporting system from the ground up to enable much better judging, and much better games.

Plus, just like in the allegory of Plato’s cave, you will now be able to see the shadows of clouds as they pass overhead. How is this possible? The copyright on the collected works of Plato has now just lapsed. We’ve also included a few other cool new rendering features inspired by, but not directly copied from, other pre-modern thinkers.

Lastly, we've torn the armory apart and completely rebuilt it to make it easier for you to do, well, everything with your cosmetic items. Epiloguely, we’re also shipping a Collector’s Cache to show all this new stuff off. Honestly, blog posts were simply not designed to convey this much exciting information, so we’ve assembled an update page with all the details.




As much as we all love playing Dota in sweaty rooms with sunny glares shining off our screens, the capricious gods of weather (or whoever decides these things) demand that our brief summer respite comes to a sudden but predictable end. Meaning that along with everything else, it's also time for the next seasonal release for Dota Plus — the Fall 2023 Dota Plus update for those of you keeping track at home — set to begin on September 1st.

[h2]Updated Seasonal Quests & Guild Rewards[/h2]

The update comes with a new set of Dota Plus quests to shore up your shard stash — offering up to 115,200 shards over the course of the season. Guild rewards have also been updated, making new emoticons, sprays, and chat wheels available to high-scoring guilds.





The International is just around the corner, and the final qualified teams will soon be decided. To kick off the celebration ahead of all the action in Seattle, we've got another update in the works tied closely to the event that we'll release in late September. We can hardly wait to cheer on the epic Dota to come.

Finally, to cram a bit more Dota into this blog, we wanted to highlight some of the changes and fixes from the last few weeks that are also shipping today:

• New: Bounty rune spawn locations now show on the minimap before the horn using desaturated icons.
  
• New: Added an option to rebind the Alternative Cast Ability switch key under the Advanced Hotkeys Interface tab.
  
• New: Optimized Dota's network traffic. Dota will now use a little less bandwidth all the time, and a lot less bandwidth sometimes (for example, in illusion-heavy gameplay).
  
• Fixed Invoker Wex sometimes granting the wrong amount of mana regeneration
  
• Fixed Allied Heroes being able to refresh a Hand of Midas that doesn't belong to them
  
• Fixed Wraith King skeletons sometimes ignoring Wraithfire Blast when selecting their target
  
• Fixed Spirit Breaker having an infinite shield when taking the level 25 talent
  
• Fixed Riki's Level 25 Right Talent not displaying the proper cooldown reduction
  
• Fixed being able to blink to one specific location off the top left corner of the map
  
• Fixed various tooltip issues with Invoker's Ghost Walk
  
• Fixed universal heroes not showing up correctly in Ability draft UI tooltips
  
• Fixed Overwhelming Blink doing 100 damage over six seconds instead of 100% of the caster's strength over 6 seconds
  
• Fixed Windranger's Agh's upgrade invisibility effect not visually applying for allies
  

The International is fast approaching, and for those of you planning on going, we wanted to give you some important dates so you can start planning your trip. Tickets to join the audience live at The International 2023 in Seattle, WA are going on sale August 25th, 2023. Whether you’re planning on attending in person, or hopping on with millions of viewers from around the world to watch our livestream broadcast, join us in cheering on the best Dota teams on the planet as they battle it out for the Aegis.

Like we posted earlier this month, The International Dota 2 Championships will be getting split into two distinct phases this year, over the course of three action-packed weekends: The Road to the International, encompassing Group Stage (October 12th-15th) and Playoffs (October 20th-22nd); and The International itself (October 27th-29th).

Both the Playoffs and The International will take place in front of a live audience this year. In an effort to minimize confusion due to the new naming scheme, tickets for each of the events will go live on separate dates.

Sales are scheduled to go live on Ticketmaster as follows:

The International 2023 at Climate Pledge Arena

• Tickets will go on sale August 25th at 10 AM Pacific Time on Ticketmaster
• Tickets will be sold as a three-day pass for the full event, priced at $699 USD + Fees per pass
  
• Attendees who bind their Steam account to their pass will be granted one Treasure of the Crimson Witness 2023 (and will continue to have chances to win more throughout the event)
  

The Road to the International - Playoffs at Seattle Convention Center's Summit Building

• Tickets will go on sale on August 28th at 10 AM Pacific Time on Ticketmaster
• Tickets will be sold as individual tickets for each of the three days, priced at $99 USD + Fees per ticket
  

Tickets for all events can be purchased here: https://www.ticketmaster.com/the-international-dota-2-championship-tickets/artist/1982004


We're excited to welcome the Dota community back to Seattle for the first time in five years, and millions more of you from all over the world on our livestream broadcast. Whether in person or virtually, we hope to see you there.

FAQ

When is The International 2023?
The International will take place across three days (October 27th-29th) at Climate Pledge Arena. The Road to the International - Playoffs will take place across three days (October 20th-22nd) one weekend prior to The International, at the Seattle Convention Center's Summit Building.

How can I buy a ticket to The International? What type of tickets are available?
The International three-day pass (Friday/Saturday/Sunday) will be available for $699 USD + Fees. Passes will go on sale on August 25th at 10:00 AM PT on Ticketmaster. All tickets are General Admission.

How can I buy a ticket to The Road to the International - Playoffs? What type of tickets are available?
Playoffs Day 1 (Friday), Day 2 (Saturday) and Day 3 (Sunday) tickets will be available as single-day tickets for $99 USD + Fees. Tickets will go on sale on August 28th at 10:00 AM PT on Ticketmaster. All tickets are General Admission.

How many tickets can I buy?
Purchases are limited to five tickets per transaction.

How do I pick up my tickets?
Your Playoffs tickets and The International three-day pass will be available in your Ticketmaster account as Mobile Entry Tickets – no pick up needed! Make sure to save your ticket to your phone's wallet ahead of the event for easy access.

What happens if there is an issue with my mobile ticket?
Please reach out to Ticketmaster support regarding all ticket-related inquiries. There will be a Will Call office to assist you on-site at the event as well.

Can I sit anywhere, or will there be preassigned seats?
Both Playoffs and The International are General Admission events, and a GA ticket holder can sit in almost any available seat (other than in reserved sections, like for press or pro players).

Is re-entry permitted?
Yes. Once you have scanned in your ticket for the day, you will be allowed re-entry with a unique wristband which can be picked up once you enter the venue.

Can I get a refund on my ticket?
Tickets are non-refundable, unless the event itself is cancelled for any reason.

Can I transfer or resell my ticket?
Yes, tickets can be transferred between accounts and bought/sold on Ticketmaster directly. Instructions on how to transfer tickets can be found here. Instructions on how to buy/sell tickets can be found here.

Can I split my three-day pass for The International?
The three-day pass for The International comes as a single-entry barcode, meaning that you cannot separate them into individual daily tickets to buy, sell or transfer. However, ticket transfers will be permitted up until the start of the final day of the event. Please note that once a pass has been scanned in at the venue for the day, it will not be eligible for entry for the rest of that day, even after the ticket has been transferred.

Will I able to get normal Crimson Witness Treasure drops the same way I did in previous years?
Yes, Crimson Witness Treasures will still drop on First Blood of each game at The International, as before.