[NEWS] * DotA Allstars v6.63b released!
DotA fans all around the world are jumping for joy with the release of version 6.63 that is said to be one of the most balanced versions known in terms of heroes and items abilities.
dotaFollowing the release of version 6.62b a few weeks back, the developer of Defense of the Ancients, Icefrog, had promised the community a surprise in his upcoming version. Today, DotA fans from all around the world are jumping for joy with the release of version 6.63 that is said to be one of the most balanced versions known in terms of heroes abilities and item stability.
For more information on the changes made in the new version, lease have a look at the changelog.
HEROES
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/magina.gif Anti-Mage
- Mana Void AoE increased from 275 to 325
- Strength changed from 16 +1.5 to 20 +1.2
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/axe.gif Axe
- Battle Hunger duration reduced from 10/15/20/25 to 10/13/16/19 and increased damage to keep the same total damage output
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/atro.gif Bane Elemental
- Fiend's Grip manacost increased from 100/175/250 to 200/300/4002
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/bat.gif Batrider
- Reduced base damage from 64-70 to 48-52
- Sticky Napalm fixed from doing a higher constant slow instead of stacking and starting lower
- Sticky Napalm manacost increased from 15 to 20
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/blood.gif Bloodseeker
- Base armor reduced by 2 points
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/clinkz.gif Bone Fletcher
- Strafe changed from 50/60/70/80 AS for 10 seconds to 90 AS for 4/6/8/10 seconds
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/gondar.gif Bounty Hunter
- Imported a custom model for him that has his selection box fixed
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/bristleback.gif Bristleback
- Warpath's attack speed increase changed to bonus damage (10/20/30 base with 4/8/12 bonus per stack)
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/broodmother.gif Broodmother
- Insatiable Hunger lifesteal increased from 40/55/70% to 40/60/80%
- Insatiable Hunger duration increased from 12 to 14 seconds
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/centa.gif Centaur Warchief
- Double Edge manacost removed
- Double Edge can no longer cause a suicide
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/ck.gif Chaos Knight
- Phantasm cooldown decreased from 180 to 180/160/140
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/rattletrap.gif Clockwerk
- Rocket Flare vision reduced from 5/10/15/20 to 10 seconds
- Battery Assault damage reduced from 20/40/60/80 to 10/30/50/70
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/darkseer.gif Dark Seer
- Ion Shell manacost increased from 60/80/100/120 to 70/90/110/130
- Wall of Replica no longer replicates allies
- Wall of Replica now deals 125 damage each time it affects an enemy hero
- Wall of Replica illusions damage improved from 35% to 60%
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/traxex.gif Drow Ranger
- Attack range increased from 600 to 625
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/es.gif Earthshaker
- Echo Slam now deals half bonus damage from corpses instead of full
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/enchantress.gif Enchantress
- Strength growth decreased from 2.0 to 1.0
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/furion.gif Furion
- Teleportation cooldown from 60/50/40/30 to 50/40/30/20
- Wrath of Nature now has a global cast range
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/huskar.gif Huskar
- Berserker's Blood stacking cap of attack speed and damage removed
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/yurnero.gif Juggernaut
- Healing Ward cooldown reduced from 75 to 60
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/kotl.gif Keeper of The Light
- Illuminate max range is now constant at all levels
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/lanaya.gif Lanaya
- Strength growth increased from 1.7 to 2.1
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/lich.gif Lich
- Movement speed increased by 10
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/lina.gif Lina Inverse
- Base intelligence increased by 5 points and reduced base damage by 5 (total attack damage unchanged)
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/syllabear.gif Lone druid
- Spirit Bear's entangle no longer prevents the target from attacking
- Spirit Bear's entangle damage increased from 40/sec to 60/sec
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/abaddon.gif Lord of Avernus
- Death Coil cast range reduced from 600 to 300
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/luna.gif Luna
- Lucent Beam now has a constant 0.6 ministun instead of 0.01/0.1/0.3/0.6
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/magnus.gif Magnataur
- Empower cooldown reduced from 12 to 7 seconds
- Reverse Polarity duration increased from 2/3/4 to 2.5/3.25/4
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/morphling.gif Morphling
- Morph's passive Agility and Strength bonus removed
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/naga.gif Naga Siren
