DotA 6.80c Map Download and DotA 6.80b Gold Bug

Not long ago, IceFrog released DotA 6.80c map, the third of its series' as a result of severe GoldExploit in v6.80b which allowed any player to gain unlimited gold by abusing Ward-sharing mechanic.
Luckily, that bug is now fixed, thanks to the quick response by IceFrog. Now you won't see any player with 6x inventory on Level 1. Download the DotA 6.80c map and enjoy fair gaming. Also, read how to perform 6.80b gold bug below!

Download Map

• DotA v6.80c.w3x (7.88 MB - 4th March 2014)

Download the map (with .w3x extension) and place it in (Warcraft III\Maps\Download) directory. You must have Warcraft 3 TFT v1.24e or above to play this map.

DotA 6.80c Changelogs [Patch Notes]

• Fixed a gold exploit that was possible with Wards 

Guide to DotA 6.80b Gold Exploit:

• Pick any hero and completely fill its inventory with Ironwood branches
• Buy a courier and buy a set of Wards (doesn't matter Sentry or Observer)
• Buy an Energy Booster and put both wards and booster in Courier's inventory
• Move courier back to the Fountain so it acquires mana to use Wards. That's why we bought Energy booster.
• Select courier, click Sentry ward and target your hero standing with full inventory.
• Since, your hero has full inventory the wards will drop as a Yellow-book on the ground. 
• Each time you use a single ward from Courier, you get Double (2x) wards in return
• Pick-up the dropped Wards (yellow-books) again using the courier and repeat the steps.
• And then sell the Wards for gold until you have gold to buy a 6x inventory. 

Tip: Instead of buying Energy Booster and courier, you can get an ally hero to do the same task.

DotA 6.80b Map Download and Changelogs

IceFrog rolled out a quick update in form of DotA 6.80b to get rid of bugs that appeared earlier, only two of them are reported to fixed in the changelogs.
The first one is Wards being visible to enemy without any need of True Sight while the other one is Viper Strike retaining vision if enemy has Linken Sphere. Now, you can play plant those ninjaobserver wards and start ganking your opponents. Download the new map below!

Download Map:

• DotA v6.80b.w3x (7.88 MB)

Download the map (with .w3x extension) and place it in (Warcraft III\Maps\Download) directory. You must have Warcraft 3 TFT v1.24e or above to play this map.

Dota 6.80b Changelogs (Patch Notes)

EN

• Fixed some bugs with Wards
• Fixed Netherstrike retaining vision if the enemy has Linken's Sphere

CN

• 修正了一些关于守卫的问题
• 修正了如果对拥有林肯法球的敌人使用幽冥一击会始终拥有对方视野的问题

There is still a slight chance of DotA 6.80c/d map becoming reality. Anyway, the next map will be DotA 6.81 which will probably contain new heroes (Sun Wukong?). Let IceFrog know what would you like to see in next update. Regarding the DotA 6.80 AI, there is no update from 

DotA 6.80 Map Download and Changelogs [Released]

IceFrog has just made DotA 6.80 available for download. The update is entirely focused on balancing, no new content has been added. The v6.80 has an interesting series of mechanic changes, heroes tweaks and items rescaling.
For example; Sniper gets extra 80 bonus range, Kelen's Dagger no longer requires mana, You lose gold if you don't pick hero after selection timer runs out and tons of other balances. Make sure you the full patch notes before playing!

Download Map File

• DotA v6.80.w3x (7.88 MB)

Update: Dota 6.80b has been released.

Download the map file (with .w3x extension) and place it in (Warcraft III\Maps\Download) directory. You must have Warcraft 3 TFT v1.24e or above to play this map.

Map Changelogs (Patch Notes)

• Read DotA 6.80 changelogs, they are kept in a separate page due to their length.

There will probably be a Dota 6.80b/c map in the near future to fix the leftover bugs.If you encounter any, report them directly to the IceFrog. Also, you can share suggestions about the next version of DotA.

* Please notify if there is any issue with download link(s).

DotA 6.80 Changelogs - Balance Update

The changelogs for DotA 6.80 are now officially released. This version brings tons of interesting balance changes through nerfs/reworks. Many heroes that received buffs (for e.g. Broodmother, Earth Spirit) are no longer overpowered in this patch. Kelen's Dagger no longer requires mana, Faceless Void gets 1000 movespeed in Chronosphere and much more. The v6.80 map will be released within a week with all these changes.

