Gonna update this thread with all year beast stuff so I can keep it isolated from the hat jazz in the main post.
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Year Beast Brawl
- The Year Beast Brawl will be a mode where you fight against the enemy team using your Year Beast. They will bring theirs.
- You control and Upgrade your Year Beast using Ability Points.
- The Year Beast mode works like last year. It keeps going on and off as the beasts go dormant.
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How are Ability Points Earned?
- You can purchase ability points on the Dota 2 Store - $4.99 for 1000 Points and $9.99 for 2400 Points.
- The Frost Avalanche Arcana Bundle also comes with 2400 Points and the ability for you to earn Ability Points from your regular Dota games.
- In order to gain Ability Points from your regular Dota games, either you or someone from your team should have the Frost Avalanche Arcana. You get 100 Points for this.
- If your team mate owns an Arcana and not you, you get 25 Points for winning that game. You will get more points for each Arcana on your team.
- You must win your game in order to gain Ability Points.
- You gain 25 Point for each Item Recycling process you finish.
- The game scoreboard also will show how many ability points you earned, earned by others on your team and the brawl itself if you're in one.
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Rewards
- Win a Year Beast Brawl and receive an item set drop, a trophy and 100 Ability Points.
- Lose a Brawl and receive 100 Ability Points.
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###Upgrade Paths For The Year Beasts###
There are three different upgrade paths available for the Year Beasts and you can upgrade them accordingly using your Ability points. They are detailed below.
**Support Path**
- *Level 1* - Healing Aura: Heals 10 HP every 2 seconds in a 1100 area of effect around the Beast.
- *Level 2* - True Sight: Grants truesight in a 1100 radius. The Beast will use Mekansm and Arcane Boots every 35 seconds in a 750 radius. Smoke Aura: While standing near the Beast, heroes are smoked.
- *Level 3* - If a hero dies in an 1100 radius of the Beast, it will be resurrected after 3 seconds. This effect can only happen once every 20 seconds.
**Combat Path**
- *Level 1* - Bash: The Beast gains a 12% chance to stun attacked enemies for 1 second.
- *Level 2* - Spiked Carapace: If 2 or more heroes are within 500 range of the Beast, the Beast will stun and reflect damage if attacked. Berserker's Call: If there are 2 or more heroes within 300 range of the Beast, they will be forced to attack it for 2.5 seconds.
- *Level 3* - Greater Hex: The Beast unleashes a magical smoke that expands outward in a 1000 radius, turning enemy units into harmless pigs for 4 seconds.
**Speed Path**
- *Level 1* - Attack Speed Aura: Allied units gain 30 attack speed in a 900 radius around the Beast.
- *Level 2* - Stampede: If there are 2 or more enemy Heroes within 500 range of the Year Beast, it causes a Stampede, and all friendly units gain haste and phase for 3 seconds.
- *Level 3* - Refersher Aura: When an allied hero casts a spell within 900 range of the Beast, that spell has a 50% chance to be instantly refreshed.
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Commands
You can command your Year Beast to do the following stuff.
- Send to Mid Lane
- Send to Top Lane
- Send to Bottom Lane
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Beast AI
- Year Beasts have a bunch of names: *Harold, Louie, Francisco, Morty, Geraldine, Maxwell, Mordecai, Francis, Maynard, Lucille, Gustav, Monty, Wilbur, Bruni, Kitty.*
- The Beast has special chat commands like other bots where it informs you where it's going to push, who it is going on and when it will respawn back.
Gonna update this thread with all year beast stuff so I can keep it isolated from the hat jazz in the main post.
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Year Beast Brawl
- The Year Beast Brawl will be a mode where you fight against the enemy team using your Year Beast. They will bring theirs.
- You control and Upgrade your Year Beast using Ability Points.
- The Year Beast mode works like last year. It keeps going on and off as the beasts go dormant.
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How are Ability Points Earned?
- You can purchase ability points on the Dota 2 Store - $4.99 for 1000 Points and $9.99 for 2400 Points.
- The Frost Avalanche Arcana Bundle also comes with 2400 Points and the ability for you to earn Ability Points from your regular Dota games.
- In order to gain Ability Points from your regular Dota games, either you or someone from your team should have the Frost Avalanche Arcana. You get 100 Points for this.
- If your team mate owns an Arcana and not you, you get 25 Points for winning that game. You will get more points for each Arcana on your team.
- You must win your game in order to gain Ability Points.
- You gain 25 Point for each Item Recycling process you finish.
- The game scoreboard also will show how many ability points you earned, earned by others on your team and the brawl itself if you're in one.
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Rewards
- Win a Year Beast Brawl and receive an item set drop, a trophy and 100 Ability Points.
- Lose a Brawl and receive 100 Ability Points.
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###Upgrade Paths For The Year Beasts###
There are three different upgrade paths available for the Year Beasts and you can upgrade them accordingly using your Ability points. They are detailed below.
**Support Path**
- *Level 1* - Healing Aura: Heals 10 HP every 2 seconds in a 1100 area of effect around the Beast.
- *Level 2* - True Sight: Grants truesight in a 1100 radius. The Beast will use Mekansm and Arcane Boots every 35 seconds in a 750 radius. Smoke Aura: While standing near the Beast, heroes are smoked.
- *Level 3* - If a hero dies in an 1100 radius of the Beast, it will be resurrected after 3 seconds. This effect can only happen once every 20 seconds.
**Combat Path**
- *Level 1* - Bash: The Beast gains a 12% chance to stun attacked enemies for 1 second.
- *Level 2* - Spiked Carapace: If 2 or more heroes are within 500 range of the Beast, the Beast will stun and reflect damage if attacked. Berserker's Call: If there are 2 or more heroes within 300 range of the Beast, they will be forced to attack it for 2.5 seconds.
- *Level 3* - Greater Hex: The Beast unleashes a magical smoke that expands outward in a 1000 radius, turning enemy units into harmless pigs for 4 seconds.
**Speed Path**
- *Level 1* - Attack Speed Aura: Allied units gain 30 attack speed in a 900 radius around the Beast.
- *Level 2* - Stampede: If there are 2 or more enemy Heroes within 500 range of the Year Beast, it causes a Stampede, and all friendly units gain haste and phase for 3 seconds.
- *Level 3* - Refersher Aura: When an allied hero casts a spell within 900 range of the Beast, that spell has a 50% chance to be instantly refreshed.
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Commands
You can command your Year Beast to do the following stuff.
- Send to Mid Lane
- Send to Top Lane
- Send to Bottom Lane
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Beast AI
- Year Beasts have a bunch of names: *Harold, Louie, Francisco, Morty, Geraldine, Maxwell, Mordecai, Francis, Maynard, Lucille, Gustav, Monty, Wilbur, Bruni, Kitty.*
- The Beast has special chat commands like other bots where it informs you where it's going to push, who it is going on and when it will respawn back.
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Credit to Sirbelvedere