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Dota 2 Update – November 15th, 2019

* Fixed an issue that allowed players to have more available reports than intended. This also had the unintended side effect of some people getting low priority more easily than intended. We have adjusted some players low priority penalties and behavior scores.
* Removed “Intentional Feeding” and “Ability Abuse” report types
* Added “Disruptive Gameplay” report type – for reporting players who ability abuse, intentional feed, go AFK, or similar.
* Added “Cheating or MMR Abuse” report type – for reporting players who are manipulating matchmaking, scripting, hacking or similar.
* Fixed issue that was preventing people from reporting players they had avoided and vice versa
* Added Communication reports to Conduct Summary UI
* Users are now required to choose only one report category when submitting a report
* Enemy Communication reports will no longer be accepted for enemies who did not communicate via all chat
* Ally Communication reports will no longer be accepted if the ally did not use any form of communication during the game.
* Enemies can now be reported for “Cheating or MMR Abuse”. This report will be used in our existing boosting and cheating detection algorithms.
* Updated behavior score adjustments for each report type

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Dota 2 Update – November 11th, 2019

Matchmaking Update:
* As a result of the recent changes to legal party combinations, we sometimes have scenarios where three person parties have a lot of trouble finding compatible players. This is because 3 person parties have recently been disallowed from matching against 5 stacks or solos. Matching against solos in particular had allowed for a much bigger spectrum of compatible matches, but we know that that is undesirable to some players. So with this update, we are allowing 2s and 3s to on occasion match with a 5 stack when the need is high.

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Daily Deal – Armistice Sale, up to 80% off

The Armistice Sale is back this year, promoting non-violent gameplay in support of children affected by the world’s deadliest conflicts. War Child UK & Children in Conflict have pulled together a bunch of games that are either non-violent or have been modified as part of this year’s Armistice campaign (like Sunless Skies).

Participating games have pledged a portion of their proceeds to these organizations in order to help support children affected by conflict. You play, so every child can.

* Offer ends November 12 at 12AM PST

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Now Available on Steam – Conception PLUS: Maidens of the Twelve Stars, 10% off!

Conception PLUS: Maidens of the Twelve Stars is Now Available on Steam and is 10% off!*

Itsuki Yuge is suddenly summoned to the magical world of Granvania to save it from evil Impurities. To return to his own world, he must save this one with the help of his Star Children born between him and the 12 Star Maidens!

*Offer ends November 12 at 10AM Pacific Time

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Pre-Purchase Now – Monster Hunter World: Iceborne

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne is Now Available for Pre-Purchase on Steam!

Monster Hunter: World, the game that brought you a new style of hunting action, is about to get even bigger with the massive Monster Hunter World: Iceborne expansion!

Pre-purchase now to receive the Yukumo Layered Armor Set* free!

*Layered armor only changes your character’s appearance. It does not include any weapons.