DOTA GOT CHANGES I DON'T LIKE CHANGES
6.79 Gameplay Update
GENERAL
* Buyback prevents gaining unreliable gold (creeps, neutrals, etc) until your normal respawn time finishes
* When buying back, 25% of the remaining respawn time will be added to your next death
* Creeps now meet a bit closer to the tower in your offlane
* Ranged Heroes now get the same denied experience as melee heroes (instead of less)
* XP AoE increased from 1200 to 1300
* Non-Ancient Neutrals now split XP with all heroes in the AoE instead of just the team that killed them
* Swapped the medium pullable Neutral Camp with the small camp
* A neutral creeps camp will no longer spawn the same set of neutral creeps twice in a row
* Small reduction to the pull timing duration of the mid Radiant and mid-top Dire camp
* Satyr Mindstealer XP bounty reduced from 88 to 62
* Satyr Tormentor XP bounty reduced from 155 to 119
* Mud Golems XP bounty reduced from 119 to 88
* Mud Golems armor reduced from 4 to 2
* Dark Troll Summoner bounty XP reduced from 155 to 119
* Hellbear Smasher HP reduced from 1100 to 950
* Hellbear armor reduced from 5 to 3
* Satyr Trickster's Purge cast point improved from 0.5 to 0.2
* Dragon Ancient Neutral Camp now have flying movement capability
* Fixed Neutral Envenomed Weapons debuff dispelling regen items
* Day/Night length decreased from 6 to 4 minutes
* The following heroes now have the standard 800 night vision: Drow Ranger, Mirana, Puck, Leshrac, Enchantress, Ancient Apparition, Meepo and Treant Protector
* Roshan will respawn at a random time between 8 and 11 minutes after death
* When Aegis expires unused, it heals the hero fully over 5 seconds (regen dispels on damage from players or buildings)
* Starting gold increased from 603 to 625
* Random Gold bonus reduced by 50
* Gold for ending a spree changed from 75->600 (3x->10x) to 125->1000
* Your gold income is now 1 per 0.6 seconds, up from 1 per 0.8 seconds
* Tower last hit bonus gold increased from 100-200 to 150-250
* Melee Barracks HP regen increased from 2.5 to 5
* Ranged Barracks HP regen decreased from 2.5 to 0
* Ranged Barracks HP reduced from 1500 to 1200 and armor increased from 5 to 10 (same EHP vs physical damage)
* Evasion now stacks diminishingly
* Can no longer orb-attack while attack restricted (such as Ethereal or Frostbite)
* The following abilities no longer automatically ignore backswing time by default: Rupture, Malefice, Venomous Gale, Stifling Dagger, Flamebreak, Wave of Terror, Shadow Word and Power Cogs
HEROES
See here: http://dev.dota2.com/showthread.php?t=109826
ITEMS
Animal Courier
- Movement speed increased from 300 to 350
- HP increased from 45 to 75
Arcane Boots
- Movement speed bonus reduced from 60 to 55
Armlet of Mordiggian
- Unholy Strength STR gain is provided over 0.7 seconds
- Unholy Strength has no toggle on or off cooldown
Black King Bar
- Recipe cost increased from 1300 to 1375
Blink Dagger
- Damage disable no longer ignores self damage
Spoiler:
Bloodstone
- Now gives the +10 damage from its components
Boots of Travel
- Now prioritizes nearby structures first within 325 AoE from targeting position (when ground targeted)
Bottle
- Gold cost increased from 600 to 650
Clarity Potion
- Is no longer shareable (but can still be used on a target ally)
Dust of Appearance
- Slow increased from 10 to 15%
Eul's Scepter of Divinity
- Cyclone cooldown reduced from 30 to 25
- Movement speed bonus increased from 35 to 40
Eye of Skadi
- Eye of Skadi MS/AS slow increased from 30/20 to 35/35
Flying Courier
- Cannot be purchased until 3 minutes after creeps spawn
Gem of True Sight
- Gold cost increased from 850 to 900
Hand of Midas
- Transmute no longer works against Necronomicon units
Healing Salve
- Gold cost increased from 100 to 115
- Is no longer shareable (but can still be used on a target ally)
Helm of the Dominator
- Dominate can no longer control Necronomicon units
Hyperstone
- Gold cost reduced from 2100 to 2000
Linken's Sphere
- Linken's Sphere can now be cast on an allied hero to transfer the buff
Spoiler:
Maelstrom
- Chain Lightning AoE increased from 500 to 900
Mjollnir
- Static Charge radius around attacker increased from 300 to 450
- Static Charge hit count increased from 3 to 5
- Chain Lightning AoE increased from 500 to 900
Necronomicon
- Summoned units duration increased from 35 to 40
Observer Ward
- Duration increased from 6 to 7 minutes
- Killing Observer Wards now grants a 50 gold bounty
Phase Boots
- Movement speed bonus reduced from 55 to 50
Pipe of Insight
- Barrier AoE increased from 500 to 900
Power Treads
- Movement speed bonus reduced from 55 to 50
Radiance
- Burn Damage AoE increased from 650 to 700
Refresher Orb
- Now gives the +10 attack speed from its components
Rod of Atos
- Cripple cooldown reduced from 16 to 12
Sange and Yasha
- Movement speed bonus increased from 12 to 16%
Sentry Ward
- Duration increased from 3 to 4 minutes
- No longer gives permanent vision around it
- Gives ground vision in a 150 area around it for 12 seconds when placed
Shadow Amulet
- Fade delay reduced from 2.4 to 1.8
Shadow Blade
- Shadow Walk cooldown increased from 18 to 28
Smoke Of Deceit
- Smoked units are now always hidden until the buff is removed (rather than being hidden only from minimap and partially from world)
Tango
- Charges increased from 3 to 4
- Gold cost increased from 90 to 125
- Is no longer shareable
- Tango can be targeted on an allied hero to create a 1 charge non-stacking tango item in their inventory. If the inventory is full, the item will be placed on the ground. This item has a 60s cooldown.
Tranquil Boots
- Reworked Tranquil Boots
Spoiler:
Urn of Shadows
- Soul Release cooldown reduced from 10 to 7
Vanguard
- Damage Block chance increased from 70 to 80%
Veil of Discord
- Now uses Null Talisman instead of Robe of the Magi (from +12 int to +6 int, +3 str, +3 agi, +3 dmg)
- Magic weakness duration increased from 20 to 25 seconds