- Mirror Image illusion count changed from 1/2/3/3 images to a constant 3
- Mirror Image illusion damage taken changed from 300% to 600/500/400/300%
- Mirror Image illusion damaged dealt changed from 15/30/30/45% to 30/35/40/45%
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/na.gif Nerubian Assassin
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/anubseran.gif Nerubian Weaver
- Base damage increased by 5 points
- Geminate attack now works against towers
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/balanar.gif Nightstalker
- Void now slows for 2 seconds during daytime
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/panda.gif Pandaren Brewmaster
- Fire Panda now has maximum movement speed
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/mortred.gif Phantom Assassin
- Stifling Dagger cooldown reduced from 10 to 8 seconds
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/pl.gif Phantom Lancer
- Juxtapose image lifetime increased from 15 to 20 seconds
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/mirana.gif riestess of the Moon
- Starfall random chance to hit in 600-900 range removed
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/puck.gif Puck
- Illusory Orb manacost increased by 25, Ethereal Jaunt manacost (25) removed
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/pugna.gif Pugna
- Nether Ward's Mana Flare cooldown removed (was 0.75)
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/akasha.gif Queen of Pain
- Shadow Strike cooldown decreased to 20/17/14/11
- Scream of Pain cooldown decreased from 10 to 7 seconds
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/razor.gif Razor
- Base strength increased from 17 to 21
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/rexxar.gif Rexxar
- Greater Hawk's invisbility increased from 4 to 6 seconds duration
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/rhasta.gif Rhasta
- Mass Serpent Wards cooldown increased from 100/80/60 to 110
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/rooftrellen.gif Rooftrellen
- Attack range changed from 100 to 128
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/sandking.gif Sand King
- Sand Storm cooldown from 40/35/30/25 to 40/30/20/10
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/silencer.gif Silencer
- Curse of the Silent duration changed from 2/4/6/8 to 5/6/7/8
- Curse of the Silent damage/burn reduced from 50/25 hp/mp to 20/10, 30/15, 40/20 and 50/25.
- Curse of the Silent cooldown reduced from 20 to 14
- Curse of the Silent manacost decreased from 105/115/125/135 to 75/95/115/135
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/sniper.gif Sniper
- Shrapnel cast range increased by 300
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/sven.gif Sven
- Base agility increased from 16 to 21
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/tauren.gif Tauren Chieftain
- Ancestral Spirit cast range decreased from 1500 to 1000
- Earth Splitter AoE decreased
- Earth Splitter cooldown increased from 90/75/60 to a constant 100
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/tiny.gif Tiny
- Toss cooldown decreased from 15 to 10 seconds
- Craggy Exterior armor decreased by 1
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/jahrakal.gif Troll Warlord
- Battle Trance attack speed bonus increased from 60/80/100 to 60/100/140
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/undying.gif Undying
- Dying plagued units heal reduced from 12%/3% on heroes/creeps to 6%/2%
- Tombstone armor reduced from 10 to 4
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/ursa.gif Ursa Warrior
- Fury Swipes damage increased from 6/12/18/24 -> 10/15/20/25
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/viper.gif Viper
- Movement speed decreased by 10
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/voljin.gif Witch Doctor
- Voodoo Restoration initial activation manacost reduced from 50/75/100/125 to 25/50/75/100
- Paralyzing Casks manacost rescaled from 140 to 110/120/130/140
http://indogamers.us/ftpidgs2/rtt/hero2/zeus.gif Zeus
- Agility decreased from 15 + 1.7 to 11 + 1.2
ITEMS
http://prodota.ru/Smileys/default/bloodstone.gif Blood Stone
- Charge bonus and acquisition reworked
http://prodota.ru/Smileys/default/bot.gif Boots of Travel
- Movement speed increased from 90 to 95
http://prodota.ru/Smileys/default/dagon.gif Dagon
- Manacost reduced from 245/225/205/185/165 -> 180/160/140/120/100
http://prodota.ru/Smileys/default/eul.gif Eul's Scepter
- Movement bonus increased from 20 to 25
- Now requires a sobi mask instead of a Robe of the Magi (100% Mana regen -> 125%, 16 Int->10 Int, 125 cheaper recipe).
http://prodota.ru/Smileys/default/energy.gif Energy Booster
- Now available for purchase in the side shops
http://prodota.ru/Smileys/default/force.gif Force Staff
- Manacost decreased from 100 to 25
- Cooldown decreased from 30 to 25
http://prodota.ru/Smileys/default/tarrasque.gif Heart of Tarrasque
- Regenerates only while you are out of combat (haven't taken damage from player units for 10 seconds)
- Regeneration increased from 1% to 2%
http://prodota.ru/Smileys/default/dagger.gif Kelen's Dagger
- Cooldown decreased from 18 to 14
http://prodota.ru/Smileys/default/pipe.gif Khadgar's Pipe of Insight
- Recipe uses Headdress of Rejuvenation instead of Buckler. Loses armor bonus.
