2.2.3 Patch Notes

[Idejder]

http://i.imgur.com/D1lnU.png

Version 2.2.3
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- The current Free Heroes have changed. The current available list is:

* :chro: Chronos
* :corr: Corrupted Disciple
* :swif: Swiftblade
* :damp: Dampeer

* :defi: Defiler
* :blac: Blacksmith
* :witc: Witch Slayer
* :mart: Martyr
* :ophe: Ophelia

* :glad: Gladiator
* :legi: Legionnaire
* :accu: Accursed
* :keep: Keeper of the Forest
* :behe: Behemoth
* :hamm: Hammerstorm

- When night to day or day to night transitions occur in game, the game will now play a sound to indicate the transition
* A rooster crows for the night to day transition, and a wolf howls for the day to night transition

- Teleporting states in grimms now persist after death (So if you click it and die your body will go over as the effects show)
- Fixed courier upgrading not counting for GPM calculations
- UI script environment stack overflow is no longer a fatal error
- Updated the Herodex to not be broken
- Fixed Geomancer and Cthulhuphant icons
- Fixed up Logger's Hatchet sounds

- Added a Gold Collection Alt Avatar: Gladius Beardicus
* He will only be available for one week, so don't miss your chance to get him

- The original gold coin prices for the entire store have been adjusted and lowered


== Heroes and Items ==

:Portalkey: Portal Key
- Removed minrange of 200

:amun: Amun-Ra
- Fixed his Path of Destruction so that the meteor heals himself if he is magic immune

:empa: Empath
- Now doesn't teleport to (0,0) if the target she's inside gets deleted instead of killed/dying regularly
- Prevents silly things like Vindicator's aura from silencing her if she pops out of a hero

:( Monarch
- Moved to Legion

:monk: Monkey King
- Fixed his Illusive Dash's state expiration so it won't displace Monkey King with the second dash if Monkey King is invulnerable at the time the state expires.
- Also optimized the stun-check tag

:nigh: Night Hound
- Made his ultimate toggle-able so the player can creep pull and neutral without any tedious spam-clicking

:noma: Nomad
- Fixed an issue where Mirage Strike was checking for the wrong target for invulnerability
- Fixed Mirage Strike so that the illusion dies after 0.5s (via the death state) when the proxy_entity dies (the thing that the illusion is attacking) rather than lingering for ~3 seconds standing still & doing nothing.
- Fixed True Strike and Mirage Strike so they don't play through fog

:para: Parasite
- Fixed an onframe-infest bug so the Infested target dies properly if the Infest projectile impacts on the same frame as Parasite's death

:plag: Plague Rider
- Added a visual AoE indicator to Contagion upon hovering the cast cursor over the target

:sand: Sand Wraith
- Optimized Desert's Curse
- Fixed a small issue so that the illusion dies properly if the target the illusion was attacking gets deleted
- Readjusted values on Mirage so they match the new illusion lifetimes (4/4.5/5 seconds)

== Tooltip fixes==

- (Bombardier) Sticky bomb deals magic damage
- (Bombardier) Bombard deals magic damage
- (Electrician) Cleansing shock deals true damage to summons
- (Fayde) Burning Shadows deals magic damage
- (Ra) Ashes to Ashes deals magic damage
- (Puzzlebox Mauler) Last Stand deals true damage

[Deeismybitch]

first

[Fraggzy]

inb4 first?


^
FUUUU

[Serasboy]

yeah first

edit: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Kvx]

Glad avatar is nice too bad I suck at glad

[Hemmundralrh]

1st page

[YoungBl00d]

Every Friday is time for celebration.

[Agrostini]

lol s2 implemented my suggestion

http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/showthread.php?t=335220 thread name:
Sound at night-day and day-night

cheers

[Mirtazapine]

First page :d

Also, another Gladiator alt? =_=

[Kaee]

yay <3

[Existenz]

nice, glad alt

[balcomb]

nice :D

[KARTlK]

2/10 patch

[Iskand]

First page : D ?

Good patch anyway. GZ.

[sqnk]

good stuff :)

[BattleHungeR]

Woho First page :P

[hAtE_]

Daytime Nighttime.. what about an indicator?

[PowerKing]

Yeay first page!

[Thug]

Lol.
first page?

