eSports Patches and Add-ons

Release: 2012

Publisher: VALVE

Platforms: PC, Xbox 360, PS3, Mac

Official Website: http://blog.counter-strike.net/

About: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) is a multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed by Hidden Path Entertainment and Valve Corporation. It is the fourth game in the main Counter-Strike franchise.

Add-Ons: Most of the Add-Ons in Counter-Strike Global Offensive are different types of maps, created by users in Workshop. They can be training map, where you are able to train your aim, retakes, jumps etc, or fun maps like zombies chase, football and so.

Updates in Counter-Strike do not follow a specific scheme or time schedule. Usually there is a new update initiated 4-5 times in a month.

Patch	Changes	Download
Release Notes for 7/29/2020	– Fixed a performance regression during POV demo playback. – Fixed domain names starting with a digit to be resolvable via DNS as part of “connect” command. – Added a server-side setting sv_closecaption to control whether captions can be displayed during gameplay, defaults to only displaying Co-op Strike Mission chat. – Added main menu movies for Mutiny and Swamp.

Release: 2009

Publisher: Riot Games

Platforms: PC

Official Website: http://na.leagueoflegends.com/

About: League of Legends has more than 70 million players and is certainly the most beloved eSports discipline worldwide. League of Legends (LoL) is a multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. It was inspired by the Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne mod, Defense of the Ancients and is free to play.

Add-Ons: League of Legends Add-Ons are changes in the HUD of the game, game skins or different game modes. The publisher of League of Legends Riot, has some pretty rough politics against illegal skin programs. The use of such programs could lead to a permanent ban.

The developers of League of Legends launch new patches every two weeks. Most of them are rather small, fixing some champion and in-game bugs.

Before the start of a new season or right before the biggest events like Worlds for example, the publishers from Riot usually introduce a more complex patch, which changes the meta of the game.

Patch	Changes	Download
Patch 10.15	This patch, we welcome the arrival of the Spirit Blossom Festival, first with the entrance of Lillia, our brave guardian from Ionia, and then the return of Nexus Blitz (oh yes, it’s back!), all set in an ethereal realm of wondrous magic and bloom. Then, greetings to a refreshed Swain! We’re hoping these spicy changes (higher cast cadence and huge bump up in range) will fire up his power both as a mid laner and support. We’ve also taken another pass at Aphelios to tone down his dominance and fine-tune the synergy of his Flamethrower with Runaan’s. Oh, and URF is back! Make sure you’re on this ultra rapidly, and we’ll see you there! Take this portal if you're looking for TFT's patch notes!

Release: 2013

Publisher: Valve Corporation

Platforms: PC

Official Website: http://blog.dota2.com/

About: Dota 2 is a free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena video game. Developed and published by Valve Corporation, Dota 2 is the stand-alone sequel to Defense of the Ancients (Dota), which was a community-created mod for Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and its expansion pack, The Frozen Throne.

Add-Ons: Similarly to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Add-ons in Dota 2 can be found in the Valve Workshop. From different maps to changes in the structure of the game like Tooltip Formating, Script Functions etc. Everything can be tested in a Custom game of Dota 2.

The situation with Dota 2 is similar to League of Legends. Valve updates their games almost every day, but the biggest changes are performed only once or twice a month.

Patch	Changes	Download
Dota 2 Update - 7.27c	BLADE MAIL Armor reduced from +7 to +6

Release: 2010

Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment

Platforms: PC

Official Website: http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/

About: StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty is a military science fiction real-time strategy video game developed and released by Blizzard Entertainment. The sequel of StarCraft is split into three installments. First one is the base game with the subtitle Wings of Liberty. Second is an expansion pack, Heart of the Swarm, and the last is a stand-alone expansion pack called Legacy of the Void.

Add-Ons: Modifying the game files in Starcraft 2 is considered as cheating and player could get a ban for it.

For Starcraft 2 there is a patch usually once a month or even once in a two months. If the Patch is bigger, it is most commonly followed by two or more smaller patches in a short period.

Patch	Changes	Download
Patch 5.0.1	Bug Fixes

Release: 2014

Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment

Platforms: PC, Mobile platforms

Official Website: http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/

About: Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft is a free-to-play online collectible card video game. It was released in March 2011 by its developer Blizzard Entertainment. Hearthstone builds upon the lore of the Warcraft series, using characters, creatures, and relics from this series. The game is played by two players, using constructed decks of thirty cards along with a selected hero with a unique power.

Add-Ons: Hearthstone Add-Ons are usually related to trackers of the cards or different arena helpers. You can check some awesome Add-Ons which will help you improve your skill.

Blizzard updates the game every month. The biggest patches usually consist of an introducing of a new Adventure, for example One Night in Kharazan

Patch	Changes	Download
Patch 18.0	Today’s 18.0 patch includes a smattering of Battlegrounds updates and game improvements. Its arrival means Hearthstone’s newest expansion, Scholomance Academy, is almost here! All Scholomance Academy cards have officially been revealed and while you can't use the new cards until they’ve unlocked on August 6, you can get a head start on building your launch day decks with our online deck builder!