Dota 6.80 Changelogs (Patch Notes):

GENERAL

• You now lose one gold per second if you haven't picked a hero after the selection timer runs out in All Pick
• All Pick selection time increased from 60 to 75
• All Pick pre-creep time reduced from 90 to 75 
• Roshan no longer stops upgrading his hp/damage/armor at 45 minutes
• Roshan upgrade rate increased by 20%
• Roshan bounty rescaled from 105-600 to 150-400

HEROES

Alchemist

• Night vision reduced from 1400 to 800
• Unstable Concoction maximum shaking duration reduced from 7 to 5.5 
• Unstable Concoction no longer continues to get stronger while it is in the air

Ancient Apparition

• Ice Vortex spell damage amplification increased from 10/15/20/25 to 15/20/25/30
• Ice Vortex duration increased from 12 to 16
• Ice Vortex aura stickiness increased from 0.1 to the standard 0.5 aura value

Anti-Mage

• Mana Void radius increased from 300 to 450
• Added AoE targeting cursor for Mana Void

Axe

• Base HP regen increased from 2 to 3
• Berserker's Call duration increased from 1.5/2/2.5/3 to 2.0/2.4/2.8/3.2
• Berserker's Call cooldown rescaled from 10 to 16/14/12/10

Batrider

• Attack animation time improved from 0.5 to 0.3

Beastmaster

• Call of the Wild Hawk duration reduced from 60/70/80/80 to 60
• Call of the Wild Boar duration reduced from 70/80/90 to 60
• Call of the Wild no longer destroys previous summons on cast

Bloodseeker

• Thirst Bonus Speed and damage rescaled from 7/14/21/28 to 5/15/25/35
• Bloodbath now gives the full hero kill benefit (instead of only half) if he is within the 325 AoE when a hero dies

Brewmaster

• Primal Split cooldown reduced from 180/160/140 to 140/120/100

Bristleback

• Base damage reduced by 4

Broodmother

• Can no longer leave the map boundaries.
• Spin Web no longer provides 200 vision
• Free pathing is now removed when enemies have vision over you.

Centaur Warchief

• Stampede cooldown reduced from 120/90/60 to 90/75/60

Clockwerk

• Hits required to kill Power Cogs rescaled from 3 to 2/2/2/3

Crystal Maiden

• Base intelligence reduced by 3

Dark Seer

• Ion Shell cooldown reduced from 10 to 9

Dazzle

• Weave duration increased from 20 to 24

Death Prophet

• Exorcism cooldown increased from 100 to 115
• Silence AoE increased from 350 to 425

Dragon Knight

• Dragon Tail cooldown rescaled from 9 to 12/11/10/9

Drow Ranger

• Reworked Silence

Earth Spirit

• Stone Remnant recharge timer increased from 25 to 35
• Geomagnetic Grip now does a 2/3/4/5 second silence instead of a 1/1.5/2/2.5 second stun
• Geomagnetic Grip damage rescaled from 125 to 100/150/200/250
• Boulder Smash damage rescaled from 100/150/200/250 to 125
• Boulder Smash now does a 0.75/1.25/1.75/2.25 second stun instead of a 3.5/4/4.5/5 second silence
• Boulder Smash radius from 225 to 200
• Rolling Boulder now also gets interrupted if disabled during the initial 0.6 rolling charge, instead of only while its moving
• Geomagnetic Grip now kills trees along the path of a dragged allied hero
• Targeting someone directly with Boulder Smash will now be blocked by Linken's Sphere
• Fixed being able to cast Geomagnetic Grip on magic immune allies
• Fixed Boulder Smash being able to target Magic Immune units
• Fixed Rolling Boulder travel distance going further than intended if you use a Stone Remnant near the end of the roll

Earthshaker

• Base movement speed increased from 300 to 310
• Strength gain increased from 2.5 to 2.9

Enchantress

• Base armor reduced by 1

Enigma

• Black Hole AoE increased from 375 to 400
• Black Hole cast range increased from 250 to 275

Faceless Void

• Chronosphere cooldown reduced from 120/110/100 to 120/100/80
• You now have 1000 movement speed and phase while you are in Chronosphere
• Timewalk manacost reduced from 120 to 90

Huskar

• Burning Spear duration increased from 7 to 8
• Inner Vitality bonus heal below 40% increased from 15/30/45/60% of primary attribute to 30/45/60/75%
• Inner Vitality cast range increased from 450 to 550