[BL4nK]

lame

[Jeroz]

looks nice.

gee, the return of the gold avatar? :P

Edit: it might be better if the transition between night and day is more obvious like in dota2.

[TheKliff]

1st page
aww guess not

[SeriousCat]

Another alt avatar for a hero who already has one, and for a hero who nobody picks.

[Millikin]

lol s2 whut, day and night thing was my sugestion

http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/showthread.php?t=335220 thread name:
Sound at night-day and day-night

gimme bones now!
Nothing original with your suggestion.... as you say, there are sounds like these in the other games.
You make it sound like "OMG S2 WTF YOU RIPOFF MY IDEA OMGWTFBBQ!!!!"
Get over it... atleast they implemented it.

[SeriousCat]

And btw, Ra gold alt avatar 3000 silver coins, Gladiator gold alt avatar 600 silver coins.

A bit weird.

[Machiavelli`]

Good patch. **** the haters.

[HAPPINESS013]

Gotta say one of best looking alt avatars! Good job S2! Also price is awesome! :>

[Vanguardian]

does this sound at night and day mean any possibility of implementing a night/day hero?

[Cord]

Daytime Nighttime.. what about an indicator?

you mean, the one at the top of the screen?

Personally I think night should make everything slightly bluer so it's more obvious. It never actually looks like night to me.

[xmangosx]

Because Glad needed another alt avatar!

[yug_modnar]

at last something to pend my silver coins for

edit: no EA price reduction:(

[mynamesvince]

You said gold prices are now cheaper, but from what I see its still 10$ for 420 coins, but the prices of the bundles went up.

From what I remember the bundles of 10 heroes were around 300-400 gold, now they are way higher.

im confused.

[yug_modnar]

And btw, Ra gold alt avatar 3000 silver coins, Gladiator gold alt avatar 600 silver coins.

A bit weird.

Ra doesnt have any gold avatar, only premium one which has the same price as all other premium alts

[Syth`]

3.0 :[

[Taiya]

what is your guys deal always giving heroes that already have alts more alts?

what the ****.

[VollarioN]

MY FAVOURITE HERO GOLD&PREMIUM ALT AVATAR <3 !!!:glad::glad::glad:

[ChillyWater]

Lol I thought that the alt avatar was glacius o.0

[Gridlocked]

- When night to day or day to night transitions occur in game, the game will now play a sound to indicate the transition
* A rooster crows for the night to day transition, and a wolf howls for the day to night transition

Inc Nighthunter port soon?

[Hiros]

again, crash report while patching, WTF is wrong with you s2
you srsly are dumbstars, can't believe you are so fcking ridiculous

btw: stop making hon worse and start making it better

[Manifesto]

filth.

[Testingrani]

Thanks S2!

[Reldnahc]

Coolio

[SpeaR]

Cool a gold collection avatar that costs 600 silver that is what I used to pay in gold coins before.

Kinda wished they lowered the EA price so I could afford a few more of the upcoming ones.

So far loving the new prices but why couldn't they change the prices long ago before I spent all those gold coins :(.

[FromBehinD]

no new trees? :(

[Kalium]

Lame Patch is Lame

[seadogkip]

He has a white bandana on the specials tab :l

[Tjomsie]

:nigh: : omg do you have wards everywhere?!?!

[SpeaR]

:nigh: : omg do you have wards everywhere?!?!
I was thinking the same thing
Some nh accidentally presses r and thinks he is invis

[FreeKimchi]

boring patch zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[Bad0men]

He has a white bandana on the specials tab :l

And a red bandana in the shop. Yet the "community appreciation" contest winner won the answer with "blue" for the bandana...

[Serasboy]

again, crash report while patching, WTF is wrong with you s2
you srsly are dumbstars, can't believe you are so fcking ridiculous

btw: stop making hon worse and start making it better

inb4 cryes from people who got sh1t computers

/thread

[Zhuk]

I think its boring that u make an alt avatar to a hero that alrdy got one.. Why dont you make alt avatars to every hero b4 u start making the 2nd?

[DutchFlame]

back to rediculously small patchezz. Although this one is good I guess.

hon 3.0? :DD

[Harakesh]

Voodoo needs some love regarding Alt Avatars S2... come on.

