When I first got wind of Dota 2 getting reborn, I was over the moon. Finally, my favourite MOBA was getting the overhaul I had wanted for so long! When the giant beta patch landed however, it was far from perfect; bugs, bugs, and even more bugs lay scattered everywhere, making the whole experience more pain than pleasure (which I’m totally not into FYI). That was more than a month ago, and since then, a few patches have been released to remedy some of these issues at least. The latest update aims to fix even more problems, and also adds ranked matchmaking to the beta.
Here’s a quick summary of the patch taken from the update page:
With today’s update, we’ve enabled Ranked Matchmaking in the Dota 2 Reborn beta. You can now complete Compendium Challenges as well, and doing so in the Reborn beta gives you 50% more coins. While we were at it, we also imported a number of items, including everything from the recently released Immortal Treasure III. Plus, we’ve made a number of other improvements and fixed long list of bugs, which you can check out on our beta updates page.
It really is a long list! You can find all the specific changes right here. I know many moaned about the lack of ranked matchmaking when Dota 2 Reborn first launched. Well, moan no more… it has finally arrived!
There is still a long way to go though, at least for us here in South Africa. Dota 2 Reborn continues to have zero SA servers. Yes EU servers are still playable, but not ideal, especially when trying out custom games like Skillshot. I hope we get our own servers very soon.
The update is pretty big, weighing in at just short of 2gb. If you’re looking to play tonight, best you start downloading it as soon as you can!
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Last Updated: July 21, 2015
Admiral Chief in Skellige
July 21, 2015 at 11:38
Mehr Mehbe
Admiral Chief in Skellige
July 21, 2015 at 11:38
Matty 4 FNAF review!
hairyknees
July 21, 2015 at 11:47
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Pariah
July 21, 2015 at 11:48
It’s coming!
Admiral Chief in Skellige
July 21, 2015 at 11:52
Can you hear it? I sure can. AS LOUD AS A HOWITZER!
Deceased
July 21, 2015 at 11:50
“… experience more pain than pleasure (which I’m totally not into FYI)”
The fact that you talk about DotA 2 ( among other things ) openheartedly on a review-site with a community which doesn’t like DotA 2 determines that was a lie…
But please, for the love of all that is unholy man, don’t stop XD
hairyknees
July 21, 2015 at 12:13
Omg you’re onto me! 😛
Bagel
July 21, 2015 at 11:55
Yeah no ZA servers suck, but Source 2 is completely incompatible with Source1, so they need new servers. And we all know how long it takes shit to get here. ;-;
Dutch Matrix
July 21, 2015 at 12:09
YAY!!!! DOTA!!!! Said no serious gamer ever!
hairyknees
July 21, 2015 at 12:12
🙁 I said yay……..
Dutch Matrix
July 21, 2015 at 14:06
I said Serious Gamer…
z1n
July 21, 2015 at 15:20
Casual game has top 10 players as highest earning in eSports.
Hammersteyn
July 21, 2015 at 12:23
Such a nice clean friendly article, Nothing bad said about DOTA, everything is calm, everything is good
Don’t Support other MOBAS. The international is coming
hairyknees
July 21, 2015 at 13:52
Oh you <3
(what have you done with the real Hammersteyn? O_O)
Hammersteyn
July 21, 2015 at 14:03
XD
z1n
July 21, 2015 at 15:21
No sleep is coming.
Charl van der Merwe
July 21, 2015 at 12:28
Hur durr…dota 2