December 13th, 2016518The Dota 7.00 patch makes Dota 2 a new game at fundamental levels. Here are ten important changes you need to know before you boot Dota 7.00.
Preface: I started doing professional patch analysis, first at JoinDOTA, then at DotaBlast and other outlets, about three years ago. I’ve been the first to break apart over a dozen patches...
December 11th, 201611Valve released Dota 2 Update 7.00 only one day following the Boston Major. - saying goodbye to years spent with patch 6. DotA was released in 2005 under patch 6.xx and then ushered into Dota 2 in 2011 with 6.72d as Beta keys were provided shortly before The International. Through the next five years, patches and updates morphed and...
August 13th, 20163On day 5 of the International 6, Valve announced the Monkey King release as part of the New Journey scheduled in the fall. The arrival of the Monkey King - Sun Wukong signifies the first ever new Dota 2 hero to be integrated into game play - all other previous heroes having been migrated over from DotA.
UPDATE (August...