[blackperl]

Yay 3rd page :D

nice patch

By the way nothing for this week appreciation? :O

[Cencenlol]

what a nice balance patch

[Gorescream]

Puppet Master desperately needs a new alt avatar guys :(

Nice patch anyway, was expecting some balance changes but it's k, can wait :)

[somonels]

Glad avatar is nice too bad I suck at glad

Beard will make you suck less, I can vouch for that.

[somonels]

Edit: Double posts exist! Why? Because information is sent out and then the response is really delayed, in which time you can click the button again and send another information package.

[jellYMADness]

We wanyt new trees

[Funk`Em]

Cool :D

[Gorescream]

Beard will make you suck less, I can vouch for that.

Indeed!

Except for :pyro:

[MojoSpirit]

Thanks bra!

[CoLd_AvenGer]

I don't know, what's wrong with my HON.. after I update the new patch.. it seems become mute.. not even in a match but in lobby as well.. so I cant hear anything.. even just "opened gate" sound when you just log in.. and I tried to re installing but it doesn't make a change.. it still no sound at all.. please fix it S2.. hope can hear a good news from you soon... anyway, I use Macbook "2.2Ghz intel core i7, 4gb RAM, 1Gb AMD Graphic card with OSX Lion 10.7.2.. thanks.. :)

[Machiavelli`]

We had a freaking balance patch last week and some people already want a new one.

Can't stop laughing.

[EvilRebel]

I have to say that the gold prices are looking pretty damn good now. Silver prices could still use some love, though.

[Splendid]

Anyone else have issues with this alt avatar not showing up at the hero select screen after purchase?

Maybe I should reinstall.

[r00t]

How is the Sticky Bomb magic dmg ^^

[BlaatMekker]

Thanks for fixing a few of the small bugs that have been annoying me for ages.

[man_guy]

* :corr: Corrupted Disciple
* :defi: Defiler
* :witc: Witch Slayer
* :mart: Martyr
* :ophe: OpheliaSeriously whoever is doing the free hero lists needs to shape up. In LoL, their "AP" allows enemies to have duplicates so the 10 free can make decent lanes. You can only lane Defiler mid reasonably, Ophelia doesn't lane, the other three can go wherever. You "need" four non-mid-only ranged heroes in the pool so both teams won't be forced into fail lanes.

Also, extend the Portal Key min distance to Magebane / Hag.

[BlaatMekker]

I don't know, what's wrong with my HON.. after I update the new patch.. it seems become mute.. not even in a match but in lobby as well.. so I cant hear anything.. even just "opened gate" sound when you just log in.. and I tried to re installing but it doesn't make a change.. it still no sound at all.. please fix it S2.. hope can hear a good news from you soon... anyway, I use Macbook "2.2Ghz intel core i7, 4gb RAM, 1Gb AMD Graphic card with OSX Lion 10.7.2.. thanks.. :)

The sound library that they use, libfmodex.so, bugs out on OS X 10.7.2

[TheTantrum]

- The original gold coin prices for the entire store have been adjusted and lowered

Silver...? Still waiting for Revenant to cost less than 650 before I bother buying him.


== Heroes and Items ==

:nigh: Night Hound
- Made his ultimate toggle-able so the player can creep pull and neutral without any tedious spam-clicking

Neat.


== Tooltip fixes==

Hey, as long as we're still updating :nigh: and fixing tooltips, how about you fix the tip about how cloud makes towers ignore him and make him unable to attack towers that you patched out a few patches ago?

[CrashBashL]

first !!

LE: http://nooooooooooooooo.com/

anyway...nice patch. Glads alt is superb.

[ma3x5]

And now will be nice if they create some hero who get bonuses from day/night, not just like Night Stalker (Balanar) or kind of him whatever :D
:pred::pred::pred:

[man_guy]

The player highlight is highly off center and is really annoying to play with atm.

[DF_Player]

chicken sounds is so ugly and stupid,anti respect u s2

[DF_Player]

Seriously whoever is doing the free hero lists needs to shape up. In LoL, their "AP" allows enemies to have duplicates so the 10 free can make decent lanes. You can only lane Defiler mid reasonably, Ophelia doesn't lane, the other three can go wherever. You "need" four non-mid-only ranged heroes in the pool so both teams won't be forced into fail lanes.

Also, extend the Portal Key min distance to Magebane / Hag.
kill urself,everythink is allright

[drakebr]

we want some nerfs/buffs

[Osxcar]

Is the "- UI script environment stack overflow is no longer a fatal error" the fix for mac? Haven't updated yet but I was getting regular crashes during the second game I played with patch 2.2.2.

