No battle pass is coming to hype fans up for The International 2023, but it looks like Valve\u2019s replacement could feature some nice cosmetics and a Dota 2 <\/em>visual novel.\u00a0<\/p>
According to the lines of text<\/a>, there is a new file format called \u201cNOVELDEF\u201d that is now listed in the game\u2019s backend, which the person pulling the info notes is very similar to the \u201ceventdef\u201d subclass that is used to store data for things like the battle pass and ongoing events\u2014such as the 10th Anniversary. This, paired with the actual mention of a visual novel in the title, likely points to a new type of content coming to Dota <\/em>as a part of the TI12 update, and potentially as a continued series rather than just a singular event inclusion.\u00a0<\/p>
This information was first discovered more than 10 days ago, but it is important to bring it back up<\/a> because new files are being pushed out, TI12 is set to begin on Oct. 12, and we are still missing a lot of information about the event.\u00a0<\/p>
It is very likely that we will hear about whatever Valve is planning for its TI12 red carpet after DreamLeague Season 21 ends on Sept. 24<\/a>, including what will be contained in this year\u2019s potential Compendium. It is important to note, however, that Valve previously stated that \u201cnew cosmetic items won’t play a notable part\u201d in the TI-themed update, so some of this leaked content might be for something else too. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
