Some technical issues are fixed this week (nothing is however mentioned about games being too long). New users can now watch live games without the need to finish the tutorials.
This week's patch is mostly a technical one (size over 600 mb), things to notice are the increased support for Xbox and MAC/Linux systems. Also added are some match making optimization as well as further descriptions for the International Fantasy Challenges, something that was rather confusing before. Completing these Compendium predictions will also give mounts for the Smeevil courier. The possibly biggest change for many though is that you no longer need to finish the tutorials in order to watch live games.
Worth mentioning is that Shadow Demon's Demonic Purge (his ultimate) no longer instantly kills Warlock's Golem and other summoned units.
UI- Made hero loadout model preview bigger in the main menu.- Added practice lobby button to swap Radiant and Dire teams.- Limited number of selectable matchmaking regions to six.- New users are able to watch live games before completing the tutorials.- Wins and level are now hidden for players that aren't friends and don't have 'Share Match History' in the options enabled- Fixed keybindings not being saved properly for Xbox controllers- Added Dire courier icons to minimap for Spectators- Fixed a crash when selecting all units while spectating- Fixed dota_embers convar value being forgotten when the game is restarted- Spectators can select wards to see their vision or truesight radius.- Added Xbox controller support for Dota TVLeft / right bumper = Cycle back or forward through the heroes on the fieldStart button = Pause (Replay only)Back button = Rewind (Replay only)D-Pad up / down = Cycle through stats dropdown menuD-Pad left / right = Slow down or speed up replay speedY button = Show gold graphX button = Show XP graphB button = Dismiss open graphs, reset playback speed, revert camera to previous mode (after cycling heroes)MATCHMAKING- Reduced average wait time and reduced incidence of extremely long wait timesINTERNATIONAL COMPENDIUM- Added further explanation of International Fantasy Challenge rules.- Exposed the roles of players in International Fantasy Challenge Bench slots.- Completing the creation of an International Fantasy Challenge team now grants you the Mammoth mount for your Smeevil.- Completing all the Main Event Predictions now grants you the Bird mount for your Smeevil.MAC/LINUX- Made the chat wheel work- Added intro movie for new users, fixed black screen displaying for new users- Fixed bugs with some tooltips missing text on what abilities do- Fixed outline color of target units to match what Windows shows- Fixed some rendering issues- Fixed some crashes- A variety of performance improvements- Fixes to audio (silence, crashes)- Mac: More robust mouse grab- Mac: Allow setting "Unit Speech" to "All" in audio settings.- Linux: Fixed hang when pasting from the clipboard under certain conditionsAUDIO- Fixed some issues with base attack sound modifier (e.g. Tiny's Scepter attacks)- Adjusted limits on Chen ult target soundsGAMEPLAY- Tusk: Fixed minor inaccuracies with his Base Strength, Attack Animation and Turn Rate- Meepo: Fixed Geostrike not affecting units like Spirit Bear- Morphling: Fixed being the Replicate illusion buff icon being visible to enemy players- Morphling: Fixed being unable to control the first Juxtapose illusion created by your Phantom Lancer Replicate- Shadow Demon: Fixed Demonic Purge killing summoned units like Warlock's Golem- Shadow Demon: Fixed Shadow Poison damage release not having a cast point- Fixed a minor inaccuracy with Meepo and Ogre Magi's base armor
Source: Steam news
