14 DAY TRIAL // Dota 2 players can now download a fresh patch for the game that should solve a variety of complaints concerning the Year Beast Brawl game mode, as well as implement improvements to the pathfinding system and even enhance the performance of the login and matchmaking servers.
Dota 2 got its first major in-game event of the year last week, in the form of the New Bloom Festival 2015, which included not just a new hero - Winter Wyvern - but also many other goodies, ranging from a Crystal Maiden Arcana to gameplay tweaks and improvements.
The game also got a new festive mode called Year Beast Brawl, which allows players to fight alongside a Year Beast against another team for a chance of winning and receiving different in-game items.
While the mode is quite fun, it also sparked a lot of different complaints from fans who emphasized its pay-to-win nature, not to mention its burden on the already-troubled servers that power the popular game.
A new patch addresses many Year Beast Brawl complaints
Now, Valve has rolled out a new update for Dota 2, according to the official website, which focuses primarily on many problems relating to the Year Beast Brawl but also the pathfinding and the server performance.
First up, the Year Beast Brawl matchmaking window has been increased from 10 to 15 minutes, while the time of the next event is always going to be shown. What's more, during the window players won't be prevented from entering normal or ranked matchmaking games.
Issues like Refresher, Resurrection, and True Sight auras not always working correctly have been remedied, while a bug that caused double spending for Ability Points when mashing the Upgrade button has been eliminated. Last but not least, the Year Beast icon should always appear on the minimap, instead of disappearing periodically.
Many other improvements are also included
The update for Dota 2 also improves the actual login and matchmaking servers, as they should be able to better sustain higher concurrent player counts and bursts of match formation, like those during the Year Beast Brawl windows.
Pathfinding has also been remedied in some situations, like chasing around towers, while players can now Alt + Right Click the ground in order to move with pathfinding disabled.
Check out the full changelog below.