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The nature of the patch, however, remains a mystery, but since it\u2019s been a long time since the last one, and players have wanted a massive overhaul ever since, there\u2019s a good chance it\u2019ll be a massive one.<\/p>

Players are expecting to see everything from a huge shake-up to the meta that revolves around making jungling viable again, to map changes, new items, countless buffs and nerfs, and more. None of these changes have been confirmed, but since the Dota 2 <\/em>developers have a tendency to incorporate player feedback, there\u2019s a good chance some or all of them will be included in the next Valve-stamped patch.<\/p>

It\u2019ll also be interesting to see where Muerta fits. Like most new heroes, she\u2019ll likely be unpickable in pro matches for a time, but expect to see her run rampant elsewhere.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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