2.6 22 Patch Notes

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Version 2.6.22.1


Celebrate Halloween all October long with a slew of monstrously themed content.

== New Content ==
- Added a new Madman Alt Avatar: Hook Madman
* Madman is back with a vengeance! Remember why you love being an insane killer with this new classicly inspired avatar for our resident serial killer.
* Releases on 10/05/2012

- Added a new Succubus Skin: Dark Succubus
* Succubus reveals her really dark side in the seductive new skin. See this she devil in her most tantalizing skin to date.
* Releases on 10/08/2012

- Added a new Taunt: Fat Lady Taunt
* Nothing tells your opponent it's over like a little opera.
* Releases on 10/10/2012


== General ==

- The Player Ladder Returns!
* See where you stand on the ladder and compare yourself to your friends!

- Mac and Linux clients have been significantly updated!
* Added in-game browser functionality
* HoNTV has been added
* In-Game Guides have been added
* Mac/Linux performance improved greatly (Linux client up to 50% faster, Mac client up to 100% faster)
* The new Updater has been added, including the Repair Tool
* A new type of installer for the Mac client is now being used
* OpenGL Renderer performance has been improved greatly
* Brought OpenGL renderer features in line with DirectX renderer
* Added support for GUI sharpening for OpenGL
* Dropped support for Mac OS X 10.4

- Fixed pre-loading of announcer text, fixing the hitches when they get displayed the first time
- Sound glitches have been fixed
- Fixed memory leak with font loading
- Prevented duplicate loading of skins


== Hero Balance ==

Aluna
- Emerald Lightning: Stun targets decreased from 2/3/3/4 to 1/2/3/4

Deadwood
- Rotten Grasp: Duration rescaled from 1/1.7/2.3/3 to 1.5/2/2.5/3

Draconis
- Dragonflame: Range reduced from 750 to 650
- Dragonflame: Cast Range reduced from 600 to 550
- Blazing Flight: Mana Cost increased from 60 to 60/70/80/90

Glacius
- Glacial Downpour: Damage decreased from 60/100/140 to 55/95/135
- Glacial Downpour: Staff of the Master effect decreased from 100/140/180 to 95/135/175 damage

Gravekeeper
- Zombie Apocolypse: Cooldown decreased from 140/120/100 to 140/100/60

Magebane
- Mana Combustion: Illusions now only deal 33% of the Mana Burn effect

Myrmidon
- Weed Field: Mana Cost decreased from 105/110/115/120 to 100/105/110/115
- Magic Carp: Mana Cost decreased from 100/105/110/115 to 95/100/105/110

The Dark Lady
- Cover of Darkness: Mana Cost increased from 75 to 100/125/150
- Cover of Darkness: Sight Range rescaled from 400 to 500/450/400
- Cover of Darkness: Duration rescaled from 4/6/8 to 4/5/6
- Cover of Darkness: Radius decreased from 1000 to 800