"Dota 2 Reborn" beta is now open for testing and players can eventually play the game. This comes after Valve officially announced that "Dota 2 Reborn" will have a new engine, new interface and new ways for players to enjoy the game. In a PC Gamer report, Valve claims it made some minor tweaks in the game.
"Unlike our traditional Test client, your match history, MMR, cosmetic items, and friends are shared across the two versions. However, Ranked Matchmaking is not enabled yet. We anticipate that we'll be able to turn it on in a few days, but we need more testing of the basic functionality first. Also, it is possible new items may make their first appearance in either the beta or the main client. These items may be temporarily missing from the other client while their assets are converted," the company said.
In the game's website, Valve says that "Dota 2 Reborn" beta will be powered by the Source 2 engine, which is considered to be Valve's recent game development platform. The Source 2 engine is Valve's in-house technology that offers improved rendering environment, optimizations and in general has a better over-all performance. With Dota 2's Source 2 engine, players will be able to experience more responsive input, tiled map system, enhanced performance, improved audio, multithreading and streaming and more.
Meanwhile, a report from PC Gamer confirms that "Dota 2" is poised to become a "game development platform," with the Custom Game tab representing an offering far bigger than Classic "Dota." The new beta is reportedly a big departure from the Classic "Dota," which usually dominates the three quarters of the UI. Howver, the report notes that "Dota 2 Reborn" has its setbacks as well, such as the "lack of skill-based matchmaking and the ready availability of the abandon button."
