Berakhirnya turnamen penutup The Summit 9 sebelum The International 2018 akhirnya membuat Valve harus mengeluarkan gameplay/balance update di patch terbaru dari Dota 2 ini. Beberapa hero yang populer dan menjadi meta saat ini juga terkena dampaknya dengan berbagai perubahan serta nerf yang diterimanya.
Berikut balance update dari Dota 2 untuk patch 7.19
7.19:
==* Daily Bonus Hero changed from 2 Mangoes to 1
* Added 2 trees near the cliff area below the Dire primary jungle shrine* Abaddon: Mist Coil manacost reduced from 50/60/70/80 to 50
* Ancient Apparition: Ice Vortex manacost reduced from 80/90/100/110 to 65/80/95/110
* Bloodseeker: Level 25 Talent reduced from +20% Max Thirst and Damage to +18%
* Bloodseeker: Thirst bonus rescaled from 16/24/32/40 to 7/18/29/40
* Broodmother: Spin Web movement speed reduced from 40/50/60/70% to 25/40/55/70%
* Broodmother: Spin Web charge replenish rate increased from 40 to 45 seconds
* Centaur: Base strength increased by 2
* Crystal Maiden: Crystal Nova manacost increased from 100/120/140/160 to 130/140/150/160
* Drow Ranger: Base strength reduced by 1
* Enchantress: Nature’s Attendants manacost i ncreased from 110/120/140/150 to 170/160/150/140
* Juggernaut: Blade Fury damage increased from 80/105/130/150 to 90/115/140/160
* Necrophos: Reaper’s Scythe Scepter cooldown increased from 55/40/25 to 60/50/40
* Necrophos: Ghost Shroud self magic resistance reduction increased from 30% to 40%
* Necrophos: Reaper’s Scythe cast point increased from 0.5 to 0.55
* Ogre Magi: Fireblast damage increased from 55/110/165/220 to 60/120/180/240
* Outworld Devourer: Sanity’s Eclipse damage multiplier increased from 8/9/10 to 9/10/11
* Outworld Devourer: Essence Aura mana bonus increased from 125/200/275/350 to 150/250/350/450
* Phantom Lancer: Juxtapose Illusion incoming damage increased from 500% to 600%
* Phantom Lancer: Base intelligence reduced by 2
* Phoenix: Level 15 Talent reduced from +60 Fire Spirits DPS to +50
* Puck: Waning Rift silence duration increased from 1.5/2/2.5/3 to 2/2.5/3/3.5
* Pudge: Meat Hook cooldown increased from 17/15/13/11 to 27/22/17/12
* Pugna: Base damage reduced by 2
* Riki: Smoke Screen cast point improved from 0.4 to 0.2
* Shadow Shaman: Base armor increased by 1
* Sniper: Level 15 Talent increased from +25 Shrapnel DPS to +35
* Sven: Base damage increased by 2
* Templar Assassin: Psionic Traps damage reduced from 250/350/450 to 250/300/350
* Timbersaw: Reactive Armor armor per stack increased from 1/1.2/1.4/1.6 to 1.3/1.4/1.5/1.6
* Treant Protector: Leech Seed manacost increased from 80/95/110/125 to 100/110/120/130
* Visage: Gravekeeper’s Cloak minimum damage reduced from 50 to 40
* Weaver: Base movement speed reduced from 280 to 275
* Windranger: Windrun cooldown increased from 12 to 15/14/13/12
* Winter Wyvern: Splinter Blast manacost increased from 90/110/130/150 to 105/120/135/150
* Zeus: Nimbus radius reduced from 500 to 450
Seperti yang bisa kita simak changelog diatas, mulai dari Pudge, Crystal Maiden, Necrophos hingga Phantom Lancer terkena dampak nerf yang cukup merugikan. Hero-hero tersebut memang cukup populer untuk meta saat ini, apalagi CM dengan skill Crystal Nova yang sangat efektif saat early game memberikan burst damage serta slow yang sangat bagus untuk melakukan gank. Bahkan Pudge yang baru saja populer untuk meta kompetitif pun harus terkena nerf dan mungkin akan kembali jarang terlihat di scene kompetitif.
Well, memang untuk scene kompetitif Dota 2 ini selalu diberikan kejutan-kejutan dengan balance update yang membuat para pro player harus kembali memikirkan potensi apa yang selanjutnya bisa dimanfaatkan untuk patch saat ini. Brott bois, apa salah satu hero favorit kalian terkena nerf ? atau kalian yang baru saja membeli Arcana Pudge harus menjualnya kembali ?