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League of Legends has been long scrutinized for its uncanniness to DOTA2. It has long since changed its style and shifted away from that comparison.
One of the biggest obvious changes was the length of each match.
In the previous year, LOL has pushed towards making match lengths even shorter. I think the new dragons push this narrative further.
In this video, I go through the 2 new dragons, HEXTECH and CHEMTECH, that have been added to the game in the preseason.
The dragons have unique buffs and their souls add new features to the map and the champions.
The hextech dragon amplifies the champions' attack speed and ability haste by 5% and 5 respectively. At 4 dragons, that means 20% and 20. This is massive since it can overpower the dragon slayers by a lot.
It also adds portals to the map in the jungle at 4 points. This will significantly reduce travel time and create for insane jukes and catching up. Think of it as Bard's E, but on steroids.
The Chemtech dragon does 5% bonus damage to tankier enemies. This is very strong against comps that are based around tanks.
In the past, the game has been under a lot of pressure due to how strong tanks can be. Tanks have significantly ruined the gaming experience. With this dragon, it will be a good balancing feature and a powerful way to counter tanks.
The soul gives all the slayers a SIon passive buff. Everyone can revive for a short time after dying.
I think the new dragons are very important. Especially their souls. The souls can turn the tide of the game. It makes dragon fights and dragon control so much more important. Which in turn makes the game shorter because there is so much extra gold to earn from these fights.
What do you think of the new changes?
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