The new version was launched a few hours ago and it will be the new stable version. Whisp, Rubick and Disruptor are now in the -cm pool while a lot of heroes have been reworked.
We weren't just expecting it: we were in need. IceFrog, as always, realized about our needs and released the new stable version, 6.74.
There are a lot of very important modifications that will change the metagame dramatically. Here's a list of some of them:
- Added Wisp, Disruptor and Rubick to CM
- Added Aghanim's Scepter on Ogre Magi
- Wall of Replica reworked
- Wall of Replica illusions take 300% damage (up from 250%)
- Wall of Replica Aghanim bonus no longer creates allied illusions
- Wall of Replica Aghanim bonus now increases illusion damage from 70/80/90 to 100/120/140% instead
- Black hole now prevents heroes being Forced out with Force Staff
- Urna Swarm replaced with a new spell
Urna Swarm will be reused for a future hero.
Spiked Carapace:
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Temporarily enhances the Assassin's chitinous armor with organic barbs, causing him to prevent and reflect the next player based damage instance and stuns the target. Lasts 4.5 seconds.
Duration: 4.5 seconds
Damage return: 100% (after resistance on your hero)
Stun: 0.6/1.2/1.8/2.4
Cooldown: 10
Manacost: 50
Note: Only triggers on player based damage, both physical and magical. Does not prevent status debuffs. Spikes visually grow out of the hero when he is in this state.
- Ethereal Jaunt now dodges projectiles
- Removed Unexplored Fog of War
- Ether Blast slow increased from 60% to 80%
- Invoker's skills reworked
- Chaos Meteor damage increased from 80+Exort*30 to 80+Exort*35
- Chaos Meteor land time decreased from 1.5 to 1.3
- EMP can no longer hit Invulnerable/Tornadoed units
- EMP cooldown increased from 25 to 30 seconds
- Sun Strike damage type changed from Magical to Pure
- Sun Strike now reveals the area it will hit before the damage impact
- Tornado cooldown increased from 25 to 30 seconds
- Tornado Damage decreased from 77.5+(Wex+Quas)*23 to 70+(Wex+Quas)*20
- Flame Break is now a targeted AoE spell
Our own shostakovich wrote a quick summary about his thoughts regarding the impact of these changes in the competitive scene. Feel free to provide feedback or share your ideas/thoughts about it.
IceFrog announced in the loadscreen that 6.75 will be focused in content/remakes so we should expect some remakes (Phoenix will be most likely one of them because he made a topic regarding that matter). Stay tuned, GosuGamers will keep you updated.
The new version was launched a few hours ago and it will be the new stable version. Whisp, Rubick and Disruptor are now in the -cm pool while a lot of heroes have been reworked.
