posted by Malystryx.GDS,
Patch 6.80 will welcome not one but two new heroes, with Phoenix being announced as the second hero following Terrorblade's grand reveal last night. Another addition is Replay Takeover which means you and your team will be able to re-enact battles of your own or even your favourite progaming team. The patch is loading to the test client as of now and will be available at the main client tomorrow. The tournament version will follow next week.


The Replay Takeover mode which was something Blizzard touched upon in their title Starcraft2, is another new feature Valve is adding in 6.80 along with the Random Ability Draft Mode mentioned yesterday.


Replay Takeover - Grab your friends and rewrite history! Now you can take control in any replay created after the New Bloom update, then act out the rest of the match from that moment forward. During a replay, hit the Takeover button to create a lobby where everyone can choose which hero to portray. Resume the match, and become the one to turn the tide of a favorite pro play, discover a way to escape an impossible setup, or relive a cherished team fight again and again. Takeovers are considered a new match and have separate replays, which are recorded from the moment you assume control.


Phoenix Spells and Abilities


If all the changes of 6.80 are overwhelming you don't fear, we've put together the ten 6.80 changes you NEED to know to help you understand the biggest changes about to hit the game.

Cosmetics and Style

Together with the new hero as well as the takeover mode, a lot of new cosmetics made it into the game together with a special treasure chest:




Curse of the new season



Charming Assassin Curls



Healing Fount of the Lost Isles


On top of this, a total of three new sets made it into Dota 2:



Additional Features
Items that have been purchased while dead can now be sold, if that item was bought during the same death. Previously, no items could be sold while dead.

Highlighting an allied Ward will now display its effective range.

Holding ALT and clicking on an ability will now issue a context-sensitive ping for that ability. This can be used to indicate whether the pinged ability is ready for use, if you do not have enough mana to use this ability, or to indicate the number of seconds remaining on that ability’s cooldown.


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