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

Ultimately, there are still fingers being crossed for the return of the official team this season, but if the world has to deal with a few fill-in players and a whole new OG, then so be it. No matter what choices each player makes, the certainty of support will always be present wherever any one of them goes. But seriously, cross your fing

Riot Games recently released Valorant- a tactical FPS that rivals Overwatch in gameplay. No matter how well Valorant does, Riot will always be known as the developer who brought League of Legends to life in 2009, and the popular MOBA Game Updates has since become one of the most played games in the wo

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

Additionally, OG announced that its position-three player Jesse "JerAx" Vainikka will be spending his days off the stage. JerAx has officially retired from professional Dota 2 and will not be on the front line of OG's active roster. He hasn't left the organization, but he will be supporting from the sideli

Aphelios may no longer be the newest champion , but he is still quite young, and is fairly popular despite the fact that he is a bit confusing to use. The reason for this is because he is an ADC who alternates between five weapons which have different stats, abilities, range, and effe

It’s no secret that Pokémon Unite is one of the least popular announcements in the history of the series. Its reveal has amassed tons of dislikes on YouTube over the game’s partnership with Tencent and the likelihood of microtransactions, but many fans were simply disappointed that the Pokémon Company announced this MOBA instead of a new mainline game, or even a new entry in the Pokémon Let’s Go ser

OG 's Dota 2 team is undeniably one of the best eSports teams in the world. They have a long list of achievements, which includes being the only team to win the International two times and in a back-to-back fashion. The team has also won several Majors along the way and other Minor tourname

Azir officially debuted in 2014, and he is still played quite a bit professionally because of his range, damage potential, the ability to create towers, and an ult which can knock back and displace the entire enemy t

In the late-game, it may be especially hard to earn gold as a support Leona. Therefore, it is best to get your essential items first and then leave the rest of your build open to adapt to the game. Although the choices in items may seem daunting at first, remember to invest in items that primarily provide damage resistances and bonus

So far, there does not seem to be much of a change in which items players prioritize in game, however the price difference has meant that matches see a longer delay before they can be purchased, or they are forgone entirely in favor of saving up for another, more expensive item a little earlier. Overall, the price changes seem healthy as before it was too simple to stock up on key items too quic

As usual, there is quite a bit to read in the 7.26a patch notes, and readers can click here for the full announcement. Best of luck to everyone and keep an eye out for players who may be overextending themselves with these new changes, as they likely have not read the notes and are ripe for a quick kill until they figure it

That said, there are tons of ways Pokémon Unite can avoid this. At the least, having multiple maps could help encourage more creativity than League of Legends' primary map Summoner’s Rift, and having a large roster early on can help give players diverse team options. So long as it’s balanced properly, there’s no reason a Pokémon MOBA has to be as firm as League of Legen

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

Leona's passive, Sunlight, applies a 1.5 second debuff to enemies hit by any of her abilities. When afflicted by Sunlight, damage dealt by ally champions will consume the debuff and deal bonus magic damage based on Leona's current level. Since only ally champions can consume the sunlight charge, Leona will benefit the most from this passive by using teamwork and sticking near her team's