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handsomeboy2012 posted...

I haven't played dota for 5 years, this topic made me reinstall but there are a lot of new features it seems

The biggest things i can think of that have occurred in five years:
1.) Level cap increased to 30; ultimate is upgraded at 6/12/18 instead of 6/11/16. Leveling stats is also capped, and they give +2 Str+Int+Agi rather than +3, both to accommodate more levels and...
2.) Unique talent trees for heroes, where each decision becomes available at level 10/15/20/25. Usually provides upgrades that complement the hero playstyles (with some exceptions, cough Crystal Maiden 200 attack speed at L20,) and the decisions *not* picked become available at levels 27-30 from the bottom up.
3.) Aghanim's Shard and Scepter. Shard is new within two years; Scepter upgrades have mostly changed and become part of core builds for certain heroes. Roshan can drop consumable versions the more often in a match he dies, but it's not 100% guaranteed. Also, scepters can be consumed with a recipe to free up the item slot (don't do this with an allied Alchemist.)
4.) Couriers are free and personal. They level as you do, gaining speed, then flight, then speed burst, then shield.
5.) Observer wards are free to purchase, but worth a lot of money if killed by the first person to detect them.
6.) Sentry wards are only 50 gold and offer true sight but not vision in the same area as an observer ward, and offer no bounty when killed.
7.) Neutral items exist and can start dropping within a certain time frame until your team has five of them. It's also possible to steal the enemy's if they aren't paying attention and had a full inventory. These items can be teleported to (and retrieved from) a team's "neutral stash" in the base. Stolen neutrals have a "drop in fountain" option also.
8.) Inventory expanded from 6 slots to 6 slots with one active neutral item slot and three backpack slots. Moving an item from the backpack incurs a 6 second cooldown on it unless near a shop. Neutral items can only go in the backpack or the neutral item slot.
9.) New heroes, though I forget the time frame: after Underlord (the last "old" hero ported over) we received Earth Spirit, Monkey King, Dark Willow, Grimstroke, Mars, Void Spirit, Hoodwink, Snapfire, Dawnbreaker, and Marci.