DotA 2 Patch 7.01 Nerfs Monkey King, Buffs Enchantress & Other Heroes; Fixed Bugs & More
Keisuke AkioValve released the first patch for DotA 2 dubbed as 7.00 last December 13. A week after, the 7.01 patch was announced, which restructured the game in various ways.
Valve publicized the 7.01 patch for DotA 2 on December 20. However, the latest update received criticism on Reddit for copious bugs and stroppy UI. It also left many players wanting more technical improvements, while it fixes some of the game's issues. On a brighter note, one of the best parts about DotA 2's 7.01 patch is gameplay rebalance, which transports an intensely-wanted nerf to Monkey King.
Monkey King
The latest update fetches technical changes such as fixes for various crashes, reinstatement of shop purchase hotkeys, and browse items tab sliding out as a panel instead of taking place at the shop UI. As for the gameplay, Monkey King's nerf connotes Jingu Mastery and no longer disregards armor when calculating lifesteal. DotA 2's 7.01 patch also rescaled the Boundless Strike's critical strike from 200% to 140/160/180/200%, along with a condensed counter duration from 15 to 10 seconds.
Bug Fixes
As for the bug fixes, the latest update now includes fixes for panels not appearing on PA Arcana gravestones, Effigies, and The Hall of Fame. It also added some new API calls for Bot Scripting and fixed guides you have published that does not appear in the guide list. DotA 2's 7.01 patch also restored shop purchase keys, slides out browsed item as a modal panel, and added a visual cooldown to pin TP Scroll.
Heroes
Abyssal Underlord's Pit of Malice interval and cooldown are now increased between 3.5 and 3.6 seconds, as well as 30/26/22/18 to 32/28/24/20 respectively. Furthermore, three and a pair of buffs to her talents increase Enchantress' base intelligence. Her movement speed and respawn time is also increased from 15 to 20 and 30s respectively. In the latest update, Meepo's clones now have the ability to pick up runes as well, making them scarcer for his adversaries. Centaur's agility gain is reduced from 2.0 to 1.6 and Broodmother's Incapacitating Bite is increased from 10/20/30/40 to 14/24/34/44%. Death Prophet's level 10 Talent is increased from +6 Strength to 7, Doom's Level 20 Talent is increased from +50 Damage to +65 and +20 Health Regeneration to +25, and Luna's base armor is condensed by 1.
General
Moreover, the patch added Necrophos to CM. For the XP requisites to go between level 6 and 12, it has been increased by 140 (615/630/645/660/675/775 to 640/660/680/700/720/740). Level 12 to 20 has also been increased by 140 (1175/1200/1225/1250/1275/1375/1400/1425 to 1200/1225/1250/1275/1300/1325/1400/1490), while level 24 to 25 has been decreased by 280 with the same overall XP requisite to reach level 25, according to Steam.
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