[Zalux]

The new skin aint working i don't know if i'm the first saying it but i do now :) hope you will fix it soon

[Extazy]

nh finally can stack creeps? O_O

[DeathCult]

I get a feeling that S2 Games actually listen to my request(s). I asked for a Gold Collection ALT a few days back, and now they release one!!

Is this just coincidence??

[b0ink]

just wondering why you waste labor doubling or even tripling the amount of alt avatars of some heroes when some go un-alted at all?

[SP1FFY]

making alts.... depends on a number of factors:

1. The current hero usage.
2. A feasible alt avatar concept being available.
3. Timing the release right to make sure they make money.

etc....

whatever passes the above filters... is the one we actually see.

I <3 the glad alt. GJ S2

:glad::glad::glad::glad::glad::glad:

[Angusiasty]

I must get 140 coins this week :/

[CSDragon]

And btw, Ra gold alt avatar 3000 silver coins, Gladiator gold alt avatar 600 silver coins.

A bit weird.

There's a difference between "gold collection" (limited time offer) and "gold coin" (buy with gold or else) items. Although, there have been avatars that were both, and man was that ever annoying.

[dreta]

oh god 3 free jungling heroes

[Sanitatem]

How in god's name is Flux's tooltip STILL wrong? It says its a physical push and has been magic damage and a magic push since day one.


OR FIX HIS PUSH TO ACTUALLY BE PHYSICAL

[Nakeddan]

Of course monarch is on the legion wth who put it on the hellborn in the first place

[HerrFlegmon]

Great Skin, but PLEASE change the Pitfall/Showdown, like you changed the Whip and the Ult. :3

[KingOfKingz]

not bad :reve:

[holla4adolla]

Solid patch again S2....really liking these patches with small adjustments rather than drastic changes...keeps the game in a stabler state

[WHO_IS_NEXT]

Yay!

[FINAL_MIX]

Kunka

[Spankle]

The glad alt is nive but theres already a gladiator alt. WHy not work on heroes who have no alt first?? for example a Pharaoh alt is long over due.

[Cord]

Puppet Master desperately needs a new alt avatar guys :(

Nice patch anyway, was expecting some balance changes but it's k, can wait :)

Steve Jobs Memorial Puppetmaster.

He throws exploding iphones.

[gymnastpro]

need a pharaoh alt lolllllllll

[climper]

Sad That q & w spell is the same ='( But nice alt avatar !!!

[Thongkham]

:glad:mac patch done????

[AzNPaNdA]

ok patch
7/10

[Driziationz]

it simply is a splendid alt avatar and some balance fixes ect.
but why is port key being nerfed? it was marvelous the way it was 1200 range something.

[Ka1z]

the new avatar is awsome but why didnt u change the look on the first skil he uses D: would of been neat if you did :)

[Megatrauma]

Bandwagon that makes sense: Fix the Q and the W on Gladiator's new alt. At least try to. :(

[Jentelus]

Finally Monarch have been changed to legion, what were S2 games thinking when they mafe him hellbourne. A f**king butterfly and then choose to make him a hellbourne Hero. :-/ Plx think alittle RPG when choosing sides for the Heroes :-)

[colondee]

the indicator feels so natural and real... finally i notice day and night and get win% increased by 26%

thank you

[MoonSugar]

I'm still crashing out of the patch installation, 2 weeks running now. Is there an actual fix for this, or uninstalling the client and re-downloading my only choice?

[Xxplosive330]

I kind of wish they made the alt for someone who didnt already buy one, because now im going to have to get it because its limited even though i already have the other.

[F00RSP00K]

Glad alt = fking epic.

[XSin]

Hey shouldn't it say in the shop that he has new animations?

That is kind of the reason that people would buy him imo.

[XSin]

it simply is a splendid alt avatar and some balance fixes ect.
but why is port key being nerfed? it was marvelous the way it was 1200 range something.

Please tell me you're trolling and don't actually think they nerfed pk range to 200. . . beacause if you did then. . . wow

[Tango]

why do you make another glad alt...

[Trapstr]

S2'ed

[Cord]

How in god's name is Flux's tooltip STILL wrong? It says its a physical push and has been magic damage and a magic push since day one.


