WTFCM Season 2 Sign-ups!

If you're looking to sign up for Season 2 of the WTFCM Tournament, you're in the right place.

But first of all, some rules:

1. If you're a captain, and your team is accepted, I will add you on Steam. I'll also add you to a group exclusively for team captains. If you don't accept either invite, you won't be able to play.
2. You need to put down 4 people other than you for the team, but these can change. Just be sure that they don't change after the tournament starts.
3. You must be able to play on March 30th at 4PM EST.
4. The servers will be hosted on US East.
5. You must be on the group's chat channel in Steam during the whole tournament. If you aren't, you'll be disqualified.
5. These rules will probably change. If they do, I'll post an announcement to the group.

Dota 2 24th August Patch - New Hero

I'll be taking over until Cyborgmatt stops working on 6.75 comes back from vacation.

Zooming and enhancing the secret files this week, I was able to find a new hero concept. Put your hands together for the ferocious:

Finolius, Shittiest of Wizards

Lore:

"Deep in the mountains of  Shitania, Finolius was a nobleman, who managed "The Gobins:" a small, indie polka band with a dedicated fanbase. Soon after, problems started arising. Accordions became de-tuned, people started realizing flaws in the polka band and began complaining. Finolius became a scapegoat for all these complaints, everyone was blaming him for all the problems of the band. Finolius turned angry, and vengeful. He decided he would build up hype in the band's fanbase until everyone was eager to see what came next. Then, at the next concert, he unveiled his polka band, new and improved. Their new name was "The Keen," and they played the best polka any of the fans had ever heard. However, the music was so good that many fans had forgotten to breathe, suffocating them, and thus giving Finolius his revenge."

Q - Summon Wizard-ites 

Summons two mini wizards to fight for Finolius. Level 2-4 wizards have Critical Strike, and level 4 wizards have permanent invisibility.

W - Squeal 

Grants bonus damage to Finolius, all allied heroes, and all units under their control.

E - Shitty Impulse 

Increases the damage and attack speed of Finolius and all units under his control.

R - Shapeshit 

Finolius assumes his true form, increasing his combat capabilities. During Shapeshit, Finolius and all units under his control move at maximum speed and cannot be slowed.

With luck, we should see this hero sometime in the middle of the International 2.

Predictions for the Next Hero:
I predict an IceFrog hero, with a global ultimate that buffs the stats of all the carries in the match by 2x.

Tournament Re-Moved to THIS SATURDAY

Didn't realize it was Father's Day. Date Changed.

Edit: If there's grass on the field, play ball

Tournament moved to NEXT SUNDAY

I moved the tournament to next Sunday to allow for more time, because I felt like 4 days was not enough.

Good luck, have fun!

Time for a tournament, a tournament of WTF CM.

32 teams will compete, one will remain. The rules are simple: it's Captains Mode with WTF. If you feel up to the task, fill out the form at the bottom and I will pick the first 32 teams to play. You will have 4 days to make a team and sign up, and I will run the games on Sunday (this date may change, but probably not. I'll send out a message if it does).

Here are the signup rules:
-You must have 5 members
-You need to be able to play on US East, that's where the servers will be.
-You and your teammates need to have a fairly flexible schedule, just in case the tournament runs past Sunday.
-You and your teammates must be a part of this group on Steam, which I will invite you to.
-During the tournament, you must be on group chat so that I can tell you when the game is up.
-Violation of these rules will result in me picking another team.

Here's the form:

Thank you, and may the odds be ever unbalanced.

Note: I'm looking for casters. If you are a caster and would like to cast these games, email me at cybrogmatt@gmail.com.

Dota 2 1st April Patch – Content Analysis

Contents

1. Front End Changes
1. General Changes
2. Updated Portraits
2. Back End Changes
1. Updated Strings
2. Unreleased Hero Portraits
1. Techies WIP Portrait
3. Unreleased Custom Couriers
1. Scout Courier
2. Lamarr Courier
3. Gabe Courier
1. 4. Predictions For Next Hero

2. Front End Changes

   Not too many general changes this week, you can tell Valve is coming with something big.

   General Changes 

   Ward spots have been made more evident.

   Just in case.

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   Updated Portraits

    A couple of portraits changed this week.

   Shadow Shaman's Portrait

   Rhasta received a major face lift, the differences
   are staggering.
   

   

   Lich's Portrait

   Lich received a minor change this patch. I understand
   if you can't see a difference, it took me a while too. I
   think it's his teeth.

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   
   
   
   

   
   

   
   
   
   

   Back End Changes

   Lots of Valve promotional changes in today's patch, take a look.

   Updated Strings 

   The string updates this patch updated into the versatile tool, "rope," and more.

   
   

   Bad Players:

   "dota_player_awful_01"     "Boo!"  

   
   

   "dota_player_awful_02"     "PEASANTLIKE!" 

   
   

   "dota_player_awful_03"     "You're bad, and you should feel bad!"  

   
   

    Cheat Mode:

   "dota_wtf_mode_activated"     "lol i unno im just playin dota" 

   
   

   Priority Cards Messages:

   
   

   "dota_purchased_jail_free_card"     "Thank you, you are now in high priority."

   
   

   "dota_purchased_low_priority"     "Thank you, you are now in low priority." 

   
   

   Unreleased Hero Portraits

   This week, we have our favorite characters, likely WIP.

   Goblin Techies Portrait

   Promotional characters once again make it to the front page!
   

   

   

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

   Unreleased Custom Couriers

   A few more custom couriers, some of Valve's finest!

   Scout Courier

   Look how happy he is!
   

   

   Lamarr Courier

   Apparently cousins with Void.

   
   

   

   Gabe Courier

   The purple skin really makes him go from a gamimg hero to a Dota hero.

   
   

   

   
   

   Unreleased Store Items

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   “name”: “Dispenser Healing Ward”

   “item_type_name”: “Healing Ward”

   “item_name”: “Dispenser Ward”

   “item_description”: “Need a dispenser here, and here, and here...”

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   
   

   
   

   
   

   “name”: “Sentry Ward"

   “item_type_name”: “Sentry Ward”

   “item_name”: “Sentry Ward”

   “item_description”: “Ain't that just ugly.”

   
   

   
   

   Predictions For The Next Hero

   It's kinda hard, but I predict a Keeper of the Light or Rubick update in the far future.

   
   

   Happy April Fools Day!