Overview of the main innovations in Dota 2 with patch 7.31d

Earlier we already wrote about patch 7.31d, in the corresponding news you can find the full list of changes in the in-game balance. Now we will look at some of the changes in the game in more detail.

Dota Plus Summer Update

Valve has added a summer update to Dota Plus. The first significant change was the appearance of the Battle Report. Battle Report analyzes your performance over the past season and provides you with detailed statistics. It includes data about your best hero, roles, and comparison of your performance with other players at your level of play. Also in the report you can find a tab with the highlights of your game. On it you can see data on the most productive matches, rempages, ultra-kills and your other records. A flexible range of filters are available to players to get the information they need from your game. For outstanding achievements, players will receive three types of medals. The reward for the gold medal is 400 shards, for the silver - 300 shards, and for the bronze, respectively, 200 units of in-game currency. The Battle Report is available to all Dota Plus subscribers.

The developers also added motivation for players to participate in non-ranked matches. Dota Plus Shards will be awarded for participating in the selected mode for a limited amount of time, after which the modes for which the reward is issued will rotate. First in line is the Ability Draft. Players can earn up to 300 shards.

The update allows players to apply the effects of Immortal items to other items in their inventory. To do this, you must have an item whose effect you want to use.

Added Clip Builder. With the Clip Creator, players can create clips of their own matches and highlights. A wide range of tools are available inside the game, as well as the ability to render videos in high quality.

Improved player avoidance feature. Now you can leave a comment on the players with whom you no longer want to play for some reason. Initially, 25 places are available, but you can expand this list with Dota Plus shards.

Valve have increased the range of items that can be purchased with shards. Added killstreak effects, a new seasonal treasure, and seasonal costumes from previous treasures. What's also new is that the Season Case and Relics are now available to all players, not just Dota Plus subscribers. But in the case of relics, for ordinary players, the maximum value is limited to level 5.

Summer Treasure 2022 includes the following sets, rarity is common:

• Arc Warden - Convergence of Distant Fates
• Death Prophet
• Ember Spirit - Blazing Tiger
• Juggernaut - Frostwatch Warmonger
• Nyx Assassin - Chosen of the Burning Sand
• Ursa - Feast of the Damned
• Vengeful Spirit - Shadows of the Fall
• Wraith King - Trophies of the Evernight
• Ageless Apothecary Courier (very rare)

The reduced rarity compared to previous treasures may be due to the fact that now the case is available not only for Dota Plus subscribers.

The developers have added Dota Plus quests. By completing them, players can earn Dota Plus Shards. In total, you can earn 115200 fragments. In addition, the guild rewards have been updated.

In-Game Balance Changes

Let's take a look at the individual gameplay changes. The list of characters from Captains Mode has been expanded, Marci has been added to it. Roshan will also now attack all wards if there are no melee heroes nearby.

Of the subjects, it is worth noting a number of fundamental changes:

• Reworked Null Talisman. It no longer reduces mana cost by 4%, but instead increases maximum mana by 3%. Thus, the developers aimed to nerf the meta using heroes like Storm Spirit in conjunction with 3-4 Null Talisman.
• Wraith Pact. Increased model size by 50%. Reduced the number of attacks to kill a ward from 5 to 4. Increased the reward for killing a ward from 20 to 100 gold. Also, when cast, the ward automatically follows the hero. Valve did not reduce the usefulness of this item, but decided to increase the value and make it easier to kill the ward. Recall that the main benefit of Wraith Pact is to reduce all damage from enemies by 30%.

Hero changes include:

• Weakened Dragon Knight's Aghanim's Shard. Now the duration of Davion's Fireball has been reduced from 10 seconds to 8. The AoE of the ability has been reduced from 450 to 350.
• Pugna's Nether Ward has been changed. Reduced damage per mana used from 1/1.25/1.5/1.75 to 0.75/1/1.25/1.5. Reduced magic damage reduction from 10/15/20/25% to 8/12/16/20%.
• Witch Doctor has been improved. Decreased Death Ward cooldown from 70 seconds to 60 seconds. Level 20 Talent increased from +15% Maledict Damage to +20%.

The rest of the heroes were affected by minor changes in the balance. Patch 7.31d should bring minor adjustments to the meta for the duration of DPC 2021/2022 Tour 3.

As a reminder, DPC 2021/2022 Tour 3 runs from June 6 to July 15, 2022. In the first division of each region, $205,000, 1150 DPC points are up for grabs to qualify for The International 11, as well as slots for the PGL Arlington Major. In the second division of each region, teams compete for $75,000 and 2 places in the first division.

You can follow the course of events during the rating season with EGamersWorld!