The Dota 2<\/em> community has been waiting for the MOBA’s next update with bated breath, and on the eve of its launch, Valve has treated fans with a small preview of what’s to come\u2014as long as they could work together. Well, they did, and the results are shocking.<\/p>
As part of the second chapter of Crownfall, The Deserts of Druud<\/a>, Valve is also bringing a multitude of changes to Dota<\/em> in the now-confirmed May 22 update later today. Players who had completed chapter one were allowed a glimpse at an ancient tablet spoiling a few of the upcoming patch notes similar to the Frostivus patch<\/a>\u2014each player held a candle to the tablet in a specific spot, and by combining every player’s candlelit tablet, text was formed containing a few of the changes.<\/p>
The community pieced it together late on May 21<\/a>, combining images and uncovering the text within. The full notes revealed include:<\/p>
- …base armor decreased by 0.5.<\/li>
- Whenever the sun comes out… reveals the whole map for five seconds.<\/li>
- Disruptor Kinetic… replaced with Kinetic…<\/li>
- Enemy attack projectiles within 500 range of… are slowed down.<\/li>
- … can travel in a curve.<\/li>
- … can use items in their backpack as if they were in their inventory.<\/li>
- Silencer cannot be…<\/li>
- … has zero ability points at level…<\/li>
- (Life)stealer permanently gains… when killing a creep.<\/li>
- … starts with 250 extra gold.<\/li>
- Enemies with the… cannot see their allies.<\/li> <\/ul>
Fans immediately speculated which heroes these patch notes applied to\u2014aside from the obvious ones, such as Disruptor, who will be receiving a new ability to replace Kinetic Field. Some believe<\/a> the following line mentioning slower attack projectiles or even the curved objects thrown at Disruptor is connected to this new ability.<\/p>
Another said<\/a> the sixth note regarding backpack item use will be added as a bonus for reaching level 30, while some are utterly convinced<\/a> Pudge’s Meat Hook will be able to curve after tomorrow’s update (please Valve, I beg you to reconsider this one if you still can). The community is absolutely loving<\/a> these Easter egg hunts ahead of the patch’s arrival and cannot wait for the update to land.<\/p>
