Update: Our item database is now completely updated with the new item changes. Many items have been altered; guide writers, you'll need to rework your builds!
Closed Beta Patch 4 has been released. You can read all of the new changes here in this post while you patch.
Arcane Green Lantern has been released and is now available for purchase in-game for 950 / 8,400. Make sure you head over to his champion page to see how he plays out before facing him in matches!
His accompanying stolen power, [[Arcane Green Lantern's Healing Wave]], is now also unlockable or purchased for 4,000.
Arcane Green Lantern is now selectable for our guide builder. We look forward to seeing your ArcGL guides and builds!
Winners of the recent IC_DEADPEOPLE event can now use their new avatar within the game client.
A new ''Low'' graphics setting, utilising an improved software renderer, has been added to the client to help the game run smoother on older and low specification computers.
One of the major changes for Coast City is that you'll find a second turret guarding Power Cores! This will help prevent early zergs on bases and encourage tactical teamwork in order to take down the enemy's Power Core.
Coast City team and neutral minions are now tougher and more dangerous, particularly early game. The Doomsday Device has grown more powerful and will make light work of most people trying to solo it.
If you're queueing for a match and a match is found while you're looking at a different window, Infinite Crisis will now flash on your taskbar to indicate the queue pop.
In-game graphics are improved, with better lighting and higher resolution textures. The overall user interface (UI) has been overhauled and is much sharper. Post match lobbies are also more detailed:
Stolen Power rebalancing
Surveillance Camera now lasts 180 seconds (up from 90), but has a base cooldown of 60 seconds. [[Doomsday's Invulnerability]] no longer clears disables, instead offering a stronger shield. [[Gaslight Catwoman's X-Ray Vision]] no longer gives vision of the enemy team, instead having longer vision range, and retaining the same 30 second cooldown as regular X-Ray Vision.
Champion rebalancing
Some changes have made across the board in order to balance champions. Joker and Gaslight Batman have lost Move Speed, Atomic Wonder Woman has received nerfs to her Smite ability, and Batman has received buffs to damage and energy return from his Batarang.
Shazam received a number of broader changes.
Base numbers on his abilities has been improved at the expense of power damage scaling, in order to bring him more in line with being an Enforcer rather than a power damage Bruiser.
Power of Zeus now grants Shazam energy with each Basic Attack.
Mystic Power and Mystic Defense no longer grant passive Energy, instead boosting Power Penetration and Power Armor respectively.
Lightning Field is now a three second ability rather than being toggled on and off. The damage has been increased.
Item changes
New items have been added to the game: Bleed Portal, and rechargable potion Tektite Vial.
Multiple items have received active abilities, such as Olympus Gambit (4) having a Bastion effect. These are triggered by pressing the number key (1-6) corresponding to the slot in which that item resides in your inventory. Items still cannot be moved between slots; this is expected to come with CB5.
Many items across the game have been rebalanced and tweaked. Refundable items now have an 80% stat value compared to non refundable items offering the same stats.
Infinite Crisis has shut down.
With its departure, Dawnbase will be going into permanent read-only mode and will remain as both an archive of information about Infinite Crisis, and a reminder of the times we all had with the game.
Hats off to you all. It was a pleasure, ladies and gentlemen.
Sacrilege
@SacrilegeGG
Patch notes, September 18th 2013
by Sacrilege on Sep 18 2013 9Comments
You are awesome!! Any idea on when you can start making the changes? In the official forums, you mentioned you could start once the patch hits (maybe it has?).....
10:49 am, Sep 18th, 2013
Game is online, I'm basically spending the next hour or two running through the updates.
10:55 am, Sep 18th, 2013
Yeah, you are awesome. Just saying it again. Any evidence of other new champs? Or existing (new) ones with more details? I am super excited, don't mind me =)
11:07 am, Sep 18th, 2013
Just saw that Turbine asked you to not datamine new champs...poop. But I understand.
11:29 am, Sep 18th, 2013
Oh no! You're not allowed to datamine any more...
I was looking forward to see what new tidbits you can throw our way, and what to expect next. But now that has come to a screeching halt. Why, Turbine, why? :(
5:45 pm, Sep 18th, 2013
They knew that it was a big thing that people enjoyed, and were a little regretful about asking to prevent that. To compensate Turbine will be letting us give out exclusive early info on champions and other good things that are coming up.
I still datamine and add things to Dawnbase, they're just flagged as hidden. I do it because the moment Turbine announces a new champion, I'll have the full info ready to go and show everyone.
7:05 pm, Sep 18th, 2013
I'll def gel Arcane GL...I have like 8000 merit as well as 9000 coins....but he looks too sweet!
Sacrilege....how is the Items database mining coming along? any gems? Any ETA on completion, you amazing persion, you?
2:45 pm, Sep 18th, 2013
Soon™
2:55 pm, Sep 18th, 2013
I do like a good trademarked soon!!
Appreciate it, bro!!
3:04 pm, Sep 18th, 2013
GL hits hard, but he can't survive any jumping...he gets shredded. Tough to judge everyone now with all of the changes...
11:20 am, Sep 18th, 2013
I'm really looking forward to seeing the new items, item tweaks, and the changes to Shazam! Also glad they changed DD's invulnerability as I never could get that thing up while being CC'd.
Not sure if I'm going to purchase Arcane GL though. I'll probably have to see how others play him before I make that decision...
1:32 pm, Sep 18th, 2013
I'll def gel Arcane GL...I have like 8000 merit as well as 9000 coins....but he looks too sweet!
Sacrilege....how is the Items database mining coming along? any gems? Any ETA on completion, you amazing persion, you?
3:03 pm, Sep 18th, 2013
8400 merit? Are all new heroes going to be this expensive?
3:27 pm, Sep 18th, 2013
Only the ones made of precious gems...like Emeralds.
3:29 pm, Sep 18th, 2013
Booster Gold is gonna be one expensive time-travelling champion.
3:33 pm, Sep 18th, 2013
Luckily, you can put him on layaway.
3:42 pm, Sep 18th, 2013
Most likely, yes.
4:23 pm, Sep 18th, 2013
So... Still no Green Lantern nerfs or ballancing... gg Turbine gg...
11:12 am, Sep 18th, 2013
anyone peep the new item Bleed portal? Holy crap that looks insane! Create a 15 second portal between environmental items....holy cow!
3:30 pm, Sep 18th, 2013
It's like the superior version of a TP scroll from Dota 2.
3:32 pm, Sep 18th, 2013
Didn't play DOTA 2 much...the whole mule thing was annoying so I just stopped playing =(
3:47 pm, Sep 18th, 2013