After we talked about the impact of the new format of the 2023 MSI Midseason Edition in the previous article, we also want to talk to you about the MSI Midseason Edition. According to the official previous announcement, the version of the game used in the 2023 MSI midseason will be the upcoming update of 13.8, because the playoffs in the previous major divisions have used the 13.5 or 13.6 version, so the span of the two versions is still quite large, so compared to the playoffs, what are the characteristics of the version of the mid-season?
Some of the strong heroes of the playoffs were weakened
Because version 13.8 has not yet been officially implemented, we will currently analyze mainly in combination with the preview of version 13.7 and test server version 13.8. So let's talk briefly about a few heroes who have played well in the playoffs, because they have been weakened to varying degrees in the next version.
-Xiaofa, except for E, the strength income of the three skills of QWR has been comprehensively reduced, and all of them have been lowered from the full level, which is obviously focused on weakening his pre-mid-term ability, but compared to before, the later ability has been improved to a certain extent;
-Annie, the E skill's CD is longer and the shield value is reduced, which is weakened for the lower assist, but can still walk the middle;
-Blind monk, basic attack, armor lowered, blind monk, this hero, as long as he emerges, will be cut, this time is no exception, the early ability is cut, but it can still be used, but the effect of the early wild area will not be so strong;
-Pig Girl, the hero of Pig Girl has a good cooperation effect with Silas, Jax, Fiona and other melee C positions, so the designer feels that this combination is too strong, especially when competing for resource groups in the early stage, so her Q\R cooldown time is longer, and the overall is weakened, because high cooling means that you need to use it more carefully;
-Hammerstone, Q skill cooldown return is reduced, in the playoffs we often see hammerstone in a team battle can make several hooks in a row, such as GEN's 9 seconds 3Q, the opposite side is almost hooked numb, after the cooldown return is reduced, the other party has more room for confrontation;
-Wei, one of the two heroes of the lock, although the base damage of QE has been reduced in the new version, but the income damage has been increased, and the designer encourages players to come out of the outfit, but Wei's hero's positioning in the game has always been a strong entry hard control, as long as her teammates keep up with the damage, she can play the effect, so I personally feel that she is still available in MSI;
- Monkey, in the new version, it is considered to be fully weakened, the base attack is reduced, the W cooldown time is adjusted, and the E extra attack speed is reduced;
-Zeli, like the monkey, has been greatly weakened, especially the passive shield absorption has been reduced, from the previous 60% to 45%, and the damage bonus of the R skill has also been cut by 15%, flesh hurts, flesh hurts!
-Stone Man, as a strong entry into the unreasonable Murfitt, ushered in a key weakening in the test suit version 13.8, and the damage of W skills was comprehensively reduced;
-Lo, base armor and growth armor lowered.
These are the heroes who have played well in the recent playoffs, but have been focused on "caring" for in the new version, these heroes are not that they cannot be used in MSI, but compared to the playoffs, they are obviously discounted.
What other heroes at MSI deserve attention
There are heroes weakened, then naturally there are heroes that are strengthened, in version 13.7 & 13.8, which heroes are worth our attention?
-Tsar Azir, this is an important change in version 13.7, and after this change, the designer's purpose is to let all Tsar players go to the main W to add points, but the Q skill is weakened to a certain extent, and it is not good to say whether it is strengthened or weakened overall, but in the professional arena, this tower pile machine may return;
-Men's gun, once the hero of the male gun appears in the professional arena, it can only mean that your team will become the core of playing wild, but now there are relatively few teams playing wild core, but the two teams of the LPL can still play wild core, and the changes of the male gun this time include passive critical bonus improvement, and the cooldown time of the big move is shortened at the low level, which enhances his early ability, so it can be played, but whether it is necessary depends on the lineup;
- Mantis, Kazik, the hero has been strengthened in two consecutive versions, but this hero is too limited, and it is difficult to see him in the professional arena unless there is a specific lineup;
-Lilia, 13.8 The adjustments to Lilia are focused on passivity, which improves her brushing efficiency, but to be honest, the increase in overall strength is not large;
-Poppy, Poppy's hero has always been a good counter against those strong entry heroes, and this time mainly strengthened her Q skill damage and W's double resistance, increased from 10% to 12%, this value change is still relatively large, so we may also be able to see her in the reverse entry lineup in the future;
-Bigmouth Kegmo, as one of the stake-type output heroes, Bigmouth has always been ignored by many people, but it has indeed been strengthened for several versions, in the latest 13.8 version, including passive, Q, E three skills have been strengthened again, Q's CD is shorter, E's blue consumption is less, and the deceleration is stronger.
What other changes are worth paying attention to?
Seriously injured!
In version 13.7, the heavily damaged equipment has been fully enhanced, according to the designer, the previous serious damage equipment, for "it is unreasonable to inflict damage on those enemies with shields to apply their unique effects", so now the new version of the serious damage effect is as long as the damage is done, even if these damage are offset by your shield, but the effect of severe damage will still be triggered.
What are the version trends for MSI?
Although MSI uses 13.8 across two versions, the overall trend has not changed much, and the ecology of the lower road is still very stable, because from 13.7-13.8, the change direction of the version is still concentrated in the three aspects of the upper and middle fields, of which the middle field change is relatively large, and the middle field positioning itself is a tool person in the current version, plus some strong playing field is weakened, but it makes the position of playing wild need to link the middle road to create an excellent output environment for the lower road.
Of course, with the small strengthening of heroes such as the Tsar and EZ, the poke system can still be used, plus some of the current strong heroes have been weakened, which also makes this system indeed safer than the previous survival environment, and finally after the MSI format change, all are double-defeat BO3 or BO5, and the team that can really eat through the version will go further in this competition.