Author: Xai

In the previous patch notes articles, I mentioned how I wasn’t expecting new heroes and major changes in DOTA 2, as it would affect the teams’ preparation for The International 2013. Apparently, Valve and Icefrog have proven me wrong. The changes from WC3 DotA 6.78 have been ported DOTA 2 as of June 3, 2013 (GMT-7) and at the time of writing this article, the updates are available in the test client and will probably be ported to the main client in a day or so. This change doesn’t include…

In this week’s DOTA 2 update, we are given another non-hero patch. Also, because of the fast approaching The International 2013, no major changes will come out of this patch and, most probably, none from the upcoming patches as well. There are, however, significant user interface changes as well as performance improvements. [box_light] UPDATE NOTES May 23, 2013 Source: DOTA 2 Dev GAMEPLAY – Elder Titan: Fixed Natural Order not upgrading on Elder Titan. – Elder Titan: Fixed Ancestral Spirit waking up units that were hit by the Spirit Stomp.…

With The International 3 fast approaching and its qualifiers on-going, we can’t expect any major patches that can bring significant changes to game play. So no new heroes as of the moment and no significant nerfs, buffs or balance changes. There are, however, several performance and community updates including vsync on window mode as well as reduced memory fragmentation. DOTA 2 also now supports 6 broadcaster channels so we can expect wider coverage for different casters and different languages. [box_light] UPDATE NOTES May 16, 2013 Source: DOTA 2 Dev Forums…

PMS-Asterisk is a group that will always amaze me. They’re an all-female competitive team and they’re into gaming for fun. Don’t get me wrong. I don’t mean to say that all the other girls are not gaming for fun. By all means, there are a lot of female gamers that play for fun, but we must also admit that today, it’s quite easy to drown in all the attention girls get from other people. It’s very “easy” to use gender as an advantage or to market one’s self. But that…

My last big gaming event was years ago. Don’t ask how many. Attending the Pinoy Gaming Festival 2013 Summer Assembly was a good way to get back into the habit. In one of my previous posts, I mentioned my excitement in meeting Team Asterisk, particularly “Furryfish”  Tammy Tang. With my overwhelming desire and failure to attend The International 3, I really looked forward to PGF 2013. I really thought I’d handle meeting Team Asterisk and Team Orange with manageable fangirly feelings. I was wrong. As soon as I entered the…