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Front End Changes

Fantasy League FAQ

A new FAQ has been posted on the main Dota 2 site with details on how the next season of the Fantasy League will work.

　　

WHAT IS FANTASY DOTA?

Fantasy Dota is a game that you can play with up to nine of your friends, where each of you forms teams made up of pro players to compete against each other, earning points for your team based on how each of your pro players performs in tournament matches.

　　Once one of your friends has created a Fantasy League, you can join their Fantasy League by creating a Fantasy Team. Then you'll recruit pro players onto your team through a live draft, alongside all other members of your Fantasy League. Once your teams are set, you'll play head-to-head against one of the other member each week, with players earning wins and losses based the total points that their pro players have earned.

　　Fantasy Season 1 starts May 19th and will be running through July 28th.

　　

NEW FOR SEASON ONE

For those that played in the in the Dreamleague Fantasy League, there are a few changes for Fantasy Season 1:

　　Because it's more interesting when your players are playing frequently, all matches played in any tournament now count toward your players’ scores. Matches start scoring points on May 19th, but you can create and join Fantasy Leagues now, as well as complete your Live Drafts.

　　Now that we support a number of tournaments that are all running at the same time, there are a lot more pro players to select from. This allows us to support Fantasy Leagues with up to 10 members.

　　Creating a new Fantasy League, or joining one that a friend has already created, is now based on Fantasy Ticket items rather than purchasing a ticket to a specific tournament. Purchasing an International Compendium includes a Fantasy Ticket. The process of joining a Fantasy League has been streamlined as well -- now you just need the Fantasy League ID and its password and you'll be able to join.

　　We're opening a Fantasy-specific dev forum so you can discuss strategy, report bugs, and suggest features for upcoming Fantasy Seasons.

　　You can find the full FAQ here: http://www.dota2.com/fantasy/seasonone/

　　

New League Passes

DotaTalk DatBet Championship

"16 of the best Dota2 teams in Southeast Asia, Korea, and Oceania competing for a cash prize of $3000!"

　　

International 2014

The in game image used in the tournament list for the International 2014 pass has been updated.

　　

Back End Changes

Updated Strings

Announcer preview lines for the new Stanley Parable announcer pack.

　　"DOTA_Announcer_Preview_StanleyParable_01" "Welcome once again to DIGITAL SPORTS!"

　　"DOTA_Announcer_Preview_StanleyParable_02" "Oh how wonderful! Your middle tower is being torn to pieces"

　　"DOTA_Announcer_Preview_StanleyParable_03" "Remember enemy bottom barracks? Remember destroying it just now? What wonderful memories"

　　"DOTA_Announcer_Preview_StanleyParable_04" "I like your reinterpretation of the rules of Dota: don't stop them from attacking your ancient. It's fresh, inspired, breathes new life into the game"

　　"DOTA_Announcer_Preview_StanleyParable_05" "Ashamed of its past and its horrific crimes, Radiant's courier has just thrown itself onto an enemy blade"

　　"DOTA_Announcer_Preview_StanleyParable_06" "And there you have it, ladies and gentlemen: DIGITAL SPORTS!"

　　"DOTA_Announcer_Preview_StanleyParable_Killing_Spree_01" "The killing begins!"

　　"DOTA_Announcer_Preview_StanleyParable_Killing_Spree_02" "An acceptable amount of murder!"

　　"DOTA_Announcer_Preview_StanleyParable_Killing_Spree_03" "You are still trying to stop the spree, yes?"

　　"DOTA_Announcer_Preview_StanleyParable_Killing_Spree_04" "I wonder if it feels good to pwn so hard"

　　"DOTA_Announcer_Preview_StanleyParable_Killing_Spree_05" "Congratulations! Your entire team is dead"

　　"DOTA_Announcer_Preview_StanleyParable_Killing_Spree_06" "In concordance with the rules of Dota, Ownage has been initiated"

　　Some more strings for the new player origin UI.

　　"DOTA_NewPlayerQuestion_Title" "WELCOME TO DOTA 2"

　　"DOTA_PlayerOriginQuestion_Question" "To improve your game experience, please share your familiarity with Dota 2 and similar games:"

　　"DOTA_PlayerOriginQuestion_BeginnerButton" "I'm a beginner."

　　"DOTA_PlayerOriginQuestion_RTSButton" "I've played RTS games."

　　"DOTA_PlayerOriginQuestion_MOBAButton" "I've played a game similar to Dota 2."

　　"DOTA_PlayerOriginQuestion_Dota2Button" "I've played Dota 2."

　　"DOTA_PlayerOriginQuestion_MOBAExplanation" "Select the game you are most comfortable with:"

　　"DOTA_OtherGames_LOL" "League of Legends"

　　"DOTA_OtherGames_DOTA" "Dota Classic"

　　"DOTA_OtherGames_HON" "Heroes of Newerth"

　　"DOTA_OtherGames_Smite" "Smite"

　　"DOTA_OtherGames_Other" "Another Game"

　　"DOTA_PlayerOriginQuestion_ConfirmationTitle" "THANKS FOR RESPONDING"

　　"DOTA_PlayerOriginQuestion_ConfirmationTutorial" "As a player new to Dota, you may be interested in the tutorials under Play > Training. They're a great first step towards dominating other players around the globe."

　　

Unreleased The Stanley Parable Announcer Pack

"This pack replaces the Default announcer and Mega-Kills announcer with the sardonically meta wit of the Narrator from The Stanley Parable."

　　Over 600 lines of Stanley Parable awesomeness.

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Full Pack Preview

　　

Unreleased Coke Collection

This bundle contains a large number of new Genuine items from the Perfect World team who run Dota 2 in China. This bundle appears to be a product promotion with coke and will most likely deliver these items through a redeemable product key.

　　

Demon Vanquisher

Style of Prophecy

Vanguard Fireblade

Guard of Basilius

Square Sky Staff

Breath of Death

Shade of the Ranger

Scythe of Plague

Wing of the Astrorock

Grasp of Gluttony

Strike of the Light

Mischievous Fruits

Sven's Revenge

Soulhoof

Unreleased Light of Hope Bundle

The Invoker set seen in the previous content analysis post as been added to a new unreleased bundle and made Genuine. The bundle also includes a new Dragon Ward. This is also another Perfect World related set.

　　

Adornings of the Quas Precor

Dragon Ward

Other Changes

Portrait Data

We also have some portrait data for some more unreleased cosmetic items.

　　Shroomling Treant

　　Monty Ward

　　Babka Courier

　　Grimwolf Courier

　　

Predictions For The Next Hero