{"id":4485,"date":"2020-04-29T05:01:54","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T05:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/dota-2-gameplay-update-7-26b"},"modified":"2024-07-20T22:14:28","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T22:14:28","slug":"dota-2-gameplay-update-7-26b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/dota-2\/dota-2-gameplay-update-7-26b","title":{"rendered":"Dota 2 gameplay update 7.26b makes some massive changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/dota-2\" target=\"_blank\">Dota 2<\/a> gameplay update 7.26b isn&#8217;t a mammoth update with tonnes of balance changes, but it is a very significant one. Valve has made some massive changes.<\/p>\n<div id=\"traffective-ad-Content_1_204249\" style=\"display: none;\" class=\"Content_1\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"traffective-ad-Content_1_828981\" style=\"display: none;\" class=\"Content_1\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"traffective-ad-Content_1_301228\" style=\"display: none;\" class=\"Content_1\"><\/div>\n<p>The highlights include: Creep denies no longer grant any gold, and all hero talents have been nerfed with around 20%.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read more:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/dota-2\/dota-2-legend-universe-retires-from-competitive-play\" target=\"_blank\">Dota 2 legend UNiVeRsE retires from competitive play<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Dota 2 gameplay update reaction<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This comes as a big surprise, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dota2.com\/patches\/7.26b\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Dota 2 gameplay update 7.26b<\/a> is confusing some fans, as everyone is wondering why denies no longer grant any gold.<\/p>\n<p>Famous Dota 2 caster Toby &#8220;Tobiwan&#8221; Dawson expressed his shock at the deny change in the latest update.<\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TobiWanDOTA\/status\/1255154014418685953\"><twitter-widget class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" id=\"twitter-widget-0\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; display: block; transform: rotate(0deg);\"><\/twitter-widget><\/p>\n<blockquote align=\"center\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1588136572760852236=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Umm&#8230;&#8230;.there have been some pretty game changing patches that have come out but this one is pretty crazy&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>I am just gobsmacked by the first line &#8216;Denies no longer grant gold&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z2niEj9WL1\">https:\/\/t.co\/Z2niEj9WL1<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FclXjRr6P4\">pic.twitter.com\/FclXjRr6P4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Toby Dawson (@TobiWanDOTA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TobiWanDOTA\/status\/1255154014418685953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The latest Dota 2 gameplay update also comes in the middle of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/dota-2\/weplay-pushka-league-schedule-format-prize-pool-how-to-watch\" target=\"_blank\">WePlay! Pushka League<\/a>, and it isn&#8217;t the first time Valve has recently released a significant update during a big tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Two-time TI winners OG is, as always, meme-ing it up, as they are currently competing in the WePlay! Pushka League. OG is referring to another big change in the new Dota 2 gameplay update.<\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OGesports\/status\/1255195832422457347\"><twitter-widget class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" id=\"twitter-widget-1\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; display: block; transform: rotate(0deg);\"><\/twitter-widget><\/p>\n<blockquote align=\"center\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1588136572760852236=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\">&#128563; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Az1Bb0D5u1\">pic.twitter.com\/Az1Bb0D5u1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; OG (@OGesports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OGesports\/status\/1255195832422457347?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now, onto the update notes. While not a big list of changes, it could definitely affect the metagame in some significant ways.<\/p>\n<h2>Dota 2 7.26b update notes<\/h2>\n<p><strong>General gameplay changes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Denies no longer grant gold<\/li>\n<li>Deny XP given to enemies increased from 40% to 50%<\/li>\n<li>Melee Creeps base bounty increased by +5<\/li>\n<li>Neutral Creeps base bounty values increased back 10%<\/li>\n<li>All talents are now about 20% weaker&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Towers now grant +1 HP Regen Aura for Tier 1 Towers, and +3 for Tier2\/3\/4 Towers<\/li>\n<li>XP required to reach level 9\/10\/11\/12\/13 increased from 780\/810\/840\/870\/900 to 890\/930\/970\/1010\/1050<\/li>\n<li>Reliable gold is now given only for passive income<\/li>\n<li>AoE Gold increased from 45 + 0.027*NW to 45 + 0.033*NW<\/li>\n<li>Neutral item drop times for T1-4 changed from 7\/15\/25\/40 to 7\/17\/27\/37<\/li>\n<li>Tier 2+ towers health increased by 500 and damage by 25<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Item changes:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Healing Salve &#8211;&nbsp;Duration increased from 8 to 10 seconds (same overall heal)<\/li>\n<li>Gloves of Haste &#8211;&nbsp;Cost increased from 400 to 450<\/li>\n<li>Blades of Attack &#8211;&nbsp;Cost increased from 430 to 450<\/li>\n<li>Ring of Basilius &#8211;&nbsp;Recipe cost increased from 175 to 200<\/li>\n<li>Hood of Defiance &#8211;&nbsp;Now has a 200 gold recipe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It will be interesting to see how teams adapt to the Dota 2 gameplay update 7.26b.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read more:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/dota-2\/top-10-types-of-dota-2-players\" target=\"_blank\">Top 10 types of Dota 2 players you never want to match with<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dota 2 gameplay update 7.26b isn&#8217;t a mammoth update with tonnes of balance changes, but it is a very significant one. 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