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General notes
Vision Sharing
Updated how vision sharing functions with non player controlled units
ContextAffects the Mars facet "Blood Sport" and the Night Stalker facet "Blinding Void"
Dire/Radiant buildings and creeps can now be affected by vision sharing. While their individual vision is unlinked, they do not provide any shared vision
Rules for how player controlled units share vision is unchanged
Observer and Sentry Wards always use the team's vision regardless of the status of who placed them
Other controlled units use the vision status of the player's hero
Forced Movement & Knockback
Forced Movement is any effect that forcibly moves a unit
Knockback is a subset of Forced Movement and applies to any effect that pushes or pulls a unit a fixed distance over a short period of time
Does not apply to constant applications of movement speed
ContextExample: Windranger's Gale Force
Does not apply to effects that move units to a fixed point
ContextExample: Dark Seer's Vacuum
The following abilities are considered Knockback
Arc Warden's Magnetic Field
Batrider's Flamebreak
Beastmaster's Primal Roar
Bloodseeker's Rupture with Arterial Spray
Clockwerk's Power Cogs
Disruptor's Electromagnetic Repulsion
Drow Ranger's Gust
Earth Spirit's Boulder Smash
Invoker's Deafening Blast
Keeper of the Light's Blinding Light
Magnus' Shockwave
Magnus' Reverse Reverse Polarity
Mars' God's Rebuke
Morphling's Adaptive Strike
Puck's Waning Rift with Jostling Rift
Roshan's Walk
Queen of Pain's Sonic Wave
Sniper's Headshot
Spirit Breaker's Greater Bash
Tusk's Walrus Kick
Force Staff
Hurricane Pike
Havoc Hammer
Items
Ability / item #151Unholy Strength no longer provides slow resistance
Ability / item #127Recipe cost increased from 550 to 750 (Total cost increased from 2100 to 2300)
Ability / item #121Health bonus decreased from +500 to +450
Ability / item #121Mana bonus decreased from +500 to +450
Ability / item #242Guard Damage Block now equals to 70 + 2.5% of the caster's max health, instead of Strength
Ability / item #692Strength bonus decreased from +14 to +10
Ability / item #692Eternal Endurance Stack Duration decreased from 6s to 5s
Ability / item #164Dominate now provides the experience bounty of the dominated creep
Ability / item #635Dominate now provides the experience bounty of the dominated creep
Ability / item #269Recipe cost decreased from 900 to 800 (Total cost decreased from 2350 to 2250)
Ability / item #225Nullify Duration decreased from 5s to 4s
Ability / item #225Nullify now also slows the target by 10% for its duration
Ability / item #235Health bonus decreased from +550 to +500
Ability / item #235Mana bonus decreased from +550 to +500
Ability / item #190Magic Weakness can now be cast without interrupting channels
Ability / item #610Cyclone Movement Speed decreased from 360 to 300
Neutral items
Ability / item #349Replenish Mana mana restored decreased from 75 to 65
Ability / item #946Hound damage increased from 15 to 20
Ability / item #1158Tunnel Vision Spell amp decreased from 10% to 8%
Ability / item #1167Unclouded Day HP Regen bonus decreased from +12 to +10
Ability / item #378Impeding Corruption Slow Duration increased from 4s to 5s
Ability / item #376Greater Healing healing amp decreased from 14% to 12%
Ability / item #950Armor bonus decreased from +7 to +6
Ability / item #825Health bonus decreased from +250 to +225
Ability / item #825Health Regen bonus decreased from +20 to +18
Ability / item #364Strength bonus decreased from +16 to +14
Ability / item #1168Armor bonus decreased from +12 to +10
Ability / item #585Bottled Lightning strike interval increased from 3s to 3.5s
Ability / item #585Bottled Lightning strike interval no longer decreases with cooldown reduction
Ability / item #2192Health Regen bonus increased from +5 to +7