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In January, COGnitive Prime (now Cloud 9) took home over 1.3 million dollars winning the World Championship with their all North American line-up. Now, HiRez is pushing forward and prepping for their next season of competitive play. Many changes are quality of life updates including voice packs, ward skins, god rotations, updated cards, emotes, and more.
The team is also pushing out a new conquest map, packaged with a completely new visual design, improved player navigation, improved immersion and creature interactions, and a refined jungle layout with gameplay rules in addition. The update includes several changes to god balance with a plethora of new items to compliment it. HiRez has released a set of videos explaining the changes as seen below.
For a more comprehensive look at the changes that will spearhead the growing eSport into its second season, check out the official list here.