At last, Dota 6.60 Beta - Dota-Allstars 6.60 Beta Map is Leaked! Many thanks to BerLioS who sent me Dota 6.60 Beta Map (Beta 21). I will give you a peek about what's new on Dota 6.60 based on that map. Enjoy!
SPOILER ALERTS!
I know some people doesn't want to see the spoiler about the next map and even hate leaked map. But some people also desire and curious what will happen on Dota 6.60. So, to be fair, i give this spoiler warning before you go through and take a peek
Dota 6.60 Beta 21 Changelogs:
Replace all the heroes tavern into top left of the map
Now there's 9 tavern:
Sentinel Strength Tavern, Sentinel Agility Tavern, Sentinel Intelligence Tavern
Neutrals Strength Tavern, Neutrals Agility Tavern, Neutrals Intelligence Tavern
Scourge Strength Tavern, Scourge Agility Tavern, Scourge Intelligence Tavern
Neutrals Hero can be picked by either Scourge or Sentinel
Add Tauren Chieftain to Sentinel Strength Tavern
Add Bat Rider to Neutrals Intelligence Tavern
Hero remade on Razor and Viper
All Razor skill is remade, except for his Chain Lightning (will update this later)
Viper 2nd skill was remade, replace Frenzy with Nethertoxin (passive, give additional damage depends on enemy's health)
2 New items
Magic Wand
Magic stick + 3 x Ironwood Branch + Recipe (150)
+3 all attribute and Energy Charge (up to 15, Magic Stick only 10)
Force Staff
Quarterstaff + Staff of Wizardry + Recipe (700)
Give +10 Int, +10 Damage, +10 Attack Speed and Force ability (Active)
Force can push enemy 500 units on the direction he is faced
More to come, be patient :)
Dota 6.60 Pictures & Screenshots:
Dota 6.60 - Dota-Allstars 6.60 Dota 6.60 - Dota-Allstars 6.60 News, Tauren Chieftain will be back at this version as IceFrog said. What kind of hero you are imagine for Tauren Chieftain? Share your wish about Dota 6.60. Dota 6.60 beta information will also be great
Update 1:
IceFrog in his blog revealed that on Dota 6.60 there will be a new mode and chance for a new item aside from the previous talked new hero Tauren Chieftain. Here is the quote from the latest IceFrog post (04 March 2009):
While I'm posting this, I'll give a brief update regarding the next version because many people have been emailing asking about it. I've had lots of hardware problems in the past few weeks that have slowed development, but I got everything back to normal now.
The next version still has a bit more to go before it is ready, but I'll give a rough summary of what I hope to release in it. It will have at least 1 new hero, many hero remakes (mostly partial remakes not complete revamps like the recent ones), some functional improvements to existing Items, Hero balance changes and a new mode or two. There is a chance that a new Item will make it through to the final version as well, but it's hard to say with any certainty.
Woot!! A new hero is already exciting me, but IceFrog also add new mode, (hopefully) new item and lot of hero remake. Ok, i'll patiently wait for Dota-Allstars 6.60
Update 2 from IceFrog Blog:
"03/05/09 Update: There seems to be a lot of confusion going on the net. Various leak websites have people posting under my username to confuse players. I'm not sure why some players think that I would post there, but it seems like many do based on the volume of emails regarding it.
Aside from the data in this post, I have not said anything regarding 6.60 at all. It is also not my last version. As I have stated before, I have no plans to stop updating the map anytime soon. "
Update 3 from IceFrog Blog:
I'll probably be releasing 6.59d in a day or two. There are a couple bugs/exploits that started appearing recently. While I know that some players don't like to keep downloading new maps, I think is best to fix this now instead of holding it off for 6.60 so it isn't too rushed.
That being said, I'm still working very actively on 6.60 development since I got my hardware problems fixed. I'll try to post a preview for it when it is close to release.
There will also be a few new language translations available at getdota.com when 6.60 is published. The site has been updated to more easily support the addition of extra languages with localized pages for each one. If your language doesn't appear at that point and you want to help translate, send me an email.
IceFrog decided to release Dota 6.59d because he doesn't want to rush Dota 6.60 to fix Dota 6.59c bug. Um.. I think that's means Dota-Allstars 6.60 will take some more time
Update 4 from IceFrog Blog:
One issue I'm debating right now is the current tavern layout. I am trying to improve it so that it is easier for players to quickly find their heroes and in small part to make more room.
There are a few different options, ranging from making just one tavern area and sorting by classes (3 taverns per class [9 total], and then making heroes available or not available based on the game mode) to other ideas like 5 taverns for each side [10 total] with Int/Str/Agi/Hybrid/Hybrid. Hybrid is a bit hard to define though and might not be intuitive for all players. Another option is to have 2 taverns for each class on each side [12 total], but that comes with its share issues as well.
