Dota 2 (Dota 2) has long become a cult game,however, its developers never stop at what has been accomplished. The game is constantly evolving and modernizing. For example, literally six months after the official release of the game, sets of objects (as well as individual objects) were launched into circulation. They did not give any real bonuses in the game, but they changed the appearance of the hero quite well, and also added some nice effects.
Rarity
All things had their category of rarity.Initially, this innovation was skeptical. Why these things? What is the use of uncommon sets (complete sets of things for a hero)? Or, what is a lasso? In “DotA 2” things became more and more, so that players gradually got used to, and then completely approved a new function. Things were divided into the following categories by value.
Categories
- Common - cheap and simple things. Their color is white. Do not make fundamental changes in appearance.
- Uncommon - things of average rarity. Color - bluish.
- Rare - rare things. Color - blue.
- Mythical - very rare things. The color is purple. Such things radically change the appearance of the character, as well as the icon of abilities (not always).
- Legendary - unique things. Color - bright purple. They may not change their appearance, but they have a special effect that makes them the most valuable (the famous DK-hook).
- Arcane - the most valuable and rare items. Color - light green. About them we will talk further.
- Immortal - very valuable items, extremely rare. Orange color.
The last two categories put on the same level, but they have differences, of course. Let's deal with the last, most interesting category.
Most valuable
What is the role of these subjects?And in general, what is a lasso in "DotA 2"? These are the rarest items that are created together with the introduction of a certain action (with the exception of the first thing of such value on the hero Lina). For example, when they made a lasso set on Mortred, they simultaneously introduced a share associated with this set. The reward for participation and victory in this promotion - new items rarity Rare or Mythical. Now every player knows what the arcana is. In "DotA 2" the presence of such items is no longer news.
Rare items - arcane - are either single orpublished as a set. What gives the arcana in "DotA 2"? Firstly, it completely changes the appearance of the hero. This should include such subtleties as his posture, position, weaponry, appearance, etc. Secondly, it will change the icons of abilities. Thirdly, the most pleasant, changes the effect of these abilities. For example, after a successful strike from behind the enemy, a phantom copy appeared, this effect produced an arcane on the mortar. "Dota 2" is also a pleasant surprise for players. So, fourthly - the very same stocks that have already been mentioned above. Game developers did not stop at this, so that rare things became more and more attractive. The last lasso set, created by the hero Crystal Maiden, besides all the other nice bonuses, also added a small companion (in the form of a northern breed dog).
Item Issues
There has been a long debate about whether these things affectbalance of the game directly or indirectly. For example, one or another effect could affect the performance or "workload" of the players screen. Therefore, these things are initially tested more than one day by Valve employees. Tests are held for quite a long time. To begin with, in view of the fact that the animation of not only the abilities, but also the actions of the characters was changed, it was necessary to check whether everything works the same way as before. For example, the swing to use a certain ability by the standard for a given hero is 0.4 s., And with the introduction of a new object and animation, this time can be increased or decreased. Or the ability of the hero previously worked from a distance of 450 units (the unit of measurement of distance), and now it is 455 or 445, which will have an impact on the balance of the game and the hero. For a game like Dota 2, even 0.1 s. can be substantial. Only after thorough tests such items are introduced into the game. So we figured out the question of what the arcana is in "DotA 2".
