On December 13, Valve launched the first update for "DOTA 2." After some negative criticism from gamers about the update, the developers launched the patch 7.01

Several "DOTA 2" gamers lashed out their disappointments through Reddit about "DOTA" patch 7.0. The criticisms include obstructive UI and numerous bugs. Players were expecting the first patch to be more on technical enhancements rather along with fixing game issues. Valve listens to the gamers, as it was the company's secret formula for earning the outstanding popularity of the game. In line with this, they released the patch 7.01 along with its game enhancement and the much-awaited nerf for Monkey King.

"DOTA 2" Update 7.01 Bug Fixes

In terms of bug fixes, the most recent update contains fixes not appearing panels on The Hall of Fame, PA Arcana gravestones, and Effigies. Aside from that, it also added several new API calls for Bot Scripting and resolved published guides not appearing on the guide's list. DotA 2's 7.01 update also restructured shop purchase keys, slides out perused item as a modal panel, and integrated a pinned TP Scroll visual cooldown. Additionally, it also fixed bugs with Coaching, various crashes and minor 7.01 update for gameplay.

"DOTA 2" Update 7.01 Monkey King

The latest "DOTA 2" update 7.01 fetches Monkey King's Jingu Mastery ignoring armor for its lifesteal calculation. In addition, it increased Howl cooldown from 50/45/40/35 to 55/50/45/40, and Howl manacost from 15/20/25/30 to 30. The latest update also rescaled Boundless Strike critical strike from 200 percent to 140/160/180/200 percent, reported MobilenApps.

"DOTA 2" Update 7.01 Heroes

For the game's heroes, the "DOTA 2" Update 7.01 update reduced Lycan Level 10 Talent from +20 Damage to +15 Damage as well as its agility gain, from 1.9 to 1.5. It also increased Windranger Level 15 Talent from +13 Intelligence to +16 Intelligence and +150 Health to +200 Health. It also lowers his Windrun cooldown from 14 to 13. Also included are Guardian Angel increased cooldown from 150 to 160, Invoker Level 15 Talent increased from 20 percent XP to 25 percent XP and his strength gain from 1.7 to 1.9.