Dota Plus Update - Fall 2021
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On September 1, Valve released an update for Dota 2. A new Autumnal Treasure 2021, quests and guild rewards were added to the game, and a number of bugs were fixed for the Ability Draft.
As part of the Nemestice Battle Pass, we improved the Dota Plus Item Assistant with Neutral Item Suggestions and enhanced Quick Buy Recommendations. Though the Nemestice storms have passed, both of these features have now been transferred to Dota Plus core and are available to all Plus members.
For Plus members interested in expanding their in-lane audio libraries, the Chat Wheel sound effects from the Nemestice Battle Pass are now available for purchase via shards in the Dota Plus Shard Store.
The Fall 2021 Seasonal Treasure is here, available for purchase with shards. Exclusive to Dota Plus members, this treasure features all new sets for Vengeful Spirit, Abaddon, Nature's Prophet, Witch Doctor, Disruptor, Shadow Demon, Tusk, Legion Commander, and Dark Seer. There's also a chance to unlock Ol' Joe the koala courier, a chill little guy preloaded with random prismatic and kinetic gems.
Today’s update also comes with a new set of Dota Plus quests to help harvest some extra shards for new relics and the Seasonal Treasure — offering up to 115,200 shards over the course of the season.
Rounding out today's update in addition to the changes above, the guild rewards for silver, gold, and platinum tier guilds have all been switched for the fall season. We were saddened to hear recently of the passing of Aldrin Paulo "Dunoo" Pangan, an icon of the Filipino casting community. As a tribute, for the next season, the selected chat wheels feature some of his most iconic lines.
Game changes for Ability Draft:
- Sinister Gaze: With Aghanim's Scepter, non-Lich abilities will no longer stop interruptible spells either.
- Fixed Shadowraze not working as a charge ability.
- Fixed Acorn Shot not working with some melee heroes.
- Fixed Doppelganger killing the strong illusion created by Vengeance Aura Scepter.
- Fixed Keen Conveyance being draftable. When Rearm is drafted, Keen Conveyance is also granted.
- Scepter on Dark Rift now grants Fiend's Gate.
- Shard on Focus Fire now grants Gale Force.
- Scepter on Spawn Spiderlings now grants Spinner's Snare.
- Scepter on Walrus Punch no longer grants Walrus Kick.
- Arcane Orb no longer triggers Mystic Flare Shard effects.
- Fixed talent tree errors for Lina, Earth Spirit & Grimstroke.
