On October 22 2013 07:21 Nocticate wrote: NS is kinda scary right now.
Also Pugna seems really good right now. I dunno why, but I just played with him and he just felt like a better hero. It didn't seem to be in any of the changed things (though it might have been the decrepify buff). He just seems to fit into the pace of the game better as a fairly aggressive core that can be knocking on your t3's at 20 minutes easily. I didn't go mek on him, just a rushed scepter into bkb into eul's. Mek actually seems like a decidedly worse pickup as an item for cores like OD or Viper or whomever--its vaunted 5man power doesn't really seem as relevant so early as it did in 6.78. Now it's more skirmishes and protracted engagements where something like a Vanguard serves you much better.
He's a lot easier to lane in 2-1-2 as well tbh. He can be your 2v2 safe lane if you predict a difficult off-lane and don't want to stick your carry there to get shut down, as well as pairing well with a strong defensive support like Earthshaker to 2v2 off-lane. In 3-1-1 you pretty much could only put him mid, while 2-1-2 gives him a lot more flexibility.
On October 22 2013 07:23 WolfintheSheep wrote: Is it just me, or is Death Prophets ult ridiculous now? Everything just melts in seconds to her spirits.
There was also a Drow on the team, though, so maybe the global aura is glitched to buff the spirits?
that DP buff was a huge buff, though it may not have seemed like it
I'm wondering if 2/1/1/1 (that is, with one jungler) lineups will see an increase. There's still value to having heroes that can solo hard lanes, as it opens up jungle prospects more. Just played a bot game to get a feel for it; lich sacrifice is really sweet now, gives so much of an xp edge in lane, as long as you sac the creeps out of range of the enemy.
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