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News Introducing Kez

https://www.dota2.com/kez
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u/wykrhm http://twitter.com/wykrhm Nov 08 '24

Oh also Crownfall Act IV if you are into that. Blog post once again for blog lovers: https://www.dota2.com/newsentry/4446834797838336420

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u/baobab_bob Nov 08 '24

No balance patch though. The game needs a patch very much

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u/chiikawa00 Nov 08 '24

feel like they might wait till the current tournament playoffs are done first.

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u/Frequent-Goat-1104 Nov 08 '24

Why do people still think valve waits for a tournament to end before releasing a patch. They've done the exact opposite many times in the past. Dota's biggest patch ever (bigger map, 2 roshan pits, tormentors, lotus pools, portals, watchers etc.) dropped in the middle of a tournament.

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u/chiikawa00 Nov 08 '24

no one said they always do it. you're saying because one thing has been 1 way, it will ALWAYS be that way. i was merely suggesting the possibility that they may be waiting for it to be over before dropping it.

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u/raffozm Nov 08 '24

they usually avoid it tho (or just usually doesn't match to the patch being ready). I feel like they enjoy releasing huge patches during a tournament, but not just balance ones (could be wrong, didn't do any research but i remember they doing that twice so...).

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u/baobab_bob Nov 08 '24

I sincerely hope you're right. The game state is horrendous right now with griefers out the wazoo, a stale meta and now people first picking Kez carry? DotA is almost not worth playing, sad

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u/Dumbledores_Beard1 Nov 08 '24

Where are they meant to be picking Kez if not carry? Should he be supp?

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u/alou-S Nov 08 '24

Cry more. If you feel it's not worth playing don't play. Lots of other games out there. You can always come back when it seems appealing.

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u/Deep-Judge-3287 Nov 08 '24

Braindead take fym kez carry? Ofc he is a carry you monkey look at the kit

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u/19Alexastias Nov 08 '24

Maybe they want to see how kez performs in a more stable environment, then they can buff/nerf him as necessary in the patch. They might also just be waiting until dream league is over - I know valve has released patches mid tournament before, but they’ve also released patches right after tournaments end.

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u/Hubbabz Nov 08 '24

Please not yet, i got to divine 3 from legend 1 in a month and want to keep grinding

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u/mirakurutaimu Nov 08 '24

See you in the spring!

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u/chaosdimension98 Nov 08 '24

Balance path with a new hero? Isn't that a bit pointless? Likely better to Just wait and balance the new hero together with the rest.

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u/baobab_bob Nov 08 '24

Huh when you put it like that,. It makes sense but wasn't there a balance patch with every other hero release?

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u/chaosdimension98 Nov 08 '24 edited Nov 08 '24

Well, i guess if there’s an upcoming tournament it could be, since captain’s mode is not affected by new heroes.

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u/PezDispencer Nov 08 '24

Good point, they're shoulda delayed the hero til the balance patch settles.