https://www.cybersport.ru/dota-2/articles/chto-valve-neobkhodimo-izmenit-v-dota-2-chtoby-the-international-10-poluchilsya-krutym-i-zrelishnym

Saves matches

The main vulnerability of competitive Dota 2 was clearly demonstrated by the Major in Kiev. On the second map in the match between Nigma and Team Secret in Wild Card, there was a problem with the server, as a result of which the teams were thrown out of the game. At this point, Nigma was in control of the match, with more potential in the late game. The map had to be replayed from scratch, but with the same picks, and this time Secret, having learned the mistakes, began to behave completely differently on the lanes (other starting abilities and transitional items were chosen), thanks to which she won without any problems.

This whole situation happened due to the fact that Valve did not add save matches to Dota 2. The situation with Nigma and Team Secret was eventually quickly forgotten, because the KuroKy team was still able to advance to the next stage of the tournament. Therefore, even though the disputes were loud, the situation did not develop into a full-fledged scandal. But will it be possible to smooth out such a story if it happens in the playoffs of The International, where one map won can increase the prize teams by a million dollars? In addition, at the Kiev Major, Nigma had an advantage, but still was far from demolishing the enemy throne. What if the server crashes when one of the teams is literally one step away from victory? This can lead to a huge scandal, spoil the overall impression of the tournament and damage the image of the discipline itself. I would like to believe that Valve will protect itself from such a negative scenario and insure teams against crashes by adding the long-awaited save game feature.

Nerf Holy Locket

In fact, the 7.29 meta is one of the most enjoyable and entertaining. There are no super-fast or unbearably drawn-out games, the comeback system is working properly, there are no imbalanced shrines and other unnecessary elements on the map. However, it is still possible to tweak the meta a bit, and you should start by changing the balance of several items. Obviously Holy Locket provides too much health regeneration buff. Considering its low cost, the conditional Winter Wyvern already at the tenth level can restore more than half of the HP to an ally, having only one artifact. At the same time, the item looks great on other characters with healing abilities, and in addition to a 35% bonus to health regeneration, it also gives a pleasant increase to attributes and an aura – and all this for 2,400 gold. Naturally, against the background of this conditional Guardian Greaves, costing more than twice as expensive, faded into the background. Therefore, developers should take a closer look at Holy Locket and at least reduce the bonus to healing or increase the price of an artifact.

Variety of mid laners

We’ve recently discussed heroes that are likely to be weakened in the balance patch ahead of The International. Consequently, if some characters are nerfed, others will receive boosts. And, it seems to me, first of all, developers should pay attention to the characters in the center line. The mid pool in the current meta is pretty modest. As the Major in Kiev showed, the teams are primarily fighting for Puck and Templar Assassin, which are now out of competition. Tiny, Invoker, Leshrac and Ember Spirit follow. At the same time, many of the heroes of the center familiar to us not only lost ground, but completely dropped out of the meta. This list includes the Queen of Pain and Outworld Destroyer, which only appeared once on AniMajor, as well as Sniper, Tinker and Zeus. The latter were never picked at a Major at all.

The minor buffs for these characters would not drastically change the meta, but would increase their chances of occasionally making it into the drafts of teams at The International. Still, the variety in picks and interesting drafts are what adorns Dota 2. Because now, looking at the statistics of the same Sniper (37.3% win rate) and Zeus (41.2% win rate) in matchmaking with MMR of 7 thousand ., it becomes clear that the developers have clearly undeservedly cheated the characters.

Black Hole!

Judging by the results of the Major in Kiev, there is no need to complain about the pool of offlane characters in the current meta. Yes, there are clear leaders in the face of Mars, Timbersaw and Dragon Knight, which, by the way, should be weakened a little. However, in addition to them, many other characters regularly appear on the off lane, who are also effective. These include Centaur Warrunner, Sand King, Magnus, Viper, Tidehunter, Dark Seer, Ax and a number of other characters. But one offlaneer, which until recently was held in high esteem by many teams, was forgotten. It’s about Enigma. After Necronomicon was removed from Dota 2, the character fell out of the meta abruptly – he was not picked up at the Major in Kiev.