Patch 7.26a has now been live in Dota 2 for a few days and we can finally discuss how the most recent changes are affecting players in both casual and competitive games. Some the changes were expected by the community in general relating to other changes from a previous patch, and it is best to consider some of these changes as an overall effort to slow down early-game level ga

In the same matchup against Rouge, Mad Lions purposely let through Varus, who has essentially been a global perma-ban in League of Legends as of late. Mad Lions then immediately locked in Senna and Wukong as their bot lane. They smashed the Varus-led Rouge, with Matyáš "Carrzy" Orság going 2/1/7 on Senna and Norman "Kaiser" Kaiser going 3/0/6 on Wuk

This means that certain heroes who have a high base movement speed such as Keeper of the Light will benefit less from the use of these items compared to before because they are receiving a bonus that disregards their inherently high base speed. On the opposite end of things, heroes that are inherently slower in their base speed like Medusa will benefit slightly by becoming faster than when using percentage-based bonus items for movement speed. Players who do not pay attention to this change will certainly be in for a rude awakening as they slightly overextend with a hero that was slightly faster only last w

There’s a massive list of things you can spend money on in League of Legends , but none of it affects your in-game stats or performance. There are tons of character skins, experience boosts, and emotes, but otherwise nearly everything related to gameplay is obtainable through in-game curre

The popularity of BR games may have overshadowed some hidden gems in other genres. There are a number of games that offer loads of playability without spending anything (at least for the core experience). Here are the best free-to-play games that aren't Battle Roya

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Much like Cho'Gath, Kha'Zix hails from the void, but he is by no means a tank. This giant praying mantis is an assassin who stalks the jungle, and he does this by jumping around and turning invisible for a t

Clear roles can have an unfortunate downside, though, as many League of Legends players often complain about. Because of how highly enforced these lanes are by players and the game itself, the game can feel somewhat stagnant at times, and experimentation is either incredibly rare or often frowned upon by the commun

Since Shyvana is half-dragon, Riot could try and give her a "Dragon Master" Ultimate skin, which could allow her to transform into miniature versions of the dragons that spawn on Summoner's Rift, including the all powerful Elder Dra

Paladins is often humored to be Overwatch's freer alternative. This is because, like the latter, Paladins integrated a first-person perspective with some fantasy elements. This five-on-five competitive game features a payload mode, a team deathmatch mode, and a control point m

After being deemed worthy by the Arbiter, Tyari becomes "The Traveler," and is the first confirmed transgender character within the League of Legend s canon, no longer using he/him pronouns. Like Cithria, this story serves to inspire and is very satisfying when learning of its conclusion. Tyari has traveled far to become the person she always knew that she

In addition, Supernova scepter upgrade no longer allows Phoenix to cast Sun Ray, whereas the level 20 Talent has changed from a +1.25 second Supernova Stun Duration to Sun Ray During Supernova. While no one enjoys seeing their favorite character nerfed, and there are many fans of Phoenix, these changes were necessary and simply take the hero from overpowered to within a far more acceptable range of po

Certain items have had their costs increase to reflect their strength and the broad utility that players gain from acquiring them early in the game. By upping their respective costs, players can skill benefit from each but will need to wait longer to afford each. The main price changes

Alright, that heading is a bit of an exaggeration, but Phoenix is the character to have received the most significant nerfs in this patch. The three main changes are that Fire Spirits has had its cooldown increased from 45/40/35/30 to 51/44/37/30, leaving the ability virtually unchanged in the late game but more difficult to spam in the early g

The next time Cithria makes an appearance is in the card art for "Vanguard Squire." Here, Cithria is shown to have become a faceless soldier within the Demacian army. Her voice lines and flavor text indicate that she is still just a humble soldier trying to do her part in any way she can. That is until her final appearance in the card "Cithria the Bo