We didn’t have to attend lengthy for a brand new Dota patch proper after TI qualifiers. There have been positively some steadiness points within the sport and from the appears of it, most of them had been addressed. We’re going to spotlight a number of the greatest patch adjustments and attempt to guess what it means for the meta.
There aren’t actually many value highlighting. We really feel just like the adjustments to Khanda price aren’t sufficiently big to dissuade individuals from shopping for this merchandise, whereas Silver Edge continues to be as area of interest because it was, even with an additional second of Break.
The one actually attention-grabbing one is the Meteor Hammer. It had a noticeable benefit over different Kaya derivatives when it comes to Mana regen and because of this it was constructed very often on heroes like Storm Spirit. With out this edge, we really feel like most gamers will revert again to the opposite choices — Yasha and Kaya appears particularly attention-grabbing.
Bloodthorn nerf can be a really welcome one and we really feel prefer it ought to make Chaos Knight much more manageable. It’s a sizeable lower to CK’s potential burst injury and the hero already misplaced ~1.5% win fee since yesterday.
Most hero adjustments are fairly tame, with only a few overreactions. Given how rather more complicated the sport obtained over the past month we really feel like it’s a good factor. There’s one change I personally don’t significantly get pleasure from, because it makes the hero just about unplayable at larger ranges.
Darkish Willow misplaced her means to ship Jex in the direction of an ally and casting Bedlam successfully as soon as once more requires Mireska to be out of place. This already led to a whopping ~3% win fee loss throughout all brackets and pushed the hero under 50%. Coupled with the Bramble Maze nerfs, the hero is in a reasonably dangerous spot proper now.
Clockwerk’s Expanded Armature facet must also really feel barely much less oppressive, with longer cooldowns and decrease mana burn at earlier ranges. We really feel just like the hero continues to be very a lot viable, however is quite a bit much less of a nuisance throughout the laning stage. His second facet additionally appears higher and higher with each patch.
Pudge lastly obtained his Flayer’s Hook facet toned down barely. The additional Meat Hook velocity felt improper and a bit too sturdy. Reacting to it was a lot more durable and we noticed some unimaginable performs throughout TI qualifiers, however a few of them felt undeserved.
It’s form of unhappy to see the Clockwerk and Shadow Fiend combo gone, nevertheless it was one of many adjustments deemed crucial and we form of agree. Shadow Fiend was manner too sturdy and nerfs to the hero are greater than welcome. Even when they take away a cool legacy interplay.
One other hero who obtained a protracted listing of nerfs is Templar Murderer and, once more, it’s effectively deserved. Making each single layer of Refraction a Barrier with HP was a questionable determination, for my part. Very similar to Mega Meepo, it’s a approach to make the hero playable in in any other case unattainable matchups, nevertheless it ends in an identification erosion. Over time the cumulative impact of these kind of adjustments may result in heroes feeling quite a bit much less distinctive. Pulling the thought again barely, with a lot decrease HP on Refraction Boundaries is an excellent transfer and a effectively positioned nerf.
Tinker getting nerfs to Protection Matrix on high of Arcane Blink nerfs are additionally welcome. Not as a result of the hero was significantly sturdy or oppressive in pubs, however just because it’s Tinker — presumably probably the most infuriating hero to play towards within the historical past of the sport. Furthermore, the hero regarded excellent in some TI Qualifier video games and the success getting replicated in pubs was solely a matter of time.
A lot of the adjustments within the patch had been nerfs to overperforming heroes, which makes complete sense, contemplating the meta of the Qualifiers. That mentioned, there are some smaller buffs right here and there value exploring. We’re significantly enthusiastic about Silencer possibly discovering a distinct segment within the sport.
What are your ideas on the patch and the present meta? Maybe there’s a hero you might be excited to see buffed? Share your ideas within the remark part under.