Dota 2: latest update adds Skywrath Mage character, patch notes inside

News by Dave Cook Contributor

Published on April 18, 2013

Dota 2 developer Valve has released a new patch for its MOBA game that adds a new character. Say hello to the Skywrath Mage.

PCGamesN reports that the mage is already proving to be a brutal attacker, capable of dishing out strong magical damage quickly.

The Dota 2 Wiki has a list of the Skyward Mage's abilities, and yes, they all seem to be pretty punishing indeed.

Here are the patch notes in full:

Community:

Added stricter system implementing communication (voice and text) bans for abusive players.
Combined voice and text reports into a single 'communication' report.
Reduced reports per week to 4.
Removed ability for spectators to report players in-game.
Reports now allow single selection of behavior type only.

Gameplay:

Beastmaster: Fixed Wild Axes losing vision after the second cast.
Doom: Scorched Earth now shows its duration on the buff icon.
Lich: Fixed Frost Armor auto-casting while Lich is channeling.
Magnus: Fixed a rare crash involving Skewer.
Slardar: Fixed Slithereen Crush not slowing attack speed.
Spectre: Fixed Haunt illusions moving while out of the game.
Timbersaw: Fixed Timberchain travelling too fast.
Timbersaw: Fixed Timberchain not latching quite far enough.
Tusk: Fixed Tusk not issuing an attack order on the snowballed unit after the snowball crashes.
Enabled Drow and Tusk to Captain's Mode (Tournament Version next week)

UI:

Visuals:

Riki: Added Smoke Screen and Blink Strike animations.
Sniper: Added victory animations and more aggressive posing of idle, run and attack when enemy is in range.

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