DotA 6.68b serves as the essential maintenance update for the 6.68 map series. Drawing from my experience tracking the competitive meta during this era, these incremental stability patches were vital for ensuring fair play, as they addressed game-breaking exploits that could compromise the integrity of high-stakes matches.
Icefrog released this patch to resolve specific technical oversights. Most notably, it addressed a significant balance issue where Wisp could teleport directly into the enemy fountain, a move that bypassed standard defensive mechanics. Additionally, the patch corrected a complex interaction bug involving the Tether ability when cast outside the intended range limit during a Relocate sequence.
Update:
DotA 6.68c was released
Update:
DotA 6.69 was released
Changelogs: DotA 6.68b
- Fixed a major bug with Techies Remote Mines
- Fixed Geomancer clones restoring mana with Arcane Boots
- Wisp can no longer teleport to the enemy fountain
- Fixed a small bug with Flak Cannon against buildings when gyro has very low damage
- Fixed a bug when casting tether from outside of range limit while being moved with Relocate
- Fixed an issue with illusions and flak cannon
- Fixed a few other minor things
For those maintaining a legacy Warcraft III installation, ensure you are using the correct map file to maintain compatibility with local area network games.
Download DotA 6.68b.w3x.zip (mirror 1)
Download DotA 6.68b.w3x.zip (mirror 2)