OR FIX HIS PUSH TO ACTUALLY BE PHYSICAL

Physical Push doesn't refer to Physical damage. It just means the person is pushed over a distance.

Tablet, hook, zephyr's gust, etc are also all physical push, I believe.

[kabzebrowski]

Most of those new alts looks like their dota counterparts, glad theme looks like kunkka (pirate), is this intentional?

[CoLd_AvenGer]

The sound library that they use, libfmodex.so, bugs out on OS X 10.7.2

So How to fix it?
is there anything that I can do?

[Cord]

Most of those new alts looks like their dota counterparts, glad theme looks like kunkka (pirate), is this intentional?

Yep.

[CSDragon]

it simply is a splendid alt avatar and some balance fixes ect.
but why is port key being nerfed? it was marvelous the way it was 1200 range something.

........

They didn't lower the max range, they removed the MINIMUM range.

Meaning you can port 100 range if you want now, which you couldn't before.

[torfteufel]

TOO BAD its me :blac:
and i plan to be a permanent pick in the free rotation :]

[CepiitOw]

Helow ?

[CepiitOw]

No puedo entrar al mm Porkee :S !!! algien me diceee plzz ..... ='(

[BlaatMekker]

So How to fix it?
is there anything that I can do?

No, nothing you can do. The version used in HoN is so old that you probably can't even replace it with a current version without breaking anything. They probably copied the sound interface directly from Savage. Nothing wrong with that, it did work as long as it did.

[CoLd_AvenGer]

No, nothing you can do. The version used in HoN is so old that you probably can't even replace it with a current version without breaking anything. They probably copied the sound interface directly from Savage. Nothing wrong with that, it did work as long as it did.

So all i have to do is waiting s2 fix this problem?
it's so annoying play without sounds like this.
I hope S2 can fix it..
as soon as possible..
thanks anyway..

[sc0pie]

guys im having a problem here.. when i updated my HoN the a newer version theres an error... the error is

Error opening file of writing:
C:Program Files(x86)\Heroes of Newerth\k2.dll

Click Abort to stop the installation,
Retry to try again, or
Ignore to skip this file....\


what should i do?

[Osxcar]

guys im having a problem here.. when i updated my HoN the a newer version theres an error... the error is

Error opening file of writing:
C:Program Files(x86)\Heroes of Newerth\k2.dll

Click Abort to stop the installation,
Retry to try again, or
Ignore to skip this file....\


what should i do?Buy a mac. :scou:

[MindDevil]

lame

what is lame? your life ?

[B4RN3Y]

I bought the new avatar but i cant choose it.. wtf is wrong
i wasted 400 gold coins on it

[doomfinger]

Here's an idea. Maybe we should give one alt avatar to each character before going and giving 2-3 to specific ones. That way people who dont play these specific characters can have some fun with their favorite characters :

:nymp: :tort: :reve: :chro: :alun: :dead: :bloo: :pupp: :doct: :mali: :mart: :fayd: :elec: :phar: :mora: :wild: :rhap: :andr: :balp: :warb: :deme: :vood: :pand: :keep: :dark: :sand: :ophe: (Jollywood and Christmas Keeper don't count)

Also, Preferrence should be given to older heroes that have been with HoN far longer than alt avatars in general have been. I understand that its make more cents to make premium and EA avatars for new heroes, but for older heroes with an alt already... lets just share the love!

[Driziationz]

Please tell me you're trolling and don't actually think they nerfed pk range to 200. . . beacause if you did then. . . wow

no what i meant was, why is pk's range is reduced by 200. it was great before.
not that i dont know.
:)

[Driziationz]

........

They didn't lower the max range, they removed the MINIMUM range.

Meaning you can port 100 range if you want now, which you couldn't before.

oh my mistake, i thought that s2 was referring to the max range. i didnt quite understand the sentence. ty brah. it was very helpful.

[MisterCosmin]

I bought the new avatar but i cant choose it.. wtf is wrong
i wasted 400 gold coins on it
Same here :(

[colondee]

Why did you leave the glafiator second skill unchanged? There is this stupid gladiator helmet.

FIX NOW, give there a fish for ****s sake

[Madferitt]

can someone tell me when they will fix patch for mac users???? it is anoing

[MACACOBR]

glad's whip does not show an animation when it's ready while using this new avatar, should this be fixed?