Invoker

• Forge Spirits armor reduced from 2/3/4/5/6/7/8 to 0/1/2/3/4/5/6
• Forge Spirits attack range reduced from 300->900 to 300->690
• EMP burn increased from 100->400 to 100->550
• EMP delay from 3.7->2 to 2.6
• Alacrity manacost reduced from 75 to 45
• Ghost Walk movement speed from -30/-25/-20/-15/-10/-5/0 to -30/-20/-10/0/10/20/30

Jakiro

• Ice Path damage rescaled from 25/50/75/100 to 50
• Liquid Fire DPS increased from 10/15/20/25 to 15/20/25/30
• Dual Breath burn and slow duration increased from 4 to 5 seconds
• Dual Breath DPS increased from 5/10/15/20 to 16/36/56/76
• Dual Breath damage interval improved from every 1 second to every 0.5 seconds
• Dual Breath Attack Speed slow increased from -20 to -30
• Removed initial impact damage from Dual Breath

Juggernaut

• Blade Fury cooldown reduced from 30/28/26/24 to 30/27/24/21

Keeper of the Light

• Mana Leak stun duration increased from 1.3/1.6/1.9/2.2 to 1.5/2/2.5/3

Legion Commander

• Moment of Courage now only procs one extra lifesteal attack [?]
• Moment of Courage buff grace period increased from 0.5 to 1.0 seconds
• Moment of Courage cooldown reduced from 1.2 to 0.9

Leshrac

• Lightning Storm jumps from 4/6/7/8 to 4/5/6/7
• Lightning Storm damage from 80/145/205/265 to 80/140/200/260
• Lightning Storm cooldown reduced from 5.5 to 4
• Lightning Storm manacost reduced from 100/115/130/145 to 90/100/110/120

Lina
Dragon Slave Initial/Final AoE increased from 275/150 to 275/200
Fiery Soul duration increased from 7 to 9
Fiery Soul movement speed increased from 4/5/6/7% to 5/6/7/8%


Lion
Aghanim's Scepter now causes Finger of Death to hit units within a 200 AoE of the primary target


Lone Druid
Spirit Bear's Entangle is no longer an Orb Effect


Lycan
Wolves Fade Time decreased from 3 to 1.7
Level 3 Lycan Wolves now have Invisibility
Level 4 Lycan Wolves now have a passive ability that gives them 15 HP regen


Magnus
Base intelligence increased by 2


Medusa
Mana Shield damage absorption increased from 0.75/1.25/1.75/2.25 to 1/1.5/2/2.5


Meepo
Divided We Stand level requirement reduced from 4/11/18 to 3/10/17
Divided We Stand now passively reduces your revive timer by 10%/20%/30%


Morphling
You can now cast and attack while in Waveform


Nature's Prophet
Wrath of Nature manacost increased from 150/200/250 to 175/225/275


Necrophos
Death Pulse now hits units in Fog of War


Night Stalker
Crippling Fear's night miss chance increased from 40 to 50%


Nyx Assassin
Cast Range on Impale now matches the travel range [?]


Ogre Magi
Unrefined Fireblast manacost changed from 400 to 60% of your current mana [?]


Omni Knight
Degen Aura stickiness increased from 1.0 to 2.0 seconds [?]


Outworld Devourer
Astral Imprisonment cast range reduced from 550 to 500


Phantom Assassin
Invisible heroes now trigger Blur
Blur delay reduced from 1.5 to 0.75


Queen of Pain
Sonic Wave Scepter cooldown rescaled from 100/70/40 to 40


Riki
Base HP regen increased from 0.75 to 1.5


Sand King
Sand Storm radius rescaled from 275/325/375/525 to 525


Shadow Demon
Shadow Poison max effective stacks increased from 4 to 5


Shadow Shaman
Shackles duration increased from 2.5/3.25/4/4.75 to 2.75/3.5/4.25/5
Mass Serpent Wards can no longer trap Roshan


Silencer
Global Silence cooldown reduced from 140 to 130


Skywrath Mage
Mystic Flare damage increased from 600/900/1200 to 600/1000/1400


Slardar
Bash damage increased from 40/50/60/70 to 40/60/80/100


Slark
Pounce damage reduced from 70/140/210/280 to 60/120/180/240
Shadow Dance cooldown reduced from 65 to 60


Sniper
Take Aim range bonus increased from 80/160/240/320 to 100/200/300/400


Spirit Breaker
You now gain vision over your target while you are casting Netherstrike


