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Dota 2 Update - 11/15/2022

[h2]Diretide[/h2]

[h3]Penguin[/h3]

Max Speed: 700 -> 750
Turn Rate Max: 120 -> 130
Post Crash Speed: 100 -> half of pre-crash speed, min 100
Post Crash Turn Rate: x1.5 normal turn rate for 2s

[h3]Ogre Seal[/h3]

Impact Radius: 200 -> 250
Damage Per Level: 15 -> 25
Hops 2 more times after dismount

[h3]Snowball[/h3]

Acceleration: 150 -> 200
Post Crash Speed: 100 -> half of pre-crash speed, min 100
Post Crash Turn Rate: x1.5 for 2s

[h3]Frosted Toad[/h3]

Hop Time: 0.55s -> O.45s
Hop Pause Time: 0.5s -> 0.85s
Turn Rate: 230 -> 150
Impact Radius: 300 -> 175
Damage Per Level: 12 -> 8
Knockback Distance: 125 -> 75
Knockback Duration: 0.3s -> 0.2s

Dota 2 battle pass quests are broken, locking away rewards

The Dota 2 battle pass has been put through the grinder this year, with players slamming the MOBA's reward system for being far too grindy. With the TI 11 battle pass reaching its conclusion, several players have complained that quests aren't unlocking the rewards once they've been completed - in fact, the game isn't registering their hard work at all.

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Diretide Collector's Cache Vote

From now until Monday, November 14th, the final candidates for the Collector's Cache will be featured for preview in the Dota 2 client, where all players can see a lineup of the item sets for easy comparison. Battle Pass owners can give a thumbs up or down to each set under consideration, and sets with the highest scores will be included as the main items of the Cache.

We would like to thank all of the workshop artists who have submitted items, and we look forward to revealing the collection that best represents the community's interests.

Dota 2 set to remove OpenGL support, new hero announced and more

Valve has put out an update for Dota 2 and there's some major changes coming, along with another new hero set to enter the fold.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/11/dota-2-set-to-remove-opengl-support-new-hero-announced-and-more

Dota 2 battle pass part two begins as Diretide event returns

The Dota 2 battle pass part two is underway as the Diretide event returns following the storming conclusion to The International 2022, where Tundra Esports were crowned the champions of the Valve MOBA game, triumphing over Team Secret in the TI 2022 grand final. The tournament saw the reveal of new Dota 2 hero Muerta and has caused enough fervour around the game to drive the Dota 2 player count over 1 million concurrent users for the first time in three years.

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