We've received messages from workshop artists concerned about fairness in the upcoming Collector’s Cache, specifically that some item sets were over the polygon limits allotted by our workshop tools. We agree that this provides an unfair advantage and have removed them from the selection pool. Periodically we contract workshop artists that we've had a good experience with to create customized content. As part of that process, we need to tag their accounts so they can submit the raw files for a variety of types of content, privately, through the workshop. This system was intended to be used only for contract work, and not as a way to gain an advantage in general workshop submissions, which have their own guidelines, such as for the Collector’s Cache. We should have been more vigilant in monitoring submissions, as we’ve discovered several artists have submitted over-budget content in the past as well. We will be changing the submission process for contract work to prevent this from happening in the future.

Upon reviewing the community's top selections to construct the treasure list, we found two of the selections to be over the stated budgets. They will be replaced by the next two most highly-voted sets.

There was also a question as to why some sets had references to particles prior to the voting. This is a regular development process that we have for workshop items in general. If a Valve artist wants to do something different in between tasks, or has some availability and an idea to enhance a specific item from the workshop, they are encouraged to explore it. The reason for that is because it can be released at a later date in another treasure if it doesn't make it in the community-driven portion of the Collector's Cache. A similar scenario happened last year, where we had enough extra resources to be able to create a second Cache using some older popular items and some newer ones. For this year we aren't sure if we will release a second Cache, or instead use items we found interesting for a future treasure. That depends entirely on how the production schedule plays out, and if some things take longer or shorter than expected.

A couple notes for clarity: 1) polygon limits are the limits for what contributors should submit, and not the limit for what content is in the game necessarily, as there are often adjustments and changes that are done after a set is accepted. 2) None of the internal particles were part of the in-game display for voting

Finally, per feedback we've gotten from workshop artists, we will be reviewing the existing polygon limits for workshop submissions and evaluate doing an across-the-board increase to the limits.

- Turbo: MVP enabled
- Turbo: Couriers are invulnerable

- Added a new game communication setting “Text Filtering” which is enabled by default and blocks profane words used in text chat.

After so long exploring the playground of the mortal realm, Akasha returns now to the dangerous Court of Ristul, where fiendish new plans are set to begin. Celebrate her rise to power with the all-new Eminence of Ristul Arcana bundle, available now in The International Battle Pass.

This Arcana bundle includes a new model and base items, new animations, custom Sonic Wave and Blink, custom deny effect, ambient effects, a special whip melee attack animation for targets in close range, a Sonic Wave pain meter, and over 500 new Arcana-exclusive voice lines. Torment 1000 heroes with Sonic Wave in your victories to unlock the Royal Decree alternate style.

Make way for your queen over at the Eminence of Ristul update page.

This update adds an option to allow players who preferred using the Sideshop to continue doing so. With the new option enabled, you will be able to use recycling to earn gold instead of the current mechanic. The option can be toggled on and off depending on your recycling preference at any time. Furthermore, gold will be provided once again through Guilds and Gauntlets.

We recognize that some players may have already spent their gold and consumed their gems since our update Thursday. We will be restoring everyone's gold to the value it was before the update. We will also restore any spent gems since then. Any items redeemed through the store will still remain in player's inventories.

Regarding the state of the bench, we know some players would want it reverted while others wouldn’t so we added a new button in the Sideshop to let you choose before taking any actions.

The Dota 2 Workshop has seen an amazing amount of high-quality submissions for this year's Collector's Cache. As is custom, we'd like to invite all Battle Pass owners to weigh in on the process and help make the final selection.

From now until Friday, June 12, the final candidates for the Collector’s Cache will be featured for preview in the Dota 2 client, where all players can see a lineup of the item sets for easy comparison. Battle Pass owners can give a thumbs up or down to each set under consideration, and sets with the highest scores will be included as the main items of the Cache.

We'd like to thank all of the workshop artists who have submitted items, and we look forward to unveiling the collection that best represents the community's favor.

In this update we are rolling back two features to be like they were last year: Weekly Wagering & Recycling/Sideshop.

The amount of weekly battle points available from wagering is now the same as last year.

Sithil and Quirt’s reimagined Sideshop has been shut down. Immortals can now be recycled using the same system as last year. For players that have already recycled immortals, the system will automatically back fill your progress on this replaced system and grant you additional immortal treasures as appropriate. Any rewards previously earned through the Sideshop will remain in player inventories, and if you still have gold and wish to continue rolling in the Sideshop, you can use the dota_show_sideshop command.

As part of this update we are also removing ticketing requirements for the Gauntlet.

We've read feedback from the community that leveling feels harder this year. We looked into how things compare so far to last year. For battle pass players of all levels, on average players have earned 1.95% more free levels than last year. If we consider only players who after a week were below level 200, on average they have earned 7.91% more free levels than last year. However, we recognize that players still feel that they wish playing granted more, so we have a few changes included in this update:

- Wagering battle point rewards are now increased by 50%
- Guild contract battle point rewards are now increased by 100%
- Sideshop gold for Recycling is increased by 65%
- Sideshop gold for Guild contracts and upgrades are increased by 100%

All these changes are effective as of this update. For sideshop gold earned through previous recycles, we will be granting the extra gold over the next few hours.

The International Battle Pass has arrived, ready to fill your summer with the epic trappings of Dota and unveil an overflowing vault of seasonal features, effects, and extraordinary rewards. Check out the full Battle Pass website to dive into everything in store.

You'll be able to create Guilds and undertake group assignments; face a new daily dose of competitive Dota in the Battle Gauntlet; and eliminate specific enemy heroes for special Bounty Killing bonuses. With prizes awaiting you on the rewards line like a custom terrain; two hero-bending Pudge and Anti-Mage Personas; three new Arcana items for Wraith King, Queen of Pain, and Windranger; and so much more, the most-anticipated season in Dota has now begun.

Please note that Immortal items from The International 10 Battle Pass—including Ultra Rares—cannot be traded or marketed until The International 11 Battle Pass concludes. Until then, each item can be gifted once.

As for The International itself, we will continue to monitor the global situation and will announce new dates when we can be confident in our ability to deliver a safe and uncompromised tournament for the players and fans. As always, 25% of all Battle Pass sales will go directly to the prize pool of this event.

Custom Games: Declining to accept a match for a custom game now applies a custom game cooldown.