6.81, Your Thoughts

Lots of interesting things in this patch as well as a lot of bugs fixed, the patch also seems to show a lot of support for supports. Here are a few of the hero highlights for me.

- Keeper of the Light now has an Aghanim's Scepter upgrade which grants him a permanent Spirit Form as well aas granting unobstructed vision during the day. Illuminate also heals friendlies for 75% of the damage.
- Lich's Aghanim's Scepter upgrade now removes the bounce limit on Chain Frost basically making it like Fade Bolt. Frost Armor can also now be used on buildings making him a better counter pusher.
- Lots of hatred for BKB users. Laguna Blade now goes through magic immunity with Aghnaim's Scepter. Requiem of Souls secondary debuff now affects magic immune units. Bloodrage cannot be dispelled by magic immunity as well.
- Split Shot was reworked as it now does 80% damage at all levels but instead increases the amount of maximum targets with each level. It scales 2/3/4/5.
- Darkness now effects the vision of buildings.
- Razor got a nice strength increase from 1.7 to 2.3.
- Shadow Demon recieves an Aghanim's Scepter upgrade which replaces Demonic Purge's cooldown with two charges having a 40 second replenish time. So basically double purge.
- Silencer recieves an insane agility gain from 2.1 to 3.0.
- Enigma had Midnight Pulse's radius increased from 400 to 600. This basically covers up the entire mid high ground which gives Enigma a better counter pushing ability.
- Terrorblade's strength gain has been reduced from 1.9 to 1.4 so 435 hp at level 1. I think we all saw this one coming. Reflection's slow duration has been reworked from 5 seconds to 2.5/3.5/4.5/5.5.
- Snowball was reworked into a two part ability. The first creates the snowball and the sub-ability launches the snowball in which you have 4 seconds to launch the snowball. The more allies in the snowball increases the snowball's speed and damage.
- Tombstone zombies no longer give gold or exp.
- When Vengeful Spirit dies her killer and all enemies in a 900 radius recieves a negative form of her Vengeance Aura until she is revived.

So what do you guys think of some of these changes and reworks? I am supportive of about half of the changes and unsure of the other half.

See you on the battlefield,

-BK

I remember someone suggesting the exact Split Shot change here in dotafire :O


Icefrog, if thou art reading this, make thyself known!

It's a nice Buff, but not much use in Competetive unless he finds a fast way to Farm his Scepter

These are probably the more important ones. Lich's power as a Counter Initiator in the Late Game just went up and Lina no longer has to hide in the back, waiting for BKBs to come off Cooldown <}3 ...also Shadow Fiend (bloodcyka still isn't important)

Even Towers aren't a safe hiding spot during First Night anymore.

Hopefully, we'll see these 2 more in Competetive play (well, Razor is still fairly popular in Britain at least <}3 )

Do the charges recharge simultaneously, or do you have to charge the first charge before you can charge the second charge for full charges?

Vengeful Spirit First Round Bans incoming?

Also...

Think it's time for PA to make an appearance in Pr0 Doto yet?

I think the gyro change will make him a litttle more popular as a support and the omniknight buff is kind big as well (repel doesnt purge friendly buffs like guardian angel). Venge might see some more pickup to swap a friendly hero out and then die to apply the debuff.

Sad ember didnt get nerfed that hard.

Is no one really going to talk about Legion Commander and Tusk yet

Ursa's buff, oh my God. I hope players will start going Phase Boots --> Blink Dagger --> Desolator.

I promise to do that! <}3

That Vengeful Spirit buff sounds really OP :P

I'm almost disappointed they nerfed Terrorblade. But the change to Reflection was definitely needed, it's way too good in its current state. The strength nerf is acceptable but it's not going to make me happy.

Lich's Chain Frost has no bounce limit... welcome to a new era of pubstomping.

Searing Chains duration reduced from 2/2/3/3 to 1/2/2/3
Sleight of Fist bonus damage reduced from 30/60/90/120 to 20/40/60/80

OH MEIN GOD VOLVO Y U DO DIS

Still better than I thought, just need to max Q instead of 3 points, no big deal.