The arrival of some cryptic clues in the Crownfall story event suggests a new gameplay patch will be released tomorrow.
We've been let down before expecting a new Dota 2 patch, only to find something disappointing. The latest instance was with the Crownfall update. But now, it seems we finally have a more concrete clue about the release of the next gameplay patch.
This image on r/Dota2 by u/Nothoke shows an obstacle or rather a hole in the ground on the Crownfall path, and the notes explicitly mention the arrival of a gameplay patch tomorrow (considering Valve headquarters is in Seattle and it’s still May 21st there, the patch can be expected on May 22nd).
The note mentions ‘a glimpse of some changes in tomorrow’s gameplay patch.’ Can't get clearer than that, can it? To confirm this, Dota 2 community member Wykrhm Reddy posted a candle, which is needed to check the clues in the hole in the ground.
Every player who has reached this point in their quest gets a piece of the puzzle when they take a candle to the dark place underground.
As always, the awesome r/Dota2 community has pieced together the puzzle to get an idea of some of the changes we might see tomorrow. This one is from u/TheLeftoverTrailMix.
It’s a very small part of the overall changelog, but some things that can be inferred include:
- Whenever the Sun comes out, it reveals the whole map for 5 seconds (possibly for Phoenix’s Supernova).
- Disruptor Kinetic replaced with Kinetic.
- Can use items in their backpack as if they were in their inventory.
- Has 0 ability points at Level 1.
Already seems like there’s some interesting stuff cooking!
What isn’t clear, however, is whether this will be Dota 2 patch 7.36 or just a balance patch in the form of Dota 2 patch 7.35e. Also, nothing about Ring Master has been revealed. Will the new hero be released with the patch, or is that something we will have to expect somewhere down the line? We will know tomorrow! Hopefully.