Storm Spirit
Base movement speed reduced from 295 to 290


Sven
Base armor increased by 3
Warcry cooldown reduced from 36/30/24/18 to 32/26/20/14


Terrorblade
Sunder cooldown reduced from 160/110/60 to 120/80/40
Sunder is no longer partially blocked by Magic Immunity
Reflection cast range increased from 250 to 275


Tidehunter
Kraken Shell debuff threshold reduced from 600 damage taken to 600/550/500/450
Kraken Shell damage block increased from 9/18/27/36 to 10/20/30/40


Timbersaw
Base strength reduced from 25 to 22


Tinker
Added Aghanim's Scepter: Doubles Laser cast range and Heat-Seeking missile count


Treant Protector
Overgrowth AoE increased from 625 to 675
Nature's Guise cast range increased from 300 to 600


Troll Warlord
Fervor max stacks rescaled from 2/3/4/5 to 4
Fervor attack speed per stack rescaled from 20 to 16/22/28/34


Tusk
Secondary units hit by the Snowball now take the same impact as the primary unit [?]
Removed 50% threshold mechanic from Walrus Punch
Walrus Punch base crit increased from 3x to 3.5x


Undying
Soul Rip cooldown reduced from 25/20/15/10 to 24/18/12/6


Vengeful Spirit
Wave of Terror armor reduction increased from 2/3/4/5 to 3/4/5/6


Venomancer
Base damage reduced by 5
Base HP regen reduced from 0.75 to the default 0.25


Visage
Base movement speed reduced by 5
Grave Chill manacost rescaled from 70/80/90/100 to 100
Familiars are now properly magic immune [?]


Warlock
Upheaval max duration increased from 12 to 16


Windranger
Focus Fire manacost reduced from 200/300/400 to 150
Focus Fire no longer has a cast animation


Witch Doctor
Maledict AoE increased from 150 to 165
Voodoo Restoration initial manacost reduced from 25/50/75/100 to 20/30/40/50
Paralyzing Casks can now bounce to units in Fog of War


Wraith King
Reincarnation slow increased from 50 to 75%
Reincarnation slow duration increased from 4 to 5


Zeus
Arc Lightning cast range increased from 700 to 850

ITEMS

Animal Courier
Ground Courier bounty per player reduced from 175 to 150 [?]


Arcane Boots
Manacost increased by 10


Battle Fury
Cleave AoE increased from 225 to 250


Blink Dagger
Blink no longer has a manacost [?]


Bottle
Can now be used on your allies by holding down the Control key [?]


Diffusal Blade
Agility bonus increased from 22/26 to 25/30


Drums of Endurance
Number of charges increased from 4 to 5
Recipe cost increased from 800 to 875


Eul's Scepter of Divinity
Cyclone cooldown reduced from 25 to 23


Force Staff
Force travel speed is reduced [?]


Iron Branch
Gold cost reduced from 53 to 50


Mask of Madness
Lifesteal increased from 17% to 20%


Mjollnir
Changed the area type that is used when Static Charge hit units [?]


Necronomicon
Necronomicon units bounty increased from 100/125/150 to 100/150/200
Necronomicon units armor reduced from 6/8/10 to 4
Necronomicon cooldown increased from 80 to 95


Observer Ward
Can be targeted on allies to transfer one charge


Radiance
Attack damage bonus increased from 60 to 65


Refresher Orb
Recipe cost reduced from 1875 to 1800


Ring of Aquila
Agility bonus increased from 6 to 9


Rod of Atos
HP bonus increased from 325 to 350


Sange and Yasha
Sange and Yasha slow duration increased from 4 to 5 seconds
Sange and Yasha slow increased from 30 to 32%


Sentry Ward
Can be targeted on allies to transfer one charge

Shadow Amulet
Fade delay improved from 1.8 to 1.5
Can now be used on allies [?]

Shiva's Guard
Arctic Blast range increased from 719 to 900
Arctic Blast speed increased from 300 to 350

Smoke of Deceit
Duration decreased from 40 to 35

Teleport Scrolls
Stacking delay decreased from 3/5/6/7/8 to 3/5/5.5/6/6.5
Max targeting range increased from 525 to 575 [?]

Tranquil Boots
Movement speed increased from 85 to 90
HP Regen increased from 10 to 12 [?]

Veil of Discord
Strength/Agility/Damage bonus increased from 3 to 6