- Can no longer affect the same unit more than once every 50 seconds
http://prodota.ru/Smileys/default/mom.gif Mask of Madness
- Increased attack speed from 75 to 100
- Increased move speed from 15% to 20%
- Increased damage taken from 20% to 30%,
- Amplified damage happens as you take the damage once again
http://prodota.ru/Smileys/default/wand.gif Magic Wand
- Recipe cost increased from 125 to 150
http://prodota.ru/Smileys/default/mjollnir.gif Mjollnir
- Recipe changed from Eaglehorn to Hyperstone, bonuses adjusted
http://prodota.ru/Smileys/default/orchid.gif Orchid Malevolence
- Reduced manacost from 200 to 100
http://prodota.ru/Smileys/default/phase.gif Phase Boots
- Recipe and bonuses reworked
http://prodota.ru/Smileys/default/threads.gif Power Treads
- Recipe and bonuses reworked
GAMEPLAY & COSMETICS
- New Loadscreen by Kunkka
- Implemented HCL protocol for game hosting bots to control game modes
- Spanish and German (re-released) languages now available
- A message is now displayed when a hero buys back
- Added -int command to see how much Intelligence you have stolen with Silencer
- Clarity Potion now uses a unit targeting system
- Cooldown added to disassemble to prevent some abuses
- Day and Night cycle is synchronized across all game modes now
- Glyph cooldown is now reset on initial creep spawn
- Lag when picking Huskar decreased
- Weaver's attack range buffer increased to prevent misfires on Geminate Attack
- Window for killstreak sounds increased (double, triple, ultra and rampage) from 13.5 to 18 seconds
- Improved Aghanim's Scepter tooltip
- Changed granite golem's color (12095)
- Corrected various typos and misc inconsistencies
- Corrected PotM leap tooltip
- Corrected Circle selection height on Bat Rider
- Removed the visual effect zombies received when targeting low hp targets
- Removed Plague visual effect on non-hero units to help reduce visual clutter
- Added visual animation on Raxes 7 seconds before new creeps spawn (16268)
- Added a lot more fun names (5464)
- Added a visual effect to reveal the aoe for Dark Rift (21115)
- Added visual indicator when you gain a strength point with Flesh Heap (18010)
- Added a new visual effect for Land Mine explosions (9043)
- Added a new visual effect for Mystic Snake (PGRUnexpected)
- Added a sound effect to Mystic Snake
- Added a new icon for Mystic Snake (9868)
- Added a new icon for Natural Order (5462)
- Added a new aura for Natural Order (5467)
- Added Natural Order aura on TC's spirit
- Added a new icon for Power Shot
- Added a new icon for Repel (8875)
- Added a new animation for Storm Bolt (13541)
- Added a new icon for Split Shot (9868)
- Added a new icon for Stone Gaze (9868)
- Added a new icon for Tidebringer
BUGS
- Fixed more bugs with sticky napalm
- Fixed Tangos, Bottle and Magic Stick/Wand from triggering last word
- Fixed Vladmir's damage aura having smaller AoE than the lifesteal aura
- Fixed Euls movement bonus not getting set correctly if you buy any boot items after euls
- Added an optimized version of the Dark Rift effect to improve performance (PGRu-Unexpect3D)
- Fixed Eyes in the Forest no longer scaling as it used to before the recent change
- Fixed Cranium Basher shop hotkey conflicting with Manta Style
- Fixed a bug with triggering illuminate while in spirit form very near the end of its duration
- Fixed Fissure to be properly interrupted if the user cancels the action or gets disabled before cast point is reached
- U . P . D . A. T . E -
DotA version 6.63b has been released with mainly a few bug fixes.
- Fixed an exploit possible with Puck
- Armlet recipe now changed to include Quarterstaff instead of Blades of Attack (bonuses and total price unaffected)
- Fixed Wrath of Nature from targeting couriers
- Fixed a bug with Spirit Bear's entangle and overgrowth
- Fixed Heart icon on the endgame scoreboard
- Undid a couple of the fun names recently added
- Fixed a rare abuse that could cause other users performance to drop
Source: playdota.com
