Nov 10, 2011

Today’s update brings a number of bug fixes, visual enhancements, and most importantly the addition of a new hero: Warlock. On top of all this, Valve is making some good progress on their attempt to tackle players that make the game unenjoyable for others. This update brought about a new feature that makes use of the report and commendation system. A...

Nov 10, 2011

Valve has just bumped up the number of playable servers to more than 5000, a massive jump from the 2000 two days ago. Looks like they are making some good preparation for a huge influx of players to the game, maybe for open beta and the upcoming closed beta invites. With so many servers online, they might actually be planning on releasing yet another wave of...

Nov 9, 2011

Looks like our prediction was correct about the next wave of invites being sent out today. Several people over at reddit has confirmed that they received invites today, but the actual amount of invites sent is unclear. If Valve plans on keeping a constant rate of when they release the invites, it will most likely be every 5 days. However, to actually confirm...

Nov 8, 2011

Valve has just increased the number of servers by a HUGE amount, bumping it up to nearly 2,000 from the previous 200 or so. These servers are capable of holding roughly 48,000 players in total, one step closer to the expansion of the closed beta and more importantly the open beta. You can see it for yourself by clicking here. In last Thursday’s update,...

Nov 4, 2011

Valve is on a roll with awesome updates; this week bringing Omniknight and Dragon Knight to the game. Both of these heroes look really good and stay true to the nature of their original appearance in DotA. Dragon Knight’s hero portrait has been floating around the internet since the International Tournament, but has finally been added to the game today. In...

Nov 3, 2011

IceFrog has made a post in the private forum for current beta testers saying that all existing testers will be given “an extra set of keys” in the coming weeks. The actual amount of keys they are planning on giving to each of the existing testers is unclear. Assuming that “an extra set of keys” means 2, it is likely that they will be...

Nov 3, 2011

The first batch of Dota 2 invites has been sent out to all those accepted through the steam survey today. If you aren’t sure whether or not you were accepted, check your email inbox and Steam game list; Dota 2 is automatically added to your games on Steam if you were accepted. The lucky few to receive the game is also given 2 extra keys to give to their...

Nov 1, 2011

Valve has just made a new post on their blog announcing for the first time ever, an official give away of beta keys to the general public in large volumes starting this week! If you aren’t already in the beta, here is your chance to finally join the fun! All you need to do is complete a survey about you and your history with DotA, and allow steam to...