One of my good friends has gotten sucked into this like crazy. Whenever we queue for Dota matches he can't stop talking about it.

Those changes sound awesome, especially the jungling for allegiance mechanic. The no gear and all abilities seem pretty reasonable and it sounds like they took a page from Call of Duty's book where the metagame's experience points only let you unlock variety, instead of something better.

The only thing that gives me pause about all the changes is that they sound like they're apart of the push in recent MOBAs to make the genre more accessible to newer players and give everybody something to do at each stage of the game, despite their role. I hate that! Haha but seriously, a part of me feels like if you're looking for a game to accommodate you, you shouldn't be playing MOBAs. Steep learning curves and hero diversity is what makes the genre so rewarding to me.

Anyhow, glad to hear you're enjoying it, Sky. If I ever take the plunge I'll be sure to let you know.