Let me know what you guys think of these different options and if you have any other recommendations to consider.
Also, as I mentioned in the 6.59d change log, if anyone has any other suggestions for the things you would like to see in either 6.60 or the versions that follow, please let me know.
C'mon guys, share your thought about these tavern on Dota 6.60 ^^ And you can also vote the name for the Tauren Chieftain too ;)
Update 5 from IceFrog Blog:
I'm hoping to add some team-only sounds in the next version for when an ally gets a rune (it would announce which specific rune it is that he got). This has been requested before by a lot of players, but the main problem is that I don't have any appropriate sounds to use for them right now.
I've tried some of the Quake/Unreal ones that people usually suggest, but they would require some modifications before they could fit in with the other sounds. If anyone has experience with sound development and can either adjust those ones to fit DotA or just make new ones send me an email. Also, if there are other sounds that you find online and think would work in DotA, let me know.
Another interesting things to be added to Dota-Allstars 6.60, but i'm starting to worried when Dota 6.60 will be finish with that much changes
Update 6 from IceFrog Blog:
I figured I'd take a short break from coding to give you guys a sneak peak at one of the new features in the upcoming version.
It is basically a new game mode that is a mix of RD and CM. Each team has one captain that is responsible for the drafting phase. The game starts with a hero pool of 22 (2 more than RD) presented in a circle. The captains start off by banning 1 hero each and then they move on to drafting heroes for their team. The order of each phase alternates like CM. After the heroes have been chosen by the captains, they are placed in the starting area and each player gets to choose which hero he wants to play with.
The exact size of the hero pool and the ban count are not final yet, so I'd like to hear any input you might have on this. The goal for the mode is to provide the gamers that prefer playing with a small hero selection the ability to enjoy the drafting experience that takes place in competitive CM games.
Well, yet another new feature on Dota 6.60, maybe this can be an alternative if you already boring with the usual mode
Update 7 from IceFrog Blog:
Hey guys. I'm here to give a quick update on development status. I'm still working very hard each day to try and get 6.60 to you guys as soon as possible, I know you are all waiting. While there are indeed new heroes and items in the next version, there are also lots of hero and item remakes which can be very time consuming to get right sometimes.
For Heroes, the main challenge is getting just the right mix of changes and new abilities that will both keep the existing fans of that hero happy and satisfied while also making the hero more enjoyable to other players. There are many heroes getting at least one changed ability this time around, but not every change ends up making it to the final version if they don't pass those requirements after some play testing. For Items, whenever one is added or changed, all other items need to get checked. Sometimes older items require more changes to be consistent with other game balance adjustments that are done. This is a process that items go through many times during the beta phase and it makes the exact timing of updates a bit hard to predict because the goal isn't to just change something, but to make sure it offers something enjoyable to the players in the end.
Of course there will also be lots of balance improvements as well, and not just new/remade heroes and items. However, to try and make up for the long wait, I'll share with you guys some more specific information about the next version.
Aghanim's Scepter has been remade and in addition to its new functionality, it will also provide ultimate upgrades to many other heroes that didn't get it before (and not just Intelligence heroes).
Another new feature is a dynamic terrain morphing command available on a per user basis (including trees). For example, you will be able to change to snow terrain and snow trees at any point in the game while the other players are still using the standard forest theme. The way the new system has been developed allows easy addition of more terrains without much work, so if there is a specific terrain style you like, let me know.
Thanks again for the patience, I'll do my best to give you guys an update as soon as it feels ready and when it is only a day or two away from release. My hope is that it doesn't take too much longer. I've also been receiving some pretty nice ideas through the email, so keep them coming.
Update 8 from IceFrog Blog:
Hey guys. I apologize for the delay since my last post. I've been focused on the next update. It has a huge change log with many things that need playtesting.
One issue I've been trying to tackle in this patch is the organization of recipes. Most would agree that they are pretty disorganized right now, especially the 5th shop. With the addition of some items in 6.60 and the overdue need to organize the shops, I've been working on sorting them. I'm looking for input on organization approaches, as well as thoughts on the matter in general, so feel free to drop me a line. I might post a few screenshots of the shop layouts here.
Another extra tidbit of information, regarding Linken's Sphere: many abilities have now been rewritten to provide better compatibility. This has been one of the most requested items to fix, so I have given it some much needed attention. While there are still some spells that do not interact well with it, there are many more that do now.
This update has taken much longer to finish than I had hoped for originally, but rest assured I won't take a minute longer than absolutely necessary.
Update 9
IceFrog already show us the new items layout, check it on Dota 6.60 New Items Layout
Update 10
IceFrog give us an estimate release date, check it on Dota 6.60 Released on Early June post.
Screenshots
Download Link:
Dota-Allstars 6.60 Beta 21 Download
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