@Otakness @wykrhm Yeah. It's an (non-transferable) item you consume to get the extra month.
Here's a guide for new players -- with @Naiman_HS -- and in Russian.
A solid and concise guide for beginners on the basic concepts of Artifact.
@_Joshan You didn't miss out.
Purchase Artifact and you'll receive a token in #Dota2 redeemable for a free month of Dota Plus (). Everyone gets this, it isn't a pre-order bonus.
Enabling the market today for commons/uncommons, to get testing on the in-game market UI. Rares will be off market until launch, as short term supply/demand imbalance might cause short term high equilibrium prices. No reason to kick things off with an artificial bubble.
We are aiming to release Artifact between 1 PM and 2 PM PST on Wednesday. Steam store updated to reflect that time window.
@reichman_j Yup! In fact, we'll continue the story on Wednesday.
We begin to explore the world of Artifact through a new comic, Prelude. Also: patch notes!
We will be doing some Artifact game server utilization stress testing at 4 PM PST. Beta testers shouldn't notice an…
An update for the beta is now live!
@gbBakuryu @StanCifka Draft choices come from another, real player's draft. Not from the AI.
@matthewfoulkes @BelvedereDota Gauntlet matching isn't trying to create 50/50 win rates. It simply rejects wild mis-matches. The most highly skilled players won't match against the weakest players, but everyone should notice they win more as they improve their skills.
@BelvedereDota Progression is top on the list of things we want to tackle post-launch!