[CLoCKs]

Hey guys I'm having trouble updating hon. Just downloaded on my macbook pro 2.3 GHz, 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 10.6.8 software. After I press the Yes button to the update when you login, it just gets stuck while not downloading the patch. Any suggestions or fixes? Thanks.

[Enelle]

Rly, why 1 and 2 skill unchanged? Pit, ok, but gladiator helmet and ruins of second ability looks SO BAD

[CoLd_AvenGer]

can someone tell me when they will fix patch for mac users???? it is anoing

what's ur problem mate? no sounds?
I don't know when S2 gonna fix it up..
but honestly, I think S2 doesn't pay attention to Mac Users..
it has been 3 days I played HON without sounds...
and it's so horrible, it's so annoying..
Hope S2 crew, read this message..
and fix it up.. SOON..

[LiAdErC]

Costa Rika have a flag and colombia to and PANAMA?

[shmoo]

Hello, I got hard lags since last update/patch. As soon the lags start it becomes unplayable. My pc and internet connection do still work as good as before...

[Tirist]

Did we ever figure out how to get mac users sound ???

Let me guess buy a PC???

[kalsoni]

Did we ever figure out how to get mac users sound ???

Let me guess buy a PC???

this sound problem was caused by the mac os update afaik
so i suspect Apple to be a bit guilty too

so buy a Linux ;)

[Pheza]

Mirin'

[AngrySteffig]

Hi can some one tell me why i cant play HoN on my labtop ? when i go to the game i only see the start icon of the monkey and then i get crash report ... please help me! :D btw nice patch

[AduAsz]

I'm f... pissed off now! There had been a allegation about not changing gameplay with alt. avatars, cosmetics... etc.

Gladius Beardicus: The Gladiator's flagellation skill is highlighted whenever the skill is ready... and now???
This is a change of the gameplay, cause the enemy is/are unable to see that. Simply horrible and brainless....

[BlaatMekker]

this sound problem was caused by the mac os update afaik
so i suspect Apple to be a bit guilty too

so buy a Linux ;)

Not necessarily. Apple is known to announce which APIs are on the depcrecated list and will be removed 'soon'. So either S2 kept using old libraries, the library makers didn't heed the warnings, or they used unsupported methods. Either way, for me it's hard to believe Apple is at fault here.

[J3urn4Faith]

The gladiator skin makes the hero stronger since we cant see when the whip is ready like with the original glad ( i mean it becomes red ) plus we can barely see his ultimate come out contratrily to the huge charriot or the enormous ball from his other skins...

[Barghest]

== Heroes and Items ==

:Portalkey: Portal Key
- Removed minrange of 200



What does that mean? How does it affect the game?

[JimKorhal]

This sucks. I went to buy goblin coins so i could grab the new alt on the last day it's available 'but the HoN store wouldn't accept my purchase. I checked my info and every thing was right. Tried using a different card 'but I kept getting the error message. It's so stupid now I can't get the Alt. Thanks a lot S2.

[traktek]

whens the damn mac update coming out?
my client wont update itself

[Alarshek]

Hi, I'm now in HoN, i would like to get some help, my client is on v. 2.1.5, and if i want to upgrade the client, It downloads it and starts to install, but at the halfway it crashes... what should I do?

[jbL`Cthu]

New Hero Rhapsody when come :)

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/296071_275669962467367_100000730953533_895268_8873 74018_n.jpg

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/310846_275670022467361_100000730953533_895269_1522 208671_n.jpg

[ArtaeL]

Good patch

[WhatsKraken]

Gladiator is a total beast and his new skin reminds me of Dota's Kunkka. The shark pitfall trap, the anchor whip, and the crazy shark attack ulti are all cool. But his showdown still shows a gladiator emblem above the target's head. If it showed an X marking the spot kinda like a pirate would have, that would be really cool and would fit the whole theme.

[Imbaer]

Gladiator is a total beast and his new skin reminds me of Dota's Kunkka. The shark pitfall trap, the anchor whip, and the crazy shark attack ulti are all cool. But his showdown still shows a gladiator emblem above the target's head. If it showed an X marking the spot kinda like a pirate would have, that would be really cool and would fit the whole theme.

Yes, the alt avatar really rocks, I find myself playing gladiator way more often since I got the alt avatar. Showdown still being the same is meh though. Maybe instead of an X it could also be a effect similar to kraken's old ulti though.