Player of team HellRaisers.Dota 2, Greg "Keyser" Kallianiotis's comment: «There are a lot of things to say about the new patch. First of all, the change in ranked matchmaking is something that should have been done a long time ago. The mmr reset each season prevents mmr stagnation and places each player in the bracket they belong in. Also, as for the gameplay changes, I really like the removal of one creep on midlane. In my opinion it’s harder to play midlane with four creeps as the lane is more skill based and mistakes are more punishable. There are a lot of changes on the heroes and it is really hard to understand how they work now without playing a lot. I think the new heroes have a good design and interesting skills, especially Dark Willow. The mid heroes I play like Qop, Lina and Storm spirit have not changed much and I think the gameplay will remain kind of the same. I don’t like that jungle heroes like Chen and Enchantress which were already overpowered are not nerfed (some could say that they were boosted instead). Now, it feels like some heroes like Beastmaster, Morhpling and Io were boosted too much and it will be hard to play against them. About items now, I am not sure how the new bloodstone, my favourite item, will work. Soul ring was removed from the recipe which was obviously a really strong early game item that helped you farm. The new items are interesting and provide new mechanics to the game. I think Spirit Vessel will be a really strong item for support heroes, offlane and some mid heroes. Aeon disk is an item which will prevent you from getting bursted and might be good in some situations. In general, there is a plethora of new mechanics in the game which will make it more interesting and harder to play in my opinion. I think this patch is a long awaited change that will increase the overall skill in this game. Obviously my team and I will try our best to learn it as fast as possible and compete at the highest level!»