The party mmr peak change will only be active for Immortal ranks in the near future, until we can measure if it is sufficient on its own. We also fixed a couple of matchmaking bugs that made queue times too quick.
We are aware of matchmaking queue times taking a very long time and are working on improving it. We may need to slightly relax a few of the new quality settings for the weekend and then we'll continue tightening things on Monday.
The Treasure of Twilight Procession is now available, featuring all-new item sets for Tidehunter, Shadow Demon, Slardar, Jakiro, Storm Spirit, Viper, and Faceless Void — plus the chance for a rare Clinkz set or very rare Dark Willow set. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHhaaO5UUAABx7K.jpg
Available for a limited time only, the Treasure of the Timeless Rite features 22 vintage item sets specially selected from popular items no longer available in the Dota 2 store — on sale now until Monday, November 11 for $1.99. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/EIuz247UcAIDMYc.png
While we are still working on Matchmaking, we wanted to share with you some preliminary stats from the most recent update. Players are now seeing average Fast Queue times of 1:20, however 1.31% of Fast Queue players are still taking more than 10 minutes.
For solo players that queue for just Mid in the Fast Queue the average is 2:30, with 2.69% still taking more than 10 minutes. Let us know how the games go this weekend.
Join @OGesports and @TeamLiquid (now @nigmagg) for the World Premiere of True Sight, hosted by @ODPixel and @Foggeddota, January 28, 2020! Be a part of our live audience in Berlin with @SirActionSlacks and @KaciAitchison, or tune in from home — http://blog.dota2.com/2020/01/true-sight-the-international-2019/
Just in time for Lunar New Year, the Treasure of Unbound Majesty is now available in the Dota 2 store. Claim one for free by completing the New Bloom reward line. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/EPAzvEyVAAEsj5T.jpg
We have banned over 40,000 accounts for players who were found abusing matchmaking. These bans will now appear as game bans in Steam as well as being matchmaking bans in Dota 2.
Today's update introduces the Treasure of the Fallen Cinder, featuring eleven new item sets — including a rare set for Phoenix and very rare set for Wraith King. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/ESI-C0EUwAMvC60.png
Given the high fluidity of the state of both the pandemic and geopolitical landscape, we will keep following the situation and decide how to approach the final major and minor of the season as the weeks progress.
After careful consideration of the current state and trajectory of the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as the health risk that this presents to competitors, staff and fans alike, we have made the difficult decision to cancel to the 4th minor and major tournaments of the DPC season.
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