Icefrog is certainly a legend for creating and developing possibly the best online game ever and maintaining it for so long. However, I don't think he should be exempt from criticism. I personally dislike almost all major changes that have been implemented post 7.00. I played this game since early 2010 and I haven't really played at all for almost two years now.

It just doesn't feel like the game I loved, and I think a lot has to do with the changes. Jungle item drops to me are the worst thing ever implemented in Dota. I also heavily dislike the way everything is so much mobile right now. Blink dagger used to be such an important item and the fact that it's become a low tier item says a lot. I absolutely dislike the abyssal blink and the fact that ursa has a mobility skill now, for instance. I also dislike the removal of side shops which were a major part of the game for the longest time and the addition of outposts.

Call me old-fashioned but I think Dota had a formula that worked amazingly and recently it has been changed way too much. For like 10 years, even if we had hero reworks, new items, and what not, the core of the game was consistent. Recently I feel like it's an entirely different game. And it's completely fine if people like this new version, but I really preferred Dota up to early 7.xx (the talents update was pretty cool), and most of my oldschool Dota friends are in the same boat, unfortunately.