6.73 Balance Changes and Competitive Discussion (Feat. Luminous)

6.73 has been released! In order to commemorate the (likely) last major balance update patch, Luminous and bballin discuss all of the changes, the new items, and the new heros! They also talk about how these changes might affect the competitive metagame in Dota 1 and in Dota 2.

Time Stamps:
Intro/Preface: Beginning - 00:02:00
Balance changes to old heroes/ changes to competitive viability: 00:02:04 - 01:01:30
Balance changes to old items: 1:01:31 - 1:10:31
Cosmetic/Misc. changes: 1:10:32 - 1:18:50
Competitive discussion of new items: 1:18:51 - 1:35:04
Overall balance discussion and its effect on the competitive scene: 1:35:05 - 1:42:50
New hero discussion: 1:42:51 - End


Important Links:
Changelog: http://www.playdota.com/changelogs/6.73
Gold Per Minute Observation (Post #3/#10): http://www.gosugamers.net/dota/thread/895377-insight-about-6-73
Icefrog commenting on .73 changes being ported into Dota 2:
http://www.playdota.com/forums/604422-post3767498/6-73-changes-implemented-do...

Find us here:
www.dotacommentaries.com
www.youtube.com/Luminoustudios
www.twitter.com/bballin773

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• yt:stretch=16:9
• bballin
• Luminous
• dotacommentaries
• 6.73
• Dota
• Dota 2
• dota

[Bballin773]

Rereading the tranquil boots patch notes and looking at various responses around the web, it's easy to see that Lumi and I made a mistake in dismissing the tranquil boots so soon. MY B GUYS

[sLapMeWitHaFisH]

whats up with veil of discord and SF? debuff his souls? dunno reply pls

[Bballin773]

@sLapMeWitHaFisH fail troll by luminous. Gets crap items on his sf and sez he's pro. But veil + requiem does do alot...

[Nzgrym]

About the Tranquil Boots - i can only see 2 uses for them.

One - Tranquil + Soul ring on some heroes (Axe comes to mind, gogo Battle hunger axe!)

Two - Carry heroes who can't really use ring of health (naga siren, riky) - really questionable, but probably viable

[Bballin773]

@Nzgrym I don't know if it will be too viable on melee heros simply due to the fact that they "break" and remain broken until they go on w/o damage for a bit. I'm more inclined to believe that it might be good for long ranged supports like AA/CM who can stay back and who need extra MS for ganking.

[Cecekcz]

>Sees video length

>Challenge accepted

[DarkTeam0]

fuck you with your heavy breathing. Unbearable

[akiru91]

Its Micheal Jackson!

[korisnik56]

Tranquil - venge....

[BathoryKrieg666]

I have actually watched this.

Whole.

Like a BOSS.

[TwistedFate42]

hey Bballin tree already does not hav global ring of health for twrs during the day twrs now hav the aura only when tree is 750 aoe around them at all times

[withy0u01]

6.73b has released. :D

[T3hBigA]

@Senkon No it does not, 9 damage = 6 from Ring of Basilius and 3 from Wraith Band.

[Senkon]

Why does everyone say no bonus from building ring of aquila? It gives 3 extra damage.

[961kgb]

i'm waiting for the patch where icefrog increases the number of bans. it used to be 4 (still in dota2) and with the increasing number of heroes i think a 6 or even 7 heroes banned is becoming inevitable.

i'm a pick/ban phase enthusiast, i feel it shoud be as important as the whole game; and i feel that the real way to make teams choose other heroes is by forcing them through more bans.

[raxworth]

when it reached necronomicon...

expecting the 3rd HAIL!...

trolled